Chapter 173: Heavenly Medicine Village
Because of the huge stone plate, the city is three feet higher than the horizon, and to enter the city gate, you must first walk up ninety-nine steps. These stairs are also made of black iron stone, and people come and go all the year round, and the original rough stone steps surface has been polished smooth. Yue Yi walked up step by step, looked up at this huge city, appreciated the shock it brought to him, and came to the gate of the city after a while.
The guards at this gate are all dressed in black armor, everyone is very strong, at a glance, these people are all the same physique, I can't help muttering, could it be that the soldiers of Wastestone City are all like this? That quality is too high, but Araki City is not bad, the people of the desert are fierce, it can only be said that each has its own merits.
After Yue Yi paid the entrance fee to the city, he successfully entered the city gate. Through the somewhat dark passage of the city wall, after a while, the eyes suddenly opened up, and a noisy sound poured into his ears, Yue Yi, who had never felt such a lively scene, his head buzzed, and he was directly dizzy for a moment before slowly coming back to his senses.
Yue Yi, who was in a quiet state all the way, was a little unable to adapt to this crowded scene, before he thought that Stone Forest Town was prosperous enough, compared with Barren Stone City, the gap was not half a star. Standing in place for a lot, Yue Yi didn't know what to do first, looking at Xiao Tian with an excited face behind him, he remembered to find a place to rest first, and then ask the store about the situation here, and by the way, he fostered Xiao Tian in the inn, such a crowded street, if you take Xiao Tian, it is really inconvenient.
I found a relatively large inn at random, and after Yue Yi settled down, he went to ask the store about the situation of the Wasteland City, and the store also patiently told him that the scale of the Wasteland City, some important places and the like, and finally gave Yue Yi a detailed map of the Wasteland City, which indicated many places, after reading this map, he was about to be familiar with the overall structure of the Wasteland City, and for the itinerary, Yue Yi already had a rough plan.
Now that the sky is gradually getting darker, the sun has set, and the lights are beginning to shine outside the street, the shopkeeper suddenly said: "This guest officer, now that it is dark, it is better to eat something first, recuperate your spirits, and then go to the city the next day." ”
For the shop's suggestion, Yue Yi also gladly accepted, these days he has been on the road, and the rest time is used to practice drawing sealing runes, whether it is physical strength or divine power, he has been in a state of being consumed, and he really needs to rest for a good night, and then ordered a pot of wine, a few side dishes, and went back to the room to rest after eating. Yue Yi just lay down on the bed, and a sense of sleepiness directly put him into a deep sleep.
On the second day, as soon as the morning sun shone down on the earth, a ray of light reflected through the gap in the window onto the bed. Yue Yi slowly opened his eyes, stretched his limbs comfortably, and slept very comfortably this night, only feeling refreshed, moving his muscles and bones and then walking out of the inn.
The streets in the early morning are not deserted, as one of the five major cities of the empire, Barren Stone City is not groundless, the streets are bustling, and occasionally you can see a team of black-armored soldiers lined up, neatly walking on the streets to maintain order, the sound of iron armor rubbing, crisp sound, makes people listen to it extraordinarily comfortable.
Looking at the map in his hand, Yue Yi muttered to himself: "I'll see, how to get the Order of Earth, Barren Stone City must have already been announced, this bulletin board is located in the center of the city, as for whether to participate in the Five Elements Alliance, it depends on the reward, if it's not what I need, then I don't have to waste time collecting the medal." ”
Fingers on the map casually, the place he is now in is the west of the city, along the route on the map, just pass by several pharmacies, these pharmacies are relatively concentrated, just can shop around to see which one buys medicinal materials at a higher price, and it is easy to sell. He is not a fledgling kid, and he still has a certain understanding of the price of medicinal materials in the Fu family, so it is impossible for these pharmacies to kill him.
Following the route drawn on the map, Yue Yi slowly walked through a few narrow streets, turned a few corners, and walked to the place where the pharmacy was relatively concentrated in half an hour, and then saw the first pharmacy, and then walked in, it was a relatively lean shopkeeper, when he saw Yue Yi coming in, he hurriedly greeted him, and kept introducing the medicinal materials of the pharmacy, and when he learned that Yue Yi was going to sell the medicinal materials, he hurriedly asked what kind of medicinal materials it was. Yue Yi casually said the names of a few medicinal materials, and the shopkeeper's eyes flashed, and he immediately quoted a price, and said that he was not bullied here, and it must be the highest price.
Yue Yi sneered, the shopkeeper was obviously uneasy and kind, he noticed several medicinal materials in this shop, wrote down the price, and wanted to turn around and walk out. Seeing this, the lean shopkeeper hurriedly persuaded him, after all, Yue Yi said that several medicinal materials were indeed relatively scarce, and they were exactly what his pharmacy did not have, so he casually raised the price too much, and he didn't say that it was okay, but as soon as he said it, Yue Yi's face turned dark, because the price was raised by three layers, but unfortunately Yue Yi was not moved at all, and walked straight out. Looking at Yue Yi's back as he left, the thin man slapped his thigh directly, knowing that the other party was so shrewd, he shouldn't have quoted a low price in the first place.
