Zongman: Traveling through time and becoming Fu Hua's sister

"Night Stone, this is the first step in preparing for the ceremony. We need to obtain the best Night Stone that is of quality that matches the gods. Fortunately, the young master gave us the advance payment, but I still prefer to put it directly into the North Country Bank account. It's inconvenient to carry money." The next morning, Xun and Zhongli took Ying to prepare for the ceremony of sending the immortals. However, for Xun, this should be regarded as slacking off.

"Oh, isn't this Mr. Qing? Welcome to Jie Cui Hang. Would you like to try your luck by cutting two rough stones today? It's cheap and fun. Maybe you can get rich this time."

The boss of Jie Cui Hang saw the three people and hurried over to say hello. Xun was a frequent customer here. Although he always owed Mora, he would always give it to him as long as he went to Wangsheng Hall to ask for it. Xun opened a lot of stones every time. Once he even opened half of the boss's stock. However, the stones he opened... were not as valuable as the stones Heng picked up in Jueyunjian.

"No, no, we are here to buy Yebo Stone. We need at least... we need... what grade?" He scratched his head, unable to remember the grade of Yebo Stone.

"It has to be at least of the candlelight grade." Seeing that she couldn't remember, Zhongli beside her reminded her.

"Oh, yes, yes, the Candlelight level. I got up too early today and my brain hasn't figured it out yet, hehe."

"Zhongli is still more reliable!"

"It was just a small accident. It won't happen again..."

"Master, what do you think of this? We are a time-honored jade brand in Jie Cui Hang. Look at the quality! It is absolutely excellent, a gift that even Lord Yan could hardly bestow. Please feel free to choose."

The boss took out three pieces of Yebo stone and placed them in front of Xun for her to choose.

"These three Yebo stones are all very beautiful, not like the ones that are usually dug out, but how do I choose?"

"That's easy. I'll take them all!" Unlike Paimon, Xun didn't hesitate and just took out Mora to pay.

"Oh, Master Xun, you are paying now. This is really rare. I will pack it for you right away." The boss quickly packed the three pieces of Yebo Stone and handed them to Xun, fearing that they would regret it.

"Hey, wait a minute! The boss doesn't have the final say, let's discuss it again!" Paimeng pulled Xun to a corner. It was obvious that she didn't understand Xun's behavior.

"Hey! If you only need one type of ritual, wouldn't buying them all be a waste of three times the Mora?!"

"If I have to consider Mora first in everything, it means that I am bound by Mora in everything. I am not that kind of person. I am very free."

"?"

"You have to know that Mora is a currency, but currency is not Mora. Mora is also a consumable that can be consumed. Its value is uncertain and it is inconvenient to store. So I don't think we need to worry about this little money."

"???"

"Is this the world of the rich..." After listening to what Xun said, Paimeng felt that what Xun said seemed to make some sense, "Although you understand macroeconomics very well, you don't know how to save a little money!"

"It doesn't matter. It's not that big of a deal. The most important thing now is to identify the quality of the Night Stone. I don't know how to do that, but you should know how to do it, right, Zhongli?" As he said that, he turned his head and looked at Zhongli.

“It is indeed difficult to identify the quality of Yebo Stone. Whether a piece of raw ore is good or bad, its texture, color, and internal rock patterns will not be much different.

Only when the objects made of Yebo Stone are formed, one will find that some of the finished products are not even presentable.

If you go and argue with those profiteers at this time, they will use excuses like your synthesis platform is not good or the temperature is not right..."

"That was a close call! It turns out this thing is so easy to be deceived..."

"Hehe, luckily I only like to open rocks! I have never been cheated!" Xun touched his nose complacently.

"But the real way to identify it still exists - the real experts can still identify it. [Like a fool pointing at the moon, look at the finger instead of the moon.]"

"what does that mean?"

“If you point your finger at the moon, a smart person will understand that you are pointing at the moon, but a stupid person can only see the finger in front of him, not the moon.

The lines, the shell...these are all fingers. The Night Stone is a strange stone used for night lighting, and its brightness is as important as the moon in the sky.

High-quality night stones have a better affinity with the element of fire. In other words, under high temperatures, the brighter and bluer the luster of the mineral, the better the appearance. "

"Is it so particular? I thought it was very simple!" He looked carefully at the Yebo Stone in his hand for a long time, but couldn't even tell the difference between them.

"So Mr. Zhongli is such an expert!"

"I have told you the secret of the jade world that is worth a thousand gold coins. All that remains is to put it into practice."

"It's worth a fortune... Well, unfortunately, Paimon thinks it won't be useful anymore..."

"I don't think it's useful either. I'm too lazy to identify the quality. It's more fun to open the stone! But since it can be identified, it's really useless to buy so many. It's tiring to hold them. Let the boss take some samples for us to identify first."

"But, will the boss agree to this?"

"I'm a regular here, and I know the boss very well. He will definitely agree!" He patted his chest and said confidently.

...

"Lao Shi, give me some samples from the three stones so we can test them first. Thank you for your help."

"What are you talking about, Master? You are my frequent customer. This little thing is nothing."

After a while, the boss handed three stone samples to Xun.

"Master, please walk slowly!"

"He cut them quite thinly, but as a businessman, I can understand that. These should be enough for you to test, right?" As he spoke, he handed the bag of stones to Ying.

"It's too thin, thinner than paper... No, thinner than an insect's wings, so thin that it's almost transparent!" Paimon couldn't help but complain as he looked at the samples in the bag.

"They also want to make money, so just understand."

"But if it's this thin, it will turn into ashes in no time if it encounters fire, right?"

"In fact, under certain conditions, these slices are sufficient. While applying the high temperature of fire, use the element of water to protect it, so that the sample will not be burned instantly."

"I know, I know, it's like cooking in a big pot, right?"

"Oh, I remember now. I saw it in Mondstadt... In Dadaupa Valley, the meat-loving hillbillies had a super-large pot! It was very sturdy, and should be able to withstand elemental reactions!"

"The Dadaupa Valley in Mondstadt... seems quite far away. But fortunately, I have transportation."

After saying that, Xun took out the knife hidden in the sheath and placed it on the ground. "I haven't used it for a long time. Now is a good time to recall it!"

"Huh? What is this?" Looking at the big sword in front of him, Paimon was very confused. Does he have to ride on this sword?

“You haven’t seen it, have you? You can use it to fly, but it can only carry two people including me. I’ll trouble Zhongli to wait for our news in Liyue!”

"Two people? You have Ying, so what should I do?"

"Paimon, can't you fly? Why don't you just follow behind?"

"This must be very tiring! I can't stand this kind of torture!"

".....In that case, I can only hold you."

After saying that, Xun picked up Paimeng and held him in front of his chest. After Ying also stood up with the knife hidden in the sheath, Xun began to prepare for takeoff.

"Hold on tight, don't fall down later."

The knife in the sheath slowly left the ground and soon rose into the air.

"Hey! It really can fly!"

"Of course! Why would I lie? Hmm... Let me think, what should I do next... Like this?"

Under Xun's control, the knife in the sheath flew out quickly and disappeared from Zhongli's sight in a short while.

"Well, let's go listen to the show. They should be back by the time they're done."

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