The date of the Seven-Star Trial is getting closer and closer, and even Songxi Town at the foot of Beidou Mountain is becoming lively.
Not many people can tell when Songxi Town was formed. This is the last stop before entering Beidou Mountain and going to Beidou Academy. The people living here have long been accustomed to seeing cultivators, and what they have seen are often extraordinary cultivators. At this point, the residents of Songxi Town are even prouder than the people of Dongdu. Because Dongdu is just a center of political power, while Beidou Mountain is a holy place for cultivation, a center where top cultivators gather.
Therefore, on the widest and busiest street in Songxi Town, it is not surprising if you find some training supplies, soul power props, or even magical weapons that are rare in the Eastern Capital. The saying that you can rely on mountains to eat mountains and rely on water to eat water is not something you say casually. This small town next door to Beidou College is full of people who eat the food of cultivators.
Now that the Seven-Star Conference is approaching, Songxi Town will be more lively at this time every year. Some are residents of this town, and some visitors from out of town. They rushed to appear here at this time, so they have something worth selling. I want to take action while the students of Beidou Academy have to deal with the Seven Stars Examination.
Zhuang Yong specializes in this kind of business. His own perception realm is at the eleventh level, and he would stand out from the crowd in ordinary deserted villages and towns, but in this Songxi Town, he is an extremely inconspicuous little player.
But Zhuang Yong already has seven years of experience in this business. On the way here, I met a fellow merchant who was on the same trip and exchanged goods with each other. Zhuang Yong was laughed at a lot. In their opinion, the goods Zhuang Yong was selling were of low quality. How could the experts or experts from Beidou Academy appreciate such level of equipment or props?
Zhuang Yong laughed it off and made no excuse.
With his current level, it is indeed a bit difficult to get higher-grade goods, but it is not impossible. But Zhuang Yong has been in business for seven years and has already noticed it. Although the Beidou Academy was outnumbered, the market before the Seven Stars Trial was really in hot demand, but the products were not of a very high grade.
Zhuang Yong observed carefully. Finally got some clues. Most of those who would come to Songxi Town to grab some help before the exam were not strong in Beidou Academy. Most of these people's realms are below the Three Souls Penetration. They are unable to fully utilize the power of equipment and props that are too high-grade, which is labor-intensive but not rewarding. He is a serious guy who takes advantage of others. Only then will it become even more powerful.
Among them, Beidou College's newcomers have done the best business over the years. It was the first time for these newcomers to participate in the seven-star examination. They were unsure about the depth and felt uneasy. They couldn't miss the one-in-ten thousand chance to improve their own strength. Zhuang Yong has completely focused his business on this group of newcomers this year. Walking on this shopping street in Songxi Town, I looked at the goods displayed by various stores, and found that no one was as targeted as myself. Zhuang Yongyong couldn't help but smile, and quickly found an empty seat. Then he started to set up his stall.
While putting things out one by one, Zhuang Yong also paid attention to the passers-by, among whom there were many cultivators in Beidou Academy uniforms. There is still one week left before the Seven-Star Trial, and this week is the peak of this season's trading. If you sell well and do this week's business, you can guarantee that you won't have to worry about it for a year, and you will even have turnover for the next year.
Zhuang Yong looked for the new customers he was looking forward to among the pedestrians, but as he looked, he saw something different.
There seems to be something wrong with the atmosphere this year! Zhuang Yong thought about it in his heart. His realm is only the eleventh level of perception realm. However, there is a person in the sixth level who is on Chong Zhi Po and has excellent eyesight. When doing business, he is also very good at observing people's expressions. Although he has not talked to anyone from Beidou Academy yet, he only looks at the expressions on one person after another. It was less flamboyant than before before the Seven Stars Meeting, and more serious and heavy, which really puzzled him.
After thinking about it, Zhuang Yong finally saw a familiar face.
I have been coming to Songxi Town every year to do Beidou College business for a long time. Naturally, I also got to know several people from Beidou College. Zhuang Yong doesn't seek high places, he just wants to add some help to his business, and the person in front of him is the one who can give him the greatest help.
"Senior Brother Ji."
Zhuang Yong took a step from behind his booth, timing it just right, and appeared in front of this person gracefully, without appearing to be rude at all.
The man stopped naturally. It was Senior Brother Ji who was responsible for taking care of Beishan New Hospital. He was originally a butler, but over time, everyone inside and outside regarded him as the head of Beishan New Hospital. Zhuang Yong wants to do business with newcomers, so fawning over Senior Brother Jieji will certainly be beneficial without any harm. So when he saw this person, he didn't dare to neglect him at all.
Senior Brother Ji was extremely nonchalant towards Zhuang Yong. He didn't even raise his eyelids and just responded casually: "Coming?"
"The Seven-Star Competition is about to take place, so naturally I want to join in the fun. How is Senior Brother Ji doing lately?" Zhuang Yong said, his hands already groping in his pockets. Senior Brother Ji is the person he wants to make friends with, so naturally he has already prepared for it. He knew that Senior Brother Ji no longer had much ambition or intention in his cultivation, and was more interested in pleasure, so what he prepared was not some cultivation supplies, but some expensive and exquisite playthings.
Such careful preparations were exactly what Senior Brother Ji wanted. He casually took a thumb-sized agate snuff bottle from Zhuang Yong, and immediately couldn't let go. Then he saw Zhuang Yong carrying another big bag from behind the stall, and even had a smile on his face.
"Haha, you do remember my preferences." Senior Brother Ji said.
"That's right, I can't miss this deal with Senior Brother Ji!" Zhuang Yong said.
"You are the most cunning boy." Senior Brother Ji played with the snuff bottle, looked at the big bag Zhuang Yong carried, shook his head, showing a helpless look, "Tell me, how much do you want to trick me this time?"
"Don't dare. It's just not easy to come all the way. Brother Ji, you have to pay for my travel expenses, right?" Zhuang Yong said with a smile.
"Come on, you included everything in your travel expenses." Senior Brother Ji scolded.
"Senior Brother Ji is a sensible person." Zhuang Yong still smiled.
"Take it." Senior Brother Ji slapped a silver note over and took the big bag in Zhuang Yong's hand, with a look on his face that said he would help you.
Zhuang Yong opened the banknote and took a look at it, with a look of surprise on his face: "Senior Brother Ji, how generous!" After saying that, he quickly folded up the banknote and stuffed it into his arms. He would not even look at it if it was dropped on the ground. One tael of silver notes, as if he was afraid that someone would snatch them away.
"Okay, I'll go somewhere else." Senior Brother Ji said.
"Senior Brother Ji, stop looking at anything else." Zhuang Yong motioned to Senior Brother Ji about his stall.
"I've seen it before. They are all tattered gadgets used by newcomers." Senior Brother Ji said disdainfully.
"Sure enough, I can't catch the eye of Senior Brother Ji." Zhuang Yong said regretfully, but he knew in his heart that Senior Brother Ji understood his purpose. What he wanted was naturally for the chief steward of Beishan New Hospital to introduce more new people to him. All my goods worth a thousand taels but sold at a low price of one tael must be found here!
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I don’t know what went wrong at Qidian in the evening. Book reviews couldn’t be posted, and the backstage couldn’t be accessed... (To be continued.)
