"Boss, this subordinate doesn't know much about the Vice Commander of the Bloody Slaughter Demonic Flower. It's just that a few days ago, a piece of news suddenly spread in the Heavenly Monarch Courtyard, saying that the Vice Commander of the Bloody Slaughter Demonic Flower had disappeared. Then, the more powerful Vice Commander Lin started to take over the shops that were originally under the Vice Commander of the Bloody Slaughter Demonic Flower! "
Speaking up to here, Yin Lizhi sighed. "In fact, in order to keep the shops open safely, even if we had already paid tribute to the Vice Commander of the Bloody Slaughter Demonic Flower this year, it wouldn't be a big deal to pay tribute to Vice Commander Lin again.
However, this Vice Commander Lin is too black-hearted. Anyone who is taken under his wing must pay 10,000 mid-grade Reiki every year as a reward for their hard work. "And that's not all. For example, General Lei, who ran the errands just now, also asked us to bribe him. The price he offered was 2,000 mid-grade Reiki!
"Say, if we give out 17,000 mid-grade Reiki every year, how can we keep the shop open? Even after this year, if we pay 12,000 mid-grade Reiki every year, we won't make any profit at all. If the year isn't good, we might even lose money. These days, the number of shops in this area that have been sold is not small. "
Hearing Yin Lizhi's words, Ling Dong's brows furrowed tightly. Ling Dong did not expect that this Vice Commander Lin would be so greedy. Moreover, he was so shameless that Ling Dong could not help but feel a murderous intent. Ling Dong did not expect this Vice Commander Lin to be so greedy.
However, the matter of the Bloody Slaughter Demonic Flower made the bad premonition in Ling Dong's heart even more intense.
"Shopkeeper Yin, how many Reiki does it cost to buy a shop in Clear Ancient City?" Ling Dong suddenly asked.
"Replying to Boss, in Qinggu City, the price of a shop, even if it's located in a bad location, is thirty to forty thousand Reiki. If it's located in a good location and has a bright signboard, it's at least sixty to seventy thousand mid-grade Reiki. If there's a shop that's connected to one another, I'm afraid it'll cost more than a hundred thousand mid-grade Reiki." Yin Lizhi said.
"I see. Looks like I'll have to prepare more Reiki." After that, Ling Dong directly instructed Yin Lizhi, "Send people out to scout around these few days and see if there are any shops that are willing to sell. If there are any that are willing to sell, buy them all. Moreover, the shops that were more popular, such as artifact forging, alchemy, talisman crafting, and so on, would spend as much money as possible to retain the original staff. As for the Reiki you need, don't worry, I'll give it to you! "
Even though there were thousands of questions in his heart, the Soul Brand that he had to obey Ling Dong in the depths of his Soul made Yin Lizhi comply with Ling Dong's orders. As for the problem of the Heavenly Monarch Courtyard that he was worried about, he could only bury it deep in his heart.
"Oh, by the way, Shopkeeper Yin, which shop is the largest in Qinggu City that buys Heaven and Earth treasures? Where is it?" Ling Dong asked.
"It's the largest, Jinluo Hall. It's the largest shop in the entire Qinggu City. It's said that the goods it buys and sells in a day reach millions of mid-grade Reiki. Its business has even spread to several auxiliary Star Realms," Yin Lizhi replied without thinking.
"Millions of mid-grade Reiki are bought and sold in a day?" Hearing this number, Ling Dong was a little surprised, but at the same time, he was also happy. It was good that the scale was big. Otherwise, Ling Dong would have to worry about no one buying his treasures.
"Yes, Boss. Once you go there, you'll know how crowded that place is. It's said that Jinluo Hall has several hundred alchemists," said Yin Lizhi.
