The woman who sold the Realm Bead was very shrewish and not to be trifled with. The two people in front of the stall seemed to be trainee summoners who had just arrived in Shang Jing City. Therefore, they didn't quarrel with the woman. After muttering a few words, they left.
1100 gold coins were easy to say. However, the Realm Beads of Boy of Fortune and Bianque that Xia Pingan exchanged last time were only worth about 500 gold coins in total. 1100 gold coins was a little expensive among the Realm Beads. It could buy 3 or 4 ordinary Realm Beads. Even in Shang Jing City, 1100 gold coins could buy a house.
This was the price of Realm Beads. Those Realm Beads that had a relatively high success rate, had summoning slots, and would not die even if the fusion failed, were often sold at a very high price. This type of Realm Bead was very popular.
There was no lack of rich and powerful summoners in Shang Jing City. For those summoners, this Realm Bead was their favorite.
"What are you doing here? Do you want to buy it? If not, hurry up and leave!" The woman threw a glance at Xia Pingan. Seeing that Xia Pingan was decently dressed and looked rich, her tone eased a bit.
Xia Pingan revealed a smile, "Miss, of course I want to buy it. I sincerely want to buy it. However, this price is indeed a bit expensive. Can you make it cheaper?"
Hearing that Xia Pingan wanted to buy it, the woman became a bit spirited. She glanced at Xia Pingan from head to toe, "Okay, I will give you 20 gold coins cheaper!"
"Don't lower it by 20 gold coins. I can see that you're a straightforward person. Miss, your price for this Realm Pearl should be around 1000 gold coins. Take away the 100 gold coins and I'll buy it for 1000 gold coins!"
1000 gold coins wasn't a small amount for Xia Pingan, but this Realm Pearl could summon an assassin. Not only could the assassin appear and disappear unpredictably, but the assassin could also continuously fuse with other Realm Pearls to increase its own strength. Xia Pingan felt that this Realm Pearl would be of great use, so he wasn't stingy with the 1000 gold coins.
Sure enough, after hearing Xia Pingan's words, the woman's eyes lit up, "Can you pay now? Or do you want me to seal the bead and wait for you? If it's a sealed pearl, it won't be at this price … "
Sealing beads was also one of the rules of selling Realm Beads in this night market. If someone took a fancy to a certain Realm Bead but didn't have enough money, they could discuss with the seller and ask the seller to seal the Realm Bead for a few days until they had enough money to buy it. If the Realm Bead was sealed, the buyer would pay a deposit first. Then, the seller would not take out the Realm Bead to display or trade it to others during the agreed upon date.
Because the buyer and the seller were not familiar with each other, and it was a large transaction, sealing the beads would involve the integrity of the transaction. Therefore, the security bank in the night market was born. As long as the buyer paid a small fee, the security bank would guarantee the sealing of the beads. The seller would deposit the beads in the security bank. When the time came, the seller could take out the beads and sell them. If the buyer broke his promise, he would bear the corresponding loss.
"I'll give you the gold notes. We can trade now!"
"Fine, I'll sell it to you for 1000 gold coins!" That woman said straightforwardly.
Xia Pingan directly took out a gold note of 1000 gold coins from his portable equipment and gave it to that woman. After checking the gold note and finding it was fine, she passed that "Tian Guanglun Yong" Realm Bead to Xia Pingan. After finishing the trade, both parties parted ways.
Two days ago, Xia Pingan still felt that his "net worth" of around ten thousand gold coins should be spent. He didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, he would obtain an assassin's Realm Pearl and his net worth would shrink by a tenth.
As Xia Pingan walked in the night market, he glanced at the Realm Pearls on the street. There were many Realm Pearls on the stalls in the night market, and many of them were fused by Xia Pingan before. He had just spent a large sum of money, so if he were to buy more Realm Pearls, Xia Pingan would find those cheap Realm Pearls to buy.
Very soon, Xia Pingan spent over 700 gold coins to buy 4 realm beads from several stalls.
