Chapter 33 Customs Exit Fees
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"Okay!
Here, Su Shi, Qin Ke, Tiegao and the others said hello again, so they all came out in full gear. Although all the horses were left in the shop, it would not be a burden for them to walk, and in less than half an hour, the nearest pass to Mount Xiya was close at hand.
This is the barracks that the Empire has sent to guard here. It is said that the barracks is actually more like a tax yamen, and all demon hunters who enter the mountains must pay relevant fees when entering and leaving the checkpoint. Due to its mysterious natural barrier, professional demon hunters from other countries also like to come here to pan for gold, so that more than tens of thousands of people come and go here every day, and the Thang Long Empire is also second to none in strength among all the empires on the continent.
Although it was still early in the morning, there was already a steady stream of fully dressed hunters on the road, hurrying past them. Judging by their attire and sophistication, most of them are professional demon hunters.
As soon as he arrived at the checkpoint, Su Shi turned to the crowd: "Don't be impatient, go and pay the customs fee for the teacher." After speaking, Su Shi left quickly.
"Senior brother, tell me how much customs fees can be collected here every day!" Li Jin asked Wen Qiang, the senior brother beside him, curiously.
"It's my first time here, and I don't know how much I have to pay. Wen Qiang shook his head and said.
"One person has to pay ten gold coins, and when he comes back, he has to pay another twenty gold coins. At this time, Tie Ren, who was familiar with the situation, explained to him in a loud voice.
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"I'll you! how many gold coins you'll have to collect that day!" said Damien, sticking out his tongue in horror.
Although for cultivators, the source crystal, the elixir, the demon giant beast inner pill, the immortal grass, etc. are the most important treasures. But for Li Sheng on the mainland, gold coins are the common currency they usually exchange goods, and ordinary people can already solve the problem of food and clothing if they spend three or four gold coins a month. For children like Daming, who are not from wealthy families, they can make so many friends at once, of course, they have to be amazed.
"Hehe, how else would our Ascending Dragon Empire be crowned the richest country on the continent?" Tie Ren chuckled.
"Ladies and gentlemen, everyone has to work hard this time to enter the mountain! We must hunt more demons and giant beasts back, otherwise the customs fee for so many of us will be too tricky. Wen Qiang said loudly to the junior disciples behind him.
"Senior brother, don't worry! We will definitely have a bumper harvest this time. "All the juniors and disciples are gearing up at this time, and they can't wait to go into the mountain early.
"Hehehe! Don't worry, although this customs fee is not old or young, but if you want to hunt a colorful fox casually, it is worth about a dozen gold coins! If you want to say that you martial arts monks are all rich people! In the future, if you join the army and get the source crystal, you can change it casually, and it will be enough for our common people and the whole family to eat and drink spicy food for a lifetime!" Tie Ren sighed with a smile.
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but laugh. All of them nodded, full of gratitude to Heaven for allowing them to become martial arts cultivators.
"Uncle Tie, are there many demons and monsters in this mountain?" Qin Jian asked Tie Ren. Although he himself was born and raised in Gute Town, he was strictly guarded by his parents when he was a child, and he never had the opportunity to go into the mountains to see it. When I grew up, I stayed in the martial arts hall for a long time, so I didn't know much about this place where I lived since I was a child.
"Of course, there are many! I don't know why, there are so many people in our human race who come to hunt, but even low-level demon beasts don't seem to be able to hunt endlessly, I have been a guide in the mountains for more than twenty years, anyway, how many demon beasts there were before, and there are still so many now. Just wait, and you'll have enough time to do your work. It's just a pity that there are fewer fairy grasses in the periphery now, but you can relax, I know there is there, and I will take you there when the time comes, and you can all pick them. What's going on?
"That's great!" At this time, everyone seemed to be stimulant, and they couldn't help but ask about the situation of various demon beasts and the place where the fairy grass grows. Although before leaving, Su Shi explained to them the knowledge of demon beasts, as well as the various shapes and growth locations of fairy grass. But under the explanation of Tieren, everyone was fascinatedγγγγγγ
"Okay, let's go into the mountain!" Su Shi paid the customs fee and beckoned to this side. When everyone heard this, they woke up and quickly walked towards the pass.
This pass is set up in the only way to rush into the mountain, and it can be said that it is impossible to open a single pass. It is said that this pass is not the slightest bit of a majestic pass, but it looks like an official yamen, and the city tower is not high, but it is extremely luxurious and luxurious. It's obviously a little out of place in this dangerous place where humans and demons and monsters are facing each other. Two rows of soldiers guarded the small city gate, all heavily armed and armored, and their momentum was extraordinary. Everyone hurried to Su Shi.
