Chapter 48 Nine-Colored Immortal Deer! Economic Crisis in the Immortal World
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Just when Chenguang and Xinglan, the poor master and apprentice, were "quarreling" and worrying about money.
Wang Shouzhe and his party, who had just been settled in Wuji Shrine, entered [Xuantian City] under the guidance of the palace guards and went to play privately.
Speaking of which, it has been fifty years since Wang Shouzhe and others came to the fairy world.
But for the past fifty years, I have been traveling in Daozhou, and I have basically been walking within the control area of the demons. I have to carefully avoid the demon patrol fleets along the way, and I have not yet been able to appreciate the elegance of the fairy world.
Therefore, when I first arrived at Xuantian City, I naturally wanted to take a stroll and take a look.
"You two gentlemen, miss, look over there."
The person responsible for entertaining Wang Shouzhe, his ancestors, and his three grandchildren was a heroic-looking palace guard.
He transferred a flying chariot pulled by fairy birds from the palace and took the three of them to fly through Xuantian City. Every time he passed a landmark building, he stopped briefly to introduce it to the three of them.
"That huge and majestic palace is Xuantian Palace. This is the management center of Xuantian City. It handles countless affairs every day."
This should be a place similar to the castle guard's palace.
Wang Shouzhe knew it, but he was not interested in it for the time being. He just smiled and said: "Go and take a look if you have a chance."
"Sir, look again, that tower that towers into the stars." The palace guard pointed to a nearby tower and introduced, "That is the Xuantian Babel Tower, which is specially used by some young heroes to break through."
"If you can break through a hundred floors, you will be qualified to worship in Wuji Shrine. If you can break through two hundred floors, you will be qualified to become a core disciple of Wuji Shrine. I think back then, I just broke through two hundred floors and worshiped in Wuji Palace.
I became a disciple of a great Luo Jinxian, and that’s how I got to where I am today.”
The palace guards are the face of the Wuji Shrine, so they will naturally choose some disciples with good looks, good cultivation strength and potential to serve as them.
And this palace guard who is responsible for entertaining can be regarded as one of the more outstanding ones. Not only does he look dignified, but he also has the strength of a True Immortal Realm. Although there is probably no hope of becoming a Daluo Golden Immortal in the future, he might be able to reach the mid-to-late stage of a True Immortal.
The backbone of Wuji Shrine.
He has done a lot of entertaining work like this in the past, so he is quite proficient in introducing various landmark buildings. From the origin of the building to the interesting things that happened in the past, it is not boring at all.
"Brother Yao." Wang Shouzhe was not very interested in these. He smiled at him and said directly, "Forget about these places. You take us to the market to have a look."
With Wang Shouzhe's identity and strength, he was naturally not interested in a "low-level trial copy" like the Xuantian Tongtian Tower.
This kind of trial dungeon is for the children in the family to play. He has personally designed several similar trial dungeons.
"Market?"
The palace guard surnamed Yao was stunned, and couldn't help but groan in his heart.
The two young masters and young ladies we entertained this time were both of extraordinary appearance and extraordinary temperament. They looked like they were noble children from a big power or a big family. How could they like to go to the market?
"That's right, it's best to go to the kind of market where the most ordinary people in Xuantian City go." Wang Shouzhe's expression was warm, but his tone inadvertently revealed an undeniable flavor.
It's no wonder that he has been the leader of the clan for a long time, and there are not many family ancestors above his head to check and balance him. Over time, he has naturally developed the demeanor of a superior who is not angry and has authority.
Before the palace guard's mind could react, his body had already subconsciously taken the order: "I will lead all the gentlemen and ladies over right now."
Having said that, he immediately informed the chariot bearer to change direction and go to the market, and also pointed out that he was going to the largest market where ordinary Xuanwu monks often go.
Although Xuantian City is called a "city", its actual scope is extremely large, even more magnificent than Dongxia Luojing.
Even with the fairy bird flying chariot, it took a full hour to arrive at the [Western Suburbs Market] located on the edge of Xuantian City.
Here, it is already very far away from [Wuji Shrine].
