Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and moon fly like a shuttle.
Seven days later, Chen Shen had arrived outside a huge city covering an area of thousands of miles.
This city, named "Ziwei Xingyu", is where the imperial capital of the Kingdom of Ziwei is located.
The area of a capital city is actually wider than the entire territory of many principalities and princes!
The wall of locust trees, which is hundreds of feet high, is like a mountain or a natural moat. It stands tall and majestic. It is a hundred times more spectacular than the capital of Daxia. It is breathtaking...
"I wonder how much manpower and material resources it takes to build such a huge city?"
Chen Shen couldn't help but admire, and after paying the entry fee of one gold coin, he entered the city with great pride.
"This city is interesting, but it actually charges entry fees? If there is no goods, it will be calculated on a per-person basis, one gold per person, and if you are transporting a large amount of goods, there will be additional charges."
"It's true as Xiang Nanren said, Ziwei's emphasis on business and the neglect of military affairs is quite high."
"My dear sir, do you need a chartered car?"
"Your Majesty, would you like to get on my carriage? Look, we have a body inlaid with gold and jade, a cushioned couch made of cotton, brocade and down, and tires that have been washed with a faint scent of speed, ensuring your comfort during the journey!"
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"Your Majesty..."
As soon as Chen Shen entered the city, he saw many cart drivers coming to "solicit customers."
Thinking about it, it is the vastness of Ziwei Xingyu City that stretches for thousands of miles that makes the business of these coachmen prosperous all year round.
What surprised Chen Shen the most was that these cart drivers were all high-grade Xuan disciples, or even cultivators of the Xuan realm. They were not like in Daxia Kingdom, where the cart drivers were ordinary people without any Xuan Qi cultivation.
Moreover, their carriages and horses are also more advanced than the other.
The most exaggerated one among them turned out to be a super large car pulled by four sweaty horses, and the driver was a three-star Xuanshi realm!
But, how could this Xuanshi realm driver have any of the arrogance of a cultivator?
On the contrary, he had the face of a small businessman, and he was happily introducing the "special services" on his carriage to Chen Shen, which made the young man dumbfounded.
In fact, there were many people entering the city in the same group as Chen Shen, but these coachmen all circled around Chen Shen and ignored others.
Why?
It turns out that these people have extraordinary eyesight.
They found that among this group of people entering the city, there were not many who did not have mounts with them.
Among these people, only Chen Shen wore a sapphire ring on the middle finger of his right hand.
The coachmen recognized that this was a mysterious space ring! Anyone who could own a mysterious space ring should be worth millions of gold.
If this kind of person comes to the imperial capital of Ziwei Kingdom for the first time, he will definitely lack a "guide".
Then, the coachman might as well ask for more money, and as long as he serves more diligently when leading the way, he may receive additional rewards.
They are all smart and know that if they can earn this vote, sometimes they can equal what others gain in ten or eight days!
Chen Shen glanced around and found that among so many coachmen, there was only one old man who remained unmoved.
This old man was dressed in coarse linen clothes, but his cultivation level was not weak, and he had already reached the level of a one-star magician.
He was leaning on the inconspicuous carriage wheel, holding a big pipe in his mouth, taking a sip from time to time, puffing out smoke with half-closed eyes, looking like he was enjoying himself.
The young man smiled slightly and walked over with meteoric strides: "Why are you here smoking leisurely while others are doing their best to promote business?"
When the old man heard this, he straightened up quickly and nodded to the other person to show politeness.
Then he slowly smoked his pipe, grinned his old yellow teeth and said with a smile: "Hey, hey, my ancestors have taught me that the business that awaits is always more stable than the one that is stolen."
"Oh? It's interesting."
Chen Shen raised his eyebrows and whispered: "It seems that your ancestors are very economical. Others will swarm to grab business, but you are smoking dry cigarettes here leisurely. You are unique and more likely to attract certain people."
The curiosity of some guests. Just like...me."
The old man's hand that was smoking the pipe paused slightly, and an embarrassed smile suddenly appeared on the old face: "Hey, hey, your master is a kind man. He sees through it but doesn't say it. Instead, he tells it all through sound transmission. Old man
Thank you, kid!"
"That's easy to say." Chen Shen pointed to the carriage behind him: "In fact, what really attracts me, besides your uniqueness, is the material of the carriage behind you."
"This is a car body made of Sucan sandalwood. Although it looks inconspicuous, the faint fragrance is refreshing. It is said that staying inside can keep you warm in winter and cool in summer, right?"
"Hahahaha, your young master is really a master of goods!" The old man hurriedly extended a thumbs up.
"Where are you going, sir? To be honest, my ancestors have been driving sports cars in Ziwei Tianyu City for three generations. Although the city is large, there is no place that I don't know about."
Chen Shen said with a smile: "I plan to participate in the Hundred Sects Recruiting Disciples Ceremony. You can just drive me to a restaurant near the ceremony. Besides, this is not a hurry. You can take me for a walk first to get familiar with this city.
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"Okay! Please wait a moment, distinguished guest."
The old man put his pipe on his trousers, clapped his hands, and then took out a piece of mystical talisman from his sleeve pocket, and his soul moved——
"Buzz"
After a while, a two-inch-thick layer of light yellow air halo was suspended around the wheel, which was used to reduce the friction between the wheel surface and the mud and stone ground to increase speed, and also had a shock-absorbing effect.
Chen Shen knew that this was a low-grade mortal talisman. Because it was not widely used and cheap to make, the selling price was only about one or two hundred gold.
But a carriage driver could actually afford a mysterious talisman worth one or two hundred gold. This was something that the Great Xia Kingdom could not even imagine in the past.
Chen Shen thought to himself: "Ha, the coachman is really professional enough to do this job. From this tip of the iceberg, you can see how deeply Ziwei Shangguo is immersed in the business road."
At this moment, the old man rubbed his hands and said with a sarcastic smile: "Haha, this...please forgive me for speaking bluntly."
"Young Master is going to the Hundred Sects' Ceremony to Accept Disciples. I'll just charge you five hundred gold. But you said you want to wander around, but that's not true, little boy..."
"Does the old man's sports car charge based on distance or time? Or both?" Chen Shen interrupted.
"It should be a combination of both."
"Then how much do you earn on average every day?"
"This... the net profit is about fifty gold. After all, you don't meet such a distinguished customer every day." While the old man replied truthfully, he did not forget to flatter him.
Chen Shen nodded slightly, then waved his hand: "Buzz!"
After the white light suddenly appeared, a small square box filled with gold coins was thrown into the old man's hands: "There are five thousand gold here. I plan to charter the car for seven days until the end of the Hundred Sects and Disciples Conference. Is it enough?"
The old man's eyes suddenly lit up: "That's enough, that's enough! You are so generous. Don't worry, sir. Before the end of the Hundred Sects and Disciples Conference, the driver promises to be on call."
"Young master, if you have any other matters, please give me your instructions. My ancestors have been rooted in Ziwei Xingyu City for generations, so I still have some connections. As long as it is within my ability, I will not refuse..."