"Master Li."
Hearing this, Bai Mo greeted him suddenly and remembered that there seemed to be such a person.
He found a random place to sit down and asked, "I wonder what Master Li wants me to do?"
"Oh, haha, the double magic weapon you contributed to everyone a while ago, Bai Mo, is very useful. It has greatly improved the combat capabilities of mages below the super level. It can be said that it is in short supply all over the country..."
Patriarch Li twisted his beard and continued:
"This is a good thing, but unfortunately our ancient capital wants to produce this magic weapon, but we can't find a way to do it, so this magic weapon can only be bought at an auction at a high price."
"Huh?" Bai Mo was stunned when he heard this. The materials and steps for making magic weapons were placed on the official website of the Spark Trial Network. Everyone had the opportunity to learn and use them.
How can it be impossible to make it? The materials are not scarce, but two of them need to be found by the sea. But how can there be a saying that the supply is insufficient to meet the demand?!
"Master Li, as far as I know, this thing is not difficult to produce, so why can't you find a way? A few days ago, Old Han told me about this matter. Aren't the families in the Central Plains discussing doubling the raw materials for the utensils with the families along the coast?"
Hearing this, Patriarch Li sighed, his face showing some confusion and resentment.
"That's the reason! We have been discussing the sunken silver in the double vessel and another kind of sea material with the coastal families, mainly your Bai family.
But the problem is that we have been discussing this matter for almost a month, but there is still no progress. We thought the price was not enough, so we raised the price, but it still didn’t work. I don’t understand this! ”
At this point, Patriarch Li sighed again and said:
"It's not just one or two companies. Almost all the forces along the coast that have the two materials have similar attitudes. The situation was fine at the beginning, but as time went on, it became more and more difficult to talk about it!"
"So, I heard that you were in the ancient capital these days, so I wanted to ask you through my connections, how can we produce this double magic weapon?"
Hearing this, Bai Mo's face turned unhappy. He immediately suspected that someone was obstructing the popularization of the technology of the Double Magic Device and preventing this product from entering the market.
Then he didn't understand, who was it! ?
Who has such great power and such courage?
The first choice cannot be the aristocratic family. If it's one or two families, or one or two places, it's easy to deal with. Maybe they are just confused, but if everyone does this, then there is something fishy.
Then he suspected Gu Changying, she was the Minister of Coastal Defense and had the power. If the Gu family coveted this piece of cake, they also had this motive.
But then, he felt that it was not the case. Both Gu Changying and the Gu family stood on the side of Chairman Shao Zhengda.
Their main line members are still working as secretaries for the Grand Speaker, so the possibility of such greed-driven behavior is too small.
But if not them, who else could it be?
Although Bai Mo was wondering in his heart, his expression did not change. He just said to Patriarch Li seriously:
"Mr. Li, don't worry. I will ask about this matter clearly. There shouldn't be any mistakes in something that benefits the country, the family, and the people. There may be some misunderstanding."
"Hahaha, my friend, you are right. With your words, I feel relieved."
Patriarch Li laughed loudly, his white beard twitching. "I believe that with the help of these magic weapons, our ancient city will be safer and can develop better."
Bai Mo didn't say anything when he heard this, but just smiled. Han Ji echoed the words, and it was obvious that he thought so too.
The head of the Li family laughed twice and stood up immediately.
"What do you want from Old Man Han? I won't stay any longer. I'll wait for good news from you, my friend."
After saying that, he left. When the door was closed, Bai Mo looked at Han Ji and asked directly:
"Mr. Han, last time you said you wanted to introduce me to a senior from the Antiquities Bureau and ask me about some matters related to the Star Tokens."
"Ah, yes, I'll take you to see him right now. This guy should be at home."
Han Ji immediately remembered, and without further ado, he hurriedly led Bai Mo out, saying as he walked:
"If you go now, you can still make it in time for dinner. You don't have to feel embarrassed. I told the old guy about how you found the totem beast through the token. He was so excited that he insisted on meeting you!"
Bai Mo naturally had no objection. The old senior's home was not close to the clock tower. Han Ji pointed out the direction and the two of them teleported there directly.
To be precise, it's not that it's not close, it's that it's very far. This is already the outskirts of the city.
A small courtyard appeared in front of him. Han Ji didn't knock on the door, but pushed it open and walked in.
"Hey, Lao Xu, look who I brought to you?!"
Bai Mo followed Han Ji in and saw an old man with gray hair and a strong scholarly air sitting under a jujube tree in the yard.
The old man had a delicate face and sparkling eyes, and he was well-maintained. Behind him were several servants of varying ages.
"Han Laogui, what brings you here?"
He noticed that Han Ji was not the only one coming, so he looked over.
"Hey, what a handsome young man, what do you want to do with me?"