Looking up from this position, the Wuji Shrine suspended in the sky is like a full moon embedded in the sea of stars, exuding gleaming light.
In the central area of Xuantian City, even at night, the top of the head is shining brightly, just like daylight, so Xuantian City is also known as the "City That Never Sleeps".
The central area of Xuantian City is naturally the most prosperous area in Xuantian City. People coming and going are noble gentlemen, young ladies from aristocratic families, or elite disciples of major forces. There are all kinds of luxurious chariots flying around in the sky.
go.
But here in the western suburbs, the environment is much more down-to-earth.
This place is said to be a market, but it is actually a place for goods distribution. There are large and small airships constantly docking in the surrounding airports, handling all kinds of goods. The goods transported in will be transported to various warehouses.
which will then flow into the market.
The reason why Wang Shouzhe came to the market was naturally to understand the most real side of the fairy world by exploring the market.
For example, examine prices, economy, the ecological environment of the middle and lower levels of society, the livelihood issues of ordinary people in the fairy world, etc.
It is impossible to obtain this information from Mr. Yunhe or Goddess Xinglan. Their positions are too high and far away from the ground. Even if you ask them these questions, they may not know.
No matter which world we are in, the middle class and the bottom class are always the largest class and the class that cannot be ignored.
Wang Shouzhe and the other three quickly changed into regular clothes of ordinary texture. Even the palace guard surnamed Yao also changed into regular clothes at Wang Shouzhe's request and followed Wang Shouzhe like a follower.
In the eyes of the superior elders, he is just an ordinary guard, but in the eyes of ordinary people, a palace guard like him is already a towering big shot. If he didn't change his clothes, he would be wearing a palace guard.
The appearance of uniforms here is bound to cause a sensation.
However, the fairy world is the fairy world.
After all, Xuantian City is also the most important main city under the jurisdiction of Wuji Palace. Even the "general people" at the "lower level" have the cultivation level of Tianren Realm, and there are also "strong ones" in Zifu Realm.
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"Store, how do you sell this third-grade rice?" Wang Shouzhe casually walked into a rice shop, grabbed a handful of third-grade rice for display, looked at it, and smelled it.
The Wang family now also grows a large amount of third-grade spiritual rice, but they all plant the mother seed of spiritual rice.
The so-called Lingmi mother plant is the mother plant of grain seeds.
The seeds produced by planting and breeding mother seeds are grain seeds, and grain seeds are considered edible food crops only after they are planted again.
Planting and selling grain seeds can already be regarded as an operation with high returns per mu. And planting Lingmi mother seeds will naturally maximize the returns per mu.
Nowadays, the entire Holy Land cannot be said to be dominated by Wang's grains, but for now, Wang's grains of all grades have accounted for 30 to 40% of the total market in the entire Holy Land!
This alone laid the foundation for the Wang family to be a giant in the sanctuary.
For this reason, when Wang Shouzhe came to the fairy world, the first thing he cared about was the spiritual rice here.
"Sir, the wholesale price of this fine third-grade [Bai Zhi Ling Rice] is '350,000' for one warehouse of immortal crystals. The minimum price is 100 warehouses." An old man in charge, whose strength has reached the supernatural realm, said
He said respectfully to Wang Shouzhe.
Fairy crystals are linked to spiritual stones, and one fairy crystal is equal to one low-grade spiritual stone.
It seems that the world of Shenwu uses "immortal crystal" as its currency, and its origin can be traced all the way to the immortal world.
This is no wonder, the Immortal Alliance is the pioneering branch of the Immortal World, and the Sanctuary is the remnant of the Immortal Alliance. The Divine Martial World and the Sanctuary are also inextricably linked, and it is not surprising that they continue to use the same currency system.
And [one warehouse] is also a standard grain trading unit, which is approximately equivalent to one hundred tons or two hundred thousand catties. Shenwu World and Sanctuary also have such units of measurement.
However, when Wang Shouzhe heard the price, he frowned slightly, feeling that the price was a bit outrageous.
The quality of this third-grade Baizhi Lingmi seems to be pretty good, but compared to one of the three-grade Baizhi Lingmi that Wang currently recommends - [Purple Cream Lingmi No. 97], it is still half a step behind.