Among the 4 realm beads, 2 were divine-force realm beads. One of them was written with "Xu Gao" in Xiaozhuan while the other was written with "Shao Pumin" in Xiaozhuan. These 2 divine-force realm beads would only increase one's divine-force after successful integration. The death rate of failure was very high, especially the latter one. Therefore, the price of these 2 realm beads was relatively cheap. The total price of these 2 realm beads was just over 200 gold coins.
In addition to these two realm beads, there were also two realm beads with summoning spell slots. One realm bead had the word "Gou Long" written on it, and the other realm bead had the word "Tang Jian" engraved on it. It was said that successfully fusing the realm bead "Gou Long" would allow one to master earth-type summoning spells, while the realm bead "Tang Jian" could give the summoned character a buff spell, greatly increasing the summoned character's combat power. These two realm beads might even die if they failed to fuse, so they weren't expensive.
After making one round in the night market, he spent 1,700 gold coins in the blink of an eye. Xia Pingan's wealth shrank by one-sixth in an instant. He was indeed spending money like water.
However, Xia Pingan did not stop. He continued to shop in the night market, preparing to buy a few more realm beads. Xia Pingan calculated that with his remaining assets, he should be able to reach the Two Sun Realm if he used them sparingly.
The Two Sun Realm required an additional 630 divine-force points to break through, and the Two Sun Realm required an additional 840 divine-force points to break through. In order to break through to the Two Sun Realm, the upper limit of his secret mandala would have to exceed 1,470 divine-force points.
Xia Pingan strolled around the night market while muttering and thinking in his heart. He still had to find a profitable business, otherwise, his little bit of money would not be enough to spend. As for a profitable business, it was not easy to earn the money of the poor, it was best to earn the money of the rich. There were the most rich people in the capital, and what consumption habits did this group have?
Everyone wanted to live a long and healthy life, not just the rich. He could summon Hua Tuo and a first-class Pharmacist, so he should have some competitiveness. However, this competitiveness was not the core competitiveness. What he had, others had as well. Therefore, it was not realistic to rely on this to earn a lot of money.
Other than that, what else did the rich care about? Naturally, it was how to continue living a luxurious life and continue for generations to come. This was a little broad, but it should be a starting point.
Double-versus-evil business was the fastest way to earn money. However, people like Sun Hao could only be found by chance. He was just a small One-Sun Summoner. In a place like Shang Jing City, where there were crouching tigers and hidden dragons, he would be tired of living if he wanted to do a double-versus-evil business.
Xia Pingan strolled in the night market and unknowingly arrived at a bustling area.
There was a four-story loft by the street. The loft was brightly lit, and the wind chimes on the loft were tinkling in the night wind like music. Outside the loft was a courtyard connected to the night market. There was a waterside corridor in the courtyard, and it was rather serene. Outside the courtyard was a small plaza. Dozens of luxurious black four-wheeled carriages were parked in the small plaza as though they were queuing up.
Just as Xia Pingan was sizing up the loft, a noblewoman wearing a dark green velvet cloak and a black veil hat to cover her face walked down from the loft under the escort of a guard and a maidservant. She passed through the winding waterside corridor and came out of the side door of the courtyard. She boarded a black four-wheeled carriage and left immediately.
In the next second, a spirited twelve- or thirteen-year-old youth dressed in green robes walked out from the loft. He crossed the courtyard and arrived at the plaza outside. Without a change in his expression, he announced loudly, "Those who have obtained number eight, please head to Carefree Restaurant..."
Hearing this, the door of a carriage pulled by two pure white horses in the small plaza opened, and a pot-bellied middle-aged man alighted from the carriage.
"Boss Xu, you've also come to Carefree Building?" The window of a carriage opened, revealing a gentle-looking middle-aged man in glasses who greeted the man alighting from the carriage.
"Recently, I've had a strange dream. That dream has been churning in my head. I've finally gotten someone to queue up a number plate. I'd like Master Shuiyue to decipher it and see if it's auspicious or inauspicious …" That Boss Xu said with a smile.