Yue Yi entered the second pharmacy again, the price of this pharmacy was a little lower than the first one, the shopkeeper was a fat man, he greeted Yue Yi with a smile, saying that his medicinal materials in this pharmacy were relatively cheap, and the number of buyers was the largest, but unfortunately Yue Yi's eyes were vicious, and he saw at a glance that the year of these medicinal materials was not high, although the first one was expensive, but the year was enough, it seemed that this fat man was not very reliable. When the fat shopkeeper knew that Yue Yi was coming to sell medicinal herbs, when he heard the name of the medicinal herbs, his smile became even brighter, and the quotation was similar to the second quotation of the first lean shopkeeper, Yue Yi nodded, and then walked out. The fat shopkeeper was stunned for a while, it seemed that although the other party was young, he knew the price of medicinal materials very well, so he could only shake his head regretfully.
The third shop is a beautiful woman, when she saw Yue Yi enter the store, she greeted her very warmly, and kept talking about it, saying that the first medicinal material is expensive, and the second year is not good, and then said that the medicinal materials here are the most cost-effective. Yue Yi felt uncomfortable when he heard this kind of harmful words for others and self-interest, but he still said his purpose for selling medicinal materials, and the beautiful woman was even more enthusiastic when she heard it. Her offer is also the highest at present, Yue Yi nodded, and did not make a decision, in the regretful gaze of the beautiful woman, Yue Yi walked out of the store, so angry that she stomped her feet.
I went to a few more pharmacies, and the results were almost the same, and even the shopkeepers of some pharmacies were even darker, for this kind of black-hearted shopkeeper, Yue Yi didn't look at it, and came out immediately after entering.
After looking at the prices of medicinal materials sold by several pharmacies and the quotations for purchasing medicinal materials, Yue Yi had a general understanding in his heart. Many of the medicinal materials sold in this house are not comprehensive, like this kind of small pharmacy can only rely on some rare medicinal materials to compete in the market, the other party does not, I can monopolize it, then I can achieve a certain advantage, but often others do the same, the result is that each family's medicinal materials are different, competing with each other for customers, and can only maintain the status quo. The other party is definitely unwilling to pay too high a price to buy medicinal materials, one is that the funds are not abundant, and the other is that the number of medicinal materials is not large, and he does not have too many supplies, so the purchase price is not up or down, which makes Yue Yi quite difficult, so he can only move forward.
Yue Yi walked for a cup of tea, and then slowly stopped, looking at this medicine shop that covers an area of not small, and has an atmospheric shape, a tall house, the building is simple but domineering, and the sandalwood plaque is engraved with three golden fonts of dragons flying and phoenixes, but the color has been dim, and it must have been some years.
"Heavenly Medicine Village!"
Yue Yi muttered in a low voice, and learned from the inn store that this should be the largest pharmacy in Wastestone City, the medicinal materials in it are relatively complete, and the main reason why Yue Yi wants to go to those small pharmacy is to look at the price of the medicinal materials for sale there, so that he can have a bottom line in his heart, so that he will not be too pitted. Especially these big pharmacies, there are pros and cons to a monopoly, the advantage is that the funds are abundant, and a signboard can make many people come here, and the disadvantage is that the price is monopoly, whether to buy it or not, it is just that he has it, and if it is too expensive, he will go to other cities to buy, which has caused an imbalance in the market.
Yue Yi thought in his heart, it really can't be done when the time comes, every pharmacy will sell some of their scarce ones, so that although it is troublesome, it will not be pit too much, if this guy Purple Soul is here, it would be a pity that he fell asleep at this time.
Walking into the pharmacy, a strong smell of medicine came to his face, Yue Yi looked around at the furnishings here, the shape is very elegant, there is a huge medicine pod in the center of the pharmacy, wisps of green smoke are constantly coming out of it, and the smell makes people's minds clear.
"This should be a kind of medicinal material called Qingshen Branch, the cost is not cheap, a small branch costs tens of thousands of gold coins, this pharmacy uses such a large medicine to burn, there should be dozens of plants in it, it is really wealthy." Yue Yi exclaimed, and then took a deep breath.
The medicinal materials sold here are very complete, equal to the sum of those pharmacies, the shopkeeper is an old man, the appearance of the old dragon clock, if it weren't for the fact that he was still turning the abacus, it is estimated that Yue Yi would still think that he was dead. After all, since he came in, he has had nearly a cup of tea, and the other party still looks down at the account book, which is quite personal, but Yue Yi is not in a hurry, looking around to see if the medicinal materials he has are all sold in this store.
Just as Yue Yi was concentrating on looking at the medicinal materials sold in this Heavenly Medicine Village, the old man's voice sounded that was not salty or light.
"Guest officer, do you buy medicine or sell medicine?"