At present, the bulk transaction price of the Purple Cream Spirit Rice in the Holy Domain often fluctuates between "190,000 to 230,000" immortal crystals for a warehouse, and the fluctuation range is not very large.
The old man in charge of the supernatural power realm was also good at observing faces, and he probably knew it well once he saw Wang Shouzhe's expression.
He lowered his voice and continued: "Sir, the quality of the spiritual rice from our Chunqiu Rice Shop is the best in the western suburbs market, and the price is also the best. If your batch size is higher, for example, you can ask for three to five hundred warehouses.
, I can also make the decision and give some discounts."
This line of business is very popular, and it looks like he is a wealthy young man. This manager in the supernatural realm also wants to make a big deal.
Three hundred warehouses is a big deal worth over 100 million fairy crystals, which can be turned into a "fairy spirit stone".
"Who is most likely to eat these third-grade white fat rice?" Wang Shouzhe asked casually.
"This..." The expression of the old man in charge was stagnant.
The noble man of feelings is not here to make business, but to understand the sentiments of the people.
But even so, he did not dare to offend, and still said patiently and respectfully: "Master Qi, the main consumer groups of third-grade rice are monks in the Purple Mansion Realm, and some magical power realm monks who must live frugally for various reasons. Of course,
There are also monks with outstanding talents or wealthy families who will consume it for a long time when they are in the stage of heaven and human beings."
"Even some Lingtai-level children with strong family backgrounds and bloodlines will use third-grade rice to replenish their qi and blood in large quantities, but the number of these groups is small."
"The other largest consumer group is the army. After all, most of the soldiers in the army are in the Heavenly Realm or the Purple Mansion Realm."
No wonder he was so cautious.
As a monk in the realm of supernatural powers, he is just an ordinary person in this Xuantian City. If he accidentally offends any big shot, he will definitely be in trouble. If he wants to live a stable life, he must be cautious.
Wang Shouzhe nodded slightly.
It seems that second-grade and third-grade spiritual rice are mainstream spiritual rice that is in short supply even in the fairy world, and the market prospects are good.
Later, Wang Shouzhe asked carefully about the situation of other spiritual rice.
The old man in charge patiently answered everything one by one.
The shrine guard surnamed Yao who was following behind made Monk Zhanger confused.
What is the background of the young man that His Highness Xinglan invited back?
How can you not even understand basic commodity prices?
I guess he is of too high a background and has been cultivating and growing up in an ivory tower, so he is very interested in these "well-known" market intelligence.
In fact, how could he have expected that Wang Shouzhe, who looked elegant and divine, was actually a top Nongsang Grand Master.
Even though the Wang family is now prospering in all its industries and making a lot of money, what Wang Shouzhe values most from the beginning to the end is still the acres of spiritual fields and the bowls of spiritual rice.
He still remembers the taste of white jade rice in his mouth when he first woke up from time travel.
Nongsang and Nongsang are the foundation for the Wang family to truly settle down.
After asking for half an hour and learning in detail about the market conditions of various grades of spiritual rice in the fairy world, Wang Shouzhe finally ended the topic.
"Thank you for answering my questions."
He nodded slightly to the old man in charge of the supernatural power realm, gave a top-grade spiritual stone as a thank you gift, and then turned around and drifted away.
Shouzhe didn't show too much "old-fashioned" courtesy to the old man. After all, although the old man looked old, his actual age was probably fifteen or six hundred years old. And he, Wang Shouzhe, had passed his three thousand birthday not long ago.
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Purely in terms of age, Wang Shouzhe is his ancestor-level senior.
On the other side, the old man in charge looked at the spirit stone in his hand, but his heart was beating fast and he was stunned.
It wasn't until the person walked away that he woke up as if from a dream, and excitedly saluted in the direction the person was leaving: "I would like to thank you, Master, for your reward and support."
He met a noble person today.
Although the questions asked by this noble young master are complicated and detailed, they are all things that everyone knows, and I can answer them casually, which means it only takes a while.
For such a small question, he actually rewarded me with a top-quality spiritual stone. This young man is too generous~!
