Chapter 924: Heavenly Ancient City (Rolling for Subscription)
Early the next morning, when Zhang Weidong and the four of them went downstairs, Qian Chong was already waiting on the first floor, and the business in the store was deserted, only two or three Qi cultivators came to the door, and the guys were receiving them.
Last night, the four of them didn't go to the inn outside, but fortunately, the Qian family did a big thing here, bought a small three-story building in the middle of nowhere, and had a place to stay. The first floor was transformed into a pawn shop, and there were three people living on the second floor, namely Qian Chong, a white-haired palm-eyed master, only a seventh-level cultivator of Qi training, and a sixth-layer monk who was sitting in the town.
The arrival of Zhang Weidong and his entourage, due to deliberateness, did not arouse the interest of this sixth-layer monk who built the foundation, and the other party did not show up at all.
And they were finally arranged on the third floor, and they also refused to be visited by the monk on the sixth floor of the foundation, and the night was quite clean.
Tiangu City is not small, there are many shops in the city, there are many low-level monks, and the flow of cars and horses is endless. But the location of Qian's pawnshop is not good, not to mention a bit remote, and it is only a small pawnshop in terms of scale, barely making ends meet.
"Zhang Gongzi, Fu Bo, two fairies, morning!" Qian Chong greeted with a smile on his face. He was deliberately currying favor, but he was also missing the restraints of yesterday.
It was said that there might be Jin Dan Zhenren among the four people, but he didn't see it, but Zhang Weidong showed that his cultivation was the highest, and it was only the second layer of the foundation, which was comparable to what he thought, and the second daughter only practiced qi and cultivated. Steward Qian further guessed that maybe this Fu Bo's cultivation was higher, but it was not high, but it was a pity that he was a servant.
As for Zhang Weidong, Qian Guan didn't have much awe, and he spoke casually.
"Early, the money manager bothered. Zhang Weidong nodded with a smile.
Qian Chong immediately hit Ha Lu and said, "Where, where." The above has already explained, and I am asked to do my best to make it easier. If Zhang Gongzi has anything to do for him, he will directly order it! I've been here for more than ten years, and I'm a little bit of a name, but I'm quite familiar with it—"
"Oh, Steward Qian, you might as well introduce—" Zhang Weidong said. He was not in a hurry to explain the purpose of this visit, but rather like a real tourist.
"If Zhang Gongzi wants to understand Tiangu City, it is better to understand the biggest feature of Tiangu City, which is the word Tiangu!" Qian Chong changed his politeness and became enthusiastic.
Zhang Weidong was stunned for a moment and said, "What do you mean by this?"
"Ha Luha, you don't know. The reason why this city is called 'Tiangu' is actually related to a major production on Bingxia Island, that is, 'Tiangu Stone', basically the monks who come to Bingxia Island will join in the excitement and experience a gambling stone!" Qian Chong was a little excited, and introduced the origin of Tiangu City, Tiangu Stone and Gambling Stone.
According to him, the Qian family pawnshop is not so much a pawn business as a gambling stone business. At least. Every time he went to collect the Heavenly Ancient Stone, he bought a few pieces more or less, and then put them in the pawnshop to sell, and never went empty. However. If you want to collect so many Tiangu stones, you usually have to ask your grandfather to tell your grandmother about it.
Otherwise, as soon as the Tiangu stones that were originally out of the mine hit the ground, they were immediately snapped up by merchants from all sides. The Qian family's investment in Bingxia Island is very small. The crystal coins and spars that Qian Chong can use are very limited, and it is impossible to compete with those local tyrant merchants who rush to buy on the front line.
So he usually digs for treasures in major stores. OK. He only took it and sold it in the store. Most of the time, I don't understand the stone and control my greed.
The more excited Qian Chong said, the more Zhang Weidong kept his face unchanged, or nodded occasionally. Before he came, he learned about the soldiers on the island, and also knew about the Tiangu Stone and the Gambling Stone. He is no stranger to this. When on Earth, gambling stones have developed very prosperously. This ancient stone, in fact, is the same as jadeite wool, which is easy to understand.
On the contrary, the two daughters of Gongsun Wuxue and Zhao Lin, who wore masks, covered their true faces, and concealed their cultivation, listened to their interest and their eyes were full of brilliance, and they were eager to try.
For them, this gambling stone is so fresh and exciting. Many people probably had the same reaction when they heard that there might be ancient treasures in the Heavenly Ancient Stone.
"Steward Qian, can there really be treasures from the ancient period in this ancient stone?" asked Gongsun Wuxue curiously.
"How can there be ancient things in the stones, can they still be well preserved, what's different about this place?" Zhao Lin said suspiciously.
Qian Chong's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Of course, although not every piece can produce treasures, but if you are lucky, anything is possible." You must know that Lu Dao once produced a thousand-year-old blood apricot, which pushed a monk in the early stage of Jindan to the late stage of Jindan in ten years, this is a quasi-elixir!"
"Just some time ago, someone solved a Qiankun ring, which is a priceless treasure, even the Jindan ancestor rarely owns, it is much safer than the bag!
"Zhang Gongzi, Fu Bo, two fairies, if you want to see it, I can recommend it! In this ancient city, although there are large and small shops that operate gambling stones, you are outsiders, and you may be deceived. In fact, good materials can only be bought from major gardens, and the old man often goes there!"
For gambling stones, the interest in money management seems to be very strong.
Gongsun Wuxue and Zhao Lin couldn't help but look at Zhang Weidong. Although they wanted to go, they still listened to Zhang Weidong's words.
