Demonic World: I Pay to Win in Cultivation

The convoy traveled northward along the wide official road, and there was an endless stream of horses and chariots along the way. The Canglan River was also full of merchant ships going down the river, which showed the prosperity of Canglan City.

Du Kang's convoy and several caravans who stayed at the inn last night traveled all the way. They set off from early morning until noon, when the tall and majestic Canglan City in the distance became clear in sight.

The city is built along the river and is located on the west side of the estuary of the Lancang River. The continuous black city walls and open gates make it look like a giant beast that handles people and horses.

Several man-made canals run through the whole city, and several waterways on the side of the Canglan River have opened sluices for river boats on the Lancang River and sea boats on the blue sea to come in and out. It is very lively.

On the east side of the Lancang River estuary is a rotten rock beach that stretches for dozens of miles. It is said that when Bibohai was first opened up hundreds of years ago, the Sheng family and the Bai family both took a fancy to the land on the west side of the Lancang River. Big fight.

After the two could do nothing to each other, they built their own cities dozens of miles apart, but today, hundreds of years later, the two cities have been connected together, and Lancang City is also jointly managed by the two.

These were all said by Qing Dai who was sitting next to Du Kang. She was afraid of being recognized by acquaintances, so she wore a black bamboo hat and veil, and introduced Du Kang the various forces and customs of Canglan City while walking.

Everything in the dream is accelerated, and some images that the dream owner thinks are unimportant are all swept away, so there are many incomplete information in the information obtained by Du Kang, and Qing Dai's explanation at this time is to check for him and fill in the gaps.

The convoy could clearly see the city wall at noon, but due to the large number of horses and horses lining up to enter and exit the city gate, the road was congested, and Du Kang's carriage did not reach the city gate until sunset.

At this time, the sunset glow in the sky covered the tall and dark city wall with a warm orange color, and the Canglan River not far away was also illuminated red.

A gust of wind blows, the surface of the river is shimmering, the merchant ships are endless, people are coming and going on the shore, and the night is approaching, but there is no sign of the slightest decrease in the flow of people.

"Everyone says that Canglan City is the largest city in the Bibo Sea. It is really extraordinary when I saw it today. There are six dry gates in the south city and six water gates in the west city. The traffic and boats can't all enter the city in one day. Waiting in line outside is really eye-opening.”

Most of the women like to be lively, Tan Hua was smiling and talking beside Du Kang, very happy for such a lively scene.

"Only in spring, when the ice and snow on the Lancang River melt, can there be such a scene, and there is no such excitement on weekdays."

Du Kang has been staring at the mortal fire above the city and the town formation under the city wall in a daze, and ignored her, making Tan Hua feel depressed for a while, but Qing Dai relieved her embarrassment.

The two women immediately chatted about topics such as rouge, gouache, clothes and accessories, and it seemed that they had become close friends in a day. As for their true thoughts about each other, only God knows.

"We won't enter the city today, we will rest outside the city overnight."

It's not that Du Kang didn't want to enter the city, it's because there is a town array underground in Canglan City, which can block the entry and exit of Tudun. Du Kang looked at it for a long time but couldn't find any obvious flaws in the formation, so he had to take the town tripod to stay outside the city.

"Yes, my son."

Tan Hua responded immediately, even if the convoy in front had already started to pay the city tax, the next one would be able to line up for them, Zi Snake still led the chariot and horses away from the main road into the city under the command of Snake Mother, and turned to the side road.

Different from the north of the city, which had to defend against enemies coming from the sea, and the east of the city, where the Kraken entered the city from the canal, a large area of ​​open space was occupied outside the city walls in the south and west of the city, and two small market towns with complete functions were built for merchants to rest temporarily.

Under the indulgence of the Shengbai family, some trade fairs that were not convenient to be placed in the city chose to be held outside the city, which caused the town's abnormal prosperity.

