When you hurried to the Pit Ye Si office in the center of the village, there were already armor soldiers lined up in front of the door outside, prohibiting idlers from entering and leaving.

He took out his sect letter, and after the leader looked at it carefully, he immediately let him go.

Say thank you and enter quickly. Once you enter the lobby, you will be guided by the relevant personnel to enter the venue on the second floor.

It is said that it is a venue, but it is just a larger place than the living room of ordinary people's homes. On the main seat at this time, one on the left and one on the right, sat a middle-aged scribe wearing a Confucian shirt and a young Confucian with a broad belt.

To the surprise of Youli, among the two, the one sitting on the right was not an older middle-aged scribe, but a young man with a tail in his hand.

Looks like that young man has a lot of background. You Li secretly thought, quickly glanced at it, and saw that his senior brother was waving at him, so he made a mockery to everyone present, and then sat down behind Liu Zai.

As soon as he sat down, when he looked around, he saw that the young man on the throne also looked at him curiously, so he smiled and greeted, and the man's movement of shaking the fan paused slightly, and then he also bowed his head in return.

At this time, Zhai Biqing, who was sitting behind Zhai Moqing, immediately leaned over and said:

"Brother Daoxin, why are you here?"

"I just got out of the customs, and I heard my father and mother say that my senior brother came to participate in the bidding meeting, so I came over to join in the fun. Are you and Brother Fang's injuries healed?"

Zhai Biqing raised his hand and made a gesture to show off his muscles, and said proudly:

"Brother, my body is very good, what is this little injury! However, Brother Fang is even more excessive, the external injury actually stimulated him to the late stage of foundation building in the process of recuperating from his injury, and now he is in retreat to consolidate his cultivation, it is really a blessing in disguise, and he can't envy it. ”

You Li couldn't help but laugh and quipped: "Why don't you wait until you feel like you're going to be promoted, I'll do a free coolie and beat you up?"

If you talk like this, it's easy to have no friends! Zhai Biqing rolled his eyes and simply ignored him.

You Li looked at Liu Zai, and saw that the senior brother was very calm, and he didn't mean to talk to him, so when he was bored, he looked at the people present.

Most of these people were the heads of the various sects on the road that they had seen at the inauguration ceremony of the Yuyuguan Temple and the naturalization ceremony of the Immortal League, and a small half of them were complete faces, obviously all foreign monks.

According to the seating of all parties, the preliminary judgment of free departure is that there are about seven or eight competitors in this bidding meeting. These competing sects are based on the local sects of Anxi Road, such as the Cangqiong Sect, Yulongshan, Jinlan Sect, Wumenghai, Kalanhai, and Zhenxuan Sect, respectively, and then combine with other sects to form large and small alliances of interests.

There is speculation that as for the other two bidders, they may be small sects in Johor and Pingzhou that have never appeared before. These two sects are not well-known, and this time I think it is purely to show their faces, focusing on participation.

At this moment, the middle-aged Confucian who had been sitting on the left side of the throne finally stood up and said to the people below:

"The hour has come. Immortal masters, thank you for coming from afar. My surname is Chai, a single name is a 'Wen' word, I am the magistrate of Shengshan County, and I will catch the duck on the shelves today, and preside over this bidding meeting for you, please bear with me. ”

After a polite remark, everyone also got up and saluted back.

Then, Chai Wen turned around and glanced at the young Confucian next to him, and then announced:

"As you all know, there was a bidding session last year, and the list has been decided. However, the Beijing Municipal Affairs Hall has a new motion, believing that the previous bidding meeting was held too hastily, and various proposals and standards are still missing, so the new bidding meeting is held this time......"

Before the words fell, I saw someone shouting: "I said Chai Zhi County, your court affairs, are they all changed in such a way that they go back on their word?"

When everyone heard about it, it was an old monk of the Jinlan Sect, who should be the elder of the sect.

Just when he was wandering away, Zhai Biqing came over and teased in a low voice: "In the last bidding meeting, Jin Lanzong won the third place, but he was pursued back by the imperial court, and he must have been angry with them. ”

Zhai Moqing slapped it over, and said in his heart: "Stinky boy, isn't the cultivation of that person present higher than you?