Su Shi stepped forward and said to a soldier. The soldier stepped forward and counted their numbers, nodded, and then waved his hand at the gatekeeper, and they rushed out one after another. When they were all out of the pass, they looked back at the pass, which was as small as a small mound on the great plain.
Da Ming really couldn't help but ask: "Master, why is this just a small city tower like that! What if a demon beast comes to invade the realm?" His question was also confused by everyone's hearts, so everyone stopped and waited for Su Shi to answer.
"Yes, it's been a thousand years, and this place has long been a place for the empire to gather wealth, so you can still remember that this is really a dangerous place on the border!" Su Shi sighed lightly.
"Master, hasn't there been a demon beast coming to invade the realm for thousands of years?" Wen Qiang asked.
"Well, this Xiya Mountain Range is really peculiar, since the human race stabilized its own territory, the demon giant beast has never launched any decent attack on the human race from here, and now it has achieved the growth of our empire's financial resources, do you know why our imperial martial arts hall can only accept some gifts from disciples at most?"
"Master, what do you say?" all the people asked.
"Hehehe! This is also the best benefit for you to be born in the empire, the other empires don't have such financial resources for you to cultivate in peace, and once their students join the martial arts hall, they have to face life and death. Because the martial arts hall must rely on hunting to solve the way of survival. Even if there were disciples who joined the army after leaving the martial arts hall, the empire would not reward them other than Yuan Jing. Therefore, in the ancient land, only our Ascending Dragon Empire has the most martial arts monks. This is also the greatest favor of the heavens for our Ascending Dragon Empire!"
"I see!" Everyone felt that they were so lucky to be born in the Thang Long Empire at this time.
"Master, does that mean that our Ascending Dragon Empire is the most powerful empire on the ancient land?" everyone asked excitedly.
Su Shi smiled when he heard this: "Not really, as the saying goes, there are advantages and disadvantages." Although our empire has the largest number of martial arts cultivators, it can't stand the essence of other countries! You must know that those who have survived the test of life and death for a long time have much stronger combat effectiveness than the martial arts monks of our empire, so if they really compete on the battlefield, it is not yet known who will die!"
"Oh!" everyone was relieved, and couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive about their actual combat ability, it seems that this time they entered the mountain, they have to work hard, lest they become the first fallen cannon fodder on the battlefield in the future, it will be too worthless!
Su Shi looked at the disciples, knowing that what he said had touched them, and he was also very relieved in his heart. Turning around and greeting: "Okay! Now we are about to enter Xiya Mountain, there can be danger in the mountain at any time, Wen Qiang, you and Daming each bring their own teams, and we will enter the mountain." β
"Yes!-"
Wen Qiang beckoned to Qin Jian and Chen Xi beside him, and led his team to walk quickly towards the mountain. Daming and Li Jin led the team to follow quickly.
As soon as they arrived in the mountains, the atmosphere was obviously a little different, at this time they were walking in a canyon, with dangerous peaks on both sides, like knives and axes, and they looked up at each other and reached the sky like a line of sky. The mountain road was even more rugged and difficult, but compared to those of them in the martial arts, it was not a difficult task.
Tie Ren was as fast as a spirit monkey leading the way at this time, although he was not a martial artist, but he was more brisk than them when he climbed the mountain road. Everyone walked for five or six hours before they finally walked out of the first line of heaven in front of them, and when they turned a mountain col, the front suddenly opened up, saying that it was open, but in fact they were looking down from a high place, and the vast mountains in front of them were continuous, and they didn't know where the end was.
Tie Ren turned back to the crowd and said, "Walk down this mountain, in front of you is the first place of your hunt, and then I will lead you to the place where you can easily get your prey." β
Su Shi also walked up at this time and said solemnly: "It's about to be hunting, everyone will follow the teacher first, and after seeing the real demon beast, then separate two groups of actions, the distance can not exceed two miles, Wen Qiang and Daming, you two must remember." β
"It's Master!" Wen Qiang and Daming hurriedly agreed. The hunt began immediately, and they were all excited and nervous at this time.
Su Shi took out four spirit runes from his storage bag and handed them to Wen Qiang and Da Ming, and said very solemnly: "This talisman is extremely precious, you two must keep it properly, and you can't use it lightly unless you have to." β
"Masterγγγγγγ Wen Qiang and Da Ming were a little speechless with excitement. Su Shi also calculated a lot of blood this time, these spirit runes are all treasures given by the old immortals, each of them is worth a lot of money, if it weren't for the fact that this batch of disciples is his heart, he is really a little reluctant.
