Chapter 97: Take a Walk
"Brother Xu, we plan to take a look at your store, is your store here on the second floor like other branches?" Shi Cheng asked.
"Exactly, Brother Shi, please come with me." Xu Jincheng smiled and said, "We can find a lot of specialties from the Southern Wilderness in the store here, and some things can't be seen in the branch pavilions in other places. ”
Wu Neng was still a little unwilling, and asked, "Deacon Xu, are there any more rare spiritual treasures in your auction hall?" ”
"This is natural, but the auction hall is closed today, and if Wu Gongzi wants to participate in the auction, he will have to wait until twelve days later."
"Okay." Wu Neng was very helpless.
"However, Wu Gongzi still don't look forward too much to the auction in twelve days, although there is indeed a very unique spiritual treasure in the auction in twelve days, but there are no first-class auction items in this auction after all." Xu Jincheng said slightly apologetically.
"What kind of spiritual treasure is it, can you tell us about it?" Shi Cheng also became interested.
"This treasure is called Han Yuhuan, and it was inadvertently discovered by a disciple of a small sect in the Southern Wilderness in an ancient ruin in the eastern part of the Southern Wilderness. Later, it was discovered by a treasure connoisseur of our owner, that is, the Luo family, and bought it back, and only after special testing did he discover the wonderful use of this spiritual treasure. ”
Wu Neng's curiosity had been completely aroused, so he hurriedly asked, "Deacon Xu, don't hang our appetite, what is the use of this cold jade ring?" ”
"This cold jade ring needs some special techniques to be activated. In the case of being urged, in about two quarters of an hour, the entire cold jade ring will become colder than the hundred zhang of ice in the North Sea and the southern snow field, but everything within a radius of hundreds of zhang centered on the cold jade ring will be shrouded in high temperatures that can smelt away iron ore. Xu Jincheng gushed introducing, as if a businessman was selling his most proud goods in front of customers, "When the controller stops urging, the temperature around the cold jade ring will become slightly cooler than normal, and the cold jade ring itself will feel very warm to the touch." ”
After introducing the effect of the cold jade ring, Xu Jincheng added: "In fact, this treasure can be regarded as an immortal treasure, but since it is not very useful to most people, we can only classify it as a second-class auction item. ”
His eyebrows furrowed under the Iron Mask, and he asked, "This Cold Jade Ring is indeed magical, but if it is just like this, it is only an outstanding trap-type magic weapon at best, how can it be called an immortal treasure?" ”
Xu Jincheng said with a smile: "Tie Gongzi doesn't know anything. The magic weapon that can make a monk crisscross the rivers and lakes can be called an immortal treasure, and the magic weapon that can make a country more powerful can of course be called an immortal treasure. ”
Shi Cheng's heart moved, and he said, "What does Brother Xu mean is that this cold jade ring is a magic weapon that can be used to smelt iron?" ”
Xu Jincheng nodded and replied: "Brother Shi is really smart, when using the Cold Jade Ring to make iron, he doesn't need any craftsman to assist, he only needs a special controller to be present for remote control." As long as the supply of iron ore can be guaranteed, the efficiency of ironmaking will be increased exponentially, and a large amount of coal can be saved. In addition, manipulating the Han Yu Ring is not a tiring thing for the owner of the Han Yu Ring. ”
"I see." Wu Neng also suddenly realized, and then thought to himself, "In the past, Master and they were often troubled by the inefficiency of iron smelting, if we could find this kind of treasure in Yanmen earlier, maybe it wouldn't be ......."
Shi Cheng said: "This kind of magic weapon is indeed not very useful for a first-class monk, so it's no wonder that Brother Xu asked us not to expect too much from the auction." ”
"Actually, this is secondary." Xu Jincheng replied, "One of the main reasons is that this magic weapon can be said to have been booked by the guests of the Yuanliu Kingdom, and the delegation of the Yuanliu Kingdom will arrive at Dengnan Port in the royal city by boat in five days, and they will also come to participate in this auction at that time, as for whether the Lord of the Yuanliu City will come in person, this is not something that a deacon of my level can know." ”
Tie Mian said lightly: "No wonder, a country of the size of the Yuanliu Country is indeed not something that a mere sect can compete with, and I don't think anyone who participates in the auction will be stupid enough to use the money in his pocket to sacrifice his ugliness in front of a country." ”
"What Tie Gongzi said is exact, but there will be more than just Han Yuhuan at the auction in seven days, you can also come and see other auction items, just send us the relevant documents we need in advance, and there are relevant details on the notice board at the door."