"No need, Steward Qian can just send a guy and point out where the monk union in the Heavenly Ancient City is—" Zhang Weidong said with a deep groan.
Steward Qian persuaded a few words, and when he saw that Zhang Weidong was not moved at all, he stopped being confused.
Tiangu City is not small, although there is no towering city wall, but to go to the monks' union, it takes a lot of effort to walk. Of course, if you run with true qi, it will be there in a while. It's just that in that case, the picture makes people laugh.
Simply, Steward Qian rented a carriage, and took out a relatively clever one of the only two guys in the store to follow and sent Zhang Weidong and the four away.
And he shouted inside: "Master Chen, I'll go shopping on the street, you look at the store-"
That Master Chen, in fact, is the master of the palm eye, who is not only responsible for accepting pawns, but also serves as a gambling stone master.
Steward Qian said that he walked around the street, but after a while, the pace of kung fu was faster, and in a blink of an eye, he arrived at the 'Ancient Wanbao Garden', one of the several major gambling stone gardens in Tiangu City, and paid an expensive ticket for a low-grade spar. That's when he was allowed in.
This ancient Wanbao Garden actually belongs to the Gu family, one of the three surnames of Tiangu City. Tiangu stone produced in general mining areas. Some of the best ones will be auctioned off by the purchasing merchants on the spot, and the rest will be transported to the major parks. For most monks. If you want the first batch of Tiangu Stones, it is basically impossible, the Tiangu Stones that appear here may be the fourth and fifth batches, and they are the best among the Tiangu Stones that can be touched.
This garden is full of ancient stones, of different sizes, and the crowd is turbulent, very prosperous.
"Yo, this isn't Boss Qian. I'm picking up the leak again—"
"Lao Zhang, don't underestimate Boss Qian, he is a master of picking up leaks, he spent a hundred spars, and he missed thirty, hahaha!"
"Greedy for money and stingy!"
“——”
As soon as Steward Qian walked into the door of the Ancient Wanbao Garden with his hands behind his back, he met some acquaintances, who were actually several small merchants with similar identities to him. But it seems that he doesn't have a good reputation here, and those people are joking and sarcastic. Or even disdain.
At this time, the money manager laughed with him and did not return the favor.
He sneered in his heart, waiting for the master to pick up a big leak one day. Look at you still look down on people so much, hum, too lazy to meet you little people.
"Ahh It's Boss Dong, and the small one is Qian Chong of the Qian family's pawnshop. I saw your soaring demeanor last time!" Qian Chong saw a Chinese businessman in the crowd and immediately rushed over to pat the horse.
This Boss Dong looked at him. There was confusion in his eyes, but he also said a polite word, and then turned around and looked at a few Tiangu stones on the ground.
Qian Chong didn't care, just watched and studied from the side, staring at those few Tiangu stones, his eyes were so hot, pious, and a little elegant. It's a pity that the Tiangu stone here is also very valuable, but it is not easy to say that it is not easy to pick up the leaks from it.
After a while, Boss Dong left, and looked at the other Tiangu Stones.
Qian Chong also walked away with regret.
He wanted to buy a few dollars, but after hesitating for a moment, weighing the value and risk, he finally gave up. The performance of these Tiangu stones is not very good.
"Man, is there any latest material coming in today?" Brushing these people, the money steward straightened his waist, beckoned a fellow, asked in a low voice, and with the other hand, a golden crystal coin slid over.
As soon as this guy flipped his hand, hundreds of crystal coins were put away, but his attitude was very ordinary, and he said businesslikely: "It turned out to be Boss Qian, you came just in time, you just brought back a batch of new materials from the mining area, but the old pit materials, no, Master Ding in the garden will choose among them in a while, my second lady, Huang Sangongzi, Tianjia Sixth Son, etc. are all in the inner garden, Master Ding is in a good mood today, I can't say that I want to guide everyone——"
"What, Master Ding is going to gamble on stones?" Before the money manager could speak, someone on the side exclaimed, seemingly excited, and his eyes were full of admiration.
"We've got to see it!"
"Hey, Master Ding is in the inner garden, can you go in? If you want to enter the inner garden, you have to pay a thousand spars, whether you buy it or not, you won't return it, are you willing to do it?"
"Hey, every piece of Heavenly Ancient Stone in the inner garden is at least more than a thousand spars, this is not something we can afford, let's go shopping in the outer garden!"
"It's a pity—"
The outer garden is like a big bazaar, with many monks and small wealth, and at the same time, small merchants and wealthy Chinese businessmen are basically concentrated here. There is an arch in the corner of the high wall that can be seen through the crowd, and when you enter it, you will find the inner garden. The inner garden is much smaller, but the ancient stones inside are all excellent products, and they are most likely to solve the ancient treasures. But correspondingly, every piece of Tiangu stone in it is very expensive, as little as thousands of crystals, and as many as 100,000 or millions.
But no matter what, it was the gate from the outer garden to the inner garden, and a large number of people gathered at this time, looking forward to hearing some news about the inner garden and joining in the fun.
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At this time, the carriage of Zhang Weidong and his entourage of four people stopped at the door of the Tiangu City Monks Union, and the men of the Qian family had already entered with the four of them.
But at this moment, in the huge reception hall of the monks' union, a crystal long display card was horizontal above the counter, and the messages on it were flashing, all of them were mission information, ranging from level one to nine, with different rewards. This scene seems to be very advanced, and Zhang Weidong is very curious.
Below, more than a dozen windows are overcrowded, all of them are not light, and many people have lined up in a long line, but they seem to be very peaceful.
"So many people?" (to be continued......)
PS: It's the end of the month, do you still have tickets?