It's been nearly a month since they arrived in Darke City, and Xingchen and his grandfather, Ville's family, get along well. In addition to the family, only the lord of the city has come to visit and see the princess. Xingchen is diligent in cultivating every day, exercising his physical fitness in the morning, meditating at noon, and practicing the art of the stars at night. She found that after meditating after cultivating the stars, her mental power improved significantly. In addition, she studied the magic books she had brought with her from the Imperial Palace, covering all aspects of wind magic, from beginner to magician, and plant magic up to advanced. During this month, she learned the Wind Blade, Accelerating Plant Growth, and healing techniques, and reached the level of a Beginner Wizard of the Wind and Intermediate Magicians of the Plant Element.
A month passed, Xingchen felt a little numb, so he asked his grandfather to go out, and it was granted. Cousin Lake wants to go with him. Lake is active by nature, and his family does not allow him to go out often, so he begs Xingchen to take him out to play.
"Cousin, I haven't been out for a long time! Mom and Dad and Grandpa are really, they always don't let me go out and suffocate to death! Let's go, I'll show you around! Lake said.
"Okay, you lead the way and see what's new. By the way, familiarize yourself with the environment. Xingchen readily agreed, and set off with Lake.
Soon, they came to a plant shop. Xing Chen noticed several precious herbs, one of which was the Seven-Star Snow Orchid, which was particularly eye-catching, and it was said that it could attract the power of the stars and speed up his cultivation.
"Boss, I want all these plants, how much does it cost?" Xingchen asked.
"Twenty gold coins, not even one less." The boss replied.
"Cousin, do you like these flowers?" Lake asked curiously.
"Yes, they are full of life and how beautiful!" Xingchen sighed.
"Boss, it's money. Please send these plants to the Earl's Court of Ville, and he will tell you what to do with them. "Xingchen paid the money and instructed the boss." It's hard work. ”
"Let's go, let's look around again, there's anything else good." Xingchen said to Lake.
They stopped and spent money like water, and in the blink of an eye, they had spent a thousand gold coins, almost a quarter of the money she had brought.
"Miss, you've already spent a lot of money. If this continues, there will soon be very little left. Although the mother gave me some money, it will soon run out according to your way of spending. Let's stop in moderation. The butler persuaded him.
"Alright, that's it. We found a restaurant to eat, and after being outside for so long, we were hungry. Let's go, Lake, Might. ”
"Cousin, I know that the food in a restaurant is delicious, but the price is more expensive." Lake proposed.
"It's okay to be expensive, I have money, am I afraid I can't afford to eat a meal? Lead the way, Might, you don't even have to object to me eating, right? Xingchen said with a smile.
"No, no, miss, you misunderstood. Let's go. The housekeeper hurriedly said.
Soon, they came to a restaurant called "Quanjulou".
"Boss, open a private room, we want to eat!" Lake shouted.
A slightly hunchbacked old man responded: "Young Master Lake, welcome!" It looks like you haven't been here for more than two months. Craving something? ”
"Boss, isn't this coming! Grab a few signature dishes, I'm starving! Lake urged.
"Okay, right away. You go to the private room and wait for a while. The boss said.
Xingchen and his party came to the private room to wait. After a while, several maids served the dishes.
"Cousin, you try these dishes, sweet and sour fish, sweet and sour pork ribs, are the signature dishes here. And all of these, they're all delicious! It's been a long time since I've been here to eat. It used to be fine, but recently, the family's business has been getting worse and worse, and the auction house is almost unable to hold on, because no one comes to consign things, and everyone goes to the auction house of the Mer Lee family, so there is no income. Lake said with some frustration.
"Is it so bad? Grandpa, do they have any coping measures? Xingchen asked with concern.
"There is a solution, but no one comes to the auction, and the symptoms are not cured. The most important thing is the source of customers. Now that the Mer Li family is getting more and more powerful, I heard that it has become a first-line family, and a saint-level master has recently appeared in the family, and everyone has gone to slap them. Alas, don't talk about that. ”
Xingchen thought to himself, "It seems that I have to help them and think of a way." ”
After the meal, they walked out of the restaurant, and a shrill sound came.
