No one dislikes money, and no one stops making money because they think they make enough money.
This is true for people, and it is even more true for sects.
Thanks to Xu Xinyao’s initiative to pull strings,
The Wanxiang Sect does not need to purchase expensive "formation drawings", nor does it need to pay additional high fees to "formation masters". It only needs to pay for the formation materials.
However, although Shengshan County is only a county seat, the scale of the city is actually very large due to the once prosperous trade of monsters and beasts.
Xu Yuan didn't understand the formation, but he had read many internal reports from the Prime Minister's Office.
Naturally, there is also relevant information on the initial investment and later output of building the formation.
In order to build a phantom array covering such a large area of Shengshan County, the amount of money required to purchase materials is roughly estimated by Xu Yuan, which would be as much as one million taels.
certainly,
This is the money spent to purchase materials at market prices.
As such a behemoth, the Wanxiang Sect naturally has its own channels for supplying goods, but even so, the expenditure on establishing this psychedelic array should be upwards of 600,000 taels.
Six hundred thousand taels
The Wanxiang Sect is not one person, but a collective group of interests. It is impossible for it to spend so much money on charity with the fourth sister.
The reason for choosing to invest must be because you can get more things.
But now Wanxiang Sect has just lost this way of making money and ran away.
"Eh, Mr. Zhou?"
Just thinking,
A clear female voice suddenly came from the crowded street, with a hint of excitement:
"Mr. Zhou, what are you doing standing here?"
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Xu Yuan subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice, and after seeing the person, he suddenly realized that the voice was actually calling him.
He saw two young people looking at him across the crowded street. One of them, a girl with a pure and beautiful face, was jumping up and down and waving to him.
Seeing each other, Xu Yuan reacted slightly and recognized that these two people were the pair of sect disciples he had seen before in the deserted village of the Li family.
Zhou Xiaohe and Li Erzhu.
After a second of silence, Xu Yuan also smiled and nodded towards them.
He remembered that these two people were from the Wanxiang Sect, and their status should be high. Why are they still here now?
Seeing that Xu Yuan recognized him, Zhou Xiaohe immediately pulled the dull-looking Li Erzhu beside him and walked towards Xu Yuan.
Come closer,
Li Erzhu clasped his fists politely:
"Brother Zhou, long time no see."
Zhou Xiaohe raised his head and said with a smile:
"Mr. Zhou, why are you here?"
Xu Yuan's eyes were smiling:
"I happened to be passing by and went into the city to purchase some supplies. Why are you here, Miss Zhou?"
Zhou Xiaohe pointed to Li Erzhu beside him without thinking and replied:
"These idiots heard that there were monsters here, and they clamored to come and slay them. They walked all the way to Shengshan County. They happened to come here to sell some demon pills. I didn't expect to meet you, Mr. Zhou. hey-hey."
Xu Yuan glanced at Li Erzhu who said nothing in surprise and said with a smile:
"Brother Li is really chivalrous."
Li Erzhu shook his head and said in a very light voice:
"Just trying to do what I can."
Zhou Xiaohe waved his hand, looked at Xu Yuan, then at the plaque of the Fenghai Chamber of Commerce, and asked:
"The things Mr. Zhou wants to buy are difficult to purchase. Do you need a large chamber of commerce?"
Xu Yuan nodded, then asked in a low voice:
"Well, Miss Zhou, I remember that Fenghai Chamber of Commerce should be owned by your Wanxiang Sect. Why did it close today?"
Zhou Xiaohe blinked his eyes when he heard this and shook his head:
"I don't know. Dad never lets me ask about these things. Maybe it's because of the wave of monsters. Half a month ago, my senior brother came to inform us that we should return to the sect quickly and not stay in this area."
Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
It seems that the reason why Wanxiang Sect withdrew from Shengshan County is mostly because of this wave of monsters.
It's not too surprising.
For more than a month, he and Ran Qingmo were basically careful every step of the way in the Wanxing Mountains.
On the one hand, it was because of Tian Yan, and on the other hand, it was because of the monster beasts in the Wanxing Mountains.
Although most of the monsters are not high-level, there are many ants and elephants, so if you encounter them, you can only run away.
Once they are held back by thousands of demonic beasts, and the number of demonic beasts continues to accumulate, even with the remnant soul of the saint and Ran Qingmo, they will still have to hold their hatred in the mountain.
Seeing that Xu Yuan was silent, Zhou Xiaohe pondered a little and said with a sweet smile:
"What do you want to purchase, Mr. Zhou? Medicinal materials, pills, or other things. I am quite familiar with the Chamber of Commerce in Shengshan County, so I can give you some advice~"
Xu Yuan came back to his senses and hesitated slightly:
"Wouldn't it be troublesome?"
