The Great Arcanist Who Traveled Through the World of American Variety Shows.

Chapter 440: Heavenly Star Meteorite Qin Shi Huang

The living conditions of the people in Pei County were not good. Richard saw that many people on the street looked pale and there were not many people on the street. The imperial court had conscripted a large number of laborers in recent years, causing strong laborers from all over the country to go to Guanzhong to serve.

The construction of the Afang Palace, the imperial mausoleum, the Great Wall, the Chidao Road, the excavation of the Lingqu Canal, and the conquest of the Baiyue all required a large population to implement. Just to conquer the Baiyue, the First Emperor prepared an army of 200,000 and 300,000 civilians.

The Great Wall, the Great Road, the Imperial Mausoleum, and the Afang Palace required millions of laborers. It can be said that after the Qin Dynasty unified the country, it did not rest with the people, but instead continued to conscript laborers.

According to the historical trajectory, the next step was the death of the First Emperor, and then the whole country fell into chaos. By the time the Han Dynasty was established, the whole country had been in war for more than ten years, and more than two-thirds of the population had been killed or injured.

After the unification of the country, the national population was about 40 million, but by the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the population was only 13 to 14 million, a decrease of 60%. Even the emperor could not find six war horses of the same color for his carriage.

This battle could have been avoided. The Qin Dynasty's demise was not due to land conflicts, but because the labor and taxes were too heavy, making it difficult for the people to survive.

Qin Shi Huang, who unified the country, had a problem: he wanted to complete the work of three generations in one generation. The result was that the people of the country suffered and bandits were rampant everywhere.

If Fusu ascended the throne and governed the world with kindness, the world would still have a chance to recover. If he continued to conscript labor and exploit the people, the world would collapse in an instant.

At this moment, Richard saw five or six strong men with their clothes unbuttoned and long swords on their waists, drinking loudly in a tavern on the street not far away.

The people around saw them and just avoided them. Among them, Richard also saw a man who looked like Hu Ge drinking with them.

Richard's heart moved slightly, this should be Yi Xiaochuan. Richard immediately walked into the wine shop, took out some half a tael of money and gave it to the shopkeeper, asking the shopkeeper to prepare some more wine for him and his people.

The shopkeeper was not surprised to hear Richard's request. As a local gangster, Liu Bang and his friends would often be invited to drink. He immediately took the money and went to prepare drinks for them.

Richard randomly found a corner and opened the Eye of Truth to observe, wanting to see how Liu Bang's fortune was, but to his surprise, there was no purple air surrounding Liu Bang, nor was there a golden dragon protecting his body.

Thinking of this, he remembered that it was the same when he saw Zhao Kuangyin last time. Now it seems that if these characters want to transform into real dragons, their other luck is also accumulated bit by bit, and it is not innate, unless they are the kind of people who are born emperors.

Liu Bang's luck was very low now, even lower than Xiao He's luck. Soon, several people got drunk and staggered home. Richard took the opportunity to capture Yi Xiaochuan and Liu Bang, and after using magic to make them fall asleep, he imprisoned them and put them into his space.

Once controlled by his magic, these people will never wake up again as long as he does not lift the spell.

Richard had promised to swap lives with Gao Yao, so he would do what he said. As for Liu Bang, he also solved the problem. They were short of people to build the Great Wall, so he just let them fill in.

After arranging the future of these people, Richard returned to Lu Gong's house. The purpose of his visit to Pei County this time had been achieved, and it was almost time to leave.

Without Liu Bang and Yi Xiaochuan, the fate of Lü Zhi and Lü Su has also changed. As for why Lü Zhi could not become the queen, it should be noted that after the death of Empress Lü, the Lü family was almost extinct.

Now that Liu Bang is gone, she will marry an ordinary man and become a rich lady.

Richard bid farewell to Lu Gong and left Pei County under the reluctant gazes of Lu Zhi and Lu Su, preparing to go to Xianyang to meet the greatest emperor of all time.

Just as he was passing by Huai'an, he suddenly heard some rumors.

"Everyone, I heard something amazing." A thin man in the tavern raised his voice and said.

"Wu Laosan, what strange things have you heard? Tell it out loud and make everyone laugh!" said a sturdy man next to him.