"He is the one you have been chanting about these past two days, like he is chanting a sutra. How come you don't recognize the real Buddha when he comes?"
Han Ji didn't care about his address. He walked skillfully to sit opposite him and glanced at the table. There was a tablet on it with an online chess game on it.
"Lao Xu, you are going to lose!"
Hearing this, Lao Xu ignored it, looked at Bai Mo excitedly, turned off the tablet, and said:
"I was wondering why the wind was blowing so comfortably tonight. It turns out that Little Friend Bai is here. Tell me about the totem."
"I, an old man, have never had any other hobbies in my life. Now all I have left is to study ancient artifacts and historical events."
"Tsk~, you don't have any other hobbies? Then you just can't fall in love anymore. Everyone knows Xu Sanlang from Cui Yufang back then." Han Ji exposed him without any hesitation, completely lacking his usual steady and mature temperament.
"Go! Go! Go!"
Old Man Xu waved his hand as if to shoo away a fly, took a few steps forward, grabbed Bai Mo's hand, and asked anxiously:
"Is that token really related to the stars? How did you discover it? How did you find that totem?"
Bai Mo is a little confused, but there's nothing he can do about it. He still needs to learn things from others.
"Speaking of which, this"
He had just opened his mouth to say a few words when the old man in front of him raised his hand and interrupted him, although he still looked anxious.
"Don't panic yet, I'll ask the kitchen to prepare some side dishes and a few bottles of wine, and we can eat and talk at the same time!"
Finally, he looked at Bai Mo again, and seemed to think that it was not right for him to enjoy it alone, so he added again,
"Young man, do you like watching girls dancing? My boy is married, but he still watches other girls on his phone every day. There happens to be a dancer nearby, and they are all pretty girls. I'll ask someone to invite them over."
You are so skilled, old man!
Bai Mo's expression was slightly stunned, with these four words all over his face. He felt deceived by his temperament.
Seeing Mr. Xu's smug smile, he seemed to understand what Han Ji had just said about this young man's hobby when he was young.
The moon was rising over the branches, three rounds of wine had passed, five kinds of dishes had been served, and Bai Mo had roughly finished telling the story of the totem.
The dancing ladies left with satisfaction, taking the remuneration that they would have to pay for a night of singing and dancing.
Bai Mo also took the opportunity to ask about the totem token.
"Mr. Xu, to be honest, I came here this time because I heard that you know about these tokens. I just want to ask, besides the Di Order, do you have any information about other tokens?"
"Yes! There must be, there must be!"
It had been a long time since Mr. Xu had felt the atmosphere of singing and dancing, and the sound of storytelling. He drank a little too much this time. Hearing this, he repeatedly affirmed and continued:
"I've never seen anything like this before, but I've seen something similar in the Monster City!"
"Yaodu, where is Yaodu?"
"It was a few years ago. A little guy asked me to identify a treasure. It was a feather-like token with a star on the back. I felt that it was similar to the token in the ancient capital in some places, so I paid attention to it."
When Mr. Xu finished speaking slowly, Bai Mo felt both happy and worried, and couldn't help asking:
"I don't know who has the token. I can exchange it for a high price. In fact, I am being asked by the Grand Speaker to find the totem beast. If I can get this token, it will greatly speed up the progress."
"Let me think about it, let me think about it." Mr. Xu said, squinting his eyes and slowly recalling.
"That man should have been a wizard in the Demon Capital Magic Association at the time. His name was Zhou Yuanshan. I don't know if he's still alive now, but he should be from the Demon Capital Zhou family. Xiao Mo, go ask around."
As Mr. Xu spoke, he seemed to be afraid that Bai Mo would not be able to find it, or would lose confidence, and he joked:
"I think you and the totem are destined to be together! You will definitely find it!"
"Old Xu is right. If it doesn't work, I'll issue a bounty for you." Han Ji said, "You pay the reward."
Bai Mo was also amused by the two, but knowing the news about the Star-Sun Horse Token was indeed a gratifying thing.
Compared to the Zhen Order which had an exact token in hand but still took some time to sort out, the Xing Order which had a more exact location as described by Nan Jue was obviously easier to find.
The next day, the three left the ancient capital and boarded a flight to the Demon City.
"I did some research and found out that the person in Yaodu is named Zhou Yuanshan, and he is a member of the Yaodu Magic Association, or he has served in the Yaodu Magic Association before."
On the plane, Lingling was busy with her own things on her notebook and said:
"There are four people named Zhou Yuanshan in total. Three of them died in the past twenty years for various reasons. The last one is still working in the Demon Capital Magic Association, and his position is not low."
Lingling said this and handed the information about Zhou Yuanshan to Bai Mo.
Bai Mo played with Ding Yumian's palm with one hand, took it with the other hand, and looked down.
Zhou Yuanshan, male, 35 years old.
