Returning to the residence.
Ning Zheng discovered that the two major cultivation resources' humanoid Spirit Rice, "Su Yuniang", and the cellar at Field bedmate and Qi Fortune harvester Ning Jiaojiao, had already prepared the al and went out together.
Recently, the other party is also not in a hurry to go fishing.
After all, without suitable equipnt, this so-called dungeon instance is still progressing slowly.
Judging by this situation, it seems they need to wait until the goods obtained from the rchant are digested and converted into equipnt before she can explore this Well Entrance Dungeon better after so ti.
So, she took Ning Jiaojiao to wander around the night market.
Playing, visiting during the New Year, going to visit the hos of old neighbors, chatting, joking, she was simply a social queen.
Besides having over a hundred native villagers she knows, she's overall busy and nonstop.
Ning Zheng didn't think much about it, anyway, Ning Jiaojiao was happy with company.
She even assigned a task to Su Yuniang:
Find a way to send at to the shopkeeper of Youzhu Bookstore to purchase the books he has collected!
After all, Ning Zheng has been eyeing the books on this Spirit Manor's Great Calamity book puppet for a long ti.
But getting them is very troubleso, can't beat him at all.
This person was probably a Great Cultivator in the locale before, very likely a Four Viscera Realm expert, originally one of the village elders.
Just wanted the extrely clever Su Yuniang to use at to exchange for his books, get them in hand, and bring them back.
These are likely to be the Big Boss's secret manuals.
Upon receiving the hidden task, Su Yuniang was also filled with fighting spirit, running to the bookstore every day.
This made Ning Zheng discover a new world: it is really possible to let them handle dangerous tasks and just take the results for himself.
At this mont.
He sat down to eat, recalling today's interactions.
It was his first contact with outside cultivators since coming to this world independently.
In fact, there was so unease in his heart, after all, he was essentially a newly entered low-tier cultivator.
But fortunately, nothing unexpected happened.
"Originally, that group of little blacksmiths wanted to buy a Continuing Ash Talisman, but I didn't dare let them buy it."
He sighed.
A Continuing Ash Talisman, drawn by a high-tier Talisman Master, costs 100 Magic Coins each.
It can allow Embers to take root in the Earth Vein, absorb nutrients, forming sothing akin to a Spirit Manor's Earth-bound Spirit, preventing them from disappearing into the air.
This is sothing high-tier cultivators can do casually, connecting to the Earth Vein and taking root!
"In recent years, the price of Continuing Ash Talisman in Pingchang City has inexplicably been consistently dropping, to only a fifth of the original price."
"While various strategic materials have been slowly rising in price."
"Even though the market price of the Continuing Ash Talisman is so cheap, I still dare not buy it."
But if Ning Zheng bought it, it would reveal that problems are starting to appear in this Manor.
That batch of demon n could easily do this, yet had to rely on outsiders.
And not allowing them to buy ans their first batch of Embers would start to disappear after a month.
Recently, Ning Zheng browsed forums, barely learning so online ga operating rules, want them to feel growth, the joy of upgrading.
Ning Zheng has no levels to let them ascend, their joy is in raising pets, fighting with Divine Artifacts.
And the Ember pet has a lifespan, a ti limit of more than a month, with no ans to continue it.
This would inevitably deal a great blow to their enthusiasm.
"I truly do not dare to spend money even though I have it now."
Ning Zheng sighed, having a bitter feeling he couldn't express.
Today he dared to get a Storage Bag.
at Field, Spirit Rice, Pill dicine, Paper Talisman, Array Map... He dares not purchase these resources in the city.
Because that group of Demon Cultivators doesn't need such low-level resources, they definitely wouldn't go buy things for cultivating blacksmiths.
Buying them himself is easy to expose.
Luckily, he was already prepared ahead.
at Field, Spirit Rice, all were self-prepared, with no new needs at all.
Pill dicines are for assisting cultivation and breaking realm, protecting oneself when breaking through the ridian.
But Ning Zheng is lucky, needing no Pill dicine to protect his ridian while breaking?
No need.
Currently with a low realm, no need to rely on Pill dicine to break through.
Paper Talismans, Array Maps, these combat-related things are also not necessary.
Judging by his cultivation speed, low-tier Paper Talismans will soon be phased out.
"Overall, it's not bad, having money but no place to spend it, then don't spend."
Ning Zheng also had clarity of thought.
Earn first, then talk, when his cultivation is high, this little money can be spent in minutes.
Today this group of blacksmiths also saved him quite a bit of worry.
