Chapter 18 Spirit Bee Hive

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Let’s not mention the gossip for now.

Among the Changning Acropolis, the most lively areas are the East Market and West Market. Dongji is mainly a variety of shops along the street, selling mostly local specialties from the towns and villages under the Acropolis, such as fruits and vegetables, livestock, meat and poultry, firewood, rice, oil and salt, daily necessities, etc. Ping'an Wang's fish stall is located in the Dongji.

When Wang Shouzhe and others led their horses, it was like entering a huge farmers' market. All kinds of agricultural products and handicrafts were available. In addition to the large shops of wealthy businessmen or aristocratic families, there were also many scattered vendors occupying every corner of the market. Selling some strange things, the Changning government specially set aside stalls for casual cultivators to prevent them from setting up stalls everywhere and making it difficult to manage.

Loose cultivators basically don't have any good stuff, but they usually wander around the world and sell a lot of miscellaneous items, and occasionally some novel items will appear.

"The second-level top-notch ferocious beast with black back and violent bear bile. This is the only one. The price is fifteen thousand gold. No counter-offers are accepted." A scarred man wearing animal skin armor was setting up a stall. The stall was decorated with a It was paved with thick bear skins, with a pair of dried bear bile hung on branches, and a sign indicating that no strangers should be allowed to approach.

"This bear skin has a black back and a white belly. It has a rich texture. It is indeed the skin of a black-backed violent bear." Wang Zhong, the general of the family, whispered to the side. "The inner gallbladder of this bear is golden in color and quality. It is fifteen dry. Gold is not expensive, and you can earn at least four or five dry gold by selling it to Danfang."

Wang Shouzhe had to study ferocious beast atlases since he was a child, and could distinguish most common ferocious beasts from the materials on ferocious beasts. He just smiled and said, "Let's not be greedy for this advantage." With that, he left without looking back. .

"Does the Patriarch think that is a liar? I think the color and appearance of the bear bile are very good, you can't be wrong." Wang Zhong was a little unwilling, but he still followed obediently, but his eyes were a bit reluctant, "If the Patriarch doesn't care about making some money, Small money... is not as good as..."

"Idiot, the head of the family must have noticed something fishy." Wang Yong glared at him fiercely.

"Haha~ The inner flesh of the bear skin is dry and black. It has obviously been aged for some years. Although the bear bile has been dried in the shade, the color of the bear gallbladder is still fresh. It has only been peeled off for three months at most." Wang Shouzhe said with a smile, " Wang Zhong, if you want to buy it, I can lend you the money, and you don’t have to share the remaining profits with me."

He couldn't help but be amused in his heart. Compared to Earth, the swindlers in our Xuanwu world all seemed so crude. They didn't even make up bizarre stories or anything like that. It was so unprofessional.

"No, no, luckily I came out with the head of the family today." Wang Zhong broke into a cold sweat and said angrily, "Rogue cultivators can't be trusted, there are too many swindlers and deceivers."

"Our Xuanwu family has a family and an industry, and we have roots and foundations. As long as we keep this foundation, we will have a steady stream of cultivation resources." Wang Shouzhe said calmly, "Rogue cultivators are all wandering around without roots and foundations. All resources are Having to rely on one's own efforts, life is naturally difficult, and it is easy for them to go astray, deceive, steal, and so on. And once they commit a crime, they can just walk away, even if they change their identities. If they are casual cultivators, they can easily We can get resources easily. Why do our ancestors have to make great contributions to develop the family property for generations, and sacrifice their lives to protect the family's legacy?"

The owner of the house made a good point.

The two generals, Wang Zhong and Wang Yong, gradually admired Wang Shouzhe more and more. They had already sensed the difference between the new head of the family and the previous head of the family, and they could clearly distinguish the situation of the casual cultivator and the aristocratic family in a few words.

At this point, they looked at the casual cultivators on the roadside who were dressed in different costumes and had all kinds of messy items. They became more and more wary. As long as they saw the casual cultivators, they would feel that they were liars.

“How can I sell this hive?”

At this moment, Wang Shouzhe suddenly squatted down in front of a stall. The stall owner was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, with a somewhat slovenly appearance. At first glance, he looked like he was at the peak of the third level of Qi Refining Realm.

However, this is also the normal state of most casual cultivators. Factors such as poor talent, lack of systematic cultivation techniques, lack of careful guidance from elders, extremely unstable cultivation resources, etc., all make it difficult for most casual cultivators to succeed.