The spirit rune is not only powerful, but also extremely simple to use, as long as you know that its method is opened, throw it out. will automatically lock on to your opponent. Therefore, all martial arts monks can be regarded as afraid and loving of this spirit rune. Wen Qiang and Daming are extremely familiar with ordinary earth symbols, let alone depictions. However, this spirit talisman was only seen for the first time, and they had only heard of its name in the past, but now they held it in their hands, and both of them couldn't help but tremble with excitement. I thought that the two spirit runes mentioned by Senior Brother Qin Jian made the five black-clothed people disappear without a trace. I really don't know how powerful these two cards are. I was secretly grateful to my teacher in my heart, and my confidence also increased a little. The two of them hurriedly put the spirit talisman carefully into their storage bag. That look, as if he was afraid of flying. Hehe!
After walking for a short time, Tie Ren had already led everyone into a pine forest, and hurriedly signaled everyone with his hand not to move forward, and whispered to everyone behind him: "This forest is often infested with demons and giant beasts that have been practicing for less than a hundred years, you should be careful." "A hundred years of Taoism is equivalent to the cultivation of the human martial arts period below the level, which can be regarded as a low-level demon beast.
Su Shi stepped forward at this time and said: "You first see how the teacher kills the demon beast, and then it's up to you, this time you come out to experience the teacher in addition to protecting your life and safety, the rest is all up to you, and I won't help you again." Got it?"
"Understood!β" The disciples agreed in unison.
So everyone followed Su Shi slowly into the depths of the forest, and after a short time, a sudden roar was heard, and a looming chubby giant bear pounced out of the forest. This phantom bear is the most ferocious, not only is it infinitely powerful, but it also has a certain innate magic power, which can produce several virtual images around its body, making it extremely difficult for people to hit its true body. Once a human being lets its giant palm pounce, and it doesn't have more than seven or eight stages of cultivation in the Dao entry period, it will have to die nine times and live a lifetime.
Su Shi stopped the disciples with his hand backwards, and his own source power immediately erupted, and he quickly jumped up into the air, and slammed into a phantom shadow that the phantom bear had just conjured up.
There was only a boom, and a huge bear body fell to the ground, its mouth was still spurting blood at this time, Su Shi quickly stepped forward and took out a few porcelain bottles from his storage bag, and collected the beast blood that had just been spit out. This is a great material for making earth talismans. He beckoned to the disciple behind him and said, "Come and see, everyone! This phantom bear can conjure up several figures, but only one is its body, you must keep in mind that the shadow that looks the most virtual is its true body." When attacking, you must always be aware of its transfigration. β
"Yes!" all the disciples were stunned by the attack just now, and when they heard this, they quickly replied yes.
Qin Jian just saw it very clearly, but he didn't expect that the phantom bear that looked so powerful would be killed by the master at once, and after coming to his senses, he hurriedly ran up and said, "Master! β
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Everyone was immersed in surprise just now, they didn't expect Qin Jian to ask such a childish question, and they couldn't help but laugh.
"Hehehe, little junior brother, I didn't expect you to be a money junkie!" Daming stepped forward and quipped.
At this time, Tie Ren came up and said, "Such a phantom bear is worth at least twenty gold coins in the bazaar, I'll just say! If you martial arts monks want to make money, it's too easy." β
"Hahaha! Then we're going to make a fortune. Li Jin laughed.
"Cut! You want to go crazy with money, if you meet a powerful person, I think you still want to make a fortune. Damien interrupted him and reprimanded.
Su Shi nodded and said, "Well, when I came here to train as a teacher, if I hadn't been saved by someone, I would have died here, so everyone must be careful in the future." β
"Yes!-"
Su Shi packed the phantom bear with a storage bag, got up and said, "Next, your soldiers will divide into two ways and go in for actual hunting." Remember that this time you are mainly to increase your actual combat experience, and do not rush to get prey. The teacher will keep in touch with you at any time. If you encounter an irresistible character, quickly dodge it, or warn with a whistling sound, I will rescue you in time outside this forest. β
"It's Master, don't worry!" Wen Qiang promised Master loudly and shouted to the junior disciples behind him: "Little junior brother, Chen Xi, Lin Zi, He Ning, you follow me in. Seeing this, Daming hurriedly called his junior disciples to search in one directionγγγγγγ