At night, these two market towns are busier than the city, so the city gate guards didn't think it was strange to see someone leaving the team. They just thought that there were merchants who wanted to trade outside the city.

According to Qing Dai, according to Canglan City's experience in expanding the city, in a few years, two urn cities will be built along the edge of the market town in the south and west of the city to surround the market town.

Canglan City has expanded like this for hundreds of years. If you can overlook the city from the sky, you will find that Canglan City is composed of dozens of areas separated by walls. The family and the Bai family occupy the two largest areas.

Led by Qingdai, a group of chariots and horses turned left and right on the stone road in the small town, and walked towards a place where there were few people.

"The inn I'm going to now has a good reputation, both food and accommodation are top-notch. It's the first time my lord has come to Canglan City, and I don't have any acquaintances in the business field. The goods you bring are not easy to sell. This hotel The owner of the store has a lot of contacts and a good reputation, so he will definitely find a good market for your goods."

Du Kang lay on the tiger skin with his eyes closed, and the plain hands who talked about painting gently rubbed and scratched his eye sockets, while Qing Dai knelt aside and pushed a grape into Du Kang's mouth, and said softly with her pink lips.

"Last night, my lord said that I want to go to sea after clearing the goods. My lord has great powers. Flying to escape the sea is just waiting for you, but if you want to take all your men out to sea, you still need a big boat. Ships have always been highly damaged items, and the shipyard’s orders have been queued for several years, and few people will sell them on weekdays. I thought about it, and only this owner’s sea-going ships may be sold in the near future. If you are interested, It can work."

When it came to the crucial point, Qing Dai leaned down, whispered in Du Kang's ear, and told the situation of this store one by one softly, completely ignoring Tan Hua who was on the side and gave her a hard look.

When Qingdai wiped off the crystal liquid on Du Kang's ears with a towel, the team finally stopped in front of an inn.

This is already a remote corner of the town. The inn in front of me looks like an ordinary two-story building with two red lanterns hanging at the door, and only a few pedestrians walk on the street directly opposite.

"I know everything I need to know, and you should go back soon."

"Qing Dai will always be a loyal subordinate of the Great Wheel-Turning King, and will report to you everything she knows in the Qianlong Society."

Qing Dai bowed and bowed, then put on her bamboo hat and veil, jumped off the carriage, and walked towards the city. Due to the need for secrecy, it is not suitable for her to appear publicly in Canglan City with Du Kang.

"My lord, I don't like this woman. She will use some flirtatious tricks in front of you. She doesn't look like someone you can trust."

"Is your son someone who can be seduced by such a small trick? It's just for mutual use. We won't stay in Canglan City for too long. Even if I want to stay, the Tao family is not at ease. Staying in a place with many masters is too long."

Du Kang opened his eyes, rubbed his numb ears, and walked out of the carriage. Tan Hua, who stayed where he was, was full of suspicion, as if he didn't quite believe what his son said.

"What are you doing in a daze, come with me to see our ship."

After hearing the sound, Tan Hua immediately stepped on the floor of the carriage, and Dong Dongdong followed Du Kang's footsteps.

As soon as the carriage stopped in front of the inn, the shopkeeper of the inn personally came out to greet the guests. The caravans are all big customers, with this caravan, the inn can be fully occupied today, and the professionalism makes the shopkeeper go straight to the most powerful carriage in the caravan to wait.

Seeing Du Kang, it was even more obvious at a glance that this was the person in charge of the team.

"I've seen this boss before. It's really the right time for you to come to our Fulai Inn. Don't look at the remoteness of this place, but my inn is not inferior to the centuries-old shops in the city..."

"We're going to stay here for one night, and give my young master the best room. As for the others, we can arrange whatever we want."

Tan Hua interrupted the businessman's courtesy, followed Du Kang and walked directly into the inn, and the shopkeeper hurriedly followed to lead the way for the two. As for the trivial matters of feeding the horses and parking the carriages in the convoy, the guys from the inn and the snakes would naturally contact them.

