hsntnovel Chapter 2028 Picking up the leaks
Chapter 2028 Picking up the leaks
Chapter 2028 Picking up the leaks
Qu Jianlei and the other two chose to visit the stalls outside simply because the exchange meeting was over.
In addition to the sword manuals they bought, they also had some other things they were interested in, but it was too inconvenient to notarize them.
Fortunately, they basically took note of the forces that were selling the items, and planned to purchase them after the exchange meeting was over.
Since I have nothing to do, I might as well take a look at what else is for sale around here.
But this time of strolling around was really eye-opening. The surrounding area seemed like a huge grocery market.
There are also grocery markets in Xiangyuan City, and there are more than one, but how should I put it? The feeling is really different.
In short, the city's grocery market has been operating for many years and its order has basically been established. It feels like the Panjiayuan of Blue Star.
But the grocery market here is different. It is completely improvised and spontaneous, and the people who come to sell goods are also diverse.
For example, in the grocery market of Xiangyuan City, although there are smugglers, they are generally familiar faces.
If foreign smugglers want to enter the market, don’t worry about safety issues first, as those vested interests will set up various barriers.
But the market here is not only open to smugglers, but also contains all kinds of items that look suspicious.
Not to mention that it might have been obtained through fraud, it is not impossible that it was stolen or looted.
What is particularly rare is that the market outside is not smaller than the one inside.
However, most of these items have nothing to do with the devil - the sellers just want to get some traffic.
But for Qu Jianlei and his friends, this was truly a journey of picking up bargains.
Honestly speaking, since these people who come to sell know how to get traffic, they are not too smart, and there is no big leak to be found.
But Qu Jianlei’s attitude is that it is not a loss as long as he can buy the necessary supplies at a reasonable price.
Anyway, the team is now selling mundane items in large quantities and making a lot of spirit stones, so this little bit is not a big deal.
The key point is that this kind of scene is very rare. The target customers of this spontaneously formed large bazaar are still the wealthy people who participate in the exchange meeting.
Qu Jianlei and his team spent a whole day shopping and made five purchases, buying all the supplies the team needed.
On the second day, which was the fourth day of the exchange meeting, they continued to visit the peripheral markets.
This market is really huge. You know, the population of the main urban area of Xiangyuan City is no less than that of Daye City, and it is also about 70 to 80 million.
This time, there were more than a thousand booths inside the exchange meeting alone.
From this we can also understand why, although Qu Jianlei and his stall performed unusually, it did not attract much attention.
The stalls outside the venue were of different sizes, and it was estimated that there were more than 2,000 of them, which gave you an idea of how grand the scene was.
This time, Qu Jianlei also learned his lesson and changed into a wide robe with big sleeves.
He didn't like this kind of clothes very much because it was not conducive to fighting, but there was nothing he could do about it.
When he was picking up bargains yesterday, he had to raise his hand to calculate from time to time before deciding to buy. The consequences can be imagined.
The key is that they cannot be too serious about it, otherwise people will shout "The immortal is forcing you to buy or sell", which is quite embarrassing.
In theory, the exchange meeting should not cover matters outside the venue, but in reality this is not the case.
The fact that these people can create such a large market outside the venue and are not driven away by the organizers must be objectively acquiesced.
There is a high probability that Xiangyuan City wants to use this exchange meeting to improve the city's material circulation and even prosperity.
This is not a blind guess. The guards who maintain order at the exchange meeting also frequently appear here.
All we can say is that Xiangyuan City’s level of prosperity is not as high as it used to be because of its resources, and we cannot say that people there have no business sense.
Anyway, Qu Jianlei changed into a wide robe with big sleeves today so that he could calculate with his hands in the sleeves without attracting attention.
They strolled around for more than two hours, but their gains were far less than yesterday's, and they only made one purchase.
But when they came to another stall, Qu Jianlei frowned slightly, "How much is this stone...?"
The stone is the size of two human heads, so it should be a good thing.
The bad thing is that the stone itself exudes an inexplicable aura, and it is obvious at first glance that it has some kind of reputation.
What’s worse is that there is only this stone on this stall and no other items!
There is no need to try any more tactics like making a feint to the east and confusing the viewer, they will just sell this one.
The man guarding the stall was a skinny Jindan man. He didn't even bother to raise his eyelids and answered directly.
"This is not a stone, it's a petrified dragon fetus... Four thousand supreme spirits, no bargaining!"
"Petrified...dragon fetus?" Qi Ya was shocked when she heard this. "Are you sure that dragons are born alive?"
"A dragon gives birth to nine sons, each one is different," although the skinny Jindan was facing three Yuanyings, he still had a calm face.
Obviously, this person has seen big things.
"Huh?" At this moment, a voice came from the side. Everyone turned their heads and saw a Jindan of medium build.
He looked at the petrified dragon fetus with surprise and joy, "Is this... is this the breath of time?"
Qu Jianlei glanced at him indifferently, turned around and left without saying a word.
Jing Yuexin and Qiya didn't understand what was going on, but they instinctively felt that the eldest brother should be very interested in this stone.
