Chapter 26: Mountaineering (21)
Balai concluded that the gentleman in front of him must be the legendary Oriental monk, who had somehow been wandered into the Hengduan Desert, and although he was unable to cast spells, his physical strength was still strong, and there were many powerful magic weapons and amazing elixirs.
Although he was young, he had the instinct of a good businessman, and he knew that when he traded with such a person, he should stop if he earned enough money, and that he would not do himself any good if he was overly greedy.
Balai repeatedly said that what Tianhuo gave him was enough to pay for Xianyu, and Tianhuo had a good impression of this honest and not greedy merchant of Xihe Prefecture, and did not intend to take advantage of him.
"Balai, I see that your appearance is somewhat similar to that of my Huaxia people, but the eyes are different, I don't know if the people in Xihe Prefecture are all like you?" Tianhuo asked curiously.
Balai hurriedly said: "Most of the people of Xihezhou have chalky skin, more color eyes and hair, and their appearance is quite different from that of Dongshengzhou. ”
Balai said this very flatteringly, neither humble nor arrogant, and also narrowed the relationship with Dongshengzhou.
Tianhuo nodded and said: "If it weren't for the fact that the color of your eyes is slightly different from that of my Huaxia clan, I would have thought that you are from Dongshengzhou, if you are rescued this time, will you come to Dongshengzhou again in the future?"
Balai was stunned for a moment, he didn't know what Bai Huo meant, and asked timidly: "Dear Mr. Tian Huo, should I come to Dongshengzhou, or should I not come?"
Tianhuo said with a smile: "It's me who asked the question, let me make it clear, I'm actually a businessman, if I can cooperate with you and communicate whether Dongshengzhou and Xihezhou have or not, wouldn't it be a big profit?"
Balai's eyes widened and he asked, "Mr. Tianhuo, you're not lying to me, are you?
"What is secular affairs? The sage has a cloud: there is no stability without agriculture, and there is no wealth without business.
No country or region can produce all the commodities needed, and without the integration and flow of commerce, how can the right goods be transported to the right place, so that the local people can obtain the greatest satisfaction and benefits, so the merchant is noble, and should be the most popular person anywhere. ”
Tianhuo said a serious thing, this is his incisive and profound understanding of business, Balai couldn't help but raise his thumb and praised: "Mr. Tianhuo, you are not only strong in magic, but also have such profound insights into business, it is really admirable, I have never heard others say what you said just now, but I think it makes sense, it is irrefutable." ”
Tianhuo said impassionedly: "Well, this is my heartfelt words, although the businessman is rich, but the social status is not high, which is worth our reflection, the reason is nothing more than a lack of integrity and mercenary. ”
Balai nodded frequently and said, "Then how can we improve the social status of merchants?"
"Perseverance, patience and giving to the people, if you do these three things, you will be a respected businessman. ”
Balai fell into deep contemplation, and only after a long time did he ask, "Does Mr. Tianhuo have any special meaning when he told me this?"
"Balai, you are already very close to Dongshengzhou, a bright trade route is in front of you, if you don't go in at the door, it's a pity.
I suggest you go to Dongshengzhou to have a look, you cross the Hengduan Desert, cross the border of Xifan, you can enter the Song Kingdom, where the commercial atmosphere is very strong, and there are many goods that can be transported to Xihezhou.
If you become the first person to successfully open up the trade route between the East and the West, your name will be remembered by countless people, and your fame and wealth will accumulate at an astonishing rate, are you sure you don't want to visit Dongshengzhou?"
Balai shook his head like a rattle and said, "Of course I want to go to Dongshengzhou, but you can also see my current situation, there is no capital to cross the Hengduan Desert at all. ”
"Balai, if you want to go to Dongshengzhou, I can help you. ”
When Balai heard this, he was in his spirit: "You say, what price do I have to pay for this?"
"After you finish your inspection of Dongshengzhou and think that the conditions are ripe to open up trade routes, I hope you can send the immortal jade capital found in Xihe Prefecture to the Song Kingdom and sell it to me, and I will do my best to help you open up trade routes. ”
Balai thinks that he will not suffer a loss in the middle, and maybe he can become the spokesperson of Dongshengzhou and Xihezhou, and even if he gets a fief at that time, it will not be difficult to become a king.
Balai likes to call this a dream, not an ambition, anyway, the situation that was supposed to lose is now reversed, it is really better to fight with heart.
"Mr. Tianhuo, if you can help me travel to Dongshengzhou, I swear that I will repay you from the trade route, do you think this is okay?" asked Balai tentatively.
"No problem, I have some charms here that ordinary people can use, they can ensure that you can reach the oasis ahead, you can buy mounts and camel beasts in the oasis, and you can also hire people to protect you to reach the East Victory Continent. Skyfire took out a handful of various charms from his storage bag and showed them to Balai.
Balai didn't know what they were used for, so Tianhuo demonstrated them to him one by one, there were magic talismans to assist in high-speed running, blasting talismans that released flames and blasting functions, vajra talismans that released the light of the body, and invisibility talismans with stealth functions, there were many types and quantities.
These charms opened Balai's eyes, and he became even more convinced that Tianhuo was a very powerful monk.
Skyfire gave the charms and storage bags to Balai and told him how to use them.