"Okay, okay. You go first. I'm number eleven. I'll come back later …" The middle-aged man in glasses said with a smile.
Boss Xu nodded and quickly walked to the front of that youth in green clothes. He respectfully took out a number plate and handed it over.
That youth took a look at the number plate and nodded. Then, he led that Boss Xu into the courtyard, through the waterside pavilion, and up the building.
Many people in those carriages looked at Boss Xu enviously as he ascended the building.
Was deciphering someone's dream so extravagant? He actually made so many people wait here.
Xia Pingan looked at those four-wheeled carriages. Damn, none of them were for hire. They were all private carriages. Moreover, they all had coachmen, guards, and maids. They were all rich people in Shang Jing City.
This was too inconceivable.
Seeing an amiable-looking man pass by, Xia Pingan hurriedly stopped in front of that man and asked, "Brother, may I ask what is this place? Why are there so many people queuing?"
That man glanced at Xia Pingan. Seeing that Xia Pingan was polite and well-dressed, he patiently said, "This is Carefree Inn. Master Shuiyue interprets people's dreams. Master Shuiyue is the most famous dream interpreter in Shang Jing City. She can use dreams to predict good and bad luck. Don't you know?"
Xia Pingan blinked. Dream interpreter? There was such a profession in Shang Jing City. He was ignorant and inexperienced. He really didn't know about it before …
"Oh, are those people queuing here to interpret dreams?"
"Of course!"
"May I ask, how much does Master Shuiyue charge for interpreting dreams?"
"Hehe, do you think money is enough? You still need to queue. If you queue here at Master Shuiyue's place, you'll need 30 gold coins for each number …"
Thirty gold coins for solving a person's dream? Xia Pingan looked at the dozens of carriages queuing outside. After calculating in his heart, he was instantly shocked.
F * ck, if he did this, wouldn't he be able to earn thousands of gold coins in a single night? Even dog-eat-dog wouldn't be so profitable.
"Hahaha, judging from your appearance, you must have just arrived in Shang Jing City not long ago. What's 30 gold coins for interpreting dreams? There are many fortune tellers who charge tens or hundreds of gold coins for a simple divination. Those rich people only believe in this …" The person who was questioned by Xia Pingan looked at Xia Pingan with disdain. Then, he shook his head and left with a sense of superiority.
In less than three minutes, Xia Pingan saw Boss Xu, who had just gone upstairs, come down from upstairs and leave in a carriage.
30 gold coins in such a short time?
That arrogant servant in green robes shouted from outside again, "Those who have obtained number nine, please come to Carefree Inn …"
The door of a carriage opened. Then, a lady who didn't want others to see her face wearing a black veil hat alighted from the carriage with the help of a maidservant. Then, she walked into the courtyard with that servant in green robes and passed through the waterside corridor.
I wonder how good is that Master Shuiyue's dream interpretation skills are?
Xia Pingan thought to himself. With a thought, he used his remote vision ability to follow that lady and her maidservant into Carefree Inn.
The interior of Carefree Inn was grand and majestic. There was also a sense of elegance and incense in the building.
After entering the building, the maid beside the woman who had entered the building remained in the small hall outside. Only the woman wearing a veil was led by a green-clothed manservant through a door and a beaded curtain, and then came to the inner room.
An old man in a white robe was sitting behind a tea table. The old man looked pretty good with white hair and a white beard. However, when Xia Pingan saw him, he felt that the old man was too delicate and deliberate. He seemed to lack the true demeanor of an expert.
The lady who entered took off her hat and revealed her original face. She was a lady in her forties who still retained her charm.
That lady sat opposite the old man and said worriedly, "Master Shuiyue, I had a dream the day before yesterday. In the dream, I dreamt that I was at home. Suddenly, someone sent a lot of cloth and silk to my house, saying that they wanted to make clothes for me. What is this sign? Is my husband keeping concubines outside again? "
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