Elder Liao was fond of valuables. It had nothing to do with his character; most Gu cultivators were simply poor.
Nor did he believe that the Mortal World lacked good things. It was such a vast world, with such a large population. With such an enormous base, it was only natural for treasures to occasionally emerge.
There were even tales of cultivators who came to the Mortal World for Mortal World Tempering and found treasures here.
It was just that such tales were not particularly common.
So although Elder Liao did not believe he had such luck, he could not help harboring a little hope.
In fact, he knew very well that the Commandery Governor's residence had a far higher chance of possessing good things than some remote village or sheer cliff—after all, its master governed an entire commandery.
But just how much higher that chance was remained hard to say. If the other party had a thousand Spirit Stones, would it really be his turn to demand them?
So he gave a disdainful laugh. "What treasure could you possibly have? Fine, bring it out and let me see."
The Commandery Governor took out a walkie-talkie. "Have Yuanfang come to me."
Elder Liao stared blankly. "You actually have a walkie-talkie? Where did you get it?"
"I sent someone to Pacify Arms Mountain to buy it. I even bought a Boiler Engine to charge it," Zhao Commandery Governor replied casually. But his next sentence revealed quite a bit. "The walkie-talkie in the hands of the previous Sun Commandery Governor was a gift from Feng Mountain Lord."
That was indeed true. Feng Jun had given the previous Commandery Governor a pair of walkie-talkies.
A pair of walkie-talkies was not worth much, but what Zhao Commandery Governor cared about was this—Feng Jun had