On the map, it was clearly marked with red words that if one wanted to enter Stone Yuan City, they must first obtain a resident status. Warriors from outside could only obtain a temporary status for one year. It was just a temporary resident status, but it actually cost ten blue crystals.
"F * ck!"
Du Feng could not help but curse. He was reluctant to use something like the Blue Crystal Stone. He would only take one out when he was extremely short of energy or when he was about to break through to the next realm. Just to enter the city gate and get a bullsh * t temporary identity, he actually needed ten blue crystals.
"Motherf * cker, why don't you just rob someone!"
Du Feng was not the only one who cursed. All the outsiders who just found out about this rule of Stone Yuan City basically cursed. Ten blue crystals, that was equivalent to a hundred thousand white crystals. Moreover, it was only valid for one year. As long as one was not a permanent resident of Stone Yuan City, they could not use it after one year. If they wanted to enter the city, they would need to re-apply.
Of course, there were also people who wanted to take advantage of the loophole and not go out after one year. This way, they would not need to re-apply. But things were not as simple as they thought. If one did not have a property in Stone Yuan City, he could only stay in a hotel. Staying in a hotel cost money every day. If he spent all his money, he would not have a place to stay. The city had a rule that the residents could not stay outside at night. If they did not have a place to stay, they would be chased out. Even if they had a temporary resident status, they would be chased out if they did not have a place to stay.
Who was the master of Stone Yuan City? He was too good at doing business. He was preparing to squeeze all the outsiders dry. Du Feng looked at the map he bought from the little boy again. There were some notes at the back. One of them was related to the master of the city:
Xie Qifan. Gender: Male. Age: Unknown. Cultivation: Unknown. Beast: Stone lion. Battle techniques: Fury of Earth, Lion's Roar, Boulder Storm. Character is changeable and unpredictable. His biggest characteristic is that he loves money.
This was called detailed information. Du Feng tore open the map and looked at it from the front to the back. There was indeed only this little information about the master of the city. Gender: Male. Everyone could see it without saying. The most important thing was that there was no record of Cultivation. Even his age was unknown. Was there a mistake? On the other hand, the records of beasts and combat skills were quite clear. That was because when they were fighting against the beast wave, the City Lord had personally taken action. At that time, all the citizens of the city were lucky enough to see it.
He loved money. No one would believe that a person who was so good at doing business did not love money. Du Feng also loved money. If there was a chance to make money, he would definitely not let it go. Now that he came to the Southern Continent and saw such high prices, an idea sprouted in his mind.
He did not have much money on him, but he had brought a lot of resources with him. The resources obtained from the Land of the Buried Dragon were all stored in the space of the necklace. Since the prices of goods here were so high, didn't that mean that selling things could be exchanged for a lot of money?
In fact, many warriors had the same idea as Du Feng. Many of them wanted to come to Stony Plain City to sell their goods and make a fortune. However, they would soon discover that the goods sold quickly, but at the same time, the expenses were also very fast. When there was no follow-up income, they were all dumbfounded.
Teleporting back to where he came from was not as easy as he had imagined. Stony Plain City was like the mouth of a bottle. It was easy to get in, but difficult to get out. Just the price of a short distance teleportation array was ridiculously high. As for a long distance teleportation array, the price was even more sky-high.
The most crucial problem was that warriors would be teleported to the outskirts of the city, but if they wanted to use the teleportation array to leave, they would have to enter the city first. After entering the city, they might not be able to use the teleportation array immediately. They would have to wait in line for notification. During the notification period, they would have to obediently stay in the inn. If this went on for a year or two, when the goods were sold out and the money was almost spent, they would be chased out of the city.
It could not go on like this. He had promised to enter the city to find Su Jie. He could not just sit here and eat. There were a lot of treasures in the space of the necklace, but it could not sustain such consumption. He might as well set up a stall and sell elixirs from outside the city.
The price of elixirs was much more expensive than herbs. Refining elixirs himself was much more profitable than selling finished elixirs. Moreover, the spiritual herbs and flowers planted in the small world of the necklace would continue to grow. As long as he controlled the consumption, theoretically, he could refine elixirs and sell them indefinitely. After accumulating the first pot of gold, he could then proceed to the next step.
"Hurry up and get lost. If you dare to come any closer, I will cripple you."
Du Feng was pondering about how to make money when he heard a commotion at the city gate. A man dressed in a grayish-blue robe was thrown out by the city guards. The reason was that he had no money to stay in the inn, but his temporary identity card had not expired.
"My identity card has not expired yet. What right do you have to chase me away?"
The man was very unconvinced and wanted to argue with the city guards. Looking at the True Essence fluctuations on his body, he was actually an expert in the Grandmaster Realm. The Grandmaster Realm, as the name suggested, was a grandmaster who could establish a sect. Now, he was like a ragged scoundrel, quarreling with a few guards at the city gate. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have believed it.
"Do you have money to stay in the inn? If not, hurry up and leave."
Because the temporary identity card of the man in the linen robe had not expired yet, the guards only threw him out and did not do anything else. If one wanted to enter Stony Plain City without this temporary identity card, they would be killed without mercy.
"I will only stay for one day. I will leave after one more day. When I come back, I will make up for the money."
The man in the linen robe was not willing to give up. It seemed that it was not the first time that he had bargained with the city guards. It seemed that this man was not completely out of money. It was just that he did not bring enough money this time. Maybe he was a son of a rich family and had spent all his money in Stony Plain City.
"Not even for one day. There is no room for negotiation."
The city guards were very firm. If he continued to make trouble, they might draw their swords and kill him. However, there was one thing that Du Feng did not understand. Those city guards were obviously in the Condensing Martial Arts Cultivation Realm, while the man in the linen robe was already a master in the Grandmaster Realm. Why was he so afraid of them?
"Brother, let's make a deal. I will give you three yellow crystals, and you will help me inquire about a person in the city. What do you think?"
Du Feng went forward and grabbed the man in the linen robe who was making a scene. As a master in the Grandmaster Realm, it was really ungentlemanly for him to make a scene at the city gate. It was not cheap to stay in the city, but it was not necessary to make a scene like this. He had already seen from the information that a cheap inn would only cost one yellow crystal a day.
"Okay, okay, okay. Just tell me who you want to inquire about."
The man in the linen robe took the yellow crystals. He was so happy that he could not close his mouth. With these three yellow crystals, he could enter the city again.
"Inquire about a girl named Su Jie. Tell her that Xiao Hu asked me to find her."
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