Chapter 7: The Tower of the Stars

Without hurrying, Wu Yuan walked through several busy streets and several small streets and alleys, and came to the east of the city from the west of the city where the martial arts academy was located.

As the core of the 'Licheng County', Licheng has a registered population of nearly 200,000 and a resident population of nearly 300,000.

Since Hengyun Sect ruled this land for hundreds of years, it has gradually formed a pattern of 'the east is rich in the west, and the north is poor and the south is cheap'.

For example, the county martial arts institute, the county guard mansion, the general's mansion, etc., are basically located in the east of the city.

The west of the city is a place of luxury, where businessmen gather, all kinds of entertainment and juggling, and Qinglou wine shops all gather here.

"Leaving the city, it is a wharf city, the Nanlong River flows from the east of the city to the north of the city, and there are a lot of passengers and goods, like my Wu family belongs to the 'north of the city', but it is also close to the east of the city." Wu Yuan was already familiar with the layout of the city.

This is his habit, every time he goes to a place, he must first be familiar with geography and people.

"The east of the city, which is regarded as a 'commercial district', is also a gold cave, and there are often some wealthy businessmen who spend a lot of money in the east of the city." Wu Yuan's gaze swept over the streets along the way, and people came and went on both sides of the street.

Observe the expressions of different people.

Different from the deserted in the west of the city, and different from the 'hawkers and merchants' in the north of the city, although the area in the west of the city is prosperous, it is obviously of higher grade, more shops along the street, and pedestrians are generally better dressed.

In the end, Wu Yuan came to the place where the most prosperous streets in the east of the city converged, and saw the seven-story building with an extremely wide area and standing on two streets-Qunxing Tower!

It is different from the 'signboard' of ordinary shops.

The plaque of this high-rise building is like a gilt painting, there is no word, only a few meteors have crossed it, which is extremely unique.

"Everything in the world is everywhere, and the stars gather in the building." Wu Yuan's gaze swept over the golden fonts on the bluestones erected on both sides of the main entrance.

The font is strong and powerful, and the pen is like an arrow!

It's not like it's carved by a craftsman, it's more like a martial arts powerhouse left with deep finger power.

"The blue is red, this is the silk blood bluestone that is a specialty of 'Minzhou'? These two big stones, each of which weighs more than 100,000 catties. Wu Yuan said secretly.

There are sixteen states in the world, except for the three distant overseas states.

The thirteen states of Middle Earth are divided into 'seven states in the Central Plains and six states in Zhuyi'.

Each state is vast and vast, and Jiangzhou and Minzhou are separated by Chuzhou, and with Wu Yuan's knowledge of geography, the two sides are tens of thousands of miles away.

"Just transporting these two stones from Minzhou to Jiangzhou will cost tens of thousands of taels of silver." Wu Yuan sighed slightly.

There are no airplanes and railways here, and this alone is enough to reveal the incredible wealth of the 'Star Tower'.

Of course, Wu Yuan was not surprised.

Although he has only been sober for more than a month, he has also heard of the name of 'Qunxing Tower', which is the undisputed number one business name in the seven states of the Central Plains!

The seven states of the Central Plains have hundreds of sects, and any county town has its branches, and the items sold are all-inclusive, whether it is a divine weapon, or a pearl antique, or an elixir, most of the rare things can be found.

Even if you can't find it for a while, as long as you are willing to spend a lot of money, even if it is thousands of miles away, the Star Tower can send it!

Just like the inscription on its stone tablet, 'things in the world, gather in the building'.

"Even, even the silver stamps circulating in the seven states of the Central Plains are issued by the 'Qunxing Silver Village' in the Qunxing Building." Wu Yuan recalled that his silver ticket was marked with the word 'stars' with a special anti-counterfeiting mark.

In fact, most of the hundred sects of the countries also have their own silver villages, but their credibility is far inferior to that of the Star Tower, and once they leave their own territory, they basically can't use it.

After all, the world's largest country, the 'Great Jin', has only been established for two hundred years, and some martial arts saint sects are difficult to inherit for thousands of years without defeat.

The Star Tower, which has a history of thousands of years, has never decayed.

"This group of star towers is simply a 'financial empire' spanning hundreds of countries and sects." Wu Yuan sighed.

He understood that to be able to stand for a thousand years, the back of this group of star towers was by no means simple, and it would not be weaker than some great country holy sects.

It was precisely because he knew the power of the Star Tower that Wu Yuan came.

"Although the Star Tower covers a large area, there are not too many guests." Wu Yuan's gaze swept over to the guests.

But most of these guests are dressed in fine clothes, and they are obviously either rich or expensive.

In one sentence, the customer group of Qunxinglou is usually the 'upper class' in a county.

The unit quantity is small, and the unit price is high!

"That's right, if you go deep into the bottom and even the bottom business has to be seized, I'm afraid that it will be difficult for all countries and hundreds of sects to tolerate." Wu Yuan looked down at his clothes and frowned slightly: "I don't think about it." ”

Compared with the other guests who entered and exited the Star Tower, Wu Yuan's dress was too plain and eye-catching.

