Chapter 405: Dao Officer
The strange customs made Yun Yi keep a low profile a lot, and even suppressed the aura fluctuations in his body from time to time with his thoughts, for fear of being remembered. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
After resting for the night, he inquired with the innkeeper about the city.
According to the shopkeeper, not all cultivators can live in the city, and they must spend a huge amount of spirit stones to buy a house. Otherwise, if you encounter a curfew, you will be ruthlessly killed by the law enforcement team in the city.
Hearing this, Yun Yi hurriedly asked, "How much is a house in the city?"
The shopkeeper stretched out two fingers, "Twenty million top-grade spirit stones." ”
The corners of Yun Yi's mouth trembled, and he almost fell to the ground in fright. Damn, this house is too expensive, it's just bloodletting and cramps.
"What if I don't have the money?" he asked, holding back his shock.
The shopkeeper said, "What else can I do, either die or sell myself into slavery." However, cultivators all have true elements, so it's not difficult to transform into spirit stones, right?"
"It's not hard. Yun Yi responded curtly.
When he told Fang Qing about this, his face was red with anger and his neck was thick, "This is a pit man, 20 million top-grade spirit stones, how long will it take to collect this?"
"Condense with true yuan. Fang Qing said with a smile.
Yun Yi glared at her. To put it lightly, the real yuan is a time to accumulate. Although it is not very useful at this stage, once the sea of knowledge is expanded, the awareness is improved, and the ability to control is enhanced, the true yuan will become a rarity.
"How many spirit stones do you have?" he asked.
Fang Qing was already busy taking inventory. Yun Yi was not far behind, and smashed out all the spirit stones in the Yu Ring, counting points piece by piece.
Fang Qing was busy for half an hour, and said weakly: "There are only more than 800,000 fast, and most of them are still scavenged from the man in white." If we want to buy a house in the city, we have to sell our Tibetan goods. I don't know what price I can sell it for. ”
She not only scavenged spirit stones but also a lot of swords and blades on the body of the man in white.
Yun Yi was busy counting his property and didn't have time to take care of her. It took him a long time to count, three hours.
As soon as the inventory was finished, he said to Fang Qing with a bitter face, "I only have 7.2 million, and the two of us together can't make up enough 20 million, so it looks like we have to sell some hidden goods." "He has a lot of goods, from antiques, calligraphy and paintings, to spiritual herbs and elixirs, as well as a large number of magic weapons.
He wasn't sure what price he could sell.
"We're poor, we can't even afford a room. It's a good thing I didn't marry you, otherwise I would have lived a poor life. Fang Qing looked at Yun Yi and said.
Yun Yi glanced at her, "What about your dowry, I don't believe that the old man will make you suffer." Hurry up and take it out. ”
Fang Qing sighed at him, pretending to be cold and arrogant.
The two didn't dare to stay too much in the inn, but the hotel cost money, and there was a risk of life, so it was safer to go to the city early. Asking the path, they looked like thieves, and quietly went on the road at night.
On the avenue at night, there are few people. The deserted appearance is very much like a war.
Thankfully, there is no need to worry about robbers suddenly appearing. The two of them knew very little about the situation in the seventh ring, and if they really encountered a strong enemy, they would have to talk about whether they were opponents or not.
The city pointed by the shopkeeper was relatively far away, more than 1,500 miles away. It is said that Sombra City is the only city in the surrounding 50,000 li, and only by staying in this city will it not be plundered by stronger cultivators.
After they hit the road, they traveled day and night, spending two days and one night before they saw a city when the morning sun rose.
The outline of the city is so wide that even if you stand far away, you can't see the edge. When they were ten miles away from the city, an armored guard appeared on the road. Like eagle vultures, they watched vigilantly at everyone who entered the city.
"Fortunately, they are here, if there is a strong person, those of us who enter the city will surely suffer. Fang Qing stared at the armored guard and said.
Yun Yi pursed his lips, "They're not protecting us." They're protecting our money, and if we're dead, who's going to buy a house in the city?"
Fang Qing snorted at him, "I don't know the hearts of good people." ”
As I approached Sombra, the appearance of the city walls was clearly visible in front of me.
It is worthy of the name of Sombra, the city wall is black, I don't know what stone is used, and there are shining points of light on it, flashing and flashing, very special.
The city, Yunyi is no stranger, and Fang Qing also has relevant experience. It's just that the entrance fee paid when entering the city makes them smack their tongues, and two hundred top-grade spirit stones per person is simply blackmail.
As they moved forward one by one, Yun Yi noticed a group of people, they were dressed in black like cloaks, and there was no one to stop them from entering the city, let alone submit the entrance fee.
When he reminded Fang Qing, Fang Qing whispered, "They seem to have a special badge on their chests. ”
When Yun Yi wanted to check, the other party had already entered the city. In the land of the path, both the guards in the city and the cultivators avoided it.