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After a lot of busy work, when everything was settled, it was completely dark.

Tan Hua ordered the dishes in advance, and when Du Kang went downstairs to eat, it seemed that the Fulai Inn was reserved by himself. These dozens of people served the food.

At this time, the innkeeper took the initiative to approach Du Kang again. He was a short, fat, middle-aged man, and he just threw his hand at him.

"This boss came to stay at Fulai Inn because of fate, I don't know how to call him."

"My surname is Lin, and my single name is the word Chun. I don't know the name of the shopkeeper. Why are you talking to me?"

"My surname is Gong. Boss Lin can just call me the treasurer of the palace. With all due respect, most of the caravans coming to Canglan City will stay in a fixed inn. You come to my inn. I don't see you, but this is the first time Come to Canglan City to do business?"

Du Kang put down the Kuaizi who had just picked up a piece of beef, and turned to look at the shopkeeper. Seeing Du Kang's unkind face, he quickly waved his hands and said anxiously.

"Guest officer, please don't get me wrong. Our store has no malicious intentions. It's just that we have more contact with merchants. We also do some small businesses of buying and selling. If you don't have a familiar store in Canglan City, you can sell the goods to us. You Don't worry, the price given by my family is absolutely fair, buying at the market price will save you the trouble of finding a buyer for the goods."

Du Kang winked at Tan Hua who was beside her, and she immediately took out a list of goods from her sleeve and handed it to the shopkeeper Gong. Only way.

"This batch of goods, my family can eat, can I go and see the real thing now?"

Du Kang had no choice but to continue to sit where he was eating, and Tan Hua took him to see the goods.

This meal lasted for half an hour, and after Du Kang ate up the food that was served for the third time, barely soothing the belly of San Yue, the two returned together.

"Boss Lin, I have seen all of your goods, and I will calculate the price for you according to the condition of the goods."

The shopkeeper Gong handed the invoice to Du Kang again, and there was a list of unit prices behind the name and quantity of the goods. Du Kang looked at it one by one and found that it was not much different from what he expected. He glanced at the end of the invoice. The total price is: 16,843 taels of silver and another thirty-five Wen.

These goods and paintings were purchased in Tonggu County for only a little over two thousand taels of silver. It took three months to walk all the way in the mountains, which was seven times the income. No wonder so many business travelers risked their lives to come to Bibo Sea Merchant.

This is just a one-way profit. After purchasing in Canglan City and then transporting it back to the southeast of Haizhou, the profit will increase several times. Not to mention ordinary people, even low-level monks will find it difficult to earn this money in their lifetime. .

It is hard for Du Kang to imagine how much wealth has been gathered in this largest city in the south of the blue sea, even the caravans that come and go can have such an income. In many cases, wealth can directly represent power, and it can firmly control the prosperity of this city. How powerful will the Bai family be?

"The bid from the shopkeeper Gong is indeed sincere. I plan to sell our carriages and horses again. I wonder if the shopkeeper can do this business?"

"It turns out that Boss Lin is going to settle in Canglan City. I took a look at it just now. You have brought a total of sixty-two horses. The horses are of different ages, good or bad, and I will set a price. One thousand two hundred taels; twenty-three carriages plus various other sundries, I count six hundred taels; how about a total of one thousand and eight hundred taels?"

It was beyond Du Kang's expectation that the shopkeeper Gong could tell the number of horses and carts and the estimated value of the convoy at once. He took a serious look at the shopkeeper Gong for the first time and said.

"It seems that the shopkeeper Gong also has a pair of discerning eyes. I'm afraid you'll see that I'm not a businessman the first time I walk in."

"No way, no way, it's just that I have done a lot of business, and I'm used to estimating the price of everything I see. It's an old problem for many years. You can laugh at me."

The shopkeeper Gong still had that kind smile on his face, as if his valuation was really just a professional habit of a businessman.

