Chapter 4 Unexpected News
The Yunshan swamp area opened up by Jin Yangzong is located in the western part of Wei State. It is very cold here every winter. There will be snowfall for dozens of days in a month, but the harsh climate Still can't stop the excitement of the market.
After all, when monks reach the middle and late stages of Qi training, they are basically immune to the cold and heat. Although the spiritual power in the body of low-level monks cannot withstand the severe cold, they can buy cold-repelling charms and stick them on their bodies. Those who are a little rich can buy robes. Not afraid of the cold.
This day.
Snowflakes are flying outside.
Shen Ping went out again and took the mid-grade talisman with him along the winding alley to Xiuchun Pavilion in Fang City.
“Fellow Daoist Shen is here!”
Shopkeeper Chen greeted with a smile.
In the past six months or so, Shen Ping has not come to the shop many times, but the monk has a very strong memory, and the number of amulets made by this fellow Taoist Shen has been increasing. He occasionally sells flame charms and light body charms. Apparently, he has become a A relatively skilled and stable first-level mid-level talisman master.
Maintaining a good relationship with a middle-grade talisman master is a required course for a shopkeeper.
Shen Ping nodded, took out twenty-five amulets and six flame charms from the storage bag, handed them to the shopkeeper, and then said: "Old rules, sixty pieces of amulet materials, thirty pieces of flame charm materials, light body amulet Twenty copies of the materials..."
The price of the materials he quoted happened to be the income from selling the amulets and flame charms.
This is the case every time, almost no spiritual stones are earned from Xiuchun Pavilion.
However, shopkeeper Chen said, "Fellow Daoist Shen, the total price of these materials is two hundred and fourteen low-grade spiritual stones, and you need to pay an additional forty low-grade spiritual stones!"
Shen Ping He frowned immediately, "What does shopkeeper Chen mean?"
Are you trying to rip off regular customers?
Shopkeeper Chen hurriedly explained, "That's right, the price of talisman and seal materials has increased slightly recently, but you don't have to worry, Daoist Shen. In a few days, the prices of various talisman and seal scripts will also rise accordingly. If you don't want to sell this time, , you can store it in my store first, and when the price increases next time, I will settle the bill according to the increased price."
"As for the materials, you can also use them first, and the stored talismans will be used as them. "It's a mortgage, what do you think?"
As soon as Shen Ping thought about it, he knew that this was a sign of goodwill from shopkeeper Chen.
"OK."
He agreed, and when Shopkeeper Chen took out the materials, he asked calmly, "Shopkeeper Chen, the price of talisman seals has always been stable, why did it suddenly rise? Did something happen?"
Shopkeeper Chen handed the materials to Shen Ping, glanced outside the shop, and whispered: "Recently, the Jinyang Sect accidentally discovered a huge mineral vein deep in the Yunshan swamp. It was not a spiritual stone mine, but a refining magic weapon. , the flame gold mine of the magic weapon, and there are other derived ores.”
“The terrain deep in the Yunshan swamp is complex, there are many monsters, and there is a poisonous mist that blocks spiritual consciousness all year round, so the Jinyang Sect needs it. A large number of monks went to clear the way!"
When Shen Ping heard this, he immediately understood.
No wonder the materials and prices of talisman seals have increased. I think when he came here to open up wasteland, he was inexperienced and did not prepare a large number of talisman seals, which led to one accidentally being eroded by the venom of the monster.
Now that a mineral vein has been discovered deep in the Yunshan swamp, the Jinyang Sect will definitely offer huge profits to induce casual cultivators to explore and pave the way for mining the mineral vein.
As expected.
The prices of elixirs, magical instruments and other materials will also rise.
Especially the detoxifying pill, a necessity for land reclamation, the monks will definitely rush to buy it.
The first-order high-grade detoxifying pill has the best effect, and can remove more than 70% of the venom from monsters in Yunshan Swamp.
The mid-range product has average effects and is cheap.
He quickly asked shopkeeper Chen.
Sure enough.
High-grade detoxifying pills have also increased, with one bottle rising to 25 yuan for mid-grade spiritual stones!
This is obviously not good news for Shen Ping, but the increase in the price of talisman seals can be considered a consolation. If the increase is relatively large, it will be beneficial overall.
It's a pity that his net worth is too low. Otherwise, he could use this news to buy elixirs, talismans, magic weapons, etc., and then sell them after the price rises, making a profit from the price difference.