Chairman of the Family Council of the Demon Capital Magic Association, a super-class wizard, a wizard of water, ice, lightning, and shadow.
Unmarried, fond of gambling, not interested in women.
Bai Mo took a look and understood the general situation.
However, when he saw that this man named Zhou Yuanshan did not have the fire element, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Lingling, is the token on Zhou Yuanshan still there?"
"It's highly likely that he's gone."
"Ah?!" Bai Mo was stunned and turned to look at Lingling, only to see that she was browsing an auction list on the computer.
“Yesterday, a large auction was held in Yaodu, and one of the items on auction was a token, which was taken away by someone for 150 million.
I just learned about this news. This large-scale auction only displays the items to the participants, and the list of items will be made public after the auction. The computer system has just detected the relevant information. "
Lingling also frowned, feeling very unhappy about the feeling of being unexpectedly one step behind others.
Although this is entirely due to luck.
Bai Mo was a little nervous at first, but he calmed down immediately. He was not a reasonable person. Since it was sold at the auction, he could just find someone and buy it back.
"Since Zhou Yuanshan has already sold the token, we don't need to look for him anymore. We can check the list of people who attended the auction that day and the surveillance footage at the venue to see who bought the item."
"Well, I need some time. This auction was jointly held by the two major domestic consortiums, Lin and Zhao. It was kept secret and there was no video recording in the venue.
However, it is not too difficult to just check who attended the meeting, but it is a bit troublesome to find out who took the items. "
Lingling quickly clicked on the computer, and even used Bao Lao's account to check some records. She also called Bai Mo's account to retrieve the surveillance footage of the Mage Tower of the Yaodu Magic Association that day.
Then, her expression became a little strange.
Demon City, Qingtian Hunting Ground.
"Big sister, look what this is?! Hey~."
A handsome man walked into the hunting lodge, went straight to the bar, sat down, took out something and placed it on the counter.
Leng Qing returned to the hunting ground after hearing that Mo Fan had something to do. Hearing this, he casually poured him a glass of iced cola and then lowered his head to look at him.
A red-gold token, two fingers wide, and shaped like a feather was placed on the table.
On the surface of the token, there was an ancient oracle character "星" engraved with iron and silver hooks. Leng Qing's eyes flashed with surprise, she also recognized this thing.
"Star Token, where did you get this thing?"
"That's a long story. I bought it at an auction."
Leng Qing thought there would be some ups and downs in the story, but he didn't expect it to be so simple. He couldn't help but feel a little speechless. What's the point of telling such a long story?
However, Mo Fan had already shown his map of Yan State, and said:
"This thing is very expensive. It cost me 500 million. Senior Sister Leng Qing, you have to reimburse me. I have put all my hard work into it."
Mo Fan actually had another goal, and he also knew that Bai Mo was looking for these star totems.
Therefore, I don’t want to look for the token myself. If I really need it, I can just shamelessly get one myself.
In short, he just wanted to do a reselling trick. Anyway, the organization has a lot of money.
The search for totems is all for Kyushu and coastal defense.
Some minor losses and expenses are inevitable.
"Oh, really?"
Leng Qing didn't open her mouth, but her voice suddenly appeared. Mo Fan lowered his head to play with the token and didn't see this strange scene.
He raised his head affirmatively and looked at Leng Qing with sincere eyes.
"Yes, Senior Sister, Zhao Manyan can vouch for me. He and I went to buy it together! If the organization won't reimburse you, why don't you ask Senior Brother Mo to pay for it in advance? The baby can't afford to eat!"
"I heard it was 150 million. Also, who is your senior brother? I don't have a baby as big as yours."
A clear male voice suddenly appeared beside Mo Fan, followed by Lingling's voice.
"What a coincidence, haha!"
Mo Fan's body became stiff. At this moment, he felt that there were many black lines around him, and an ugly crow flew over his head, leaving six dots.
"Hehe. What a coincidence. I was just joking. How come you guys came back suddenly? However, I don't know who your baby is. If you want, I can help you."
He said with a wry smile, and then added with a wink.
Bai Mo stroked his forehead and said, "No thanks, but you have helped a lot by winning the Xingri Ma token this time. Let Lingling transfer the money for the token to your account."
After Lingling discovered that there were two familiar guys attending the auction, she used her cell phone to locate Mo Fan, and he immediately brought the two back.
Then I saw this touching scene.
Although Mo Fan's behavior was speechless, it was fortunate that he obtained the Star Order.
Therefore, Bai Mo thought that just returning his principal would not be enough.
As he was thinking, he released his aura and detected Mo Fan's realm, and he couldn't help but be slightly surprised.
The lightning realm this guy displayed outside has reached the high-level second level. This progress is much faster than when he was in the original work.
It seems that he has really gained something during this period of time.
