After leaving the hostel, Meng Zhou first took a cursory walk around the Red Pine Ridge Market.

The scale of the bazaar is slightly larger than that of the Nuanyun Valley bazaar, but the overall impression of Meng Zhou is more noisy and chaotic.

After a closer look, he learned the origin of this impression.

Because in this Red Pine Ridge Market, there are many fewer shops selling finished magic weapons, pills, and talismans than in Nuanyun Valley, but there are more individual stalls selling all kinds of raw materials.

These stalls are not concentrated in one area like the Warm Cloud Valley Market, but are randomly scattered along the street, which seems to give people the overall impression of chaos.

However, as he watched more, Meng Zhou gradually came back to the fact that the Red Pine Ridge Market was not really chaotic.

On the contrary, there were always patrolling monks who maintained order, and as soon as there was a dispute and the situation began to spread, someone appeared around them.

In order to have a more real experience, Meng Zhou also took out some bits and pieces and set up a stall.

These bits and pieces are the leftovers of all kinds of loot harvested in the past, among them, the largest number and the most valuable are dozens of talismans, which are of various types, ranging from first-order lower-grade application talismans to first-order high-grade killer tools used to save lives and escape or act as a fatal blow.

The second is all kinds of non-grade, between the magic weapon and the mortal soldiers, there are also some plasters and pills such as hemostasis and detoxification, whether it is the effect or the price, it is also between the ordinary and the low.

Meng Zhou's original intention was just to use these bits and pieces to test the water and feel the market situation of Red Pine Ridge.

He thought it would take hours to get these things out, but when he put them out, the customers in front of the stall never stopped.

Moreover, when they heard his offer, they all had earned expressions, and they didn't bargain at all, so they hurriedly bought and bought.

In less than half an hour, all the items placed in front of the stall were sold out.

These seemingly inconspicuous bits and pieces brought him a total of 389 low-grade spirit stones.

Although these spirit stones were all equivalent to an ordinary first-order mid-grade magic weapon, Meng Zhou also took this opportunity to truly feel the strong demand for all kinds of finished products including talismans and magic weapons in Hongsongling.

After that, Meng Zhou wandered around the Red Pine Ridge Market for another two or three hours, and it was not until late afternoon that he returned to the hostel.

While wandering around, he also saw a lot of wood-based spiritual materials that met his needs, and the prices were also very affordable.

But Meng Zhou just looked at it and didn't start a single thing.

Small fights can't meet his needs at all.

He deliberately took a detour to Red Pine Ridge, but a small fight could not satisfy his appetite.

But if he buys too much, even if he deliberately scatters the purchase, if he can't wait for tomorrow, people in the circle will know that someone is planning to buy wood-based spiritual materials, which will directly increase the difficulty of his large number of sweeps.

Therefore, the matter must be resolved quickly, and they must not be given time to "reconcile" with each other.

By the time they reacted, they had already completed the deal, and they were gone, which was the effect he wanted.

……

The next morning, Meng Zhou appeared again at the Red Pine Ridge Bazaar.

After a turn, stop in front of a stall.

This is a middle-aged monk with an eighth-level Qi cultivation level, compared to other stall holders, his demeanor is very leisurely, like an outsider.

In front of him stood two things, a log of red pine, and a board with words written on it.

[Provide all kinds of quality red pine raw materials, the larger the quantity, the more affordable the price, the specific negotiable. 】

When the other party saw Meng Zhou standing in front of the stall, he raised his eyelids and asked, "Want to buy red pine?" ”

"Hmm."

"What quality?"

"Regardless of quality, as long as the price is right, I want it."

The middle-aged man's originally somewhat casual expression suddenly became solemn, staring at Meng Zhou up and down, as if he wanted to get acquainted with him again.

"How much do you want?"

Meng Zhou said: "It depends on how many you have!" ”

When the middle-aged man heard this, his eyes froze, and after a while, a pair of eyes stared at Meng Zhou, and he asked word by word: "Are you serious?" ”

"How idle do I have to be to have a good time?"

