Chapter 43 Follow-up Effects
In the afternoon of that day, the news spread that the prices of all [Hui Ling Cao] in Ziyun City increased by [-]%.
First, there was the Herbal Medicine Alliance represented by the Yun Family of Liuxian Island and the Zhou Family of Jieshi Island, followed closely by some small families who accidentally planted Hui Ling Cao. In short, there seemed to be some kind of tacit understanding. In just one morning, all the people in the city Herbal medicine shops, large and small, have raised the price of Hui Ling Cao by [-]%.
And the most sensitive to this are naturally the alchemists in the city who make a living by alchemy.
Samadhi Restaurant.
Standing on the busiest street in Ziyun City, it is also a restaurant with a rare spiritual chef in the city.
In the restaurant, not only a wide variety of spiritual meals are provided, but even the rare spiritual wine of Qiansha Islands is also available.
Compared with common elixir, spirit food and spirit wine are more suitable for daily consumption because they have less spirit energy content, are easy to digest, and have less erysipelas.
But also because the two are in the direction of a long stream of water, they need long-term and stable consumption, so apart from the general cultivation families and sects, there are very few casual cultivators who are willing to take spiritual meals and spiritual wine as their staple food.
Even soul cooks and brew masters who take spirit cook and spirit brew as secondary skills rarely appear in casual training.
There was no way, compared to a pill that could improve one's cultivation for ten days and a half, a spiritual meal would only last a day or two at most.
To achieve the same effect, the spiritual meal would take ten times or even more than ten times the effort, so the casual cultivator whose primary pursuit is the efficiency of practice naturally does not want to spend that effort.
What's more, compared to medicinal pills, the storage time of spirit food is shorter, and the brewing time of spirit wine is too long.
Judging from the sales effect, elixirs also obviously have more advantages than spiritual meals and spiritual wines.
Under such circumstances, there are even fewer spiritual chefs and spiritual brewers living outside the family and sect.
Even the spiritual meal and spiritual wine are not something ordinary casual cultivators are lucky enough to see.
The Sanmai restaurant can provide both of these, so it has naturally become a gathering place for the rich in Ziyun City.
Alchemists who can refine elixirs are even more frequent visitors.
At this moment, in the elegant seat by the window on the second floor of Sanmai Restaurant, there were two old men with white hair and childlike faces.
"Fellow Daoist Xiangmuzi, how did you achieve your alchemy this morning? Did you gain anything?"
"Hey, don't mention it!"
Hearing this, Xiang Muzi emptied his mouth of sweet-scented osmanthus spirit wine for ten years, and sighed, "I went out and bought some medicinal materials, but the price of the spiritual grass increased. It's all over the place. Hey!"
After saying that, he sighed again.
He has been refining alchemy for decades, but he finally seized the opportunity to refine high-grade elixir, but was lost by a notice of price increase of medicinal materials. No wonder he is in a good mood.
To be honest, he hated the Yun's herbal medicine pavilion that had raised prices, and the five tribes in the Southern Region that caused this trend.
Originally, if his alchemy skills improved this time, he would be able to save a base of foundation-building pills for his descendants in his lifetime, but now, it's all in vain.
As for the next opportunity, I don't know how many years I have to wait.
And his lifespan is not much longer.
How can you not hate him!
But at the same time, Xiangmuzi also made a decision in his heart. He must prepare more medicinal materials for alchemy next time to avoid something like this happening you will regret it later!
Taoist Mu Rong who was opposite him heard what happened to him, and sighed empathetically.
"Hey, I don't know when this storm will be over. I hope it only involves Hui Ling Cao!"
"Yes!"
The two of them didn't know whether the rumors from the outside world were right or not, and they didn't know who was right and who was wrong.
As alchemists whose livelihood is alchemy, they are the most despised price fluctuations of herbs and elixir.
If there is only one kind of Huilingcao this time, it's okay.
But if it affects other herbs and elixirs, then it's hard to say.
After all, these alchemists are all located in the middle of the industry chain of "herbal medicine-elixir-sales". If those big forces really plan to take the opportunity to strangle the market for casual alchemists, then they can't do anything.
Among other things, as long as the other party raises the price of herbal medicines and keeps the price of elixir unchanged, most alchemists will probably have to give up the skills they depend on for survival.
There is no way, no one can afford to lose every time you practice.
"Hey, I can only hope that they can take care of the overall situation and the thousands of comrades in our Qiansha Islands!"
That's what they said, but the two old men could see the hidden deep worry in each other's eyes.
If those families and forces care about the life and death of these casual cultivators, then...
While the two were feeling emotional, there was a burst of shouting from the neighboring table.
