Where is the black market or secret gathering place in ‘Mountain City’?
Jason knew it.
Last night, I was looking for prey in the "Mountain City". Although Jason didn't find the prey, Jason was able to confirm some places that looked normal but actually hid mysteries.
One is the perfume and rouge shop on Wuguan Street: Hongxiangfang.
One is an inn in Dongcheng: Yuelai Inn.
The former still had people coming in and out in the middle of the night.
The latter was a sound coming from underground, which was inaudible to ordinary people, but to Jason it was very noisy.
Without any stop, Jason went straight to Yuelai Inn.
Because Yuelai Inn is close to Jason at this moment.
A string of three lanterns were hung high on the poles, making the surroundings bright. The door of the hall was open. The waiter was sitting in front of the door and seemed to be taking a nap, but in fact he was scanning the surroundings with squinted eyes.
Inside the counter, the shopkeeper was fiddling with the abacus and recording accounts.
There were three strong men sitting in the corner of the hall, drinking wine and eating meat. However, the wine did not smell of alcohol at all, but smelled of tea.
As soon as Jason entered the door, he glanced around and roughly understood.
The waiter serves as a sentinel and a receptionist.
The three men in the corner of the hall are thugs and bodyguards.
And the shopkeeper should be one of the people in charge here.
"Master, what can I do for you?"
Looking at Jason who was wearing a mask and covering his face, the waiter was not surprised at all. Except for normal customers, everyone who came to their place was secretive. He had long been used to it.
And the three thugs didn't even raise their heads.
For them, as long as they don't cause trouble, it's okay.
"Buy something."
Jason said in a low voice, and then a piece of ocean was thrown onto the counter.
Accurately, the piece of ocean landed in the money box behind the counter with a crisp sound.
Last night, after Jason discovered something strange about the Yuelai Inn, he carefully checked the people coming in and out of the place, as well as the 'rules' here. Every 'guest' who entered here was a piece of the ocean, and no one was given to the waiter.
, not to the thugs, nor to the shopkeeper, but thrown into the money box behind the counter.
Of course, there are also those who walk over and put their money in the box.
During the entire process, the money did not come into contact with anyone in the inn.
'It should be the rules set by the real boss here.'
'Of course it's also to prevent other things from entering the ocean.'
The ocean is not big, but it shouldn't be difficult to apply some venom or tracking powder.
Moreover, there might be some strange secret techniques in the dungeon world in front of you.
Therefore, Jason was not surprised by such rules.
"Master, please come in."
Seeing Jason's familiar appearance, the waiter smiled and bowed. A waiter walked out from behind the inn and took Jason to a room in the backyard.
It looks like a guest room, but the interior is also decorated like a guest room.
But there were traces of the bed moving frequently on the ground. Under Jason's gaze, such traces were extremely clear.
Crunch, crunch.
The waiter walked to the side of the bed, raised his hands, and moved the bed away.
A downward staircase about five meters long appeared.
Two torches were stuck on the wall, illuminating the passage brightly. The two thugs leaned against the wall. Seeing that Jason was brought in by their own people, they didn't take another look.
Jason stepped down, and the noise became clearer.
When he reached the end, the doorman opened the door.
Suddenly, I felt enlightened.
A space the size of half a football field appears.
There are both open spaces and houses.
There are stalls set up in the open space, and pedestrians come and go.
The sign in front of the house is clear, but the door is closed and locked.
Obviously, this should be a black market, or a secret gathering.
Jason stood at the entrance and scanned, already seeing more than one place to trade.
He twitched his nose subconsciously.
A faint smell of food permeates the place.
And, there’s more than one kind.
Immediately, Jason's lips curled up.
'Sure enough, the 'secret medicine' and the like are preserved by special means.'
'Are you worried that the medicine will wear off?'
Jason thought and started to wander around in this black market.
Don't speak, don't ask, stay silent.
Just listen and watch more.
For Jason, this was not the first time he had participated in a similar secret gathering, and he knew exactly what to do in a place like this where there were no 'any guarantees'.
It lasted half an hour.
Jason had a general understanding of the market in front of him.
The street stall is a public trading area, and anyone can buy and sell as long as both parties reach an agreement.
The housing department is a 'shop' that is only opened during the annual gatherings. You need to pay a certain amount of rent to use it. Now it is closed when there are no big gatherings.
However, the goods sold at street stalls are also wide and varied.
But the most popular are two things.
