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The plane headed north along the east coastline and arrived at Yantai Penglai International Airport in more than an hour.
After getting off the plane and heading to Yantai City, Lingling told Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan about the details of the unlimited bounty on the bus.
"The demon crown is not something like feathers on the head of a demon, but a special crown leaf at the top of a plant crown that embodies the essence of nature. It grows on top of a kind of tree called the Great Purple Linden, and Because the leaves of the big purple linden tree can condense the power of the sun and give these energy-filled fruits to the scattered monsters, making the monsters stronger, a big purple linden tree is actually a small ecological world. , there are often guardian beasts of the big purple linden tree, little demons and little devils who depend on the big purple linden tree to survive. The so-called demon crown is actually the key to the big purple linden tree gathering the power of light elements. I checked After all, that company wants to use this Demonic Crown Leaf to collect light energy in a large area, and they mainly make light magic tools." Lingling told Mo Fan the reason for the matter.
"I know the company you are talking about. They were established here in Yantai about five years ago. To put it bluntly, they developed the Demon Crown's alchemy technology, which made their company prosperous. Nowadays in Asia, Europe Most of all the middle and lower-level light magic tools are produced by their company, which is extremely famous. It seems to be supported by Japan's Tokyo Master Shrine. It is said that this company has greatly boosted the economy of this coastline. They obtain raw materials here, smelt them and send them directly across the sea to Dalian. They produce defensive magic equipment directly in Dalian like a production line, and then sell them in Japan. These equipments are actually authentically made in China, but after they are shipped back to Japan, The price suddenly went up by an unknown amount." Zhao Manyan said.
Zhao Manyan knows something about money-related matters, and he can often dig out the operations and tricks inside.
"In the past, the demon crown was not worth much. It probably sold for about 10,000 yuan here in Yantai at most, and it was still the kind that few people liked to buy. I didn't expect that the demon crown was sold out in Yantai within five years, and the price was even copied to 100,000 yuan. One. However, even so, Tokyo Mage Shrine is still making a lot of money. Counting all costs, they can produce a demon crown magic tool for up to 200,000 yuan, but sell it for 500,000 yuan!" Zhao Manyan said.
"All the money earned by the hard-working middle and junior mages who worked hard was taken away by these profiteers." Mo Fan sighed.
Defensive magic equipment has always been the most lacking thing for middle and lower-level mages. Hunters have been with demons all year round. After experiencing the magic of that period, they know how much magic they have experienced. In many cases, a life is equal to a defensive magic equipment, so the money they earn is a certain amount. Most of them will end up in the pockets of these companies that produce defensive magic tools!
"100,000 should be a more reasonable price for the Demon Crown. In the past, for a period of 10,000, the Japanese made a lot of money." Zhao Manyan said.
"But speaking of which, it seems that we arrived relatively late. Along the way, we heard more than one mage discussing the Demon Crown." Lingling said.
When we arrived at Penglai International Airport, the arrivals floor was crowded with mages with hunter qualification certificates, including some foreign hired mages and hunter teams. It was obvious that the news about Demon Crown's large treasury had completely leaked out.
With so many competitors suddenly appearing, Lingling and Mo Fan couldn't help but feel a little disappointed with their visit this time.
However, this is how making money is, and not all bounties are smooth sailing.
"Chen Ying is in Yantai, let's ask her to be our guide." Zhao Manyan said.
"Is she from Yantai?" Mo Fan asked in surprise.
"Yes, this is her hometown. She should be very happy to see us." Zhao Manyan smiled.
"It's a pity that Little Flame Fairy is sleeping recently. She would be even happier to see Little Flame Fairy," Mo Fan said.
After the incident with Flame Witch Jiang Feng, Mo Fan has not seen Zhao Manyan's sister Chen Ying. It would take Chen Ying a long time to heal that unforgettable scar. After all, she ended her mother's life with her own hands. ...Even though Jiang Feng has no complaints or regrets.
I found Chen Ying's hometown. It was a small house in an urban village near the seaside. It was spring and the flowers were blooming, facing the sea.
There was an old woman lying in the yard. The afternoon sun fell on her wrinkled face, looking extremely peaceful.
Chen Ying, who was wearing a small and soft skirt, was standing next to the tree in the courtyard. She was holding a pair of bamboo scissors in her hand and was cutting off the withered leaves on the old tree in the courtyard. While she was cutting, she said: "Grandma." , wouldn’t it be better to let these broken leaves fall by themselves, why bother to cut them off?”