When Ling Dong nodded, he turned around and walked out. As he turned around, he casually threw a jade talisman to Yin Lizhi and said, "I have imprinted a trace of my divine soul into this jade talisman. If the people from the Heavenly Monarch Courtyard come looking for you, hand this jade talisman to them and tell them that I am waiting for them there! Or just say that the murderer went to Jinluo Hall. "
After saying that, Ling Dong turned back and asked, "By the way, Shopkeeper Yin, do you know if Jinluo Hall has any background? How trustworthy is it? "
"Trustworthy? Boss, it's hard to say. Their shop is big and has many treasures, so there's a lot of gossip going around. However, Jinluo Hall's entrance is still filled with people. As for Jinluo Hall's background, anyone who has stayed in Pristine Ancient City for a few years knows that it's backed by the Dongluo Sect! "
"Dongluo Sect?" Ling Dong's eyebrows abruptly rose, before dispersing. However, there was an additional scheming look in his eyes.
Originally, Ling Dong had only planned on selling some treasures in exchange for the Reiki. Then he would use his wealth to slowly form his own power.
The world's powers were divided into three types: power, family, and wealth. Power could become power, wealth could also become power, and family power was mostly passed down through inheritance. Ling Dong's current plan was to use wealth to slowly form his family and power.
Of course, no matter what kind of power it was, it was necessary to have a certain amount of martial strength. But if he wanted to have that, he needed wealth. That was why Ling Dong had immediately gone to exchange treasures for the Reiki.
Although they had heard from Yin Lizhi that there was a lot of people in front of Jinluo Hall, when they really saw it, both Ling Dong and Bai Yuhan revealed a trace of astonishment.
It was a large shop that occupied more than a dozen rooms. Inside, the counters were arranged in a circle. Apart from the back, the other three sides were all open. The main entrance was an eight-way door. There was no problem for four carriages to run side by side. On both sides were four-way doors. Martial artists were constantly coming in and out. It was really a stream of people!
However, this was not surprising. After all, the Wood Puppet World had a huge population base. The only bustling areas were the Four Great Martial Cities. Just like the imperial capitals of the countries in the Lower World, it was definitely the most bustling area.
"Come, let's go in!"
Ling Dong and Bai Yuhan walked into Jinluo Hall together with the crowd. They looked around the shop a few times. A shop assistant came up to greet them. "Two distinguished guests, what do you need? Do you want to buy pills, weapons, and talismans? Or do you want to buy treasures or spiritual weapons? Or do you want to sell something? As long as you enter Jinluo Hall, we can definitely satisfy you! "
"We want to sell some treasures!" Ling Dong said.
"The second to seventh counters on the east side are all for buying treasures. Distinguished guests, please go there." This shop assistant thought that the treasures Ling Dong mentioned were the so-called treasures that could be exchanged for Reiki.
"Top heaven and earth treasures. A business of more than a million Reiki!" Ling Dong did not hide his intentions.
Hearing this number, the shop assistant was obviously taken aback, but he immediately reacted. "Please follow me, esteemed guests!"
Not long after, the shop assistant led Ling Dong and Bai Yuhan into the inner hall of Jinluo Hall. Immediately, a shrewd-looking martial artist came out to greet Ling Dong and Bai Yuhan.
"My surname is Wu. I am the second shopkeeper of Wanquan Hall. I heard from the shop assistant that the two of you have a big business of more than a million Reiki. What kind of treasures do you want to sell?" The second shopkeeper Wu said with a smile. At the same time, he shouted, "Please, come, serve tea!"
"Just a few herbs." While speaking, Ling Dong flipped his palm and a red, lifelike flame-like plant appeared in Ling Dong's palm.
The shopkeeper's eyesight was extraordinary. His eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Red Fire Grass! How many guests do you have? A hundred-year-old Red Fire Grass is worth 200 medium-grade Reiki? "
Ling Dong did not change his expression at the second shopkeeper Wu's price. He said, "Second shopkeeper Wu, please take a closer look."
"Take a closer look?" Second Shopkeeper Wu was puzzled, but at the same time, he focused his eyes on the grass. After several breaths of time, Second Shopkeeper Wu took a deep breath and his eyes suddenly widened. "There are actually six stalks of flame grass with fine flame patterns. Each stalk is three hundred years old. Where did you find this Red Blaze Grass that is eighteen hundred years old or older?"
When the last sentence came out, second shopkeeper Wu suddenly realized that his question was a bit abrupt.