‘Secret Medicine’ and ‘Secret Tradition’.
Naturally, the price is also extremely high.
However, it is not constant.
The 'secret medicine' will be affected by the length of time and whether it is properly stored, etc., and the potency of the medicine will be different.
The ‘secret’ will also have imperfections and so on.
Take 'Peiyuan Dan' as an example. The normal price of a Peiyuan Dan is 100 yuan, but here it fluctuates between 90-120 yuan. The efficacy of the medicine is good or bad.
The reason why we understand so clearly is because someone just shouted out when buying the 'Pui Yuan Pill', 'A Pei Yuan Pill outside is only 100 yuan, how dare you buy 120 here?'
The sound is high and loud.
Naturally, it attracted a lot of people's attention.
The stall owner selling medicine was wrapped in a black cloak, and his face could not be seen clearly as he sat there. The stall in front of him was just a piece of rag, with the words "10 pills of Peiyuan Pill for sale, 120 oceans per pill" written on it.
Standing in front of the other booth was a man wearing a large opera face and his figure was also covered by a cloak.
"I made the medicine myself and it is more powerful. Why can't I sell it for 120 yuan?"
The stall owner asked coldly.
"As long as you said yes?"
"What credentials do you have?"
"How about you let me taste one?"
The man with the big painted face started shouting again.
"Oh."
The stall owner sneered and stopped talking.
People around are looking at this.
Some people just watch the excitement.
Some people's eyes are filled with contempt.
Some people frowned secretly and began to retreat.
Secret gatherings, although secret, are not safe.
Jason was among those retreating.
The eyes hidden in the hockey mask glanced at the stall owner, the customer, and several people around him. These people seemed to be watching the fun, but their eyes crossed with the stall owner and the customer from time to time.
Obviously recognized.
The customer who was shouting loudly should have been staring at the stall owner, but instead he was looking around and his attention was obviously not on the stall owner.
As for the stall owners themselves?
The cloak was wrapped around his body so that nothing could be seen, but he didn't smell of food at all.
Even if the 'secret medicine' is stored using special methods, there is no way that the person who made the medicine would not be contaminated by the slightest bit of 'flavor'.
Therefore, it is obvious that the scene before us is a ‘game’.
The stall owners and customers, including the few people around them, work together to select the ‘fat sheep’.
And the means of selection?
It’s nothing more than finding a bystander to be the ‘referee’.
I took the medicine from the stall owner and asked if it was effective.
If it's good, the customer will pay.
If not, the stall owner will admit defeat.
Even if, for the sake of authenticity, we select three ‘referees’ at the beginning, these three ‘referees’ will undoubtedly be our own people who have been ambushing the situation a long time ago.
Then, one of the three friends said vaguely that it felt indeed better than the ordinary 'Peiyuan Pill', the other said it was the same as the ordinary 'Peiyuan Pill', and the last one said it was better than the 'Peiyuan Pill'.
Dan' bad.
When the dispute persists, there will be another referee.
This time, he is the 'referee' in the true sense.
When someone 'confirms' that it is indeed 'Peiyuan Pill', and the stall owner's sign says, 'Peiyuan Pill' has ten pills, someone who is greedy for cheap will definitely show up.
After all, it is a fact that one pill of Peiyuan Pill costs 100 yuan.
Those who cannot help but be greedy will eventually fall into the trap of this group of people.
You are staring at a 'Peiyuan Pill' that costs 100 yuan.
This group of people is eyeing your entire net worth.
Just like in Jason's hometown, "You stare at the interest others give you, but others want your principal."
Very basic scam.
But many people are fooled.
Greed is one of the original sins.
Of course, because the layout is real.
Jason glanced at the two thugs standing at the entrance. The two men stared indifferently, neither gloating like the people around them nor showing any intention to stop them.
"This group of people gave a high share?"
"still……"
"This group of people themselves are from this hidden market?"
Although there is no security guarantee in the Hidden Market, there must be order.
Or to be precise, rules.
Without rules, the secret market cannot be established at all.
And under such rules, it would be impossible for this group of people to do this if they had nothing to do with the people in this secret market.
However, this has nothing to do with Jason.
Those who were fooled?
It has nothing to do with him.
According to the taste distribution of 'food', he began to wander throughout the market to purchase these 'secret medicines'.
With the 500 gold tickets and 100 oceans just found from Li Bin, as well as 230 60 cents and 4 cents paper notes, Jason's funds are quite sufficient.