These people have a lot of status in the city, they are really domineering. Yun Yi commented, and finally entered the city.
The streets are wide and bustling everywhere.
Yun Yi and Fang Qing took a cursory glance, then withdrew their gaze and pretended to look at the ground honestly. When they first arrived in a strange land, they didn't know the rules and customs, so they dared to look around.
"If you enter the city for the first time, you will go to see the rule stone. Whoever broke the rules, don't blame us for not warning us in advance. As the two of them walked forward slowly, a loud reminder sounded from the city gate.
Yunyi and Fang Qing glanced at each other, and their gaze drifted to the city gate. Then he saw that the people who had entered the city turned to the side of the city gate, and stood under the city wall without ceasing.
There should be something there. The two hurried over. When I came closer, I saw a stone tablet embedded in the city wall, and it was engraved with words.
The first three words are 'rule stones', and below are the rules.
After a quick reading, Yun Yi and Fang Qing walked to the side with a lot of concern and discussed in a low voice.
"It seems to be true, we have to buy a house if we want to stay here. ”
"It's a bit expensive, I hope they have a house with the smallest specifications, otherwise we will become poor, and it will be a problem to eat and dress in the future." ”
There are a lot of rules in Sombra City, and there are detailed standards for clothing, food, housing, and transportation. And the most important thing is to live, to stay in the city must have a place to live, especially during the curfew, no one is allowed to go out on the street. Once the offense is discovered by the guards, it will be killed.
Ordinary people can stay at the inn, but only for three days of freedom. Cultivators don't even have this bit of freedom, and they either buy their own houses or become slaves. Of course, there is another option, which is naturally to go out of town. As for life or death, no one cares.
When Yun Yi saw these rules, he was originally a little cautious. That is to snatch the natal talisman card from the hands of ordinary people and disguise themselves as ordinary people. But Sombra had clearly expected this.
Ordinary people's natal talismans can only be used once, once the owner is recognized, they cannot be replaced, and even more, the natal talisman has a special effect. When the owner's life is threatened, the scene at that time will be automatically recorded and cannot be erased.
This undoubtedly increases the difficulty of the cultivator's snatching.
Sombra City also made a stern warning, whoever dares to snatch the natal talisman card, once discovered, will not be merciful.
With this kind of strong constraint, Yun Yi's dirty thoughts had to be suppressed.
You can't go outside the city, it's too dangerous there, and it's easy to become a fat sheep for high-level cultivators. To stay in the city, you have to buy a house.
He and Fang Qing's property was not enough at all, so he had to sell his property, so that there was a place in the city to buy treasures.
There is a clear introduction on the rule stone.
"Let's go. The two of them rushed to the Taoist Palace.
What the Taoist meant, they didn't know. But it is very clear that the Taoist Palace is very rich, and if you want to buy a house, you must go there. If you want to sell treasures, you can also do it in the Taoist Palace.
The Taoist Palace is easy to find, and you can walk along the wide street after entering the city, and at the end of it is a magnificent, tall and majestic palace. There are three words in the book: Taoist Palace.
There are a lot of people coming and going here, people come and go, walking endlessly, and it is more lively than the street.
There is also a stone tablet at the entrance of the Taoist Palace, which explains the layout of the Taoist Hall in detail.
The front hall on the first floor of the Provincial Hall is used for house sales, and the back hall is a treasure for sale, which can also be purchased. The second floor is a place for high-end treasures to be sold. There is no introduction on the third floor, only five words: limited to third-level Taoist officials.
The fourth floor is also five words: limited-time Taoist officer.
At this point, Yun Yi vaguely understood what the Taoist official meant, this may be an official rank or level.
He and Fang Qing wanted to buy a house, but the spirit stones in their hands were not enough at all, so they could only go to the back hall on the first floor first.
The back hall is also overcrowded, and the goods are even more dazzling, from precious flowers and plants to rare monsters, from cultivation classics to scarce treasures, everything, but the price is very expensive.
Just casually looking, Yun Yi and Fang Qing were dumbfounded, and they didn't dare to look at it anymore. The cheapest thunder grass costs 300,000 spirit stones, and a copy of "Xianglu of the Acting Realm" costs 2.6 million.
Maybe they were all treasures, but they really didn't have any money to buy anything else.
After seeing the price of the treasures sold, Yun Yi felt a little drumming in his heart. My collection is not up to the grade, what price can I sell for?
After wandering around, he finally found a place to buy a genius treasure. The owner of the receipt was a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar, and he was reading a copy of "Gonzo".
Yun Yi didn't take out all the hidden goods, and he chose a 'baby face orchid'. He had seen its price in the back hall before, and the price was nine hundred and thirty thousand. If he wants to sell it, he will definitely not be able to sell it at a high price, he just has to compare how big the difference is.