"Red Fire Grass that is more than one thousand eight hundred years old will cost 3000 medium-grade Reiki. If there are five or more, each will cost 4000 medium-grade Reiki!" Second shopkeeper Wu reported.
"What if I have fifty?" Ling Dong flipped his palm and a row of fifty Red Fire Grass appeared in front of him.
"Fifty?" Second shopkeeper Wu sucked in a breath of cold air in surprise. His eyes suddenly shone with disbelief. He said, "Sell them all to us for 5000 medium-grade Reiki each." Red Fire Grass was extremely precious, especially those that were more than a thousand years old. They were extremely rare now.
Apart from the herb gardens of some ancient families, they were hard to find in other places. In fact, what second shopkeeper Wu didn't know was that the Red Fire Grass that Ling Quan took out was only the youngest of the herbs that they had picked.
"Okay, deal! What about the Red Fire Grass? "
"Red Fire Grass? There's actually such a treasure? Fifty thousand? Fifty thousand medium-grade Reiki each? "Second shopkeeper Wu was once again shocked by the treasure that Ling Dong took out.
However, although this Red Fire Grass was obtained by Ling Dong in the Tiangang Secret Realm, it wasn't even used in the Tiangang Treasure Talisman.
"I have ten of them!"
"Sixty thousand, no, seventy thousand. Seventy thousand medium-grade Reiki each!" Second shopkeeper Wu clenched his teeth.
"Okay, deal!" Ling Dong was extremely straightforward.
But just when second shopkeeper Wu thought that this was the end, Ling Dong flipped his palm and a ten-colored lump appeared. Second shopkeeper Wu was extremely knowledgeable and recognized it at a glance. He pointed a trembling finger at Ling Dong and asked, "This … this is the Ten Extinction Roots, the legendary Ten Extinction Roots?"
"Correct!" The Ten Extinction Roots were the last of the Tiangang Treasure Talismans. Every fifty pieces counted as a price. Ling Dong had found them in the Blessed Soul Pouch of a cultivator.
"That's great, that's great! The Golden Net Hall can pay up to five hundred thousand medium-grade Reiki for these Ten Extinction Roots. Five hundred thousand medium-grade Reiki! "
"Five hundred thousand? I have five pieces. Can you take them all? " Ling Dong held out five fingers to second shopkeeper Wu. Ling Dong only vaguely knew that the Ten Extinction Roots were supplementary materials for crafting heavenly soul armaments.
"Five pieces?" Second shopkeeper Wu's eyes rolled back and he almost fainted when he heard this number. The treasures that this young man in front of him had far surpassed what he had seen in the past several years. This was especially true of the Ten Extinction Roots. They were definitely top-notch treasures.
After his joy, second shopkeeper Wu revealed a troubled expression. "Honored guests, I am only the second shopkeeper. I can only make the decision for a million medium-grade Reiki. The treasures you have brought are far too valuable. I need to go ask the head shopkeeper. Please wait a moment."
Ling Dong revealed an impatient expression when he heard this. "You're going to ask the head shopkeeper for such a small amount of Reiki? I still have one or two treasures that I haven't brought out yet … "Ling Dong hesitated.
Second shopkeeper Wu was stunned when he heard this. "You still have treasures that you haven't brought out yet?"
"Forget it. Go ask your head shopkeeper. The treasures I have are worth more than the Ten Extinction Roots. You can't make the decision, so why should I bring them out?" Ling Dong said impatiently.
"Okay, okay, okay. I'll go right now. Honored guests, please wait a moment." Shocked, second shopkeeper Wu hurriedly ran into a passage in the inner hall. His expression was one of astonishment. When he left, he faintly scanned Ling Dong with his divine sense, causing a mysterious smile to appear on Ling Dong's face.
The fish had taken the bait. Who told the Dongluo Sect to be behind the Jinluo Hall?
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PS: I've been writing very slowly today. I wanted to stay up all night to write. I've been running around outside for a day and a half. My eyes are a little dazed right now! I owe my brothers a chapter, so I'll make it up tomorrow!
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