Chapter 4 Unexpected News
The Yunshan Swamp area that Jinyang Sect reclaimed is located in the western part of Wei State. It is very cold here in winter, and there will be dozens of days of snow in a month. However, the bad weather still cannot stop the bustle of the market.
After all, when a cultivator reaches the middle and late stages of Qi training, he is basically immune to cold and heat. Although the spiritual power in the bodies of low-level cultivators cannot withstand the severe cold, they can buy cold-repelling talismans to stick on their bodies. Those who are slightly wealthier can buy robes and are not afraid of the cold at all.
This day.
Snowflakes are flying outside.
Shen Ping went out again, carrying the mid-grade talisman he had prepared, and walked along the winding alleys to Xiuchun Pavilion in the market town.
"Fellow Daoist Shen is here!"
Shopkeeper Chen greeted with a smile.
During the past six months or so, Shen Ping had not come to the shop very often, but monks have very strong memories, and the number of amulets made by Fellow Daoist Shen continued to increase. He would occasionally sell fire amulets and light body amulets, and it was obvious that he had become a relatively skilled and stable first-level mid-grade amulet master.
Maintaining a good relationship with a mid-level talisman master is a compulsory course for a shopkeeper.
Shen Ping nodded, took out twenty-five amulets and six flame amulets from his storage bag, handed them to the shopkeeper, and said, "As usual, bring sixty pieces of amulet materials, thirty pieces of flame amulet materials, and twenty pieces of light body amulet materials..."
The price he quoted for the materials he needed was exactly the income from selling the amulets and fire charms.
It's like this every time, and I hardly earn any spirit stones from Xiuchun Pavilion.
However, Shopkeeper Chen said, "Fellow Daoist Shen, the price of these materials is two hundred and fourteen low-grade spirit stones in total, and you need to pay an additional forty low-grade spirit stones!"
Shen Ping frowned immediately, "What does Shopkeeper Chen mean by this?"
Are you trying to rip off a regular customer? Shopkeeper Chen hurriedly explained, "It's like this. The price of talisman materials has risen slightly recently, but Fellow Daoist Shen, don't worry. In a few days, the prices of various talismans will also rise. If you don't want to sell them this time, you can deposit them in my shop first. When the price rises next time, I will settle the bill according to the increased price."
"As for the materials, you can use them first. The talismans I deposited can be used as collateral. What do you think?"
Shen Ping thought about it and knew that this was Manager Chen trying to show goodwill.
"OK."
He agreed, and when Shopkeeper Chen took out the materials, he asked calmly, "Shopkeeper Chen, the price of talismans has been very stable, why did it suddenly go up? 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 is not a spiritual stone mine, but a flaming gold mine for refining magic tools and magic treasures, and there are other derivative ores."
"The terrain in the depths of Yunshan Swamp is complex, there are many monsters, and there is also poisonous fog that blocks divine consciousness all year round, so Jinyang Sect needs a large number of cultivators to clear the way!"
When Shen Ping heard this, he immediately understood.
No wonder the materials and prices of talismans have increased. When he first came here to help with the land reclamation, he lacked experience and did not prepare a large number of talismans, which led to him being accidentally corroded by the venom of the monster.
Now that a mineral vein has been discovered deep in the Yunshan Swamp, the Jinyang Sect will certainly offer huge profits to lure independent cultivators to explore and pave the way for mining the mineral vein.
As expected.
The prices of elixirs, magical tools and other materials will also rise.
Especially for the essential items for land reclamation such as detoxifying pills, the monks would definitely scramble to buy them.
The first-grade high-quality detoxifying pill is the most effective and can remove more than 70% of the venom from monsters in the Yunshan Swamp.
The effect of medium-quality products is average and the price is cheap.
He quickly asked Shopkeeper Chen.
really.
The price of high-grade detoxification pills has also increased, and one bottle has increased to 25 medium-grade spirit stones! This is obviously not good news for Shen Ping, but the increase in the price of talismans is also a consolation. If the increase is relatively large, it will still be beneficial overall.
It's a pity that his wealth is too low, otherwise he could use this information to buy a large amount of elixirs, talismans, magic tools, etc., and then sell them after the price goes up to make a profit.