Sure enough, just as the two of them were communicating, the Great Elder of the Jinlan Sect glared at him angrily.

Zhai Biqing stuck out his tongue and pretended not to see it.

Chai Wen smiled warmly: "Elder Fang, please calm your anger. The lower officials heard that your sect was very well prepared, and I believe that with the strength of your faction, it will definitely be able to return with a full load this time. ”

The old man surnamed Fang just took the opportunity to express his dissatisfaction and took the opportunity to put pressure on him, and after snorting coldly, he stopped speaking.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Chai Wen continued:

"At this bidding meeting, there is another major news announcement. According to the latest feedback from the Yu Department under the Ministry of Industry in Beijing, under the three mines of Yunfu, Qingyun and Luanming, in addition to the considerable reserves of Jinwu stone veins, a kind of associated ore was also born. ”

As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted everyone's attention. The more impatient man asked directly: "What kind of associated ore is it, open flint stone, or blood essence stone?"

Just as he was wandering away from the dazed, the voice of the senior brother sounded in the heart lake:

"That guy is a knowledgeable person, and he knows that the companion mines of the Golden Crow Stone Mine are either open flint or blood essence stones. ”

After listening to the senior brother's semi-explanatory words, he asked, "Are they all precious?"

"If it's an open flint, it's more average. This kind of ore is not only produced in the Golden Crow Stone Vein, but also has no other use except for forging fire attribute magic weapons. But the blood essence stone is different, this is an ore that can only be born in the golden black stone vein, which can not only increase the strength of the magic weapon of the dual attributes of fire and earth, but also strengthen the attribute value of the monks of the five elements who are close to these two attributes, and it is the treasure of the body. A blood essence stone the size of a pigeon's egg can be sold for a high price of five or six thousand spirits. ”

I see. Wandering suddenly realized.

At this time, Chai Wen also smiled and gave an affirmative reply: "That's right, it's exactly what you expected, it's the Blood Essence Stone." ”

There was an uproar at the scene.

Chai Wen didn't stop it, just smiled on his face, patiently waiting for the bidders to communicate with each other internally and change the offer immediately.

After half a burnt incense, there are still different opinions. Chai Wen looked at the young Confucian again, and when he saw that the other party was just swinging his tail, he immediately said:

"Alright. I think that the houses have already discussed about it, so let's start bidding. According to the rules, the three bidders who won the quota last time are invited to make a preferential offer. ”

Subsequently, the first to quote was the Firmament Pie. The one who spoke was a thin old man, who was the head of the sect, the Firmament Daoist.

"This dispatch will send a set of Mudian Town Ground Falling Formation, plus a complete set of mining equipment, will requisition 200 newly settled refugees within four months, plus 20 Qi refiners, 10 monks in the foundation building period, and 2 monks in the Ning Dan period, who are specifically responsible for mining, ensuring that 400,000 catties of rough stones are mined every year and 35,000 catties of gold black stones are smelted. ”

"Which one is used for mining equipment?" Chai Wen sat back on his seat, and asked in detail while taking a note.

"Banmen. "The people of the Firmament Dao are concise and to the point.

Chai Wen nodded and motioned for the next one.

Jian Xiong, the head of Yulong Mountain, has been in retreat, and the person in charge of this bid is the deputy head of the faction, named Jiao Hong. I saw him say slowly:

"I, Yulong Mountain, are ready to take out a set of Heaven and Earth to respond to the battle, and the mining equipment is also purchased from Banmen, and within five months, I will recruit three hundred displaced people, plus twenty-five Qi Refiners, five Foundation Building Period Monks, and one Ning Dan Stage Monk. Every year, 350,000 catties of rough stone are mined, and 38,000 catties of gold black stone are smelted. ”

As soon as Jiao Hong's words fell, a young disciple behind the Firmament Daoist sneered:

"Thirty-eight thousand catties? You have to follow the rules to brag about it, right? As for your smelting circles and magic weapons, can the purification rate be so high?"

The sky shouted: "Changcai, don't be rude!"

"Yes, Master. The young man, Changcai, replied with an expressionless face, but said nothing else.