"Yo, isn't this Lake? I can't imagine that there is still money to eat here! Your auction house is closing, so beware you can't afford to pay! By the way, enjoy it now, you won't have a chance in the future! A child-like gentleman scoffed.
"Eli, what's your business with me eating here? Keep your mouth shut, or it won't look good to get into trouble! Lake said angrily.
The gentleman named Eli continued: "I'm telling the truth, who doesn't know that your family is about to go bankrupt? Lake, if you don't have any money to spend in the future, you can come to me, and maybe I'll give you some pocket money! Hahaha......"
Lake was furious and was about to rush forward, but was stopped by Xingchen. "Don't be angry with this kind of person, it's not worth it to be angry." After saying that, he pulled Lake and left.
After walking for a while, Xingchen asked, "Lake, who is that person?" ”
"Cousin, that's a young master of the Mel family, and his father is the cousin of Concubine Li and the captain of the city's city guard. It's not the first time he's said these things today, and he makes fun of me every time he sees me. ”
"Are there any good craftsmen here? I wanted to build something. Xingchen asked.
"Yes, I know of a dwarven blacksmith shop, and their craftsmanship is top-notch. Dwarves are born masters of blacksmithing, and the items they craft are all high-quality, and many people go there to buy weapons. ”
"Take me there."
Soon, they came to the blacksmith's shop.
"What's the matter?" A young apprentice looked at Xing Chen, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.
"I wanted to build something."
"Master Messi, someone wants to customize something!" The apprentice shouted. After a while, a drunken man walked out. "Little one, what do you want to build?"
"Hello, what I want to build is more complicated, and I can't explain it for a while. Do you have pen and paper here? I want to draw it. ”
"Cindy, go get pen and paper." Messi commanded. Cindy quickly brought pen and paper.
Xingchen took the pen and paper and quickly drew the shape of a furnace.
"Little girl, you draw so well! In the future, if I need to draw something, I will go directly to you. It's just that this thing has a weird shape, are you sure it's it? ”
"Yes, that's it. How long does it take to get it done? How much? ”
"Twenty gold coins, you can come and get them tomorrow. I don't know what you want this thing to do, but that's none of my business, and I don't want to worry about it. ”
"Okay, it's twenty gold coins, I'll come back tomorrow. Thank you, Master. ”
Xingchen left the blacksmith shop and returned to Ville House.
The next day, after Xingchen retrieved the Ding Furnace, he announced to the public that he wanted to practice magic and refused to disturb him. Back in the room, setting up the defensive barrier, she took out the medicinal materials she had purchased during this time, and thought about what potions to refine.
On this continent, potions are very rare and precious, with a wide variety of functions such as increasing mana, expelling curses, and so on. Due to the scarcity of pharmacists, potions are particularly precious.
Xingchen decided to refine the Blood Condensation Powder, because among the medicinal materials he currently had, the materials of the Blood Aggregation Powder were the easiest to find, while the other medicinal materials were limited in number and were easily exhausted due to practice.
As soon as he said it, Xingchen put the medicinal materials of blood condensation into the Ding furnace and took out the alchemy props. Since she had not yet reached the Star Realm, she was unable to emit flames to refine medicinal materials and refining weapons. Fortunately, there is this magic item, which temporarily solves the problem of flames, although it is impossible to refine weapons, but it is still possible to refine medicines. The herbs slowly melted into a liquid in the Ding Furnace, but due to improper fire control, there was a burnt smell. The first alchemy failed. Xingchen was not discouraged and continued to try. After repeated failures, she finally succeeded in refining her first potion. She made a cut on her hand with a knife, applied the potion, and the wound slowly healed before disappearing. The experiment was a success! Xingchen continued to refine the potion until he had refined about fifty potions, and then he fainted from exhaustion. It was late afternoon when she woke up, and she stayed in her room, thinking about what to do with the potions to avoid notice. "The husband is not guilty, but he is guilty", countless people have died because of jealousy in history. If not handled properly, it is likely to repeat the mistakes of the past. She recalled memories of the art of the stars in her mind, hoping to find a solution.
