In the year 2532 of the Eastern calendar, on September 28, frost fell.

The weather is gradually getting colder, except for the two princes in the south who are at war with the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, there is no war in the northwest for the time being.

Gu Bei walked on the shore, and the cold sea breeze was blowing in his face, but he didn't feel much, because he was already a fifth-order cultivator, and his physical fitness was far beyond ordinary people.

This coast, the only place near the sea in the fiefdom of Thorn City, was originally a cliff and rocky beach, and there were many reefs on the bottom of the sea, and the water was turbulent.

Later, after Uncle Long's transformation, it became a flat bay, and the submarine reef was bulldozed, which was very suitable for ships to moor.

Gu Bei built a port on the coast, which was still small in scale and was only used by Thorn City itself.

With the port, Gu Bei ordered people to build a few wooden boats, which can fish and catch some seafood on the coast, although they can't go to the sea, they can also catch some seafood, adding a lot of dishes to the Shenlong Inn.

The port will continue to be expanded until it can accommodate real large seagoing vessels, which is a relatively large project that cannot be rushed and can only be built slowly.

On the other side of the bay is a newly built salt plant.

The salt drying field is like a very shallow pond, after being filled with seawater, it is exposed to the wind and sun, and the water vapor is evaporated to obtain coarse sea salt.

After a series of processing and purification, coarse sea salt can be used to obtain edible fine sea salt, which tastes very good.

Since the salt drying plant, Thorn City no longer has to buy salt from other places, and can even sell it, bringing a lot of income to Thorn City.

Yang Shifu, the commander of the city guards, followed Gu Bei and said to Gu Bei: "I have arranged two hundred soldiers to guard the salt field day and night, and I have also prepared a beacon fire, if there is an accident, we will know it as soon as possible." ”

Gu Bei looked at the white beach and said, "Have you met anyone who came to make trouble?" ”

Yang Shifu said: "A few days ago, I caught a few people stealing salt, and they were all escorted to the base. ”

The base Yang Shifu mentioned is the base in the mysterious forest, which is full of dangers for ordinary people, equivalent to a natural prison.

Pulling the guilty person over there to participate in the construction can also exert a little residual heat, and it can produce greater benefits than directly killing them.

"It's a troubled time now, and places like the salt farm are easy to be targeted, so it's right to put a little more effort into it."

In troubled times, all places that can generate benefits are easy to be targeted and plundered.

In the eyes of outsiders, Thorn City is weak and easier to target.

Yang Shifu said categorically: "Your Highness, rest assured, I will definitely guard the salt drying field." ”

Gu Bei nodded, turned his head to look at the deep sea, and said, "Are there any demon beasts or demonic beasts coming ashore in the sea?" ”

This sea, called the West Sea, is essentially just a wide strait, but the Eastern Continent has always been called that.

Like the land, there are also a large number of aquatic monsters and monsters in the sea, as well as various strange fish.

On the coast of Xihai City, because of the wanton hunting, there are very few ferocious demonic beasts and demon beasts around the coastline, but this side of Thorn City has just been developed and is inaccessible.

Yang Shifu said: "It's strange to say, except for ordinary fish and shrimp, we haven't seen any demon beasts or demonic beasts in this sea area, let alone landed." ”

"No?" Gu Bei looked at Yang Shifu in surprise.

"Not really."

Gu Bei pondered for a while, and suddenly guessed what was going on.

At the beginning, this sea area was dealt with by Uncle Long himself, and it is estimated that all the monsters and monsters at that time could run away.

Moreover, Uncle Long's aura is too strong, and it may remain for a while, and those demon beasts and demonic beasts don't dare to lean this side at all.

As for ordinary fish and shrimp, it's okay, because they are too weak and their senses are not as sharp as those of demonic beasts and demon beasts, but they can swim back here faster.

"It's okay if you don't have it, be quiet, but you still have to be vigilant at all times, in case a few swim over one day, but you don't pay attention, something will happen."

Yang Shifu nodded heavily and said, "I will always pay attention to this side." ”

Gu Bei continued to walk forward, and after inspecting the beach, he didn't find any problems, so he took a carriage and walked towards Thorn City.

Thorn City, about sixty miles from the coast, was once inaccessible, but now a large road has been built for cars and horses.

Gu Bei rode the carriage all the way unimpeded and returned to the new city outside Thorn City, when he crossed a street, he unexpectedly heard a familiar clamour.

"Take a look, take a look, the best spiritual weapons are sold cheaply!"

"The original price is a dozen pieces, dozens of spirit stones a piece of spiritual weapons, now all of them are only sold for five, and all of them can be bought with only five spirit stones!"