With this top-quality spiritual stone, his family's dilemma of lack of money can be greatly alleviated, and the outstanding junior in the family can be fully cultivated and grown, and may have the opportunity to become an outer disciple of Wuji Shrine.
It's a pity that I couldn't thank him properly just now. If I can see him again next time, I must thank him properly.
The old man in charge here had thousands of thoughts in his mind, but on the other hand, Wang Shouzhe didn't care at all about the top-quality spiritual stone he gave out casually, and continued to wander around the western suburbs market, feeling the most ordinary prices of materials from the fairy world.
"How to sell this sixth-grade Wuji elixir? One 13,000 immortal crystal? The minimum batch is 100 pieces? Can it be cheaper if you wholesale more than a thousand pieces? It's interesting~~" Wang Shouzhe is very interested in the sixth-grade Wuji elixir.
I remember that in order to capture a Wuji treasure pill, he spent a lot of time and millions of dry gold, which is equivalent to about 30,000 to 40,000 immortal crystals.
The price of this Wuji Baodan is quite cheap, lower than the self-produced cost of Wang's Alchemy Headquarters.
"Huh? Why are cultivation and healing elixirs so expensive?" Wang Shouzhe casually asked about the prices of other elixirs, and suddenly he had new doubts.
However, this question was answered immediately.
The palace guard surnamed Yao who was following him explained: "Young master, you should know that in the past hundreds of thousands of years, our wars with the demon world have become more and more frequent and intense. Affected by the war, most of the elixirs, and The prices of weapons and equipment such as magic weapons and spiritual treasures are also rising steadily."
"I see."
While walking and chatting, Wang Shouzhe soon saw a strange scene on the other side of the market.
It was a labor market. There were a large number of monks in the Heavenly Realm, the Purple Mansion Realm, and even the Divine Power Realm. They were sitting on the ground along the street, with a wooden sign erected in front of each person.
The wooden signs are all written with densely packed large characters in eye-catching handwriting.
"A spiritual planter at the peak of the Celestial Realm is looking for a job. Part-time work is worth 200 immortal crystals per year. Long-term employment includes room and board. The price is negotiable."
"A Zifu realm alchemist who can skillfully refine third-grade elixirs (note: the rate of making one batch of elixirs is no less than six), please have a stable position, long-term employment at a favorable price, or adopt a guaranteed share model."
"If you cultivate your supernatural power and body, please support me, you can do heavy work, and you are not afraid of getting dirty or tired."
"The outstanding weapon-making team is applying for jobs and has become proficient in forging Zifu treasures."
Talent, lots of talent!
Given Wang Shouzhe's state of mind, his eyes were a little straightened when he saw this scene.
The streets here are actually filled with skilled workers from all walks of life, and the prices are ridiculously cheap!
For a moment, he even had the urge to pack up all these talents and send them to the world of Shenwu.
Unfortunately.
At present, the passage between the Shenwu World and the Immortal World is too "narrow". It can only transport a few people at a time, not to mention that there is a certain cooling period, and the consumption is extremely high.
Before a large-scale space channel was established between the holy realm and the fairy world, Wang Shouzhe could only look back and sigh in the face of so many talents.
After asking about the situation as usual, he could only reluctantly leave this place full of talented people and continue to inspect other places.
Similar inspections continued for several days.
A few days later.
Wang Shouzhe finally finished his preliminary survey in the western suburbs market and returned to the guest courtyard specially allocated to them by Wuji Shrine for the time being.
Although Wuji Shrine is poor, it is still poor compared to the size of the shrine. As the saying goes, "A skinny camel is bigger than a horse." No matter how poor Wuji Shrine is today, it is no worse than the Immortal Alliance back then. Its foundation is
There, the business of entertaining people is quite good.
In order to show her importance, Goddess Xinglan specially asked the disciples in the palace to allocate the guest courtyard for Wang Shouzhe and others to live. It is itself a very good courtyard in Wuji Palace.
At first glance, you can tell that this courtyard has a long history. Although the bricks used to build the walls are of the highest quality, they have also shown signs of time. However, this does not detract from its temperament at all, but adds to it.
