Chapter 320: Yours is worth three cents, and mine is worth ten taels!
"It's impossible! Only our Roman master can master this skill. How could this person understand the secret?"
"There is only one explanation! This guy must have bought our Roman glass cups!"
"Otherwise how could he talk about it so calmly!"
The captain of the caravan snatched the glass cup, his eyes blazing with anger.
"I don't want you to be just an empty talker. Show me your Great Qin's colored glass cup to prove it!"
"Remember, if you don't come up with something better, I'll assume you stole it from Rome!"
"You Qin people are extremely cunning. Don't even think about using tricks to get away with it!"
When the people heard this, they were outraged.
"You are such an unscrupulous businessman! You are blocking other people's livelihood! Isn't this just being a rogue?"
"Don't force us to file a complaint! Be careful or they'll chop off your head as a warning to the public!"
"I'm telling you barbarians, don't think that we don't have anyone here who can deal with you bandits!"
Faced with the people's roar, the captain of the caravan remained calm.
"It is you who have damaged the treasures of our Rome, and you are the ones who will suffer in the end."
"Besides, I don't believe you dare to touch me. I am the captain of the caravan representing the powerful Roman Empire."
"If any of us are harmed, the Qin Empire will be trampled by the Roman cavalry!"
When he said this, his face was full of arrogance.
"We have the mighty Rome behind us, and we are not afraid of you, the Great Qin."
"No matter how demanding my request is, you have no choice but to accept it!"
"Hurry up! Great craftsman Lu Ban, let the Romans see your Great Qin's glass cups!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ban felt helpless.
To be honest, he thought these Romans were really stupid.
Why shouldn’t the subjects of a powerful empire be more generous and dignified?
Why do they act like clowns who don't know etiquette?
So he turned and ordered his followers: "Bring one of our glasses and shut them up."
"As ordered!"
Upon hearing the sound, the followers immediately ran away.
The captain of the caravan waited quietly, with a mocking look on his face.
"Go! Go! Bring those rubbish of yours to me for identification, to prove that our Roman ones are the best!"
After a while, the follower came back with a cup-shaped object in his hand.
When the caravan leader first saw that his follower only took one, he laughed to himself.
After all, there was only one, so he wouldn't take it seriously even if it was worth ten taels of silver.
As expected, the people of Qin are cunning and despicable.
How is it possible to own such a rare glass cup?
What's more, viewed from a distance, the glass cup looked inconspicuous.
"Great! Your Highness Huangzi! I am about to complete the first step of your plan!" The captain of the caravan was ecstatic.
The attendant handed the cup to Lu Ban breathlessly. Lu Ban took the glass cup and turned to look at the caravan captain who was looking at him with a raised nose.
"Come, compare this glass with yours."
At first, the caravan leader merely glanced disdainfully at the so-called glass.
"Oh, it's just..."
However, when he glanced at the glass cup out of the corner of his eye, he was stunned.
I saw that the cup was similar in shape to the Roman cup, but apart from the shape, all other aspects were completely different.
The glass cup in Lu Ban's hand is as bright as the stars gifted by God.
In short, the glass cup in Lu Ban's hand was as transparent as if it were nothing.
The captain of the caravan could even clearly see Lu Ban's fingers behind him through the cup. Not only that, when Lu Ban raised the cup, the effect of light passing through was even more outstanding.
In an instant, the captain of the caravan had a bad feeling.
His expression gradually lost its luster and his proud head slowly drooped.
The captain of the caravan exclaimed in his heart: "How is it possible! How can the Great Qin, a backward country that regards dirt as treasure, possess such a treasure?!"
"Could it be that this Great Qin really has a wise man who is comparable to the Imperial Master?!"
The members of the surrounding Roman caravan also widened their eyes, with shock in their hearts, deep shock.
The glass cup in Lu Ban's hand is not on the same level as that of Rome. It is more like a dimensionality reduction attack.
The Roman glass cup is like a child's toy, but the one in Lu Ban's hand can be called a real glass cup.
At this moment, Lu Ban was holding a cup in his hand, with a mocking look on his face, staring at the pale Roman caravan.
"Well, how does this cup compare to yours?"
"This cup is not only much more transparent than your waste, but also has a solid texture that no one can easily crush."
"It can withstand hot water much better than your inferior products."
Lu Ban's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting the proud hearts of the Romans again and again.
The members of the Roman caravan who had been so arrogant just now now took a few steps back.
Seeing this, Lu Ban took advantage of the situation and pursued the enemy.
"Just a reminder, we still have many cups like this in our treasury. Remember, you promised to buy them all at the price of ten taels of silver each!"
"By the way, let me remind you again that your glass cup is only worth three cents in my opinion, while ours is worth ten taels of silver!"
"That's a good point!"
The people around were also delighted by Lu Ban's words.
The arrogant Roman caravan now looks like a defeated army, which is really gratifying!
The thoughts in the captain's mind turned around and around, and finally focused into a firm rebuttal:
"I will never admit it! Rome's treasure is undoubtedly a masterpiece unparalleled in the world!"
"That so-called glass cup must be a fake! It's probably an imitation of a crystal ball, just for show!"
His remarks caused laughter from the people around him.
"As expected, foreigners have narrow vision. They panic when they see the things of our Great Qin."
"Look at their faces, they're as black as coal! Hahaha!"
"You are just a bunch of barbarians. Go back to your hometown!"
The people's ridicule made the caravan captain unable to care about anything else. He knew that if he did not refute it immediately, he would be doomed.
If the other party could really produce such treasures, there would probably be quite a few in the treasury.
By then, due to his short-sightedness, the country he represents will fall into a foolish gamble, and the Roman Empire will pay a heavy price for his stupidity.
This means everything will be completely opposite to what he originally imagined!
He never expected this result.
In the past, the Roman Empire dominated Central Asia and seemed to be the ruler of the world.
Those weak countries made Rome complacent and even made its people feel proud.
Thus, the awe of the unknown country disappeared.
At this moment, they are even more so when dealing with Daqin.
"No! As a noble Roman, I will never admit defeat!" The captain of the caravan firmly warned himself in his heart.
But the reality is, he knows that once he bows his head, Daqin will use these seemingly luxurious glass cups to make a fortune!
At this moment, the captain of the caravan can only pin his hope on the last chance and bet that the object in the other party's hand is fake!
(End of this chapter)