"Brother Xiaohao, here. ”

In the spacious hall of the City Lord's Mansion, Xi Zhi and Shui Luo were talking about something enthusiastically. From time to time, he let out hearty laughter, and in order to win over Zhang Hao, Shui Luo did pull his figure down completely. In ordinary times, he had never put the summoning grandmaster-level Xi Zhi in his eyes, but now that Zhang Hao was quite close to the latter, he had never put up any fights with him during this time.

Raising his eyes and glancing at He Qiufen who was smiling next to him, Zhang Hao walked into the hall and said with a smile: "I've seen Shui Lao, why did you come so early today?"

He smiled, but with Shui Luo's face, he didn't care about Zhang Haohua's teasing. In two months, not a single day was pulled, and he reported to the City Lord's Mansion every day, and he could also feel that Zhang Hao's family was a little impatient. But for this kind of emotion, he should not have noticed, how to come, how to come.

"I really didn't mean to bother Brother Xiao Hao today. ”

Facing Zhang Hao to sit down, Shui Luo said with a smile: "The flow of people attracted by this Youth Lifting Competition in Xihe City is really beyond expectations, and even outside the city is crowded with people. Brother Xi had to send soldiers to maintain order all day, and the soldiers were miserable. I came to me today to discuss borrowing some people from the branch of the Chamber of Commerce to help out. ”

"Brother Xi can't wait to be busy. It is estimated that in the past few months, the income of Xihecheng this year has increased by at least 30%. "Although many people were unable to stay, they had to pay for the city by pitching tents outside the city. And with the increasing flow of people, the number of elements is also increasing, so although Xi Zhi is busy during this time, he is also very motivated. Seeing Xi Zhi's face flushing at this moment, He Qiufen spoke at the right time.

"That's good. ”

Xi Zhi daxiao sighed and said: "The share of restaurants, inns, tea gardens and other businesses in the city in the past two months is as high as 100,000 high-grade power stones, and there are more than 30,000 high-grade power stones collected outside the city. ”

Hearing this number, Shui Luo next to him couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, in just two months, I am afraid that even more than ten branches of the main branch of the Water Chamber of Commerce will not be able to earn this number.

"Brother, you've made a lot of money this time!" The royal family has their own eyeliner in Xihe City, and they are well aware of this situation, so the tasks assigned to the city treasury will also increase a lot. But Shui Luo, who is the head of the general branch, knows very well the twists and turns, and if he moves some hands and feet, Xi Zhi can make a lot of money from it.

With both hands on his thighs, Xi Zhi did not hide his happiness, and after a laugh, he straightened his face, looked at Zhang Hao, and said, "Brother Xiaohao, I called you here today, in fact, I have something to tell." ”

Seeing that Xi Zhi was down to business, Zhang Hao put away his smile and said curiously: "If Uncle Xi has anything to say, just say it, no need to be polite." ”

Since Zhang Hao and the others were going to the Tianshui Empire after participating in the Youth Conservation Competition, Xi Zhi also took this into account at the beginning, so he persuaded Zhang Hao and the others to come to live in the City Lord's Mansion together. And taking advantage of the New Year, the previous courtyard house was sold at a very good price.

Xi Zhi is bold and knows how to advance and retreat. In the past two months, he didn't bother to disturb Zhang Hao's family, but did his best to help receive the guests who came to visit Zhang Hao, and he got along very well with this family.

"In order to arouse everyone's enthusiasm before the Youth Conservation Competition, I decided to hold a companion Phantom Beast Treasure Hunting Event before this competition, what does Brother Xiao Hao think?"

Hearing the phantom beast snatching the treasure, Zhang Hao couldn't help but groan. As early as before, he had heard He Meifeng mention it once, but it was only skimmed at the time, and it was not too detailed, so he didn't take it seriously.

"What kind of seizure?" didn't answer directly, Zhang Hao asked rhetorically.

