"Leave these matters to you, Rovi." Stormrage shook his head and handed the battlefield memorandum back to Robert: "Within our capability, we can hasten the preparations; if not, then let it be."
The Beman chief of staff snapped a salute and stepped aside.
Xiao Kong carefully carried a jade basin about the size of a washbasin to the old man's side and placed it on the fur-cushioned ground.
"Is this really the 'Wealth God Jade Basin'?" A large crowd gathered around, chattering and passing judgments.
This was a uniquely shaped jade basin, with a dull emerald color, round mouth, and domed bottom, supported by three stout feet. To Stormrage, the warty protrusions on its surface looked like resistors on a circuit board.
The jade basin also had two large, lustrous ears, which seemed to bear the traces of years of handling.
The interior walls were covered with many sesame-sized warty bumps, unnoticed unless looked at closely.
