Chapter 30: Dinghai Shen Needle
Monkey King was a guest at the Crystal Palace.
Zhenyuan Daxian went to listen to Sanqing's preaching, he took the time to visit the Dragon King in the Dragon Palace, and by the way, he wanted to get some information about marine medicine, but he unexpectedly pounced.
"The Dragon King isn't here?"
Sun Wukong was surprised: "Where did he go?"
"He went to the South China Sea as a guest. ”
Several princesses laughed, pestered him and said, "Shangxian, let's go with you." ”
"It's fine. ”
Sun Wukong nodded.
The princesses happily led the way.
At this time, the Dragon King of the East China Sea appeared in Huaguo Mountain.
Knowing that Sun Wukong went to the Crystal Palace, the Dragon King couldn't help laughing: "How could it be so coincidental." ”
"I'm here waiting for him to come back. ”
The Dragon King then said, "You take me to Huaguo Mountain to have a look. ”
Ao Luan nodded: "Then I'll take you to Luofu Island." ”
Together with the Dragon King, she transformed into a human and came to the island west of Huaguo Mountain.
Rokfukushima is the island with the most spiritual goods traded in Huaguo Mountain, and there are several main streets on the island, and the streets are filled with monster vendors, shouting and bargaining, and many human merchants come here to buy spiritual objects.
This is also a business island where the little demons learn to trade and serve, and the prosperity is no worse than that of the port town in Huaguoshan. The spiritual objects created by the other four small islands will also be sold here.
"Why is this island called Leofoo Island?"
The dragon king felt like he had come to a human bazaar: "Who's the name?"
"Me. ”
Ao Luan dodged a little demon and said, "I decided the names of the five small islands, and my brother doesn't ask about these things. ”
"I see. ”
The dragon king saw some vendors on the side of the street stir-frying vegetables with iron pots: "Are they stir-frying?"
"Hmm. Ao Luan nodded: "Is it strange?"
"There are a lot of iron pots here?"
The dragon king asked strangely, "Do you have any salt?"
"Absolutely. ”
Ao Luan smiled.
She understood why her father was surprised, iron pots and salt were not affordable for the common people everywhere, iron ore production was low, most of them were used to make weapons, and salt was not common.
On four continents, many human countries strictly control salt and iron, but it is not unusual here.
"Iron and salt production on all four continents has now increased. ”
Ao Luan said with a smile: "Our monsters in Huaguo Mountain have also mastered the various techniques of "Heavenly Creation". ”
Sun Wukong often feels that the learning speed of the monsters is too slow, but Ao Luan feels that it is already fast.
"Father, it's almost noon. ”
Ao Luan said, "I'll take you to eat something first." ”
"Good. ”
The dragon king smiled and nodded.
Ao Luan then took him into the restaurant and found a window seat to sit down.
"I went and told them to bring out their signature dishes. ”
Ao Luan said.
"Go ahead. ”
The dragon king waved his hand, and then looked at the restaurant curiously.
There are many guests in the restaurant, and the little demons are shuttling up and down quickly with wine and food, and there are still chats and laughter and the sound of cups colliding from time to time upstairs.
A bunny demon walked over.
"Sir, are there only two guests?"
The rabbit demon asked, carrying a pot of tea.
The dragon king nodded, and the rabbit demon made two cups of tea and turned to leave.
"Why are the little two here all banshees. ”
The Dragon King thought, feeling a little strange in his heart.
It's obviously a very unique scene, but the banshees with rabbit tails running around unexpectedly make people feel appropriate.
And the monsters in the restaurant also maintain a similar posture.
They occasionally talked about topics such as technology, and even the Dragon King couldn't understand it.
Although he couldn't understand it, the dragon king could feel an uplifting aura from their words, and it seemed that every youkai was having a good time.
"Luan'er has surpassed me. ”
The Dragon King thought to himself.
He knew that the monsters in Huaguo Mountain were all managed by his daughter, and the quality of the monsters here was beyond the reach of the Dragon Palace.
Not only the Dragon Palace, I'm afraid that there is no one in the world who is better at managing than Ao Luan.
How much she has learned from the monkeys over the years.
I just don't know when I'll be able to drink the wine.
The dragon king stroked his long beard, secretly looking forward to it.
Soon, Ao Luan returned.
"Father, I've ordered a good meal, are you going to the private seat?"
"No need. ”
The dragon king waved his hand: "It's a little hot here, and the elegant seat can't stand it." ”
"Hot?"
Ao Luan glanced at the row of runes hanging under the eaves and said with a smile: "It turns out that the wind rune is broken." ”
The wind talisman is a spirit that has just been born, and it is still unstable, and if there are many people, it seems that it will not be able to play a role.