Hearing Zhang Hao's question, Shui Luo smiled casually and explained: "Every Youth Conservation Competition is held, there are phantom beasts to win treasures before the competition, one is to let the juniors show their faces, and the second is to use it as a pre-game warm-up to arouse the enthusiasm of the people, which can be regarded as a martial arts-based atmosphere of summoner Shijie." However, since the tournament has been held for thousands of years, there is one session every year, and in some cases, small countries such as the country of Ran do not even have the minimum number of 50 people in the competition, and the competition will be suspended, and the participants will have to wait until the next year. Over time, the Phantom Beast Treasure Hunt was abandoned, and only occasionally showed its face at the once-in-a-decade event. ”

"Shui Lao is right. However, even if it is a once-in-a-decade event, the Phantom Beast Treasure Hunt may not be held. And this year, the competition has indeed attracted many amazing talents to be eligible for it. ”

Xi Zhi glanced at Shui Luo next to him and said, "Of course, the game between Shui Lao and the Tuyi Chamber of Commerce this time is also a reason for this event. In the Phantom Beast Treasure Hunt, it is the first confrontation between the two chambers of commerce. And since the event will be held before the tournament, the huge flow of people attracted by the tournament will also attract some shili from other cities, including the city. If you can stand out in the Phantom Beast Treasure Hunt, it can be regarded as a great promotion of your family's fame and prestige. ”

"Those small families came to participate just to show their faces and make a name for themselves. Shili who can really earn prestige are still those juniors who really have good strength. ”

Shui Luo waved his hand lightly, and interrupted Xi Zhi's words with a smile: "The main purpose of the Phantom Beast Treasure Hunt is to let the juniors who participate in the competition earn reputation and increase the weight for entering the academy in the future. ”

"Famous?"

When he came to Zhengyuan Dalu, Zhang Hao heard the most about reputation, the word of reputation. For ordinary people, being able to become an illusionist represents a one-in-a-million glory, and being able to become a leader among illusionists is the focus of attention of tens of millions of people. And if he can become a master, like Shui Luo, in the eyes of ordinary people, he is undoubtedly no different from the emperor, and wherever he goes in the country of Xiran, he is the kind of extremely respected existence.

But for Zhang Hao, these false names and the so-called glory pressure have not been seen at all, he has always believed that real strength and the well-being of relatives are much more important than these things, which may be the difference between the two shijieshijie views.

Shaking his head and chuckling, Zhang Hao spoke: "This phantom beast treasure hunting has no practical benefits except for fame, prestige or something?"

During this period of time, Xi Zhi knew Zhang Hao's understanding very well, and when he heard these words at this moment, he smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Xiao Hao, in the eyes of others, I can't wait to squeeze the phantom beasts to participate in the treasure hunting, why is it so unbearable in your eyes?"

"Brother Xiao Hao, the Phantom Beast Treasure Hunt is an inherent activity on the entire Dalu, even if it is the capital of the Tianshui Empire. If you don't have enough talent, you can't open it without permission, and its rules are common on Dalu, which represents a qualification. Moreover, this competition attracted a lot of shili to come, among which there were several big merchants of the imperial type. If you can achieve an excellent ranking, it is definitely a good opportunity to make a name for yourself. Seeing Zhang Hao's disdainful expression on his face, He Qiufen persuaded on the side.

"Forget it, if there is no benefit, I am troublesome, as for prestige and reputation or something, if you have strength, you will naturally have it, and there is no need to show off everywhere. Zhang Hao obviously didn't have much interest in this so-called phantom beast treasure hunting, and after speaking, he got up and wanted to leave.

"Brother Xiao Hao is low-key, and he doesn't want to be famous, if you really don't want to participate, let's not force it. Shui Luo actually said very limited at all at the beginning, deep in his heart, he didn't want Zhang Hao to go to participate in the Phantom Beast Treasure Hunt.

"Wait a minute. ”

Seeing that Zhang Hao had the intention of leaving, Xi Zhi smiled bitterly: "Actually, there are other benefits to participating in the Phantom Beast Capture, do you want to hear about it?"

Before his ass left the stool, hearing this, Zhang Hao sat down again, became interested, and said, "Let's talk about it." ”

"Phantom Beast Treasure Hunting is mainly aimed at the Hydra Chamber of Commerce and the Tuyi Chamber of Commerce to recommend testers this time. Although the number of participants is large, they will be divided into two waves, which belong to two chambers of commerce. The first place won by each of the two waves will be compared, and the winner will go directly to the semi-finals, without having to participate in the main round and the top 20 rounds. Xi Zhi said slowly.

After the words fell, seeing that Zhang Hao's face was a little bored, Xi Zhi continued: "And the two chambers of commerce are games, and there are also lottery heads. The Hydration Chamber of Commerce took out a cold Xuancao, while the Tuyi Chamber of Commerce took out a bottle of the essence blood of a nine-star low-grade demonic beast. In addition to this, there are other great rewards. ”

"The cold black grass has been refined, and the heaven and earth energy contained in it can help the illusion master below the sevenfold phantom body greatly improve the strength of the phantom body, and under the quadruple phantom body, if the energy in the cold dark grass is completely refined, it can generally increase the strength of the first phantom body. Even if it reaches the sixfold phantom body, it has the strength to break through the segmented small level, and the value is around 70,000 high-grade power stones. The blood of the nine-star low-level demonic beast can cultivate the phantom beast and increase the power of the phantom beast's bloodline, and the value is worse than that of the cold Xuancao, but the gap is not too far. Feeling the confusion on Zhang Hao's face, He Qiufen explained softly beside him.

