Chapter 308: Western Regions Overlook City
In addition to natural disasters such as ocean storms and stormy waves, in the boundless ocean, there are also terrifying ocean demon clans, and the giant ships of the Chamber of Commerce that commonly cross the West Sea generally pay a pill fee to the strong sea tribe of the West Sea on a regular basis, which is regarded as a toll to buy off a certain sea area, otherwise it will definitely not be able to pass, and it will be attacked by the strong sea monster. Due to the huge sea area and the many sea tribes, it is definitely not enough to pay a toll, which requires the senior management of the Chamber of Commerce to maintain a good relationship with the West Sea Demon Clan for a long time, and pay a sum of tolls to buy safe qualifications.
Otherwise, under the boundless ocean, there will be the cruel gaze of the terrifying Sea Clan!
However, the Western Regions Continent is extremely short of cultivation materials, and there are huge profits to be made in the far sea trade, so the chamber of commerce is still willing to pay protection fees and travel between the two sides of the Western Sea, either smuggling or trading openly.
What annoys the West Sea Demon Clan the most is the sectarian forces of the Western Regions Continent, they are not a chamber of commerce, they are good at coming and going, going back and forth in the air, and often evading the payment of tolls......
Qin Shuang was very strange, he knew about the space treasures such as the Hundred Treasure Bag, the Little Spirit Hurd, and even the Saint-level Mountain and River Hurdle, so he asked the Crab Ancestor, why did the Far Sea Trade of the Western Regions Continent want to build a giant ship?
The Crab Ancestor laughed when he heard this, and explained to the master that the cultivation system formed by the Western Regions Continent in the long historical evolution is completely different from that of the Xianmiao Continent, and the strange exercises they practice have no dantian at all, and it is said that they inherit the refining technique handed down by the gods of light and darkness, which is completely different from the exercises of the Eastern Xuanmen Taoists, and there are no items such as treasure bags and space gourds at all, even if they are given to them for nothing, it is not easy to use.
Their alchemists have created small storage rings, which can only carry some items and equipment, food and water, and other materials, and cannot hold more items at all.
Therefore, the alchemy of the Western Regions Continent is particularly developed, and it is the Western Regions civilization that has created another cultivation route, especially the high-sea giant ships they have created, which is shocking. At this point, it could be said that the cultivation world of the Immortal Miao Continent was not as fruitful as the fruits of their seafaring civilization.
The characteristics of the civilization of the Western Regions described by the Crab Ancestor made Qin Shuang's eyes brighten, and he felt that he had to open his eyes this time.
Qin Shuang's nine-month retreat this time was equivalent to two hundred and seventy years of penance, and his Ninefold Realm skills far surpassed those of ordinary Ninefold Cultivators, and it took him about a month to cross, and it only took him eight days to cross the rolling West Sea and see the incomparably distant West Sea Extreme Coastline.
"Master, that coastline is the landing coast of the Western Regions Continent, and the landing point I am guiding is the medium-sized coastal city 'Wangwang City', which is privately called the 'ancient city' by the traders' chamber of commerce, because it is a family power that dominates the Wangwang City-the Gu family! It is in the city, covering the sky with one hand, if you want to enter and exit, you must pay taxes and fees, especially the trade travelers who enter and exit the open sea, and the fees paid are amazing, and it is a lot of income just by collecting tolls every year. ”
The Crab Ancestor communicated with the master on the Wuyue Seal for eight days, and the relationship with the master was already quite harmonious, of course, more factors were that Qin Shuang was more powerful, and Qin Shuang gave him a chance to accelerate his cultivation for a long time, as well as the benefits of giving him a few treasures, which made him awe and respect his master.
"Ha, can't other families build a small city, reduce taxes and fees, and make a lot of money?" Qin Shuang asked with a smile.
"In the past, it was true that more than a dozen cities of various sizes were built on this landing coast, and after a long period of operation, fighting, and annexation, the Gu family finally leveled other families and filled in other cities. ”
The Crab Ancestor smiled and explained to Qin Shuang, and then added: "The reason why the Gu family was able to level other competing families was that in addition to their Gu family, they mainly relied on an organization called the 'Shark Chamber of Commerce', as well as a well-known sectarian force 'Poisonous Dragon Sect' on the coast. If the owner goes into the city to trade, he will inevitably have to deal with the sharks. We belong to the distant outsiders from the east, the master you are selling a huge amount of resources, you must be cautious everywhere and at all times, if you are not careful, it will cause the greed of the local forces to swallow up, even people bring goods to eat a fine light, even the bones of the scum of the behavior is not uncommon!"
Gu Family, Shark Chamber of Commerce, Poisonous Dragon Sect!Qin Shuang secretly kept these three names in his heart, frowned and asked, "Isn't there a royal law of the Light and Darkness Alliance here?"
In the various cities of Xianmiao Xingchen, although there are also black and black, no one must see it, and the hands and feet are clean, otherwise it will definitely cause the intervention of the dynastic forces and even the academy forces.