Jiao Hong was not annoyed, but said with a smile on his face: "This nephew's question is not unreasonable. However, this figure has been carefully calculated by our faction through trial and error, and it is not an indiscriminate statement. Please also ask the predecessors of the sky to be clear. ”

Cangqiong clasped his hands in his sleeves and said indifferently: "Master Jiao and nephew don't have to be like this, having money to earn together is the purpose of my Firmament Sect." In this bidding meeting, but with the ability to compete, my Firmament Sect will definitely not be oppressive by the identity of the upper sect. ”

Jiao Hong got up and clenched his fists.

You Li saw all this in his eyes, and his heart was full of emotion. In the cultivation world, weakness is the original sin. Yulongshan is also the largest immortal sect in Anxi Prefecture, but in front of the Shangzong Firmament Sect on the entire Anxi Road, it is not easy to be so cautious.

Subsequently, Jin Lanzong, Kaluhai, and Wumenghai also quoted their own prices. To everyone's surprise, Jin Lan Sect's offer was actually on par with that of the Firmament Sect and Jade Dragon Mountain, showing a strong desire to win.

When it was the turn of the Inksmith Alliance, it was Liu Zai who came forward.

This surprised everyone present, but this was nothing, and when Liu Zai spoke, the surprise on everyone's faces turned directly into surprise.

"The Zhenxuan faction, together with the ink craftsman and Qiu Weishan, made the following promise: two sets of protective arrays will be taken out, one is the Emperor Queen Earth Array, and the other is the Xuanshui Jingang Array. In addition, five hundred displaced people will be conscripted. Among them, 300 people have settled down and 200 people have not settled down, and after a year, these 200 people will be provided with various expenses necessary for settlement to help them settle in the local area.

"As for the mining artifact, it is made of two sets of ink craftsmen and Wanling Pavilion, and the details are more complicated, so I won't say much. Reflected in the final output, 550,000 catties of rough stone are mined a year, and 60,000 catties of gold black stone are smelted. ”

Before the words fell, the entire hall was in a stir.

"Your bid is outrageous, the Emperor and Queen Earth Array, that is a high-level magic array, and many second-class sects' mountain protection arrays do not have such a strong defensive power. That's it, you still have to come up with a set of Xuanshui Golden Gang Array of the same level?"

"That is, we have every reason to suspect that you are here to make trouble!"

"Lord Chai, this is completely vicious competition! How can they do such a business?

Chai Wen was impatient, but fortunately, he had also experienced great things, otherwise he would not have sat firmly in the position of county commander for more than ten years in this poor and troubled Shengshan County.

"Okay, everyone, don't be impatient. We will deal with the situation at our discretion and there will be no unfairness." He loudly maintained order at the scene, and then asked unhurriedly, "Dare to ask this Immortal Master Liu, how many monks are you going to send to participate in mining, and how many monks are responsible for the safety of the mine?"

Liu Zai glanced at Zhai Moqing on the side, and said with a light smile: "There are ten Qi Refiners, five Foundation Building Stage monks, and none Ning Dan Stage monks." ”

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally buzzing scene immediately fell silent.

After a moment, the room burst into laughter.

"I'll just say, the cowhide in front of me is blowing through the sky, it turns out that it can't be a person!"

"Also, this True Xuan Sect was only registered in the "Divine Official Dao Book" last year. I heard that there were originally only one teacher and one apprentice, but now there is one more, and it is only three people. Where are so many monks available?"

Everyone laughed and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Liu Zai calmly added: "We don't have a monk in the Ning Dan period, but I will personally be responsible for the safety of the mine." However, in this case, I need to make a request, we will only bid for the mining rights of Luanming Mountain. ”

When everyone heard this, they were stunned again, and then whispered, and bowed their heads to communicate.

Bidding for the right to mine only one mountain?

Chai Wen frowned, and the young Confucian next to him, who had been silent, finally spoke up:

"Dare to ask Immortal Master Liu, why is there such an invitation?"

Liu Zai turned around and bowed, and said with a smile: "Return to the transfer envoy, because Luanming Mountain is close to our Yuyu Mountain." ”