"If you want me to tell you, these families and forces are not good things. Not to mention occupying the island resident, but also taking a fancy to our casual cultivator's family background, it's really unreasonable!"
The two turned their heads and saw a burly man with a big knife on his back slammed down on the table, let out a sigh of relief, and then poured a bowl of sake into his mouth.
Opposite the big man, a thin young man glanced at the entire hall on the second floor, and then whispered comfortingly:
"Speak less, there are too many people here!"
"What are you afraid of! They can do it, but they can't be told!"
As he said that, the big man slammed the table again, but this time he didn't continue talking nonsense, he just kept drinking.
Seeing this, the thin young man shook his head and smiled.
But in an instant, his eyes flickered and seemed to glow, "Hey Brother Huang, you said the price of spiritual grass has gone up this time, will the price of [Hui Ling Dan] also go up?"
"[Returning Spirit Pill]?"
The big man was taken aback, put down the big bowl in his hand, thoughtful.
After a long while, he said: "This [-]% must be increased! Otherwise, wouldn't they be giving us benefits?"
The price of medicinal materials has increased, but the price of elixirs has not. Although this is not a good thing for alchemists, for casual cultivators, the daily expenses remain the same, and if there is a chance, they can make a fortune. This is not just a welfare. Well!
If they were lucky enough to find a piece of Huilingcao, they would be really lucky.
Seeing that he didn't understand what he meant, the thin young man looked around, and quickly transmitted a voice transmission: "Brother Huang, what I mean by this is that the price of the Huiling Pill in Ziyun City has increased, so what about other places? Maybe the price will go up!"
Seeing that Brother Huang hadn't understood the meaning of the words, the young man continued, "You said that if we go there and then come back, wouldn't it be..."
As he said that, the thin young man raised his eight-character eyebrows, which meant it was self-evident.
And it wasn't until this moment that Brother Huang let out an "oh".
"That's what you said!"
After saying that, he stopped talking and thought silently, "The Finch Islands closest to us are seventy or eighty thousand miles away. Along the way..."
Thinking of the monsters that might be encountered on the road, the bandits who robbed homes, and the comrades who took advantage of the situation, Brother Huang's eyes narrowed and he said, "We must have had seniors in the foundation-building stage to take charge in the past."
Hearing this, the skinny young man's eyes darkened. They didn't have the cultivation base of the foundation stage, otherwise they wouldn't be able to see the [-]% profit of [Hui Ling Pill].
But at this moment, the big man suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "Well, I'm going to pay a visit to Brother Wang Xing, who saved us last time, and see what he thinks."
"That's good! Let's go quickly! Otherwise, if we are late, we will be preempted."
"What's the hurry! The price of the pill hasn't risen yet!"
"Anyway, it's going to be soon! I guess the results will be available the day after tomorrow at the latest!"
"Little Er, check out!"
"Okay! Two guest officers, sincerely benefit two spirit stones and three points."
(Soliciting opinions, what should be said about the price here. One point and three spiritual stones? Or what? I hope all book friends will be generous and speak out. By the way, the reply is below this article. Once the above is changed, it will be gone in this chapter.)
Hearing this, Brother Huang touched the storage bag on his waist.
Dang!Dang!Dang!
In an instant, two thumb-sized crystal-clear spirit stones appeared on the table, and three black refined iron blocks about the size of a baby's fist appeared on the table.
After paying the money, the big man named Brother Huang patted the younger brother on the shoulder and left in a hurry.
As soon as the two of them left, the atmosphere on the second floor suddenly fell into silence, and then the voices of "waiter checking out" came and went.
Seeing this, Muzi Xiang and Taoist Murong by the window smiled at each other, checked out and left.
And in an unnoticed corner on the second floor, a dark-skinned young man in a blue shirt was drinking some wine, thinking about whether he should take the opportunity to make a fortune.
After about half a cup of tea, the young man cleaned up the spirit meal spirit wine on the table, and then left the restaurant with a smile on his face.
Not long after, he walked into a shop called "Lianhu Chen's Danfu Pavilion" with a calm look on his face.
As soon as he stepped into the door of the shop, he noticed a man with sallow skin in yellow cedar was buying 【Hui Ling Pill】.
And the price...
Seeing the man put eight pieces of spirit stones and four pieces of refined iron on the counter, he walked out of the shop with a smile on his face.
"Fellow Daoist Han, rare visitor!"
"Chen Daoyou, stay safe!"
In the shop, the two exchanged a few words, and the fellow Taoist surnamed Han, that is, the dark-skinned young man in the green shirt, talked about their intentions.
"Chen Daoyou, has the price of your [Returning Spirit Pill] also increased?"
"Fellow Taoist, don't blame me! It's true that the price of spiritual grass increased that time, and we had to increase it."