When Gu Bei heard this voice, he shouted to the servant who was driving the car: "Stop, stop." ”

"Appeal ......"

The carriage stopped, Gu Bei got out of the carriage, and saw a stall on the side of the street, which was already crowded with people.

Gu Bei walked over there, Ye Wei opened the way for him in front, and the crowd that surrounded him could only get out of the way when they saw Ye Wei and Gu Bei.

Gu Bei walked to the stall and saw a young man about twenty years old, with an ordinary appearance and a thin figure, who was holding a spiritual weapon and shouting loudly.

Someone next to him asked, "Your spirit weapon is sold so cheaply, it can't be fake, right?" ”

The young man said with a bitter face: "The sect is not well managed, the sect master owes a lot of debts, and ran away with his lover, I have no choice but to grab a batch of spiritual weapons from the warehouse and sell a little spirit stone here for future cultivation." ”

Then, he also picked up a defensive spirit weapon, and after inputting a little true qi, the defensive spirit weapon really lit up.

"Everybody's watching."

The young man picked up a knife and slashed at the spiritual weapon a few times, but the defensive spiritual weapon was not damaged at all.

"Everyone saw it, they are all good spiritual weapons, if it weren't for the way, who would sell it so cheaply?"

The onlookers looked at it in surprise, and many of them nodded one after another, this spirit artifact didn't look like a fake.

Others are ecstatic and feel that they have encountered a great opportunity to pick up the leak.

"I want one."

"Get me one too."

"This one is mine......"

For a while, the spirit weapons on the stall were quickly sold out, and the young man earned a lot of spirit stones, and he couldn't stop smiling.

There were also people who didn't have time to start, and they beat their chests one after another, thinking that they had missed a good opportunity to buy spiritual weapons cheaply.

The crowd gradually dispersed, and the young man happily closed the stall, intending to leave.

At this moment, Gu Bei suddenly spoke: "The Heavenly King covers the Earth Tiger!" ”

However, the young man looked at him with a confused expression, and did not respond to him with a sentence of "Pagoda Town River Demon" or "Chicken stewed mushrooms" as Gu Bei imagined.

There was a look of disappointment in Gu Bei's eyes, he guessed wrong, this was not a traverser, he just happened to figure out this set of routines for setting up a stall.

"You are ......" The young man obviously had just arrived here and didn't know Gu Bei.

"I'm Gu Bei."

The young man's eyes widened suddenly, obviously, he knew that Gu Bei was the sixth prince of the Holy Dragon Kingdom.

"His Royal Highness the prince forgives his sins, and the villain has no eyes."

Gu Bei waved his hand and said in a low voice, "Those spirit weapons are all fake, right?" ”

The young man immediately shook his head decisively and said, "How can it be fake, it's all true." ”

Gu Bei smiled: "You can deceive others, but you can't deceive me, that spiritual weapon is obviously fake, only one side is made of real materials, that is, the side you deliberately showed to everyone, and the rest of the parts are filled with ordinary materials." ”

After Gu Bei's words were finished, the young man's face was already as pale as earth, and he was panicked, he knew that he couldn't get over, so he could only reluctantly smile and say: "Your Highness, the villain is just eating after eating, and he has not been a traitor in Thorn City, I beg Your Highness to raise your noble hand and let the villain go." ”

Gu Bei said again: "Where did those fake spirit weapons come from?" ”

The young man bowed his head again and remained silent, obviously not wanting to speak.

"If you don't say it, I won't let you leave, it won't be long before those who bought the spirit weapon go back and check it carefully, and they will find out that they have been fooled, and at that time, you will also be killed by them without my help."

Gu Bei's words obviously hit the young man's heart, and he had no choice but to resign himself to his fate: "I did it." ”

Gu Bei asked again: "It's not easy to make such a fake spirit weapon that can be used in public, are you a refiner?" ”

The young man lowered his head and said, "The villain is a first-order refiner. ”

"No wonder."

Gu Bei suddenly realized, pointed at the young man, and said to Ye Wei: "Take him back to the house." ”

Ye Wei suddenly stepped forward, grabbed the young man's arm, and said, "Come with me." ”

The young man was shocked, and while desperately trying to break free, he shouted, "What are you going to do here? ”

"Less nonsense, let you go."

Ye Wei's strength is very strong, and her strength is terrifying, the young man has no power to fight back in her hands, just like a little chicken, she was easily escorted away.

After returning to the City Lord's Mansion, Gu Bei asked Ye Wei to escort the young man to the backyard, and then let go.

The young man looked at his surroundings in fear, and when he saw an eight-year-old girl lifting two heavy stone locks, his jaw dropped.

