Lu Jun was a twenty-first-generation descendant of the Wu County Lu Clan, a generation senior to Bai Pu. Since he was also about the same age as Bai Pu's father, Bai Pu addressed him by his courtesy name to show closeness.
Bai Pu knew that the reputation of the Wu County Lu Clan, at the level of his own admiration, had played a role. After humbly declining the praise, Iron Crocodile and Inkfish presented the gifts.
The gifts were elegantly simple: two writing brushes and two ink sticks.
Yet after Lu Jun accepted them, he could hardly put them down. Examining them carefully, he smiled and said, "Zhang Zhi Brush, Zhong Jiang Ink! Boyue, you are most thoughtful."
A notification from the Spirit Realm Will arrived. Lu Jun's Favorability increased by 500, reaching the "Acquaintance" level.
By the Han dynasty, the techniques of brushmaking and ink-making had already become highly refined.
In his "On Calligraphy," the Southern and Northern Dynasties calligrapher Wang Sengqian regarded the Zhang Zhi Brush, Ziyi Paper, and Zhong Jiang Ink as the "Three Treasures."
Lu Jun was a well-read scholar who was also quite fond of calligraphy. Now that he had obtained these renowned brush and ink, he was like a swordsman who had acquired a divine blade. Naturally, he beamed with delight.
Bai Pu had asked Lu Chuan of the Four Rivers Gang to purchase this gift at a high price.
After he killed the river alligator pack, he handed the corpses over to the Four Rivers Gang for processing and made a considerable fortune. Since he could not bring the money back to the real world, he planned to spend it all in the Three Kingdoms: Red Cliffs Plane scenario.
The two sat down as host and guest. After exchanging pleasantries, Lu Jun asked,