Heaven's Formula

"Indeed, even if spiritual fires are generated in every tomb, there are only a hundred or so. If this continues, conflicts will inevitably be inevitable." The fellow townsman sighed, "Perhaps this is the original intention of the examiner, not to fight with others , Don't even think about getting the qualification to pass the test. It's just too unfair to those disciples who are not from the family..."

"In addition, seven days of food and lodging expenses are also constraints. Although I think Xiongtai has already seen this point, but you only have half of other people's funds from the beginning. It is not limited by ability, so don't force yourself .”

"Indeed." Xia Fan said frankly, "I originally planned to spend three days to solve the problem, but now it's not safe to look at it for three days. If your information is correct, this battle is likely to last until the last moment of the exam .”

"Unfortunately, I can't help you any further."

Wei Wushuang didn't mean to hide or evade either. The relationship between the two was shallow after all. The other party thanked him for his gratitude. He took the risk of living in the wild and saved the money for Xia Fan to complete the exam. He couldn't do such a thing that hurts himself and others Do.

"It's okay, your willingness to share information with me is enough to repay you." There was also the braised beef, Xia Fanxin said. "If it was yesterday, I would really have nothing to do, but today it is not necessarily hopeless."

"Do you have a way to raise money?" The other party was surprised.

"Probably." Xia Fan nodded, "By the way, did you have a nightmare last night?"

"Nightmare?" Wei Wushuang took a bite of the tofu brain, "I don't remember... I basically don't have dreams."

Xia Fan's expression froze, and he suddenly felt a little uncertain, "Uh, let me ask another question. If you had a nightmare, dreaming of a blood-red moon and monsters all over the ground, would you be afraid?"

Wei Wushuang thought for a while, "Of course! That's a scene unique to purgatory! If I were in such a scene, I'm afraid I'd be so frightened that I'd just pass out."

Isn't it... so exaggerated?Xia Fan was stunned, "But that was just a dream..."

"Dreams are very important omens." He said earnestly, "Although I don't dream much, I also know that dreams are an extension of consciousness, and this is especially true for breath-inducing people. You must not take the signs of dreams lightly."

So that's the case...Xia Fan suddenly realized.

This is a world where consciousness can have an effect on matter, which means that dreams are no longer ordinary deep-level brain activities—measuring dreams purely from the degree of horror is tantamount to using the past common sense to think about new problems, which is nothing more than seeking a sword. .

"That's good." He said with a relieved smile, "I just wanted to try it before, but now that you've said it like this, I think I'm pretty much sure."

"Really?" Wei Wushuang put down the pancake in his hand, "Can you show me? Oh, I'm not trying to take advantage of it, but I'm just curious—"

Xia Fan pointed behind him, "Come with me. It's still early."

……

Qingshan Town, in front of the suspension bridge connecting the inside and outside of the mountain.

Xia Fan waited for a candidate who was walking hurriedly with a bag on his back.

"Brother, please stop." He stepped forward and cupped his hands, "I am an examinee from Fenghua County, Xia Fan."

The other party glanced at him suspiciously, then stopped slowly, "Chu, Youzhou."

"It's a pleasure to meet you!" Xia Fan looked back at the suspension bridge behind him, pretending to be regretful, "If you cross this bridge, you will fail the examination."

Probably because he mentioned the pain point, the other party's expression became obviously a little unhappy, "What does this have to do with you?"

"I didn't want to laugh at you, nor did I want to ask why you left." Xia Fan said in a gentle tone, "The reason why I'm waiting here is just to make a relationship with you."

"Speak straight."

"I hope you can lend me the unused money to help me."

"Are you crazy?" the man said in disbelief, "Why should I help you?"

"If I can pass the scholar's examination, I will definitely repay it ten times in the future." Xia Fan ignored the sarcasm in his words and acted as if he hadn't heard it. "Even if I fail, I will repay the borrowed part as an excuse As proof, what do you think?"

After that, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket - this kind of palm-sized paper was originally used to make talismans, and now he has written it as an IOU.

The other party sized him up for a moment, then laughed loudly, "You consider yourself a genius of the Luo family. If you can pass—oh, what do you use to guarantee this?"

"The passing rate of the doctoral examination is not low."

"That's not your turn, get out of the way!"

Xia Fan turned sideways and made a gesture of please.

The candidate surnamed Chu glared at him, and walked up the suspension bridge without looking back, "Since I happened to meet you, I would also like to warn you, this place is not quite right, if you don't have two brushes, you'd better leave as soon as possible, so as not to lose your life! "

"Uh...Brother Xia, is this what your method is?" Seeing him walk away, Wei Wushuang appeared from behind the big tree where he was hiding, and asked with a strange expression on his face.

"That's right." Xia Fan said without changing his expression.