This is at least a first-order martial artist, right? Eight days of first-order martial arts, oh my God!

The young man thought that he was still a first-order refiner in his twenties, and his combat power was even weaker, and he suddenly wanted to close himself.

Gu Bei sat on the stone bench in the backyard and asked casually, "What's your name?" ”

The young man resigned himself to his fate and said, "Shen Changqing." ”

"Which sect?"

"Flying Fish Sect, the sect is really gone."

"First Order Refiner?"

Shen Changqing nodded, he was weak, he accepted his fate.

"How did you come up with the idea of making fake spirit weapons to sell? Aren't you afraid of being discovered? ”

"Because the speed of earning spirit stones is fast, and I change places once I sell them, and all of them are low-level spirit weapons, and I haven't missed a deal so far."

Gu Bei smiled: "You are smart. However, if you sell fake spirit weapons and pit people with spirit stones, sooner or later, you will encounter some ruthless people, and your life may be in danger at that time. ”

Shen Changqing said weakly: "I didn't plan to do it for a long time, I just wanted to save some spirit stones, and then cultivate well, but I didn't expect to be recognized by His Royal Highness the Prince today." ”

Gu Beidao: "Don't worry, the reason why I asked you to come back is not to rob your spirit stone, nor to kill you, in fact, I want you to stay in Thorn City and make a spirit weapon for me." ”

Shen Changqing raised his head in astonishment and said, "I'm just a first-order refiner, and I can't create a high-level spiritual weapon that can be used by the prince. ”

Shen Changqing is not stupid, although he doesn't know Gu Bei's specific cultivation realm, but it must be far beyond the first order, even if he can create some low-level spiritual weapons, Gu Bei can't use it.

Gu Bei stood up and said with a smile: "No one is born a high-level refiner, they all come step by step, I believe that sooner or later, one day, you can create a high-level spirit weapon, I am optimistic about your talent." ”

"Really...... Are you sure? Shen Changqing was a little confused.

Gu Bei patted him on the shoulder affirmatively, and said, "Of course it's true, if you make fake spirit weapons outside, you are in danger of being detected and killed, but here with me, you can refine spirit weapons with peace of mind and cultivate with peace of mind, and you don't have to worry about the raw materials at all." ”

"Think about it, if you miss this kind of opportunity, you won't have it in the future."

Shen Changqing lowered his head, obviously pondering the benefits and disadvantages of staying in Thorn City.

After a long time, Shen Changqing raised his head and asked cautiously, "What will happen if I don't agree?" ”

Gu Bei glanced at Ye Wei, who picked up a huge bronze war hammer and weighed it in his hand.

Shen Changqing lowered his head again, and after a while, he said resignedly: "I am willing to stay." ”

Gu Bei smiled happily and said, "In the future, you will know that this is the most correct choice you have made." ”

"Lao Lu, clean up a secluded room and give it to the refiner to live in."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Lao Lu immediately went to arrange the house.

When the refiner was refining, the movement was relatively large, but the alchemist liked to be quiet, so Shen Changqing definitely couldn't get too close to Li Qingling.

Fortunately, the City Lord's Mansion now has strong financial resources, and Gu Bei has already bought all the courtyards near the City Lord's Mansion, and it is not difficult to find a courtyard that is not too big or too small for Shen Changqing.

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One more point, refresh later.

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Uncle Long, what good things haven't you seen? Ordinary good tea is nothing in his eyes.

Gu Bei said with a smile: "Next time, I will ask someone to go to the mysterious forest to pick a better spiritual tea and send it to you." ”

Uncle Long looked at the smile on Gu Bei's face, suddenly touched the dragon whisker on his chin, and said, "Nothing to do, either a traitor or a thief, boy, what are you thinking?" ”

"I don't care about you, how dare I fight your idea?"

"No, no...... There must be something wrong with you kid, Uncle Long, I have lived a long time, if I can't even see the tricks of your little fox, isn't it in vain? ”

Uncle Long firmly thought that Gu Bei must have something to hide from him, but he didn't care too much, with his strength, he was not afraid of calculations at all in this mundane world.

"Tell me, do you kid have something to ask me for?"

Uncle Long held the small teapot with one hand and looked at Gu Bei while drinking, wondering what tricks he was playing.

"Uncle Long, this ...... There's a little bit of trouble I want to bother you. "Gu Bei doesn't plan to hide it, in the face of a big guy of this level, it's better to be honest.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

Uncle Long eats and drinks well here every day, and he doesn't do any work, which can be regarded as inheriting Gu Bei's affection, if Gu Bei begs him for some trivial things, he will not refuse.