Teacher Ruler

Li Qi entered the tower ship and stood on one of its middle decks, looking down.

This tower ship was practically a skyscraper floating on water, over thirty zhang high. Vermilion towers and emerald pavilions flickered in and out of sight, rooms upon rooms arranged like fish scales. Hundreds of banners hung throughout, half-hidden in the air. Walking halfway through it was like entering the eastern sky of colorful clouds, then ascending mist-shrouded towers that plucked stars, with luxuriant trees concealing the depths of level hills. There were countless shops within, wine taverns by the roads and tea stoves beside the bridges. It was, in every respect, a sprawling commercial complex.

Quite a few Chang'an locals came here to relax, shop, and spend.

Li Qi and Qiu Zhi bought two cups of tea. It was a new variety from beyond the domain, not produced anywhere in this world. Supposedly, it was made from Ice Leaf that had grown within some kind of spirit hub. It was not bitter at all, instead carrying a faint sweet-and-sour flavor.

The Human Path did not reject these specialties from beyond the domain. On the contrary, vast quantities of specialties favored by the Human Path were delivered here every day, causing many of its goods to change with each passing day.

Watching Qiu Zhi pay with nothing but copper coins, Li Qi could not help sighing. "This price is truly cheap. Specialties shipped from billions upon billions of light-years away can be enjoyed by Tang Kingdom people for just a few copper coins. That probably would not even cover the shipping costs, would it?"

"If only this one thing were transported, naturally it would not be enough," Qiu Zhi replied. "But if it is shipped alongside other goods, then it works out. The specialties of