The middle-aged scholar casually glanced at Yunyi's treasure, and replied indifferently, "Four hundred thousand." ”
Yun Yi was stunned and couldn't help himself, this gap is so big? The Daoguan Hall sells more than 900,000 yuan, and I sell less than half of it? I can't slaughter people like this, right? All his medicinal materials were looted from the medicine garden of the Hundred Medicine Workshop, which is the foundation of a sect.
"Can it be higher?" Yun Yi asked.
The middle-aged scholar said: "The quality of your 'Infant Face Lanhua' is too low, and it obviously grows in a place where aura is scarce. The medicinal properties can't be compared with good medicine. If you don't sell it, leave quickly. ”
What he said Yun Yi admitted, but the price difference was so huge that he was very distressed. After all, he is very short of money now, and he is afraid that he will not be able to make up the house payment.
After weighing it for a while, he still nodded, "Okay, it's up to you." ”
After selling the baby face Lanhua, he simply changed the store and selectively took out the hidden goods in the Yu ring.
The treasures he thought were similar to garbage in the Seventh Ring, and all the medicinal materials he had looted in the Hundred Medicine Gate were only sold for eleven million spirit stones in the end, even if he and Fang Qing's savings were added, there was still a difference of more than one million.
Just as he was about to sell the magic weapon, Fang Qing took out a black bead.
After looking at it, the store was surprised to give a high price of 10 million.
Yun Yi was dumbfounded. He knew that Fang Qing had treasures at the bottom of the box, but he didn't expect her treasures to be so valuable.
"What's that?" Yun Yi asked Fang Qing.
Fang Qing looked at the black beads distressedly, "That's the life-saving talisman treasure that the ancestor refined for me, the 'Garden Illusion' that has not yet been refined." ”
Yun Yi couldn't guess what level it was, but it could be used to save his life, which was definitely extraordinary. He said, "You better keep this kind of thing for yourself, I still have some hidden goods." ”
There is only a shortage of one hundred thousand, which is not a large number, and there are many strange goods in Yunyi's Yu Ring that are difficult to find in the world, although they are all ordinary products, they can't withstand the large number.
He took out tens of thousands of antique calligraphy and paintings used in the world. These things are useless to the practitioner, that is, they can be viewed. These things were snatched from Zhu Chengming's hands.
The store took a casual look and gave a price of 1.5 million.
As soon as Yunyi calculated, the house price was about the same, so he simply made a move.
The payment for the house was finally made, and the two went directly to the front hall.
There are really a lot of people who buy houses, and they are all cultivators in terms of appearance and temperament. It seems that ordinary people really can't take out 20 million spirit stones in one go.
With money, things are easy to do. But when it came time to register, something went wrong again.
Sombra City clearly stipulates that the property registrant and occupant must meet the conditions of intimacy and mutual responsibility. Yun Yi and Fang Qing didn't seem to be able to reach this level.
Yun Yi asked the registrar of the house quite puzzled, "Why do you have such a difficult request from a strong man?"
The registrar asked, "Do you want to take in unrelated idlers?"
Yun Yi suddenly realized, it turned out that the crux of the problem was here.
Sombra City has a large number of cultivators entering the city every day, and if they can't afford to buy a house, they either leave the city or become slaves. If someone is kind enough to take it in, it is equivalent to breaking the rules.
Yun Yi didn't dare to provoke the authority of Sombra City, and in desperation, he made a heavenly oath with Fang Qing, "We will support each other, share the glory, and share the suffering." ”
With the Heavenly Dao Oath, the registration is finally complete. A house also tied Yun Yi and Fang Qing together.
What does a house of 20 million look like?
The two of them looked forward to it with the purchase voucher, and as soon as they entered the house, the two were dumbfounded.
There are four rooms, one hall, two wings, a latrine and a bungalow. Outside the city, the four rooms that covered an area of only three zhang were sold for less than 2,000 spirit stones, but in the city, they were more than 10,000 times over.
"These damn bastards, they just eat people and don't spit out bones, treat us like fools. Yun Yi scolded angrily.
"Alright, we finally have a nest, it's better than losing your life. Fang Qing persuaded.
Yun Yi rolled his eyes, for a few broken houses, I have become a poor egg, my old bottom, I spent too much.
"You say, how do these people in the city make money, they can't never leave the city, right?" Fang Qing casually turned around, feeling bored and then asked Yun Yi.
Yun Yi was stunned, yes. It is true that killing is strictly forbidden in the city, but those who practice need to experience danger. How do they make money, they will definitely not sit idly by.
"Let's rest and recuperate, and then talk about making money. After a long journey, Yun Yi was also tired, and he didn't want to use his brain anymore, so he chose a room at random and slept in his clothes.
When he woke up, he suddenly had a question, "What is the Taoist official?" (To be continued.) )