"'Like the Turning Technique', refining a magic talisman and injecting energy, you can create a clone with two percent of your own strength within a certain period of time, and all actions are controlled by yourself."
Xingchen thought to himself, if he could refine this technique, it would be much easier to act in the future. As soon as she thought of it, she immediately began to cultivate. After finishing her practice, she recalled the method of making witch talismans and began to experiment. Due to their limited strength, the amulets produced are not perfect. She remembered that in her previous life, because she was not used to seeing people who were bullying, she used the "art of image transformation" to teach them, but no one could find evidence.
After making the talisman, she poured her energy into it until it was saturated, then put the talisman away and continued to practice the art of the stars.
Early the next morning, Xingchen got up early, and after breakfast, he took people out.
As she walked down the street, she pondered what to do with the potions. When she saw a mercenary, she suddenly had an idea and an idea. She took out the talisman she had made yesterday, pasted it in an inconspicuous place, and took it home.
After returning home, she returned to her room on the pretext of cultivation, quickly sealed, and waited quietly.
After a while, her spirit shifted into the talisman and slowly coalesced into a body. At first, the body was only a six-year-old child, unable to do anything. So, she changed her appearance to the appearance of her previous life, and no one knew about it anyway and no one had seen it.
After condensing into her body from her previous life, she went to the auction house of the Vir family.
She asked one of the guys, "Do you collect anything here?" ”
"Miss, do you want to sell it directly or auction it?" The guy asked.
"Does it make a difference?" Xingchen asked.
"Of course there is a difference. If you have the highest bidder, you will get the most bang for your buck, but if there are not enough bidders, the final price may be lower than you expected. If you sell it directly, we will buy it, and although the price will not be so high, you can get the money immediately. The guy explained.
Xingchen groaned slightly, thinking that it was more important to get the money as soon as possible, so that his grandfather's family could earn more. So she took out the potions and asked, "How much can you afford these potions?" ”
The guy looked at it and was startled. I originally thought it was just some Warcraft materials, but I didn't expect it to be a rare and precious magic potion! This kind of potion is rare on the mainland, and it actually appeared here today! The man realized that he couldn't make the decision in this matter, and hurriedly invited his uncle Deen out.
Deen's eyes lit up when he saw these potions, and he thought about how much it would cost to get these treasures. This may well be the key to the family's comeback! He cautiously asked, "Miss, what do you call it?" ”
"Ye Xingchen." Xingchen replied.
"Miss Ye, may I ask how you plan to price these potions?" Deen asked.
"Mr. Denn, I won't beat around the bush. I'm in dire need of money right now, and for some reason I have to choose your auction house. Fixed price, 5,000 gold coins. It's not too much to sell for 10,000 gold coins, don't you think? Xingchen said bluntly.
"Okay, Miss Ye, five thousand gold coins are sold." Deen readily agreed, "It's just that I'm wondering, why did you choose us instead of the Mel family's auction house?" ”
"Quite simply, I don't want to reveal my identity, it's safer with you. And at Mel Auction House, I will most likely be targeted. What's more, I have a grudge against them, how can I send money to the enemy? As far as I know, your current business is not doing well because of the suppression of the Mel family. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, are you right, Mr. Deen? Xingchen ex
"You're right." As he spoke, Deen ordered someone to give five thousand gold coins to Xingchen.
Xingchen and Deen had a few words of conversation before leaving. The parties reached an agreement that the goods of Morning Star would be auctioned at Deen's auction house on a priority basis, and Deen would have the right of first refusal. After leaving the auction house, Xingchen came outside the city and deliberately created some wounds on his body. Then, pretending to be weak, he declared to passers-by that a miraculous potion had appeared in Count Ville's auction house, which healed wounds quickly and effectively, and that he would have died if he had not bought the potion there. After the news spread, Xingchen lifted the disguise spell and returned to his residence.
The next morning, word spread throughout the city. It's just that most people still have a wait-and-see attitude, suspecting that this is a means used by the Vir family to save business.
It wasn't until the third day that a mercenary was seriously wounded while out in distress, but miraculously survived by taking this potion. At this time, people could no longer hold back and rushed to the auction house to buy it.
Due to the limited number of potions, the auction house decided to hold a public auction three days later.