"Let's talk about painting, let your subordinates pack up all your belongings on the carriage. Now that the business is settled, let's deliver it as soon as possible."

"My lord, you forgot. When you got off the carriage, you told me to let them clean it up. Now there are only goods on the carriage."

"That's right, look at my memory, look at the shopkeeper..."

The two master and servant sang together and looked at the short and fat man sitting opposite. The treasurer Gong is also used to doing business, but this is the first time he has seen someone who is so anxious for money, and now Du Kang is almost engraving the word "take money" on his forehead.

"It's refreshing to do business with Boss Lin, come here."

Immediately, a clerk from the inn put a tray on the table, and the palace shopkeeper lifted the red cloth on the tray, and the gold bars, silver ingots and copper coins on it were revealed in the air.

"There are one hundred and eighty-six taels of gold here, all of which are pure gold with a purity of ninety-nine percent. There are also forty-three taels of silver and thirty-five coppers. Boss Lin, please count them. Are the numbers right?"

Du Kang gently placed his fingers on the gold, feeling the surging incense and wish power inside, picked up the plate of gold and silver, handed it to Tan Hua behind him and said with a smile.

"Treasurer Gong is really exquisite. He only met me a few times, talked to me for only a few words, and he was able to touch my heart in everything he said and did. Lin Chun wished he could get to know Shopkeeper Gong as soon as possible."

There was silence in the inn, and the snakes put down their fast sons and pressed their hands on the handles of their knives, as if they would draw their knives and cut people at the command.

"The first business deal is over, and I want to talk to the shopkeeper for the second deal."

But the snakes were all wrong. Du Kang was not a person who would become angry and kill people when he was led by the nose step by step because of his business.

Du Kang is a good man, and he still has business to do with the Fulai Inn. Du Kang walked up to hold the fat hand of the shopkeeper of the palace while talking, with a look of resentment for seeing each other late.

When the information of the treasurer of the palace flashed in front of his eyes, Du Kang's expression suddenly became strange.

【Name】: Gong Cancan

[Blue Wave Sea Ghost Blowing the Wind and Playing the Sea]: The spell practiced by the guard of the island owner of Heimu Island, after the completion of this spell, the power is boundless, and the body of the diamond is indestructible. It can blow the wind in the sea and set off huge waves. Destroying ships and fighting sea monsters is just easy.

Grade: D

Skill: Sea Ghost Body (Quadruple)

Fuck the Wind (Quadruple)

Longing the Sea (Quadruple)

Advancement conditions: Consuming the blood of the sea dragon, and being sacrificially practiced by the cultivator of [Ask God to send the spirit to seal the demon] without dying.

Artifact: Mirage Pearl

There seems to be something wrong with the information provided by Qingdai.

According to Qing Dai, the owner of the Fulai Inn is an old mid-level female monk who is about to live. She has a sea boat and an inn under her command. Since she has no children, she only has an adopted son who was adopted in the early years to help her take care of her subordinates. Business.

Because the adopted son is not up to the mark and his cultivation base is low, this monk plans to sell the sea boat, and Du Kang can come to take advantage of it.

If you guessed right, Qingdai's so-called unrepentant adopted son is the kindly smiling Gong Cancan in front of her, who has actually mastered the guard spell of the island master of Heimu Island to level D.

Before meeting Gong Cancan, the aura in his spiritual eyes was dim, and he couldn't tell that he was a middle-level monk at all. The magic weapon that can hide from the spiritual eyes should be very valuable.

In the first transaction, he came into contact with the spies placed by Heimu Island in Canglan City. Du Kang didn't know whether he was lucky or unlucky.

Did Qingdai cheat him? Or pure coincidence?

An ordinary transaction that was originally planned was cast a shadow like this.

Gong Cancan saw that Boss Lin, who was holding his hand, remained silent for a long time, and the smile on that kind and shrewd face full of businessmen grew even wider.

"I don't know what kind of business Boss Lin wants to do with me?"