Immediately after, a trace of fluctuation flashed in Zhang Hao's eyes, Han Xuancao is definitely suitable for today's fat people, and although the blood of the nine-star high-level demonic beast cannot be used for the time being, once it is obtained, it can also sell a lot of high-grade power stones. For Zhang Hao, no matter how much wealth he has, not to mention that it is unknown in the future, and he will need a lot of money to study in the Tianshui Empire.

"If you win the first place, you can get both of these things?" Zhang Hao had already faintly thought about it and asked.

"The Tuyi Chamber of Commerce and the Water Moisture Chamber of Commerce each have a first place. The prizes of both sides are exchanged. It depends on which side Brother Xiao Hao is going to choose. Seeing that Zhang Hao seemed to be participating, Shui Luo secretly sighed and explained.

Just as he was about to answer, Zhang Hao's heart twitched violently, and a cold chill inexplicably spread out from the depths of his heart, making him shiver subconsciously, and then he said in a ghostly manner: "Of course I am on the side of the Hydration Chamber of Commerce, I am very interested in the blood of that nine-star high-level demonic beast." ”

Hearing this, Shui Luo's face changed. Zhang Hao's choice was undoubtedly a big threat to Shui Yonghong of the Hydration Chamber of Commerce, and he knew what the latter expected from this Phantom Beast Treasure Hunt. After all, you are about to enter the academy, and the Phantom Beast Treasure Hunt is a general activity of dalu, and the reputation of the first is like a symbol of illusionist talent and capital, and it is easier to be cultivated by powerful mentors when you enter the academy in the future. If it is captured by Zhang Hao, then Shui Yonghong's major purpose of coming to Xihe City this time will be frustrated.

"Brother Xiao Hao, in fact, Han Xuancao is more practical than the blood of that nine-star low-grade demonic beast. Besides, isn't the phantom body strength of Little Fat now in the realm of the four major achievements? If he gets the Han Xuan Grass, it shouldn't be a problem to be promoted to the realm of the five major achievements. ”

For the Phantom Beast Treasure Hunt, Shui Luo had already thought it through. Accepting Leng Quanying's provocation and promoting the holding of the Phantom Beast Treasure Hunt, he is also creating an opportunity for Shui Yonghong to become famous and glorious, so that he can have a better starting point for entering the academy in the future. And he took out items that were more precious than the Tuyi Chamber of Commerce, and he also calculated that Zhang Hao should obtain the Han Xuancao for his brother, and chose to participate in the Tuyi Chamber of Commerce. After all, this young man of the Zhang family who is outside has nothing to do with the two shilis.

Listening to Shui Luo's words, Zhang Hao nodded inexplicably, in fact, he was also optimistic about Han Xuancao, but his mind was fluctuated by the chill just now, so he replied uncontrollably.

Immediately, Zhang Hao calmed down, and opened his mouth to correct what he had just said, but when the words came to his mouth, he involuntarily changed again: "I still think that the blood of the nine-star low-grade demonic beast is more useful to me!"

"Forehead ......"

After saying this, Zhang Hao stood up suddenly, and between his glances, he didn't find anything abnormal, and then he glanced at a few people who were staring at him with confusion, and said with a far-fetched smile: "I still have some things to deal with, so I will leave first." ”

Seeing that Zhang Hao finished speaking, he turned around and left, He Qiufen and Xi Zhi glanced at each other suspiciously, not knowing which one Zhang Hao was playing suddenly.

Sighing deeply, Shui Luo looked at Zhang Hao's departing back with a bitter face, and couldn't help but feel a sense of irritability in his heart. In the past two months, he tried his best to get Shui Yonghong to eliminate his resentment towards Zhang Hao, but his bitter persuasion not only did not change his stubborn heart in the slightest, but made him feel that he was really inferior to Zhang Hao. The closed mouth is full of words such as 'small miscellaneous' and 'waste', and now in such a situation, if the two are confronted again, I am afraid that this contradiction is likely to be intensified again or even more violently.

And these are exactly what Shui Luo is extremely afraid to see......