"Hey, hey." Wu Laosan laughed and made a gesture of something in the cup. After everyone saw it, they laughed and scolded: "Wu Laosan is here to cheat people out of drinking again!"

"How can you say it's a scam?" Wu Laosan's face flushed, veins popping out on his forehead, and he argued, "I clearly marked the price. It's a matter of one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten."

"How can business be considered cheating?" Then came some difficult to understand words, such as fair trade and sincere operation, but the people around seemed to have heard some joke, and the air was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

In the end, no one bought him wine, but Wu Laosan couldn't help himself.

"A huge meteorite fell from the sky in Dongjun. At that time, it hit the ground with a thunderous sound. After it hit the ground, it created a large pit several dozen feet wide. The surrounding land was burned by the flames. Someone went to take a look out of curiosity and found that the huge rock looked like stone and iron, and there was a fluorescent blue light on it. It was very strange."

This meteorite looks like stone and iron, and has a fluorescent blue light. This should be the meteorite used to build the Heavenly Palace.

At this moment, Wu Laosan suddenly lowered his voice and said, "The boulder was still hot at the time, and no one could get close to it. It was not until the next day that someone came close to observe it. Guess what happened?"

Wu Laosan deliberately kept the others in suspense, waiting until the others were ready to make a move before he hurriedly said, "There is actually a line of heavenly scripture on the stone!"

"Heavenly Book? What's written in it?" asked a person nearby.

"It's strange to say, when the star fell to the ground, the celestial phenomenon of Mars guarding the heart happened to appear, and the huge meteorite had seven characters written on it: 'The First Emperor will die and the land will be divided'!"

When these words came out, everyone in the tavern was shocked and instantly quieted down. The people who were originally watching the excitement also left one after another.

Richard did not stop and went directly to Dongjun. He was going to see the meteorite in person. With Richard's speed, he could just use the teleportation technique to go wherever he wanted.

I rode all the way to Xianyang just to understand the current grassroots situation in Qin.

A portal opened, and the next second, Richard appeared near the meteorite in Dongjun. At this time, the meteorite was surrounded by the army sent by the Qin State. Richard's sudden appearance shocked the people around him.

"Who is it?" The surrounding Qin army reacted quickly, but the next second a flash of inspiration passed by, and all the soldiers returned to normal.

Richard controlled the soldiers and walked to the side of the boulder. He saw that the meteorite had broken into several pieces due to the huge impact force, and on the largest piece of the boulder was engraved "The First Emperor Died and the Land Was Divided".

The characters are still in Qin seal script, which is obviously hand-carved, otherwise how could the heavenly book be in Qin seal script? Are they afraid that others can't understand it?
The entire meteorite was about the size of a house. It should have disintegrated when it fell, and there were many fragments scattered around. The remaining relatively intact meteorites were the size of a house. Richard took a wheel-sized fragment and left. After he left for a while, the soldiers on guard around him came to their senses, but they did not find anything unusual.

After getting the meteorite, Richard took some debris from it for research. This kind of Tianxing meteorite looks very beautiful, with a fluorescent blue light flashing on the surface.

In addition to these, Richard discovered that there was a strange power on these meteorites, which seemed to be the power of time, and that the meteorites could turn an area into a gravity-free area.

Next, Richard conducted a detailed analysis of these meteorites, and soon he figured out the nature of this meteorite. This meteorite was very strange, and it could actually store the power of time in it.

The power of time will not change when it stays in the meteorite, which is equivalent to the time in the meteorite being stopped. But the strange thing is that although time has stopped, it will not affect the outside world.

In other words, the Tianxing gemstone can stop the time in the space. This power is very strange. After seeing the effect of these meteorites, Richard also understood why it can make elixirs of immortality and build the "Heavenly Palace".

It is the force of the meteorite that stops time. After time stops, the physical force changes. After the force field stops time, the original objects naturally stop in place. Therefore, a zero-gravity area is formed.

If time stops, these objects will remain in their original state for thousands or tens of thousands of years without any change. Cui Kezi's elixir of life was successful because of this.

Stopping time will naturally stop the aging of cells. Since cells will not age, people will not die. This is the essence of the elixir of life.