When the stall owner saw Wang Shouzhe, he was dressed luxuriously and there were two well-armed and brave generals behind him. It was obvious that he was not an ordinary person.

He immediately swallowed the rip-off price and showed a flattering smile: "Young Master, this is a Steller's Bee hive. I worked hard to get it back after encountering it in the mountains. Look, there are still some things in this hive. There are a lot of spiritual honey and bee pupae, and I want to exchange them for two [Xiao Pei Yuan Dan]."

When he mentioned Xiao Pei Yuan Dan, he made a growl in his throat.

"Are you trying to rob?" Wang Yong's expression changed, and he pressed his hand on the handle of the knife, angrily, "This hive of yours is no bigger than your head. It can filter out two ounces of spiritual honey for the sky. A few bee pupae are not enough to fry. A plate of vegetables can only be sold for a few dry gold if it is exhausted."

"Oh, sir, please don't be angry." The stall owner said with a slightly frightened expression, "My hive is newly picked, and there are many bee pupae still alive in it. If your family has a spiritual insect master, maybe you can cultivate tigers." A swarm of cephalopod bees.”

Many casual cultivators wander around, their strength is not that great but they still have some knowledge.

"You're overthinking it. I haven't heard of any spiritual insect master in the entire Changningwei area. It's just rare to see this thing, so I'll fry it and try it." Wang Shouzhe took out ten pieces of gold, "enough for you to buy one It’s a small piece of Pei Yuan Dan. If you like it, just add one more dime and I’ll leave.”

After hesitating for a long time, the stall owner finally reluctantly made the deal: "Young master, if this is really worth twenty thousand gold in the state and county, it's a pity that all the bee pupae will die if you get it to the state and county."

If the bee pupa had not survived for a few days, the stall owner would have been willing to rush to the prefecture and county to sell it. After all, there was a price difference of ten gold. Once most of the bee pupae are dead, the value of the Steller bee hive will plummet.

After the transaction was completed, Wang Shouzhe asked Wang Yong to pack it up and take it away without bothering to talk to the stall owner.

This thing cannot be said to be a waste, but it is not a loss. If you give it to your fifth sister Wang Luojing to play with, a miracle will happen if you don't keep it together. If you really develop a tiger-headed spirit bee, it will add a special industry to the family.

The hornet bees are almost invisible in the wild. They can only be encountered occasionally in inaccessible places. If you really try hard to find them for half a year, you may not encounter them.

After that, after wandering around the casual cultivator stalls, I didn't encounter anything interesting again. As I walked, I unknowingly came to the center of Dongji, one of my own businesses, Changning Dongji Fish Stall.

Ping An Wang’s Fish Stall.

Six large characters run across the three shops. Compared with those messy stalls, the fish stalls are obviously much neater and more upscale.

Looking at Wang's fish stall, Wang Shouzhe's memories came back to him, and his heart was filled with turmoil.

These three shops and the courtyard behind them are the last assets of the Wang family in Changning Acropolis.

Since the two wars fifty years ago, the prestige of the Ping An Wang family has plummeted. In order to support the new Lingtai realm experts as soon as possible to support the family, the Wang family ruthlessly sold off many fixed assets of Changning Acropolis.

Unfortunately.

The second uncle Wang Dingtian, who had high hopes for him, died young at the age of only twenty, without even leaving his bloodline.

The sixth grandfather, Wang Xiaohan, reached the ninth level of the Qi Refining Realm when he was in his forties and tried to break through to the Lingtai Realm. However, the attack failed after spending a lot of resources. Now, Wang Xiaohan, who is sixty-five years old, still stays at the ninth level of the Qi Refining Realm. layer.

Wang Shouzhe's father, Wang Dingyue, was even more miserable. When the resources were insufficient to support the attack on the Lingtai realm, he ventured into the outer realm to seek opportunities, and ended up risking his life.

In fact, if he continues to sell off his family's assets, such as selling all three major farms, he will definitely be able to collect the resources Wang Dingyue needs to attack the Lingtai realm. But in this case, it is a failure or failure. Once it fails, the Ping An Wang family will be impoverished overnight.

Wang Shouzhe had a vague feeling that if he waited until he reached the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining Realm. The family as a whole may make a move to sell off all assets to allow him to take one last gamble.

However, if it really goes that far, it will only prove the failure of Wang Shouzhe, the time traveler.

"Fourth brother, why are you here?"

Just when Wang Shouzhe was feeling a little emotional, a surprising voice came.

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