Zhou Xiaohe stared at Xu Yuan's face intently and shook his head:
"No, no, no, we just have nothing to do these two days, so it's okay to leave a day or two late, right, idiot."
Saying,
Zhou Xiaohe poked Li Erzhu beside him with his elbow.
Li Erzhu hesitated slightly and replied sternly:
"Xiao He, the sect master lets you."
Zhou Xiaohe immediately glared at the other party: "Oh, if you don't want to wait, you can go back first!"
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Zhou Xiaohe cleared his throat and said with a smile:
"Mr. Zhou, what do you want to buy?"
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Xu Yuan looked at the two of them and hesitated a little, then whispered the names of more than a dozen kinds of herbs:
"Soul Dove Grass, Qi Huanli Flower, Soul Ivy"
After speaking slowly, Xu Yuan looked at the other party's expression quietly.
These are all medicinal materials that can help the saint's remnant soul restore its soul power.
Because there is no body, the old man's soul power cannot restore itself. It is gone after use. To restore it, he can only rely on external substances such as elixirs or medicinal materials.
Several people fell into silence for a while,
Zhou Xiaohe's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, and soon she showed a look of embarrassment, and whispered:
"I only know a few of the medicinal materials you mentioned, Mr. Zhou."
Xu Yuan was not surprised. There are so many medicinal materials in the world. He just said:
"As long as it's what I say, it's fine. Price is not an issue."
Zhou Xiaohe's face turned slightly red and she shook her head:
"Master Zhou, it's not about the price. There is no place to buy this medicinal material in Shengshan County."
"No?"
Xu Yuan sighed, paused, and then asked: "What about the flying monsters? Level C is fine."
The Alien Beast Division is divided into two categories: monsters, military and civilian, and two categories: flying and ground. There are six categories from top to bottom: A, B, C, D, E, and J.
Xu Changge's black eagle is a Class A military flying monster, and the price is very expensive.
Judging from the amount of money Xu Yuan holds, he can only purchase a Class C flying monster for transportation.
But even so, Zhou Xiaohe still shook his head:
"No."
"Ding's flying monsters can also be used."
"nor."
"Wait E?"
"Master Zhou, Shengshan County only has monster eggs and cubs."
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There was nothing in the small place. Xu Yuan sighed slightly:
"Thank you, Miss Zhou, for reminding me. It seems that Shengshan County doesn't have what I need for the time being."
Zhou Xiaohe was also a little embarrassed and whispered:
"Why don't you, Mr. Zhou, come with us back to Vientiane City as a guest? There are many chambers of commerce in Vientiane City, and many large chambers of commerce have branches in the city."
Xu Yuan did not answer immediately.
He only came here to purchase things. Since he had nothing to sell, there was no reason to stay.
What's more, Wanxiang Sect's actions clearly indicate that there is a problem in Shengshan County, and only a fool will continue to stay here.
After pondering for a moment, Xu Yuan looked at Ran Qingmo, who had been standing quietly aside, and said:
"Ying'er, what did you say?"
"It's up to you." Ran Qingmo replied softly.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan exhaled and cupped his fists slightly at Zhou Xiaohe:
"Then I'll bother you two along the way, but before we leave, we still need to buy some sundries."
Zhou Xiaohe became obviously excited when he heard this:
"I won't bother you. Let's go. I'm bored to death with this idiot around me all day long. By the way, Mr. Zhou, where is the little sister you were with before?"
Wanxiang Sect was not built in the mountains, but beside a waterfall on a huge cliff.
Because of the evaporation of water vapor from the waterfall, Wanxiang Sect is shrouded in water mist all year round. Viewed from a high altitude, the buildings are lined up like a fairyland.
The corridor leading to the "Meeting Hall", the center of the sect, was winding and winding. Two middle-aged men were walking along it, and the sound of small conversations accompanied by unhurried footsteps could be heard softly.
The bearded man asked softly:
"Lao Wu, I heard that Fucheng sent a secret envoy over again?"
Lao Wu was silent for a moment and replied:
"Well, it is said that our Wanxiang Sect is asked to reinforce Jiugu Town. The imperial border troops there are about to be unable to hold on any longer. This year's wave of monsters is coming very fiercely."
The bearded man thought for a while and sighed:
“Demon, he’s a demon again!
"Our ancestors of the Wanxiang Sect made the stupidest decision to choose our sect next to the Wanxing Mountains. We deal with these monsters every day, kill one and they will grow another one for you next year."
"Hey, how did the sect leader reply?"
Lao Wu thought for a while and replied in a low voice:
"The sect leader asked that boy Qi Changyu to bring a group of more than a hundred inner disciples."
The bearded man frowned:
"Really sending people there? That area is the hardest-hit area every year. Don't let this kid Changyu stay there."
Lao Wu smiled and said:
"Don't worry, the sect leader didn't arrange any flying monsters for them. It's probably too late to walk over."