The middle-aged man suddenly stood up and said to Meng Zhou: "Please follow me!" ”

didn't even care about the stall, led Meng Zhou to go out directly, Meng Zhou didn't doubt him, just followed him.

When he was in Warm Cloud Valley, Meng Zhou was introduced by Wu Tong and came into contact with a monk who had a large backlog of red pine wood in his hands.

There is no doubt that the red pine wood is wholesale from Red Pine Ridge.

And Meng Zhou also knows a common sense, where there is demand, there must be a market.

Perhaps at the beginning, if the monks from the Warm Cloud Valley wanted to buy enough spiritual materials in the Red Pine Ridge, they had to go and scan the goods in person.

But it won't be long before Hongsongling will automatically complete the structural reset and optimize the adjustment.

And the exchange with Chu Zheng also confirmed this, since the warm cloud valley and the red pine ridge hooked up with each other, all kinds of spiritual material resources in the red pine ridge began to concentrate at a speed far greater than before.

In addition to those leading forces, including the Anle Gang, the loose cultivators in the Red Pine Ridge also began to communicate with each other, in order to also share a piece of the pie.

Soldier to soldier, general to general, even if the loose cultivation from the Warm Cloud Valley is for security considerations, it will avoid the big forces, but cooperate with the Red Pine Ridge loose cultivation at the same level.

And this is also an important reason why so many loose cultivators have been robbed and killed in an organized manner, who would want to share a piece of fat meat that can be enjoyed exclusively.

However, the basic eating appearance still has to be talked about, and no one dares to burn the fire into the Warm Cloud Valley or the Red Pine Ridge.

After all, if the order is really completely disrupted, the head force that benefits the most from the current situation will suffer the most.

Even the most vicious and vicious He Shengtang only dared to secretly do something out of bounds outside the Warm Cloud Valley, and for those monks who successfully returned, not to mention punishment, not even a little malice would be revealed.

It is precisely because he knows the inside story in detail that Meng Zhou will contact the other party so generously, and he is not afraid of being seen at all.

The middle-aged monk led the way, and the two entered an alley one after the other, and soon, he led Meng Zhou into a small courtyard.

The middle-aged man nodded lightly to Meng Zhou in the courtyard, "Please wait!" ”

Meng Zhou waited in the courtyard for a while, and a short and fat old man with a ninth-level Qi cultivation walked out, he looked at Meng Zhou up and down, and asked, "Your Excellency is from Warm Cloud Valley?" ”

"Do you have to sell things in advance? Am I not? So what? Meng Zhou said lightly.

Humpty Dumpty didn't seem to really want an answer, seeing that he could deal with a ninth-level Qi cultivator who was neither humble nor arrogant, he bowed his head lightly to the middle-aged monk beside him, and finally kindly reminded Meng Zhou:

"No matter where you come from, leave as soon as possible after completing the transaction, and pay attention to safety when you get out of Red Pine Ridge!"

After saying this, he didn't stay in the courtyard for long, and turned around and went back, leaving Meng Zhou and the middle-aged monk alone in the courtyard.

Meng Zhou thought thoughtfully, the next step was naturally the specific negotiation session, and it was inevitable that there would be bargaining, he didn't want to leave a bad impression on the guests with such a powerful attitude, right?

Although it was only a brief contact, regardless of whether the other party was intentional or intentional, the impression left on Meng Zhou was very good.

When Meng Zhou sat in the guest seat under the guidance of the middle-aged monk, his mind was much calmer, and the instinctive confrontation that arose in his heart when he first came to the unfamiliar environment seemed to be dissolved in this way.

The middle-aged monk got straight to the point and directly asked Meng Zhou about the quantity and quality he needed.

Meng Zhou asked, "Do you accept to exchange it directly with a magic weapon?" ”

The middle-aged monk's face showed joy, and he quickly nodded: "Of course, I can't ask for it!" ”

Then I was concerned about the quality and quantity of the initiators.

Meng Zhou first took out three first-order lower-grade magic weapons, and the middle-aged monk nodded slightly.