"Master, I already told you when I came, this place is different from our Eastern world, pay attention to the law of the weak, whoever has a hard fist, who is the king, although the Light and Darkness Alliance announced the alliance decree, but only protect the safety of the Western Regions human race, especially the Western Regions elites, like us, outsiders, are not protected at all, and rely on themselves to protect themselves, which is very difficult to mix. ”
Crab Ancestor said with a wry smile.
As he spoke, with a bang, the Wuyue Seal flew over the beach and landed on a piece of soft sand, Qin Shuang, Qi Tian, and Crab Ancestor jumped off the treasure seal, Qin Shuang's big sleeves waved, and he put away the big seal, and the three of them flew forward together.
"Hey, here are three Orientals......
"Hey, it's a monk from the East again, it's hard to start, let's fish......"
The fishermen drying nets on the shallows on the coast could see from their astonishing speed that they were Orientals who had crossed the ocean, and they all whispered, Qin Shuang pricked up his ears and almost burst out laughing, and at the same time he was secretly vigilant in his heart, the ordinary mortals of the Western Regions Continent were actually so strong, and the people here were really fierce. Listening to their tone, if it weren't for the monks, it was an ordinary annoyance, and the fishermen would show their faces of robbery.
Indeed, as soon as I set foot on the foreign coast, I felt a completely different fierce folk style.
It is worthy of being called the "Pirate Continent" by the Shengguo Dynasty!
The three of them flew over a large sandy beach and gradually swept over the meadows, low hills undulating, and countless strange-shaped indigenous villages dotted on the land, a strange scenery!
In the middle of the avenue, a medium-sized city covering an area of 100 miles sits in the middle of the road, like a big iron tong, blocking the way ahead!
At the gate of the city, there are hundreds of soldiers standing with guns on their backs, the most eye-catching is a general with bright armor, equivalent to the power of the six realms of the spiritual realm, his eyes are like electricity, as early as the three landing coasts of Qin Shuang, he stared at them from afar, if he dares to fly around the city, he will blow the siren, and the city will send people to intercept it, and never let go of the possibility of evading any taxes and fees!
"Guests from afar, pay the entry tax, 1,000 high-grade spirit stones per person! Please don't take the pills from the East to offset them, we don't have pills popular here, only spirit stones!"
The general guarding the city pressed his hand on the hilt of his knife and shouted at Qin Shuang and the others.
When collecting spirit stones as taxes and fees for entering the city, Qin Shuang didn't feel strange, when he came, the Crab Ancestor had already said that the cultivation method of the Western Regions Continent was completely different from that of the East, they would not refine the elixir, and they would directly hold the energy ores such as Xuanshi, Spirit Stone, and Holy Stone to absorb and cultivate, so the elixir was not popular in the Western Regions Continent, and all kinds of energy ores were like hard currency.
The general guarding the city, seeing that they were dressed as monks, of course asked them for spirit stones, but one person actually asked for a thousand high-grade spirit stones, which was simply a sky-high price! This is a naked bullying of outsiders!
The crab ancestor smiled slightly, waved his big sleeves, and flew out three thousand high-grade spirit stones, as a city entry fee, the general guarding the city greedily waved his hand to put away the spirit stones stacked on the ground, and didn't even bother to ask their identities and origins, and just waved his hand, and let them go, daring to just collect money, and nothing else, even if you are a thief who kills people and oversells goods, as long as you pay the money, you can enter the city! This style of acting once again shows the difference from the Shengguo Dynasty.
The three of them swaggered through the city cave and walked into the city, Qin Shuang and Qi Tian were immediately attracted by the exotic architectural style, and the Crab Ancestor had been here many times, so he didn't feel strange anymore.
"Master, I haven't been here for more than twenty years, and the streets and buildings have changed greatly, and they are richer than before.
As soon as the crab ancestor entered the city, he was dumbfounded, although he had mixed in here, but it was at least more than 20 years ago, and today he came here again, the streets have widened and widened, and there are countless towering buildings, and it is no longer the humble city before, it is quite prosperous, and he is busy explaining to the master, lest the master let him take it directly to the trade street, and he can't find the land.
This lookout city is a trading city, a coastal city, and the residents in the city are not good people, they are all warriors and martial artists who come to adventure......
According to the Crab Ancestor, this Western Regions Continent is a country of martial arts cultivation, and the martial artist is equivalent to the Seed Source Martial Disciple, the martial artist is the Spirit Martial Realm, similar to the Spirit Martial Realm, the Martial Saint is the Holy Martial Realm, which is equivalent to the Great Power, and the Martial Saint is the Dao Martial Realm, which is equivalent to the Dao Fruit Saint! Each Great Secret Realm is nine small realms, which is similar to the East.
Therefore, Qin Shuang and the others looked at it, the city was full of martial arts cultivators, and mortals were slaves, for people to drive, and the crowd of people who were waiting for martial arts cultivation were all adventurers who wanted to pan for gold and get rich here, everyone's eyes were unruly, everyone's faces were extremely fierce, and they looked at Qin Shuang and the others with ill intentions, if it weren't for the fact that they were overflowing with extremely powerful breath, I am afraid that they would dare to rob them on the spot. R1152