"Borrowing money in Qingshan Town... I'm afraid it's a bit difficult."

"It's not 'borrowing money'. He narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance, "You keep hiding, someone is coming again!" "

Wei Wushuang could only shrink back.

The second and third candidates are still the same.

But the fourth turned out to be different.

He took Xia Fan's IOU and handed over five taels of silver to the latter.

Then came the seventh, then the tenth.

Wei Wushuang, who was observing all this secretly from behind the tree, was dumbfounded. He didn't quite understand why someone would lend money to Xia Fan just by meeting him once.What's even more incomprehensible is that Xia Fan was able to wait for so many people who gave up the exam at the entrance of the suspension bridge when the exam was only the next day!

How did he know that these people were leaving Qingshan Town? ?

Until No. 30 six people, the situation has undergone a new change.

"Sorry, you're late." The man spread his hands, "The Fei family bought my money, medicine packs and chips, and now I have nothing on me except two sets of clothes."

"Buy? What do they use?"

"Gold." The other party said bluntly, "They said that as long as I give the voucher to the servant waiting outside the town, I can immediately exchange it for the same amount of gold leaf."

"Really? I wish you a smooth return journey."

After bidding farewell to this person, Xia Fan called to Wei Wushuang's position, "Come out, we can go back to town."

"Don't wait any longer?" the latter asked with his head out.

"Well, there's no point in waiting any longer. The candidates who will cross the bridge next will probably be as penniless as that person." Xia Fan looked up at the sky, "Is there a response within an hour... You are worthy of being a disciple of the family."

"I don't understand." Wei Wushuang trotted over and said impatiently.

He happily shook the slightly heavy purse in his hand. "you can ask."

"You say this is not a loan, so what is it?"

"This..." Xia Fan smiled slightly, "This is called venture capital."

Chapter 8 洛轻轻

"Risk...investment?" Wei Wushuang couldn't help repeating.

"That's right, it's still the same question, if it's not in Qingshan Town, would ten taels of silver be a lot?"

Wei Wushuang shook his head, "Sometimes my shop can earn so much in a day."

Hateful local tyrant.Xia Fan curled his lips, "It's as simple as that...for those who decide to withdraw from the examination, this amount of money is meaningless, but for those who continue to take the examination, every tael of silver is precious, and both sides We all know this fact. Because of this, the offer has a basis. Regardless of the short-term gain and loss, and look at the long-term high-reward transaction, that is what those people do. Even if I disappear afterwards, they can Accept the loss harmlessly, but what if I succeed?"

Having said that, Xia Fan didn't explain any further, because he saw Wei Wushuang's eyes light up.

Obviously he has grasped the key here.

——If you succeed, you will not only get ten times the money, but also gain the friendship of an alchemist.Even alchemists who have just entered the Privy Council are serious officials.Compared with such a generous return, the risk of losing a few taels of money is not worth mentioning.

Not everyone can weigh the pros and cons of this, but there are too many people who ask, and there are always a few who have a high enough vision and don't care about such a little money.

Wei Wushuang continued to think about it, and found that there was a deeper meaning hidden in it.

That is, the same sum of money has different values ​​in different time periods and in the eyes of different people.

For example, in his father's warehouse, there are many deposits of silver, and some cash boxes even have a thick layer of dust.They have almost no sense of existence for the Dawan Grain Shop, but they are very desirable to some people, such as a new restaurant, or an escort agency that is eager to expand... Lending them a small amount of money is likely to exchange prosperous profits.

The usury in the market seems to be the same, but there is an essential difference between the two - the latter is just taking advantage of people's danger, taking advantage of others, and will never stop until they beat people to the bone, while the former is looking to the future and seeking a win-win situation .The fact that it can bear its own risks is much easier to accept than greedy usury.

What's more, the risk is not impossible to avoid, such as attracting more people, sharing the loan cost evenly, even if the investment fails, the loss can be greatly reduced...

The more he thought about it, the more excited Wei Wushuang became, and even his hands trembled slightly!

The potential of this business is probably far higher than that of selling grain!

"Perhaps this theory... can be used in commercial firms." He couldn't hold back his excitement.

It was something that came out of business, Xia Fan smiled and didn't answer.

While the other party was contemplating, he had already finished counting the money in his hands—a total of seven people took away his IOUs and exchanged them for a total of 21 taels of silver, which was more than enough to live in a house.

It is a pity that the Fei family reacted quite quickly, unexpectedly within two hours, they discovered a small wave of withdrawals among the candidates, and immediately took the most beneficial countermeasures for themselves.You must know that there are more than [-] candidates in Qingshan Town, and the time to wake up and act is different. It is normal for there to be more or less people on the street. You can still notice this change when you are in the crowd. The disciples of the aristocratic family are indeed well prepared.