"Father, wait, I'll buy you a cold meal. ”
Ao Luan saw a vendor outside the restaurant, said to the dragon king, and walked out of the restaurant to trade with the vendor.
The monster opened the wooden box under him and took out a few ice-like items from it and gave them to Ao Luan.
Ao Luan walked back with the ice.
"It's called Mu Bing. ”
Ao Luan handed Mu Bing to the Dragon King: "My brother seems to like this very much, and often secretly buys it to eat." ”
"Really?"
The dragon king took it, learned Ao Luan's movements, put Mu Bing in his mouth, and bit it lightly or heavily.
"This ......"
"How's that? to your liking?"
Ao Luan said with a smile.
The dragon king chewed on the wood ice and nodded in satisfaction.
Dragons have a natural penchant for cold food, but this kind of thing is not seen in the Dragon Palace.
The dragon king ate a few pieces of wood ice in a row, and felt cool all over.
He was a little unsatisfied: "How did this thing come out?"
"We created frozen chests with runes. ”
Ao Luan said: "Put sugar water and juice in it with a grinding tool, and it will freeze - my brother said it was called a popsicle." ”
However, the monsters are more accustomed to calling it Mu Bing.
The Dragon King sighed: "The craftsmanship of Huaguo Mountain has surpassed human beings. ”
Even in Chang'an City, this kind of wood ice will not appear on the market.
"These things have only come out in the last few years. ”
Ao Luan said.
The Dragon King suddenly became interested: "Tell me about it." ”
"Because we have money. ”
Ao Luan said: "If you have money, you can buy a lot of things. ”
A few years ago, the bazaars of Lekfushima were just like humans.
After making money through spiritual objects, the minds of the youkai changed radically.
They attached great importance to the creation of spiritual things.
Sun Wukong asked Ao Luan to spend money to buy a large number of goods from human countries and popularize them in Huaguo Mountain, including salt.
Salt wasn't valued by youkai before, but after eating salt for a while, youkai can't do without it anymore.
When humans greatly increased the price of salt, Huaguoshan reduced the amount of purchases - and the monsters had to go to make salt.
After several years of technological improvement, the supply of salt in Huaguoshan has exceeded demand, and it has been dumped to human beings.
This is one of the most typical examples.
"Trade will allow youkai to create spirits on their own. ”
Ao Luan said admiringly: "Brother has already arrived. ”
Now the monsters understand why Sun Wukong wants to trade with humans.
Trade has allowed the craft to improve, and the improvement of the craft has allowed the yokai to live a life they didn't know about before - no one wants to go back in time.
The changes in Huaguoshan in the past few years have entered the fast lane, so fast that Ao Luan can't imagine what it will be like in a hundred years.
They are on a path that the whole world does not know.
"The monkey's eyes can see so far. ”
The Dragon King was full of emotion, when Sun Wukong unified Huaguo Mountain, who would have thought that the monsters would be educated by him to become what they are now?
"When I see him this time, I must ask him for advice. ”
The Dragon King couldn't help but think.
At this time, in the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, Sun Wukong was standing under a pitch-black iron rod.
"This is when Dayu ruled the water, a stator of the shallow depth of the river and the sea, it is a piece of divine iron ......"
The princesses seem to be competing for favor and competing to introduce Sun Wukong.
Sun Wukong never thought that these princesses would bring themselves to see Dinghaishen Needle.
This golden hoop stick was so close that Sun Wukong couldn't help but reach out and wipe the seaweed on it.
There was no reaction from the Dinghai Divine Needle, but there seemed to be an emotion coming from it.
Sun Wukong's heart trembled, and he seemed to understand something.
He made a gesture to himself.
"Immobilization. ”
With a spell, the princesses' movements and thoughts froze.
Sun Wukong secretly lucked the phaseless magic and awakened the wildness in his heart.
His aura gradually became sharper, and his body was shrouded in a faint red light.
A turtle at the bottom of the sea was sleeping soundly, but suddenly its body trembled and fled away like a rabbit.
Sun Wukong raised his head.
The wildness that had been silent for decades was exposed as soon as it was revealed, and the Dinghai Divine Needle shook faintly.
The Dinghai Divine Needle began to glow.
After the initial moment of consternation, Sun Wukong put away his wildness.
Suddenly, the Dinghai Divine Needle dimmed again.
“...... I see. ”
Sun Wukong understood in his heart.
The person who is waiting for the Dinghai Divine Needle is not the current him, but the free Monkey King.
Now is not the time to take it.
"Solution!"
Sun Wukong lifted the immobilization technique of the princesses.
The princesses had no idea what was going on, and continued to introduce the Dinghai Divine Needle to Sun Wukong.
Sun Wukong listened to them quietly, and then left with them.
The Dinghai Divine Needle is still waiting for him, although now is not the time, but he will come and get it one day.
Sun Wukong has such a premonition.