The Unstoppable Sixth Prince

Chapter 54: Have the Royalties Been Paid?

That night, Yun Zheng immersed himself in the study, personally designing a spear for Shen Luoyan.

As he became inspired by his painting, Yun Zheng pondered whether he should forge new weapons for his own troops.

The standard weapons they have now are actually not suitable for light cavalry use.

After a moment of contemplation, Yun Zheng ultimately dismissed this thought.

Forget it!

Let's save those thoughts in my mind for when I go to the North!

It's better to keep a low profile while in the imperial city.

In the morning, Yun Zheng handed the blueprints to the blacksmith and specified the dimensions.

After yesterday's assassination attempt, the number of guards accompanying Yun Zheng as he left had increased from two to four.

He originally wanted Shen Luoyan to be his personal guard, but how could the proud Shen Luoyan possibly agree?

"Stop!"

Just as Yun Zheng was about to head towards Cat Ear Mountain, he suddenly called a halt to the guards.

Before the few guards could figure out the situation, Yun Zheng quickly dismounted and blocked the way of two elegantly dressed young masters.

The two were about to scold when they saw the guard behind Yun Zheng, and immediately backed down.

"What do you want, young master?"

The two looked at Yun Zheng with tense expressions.

"Don't worry, I won't cause you any trouble."

Yun Zheng first comforted the two with a few words, then pointed at the wooden magic cube in their hands and asked, "Where did you get this thing?"

"Oh, you mean this Rubik's Cube?"

The tall and slender young man smiled in realization and pointed to the end of the street, saying, "Just over there on West Street, there's a shop called Pinyaxuan that sells them! Young sir, if you want to buy this Rubik's Cube, you better hurry; many people are rushing to get one! If you go late, there might not be any left."

"Okay, thank you!"

Yun Zheng said this as he quickly turned over and mounted his horse.

Damn it!

Is it possible that just a few days have passed, and someone has already made a Rubik's Cube and is selling it?

Who the hell dares to infringe on my copyright?

Have you paid the copyright fee?

This person really has a good business mind!

Let's see which deity this is!

Soon, they arrived at the elegant shop on West Street.

Ha!

Goodness!

At this moment, outside the Pinyaxuan, it could be described as a sea of people.

Moreover, looking at the attire of those people, most of them should be from well-off families, while a few dressed simply are likely servants from wealthy households.

"Your Highness, should we drive these people away?"

Gao He whispered inquiringly.

"Don't, just watch for now!"

Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled, "Why would we scare people away when others are doing normal business? Go find out how much this Rubik's Cube sells for."

"Yes!"

Gao He received the order.

Soon, Gao He found out the truth.

A Rubik's Cube, twenty taels of silver!

The kind of sixteen-square Rubik's Cube that Yun Zheng mentioned actually costs a hundred taels of silver each!

Moreover, they are all of the non-negotiable kind.

Hearing Gao He's report, Yun Zheng couldn't help but gasp in shock.

Damn!

This unscrupulous merchant!

Just a few pieces of broken wood put together, and they dare to sell it for such a high price?

A four-layer Rubik's Cube actually sells for one hundred taels?

If they were to create a sixth-level magic cube, wouldn't it sell for over a thousand taels?

This is simply a money grab!

No way!

I must meet this unscrupulous merchant!

The owner of this elegant shop must have some connections with the officials in the court.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be possible to get the Rubik's Cube out and sold so quickly.

Yun Zheng was curious, but he neither followed those people to loot nor walked inside; he just watched from a distance at the Pinyaxuan.

After about a quarter of an hour, all the Rubik's cubes in the Pinyaxuan were sold out.

The person who bought the Rubik's Cube was naturally overjoyed.

Those who couldn't buy it all beat their chests and stamped their feet.

At that moment, the shopkeeper of Pinya Pavilion called out loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, thanks to your generous support, the magic cubes have all been sold out! To express our gratitude for your kindness, our shop is now accepting reservations. Those who wish to purchase a magic cube only need to leave a half deposit and register. When our magic cubes arrive, you can come to collect them and pay the remaining half of the payment then..."

Listening to the shopkeeper's words, Yun Zheng was even more astonished, as if he were a celestial being.

This unscrupulous merchant!

Did you even think of making a reservation?

This is truly outrageous!

The three-dimensional Rubik's Cube is actually not difficult to make; once it becomes popular, there will definitely be a large number of people following the trend to replicate it.

By then, the price of this Rubik's Cube will definitely plummet.

But this unscrupulous merchant has effectively locked in the price in advance through this means!

Even if the price of the Rubik's Cube drops by then, they can simply forgo the other half of the money and still make a huge profit!

Awesome!

Just as Yun Zheng was secretly sighing, the crowd had already erupted.

People rushed to pay and board, as if they were afraid their money would go to waste, reminiscent of certain individuals in his former world scrambling to buy a certain fruit phone.

After about another quarter of an hour of fussing around, the people at the entrance of the Pinyaxuan gradually began to disperse.

"Go!"

Yun Zheng then led the guards towards the Pinya Pavilion.

Seeing Yun Zheng walk in, the shopkeeper immediately smiled apologetically and said, "This young master has come for the magic cube as well, right? I'm truly sorry, but our shop has sold out of magic cubes. However, we can accept reservations..."

"I won't buy a Rubik's Cube."

Yun Zheng gently shook his head, "I just want to ask, is this shop yours?"

Yun Zheng said this while casually surveying the items in the shop.

The shop mainly has some intricately crafted little trinkets, as well as some wooden tables and chairs.

"The young master is joking."

The shopkeeper chuckled and said, "I am merely the steward of this small shop; the true owner is someone else."

Indeed!

Yun Zheng smiled inwardly and got straight to the point: "I want to meet your boss."

"Ah?"

Upon hearing Yun Zheng's words, the shopkeeper immediately frowned, "Our master is too busy and probably doesn't have time to meet the young master. If the young master doesn't mind, you can leave your name, and I will relay it to our master later."

"Bold!"

Gao He's expression darkened as he said sternly, "Quickly tell your master that the Sixth Prince wishes to see him! Have him come over quickly, don't keep the Sixth Prince waiting!"

Yun Zheng was very satisfied with Gao He's performance.

Look, this is a considerate subordinate.

To think what the boss thinks and to be anxious about what the boss is anxious about.

The boss couldn't say what he wanted, so he directly spoke on behalf of the boss.

Hmm!

Reuse!

Must be reused!

"Six... the sixth prince?"

Hearing Gao He's words, the shopkeeper's eyelids suddenly twitched, and he hurriedly knelt down on the ground, "Commoner..."

"Let's skip the formalities!"

Yun Zheng stopped the shopkeeper, "Hurry and call your master."

"Thank you, His Highness Sixth Prince."

The shopkeeper straightened up, but his face showed difficulty.

"What are you still standing there for?"

Yun Zheng frowned and looked at the shopkeeper, "You can't be saying that your owner isn't in the imperial city, right?"

"No, no..."

The shopkeeper shook his head repeatedly and said cautiously, "Your Highness, the Sixth Prince, our master is indeed busy, and he has a bad temper. If I go to find him now, I fear I will be driven out..."

"Oh?"

Yun Zheng became interested and after a moment's thought, said, "Then you take this prince there! If this prince personally shows up, he surely won't drive me away, right?"

He insisted on seeing what kind of person the owner of the Pinya Xuan was today.

"Good!"

The shopkeeper repeatedly agreed..