"Brother Xu, Shi still has a question, this spiritual treasure was auctioned in the territory of the Western Desert Kingdom, so will the Wei Kingdom also send someone to bid for the Han Yuhuan? If the Wei State also wants to participate in this auction, then the people of the Yuanliu Kingdom should not be able to take food from their mouths, right? ”
Everyone had already walked to the door of the store on the second floor, Xu Jin became the crowd and pushed the door open, and then replied: "In the eyes of the younger brother, Great Wei does not disdain to grab this spiritual treasure with the Yuanliu Kingdom, although it cannot be compared with the steel monsters like your Alliance Khanate, but after all, the annual iron production of Great Wei is twice that of Yuanliu Kingdom, and the four major ordnance chambers of commerce also produce more armor than Yuanliu Kingdom every year, and the Cold Jade Ring will bring improvement to Yuanliu Kingdom, but it is impossible to really challenge Great Wei." ”
"But ......"
"The younger brother knows what Brother Shi wants to say, but Brother Shi should not forget, although the Yuanliu Country is a first-class country in the West and East Continent, but the domestic resources are poor, although in history the Yuanliu people have had large iron mines and large coal mines such as Tierd and Lingbao, but not long after the Second War of the Kingdoms, these two old mining areas that have been mined for nearly three hundred years finally bottomed out, and if you want to continue to shine, I am afraid that you can only wait for the Terran excavation technology to improve. At present, the largest iron mine in the Yuanliu country is only more than 20,000 catties per year. As a result, the Yuanliu people need to import a large number of various resources from abroad every year, and seventy percent of the iron ore comes from the Great Wei and us. Therefore, even if the Yuanliu Kingdom can obtain the Cold Jade Ring, as long as the Great Wei stops exporting iron ore to the Yuanliu Kingdom, then even if the Yuanliu Kingdom has a spiritual treasure in hand, it is impossible to conjure the iron out of thin air. ”
As they talked, they came to the west side of the store, where rows of shelves were placed. Xu Jincheng pointed to these shelves and said, "Three sons, most of the goods we sell are placed on these shelves, if you have something you like, please tell me." If you don't think the shelves are enough, we'll pull what you need out of the underground warehouse. ”
Wu Neng glanced at the rows of cages and pools on the east side, and asked, "Isn't the store on the east side selling living creatures like spirit beasts or beasts?" ”
Xu Jincheng nodded and said, "That's right, those cages and pools sealed by the talisman are raised spirit beasts that have just opened their minds, and the others are ordinary beasts. As for the demon beasts that have cultivated into demons, we will never dare to sell them, if our proprietor finds out which branch of the Huibao Pavilion dares to participate in the trade of demon slaves, the shopkeepers and deacons of that branch can be stripped of their skin. ”
"Okay, let's take a look at the west first. Well? Lao Wu, do you have anything on your mind, you haven't been in a good mood since just now. Shi Cheng asked Wu Neng while browsing the shelves.
"Ah, I...... I'm fine, let's see if there's anything good. I don't even have the materials to make a small mechanism on me now. When he said the last sentence, Wu Neng deliberately lowered his voice, and only Shi Cheng, who was standing next to him, could hear it.
Xu Jincheng said: "The three of them please take care of themselves, there is space at the door of the store to wrap cloth bags, a few people can take it themselves if they need it, and put it back in place after the banknote is finished." After a while, the younger brother has a meeting, so he can only miss it, and please forgive me. ”
Wu Neng was taken aback in his heart, and couldn't help but sigh again at the wealth of Huibao Pavilion, the so-called space wrapping cloth bag, as the name suggests, is a space magic weapon used to make people easily carry bulk goods. Although it can only be used for short-distance transportation, the price is expensive, even more expensive than low-end storage bags, but the branch of Huibao Pavilion actually uses this item as a shopping basket in the store, which shows how strong the financial resources of this multinational chamber of commerce are.
Shi Cheng arched his hand, and then said, "It's okay, thank you Brother Xu today, I wonder if Brother Xu can help us book a seat at the auction in twelve days?" ”
"Well, Brother Shi can rest assured." After saying this, Xu Jincheng left in a hurry.
"Good guy, it's really worthy of the Luo family's Chamber of Commerce, and other places can't be compared with here." Wu Neng was dazzled by the dazzling array of goods on the shelves, "This is good, this is good." ”
Iron Mask was the first of the three to come out, and he only took a copy of the Meditation and Qi cultivation secret book from a shelf full of cheats. After choosing the things, Tie Mian went to the counter at the door, and after using his own money to make money, he stood quietly at the door and waited for Shi Cheng and Wu Neng to come out.
Shi Cheng also came out quickly, he bought some alchemy items on the west side of the store, and then walked around the living area on the east side.
Before entering the royal city, Shi Cheng had been thinking about whether he should draw a gourd in the same way and secretly collect information by means of free clinics in the royal city. But after seeing the scale and population of the Western Desert Royal City, Shi Cheng finally dispelled his thoughts, after all, he had an obvious goal of tracking down the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce at the moment, and the free clinic in the Royal City would distract his energy, and more importantly, it would consume a lot of valuable time.