The young man surnamed Han was speechless.
Sure enough, none of these families is simple. If you increase the price of raw materials, then I will increase the price of medicinal herbs; The price of pills has also increased.
What made the young man surnamed Han even more speechless was that the price of the elixir had only increased by four catties of refined iron, and this happened to be the increase in the price of two servings of Huilingcao.
It can be said that the Chen family of Lianhu Island didn't make any more money from this turmoil.
This... is interesting.
This is like a white lotus flower, even if the price increases, it will pick itself up completely.
Hey, I don't know how the "Herbal Medicine Alliance" will react.
The young man surnamed Han shook his head and stopped paying attention to these things.
"Chen Daoyou, may I ask why the nobles bought the Huilingcao in large quantities?"
When Chen Changhao heard this, he smiled slightly and shut up.
Seeing this, the young man named Han suddenly realized that he had asked the wrong question. He quickly apologized: "It was Han who was presumptuous!"
Chen Changhao waved his hand indifferently, "Actually, I'm not going to hide this from Fellow Daoist Han. In fact, Chen doesn't know anything about it."
Hearing this, the young man surnamed Han thought deeply.
I don't know if I believe it or not.
After a while, thinking of the purpose of his visit this time, he said again: "Dare to ask you, do the nobles still need to return the spirit grass?"
"This is natural! Do fellow Taoists have some connections?"
Hearing the affirmative answer, the young man surnamed Han felt happy, and then he quickly suppressed his smile and replied: "I have some free time recently, and I just happened to go to the Yanque Islands. I thought my fellow Taoist might need help. What's next? , Han also wants to take the opportunity to earn some money for elixirs."
Chen Changhao was noncommittal about his words.
If you lack spirit stones, just take a few hundred-year-old herbs, why bother?
Anyway, you are so lucky, you can always find the elixir that is just a hundred years old.
However, Chen Changhao also knew that these might involve the secrets of fellow Daoist Han, so he didn't say anything.
At this time, the young man surnamed Han asked again: "Fellow Taoist, I wonder what the recycling price is here?"
"You can give Lee three points to fellow Taoist."
"Three points? Isn't it all up to [-]% now?"
The young man surnamed Han exclaimed.
Could it be that this Fellow Daoist Chen wanted him to work in vain?
On the other hand, Chen Changhao gave him a strange look, and said, "Fellow Daoist, you don't think that our Chen family will only hang around in the Thousand Sand Islands, and never think about going out?"
"a ha ha ha!"
The young man surnamed Han smiled awkwardly and said no more.
That's right. Everyone else can think of going to other places to purchase goods and then come back to resell them. How would a family like the Chen family not think of that?
It's his own Meng Lang.
Thinking of this, the young man surnamed Han stopped entangled in the price.
Anyway, he just wanted to find a qualified source for his herbal for the price, he really didn't notice the [-]/[-] price.
Thinking of this, the young man surnamed Han reconfirmed his willingness to buy, and got up to leave.
Before going out, he also told the shop owner that many casual cultivators were inquiring about the purpose of the five clans in the southern region to acquire the spirit grass.
"The purpose of purchasing the spirit grass?"
Chen Changhao muttered to himself, and then called out the sound transmission talisman.
Up to now, he hasn't been back to Lianhu Island, and he doesn't know the real purpose of the clan's operation, so he can only pass the news back first.
"The real purpose?"
Lianhu Island, meeting hall.
Patriarch Chen Wanzhou looked at the Jasper and Golden Cicada in his hand and fell into deep thought.
The five of them bought a total of [-] Huilingcao this time, and they may even buy more in the future. If there is no reason for this, there is indeed some problem.
He is not worried about these families and forces in the Qiansha Islands. They all have foundation-building monks stationed there, and there is also a large island protection formation on Lianhu Island. Those people can't do anything to the Chen family.
What worries Chen Wanzhou is that if this matter gets to the ears of the forces with Daoist Jindan in charge, what should they do if the other party becomes curious?
They, Lianhu Island, can't stop each other.
Even if others are concerned about the Jindan Patriarch in their own clan and cannot force it, what if the other party barges in silently?
When the time comes, if the other party really finds out about the secret, will they let them go?
Thinking of the exaggerated effect of "Tong Dao Enlightenment Method", Chen Wanzhou felt a little heavy.
After a long time, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind.
"Since they want a reason, I'll give them a reason! Let's see what they have to say."
After making a decision, Chen Wanzhou unhurriedly called out the sound transmission talisman, and sent a message to Chen Guxun, the family's foundation-building monk.
"Gu Xun, are you busy, come to the meeting hall when you have time."
(End of this chapter)