However, since Manager Chen was able to spread this news, I'm afraid that the entire market probably knows about it.
Leave Xiuchun Pavilion.
He did not go to other stores to sell them. After all, the price of talismans would go up in the future, and it would be a loss to sell them at this time.
I bought spiritual rice, meat and other food and daily necessities.
Shen Ping returned to Hongliu Lane.
night.
There was a knock on the door.
Open with caution.
A look of surprise appeared on his face; it was actually Fellow Daoist Gong.
This is a rare guest among rare guests.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, I heard from Fellow Daoist He that you can make a mid-grade talisman amulet?"
Fellow Daoist Gong went straight to the point.
Shen Ping hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes, I was lucky enough to gain some insights into the way of talismans and broke through to the level of a mid-level talisman master."
Fellow Daoist Gong's face lit up, and he said in a gentle manner, "It's like this. Next month, I will have a great demand for amulets, flame talismans, ice talismans and other mid-grade talismans, so I hope Fellow Daoist Shen can help make some. Don't worry, I will buy them according to 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 had almost spread throughout the market, those who knew about it were basically those in the late stage of Qi training and some middle stage Qi training cultivators with extensive connections.
I didn't expect that a low-level cultivator like Shen Ping could also know about it.
It seems that the other party broke through to the middle-grade talisman master earlier than he thought.
"Fellow Daoist Shen is well-informed. The price of talismans will indeed increase next month. I will buy them at the increased market price then. What do you think?"
Fellow Daoist Gong said slowly.
When Shen Ping heard this, he readily agreed.
After all, he is the only late-stage Qi training cultivator in Hongliu Lane. If he refuses him, he would be offending him invisibly.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
I may not be able to survive in Hongliu Lane anymore.
…
End of the month.
Most of the monks in the market town and the periphery knew the news.
The prices of elixirs, talismans, magical instruments, etc. began to rise, especially the detoxifying pills, which were the most affected, and their prices soared like a rocket. Even the price of mid-grade detoxifying pills continued to increase, which made Shen Ping feel a toothache.
But there is nothing we can do about it.
More than half of the monsters in the Yunshan Swamp carry poison, but fortunately they are scattered and the monsters in the deep swamp may not be very strong.
Therefore, if you form a group in the middle stage of Qi training, you can take a risk.
As a result, the number of monks who came to Hongliu Lane to ask for amulets gradually increased. Everyone knew that in a few days, the amulets in the market would be in short supply.
Fortunately, these cultivators were only in the middle stage of Qi training, and Shen Ping directly said that he had already promised Fellow Daoist Gong, which was considered to be a way to stop them.
Twenty days passed in a flash.
The price of the amulet rose to twelve low-grade spirit stones, and the price of the fire amulet also rose to eight low-grade spirit stones. All the major stores in the market were out of stock. Shopkeeper Chen sent a message to Shen Ping, saying that he had sold the deposited amulets and would settle the bill according to the current price.
At the same time, Shopkeeper Chen also expressed his desire to purchase.
Shen Ping said he could do nothing to help and told the story of Fellow Daoist Gong's visit again.
Shopkeeper Chen understood and didn't mention it again.
At this time, the Jinyang Sect officially announced the discovery of a large-scale Yanjin mine in the Yunshan Swamp. At the same time, it summoned a large number of cultivators to explore and open up the wasteland, and provided many welfare incentives. Among them, the most attractive one for the cultivators was the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Shen Ping was somewhat tempted.
For cultivators with average spiritual roots, the Foundation Establishment Pill is almost a necessity for breaking through the Foundation Establishment.
"Be careful, be careful!"
"Now that I have a golden finger, there's no need to take risks!"
Keep shouting in your heart.
He suppressed the urge.
The next day.
Fellow Daoist Gong came again.
"Here are twenty amulets and ten fire charms. That's all I have in stock."
Daoyou Gong smiled, "That's enough!"
The transaction is completed.
Shen Ping’s storage bag contained more than three hundred spirit stones.
It was afternoon.
He was just about to start making the talisman when there was a knock on the door.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, congratulations on breaking through to the middle-grade Talisman Master."
(End of this chapter)