After all, he didn't have much money before, so where could he have good clothes?

Call!

Wu Yuan didn't stop at all, walked directly through the Star Tower, and blended into the flow of people.

Soon.

A short and fat young man wearing a cyan brocade robe and a felt hat walked into the Star Tower, looking very inconspicuous, it was Wu Yuan who had changed his clothes again.

"The place is bigger than I expected." Wu Yuan looked at the interior of the Star Tower, the decoration was not luxurious, but it was very tasteful.

In the past, he had only heard of this building, but he had never entered it.

Of course, this kind of scene is not enough to make Wu Yuan's color change, as a member of the highest society of the Human Federation in the past, what can he see be compared to the star tower of an ancient county city?

The first floor is vast, with many counters selling different items, many guys, and special guards with knives.

Judging by Wu Yuan's gaze, the weakest of these guards were probably seventh-rank warriors.

The strength of the Star Tower can be seen.

With a sweep of his eyes, Wu Yuan walked directly to the stairs on the side, as if he was familiar with the road, and walked directly up the stairs to the second floor.

On the second floor, there are slightly fewer counters, but the items are more precious.

Wu Yuan didn't stop and went directly to the stairs on the third floor.

On the first and second floors, ordinary things are sold, and although some luxury goods are expensive, they are not beneficial to martial arts cultivation.

On the third floor, it specializes in selling all kinds of things needed by martial artists, such as divine soldiers! Such as elixir!

These information, which is naturally not recorded in the classics of the Martial Academy, are some information summarized in the casual conversations and exchanges between Wu Yuan and many disciples of the Martial Academy in the past few months.

"The guest officer stays."

The guy in the corridor politely stopped Wu Yuan: "If you want to go up to the third floor, you need to verify your capital or identity." ”

"These, is that enough?" Wu Yuan flipped his palm, and some silver tickets appeared.

"It's rude." The guy even lowered his head, and he was slightly shocked in his heart, this stack of silver tickets was afraid that there were as many as a thousand taels.

So young and carrying so many silver tickets with you?

Whose son?

The guy didn't dare to ask more, and Wu Yuan had already stepped up to the third floor in a few steps, where there were fewer customers, fewer counters, it looked very empty, and the decoration was more luxurious.

"Guest, what do you need?" A beautiful maid dressed in purple greeted her.

These maids are not coquettish, and they are different from the dust of the women in the Qinglou, and they have a unique youthful vitality.

This is a treatment that has never been available on the first and second floors.

"Quenching Pill." Wu Yuan spit out three words, this was the purpose of his trip.

"This way, please." The purple-clothed maid had a smile on her face, and soon introduced Wu Yuan into a single reception room.

Wu Yuan sat down, and another maid prepared tea.

A middle-aged man in a black robe was already sitting on the side of the table, his table and chair were obviously shorter than Wu Yuan's, looking very respectful.

"Guest officer, the Quenching Pill is an auxiliary pill used by martial artists to temper the body and strengthen the martial arts, its medicinal effect is fierce, but the side effects are also obvious, I don't know ......" The middle-aged man in black robe quickly explained.

"Needless to say, talk about the price." Wu Yuan's voice was extremely hoarse, revealing a hint of indifference, as if he didn't want to say more.

"Okay."

"Fifty-two pieces of top-grade quenching pills! Medium-grade quenching pill eleven taels and one piece! The black-robed middle-aged man said unhurriedly: "I don't know how much the guest officer wants?" ”

"Where's the next grade?" Wu Yuan asked rhetorically.

"Inferior?" The black-robed middle-aged man was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but say: "Guest officer, the lower grade quenching pill has many impurities and great side effects, and it is generally used for ......."

"I do things, I don't need you to say much." Wu Yuan frowned and said coldly: "Just say the price." ”

"One tael of silver, two pieces!" The black-robed middle-aged man is humane.

"I want a thousand!" Wu Yuan said directly.

This time.

Not only the middle-aged man in the black robe, but even the purple-clothed maid who had undergone special training on the side was a little stunned.

Inferior quenching pill? A thousand?

"Guest officer, we can't sell it." The black-robed middle-aged man smiled bitterly.

"What? Think I don't have enough money? Is this the attitude of the Star Tower towards guests? Wu Yuan frowned slightly.

"It's not." The black-robed middle-aged man shook his head: "It's because we don't have so many low-grade quenching pills here." ”

He didn't explain much, the essence of the inferior quenching pill is 'waste pill'.

It is better to say that it is a pill, but it is better to say that it is a chronic poison.

Therefore, when the Qunxing Building accumulates a certain number of lower grade quenching pills, it will be destroyed in a centralized manner, and naturally there is not much accumulation.

"As many as I want." Wu Yuan said simply.

……

Only a quarter of an hour later, Wu Yuan, who had six hundred and eighty-seven quenching pills, left the Star Tower.