Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Black Market
Xiao He and Lin'er booked a hotel, rested for a while, and saw the lights on the red roof of the flax house from a distance, knowing that the auction was about to start, so they walked in the direction of the flax house.
On the way, I met Xu Tong, who was walking and staggering, he was covered in the smell of alcohol, and his face was full of women's lip prints.
"Brother Xu, are you also going to the flax house, let's go together?" Xiao He stepped forward to help him and asked.
Xu Tong turned his head, and when he saw that it was Xiao He, he immediately smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said:
"It turns out... Originally... It's Brother Xiao, I'm sober, brother, let's hurry up... Hurry up and shoot, when it's over, brother, I still have to... There are still 300 rounds of battle..."
Xu Tong said, as soon as his feet were weak, he was about to fall, but fortunately, Xiao He helped him up.
"Brother Xu, I see that you are drunk, and the wine hurts your body, you have to take care of your body..."Xiao He couldn't help but remind Xu Tong.
When Xu Tong heard Xiao He say this, he immediately straightened up, patted his chest and said:
"Brother Xiao, I don't like to hear what you say... We cultivators fight and kill all day long, and they still cultivate, enter the customs... Often the happy things of this world don't have time to enjoy, and they just catch a cold... If you want me to tell you, it's better to have fun as soon as possible..."
Xu Tong said, his cheeks bulged, and his face was flushed, and Xiao He immediately avoided it when he saw this.
Xu Tong spit out with a "snort", a smell of wine hit his face, and Xiao He quickly held his breath.
Lin'er was obviously disgusted by Xu Tong, and she had already hid far away and looked at them.
"Brother, we martial arts practitioners can force the wine out with all our strength, and if we can't get drunk, why are you torturing yourself so much?" Xiao He couldn't help asking.
Xu Tongtong wiped the dirt on his mouth with his sleeve, smiled, and replied:
"Lao Tzu never uses strength to drink flower wine, I rely on strength, do you understand? In front of beautiful women, I never cheat, hehe..."
Xiao He smiled bitterly, this Xu Tong can be regarded as a lover, and he can't help but feel a little more good.
"You two, okay, don't you hurry, we won't be able to catch anything..."Lin'er thrust her waist and looked at the two from afar.
Xiao He hurriedly responded, picked up Xu Tong and slowly followed.
"Mortals, stay away from me, it stinks..."Lin'er pinched her nose and said in disgust.
Xu Tong glanced up at Lin'er, sneered, and said to Xiao He:
"I said your little cousin is quite prickly... But looking at her figure in Pingchuan, I'm afraid you're at a loss..."
When Lin'er heard Xu Tong say this, she unconsciously looked at her chest, and suddenly became angry, kicked Xu Tong in the abdomen, and crushed it hard.
"Hmph, who do you mean by Pingchuan?" Lin'er was furious, staring at Xu Tong with big eyes.
"Oops, my mother... Are you going to abolish my dantian?" Xu Tong clutched his stomach and squeaked in pain.
"Dare to make fun of this girl, she really deserves it..."Lin'er pouted and said.
Xiao He couldn't say anything, so he had to smile bitterly.
After a while, the three of them walked to the door of the flax family, Lin'er stepped forward and knocked on the door, and the housekeeper of the flax family immediately invited the three of them into the door.
"Is the auction starting?" Xiao He asked.
"Not yet, but the lord and the distinguished guests of the Shenfeng faction are already seated, just waiting for the three of you..."The butler said as he walked.
Xiao He nodded, and several people followed the butler through the winding path of the Flax Mansion, straight to a tall and luxurious building.
Although the building is also made of stone, it has a metallic texture and luster throughout. Even though there are only five floors, each floor is a few feet high, and the arched gate can lead to the carriage. The exterior of its walls is constantly changing in different colours, especially at night.
The butler brought the three of them into the building, Xiao He was immediately shocked by this hall, he had never seen such a luxurious arrangement, the walls of this hall were all paved with gold bricks, embedded with brilliant gems. Each of the gems was the size of an egg, reflecting a dazzling light from the hedron light source on the roof.
Xiao He lowered his head and found that the ground was actually paved with precious white jade, which could be regarded as a poverty and luxury in the Kyushu Continent.
The housekeeper saw the expressions of several people, nodded with satisfaction, and said:
"These gold, precious stones, and white jade are not the most precious here in our Shark Race, and the reason why this place is arranged like this is also for you Mainland Terrans..."The housekeeper looked at a few people with deep meaning and said slowly.
Xiao He nodded, this merman island is probably full of gold and gems, and the most scarce thing here is the iron stone that can be used as a weapon, and this iron stone can be regarded as the most common in the Kyushu Continent.
Lin'er frowned, as if thinking about something, and when the housekeeper saw it, he asked her with a smile:
"This Terran girl, do you have any concerns, why don't you speak up and listen to it?"
"Concerned about it, I have a question, since you lack iron ore here, and Kyushu is scarce in gold and precious stones, let's exchange them with each other, isn't it?" Lin'er asked.
"Haha..."Xu Tong laughed, although he was drunk, but when he heard Lin'er ask, he also unconsciously let out, "Precious things are valuable, if Kyushu is full of gold, will anyone still use it as money? Money is power, and it is also a symbol of status." If all the gold in the hands of those Kyushu nobles is wasted, think about it, will they go crazy?"
Lin'er suddenly realized, she high-fived, and said: "You are right, this merman island must have some kind of agreement with the Kyushu mainland, and they will not interfere with each other's monetary system!"
The butler nodded, and continued, "You are right, as early as ancient times, our ancestors discovered each other. Since then, there has been a rule that we cannot interfere with each other's lives and the system of money and power..."
"We only have millions of sharks on Shark Island, and the city lord has the final say. At the entrance of the Xuan Whale, we deployed heavy troops, and only the jade disc personally approved by the Yellow Emperor of Kyushu could be released. Moreover, the number of passers per year must not exceed fifty, and if you want to go out, you must also search your body, and you cannot take out too many belongings. It stands to reason that there can be no large-scale transactions between the two sides..."
"So strict?" Lin'er gasped when she heard the butler say this, "So, aren't we trading now?"
The housekeeper was stunned, he obviously didn't know that this little girl would be so profound, but he still answered patiently:
"Hehe, that's a good question, let's put it this way, any system has loopholes, and our business here has long been whitewashed. Our flax master has monopolized the trade of the Blue Shark people, and we claim to be a refuge for the Blue Shark people, and the mainland human race is equivalent to assisting these poor Blue Shark people, as long as they want, they can be taken away and go to live in the Kyushu mainland, but the number of places is limited..."
Xiao He and Lin'er glanced at each other, and saw the surprise in each other's eyes, but they didn't expect to be able to operate like this.
"This is what we often call the black market?" said Lin'er suddenly.
When the housekeeper saw Lin'er say this, he immediately became flustered, and he hurriedly said:
"Don't say that, the black market trade is here for us to kill heads, we are here to make a serious living, it's charity..."
"Hmm... Understand..."Lin'er said, but there was a look of disdain in her eyes.
"Hehe... It's not too early, let's go up, the venue is on the fifth floor..."The housekeeper didn't want to say more, and urged a few people to hurry upstairs.
"There are no steps here, how can we go up?" Xiao He asked.
"Just stand..."
As he spoke, the butler snapped his fingers, and a piece of jade that several people were standing on slowly rose up, carrying a few people to the fifth floor.