This elixir of life can even allow people to live without eating or drinking water, and they don't need to replenish energy at all. Time stops and cells are always in this state, without consumption, and naturally there is no need for replenishment.

If there is any flaw in the elixir of life, it should be that if you get hurt, you will still die. The power of time only stops time, and it does not go back in time to repair injuries. So if you get hurt, you will still die.

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Another flaw is that after using the elixir of life, the body's strength will no longer increase. After all, the body can only maintain this state due to the stop of time.

To Richard, this elixir of immortality was completely useless, but to Qin Shihuang, it was what he had always dreamed of.

Richard figured out the nature of the Star Gemstone, and he was very interested in this power that could imprison time. In fact, he could also imprison time now, but he could only control a small range, unlike the Star Gemstone, which could actually control a huge mausoleum.

Richard was still very interested in this kind of power and planned to take some time to study it.

Richard then continued on his way to Xianyang, the capital of the Qin Empire.

Since Duke Xiao of Qin moved the capital to Xianyang, Xianyang has served as the capital of the Qin State for seven generations. It is also the political, historical, cultural, and military center of the entire Chinese civilization.

Richard was still shocked to see such a great empire that existed for two thousand years.

Daqin, this is Daqin!

The carriage entered Xianyang City, and after being examined, Richard entered this great capital. At this time, the roads in Xianyang City were wide, the main roads were paved with stone slabs, and other roads were also compacted with broken stones.

The city is bustling with people, and there are a wide variety of goods on display, making it very prosperous.

Richard strolled around casually for a while, then walked towards the palace. His purpose this time was to meet Qin Shihuang, this emperor who will be remembered forever.

The Xianyang Palace was heavily guarded, but to Richard, the entire Xianyang Palace's guards were useless. He just walked in swaggeringly, and everyone who saw him acted as if they didn't see him.

Richard came directly to the hall.

In the mythological world, there is still a big difference from history. For example, Zhao Gao was not a eunuch in history, but a minister of the Central Secretariat. He was born in the Ying clan Zhao, and ten generations ago, he was also a member of the Qin royal family. Later, after five generations of mourning, he changed his surname to Zhao.

In the mythological world, Zhao Gao is Gao Yao, and he is a eunuch.

Stepping into the palace, Richard soon saw a middle-aged man with an upright posture, a handsome appearance, a majestic look, tall stature, and wearing black clothes. He was flipping through scrolls, and the desk next to him was piled with scrolls like a small mountain.

According to historical records, the amount of letters that Qin Shihuang needed to review every day weighed about two hundred kilograms. Therefore, being an emperor was not easy. Apart from anything else, just reviewing the letters required a good body.

After all, a piece of letter weighs one or two kilograms, and it is inevitable that your arms will ache after reading it for a long time.

At this time in the palace, a dozen palace servants sorted out the books and placed them in a convenient position for the first emperor to read. The Qin Shihuang sitting there looked like his hair had turned gray and his face looked a little gloomy.

Long-term use of heavy metal pills has seriously eroded his body. When this kind of metal pill is first taken, it can indeed boost the spirit and make people look radiant.

In fact, these are all stimulating effects of heavy metals on the body. This effect is temporary. Heavy metals enter the human body and stimulate the human immune system, and the human immune system will excrete these metals.

This will make people feel energetic for a short time, but long-term use is overdrawing life. Moreover, if too much heavy metals are taken, the body will not be able to excrete them, and heavy metal poisoning will occur, which will cause various problems.

If heavy metals accumulate in the body, it will cause serious consequences.

Richard was watching this great emperor from the side. He had to say that this emperor was very diligent and had a good level of governing the country. The only problem was that he was too eager, overestimating his own lifespan and underestimating the power of the nobles of the six countries.

They also underestimated the tolerance of the people of the world.

Richard observed for a while, then waved his hand gently. The palace servants who were originally in the hall suddenly stopped what they were doing, and left silently. In a blink of an eye, only Richard and the First Emperor were left in the palace.

At this moment, Qin Shihuang, who had just finished reviewing the letters, suddenly found that the palace servant he served was missing. Looking up, he saw a heroic and extraordinary man standing in the middle of the palace looking at him.

"Who are you?"

(End of this chapter)