But now he turned around and left, which surprised the two of them, but they followed him without hesitation.
After walking a distance, Jing Yuexin used her spiritual sense to ask, "Boss, what's going on?"
"Tor," Qu Jianlei replied lightly, "I don't like these troubles."
Qi Ya was stunned when she heard this, but she did not doubt this possibility. She was born as a casual cultivator and had seen too many evil tricks.
Even though this is Zhongzhou, there are still many people who use this kind of tactics.
But she was still a little puzzled, "Is it definitely a scam?"
Maybe he also had his eyes on that stone. Even if he might have guessed the type of aura wrong, there were still many people who dared to bet.
Do all sword cultivators have this kind of brain? Qu Jianlei was a little helpless, "The one who talks about right and wrong must be a person with right and wrong."
After a pause, he explained more clearly, "If you found out it was a good thing, would you shout it out immediately?"
This is the biggest flaw in this matter. Before anyone has discovered the value of the treasure, who would shout out their knowledge in public?
There is no such stupid person in the world!
Qiya also reacted and realized that she hadn't thought enough, but she still couldn't help muttering in her heart: I can do it!
But she also knew that she could do whatever she wanted in Dongsheng because she had a good reputation.
But the person who got involved just now was just a mere Jindan, which made it almost certain that there was something fishy going on.
But she was still a little unconvinced, so she asked again, "We are the first to ask for the price. It's just a golden elixir, so we should follow some rules, right?"
First come, first served is the rule, and not raising prices arbitrarily is also a rule.
If the stall owner thinks the latter point is unimportant and wants to engage in bidding, she doesn't mind letting the other party know what it means that the Nascent Soul cannot be insulted.
Qu Jianlei replied calmly, "That makes sense, but none of us want to be the center of attention, right?"
They are definitely right in this matter, but after a fight, even if they win, they will attract a lot of attention.
Jing Yuexin didn't want to talk, but she still sent out her spiritual sense after hearing what he said, "So we missed it just like that?"
She knew that anything the boss liked must not be simple.
Just by looking at the aura released by the stone, one can be sure that it is not an ordinary item, otherwise the other party would not have bid the price up to four thousand upper spirits.
This is equivalent to half the price of buying the sword manual before! And the sword manual can be passed down and practiced repeatedly.
Of course, this price is still a bit high, but there is really no shortage of big players participating in this exchange meeting!
Qu Jianlei replied calmly, "I have memorized the auras of those two people. If they are unkind, hehe..."
The team never does anything to take things by force or robbery. After arriving in the Cangwu world, they pay more attention to having a legitimate reason for doing so.
But these two people did things without any scruples, and he valued this stone very much, so he had to be the bad guy.
That's right! Qi Ya Zhenxian nodded calmly.
She always felt that Lord Qu Ling acted a little weakly.
Even though Hongye Ridge detained Xiaoyao Zhenxian for several years, didn't they let him go in the end?
As a sword cultivator, Qi Ya Zhenxian acted rather forcefully and always believed that it was not a good thing if the team leader was soft.
Even though he has strong control over the team, that is only internal, and he is weak on external things, so everyone is inevitably restrained in their actions.
Now the boss has finally shown his ferocious side, which is really good.
They wandered around for another half of the morning, and then their faces all changed.
The three of them looked at each other. Qu Jianlei shook his head helplessly and sighed, "Alas, what you fear is bound to come true."
A group of people came to the stall just now, led by a Yuanying, and they were attracted by the stone.
Immediately afterwards, another foundation-building cultivator jumped out and shouted, saying something about the breath of time.
The stall owner actually had more than one assistant, and he probably took into consideration that Qu Jianlei and the other two were still in the market, so he decisively changed people.
Just now, when facing three True Immortals, Tuoer was at the Golden Core stage, and now there is a Yuanying with a Foundation Establishment stage... which is also mediocre.
However, the newcomers obviously could not tolerate the other party's bad habits and directly yelled at them to shut up.
Then the two sides started bargaining, and the buyer cut the price in half, demanding two thousand Shangling to get the goods.
The Nascent Soul also admitted that the aura of the stone had some meaning, but the four thousand supreme spirits were simply making a fuss.
"Although we are not short of spirit stones, we shouldn't waste them like this."
This kind of bargaining is very common, and there is no need for Qu Jianlei and others to be embarrassed by it.
The problem was that when they were talking animatedly, four more people came.
There are two men and two women, one of them is Yuanying, and the remaining three are Jindan.
They were there to watch the fun, but unexpectedly, the Nascent Soul sensed the stone and whispered instructions to a Jindan Kun cultivator beside him.
Then Jindan Kunxiu directly joined the bidding and wanted to increase the price to take the stone away.
The first group of people were a little annoyed, but both sides had Nascent Souls, so it was impossible for them to turn against each other immediately.
The key point is that those who come first intend to lower the price, so the first-come-first-served rule is not very important.
At this moment, the situation has developed to the bidding stage, and in a blink of an eye, the price exceeds the reserve price offered by the stall owner.
Qu Jianlei and the others now had to admit that they were in big trouble!