The Human Emperor (1-200)

C19: Hyderabad Ore

If they were to do so in the Abbasid Caliphate, Charax Spasinu, Damascus and such locations, there was no problem with it. That was because the merchants of the Abbasid Caliphate were interested in everything that could earn them a profit, regardless of whether it was jewelry, herbs, silk, tea leaves, pottery, mines… As long as it was something that could bring one profit, they would deal with it, even if it was something restricted.

This included slavery; the Caliphate’s merchants engaged in this trade as well.

However, in Great Tang, not everyone was interested in the mining and refining business. From the very start, their target audience was wrong.

Furthermore, few people in the capital knew how to speak Sanskrit. Even if they were to find a potential buyer, the language barrier prevented the other party from understanding what they were talking about.

Without a doubt, this method of theirs was unlikely to work. It would end in a loss for them, as well as for the Great Tang. Or perhaps, they might not have held much expectation for the trip here from the very start.

In the depths of the heart, they might have already been prepared to leave empty-handed.

“I have to change all of this!”

A gleam flashed across Wang Chong’s eyes as he stepped out of the carriage. Shen Hai and Meng Long hurriedly followed behind him.

“Two masters, greetings.”

Wang Chong walked over and bowed respectfully to them.

After noticing a presence behind them, the two Sindhi monks turned around. However, upon seeing that it was a young man in his teens, a disappointed expression appeared on their faces.

“Boluo sawuduo…”

One of the monks put on a stern expression and waved for Wang Chong to leave.

Rejected!

Shen Hai and Meng Long exchanged a glance and they saw the laughter in the others’ eyes.

They could tell that these two Sindhi monks had a pattern to their behavior. Even though they were looking around for someone, there were also many people who approached him. However, after conversing with them for a bit, most of them ended up rejected by them.

Without a doubt, their young master was also one of the rejected group!

They were curious about this trip, but from the looks of it, they seemed to be overestimating Wang Chong. Their young master was still the same old young master, there wasn’t anything different about him!

“Seems like young master didn’t manage to reach a consensus with the other party.”

“It is not that they didn’t reach a consensus, they didn’t even come into contact with one another beforehand. Young master probably thought that he wouldn’t be rejected by the other party.”

The two of them chuckled.

However, an astonishing event occurred.

“Don’t be so hasty to reject me. I may be young, but I am the best candidate to purchasing your Wootz steel.”

Wang Chong’s tone changed and with a smile, a bunch of words that Shen Hai and Meng Long had never heard before came out from his mouth. Sanskrit!

Shen Hai and Meng Long were taken aback. Wang Chong’s accent was identical with the two foreign monks!

Their own young master actually knew Sanskrit!

How was this possible?

A look of disbelief appeared on their faces. They couldn’t believe their ears. Not only was the Sanskrit of their young master not choppy, it even sounded extremely fluent.