The bearded man grinned and nodded:
"The imperial court wants to kill us without giving us any benefits. How can such a good thing happen? The sect leader is so calculating."
After a pause,
The bearded man suppressed his smile and asked in a low voice:
"Those large fortresses on the border should be fine, right?
"If some small towns in the corners fall, the most people will die. Those places in Nandu County cannot be lost. If the monsters come in, many of our Wanxiang Sect's family members are in that area."
Lao Wu answered quite easily:
"Don't worry, we have been preparing since the beginning of the year. Our Wanxiang Sect's Thousand Fantasy Army has abundant supplies. Tianyin Temple and Fengqingmen have already said hello and will support each other."
Hearing this, the bearded man shook his head slightly:
"The imperial court is really funny.
"They started squeezing me and other sect members out of the government system decades ago. At that time, they couldn't have imagined that the situation would deteriorate to this point, right?
"How foolish."
In order to prevent the sect's influence from further penetrating into the local area, the imperial court gradually removed the sect's disciples from local power structures bit by bit decades ago.
If a disciple of the sect is an official and is in charge of the government, the sect will naturally provide all-out help to ensure peace and tranquility under his rule.
But nowadays, there are very few disciples of the sect who can hold official positions in charge of the government. Naturally, the sect does not treat those state shepherds and prefects transferred by the imperial court so well. They are respectful to those who follow the government orders and violate them. , many sects directly ignored their decrees.
And this is one of the reasons why there are so many refugees everywhere today.
Lao Wu took a deep breath:
"The imperial court cannot always persist and will change back to the ancestral system. It is estimated that when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, Prime Minister Xu Yinhe in black will relent."
The bearded man smiled softly when he heard this:
"The Prime Minister's Mansion is at its peak. If it settles down in another hundred years, it is estimated that it will become a big family, and there is no guarantee that it will be able to establish a sect."
"Haha, I don't know where Xu Yinhe will be located. It should probably be over there in Jiangnan Mansion. Last time the Tianyuan Competition was held in Jiangnan Mansion, all of them from the Nine Swords Sect were very virtuous."
After all,
The two looked at each other and smiled.
This is the general consensus of the sect.
Today's Shengshang and Xiangguofu may indeed have some ideological problems, but the problem is not big, because reality will make them get rid of this wrong idea.
The world is not the world of Dayan, but the world of Dayan and the sect.
Without the cooperation of the sect, although the Great Yan remains prosperous, it has become chaotic in just over twenty years.
When you realize your mistake, change back to the ancestral system, and pay some price, everyone can sit down and let things continue as before.
Your Li family is also the Tian family, and your Xiangguo Xu family is still the best family in the world.
The two of them said nothing and walked along the winding corridor into the Wanxiang Sect's important meeting hall.
Push open the door,
Two groups of chairs were neatly placed on both sides of the lobby, both filled with people, and an old man with a goatee sat in the main seat.
Master Wanxiang Sect sat on the main seat and looked at the two people who had arrived late, and smiled slightly:
"Lao Wu, youngest, sit down, I'm talking about you."
The two smiled and walked to their seats to sit down.
Lao Wu smiled and said:
"Lord Sect Master, are you calling us here in such a hurry to discuss matters in Shengshan County?"
Master Wanxiang smiled with his deep eyes and said:
"Of course, our Wanxiang Sect has invested more than two million taels of silver in Shengshan County this time, so it naturally needs to be taken seriously."
The bearded man touched his chin with a joking smile:
"This is all thanks to the fourth lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion. If it weren't for the arrogant old man Xu Yinhe, I would have gone to Kyoto to propose marriage to him at the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Master Wanxiang smiled noncommittally:
"That girl's formation master is an old man named Jiang He. It's natural that she has very high attainments. If it weren't for her psychedelic formation, I might have postponed this plan for several years."
"Okay, Lord Sect Master, have all the refugees gathered here?"
"We have basically gathered together more than 200,000 people. There are about 170,000 residents in the city. Including the caravan guards, scattered rangers and permanent border troops, there are probably more than 20,000 people with cultivation level."
"Where's the monster?"
"We have prepared enough incense to attract beasts."
"The sect leader means that we can start the battle?"
"nature."
"It won't leave any traces, will it?"
"Don't worry, it's very clean. It was done by a monster."
"hehe."
Everyone present laughed, because everyone present knew how much benefit this plan would bring to their Wanxiang Sect.
Master Wanxiang knocked on the chair, paused, and said loudly:
"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's take the final vote."
The words fell,
"Swish, swish, swish!"
The plan has gone so far that the voting is just a formality. The elders present unanimously passed the resolution to open the grand formation.
Seeing this scene, Master Wanxiang stood up slowly and looked in the direction of Shengshan County:
"Pass the news,
"Set up formation and create ghost mist!"
a little late
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(End of chapter)