Then, Meng Zhou successively took out five first-order middle-grade magic weapons and four first-order middle-grade magic swords, and a smile finally appeared on the middle-aged monk's face.

When Meng Zhou finally took out two first-order high-grade magic swords, and a first-order high-grade giant hammer, his eyes directly became bigger and brighter.

"How many red pine can you exchange for these?"

Although it had been expected, after some bargaining that was not too fierce, the result still made Meng Zhou feel a little exaggerated.

In the high-grade magic weapon, it is only an ordinary quality giant hammer, and it is exchanged for six parts of first-order high-grade red pine, and two high-grade magic swords are exchanged for five parts of high-grade red pine.

A total of 11 servings of high-grade red pine.

The five medium-grade magic vessels, which were decent in all aspects, were exchanged for twenty-eight medium-grade red pine wood.

The four medium-grade magic swords were exchanged for ten parts of medium-grade red pine, and the three lower-grade magic weapons were exchanged for eight parts of medium-grade red pine.

A total of 46 parts of red pine.

Meng Zhou was calculating the number of spiritual materials that could be obtained in this transaction, but on the other hand, he couldn't help but calculate another account.

Except for those non-special magic weapons, for the vast majority of decent magic weapons, the total value of one main material and other auxiliary materials is about equal to half to one main material.

After preparing these materials, you can basically open the furnace and refine the furnace.

In other words, the material cost of a ritual artifact is in the price range of one and a half to two main materials.

However, the value of a magic artifact is of course not only the cost of materials, but also the success rate of refining and the technical value of the refiner himself.

In Nuanyun Valley, the value of a decent ritual artifact is around the price of three to four main materials.

The difference between it and Red Pine Ridge is mainly due to the difference in the perception of the success rate of refining and the technical value of the refiner itself.

There are too many professionals in Nuanyun Valley, in order to gain word of mouth and get more materials in order to seize the opportunity in the competition with other professionals, not to mention that they are willing to accept the list that only barely returns to their roots.

If the success rate is too low, it is not competitive among peers, and in the face of some opportunities, it is even willing to take orders backwards.

The value of technology is hardly reflected.

However, the situation in Red Pine Ridge is diametrically reversed, according to the practice of Red Pine Ridge, if you want to invite a professional to refine the alchemy, you have to prepare three or four copies of various materials, and you must fully consider the possibility of failure in all refining.

If all the refining fails, then I'm sorry and I'll come back next time.

If the refining is successful, the refiner will have to be given another fee.

If all these expenses are replaced with the main materials, won't one magic weapon be worth seven or eight main materials, this is still a case when everything is still going well.

The time, energy, favors, and smiling faces that got in didn't count.

For Meng Zhou, a decent giant hammer magic weapon was exchanged for six main materials of the same grade, and he made a lot of money.

For the middle-aged monk, this is also a lot of money compared to trading, and it is not a loss at all.

They all felt that they had earned, and none of them felt that they had suffered.

"It's no wonder that the Professional Association's Association has only made a slight start, and the other forces have all rushed in."

Meng Zhou also tasted the sweetness and asked, "How many wood-based spiritual materials do you still have in your hands?" ”

The middle-aged monk was stunned for a moment, as if he realized something, and leaned forward excitedly and asked:

"You still have something to trade?"

Meng Zhou said: "It depends on how many wood-based spiritual materials you have in your hands. ”

The middle-aged monk lowered his head and pondered, shook his head with some disappointment, and said, "After making this transaction with you, I don't have many red pine trees in my hands...... Wait, you mean that wood is a spiritual material, not limited to red pine? ”

Meng Zhou nodded: "As long as it is a mid-to-upper-grade wood spiritual material, I want it." ”

The middle-aged monk nodded heavily and said, "If that's the case, our trade can continue...... Not sure what you want to trade next? ”

Meng Zhou put the four talismans in front of him and said, "These are the four talismans." ”

Seeing this, the look of anticipation on the middle-aged monk's face turned into disappointment, and he said, "Fu Zheng? ”

It can't be said that he has a prejudice against the talisman, but the unit price of the talisman is far from being compared with the magic weapon, and his appetite has been raised high by the transaction just now, and he will inevitably lose his heart.