When Bale heard that there was a space of more than ten feet square in the storage bag, and it would not add weight after loading things, he yelled excitedly several times, there is this kind of treasure that carries items, and he can carry a large number of valuables when he travels back and forth between Xihe Prefecture and Dongshengzhou in the future, without worrying about being discovered.
Balai considered himself absolutely lucky today and immediately prayed to the Lord for His great miracles.
Balai solemnly took a token of the Xuanji branch given to him by Tianhuo, although there are many contradictions between the countries of Dongshengzhou, but most of them are tolerant of merchants, even during the war between the two countries, as long as the businessmen do not do anything espionage, they will not be expelled and punished by the other party, so Balai has this token to walk in Dongshengzhou will be much more convenient.
Balai felt that he was armed to the teeth at this moment, and if he didn't dare to go to Dongshengzhou now, he would be ashamed of his reputation as a businessman.
Tianhuo wrote down the address of the Xuanji faction and instructed Balai to go to the Xuanji faction to discuss trade with his master and brothers.
In the end, the two sides high-fived and formed an alliance and agreed to meet in the future.
Balai used the Divine Talisman to quickly run towards the oasis, and Skyfire thought that the key to breaking the level was ahead, so the two parted ways here.
"Is Balai part of the test? How did Taiyi School manage to make me meet him? Did I save him and help him? It seems that the test of the mind is not as simple as it seems. ”
Tianhuo remembered what the judge said, the mental test has nothing to do with good and evil, it seems that he just needs to be himself, there is no need to do something that is inconsistent with his three views, and the final ranking will be judged by Spear Peak or the academy.
Tianhuo has only met the first person so far, some of the fast students have already met two people, and some have even met countless people.
They face various emergencies in different scenarios or the world, and most people can stick to their hearts and deal with difficulties in the way they think is right and want to do the most, but there are also some people who are psychologically dark or too upright who are very entangled in this test.
People with dark minds try to pretend to be less vicious, but find themselves dealing with people who are more cunning and murderous, while people who are too upright run into walls everywhere, feeling that everyone has a dark side, that they can't get along at all, and are full of frustration.
In this process, many people unconsciously begin to think about life and human nature, some people are confused, some people are more determined, some people repent, and some people release their nature.
In the eyes of the audience, the students of Stage 4 are like a group of walking corpses or a group of crazy people, most of them are walking very slowly, and some will stop while walking, or laugh loudly, or cry bitterly, or mutilate themselves, or dance with their hands.
Absolutely some viewers did not know what was going on on the mountain, and intuitively believed that the four-stage test was even more dangerous, leaving many students deeply trapped in it.
This stage is relatively flat compared to the first three stages of the test, there is not much scene of you chasing me, the high-profile Tianhuo is the last to participate in the test, and has completed a third of the race, although his eyes are dull and his movements are stiff, but he has a smile and confidence on his face, which makes people have a little more confidence in him.
On the Longren viewing platform, the expression of the medicine master dragon was fascinated, as if he had seen a peerless beauty on the mountain road of the fourth stage.
After a long time, Medicine Master Long sighed: "It is rumored in the world that Lord Dean has already stood on the top of the continent, saying that his cultivation has reached the realm of 'one path leads to ten thousand paths, and all paths return to the sect'.
I didn't believe it before, but now I finally believe it! Just because the Dean can refine the 'Red Dust Ten Zhang', this kind of magic weapon, his alchemy skills have already surpassed the continent, I really don't know how he can integrate so many knowledge in less than 10,000 years, and he has achieved the ultimate in each one. ”
Even Qianxue sighed: "I sent the Mahayana Ancestor to say before closing the life and death pass that she was going to seal herself for 20,000 years, and I asked the ancestor why she had been in retreat for so long. The ancestor told me that first, in order to prolong her life and avoid calamity, and secondly, because the dean was there, the Song Kingdom could have at least 20,000 years of peace, so there was no need for her to waste her longevity in the world. ”
Zhang Zhiqi shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that for more than 20,000 years, I sent my ancestor to use the divination Dafa to measure the longevity of the dean, and even connected three hexagrams, vomited blood and three buckets, and gave up the art of divination." ”
Emperor Song asked curiously: "Senior brother, the dean is the pillar of my Song Kingdom, you actually measured the longevity of the dean, why don't you inform me?"
Zhang Zhiqi sighed and said: "The ancestor of the family has a strict order, and the details of the day's events must not be leaked. ”
"Oh. Emperor Song was a little disappointed, with the status of Longhu Mountain in the Song Kingdom, even Emperor Song could not force him to tell the scene at that time.
"The upper and poorer blue fall and the yellow spring are not seen in the two places. Liuyunzi twisted his beard and read a poem.
Zhang Zhiqi shook his body and asked, "Where did Brother Dao hear about this?"
Liuyunzi shrugged his shoulders and said: "Everyone is an authentic sect, and the way of divination is not the peerless learning of the Longhu Mountain family, and there are ancestors in the Daluo faction who do not hesitate to see through the glimmer of heaven." ”
Emperor Song's eyes showed a look of joy and worry, and he said softly: "Lord Dean has a long life, and the blessing of the Song Kingdom!"
Liuyunzi followed: "Sometimes longevity is also a headache. ”