But if Shopkeeper Chen can tell this news, I’m afraid the entire city will know about it.
Leave Xiuchun Pavilion.
He did not go to other stores to sell it. After all, the price of talisman seals would rise in the future, and it would be a big loss to sell it at this time.
Bought spiritual rice, meat and other ingredients and daily necessities.
Shen Ping returned to Hongliu Lane.
Evening.
There was a knock on the door outside the house.
Open on alert.
His face showed surprise, it turned out to be Fellow Daoist Gong.
This is a rare visitor among rare visitors.
“Fellow Daoist Shen, I heard from Daoist He that you can make a middle-grade talisman and seal amulet?”
Daoyou Gong got straight to the point. Shen Ping hesitated for a moment, then said with a smile, "Yes, I am lucky enough to have some insights on the Tao of Talisman and break through to a middle-level Talisman Master."
Gong Daoyou's face was happy and his attitude was He said gently, "That's it. Next month I have a lot of demand for amulets, as well as medium-grade talismans such as fire talismans and freezing talismans, so I hope fellow Daoist Shen can help make some. Don't worry, I will buy them at the market price. ! ”
Shen Ping hesitated and said, "Fellow Daoist Gong, I heard that the price of talismans will increase next month..."
Fellow Daoist Gong was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but look at Shen Ping. Although this news has almost spread in the market, , but those who know about it are basically those in the late stage of Qi training and some middle-stage Qi training monks with wide connections.
I didn’t expect that low-level monks like Shen Ping could also learn about it.
It seems that the other party has broken through to the mid-level Talisman Master earlier than he thought.
"Fellow Daoist Shen is very well informed. The price of talisman and seal scripts will indeed rise next month. I will buy at the market price after the increase. What do you think?"
Fellow Daoist Gong said slowly.
As soon as Shen Ping heard this, he readily agreed.
After all, he is the only late-stage qi-training monk in Hongliu Lane. If he rejects the other party, it will be an invisible offense.
You may not be able to hang out in Hongliu Lane in the future.
……
The end of the month.
Most of the monks in Fangshi and surrounding areas knew the news.
The prices of elixirs, talismans, magic weapons, etc. have begun to rise one after another. In particular, the detoxifying pills have been most affected. They can be said to have soared like a rocket. Even the prices of medium-grade detoxifying pills have continued to increase, making Shen Ping feels toothache.
But there is nothing we can do about it.
More than half of the monsters in Yunshan Swamp contain toxins. Fortunately, they are scattered and scattered, and the monsters in the depths may not be strong.
Therefore, if you form a group in the middle of Qi training, you can take a risk.
As a result, the number of monks coming to Hongliu Lane to ask for amulets gradually increased. Everyone knew that in a few days, the supply of amulets in the city would definitely exceed the demand.
Fortunately, these monks were only in the middle stage of Qi training. Shen Ping directly said that he had promised Fellow Daoist Gong, thus blocking them.
Twenty days passed in the blink of an eye.
The price of the amulet has risen to twelve low-grade spiritual stones, and the flame talisman has also increased to eight low-grade spiritual stones. All the major stores in Fang City are out of stock. Shopkeeper Chen summoned Shen Ping and said that he had sold the storage. Those amulets will be settled according to the current price.
At the same time, shopkeeper Chen also expressed his desire to buy.
Shen Ping expressed that he was helpless and told the story of Taoist Gong's visit again.
Shopkeeper Chen understood very well and stopped mentioning it.
At this time, the Jinyang Sect officially announced the discovery of a large-scale flame gold mine in Yunshan Swamp. At the same time, it summoned monks to explore and open up wasteland, and provided many welfare incentives. Among them, the most attractive one to the monks was the Foundation Establishment Pill. .
Shen Ping was a little tempted.
For monks with average spiritual talent, Foundation Establishment Pill is almost a necessity to break through Foundation Establishment.
“Be cautious, you must be cautious!”
“Now that I have a golden finger, I don’t have to take risks!”
I kept shouting in my heart.
He suppressed this impulse.
The next day.
Fellow Daoist Gong came to visit again.
“These are twenty amulets and ten flame charms, which are all I have in stock.”
Gong Daoyou showed a smile on his face, “This is enough!”
Transaction completed.
Shen Ping's storage bag received more than 300 spiritual stones.
It’s afternoon.
He was just about to immerse himself in making talismans when there was a knock on the door.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, congratulations on breaking through to the middle-level Talisman Master."
(End of this chapter)