Meng Zhou stretched out his hand and gestured, "You can first take a look at the quality of my four talismans." ”

These four talismans, which are naturally the Cleansing Talisman, the Light Body Talisman, the Flying Arrow Talisman, and the Ice Talisman, are all master-level qualities.

The middle-aged monk naturally saw the types of the four talismans at a glance, after all, these four talismans were not rare, and they were all more common and conventional types.

But as soon as he got started, he let out a "huh" and was surprised.

The Cleansing Talisman, Light Body Talisman, and Flying Arrow Talisman are all first-order low-grade talismans, but the three master-quality talismans all have power close to the first-order mid-grade.

And the Ice Talisman, which was already a first-order mid-grade, had a power close to that of the top grade.

Meng Zhou waited for the other party to carefully inspect them all before asking, "How is it?" ”

The middle-aged monk praised: "Very good, I have hardly seen any better talismans of the same type." ”

"And what's your offer?"

The middle-aged monk opened his mouth to speak, but closed his mouth in time, and after a while, he spread his hands and said:

"As you know, as a one-time consumable, even if its quality is excellent, it is not worth a few spirit stones, which is different from a magic weapon."

"You quote it."

Meng Zhou paused, and then changed his words: "Uh, or you directly said how many of these talismans you need to use in exchange for a medium-grade or high-grade wood-based spiritual material." ”

The middle-aged monk stared at Meng Zhou, unsure of what he really thought, but he still thought about it seriously.

After a while, he spoke slowly:

"If the quality of the other talismans is comparable to these ones, I can accept forty cleaning talismans for one medium-grade wood-based spirit material.

The light talisman can be exchanged for thirty-six pieces, and the flying arrow talisman can be exchanged for thirty-two copies, well, they are all medium-grade wood spiritual materials. ”

After that, he picked up the Ice Talisman again and examined it carefully, before he said slowly: "Thirty Ice Talismans can be exchanged for a high-grade wood spirit material." ”

"Okay, let's take the price and exchange them all for wood-based spiritual materials." Meng Zhou put the thick four-stack talisman on the table in front of the middle-aged monk and said so.

The middle-aged monk saw such a thick four-stack talisman and was stunned for a while before asking, "How many?" ”

"Four hundred copies each, and the quality is exactly the same as the one you have checked, you can check it carefully."

The middle-aged monk shook his head, pinched all the stacks of four hundred ice talismans in his hand, and made the sound of brushing with his hands like pulling banknotes, listened to it in his ear, and said directly:

"I believe in you!"

Then, after a moment's thought, he said:

"According to the quotation just now, you can exchange these ice talismans for nearly thirteen and a half parts of the top-grade talismans, and the other talismans can be exchanged for a little more than thirty-three and a half parts.

I count you as fourteen copies of high-grade spiritual materials, and thirty-three copies of medium-grade materials.

Including those exchanged for magic weapons, there are a total of twenty-five copies of high-grade spiritual materials and seventy-nine copies of medium-grade spiritual materials. ”

Speaking of this, he said apologetically: "The number of red pine trees is insufficient, and I can only replace a large part of it with other wood-based spiritual materials for you." ”

"Yes." For Meng Zhou, there is no question at all, and the answer is natural and crisp.

The middle-aged monk breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, and finally, he looked at the table full of trading items, "I need some time to raise spiritual materials, are you waiting for me here or come with me?" ”

Meng Zhou said: "I'll wait for you here." ”

The middle-aged monk stared at Meng Zhou and nodded heavily: "Okay, please wait a while, I'll go and go back." ”

Meng Zhou waited in the small courtyard for about half an hour, and then left the small courtyard with a full harvest.

By the time he walked out of the alley and through the bustling streets of the bazaar again, the image had quietly changed to a different one.

Then, instead of running away after completing such a huge transaction, Meng Zhou turned around and entered a large shop.

On the huge plaque, it reads "Anle Chamber of Commerce" in large letters.

(End of chapter)