Beca prudent in their usual behavior, their deanor towards outsiders is still quite good.
...
...
Pingchang City.
It's the New Year, a ti for lights and decorations everywhere.
Zhang Huaping walked down the street carrying her flashy Thunder Dragon Saber, drawing nurous sideways glances from passersby, with a spectacular head-turning rate.
"This weapon..."
"Looks great!"
"Mom, I want one too."
"I'll get you one when you grow up."
...
Returning to the shopkeeper's store, the old shopkeeper was counting the magic coins, letting out a sigh of relief only after confirming everything was correct.
After all, this wave of trade was collectively consud by the business alliance throughout the city.
This ti, the responsibility rotated to him for the transaction; there could be absolutely no mistakes.
This wasn't just a matter of money.
This was one of the city's crucial sources of weapons.
Without the magic artifact coarse embryo, are we supposed to fight empty-handed?
Moreover, the current situation is unstable, and these war materials are extrely important.
Thus, trading with those demon cultivators was a last resort.
After ensuring there were no errors in the transaction, the old shopkeeper finally noticed the saber behind Zhang Huaping, and was taken aback, exclaiming involuntarily, "How beautiful it is!?"
"Beautiful, right?"
Zhang Huaping couldn't help but boast a little.
200 magic coins in hand, it was absolutely worth it.
If she didn't have confidence, would soone with such a large warehouse inventory be courting death?
Though not a businesswoman, she was smart enough to know that neither she nor the manor's demon cultivators were foolish.
She planned to bide her ti, observing the other party's actions.
If the other party really sold for 499, she'd go along and sell too, earning a fortune.
If it didn't sell, she'd sell for a low price of 250 to those wealthy scholars with more money than sense, and still break even.
After all, she initially valued it at the regular magical artifact price, about 250 magic coins.
Alas, the other party doubled the price, creating mystery boxes and mixing in nurous inferior artifacts valued at 100 magic coins, so she wasn't optimistic.
"Your weapon is quite interesting."
The old shopkeeper's eyes lit up; originally not expecting much, he now looked at the five mystery boxes Zhang Huaping brought back, startled again.
The packaging was very exquisite, resembling gift boxes.
The gift boxes featured a never-before-seen landscape night scene style, akin to being painted with colored wax.
Exquisitely perfect, delicate, and fine.
Yet not realistic at all.
With exaggerated proportions and hues, a twisted starry sky, and bright colors, it gave a strangely pleasing aesthetic.
The old overseer, with a keen eye, was slightly taken aback, "The artist they hired has such a unique style."
In terms of actual value, it wasn't exceptionally high.
Because there were many scholars in the city, mimicking this style would result in even better works.
But as this style appeared for the first ti, not yet widely imitated, such uniquely stylish packaging boxes could be worth several magic coins!
"Very ticulous, even stunning, although expensive to produce, it will be mimicked by other shops soon... Let's open it and have a look inside," the old overseer suggested.
"Don't." Zhang Huaping hurriedly stopped him, "They have an anti-counterfeit label; once the seal is broken, it can't be sold."
The old overseer was taken aback.
He found this inexplicable sense of ritual baffling.
Anti-counterfeiting is sothing even ordinary blacksmiths can do, but to do it on a magical artifact, leaving a label to indicate self-forging, not on the packaging box.
Who does anti-counterfeiting on a packaging box?
Once opened, it's thrown away anyway.
"Interesting, very interesting indeed."
The old shopkeeper suddenly laughed.
Having been well-read since childhood, knowledgeable, and with a talent for business, he was appointed to manage the shop.
In an instant, he sensed a certain mystery, yet felt it was not imdiately clear, "Does their packaging have any significance?"
Zhang Huaping recalled, "It was to provide scalpers a basis for speculation; their words were strange, sothing like unopened and brand new? A girl's own use at ten percent new?"
"Don't say you don't understand, neither do I."
The old shopkeeper chuckled; in this world, with so many ghosts and ntally unstable cultivators, spouting nonsensical crazy talk doesn't surprise anyone, seen rely as amusent.
For now, he decided not to open it, borrowing Zhang Huaping's saber for closer inspection.
Zhang Huaping outlined the sales rules piece by piece to the old shopkeeper.
The old shopkeeper carefully caressed the blade, displaying a captivated expression, and began pondering its aning.
He started pacing back and forth, and after a few minutes, slowly exhaled a breath of muddy qi:
"A high master, this can sell! And it can sell well, with the potential to beco a huge hit."
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