As for the alternative of collecting information from the market, Shi Cheng already had a relatively bold draft in mind.
However, what disappointed him was that the elixir sold in the Huibao Pavilion was rich in the aura of heaven and earth, and the price was not cheap, and the medicine made with such a drug could only be an elixir rich in aura, for ordinary people who had not stepped into the path of cultivation, the elixir could never be taken, if ordinary people took the elixir without authorization, the person who took it would explode and die because they could not bear the aura, and the drugs that Shi Cheng used to take for ordinary people were all refined with ordinary medicinal materials.
However, he still picked out some medicines that he looked at and closed his eyes, and planned to go back to refine some high-grade pills for his own use.
The beasts and spirit beasts on the east side did not arouse Shi Cheng's interest, he shook his head and went to the door to meet the money.
After more than two quarters of an hour, Wu Nengcai walked out of the container proudly, he walked to the counter, put down the big cloth bag in his hand, and then took out a few pieces of wood and metal of different colors from the cloth bag, and asked the smiling guy in front of the counter: "Do you have more of these materials?" ”
Shi Chengmian looked at Wu Neng in the distance expressionlessly, and after being silent for a while, he said to Tie Mian: "It's still a while before noon, let's take a walk around the north of the city before lunch, listen more, see more." ”
"I'm okay with that."
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"Lao He, we plan to take a walk around the royal city, can you be a guide for us?" Wu Neng emerged from the carriage and chatted with the palace steward who was sitting next to the coachman.
Wu Neng called Lao He's steward named He Qun, he hurriedly bowed down in fear, and said: "Where did Wu Xiaogongzi say, the three are the distinguished guests of the county prince, and if you have any requirements, just ask." ”
"Take us around the city, you decide how to go." Shi Cheng said.
"Okay."
The carriage traveled through the streets of Wangcheng, and everywhere they went, He Qun would introduce Shi Cheng and the three of them. The Western Desert Royal City is still very large, Shi Cheng estimated in his heart, if he really wants to visit the Royal City in a fancy way, it seems that it will not work in four or five days.
Wu Neng saw that Shi Cheng had been holding a face since he came out of the Huibao Pavilion, he scratched his head a little embarrassed, and after struggling for a while, he gritted his teeth and rummaged through the Tibetan Heaven Box, turned out a jade amulet, and handed it to Shi Cheng.
"What is this?"
"Let Lao Shi break the bill today, but don't worry, I, Wu Neng, have borrowed and repaid, this is a talisman that I used to buy with the money I saved for more than three months in a chamber of commerce that sells spiritual treasures in the Eastern Continent, and the quality is absolutely guaranteed!" The expression on Wu Neng's face was very painful, but he finally firmly stuffed the talisman into Shi Cheng's hand, "I know that this thing may not be anything in the eyes of your Dan Master, but don't worry, I will be developed in the future, and I will definitely use your capital to eat you during this time!" ”
Shi Cheng laughed, took the amulet in his hand and looked back and forth, and then shook it in front of Wu Neng's eyes, and said, "The texture is indeed quite good, is it really mine?" ”
Wu Neng hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and nodded.
"Okay, Lao Wu, you can take it back first, it's not too late to borrow the money from me during this time."
"No, no." Wu Neng waved his hand, "Master has taught me many times before, there are borrowed and repaid thousands of times, and there are borrowings and no repayments once. I, Wu Neng, am not the kind of untrustworthy villain who eats for nothing! ”
Shi Cheng's mind suddenly recalled that at the Bai family, Wu Neng sneaked into the back kitchen to get snacks, and he couldn't help but laugh dumbly.
However, seeing that Wu Neng was so persistent, Shi Cheng finally accepted it, stuffed the talisman into the pocket of his jacket in front of his chest, and said with a smile: "Then I will accept it." ”
"Take it away, don't let me see it again." Wu Neng said with a sad face.
After a few more jokes with Wu Neng, the carriage was quiet again.
Just as Shi Cheng was thinking about his plans for the next few days, there was a sudden sound of chickens flying and dogs jumping and people shouting and scolding in front of the carriage, and the carriage where Shi Cheng was sitting also stopped.
"What's going on?" The three of them glanced at each other, and they could see the doubts in each other's eyes, Wu Neng poked his head out of the curtain of the car and asked He Qun, "Old He, what's wrong?" ”
He Qun's face turned slightly pale, he sighed helplessly, turned his head and said to Wu Neng: "The road ahead is blocked, the three sons are not impatient, let's turn around and change the road." ”
After speaking, He Qun turned his head to look ahead, and said to himself: "It's another outsider who doesn't know anything, and he actually got into trouble with the people of Yunzhu Academy." Hey, they've got it now. ”