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Chapter 59 Qingle Island (3/10)

"Ah~oh~Ye~"

Several children wearing light blue shirts stood by the flower bed on the side of the street, making their daily voices. On the bench near them were a few young people checking the instruments, exchanging their experiences with each other, and occasionally picking up and playing them briefly.

Although it is just a small matter, it can be seen that their skills are pretty good, at least to the view of Lu Jing, a passerby, is quite accurate.

"This is the third small band we met, right?"

With his hands wrapped in his pockets, Lu Jing looked at the scene on the street and asked in surprise.

If the atmosphere of Chudao is business and Qihuang Island is life, then this Qingle Island is art. From the port to the blocks in the city, singers and musicians who are practicing or preparing to stage on the street can be seen everywhere. The shops on both sides of the street are filled with various musical instrument shops.

Even the style of the building is a bit unique. Not to mention the characteristics of each family, Lu Jing also saw that there was an extremely high tower in the city, several floors higher than ordinary houses or restaurants, even if you could see it across two streets.

"This is Qingle Island. Sixty percent of the musicians in the palace bands of the Shuoming Dynasty came from this island, not to mention those folk masters... For example, musicians living in islands in other regions regard this as a holy place for music creation, so various concerts are held here every year, and there are occasionally concerts. Over time, the folk customs here have become like this."

Xu Zhuo took the Qingle Island guide I bought from the port. Whenever he went to a place, he would buy a local item similar to a travel guide. Even if he only stayed for a few days, he was willing to read the entire guide roughly. Suddenly, he seemed to have discovered something, and looked up at the tower that Lu Jing had just paid attention to.

"The one who lives in that tower seems to be the most famous old musician on Qingle Island. He used to be the chief musician of the court, but later retired when he was old... The old man became more and more genius as he grew older, and the music scores he made were more and more powerful. It said that the court later asked him to go back to teach, but he refused without thinking, saying that he wanted to dedicate himself to great art."

"It's interesting... Look there, there is a shop that specializes in phonographs. If the price is right, you can install one on the Xiliu, then buy a few exciting and enterprising musicals, and play it directly when you meet the enemy at sea. Believe me, it will definitely greatly enhance your combat effectiveness!"

Compared to this kind of old story, Lu Jing is obviously more interested in phonographs, and the same is true for the glazed glass on his shoulders. Each person and a cat stare at the phonographs of different sizes and decorations in the window. Lu Jing also has to look at the price below from time to time.

“If someone rushes on the boat when you play music, won’t they be strengthened too?”

Xu Zhuo didn't care about his captain's occasional distraction and fantasy thoughts. In his opinion, this story was just a glance and thrown to the point behind his mind. His interest in music was only to be appreciated. As for Fu Ju next to him, he was putting his hand in his pocket and rubbing the two golden leaves he had never had before and constantly thinking about how he would use them later so that he would not be considered a waste by Lu Jing.

After wandering around the street for a while, the three of them finally arrived at the specialty store of Transsion Conch.

As a branch of Lanshui Conch Group, the style of this kind of shop is undoubtedly more upscale than the shop next to it. There were two welcoming ladies standing at the door. After seeing the double knife around Lu Jing’s waist, he welcomed him enthusiastically.

Yes, passionate!

The Blue Water Conch Group has never served ordinary people. Their customer entities are the navy, adventurers, bounty hunters on the vast sea... Well, the pirates are also on the customer list, but they will definitely not admit it.

“What kind of voice transmission conch does the guest want to buy?”

After all, they were waiters who had been facing guests all year round. Their eyes just turned around and locked in Lu Jing in the middle. Knowing that he was the one who made the decision, they came forward and bowed halfway and asked.

"Dial-updated conch... In addition, do you sell conchs that you can carry with you and can talk directly?"

What Lu Jing wanted to ask was actually a walkie-talkie that could be used as a close call intercom, and at the same time, he was thinking that if there was no sale here, he would go to other stores later to see if there were any mechanical models.

If you can buy it, it may be of great help to your subsequent actions.

It turns out that Lu Jing still underestimated the Blue Star Conch Group. A few minutes later, three types of voice transmission conchs that can be used for short-range communication were placed on the counter in front of him.

One has a fancy appearance, not only with unique patterns, but also has a crabapple flower carved on the back of the conch. The other is average and has no special decorations, but the size is similar to that of the elder brother in his previous life.

"How much does this cost?"

Lu Jing's eyes fell on the last voice transmission conch, which was only half the size of an adult man's slap. There was a small receiver and a thumb-sized microphone installed in the middle, which was much smaller than the one on Wang Yuyan's boat.

"Because it can only be used for short-range communication, it only costs 20 silver dollars... Guests, please rest assured that this conch is a hundred times better than the walkie-talkies on the market. It will not be disturbed by electromagnetic waves, nor will it cause bad signals when entering a cramped space."

"It's not bad, I want three."

Lu Jing has never been a person who is procrastinating, and he doesn't like to bargain with others. Generally speaking, he only depends on whether the price given by the other party is in line with his wishes. If it is too expensive, he will give up directly. If he thinks it is cheap, he will pay directly.

The 20 silver dollars are within an acceptable range. The 8 gold leaves I got from selling offshore kings of the sea on Huashu Island have not been moved yet.

"Do you want to take a look at the dial conch in our store next?"

The three conchs were finalized in one go, and the waitress's attitude became more and more respectful.

"Of course, I came for it."

As Lu Jing said, he reached out to the purse at his waist. A sudden sound of footsteps came from behind him. Subconsciously, he looked back and saw a team of officials.

Faced with this scene, Fu Ju immediately became nervous and leaned towards Lu Jing, but the latter and Xu Zhuo were at ease.

Judging from the person in charge who was in the head, the light red conch was in a transparent bag and his sight position, it was obviously not for them to come.

As expected, the official officer said straightforward as soon as he entered the room: "Let your shopkeeper come out, I have something to do to see him!"
Chapter completed!
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