You know, a gold leaf is worth 5 oceans.
One tael of gold can be exchanged for 10 gold leaves.
To put it simply, the 500 gold ticket in Jason's hand can be exchanged for 5,000 gold leaves, which is 25,000 yuan. If it is based on the market price, it is 75 'Peiyuan Pills'.
Calculated based on the 10 satiety points of one ‘Peiyuan Pill’, this is 750 satiety points.
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Maybe ordinary people would be reluctant to part with such a huge sum of money, but for Jason, there is no problem in completely replacing it with satiety.
Don’t forget, Jason also got a thousand golden tickets from the senior brother who captured the city from the ‘Pursuant Religion’.
'The other party brought such a large amount of money, obviously to reward themselves with a large amount of money after seizing the 'Mountain City' and appease the people in the city, but in the end they gave me an advantage.'
Jason just thought about it briefly and understood why the so-called senior master of the state capital of the 'Pursuant Religion' brought so much money.
Now he couldn't wait to exchange all those golden tickets for the 'secret medicine'.
However, to Jason's dismay, he searched the entire secret market and only bought 15 pills of 'Peiyuan Pill' and 30 pills of 'Little Peiyuan Pill'.
‘Xiao Pei Yuan Dan’, as the name suggests, is a weakened version of ‘Pei Yuan Dan’, and its price ranges from RMB 40 to RMB 60.
After purchasing these ‘secret medicines’, Jason spent a full 3,000 oceans.
The gold ticket was changed from one five hundred denomination to four one hundred and four ten liang gold tickets.
Unconsciously, everyone's eyes were fixed on Jason.
In fact, when Jason started buying 'Pei Yuan Dan' and 'Little Pei Yuan Dan' almost without bargaining, many people were already paying attention to him.
And when Jason took out the five hundred gold ticket and confirmed that it was not a fake, the whole market became quiet.
Everyone's attention was completely attracted to Jason.
They watched Jason put the 'secret medicine' into his arms.
They watched Jason pass the golden ticket into his arms.
Even the "layout" people from afar are staring at this.
Jason, wearing a hockey mask, smiled.
He just did it on purpose.
Judging from the current situation, the effect is great.
"cough."
"I am issuing a commission here: offering a reward for the head of the owner of the Mu Shi Martial Arts Hall on Wuguan Street."
"Bounty——"
"One hundred taels of gold."
Jason looked around, coughed slightly and said.
Suddenly, the crowd in front of them exploded.
One hundred taels of gold.
That’s five thousand oceans!
It is enough for them to buy a house in the state capital and live comfortably for the rest of their lives.
Everyone was excited.
Everyone's eyes became hot.
There are bonuses for both.
But more for Jason.
They have not forgotten that Jason currently has four hundred and forty taels of golden tickets in his arms.
"The reward is for two days!"
"I will come again in two days."
"Whoever takes Mubai's head, I will give him money."
After saying that, Jason turned and left.
Put down deposit?
Doesn't exist.
He came to fish.
It's not like I'm here to feed the fish.
'I hope these guys have some money and don't let me down.'
Jason thought silently.
After some previous battles, Jason had already understood that these guys who were hiding in the dark were more willing to take all their wealth with them, and he hoped that these people would have a stronger foundation.
Then, Jason suddenly thought of something.
‘Does this count as taking advantage of other people’s capital?’
'It certainly doesn't count.'
'After all, I don't even pay interest.'
Jason thought with certainty.
Then, he went straight out of Yuelai Inn.
Jason did not go in the direction of Wuguan Street.
Instead, he walked toward Beicheng.
After a while, there were footsteps behind him.
Jason stopped and turned around to see the stall owner.
The stall owner saw Jason stop and immediately spoke.
"Your Excellency, please wait a moment."
"I have a 'secret medicine' here. Do you want it?"
"want."
Jason said affirmatively.
"One pill costs 120 yuan. I have 10 pills here."
The stall owner said seriously, as if he wanted to do business.
“Too expensive.”
Unexpectedly, Jason, who had never bargained in the market, shook his head, which made the stall owner frown. He looked around at his accomplices hiding in the night and pretended to ask, "How much can you offer?"
Jason raised a finger.
"100 oceans?"
"No, it's too little."
"At least 115 oceans."
The stall owner looked at his companion who slowly and quietly approached and continued to pretend to bargain.
Jason shook his head again and said in a calm voice——