"Girl, raising trees is like raising people. If many bad problems are not corrected in time, they will slowly break into the bones, and eventually even the heart will rot. Don't look at these broken leaves hanging on it. There is no big impact, but the decay factors on them will penetrate into the roots of the trees, causing the roots to rot. Without roots, the tree has no life." The old man seemed to be half-squinting, looking senile, but he was thinking But it's quite clear.
As if he felt someone walking in, the old man slowly opened his eyes and saw Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan walking in...
"Girl, the bastards who are trying to set your sights are here again." The old woman said with a bit of irony.
"Auntie, I am Zhao Manyan, Bai Mingjing's son!" Zhao Manyan was embarrassed and hurriedly explained.
Chen Ying saw Zhao Manyan and Mo Fan, with a look of surprise on her face and said, "Why are you here!"
Chen Ying obviously doesn't know about Zhao Manyan's disappearance. This matter has not been fully disclosed. Chen Ying has been in Yantai all the time, so she doesn't know much about the magic city.
"You are Mingjing's son. I remember you. I told you not to hurt those little birds. You can't develop the bad habit of hurting other small animals and other people casually if you think it has no impact on you. Now you Have you changed it??" The old woman stared at Zhao Manyan with a serious look on her face.
"Uh... you should be talking about my brother." Zhao Manyan vaguely remembered this incident. When they were young, they were playful, so they caught the little sparrow here and tortured it, and their aunt gave them a stern criticism.
Zhao Manyan let go of the little sparrows afterwards, but Zhao Youqian seemed to have thrown the other sparrows to death in a fit of rage.
"You're the younger one, right? Oh, I heard Chen Ying tell me about you. How about your brother? How is he... People, if you don't get rid of bad habits, they will rot into your bones. , if the bones are rotten, you can bear the pain and dig them out, but if it rots in the heart, there is no cure, and it will harm people!" said the old woman.
Zhao Manyan didn't take it seriously when he heard these words from his aunt before, but after what happened, he felt even more uncomfortable when he heard these words from his aunt again.
Perhaps as my aunt said, Zhao Yougan's habits have become rotten in his heart. He has only interests and himself in his eyes, without humanity and family affection.
"You are here for the Demon Crown, right?" Chen Ying asked.
"Yeah, I thought it was the exclusive news we got, but when we came to Yantai, the streets were full of hunters, and the hotel prices had tripled!" Mo Fan complained.
"Then you guys live with me and grandma. I'll clean up for you and put your things in the hall." Chen Ying was very happy. Indeed, no one has come to see her for a long time. Although she lives a happy life here, An Yi gradually forgot those things, but he was somewhat lonely and had no friends of the same age.
"Aren't you going to learn magic now?" Mo Fan felt that Chen Ying's cultivation had not changed much, so he asked.
Chen Ying shook her head and said: "There is no end to my cultivation. For me, my current strength is enough. I don't want to fight and kill people. I just want to help the Penglai Magic Association teach the newly awakened juniors and juniors. I will I’m very happy. Even if you can’t be a great man, being the teacher of a great man is also very good!”
Mo Fan found that Chen Ying's temperament seemed to have changed a lot. In the past, she still had a bit of pride and a bit of a blind heart full of pursuit of everything. Now she seemed to know what she wanted. , like an orchid with a unique fragrance, blooming quietly.
It's no wonder that the old woman misunderstood them as the gangsters who came to pursue Chen Ying at first. Chen Ying like this is indeed more attractive than before.
"Actually, we have other things to do here. The Demon Crown is just to make some extra money." Zhao Manyan said.
After all, the totem matter is a big deal. Master Yu doesn't want anyone to come into contact with the Moon Moth Phoenix. After all, they are wary of everything after being injured. It is understandable. However, Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan believe that if they can find other totem beasts, they will The symbolic vessels will be released with more powerful power!
Zhao Manyan has already confirmed this from Ba Xia, and Mo Fan absolutely believes it.
"Auntie, you have lived here for so long, have you ever seen this pattern, a very ancient mark... related to some ancient creature." Zhao Manyan said, handing over the seal that Mo Fan deduced. Showed it to the old lady.
The old woman opened her eyes. She looked very lazy at first, but when she saw the print on it clearly, her eyes shook violently, as if an extremely shocking memory was pouring into her mind, which made her My body can't help but tremble!
Mo Fan and Lingling looked at each other.
This old lady seems to recognize this totem mark! !
This once again confirms that the deduction formula of the totem mark is correct. Subtract the moon moth phoenix from the feather totem mark, and that is another totem beast! !
Moreover, this totem beast is really in Penglai, at least the old lady has definitely seen it before! !
(There are three chapters today~~~)