"Don't hide it. I'm thinking of giving you some compensation. If you hide it, I can only give you a sparring match as a reward."
Mo Fan shrugged. Since there was no one else present, he simply reported his own achievements, which could also be regarded as an update of his information in the hunting ground.
It’s definitely not because I don’t want to be beaten.
"Thunder and fire are both at advanced level 2, and the other systems are still at advanced level 1. Little Flame Princess is in the advanced stage, that's it."
Hearing this, Bai Mo nodded slightly, thinking of Yue E Huang who was about to be reincarnated.
In the original novel, before Yue E Huang was reincarnated, she gave Mo Fan some totem power, part of which was absorbed by Little Loach, and the other part helped him advance to the second level of the high-level thunder element.
It can be seen that this amount of energy is not enough, and it is of no use to keep it for myself now.
He could only help a high-level level one mage advance to high-level level two, and he probably couldn't even fill up his current experience bar for high-level level three chaos.
"Go find me in Xiaoshan. I'll take you to see a totem. It's about to be reincarnated. Before it dies, it might be able to leave something for you."
"Really? I'm surprised you still have something like this! I said 500 million was a little too little." Mo Fan said excitedly, "But what is Xiaoshan?"
Bai Mo shook his head, too lazy to explain.
"I have something else to do. Let Lingling take you there. Yumian, what are you going to do?"
"I want to go back to school to see Bai Ze, and then visit your villa later."
Ding Yumian said with a smile, and glanced at Lingling. Yu Shishi didn't know Lingling. So she said:
"But now I'd better accompany Lingling for a walk."
"Thank you so much, sister-in-law." Mo Fan said loudly.
Ding Yumian said nothing, but just chuckled. Leng Qing just gave him a silent look.
Mo Fan felt his scalp inexplicably cold. Maybe the barber didn't cut his hair well.
The group immediately separated at the Qingtian Hunting Ground. Before leaving, Bai Mo handed the Star Order to Lingling and told her about Nanjue's intelligence.
From now on, I will leave this matter to the little girl.
He went to Bai Town, Dingshan, and prepared to return to the Bai family to ask the head of the Bai family about the situation.
He has not forgotten what Patriarch Li told him, and he needs to understand why this double magic weapon cannot be transmitted to the inland.
Is there really someone who thinks that he is too strong?
After entering Baizhen, it has become quite prosperous in just a few years. The entire Baizhen goes along the mountainside to the foot of the mountain. The most prosperous place is not on the mountain, but near Dinghu Lake.
Seeing this scene, Bai Mo's mouth twitched. It's true that you like places with beautiful mountains and rivers, but when the water rises in the future, the place will be flooded.
But these are not things to consider now. By the time that time comes, Lujiazui will be submerged.
What does this matter?
Arriving at a magic weapon specialty store of the Bai family, Bai Mo went straight in, preparing to make a private visit to check out the market price of the doubled magic weapons.
You know, the Bai family also has quite a few sea mines that can be used to make double the materials for magic weapons.
Who knew that I would be recognized as soon as I walked in.
There is no need for a private visit now.
"Young Master, what can I do for you?" the store manager asked attentively.
"Give me one of the double magic weapons."
The store manager was stunned and looked at Bai Mo with some confusion.
"Sir, the magic weapon family you announced has been in production, but the demand is in short supply. Currently, there is no such product in the retail channel..."
Bai Mo didn't embarrass him, but just asked, "How much does it cost to buy a doubling magic weapon on the market?"
"Our initial suggested retail price is 100,000," the store manager said, constantly sizing up Bai Mo's expression, and continued,
"But actually, the retail channels only sold it during the initial period. Later, they were all withdrawn. Occasionally, there was one, but it was always sold at the auction house. The price was about the same as a slave-level spirit."
Hearing this, Bai Mo frowned. "There is nothing to sell at retail. Where did all the goods go?"
"It is said to be the Magic Association and the military. That's all I know."
The store manager also noticed at this moment that Bai Mo seemed to be investigating something. Anyway, it had nothing to do with him, a small employee, so he breathed a sigh of relief and answered easily.
Hearing this, Bai Mo felt unhappy.
There is nothing wrong with supplying the Magic Association and the Military Mages as soon as possible, but that alone won't give us more.
It only means that there is a problem with production capacity.
However, you still need to ask the head of the Bai family to find out.
It was as if a silver snake was swimming around him, and it disappeared immediately after a flash of brilliant light.
The Bai Family was located on the hillside of Dingshan Mountain, and there was no good scenery. However, it was not possible to move in instantly.
Finding the head of the Bai family, he immediately asked about the problem of insufficient supply of double magic weapons.
"The reason is not other aspects, but the unrest in the mine." Bai Yuanzhi sighed slightly.
(End of this chapter)
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