A touch of historical significance.
High-level spiritual veins are buried in the courtyard, resulting in extremely abundant spiritual energy in the courtyard. The various spiritual plants and spiritual trees are also particularly vibrant. At a glance, they seem to have fairy charm flowing through them.
I don’t know if I am afraid of wasting such abundant spiritual energy in the courtyard. Not only are spiritual trees planted in this courtyard, but spiritual fish are also raised in the spiritual pond and even a festive and auspicious nine-color fairy deer is raised, which makes it very lively.
If you are an ordinary wealthy gentleman, you may not like such a lively environment, but Wang Shouzhe likes it quite a lot.
After coming back, Wang Shouzhe was not in a hurry to go back to the study. He chatted with Yishu for a while, then fed the nine-color fairy deer, relaxed his mood, and then went back to the study to record everything about the inspection.
See and hear.
Judging from some existing data and intelligence, the Fairyland is in an unhealthy economic crisis, with prices soaring but unemployment being very serious.
In addition, the overall economic situation of Xuantian City under the jurisdiction of Wuji Palace is relatively prosperous.
But why is Wuji Shrine’s financial situation so difficult?
Wang Shouzhe analyzed it in his mind and quickly came up with several speculations.
One of the most reliable speculations is that in order to preserve the inheritance passed down by the ancestors, Wuji Shrine has too many inheritance structures, too many personnel, and consumes a lot of money. As a result, it cannot make ends meet.
Moreover, according to Wang Shouzhe's observation, the economic situation of Wuji Shrine is already very bad. Even the symbol of the shrine - the quasi-goddess Xinglan - looks shabby.
And when the palace guard surnamed Yao received a "fairy spirit stone" from him as a reward, he was so excited that he almost called him daddy!
The entire shrine is poor, but you can tell the whole story just by looking at it.
While Wang Shouzhe was recording his thoughts in the study.
Goddess Xinglan, whom he had labeled "shabby", was pacing back and forth at the door of Wang Shouzhe's guest courtyard, her expression a bit hesitant.
She could feel that Mr. Shouzhe was a rich man, and not an ordinary rich man, so he should be able to solve the crisis for her.
However, she didn't know how to speak.
After all, this is a family matter of Wuji Shrine. Although Mr. Shouzhe was born in the Immortal Alliance and has a direct relationship with Wuji Shrine, he is still a "relative" separated by two rooms. Moreover, the two parties have not known each other for a long time and have no relationship.
So close.
If you ask him rashly to borrow such a large sum of money, what if Mr. Shouzhe refuses directly?
If he makes some very excessive demands, such as this, this, that, etc., how should she deal with it?
Do you agree? Or should you hold back for a while before agreeing?
"Your Highness the Goddess."
Just when Goddess Xinglan was sometimes sad, sometimes shy, sometimes blushing, and full of hesitation, a nine-color fairy deer appeared at the door of the courtyard and said to her: "Master Shouzhe, please go to the study for a chat."
, I told you not to continue sneaking around his door."
sneaking?
Bah bah!
Goddess Xinglan blushed again and couldn't help but secretly spit in her heart, but she still followed the Nine-Colored Immortal Deer to Shouzhe's study.
Suddenly, she took a quick look and noticed something strange about the Nine-Colored Immortal Deer: "Little deer, what are you chewing in your mouth?"
"The fairy gummy given by Mr. Shouzhe." The Nine Colored Fairy Deer grinned and chewed happily, "It is said that it is made from syrup refined from various kinds of fairy rice and tempered with various kinds of fairy fruits.
The taste is delicious. The young master is rich and gentle. I am already thinking about whether I should transform into a beautiful girl tonight to repay the favor to the young master..."
Before the Nine-Colored Immortal Deer could finish speaking, the black-faced goddess Xinglan grabbed her by the neck and threw her away.
The Nine-Colored Immortal Deer "swooshed" and turned directly into a rainbow, disappearing into the distant Milky Way.
soon.
Goddess Xinglan arrived at the door of Wang Shouzhe's study.
She felt nervous and shy: "Xinglan wants to see the young master."