Panlong Island is located in the middle of the Western District of the Sea of Annihilation.
The islands are neither big nor small, with a radius of more than 100,000 miles.
This island is famous because there is a teleportation array on it that can lead to Dongling Continent.
However, although Panlong Island is famous, it is not very lively, and even a bit deserted.
That morning, as soon as the city gate opened, the two guards were surprised to find an expressionless young man in white waiting outside.
There have been days when no one came to Panlong City.
"Senior is going to the city?"
One of the guards stepped out and greeted.
The young man in white was naturally Lu Li. He had traveled for more than three months to get here from Black Rock Island, but what surprised him was that Panlong City was so deserted.
Hearing this, Lu Li nodded: "Exactly, this is my first time here. Dare I ask, brother, is there a city fee for entering the city?"
The guard nodded, "According to the regulations above, anyone entering the city must pay five thousand middle-grade spiritual stones."
Five thousand, medium-grade spiritual stone?
Although Lu Li had expected that the entrance fee here would not be too cheap, he never expected that it would be so outrageous. However, since he was here, he naturally would not stop for a mere five thousand middle-grade spiritual stones.
After just a slight hesitation, he took out a storage bag and handed it over, "Take a look."
"Senior is really a cheerful person, the quantity is no problem." The guard put away the storage bag with a smile, and then asked, "Senior, when you come to the city, you probably want to borrow the teleportation array, right?"
"Why do you see it?" Lu Li asked in surprise.
"Uh... I'm actually just guessing. However, Panlong Island's business has declined over the years, and all the major chambers of commerce have already withdrawn because they cannot make ends meet. If the seniors hadn't come to borrow the teleportation array, I'm afraid the trip would have been in vain." Guard guard reminded with a strange smile.
Lu Li was speechless when he heard this. He thought to himself that you didn't tell me earlier and you had to wait until I paid the entrance fee.
Fortunately, he really came to borrow the teleportation array, otherwise, wouldn't he have lost five thousand spiritual stones in vain?
"Then I dare to ask, little brother, if I want to borrow the teleportation array, where should I go?" Lu Li did not share the same knowledge as the guard, but asked with a smile.
"Senior, if you want to borrow the teleportation array, just go directly to the City Lord's Mansion in the center. However, since there is only one senior, I'm afraid the price will be very expensive." The guard kindly reminded.
"Why?"
"Because, if a teleportation array is passed to one person, it is also a teleportation to ten people, and the teleportation array here can teleport up to a hundred people at a time. Senior, you should understand what I mean, right?"
Can you pass the message to hundreds of people at a time?
Hearing this, Lu Li couldn't help but frown. He had some understanding of the teleportation array. The more people that could be teleported at one time, the more spiritual stones were needed to operate it.
If a hundred people teleport together, the required spiritual stones will be borne equally by the hundred people, but now if he is the only one, he has to bear the cost of the entire teleportation array alone.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask, "Then how much does it cost to activate a teleportation array here?"
"Hehe, it's almost 10 million high-grade spiritual stones, including 5 million maintenance fees."
The guard monster smiled and said, "If a full force is teleported, one person will only need 100,000 high-grade spiritual stones. But if one person is teleported, this number is not something that ordinary people can afford."
Tens of millions of high-grade spiritual stones!
Hearing this number, Lu Li felt bad instantly. No wonder the Yuantong veteran said before that the teleportation fee here was terrifyingly high.
"Forget it, let me go in and take a look first."
Lu Li had already thought about it, so he had better go in and ask clearly. After all, the guard was not in charge of the teleportation array. He had to go to the city lord's mansion to find out more about the details.
Afterwards, Lu Li immersed himself in the city.
The streets in the city were extremely deserted. As far as I could see, there was not even a single person walking.
Not long after, Lu Li crossed a stone arch bridge and arrived at the gate of the city lord's palace in the center of the city. After a guard asked about his purpose, he immediately took him to the main palace.
Not long after, a sharp-faced old man who looked to be in his sixties walked in from outside the hall.
When he saw Lu Li, he could not suppress a flash of surprise, and then said with a smile, "I am Tie Hengsheng, the lord of Panlong City, but fellow Taoist, do you want to borrow the teleportation array?"
Lu Li quickly stood up, clasped his fists and said, "It turns out it's the Lord of Iron City, nice to meet you! I really want to borrow the teleportation array, but I heard from the city gate guard outside that the teleportation fee is not cheap, so... Come and inquire in detail.”
"Haha, fellow Taoist, let's sit down and talk." Tie Hengsheng smiled faintly, came to sit down at the main seat, and then said: "If it is teleported by one person, the price is indeed not low."
"Appreciate further details."
"According to the sect's regulations, to activate a teleportation array, we must account for 10 million high-grade spiritual stones, of which..." Tie Hengsheng explained to Lu Li unhurriedly, what he said was the same as that of the previous one. The guards are pretty good.
After listening, Lu Li shook his head and said, "Ten million high-grade spiritual stones is too high. If you, the city lord, can give me a discount, I might consider it."
In fact, Lu Li had exactly 10 million high-grade spiritual stones on him, but if he used all of them here, he felt it was not worth it. Tens of millions of high-grade spiritual stones, how many elixirs and treasures would he have to buy.
He even suspected that the Murong family's treasure house did not contain ten million high-grade spiritual stones.
Moreover, according to Tie Hengsheng, not many spiritual stones are actually used for this teleportation. Most of them are used for maintenance, so there is a lot of room for operation.
If Tie Hengsheng was willing to earn less, he could be determined to teleport once.
"You're kidding, fellow Taoist. This price is set by the higher-ups. Even if I want to make it cheaper, there's nothing I can do about it." Tie Heng said with a smile.
Then he said: "Although I can't give you a discount, fellow Taoist, in fact, you don't have to pay as much as 10 million."
"Oh? What do you mean by this?"
"It's like this. A few years ago, several fellow Taoists have registered here. Counting you, fellow Taoist, there are five people in total so far. If these people are teleported together, then you can only Two million high-grade spiritual stones are enough." Tie Hengsheng looked at Lu Li with a smile and said.
"There are already five people?"
Lu Li was slightly happy: "What about them? Lord Iron City, do you have any way to contact them?"
Tie Hengsheng shook his head and said: "There is no way to contact us. However, when they left, I asked them to come back and take a look at a specific time."
"A specific time?"
"Yes, it will be the third day of March next year. If you have nothing to do, fellow Taoist, you can live in Panlong City for a year. Presumably, just one year is nothing to you, fellow Taoist, right?"