Otherwise, if he saves a little more money, he might be able to buy a bottle of spirit fire directly from someone else.

"Brother Xia, I already understand the matter of venture capital." Wei Wushuang also gradually calmed down from his reverie, "It is indeed a good plan, but if there are not so many choices, its effect may be greatly reduced. Are you How do you know that a group of candidates will give up the exam this morning?"

"This is a personal secret." Xia Fan said lightly.

"Can't tell?" Wei Wushuang showed a look of wanting to know no matter what.

"No."

"Brother Xia, ten meals!"

"Send me a restaurant even."

……

Now that you have money in your hands, it's time to think about business.Xia Fan returned to the teahouse, and asked Xiaoer about the situation of the back mountain with a tael of silver—there was indeed a flat land on the mountainside, with some scattered ancient tombs piled up.These tombs have existed for at least a hundred years, and sparkling fires can often be seen in summer and autumn.

In addition, there is a winding road up the mountain, but the road is overgrown with trees and trees, making it extremely difficult to walk. Except for the hunters in the town, few people go deep into the green hills.

"Where does that road lead to?" Xia Fan was a little concerned. This kind of mountain road is theoretically formed by stepping on it for many years, and it should not be possible to do this with just a few hunters.

"I don't know about that," Xiao Er shook his head and said, "The mountains behind Qingshan Town can't be seen at a glance. It's impossible for this road to cross the mountains and go down from the other side? Ten chance Eighty-nine is a dead end."

"Okay, I'm fine for the time being." Xia Fan threw him another half-dime of broken silver, "A package of stewed beef, delivered to the door of my room."

"okay!"

Then he looked at Wei Wushuang, "I'm planning to go to the back mountain to have a look, you don't want to follow this time, do you?"

The latter quickly shook his head, "I have decided not to take the examination, Brother Xia will go on his own. I will stay in the teahouse, if I happen to hear any useful clues, maybe I can help Brother Xia."

"Thank you." Xia Fan drank the tea, then turned and left.

After crossing the intersection of Ting Tactical Street and walking for hundreds of meters, the small town is already behind.

Although some earthen houses can still be seen here, they are as dilapidated as ruins. Either the roof collapsed, or only half of the wall remained.

The weeds on the road became more and more dense, and the shade of the trees invaded the road a little bit, and the wind blowing from all around was much cooler.

The cliffs that seemed to be far away from each other were already pressing on top of their heads at this time; in another world, this nameless mountain might not be worth mentioning, but here, anyone who wants to climb it will be stunned by the intertwined vines. Facing the difficulties and retreating before the thorns.

If what Xiao Er said is right, the road under his feet will soon be split in two, like being split head-on by a cliff.

At this time, Xia Fan suddenly heard a quarrel.

He raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise, and stepped forward following the sound.

At the fork in the road, a group of candidates gathered around and were yelling and cursing.Standing opposite them was a group of men in white clothes.

Limited by dyeing techniques, there were not many solid-color clothes in this era, and white was one of the rarer ones.Xia Fan had only one person in his memory who wore white clothes and often moved in groups during the examination, and that was the disciples of the Fei family.

Seven or eight of them lined up in a row, just blocking the way to the mountainside.

Among them, the leader has sword eyebrows and star eyes, a high nose and thin lips, and looks extraordinary both in appearance and aura.

"Why don't you let everyone pass?"

"This is the Daqishi Examination, not the backyard of your Fei family! Aren't you afraid that we will report it to the invigilator!"

"If you insist on this, don't blame us for being rude!"

The leading man was unmoved at all, "My words have been made very clear. According to the observation last night, there are not many spirit fire spots in that field, and competing with each other will only make the collection efficiency lower. Instead of wasting time In terms of meaningless looting, it’s better to line up at the beginning, and it’s not too late for you to go after the Fei family finishes picking.”

"Even we can't go there?"

Suddenly, a blue-robed woman stepped out from the crowd. The double feather embroidery on her shoulders already showed her identity.

"The Luo family in Youzhou is here." Someone whispered.

Xia Fan discovered that the other party was the little girl who jumped onto the examination table and made everyone obediently obediently by her own efforts.

"So it's Miss Luo Qingqing, I've admired you for a long time." The man nodded and said, "I've heard of your name when I was in Gyeonggi. Literacy means knowing the law. Your talent is astonishing, no one in Youzhou can match it."

"It's just ridiculous praise."

"Fame never spreads without a reason. Even if it is a rumor, there must be an unusual reason. I think so."

Tsk, this guy can really talk.Xia Fan slandered, with a star face and serious compliments, it would be quite lethal to any opposite sex.

Sure enough, the woman named Luo Qingqing smiled slightly, "Thank you. But you haven't answered my question yet."