[Volume 1: Soldier’s Career] Chapter 34: The Theory of the Black Market
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Chapter 34: The Theory of the Black Market
On the morning of the fourth day, Guo Fei tidied up, put the Black Iron Sword into the soldier talisman space, left the restaurant, and prepared to visit Wusong Town.
When leaving the restaurant, he specifically told the boss that if someone from the princess came, he told him that he would leave for a few days and come back later. Guo Fei planned to go to the town, buy some things, and then go to the dark side.
Bi Nu Barracks, look at Uncle Wen.
Entering Wusong Town, I found that it was extremely lively. Infantry, archers, cavalry, and soldiers of all kinds were shuttled through the streets. Some were wearing military uniforms, some were wearing ordinary clothes, and there were also many businessmen from other places.
There was a mess everywhere, sewage flowed across the ground, goods were placed on both sides, people yelled and cursed loudly from time to time, and occasionally there were sounds of fighting and fighting.
The ghost tribe was defeated, Tianhunzi was dispersed, and Heibi would be settled for a few more years. Therefore, military camp training relaxed, and many soldiers came here to have fun.
Guo Fei knew very well that most of the soldiers who came here were soldiers from third-rate troops. Zhao Guo did not bother to train such troops at all, and their military discipline was even more lax, just like mercenaries.
Moreover, such troops account for 60% of the total number of troops stationed in Heibi. However, Guo Fei once made a calculation in private. Zhao is like a big customer in business. He will not lose money at all when hiring such soldiers. The soul crystals handed over by the soldiers can
Zhao Guo earned a lot of gold coins.
Therefore, it is normal for soldiers to eat and drink, and to fight with women with weapons. Moreover, in Wusong Town, as long as it is not excessive and does not kill people, the Guards Cavalry Battalion responsible for maintaining public security here does not care at all.
Guo Fei walked through the crowd and strolled to the tavern street. The Rye Tavern is not big, but it is famous. Although the location is remote, there are many people coming and going. Although Guo Fei does not know the location, he heard from Jin Datong and others
People have said it hundreds of times, but it's easy to find this place.
It was morning now, and there were not many people. There were only a few scattered people sitting at dozens of wine tables. Guo Fei ordered a plate of peanuts, a pound of beef, and a pot of rye wine, and asked the waiter to pour three pounds of it into the wine.
In the gourd, ready to take it away to Uncle Wen.
"Brother, do you need a black market guide?" Guo Fei was drinking. A young man about fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing tattered clothes, with a dirty face, but very smart eyes, came over and said softly.
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"Black market road guide!" Guo Fei was startled and stared at the young man for a few times, then looked at the wine seller. The man just pretended not to see it and lowered his head to wipe the wine table.
"What is a black market guide?" Guo Fei asked softly, not knowing the details.
"I'm Lu Yin. I can take you to the black market. The reward is one silver coin." Seeing that Guo Fei didn't refuse directly, the young man suddenly became interested and came over to talk eagerly. At the same time, he glanced at Guo Fei's beef plate and put it in his mouth.
There was a "Gulu" sound.
Guo Fei himself had been a gangster and knew their "way". This kind of people are the local "snakes" and know a lot about things overt and covert. They are involved in many local secrets that are unknown to the public.
"Brother, bring me some more chopsticks!" Guo Fei greeted and asked the man to bring him some bowls, chopsticks and a wine glass.
"Come on, little brother, let's chat while eating!" Guo Fei said with a smile.
"Thank you!" The young man was not polite at all. He picked up the waiter's tableware and took a big gulp. He wanted to swallow the plate, as if he hadn't eaten in several days.
"Three more pounds of beef!" Guo Fei greeted the waiter and looked at the young man with a smile.
"There is a black market here, what is there in the black market?" Guo Fei said leisurely.
"Brother, you are here for the first time, so you don't know. The black market here was founded because of soul crystals. Soul crystals are not uncommon here, but they are rare items in the mainland. Not only can they be used to make water spirit stones, many monks also use them to make them.
'Soul Balls' to feed 'War Ghosts'. However, the trade of soul crystals here is controlled by Zhao State. Except for the chambers of commerce of the two empires, other forces cannot intervene. Therefore, many monks and chambers of commerce are trying to get it.
In order to obtain the soul crystal, we have to take a secret route and secretly plan the black market and conduct transactions there."
The young man's words shocked Guo Fei. Based on Guo Fei's current knowledge as a monk, he deduced that the young man's words were true. The ghost tribe came from the cultivation of the earth soul, and the earth soul existed in the soul crystal and practiced by stealing the body.
, if the monk obtains the soul crystal, captures an earth soul, raises it in the soul crystal, and allows it to evolve, it can be regarded as a powerful assistant.
Although it is theoretically established, it is quite surprising how it is done. After all, although weak earth souls exist, they are only invisible and cannot be seen by ordinary people. Only earth souls above the Ghost Guard will become stronger due to their cultivation.
The strong death aura occasionally appears. Could it be that they capture high-level earth soul monks to raise war ghosts? It is unlikely. Such earth soul monks have sprouted spiritual wisdom and extraordinary combat power. It is estimated that it will be difficult to tame them, unless there is some secret method.
Guo Fei concluded that this was the case.
"What's on the black market?" Guo Fei asked softly.
"There is everything. When the black market first started, it was secretly launched by small businessmen from all over the country. They used gold coins and spiritual stones to buy soul crystals from soldiers. Now there are not only businessmen, but also casual cultivators and demon hunters who come here to exchange for soul crystals.
, it is said that some people have also seen monks from the demon clan and ghost clan. However, it is only heard that they take human form and are generally unrecognizable.
As for items, you can exchange materials, elixirs, exercises, and even demon pets. However, there are also many fakes. It depends on whether you can discern gold." This young man seems to have been here for a long time, and he is quite good at it.
The mature introduction said.
"Interesting!" Guo Fei was tempted and decided to go and have a look.
"Where is it? Let's go take a look!"
"Brother, don't be in a hurry. You can go there in the middle of the night! At that time, the initiator will send out a signal. Most people don't understand it. Only we 'Luyin' know the meaning of the signal and the exact location indicated by the signal." The young man.
Said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll hire you as a guide." Guo Fei smiled and nodded calmly.
"Brother, in that case, you wait for me under the five pine trees at midnight, and I will take you there. However, you have to pay a deposit of ten copper coins now." The young man stared at Guo Feidao.
Guo Fei only had gold coins. Where there were any copper coins, he handed one gold coin to the clerk to pay for the food and drinks. At Guo Fei's request, when the clerk gave change, he gave Guo Fei eight silver coins and ten copper coins (according to mainland currency).
, one gold coin for ten silver coins, one silver coin for one hundred copper coins).
"Don't lie to me, or I will find you out!" Guo Fei handed the copper coin into the young man's hand and said with a cold look in his eyes.
"Don't worry, brother, my grandfather and father are both in this business. I have been in this business since I was six years old. Our business is all about getting 'repeat customers'." After the young man finished speaking, he turned around and left.
"Sir, you've been fooled. There are a lot of these gangsters in Wusong Town, they can't be trusted!" The clerk saw the young man walking away and came over and said softly.
"Man, how long have you been in Wusong Town?" Guo Fei said with a smile.
"It's been three months. I came here from the county to work. Although the environment here is difficult, the wages are good." The waiter said with a shy smile.
"Haha." Guo Fei smiled, stood up, picked up his wine gourd, walked out of the tavern, and instantly put it into the soldier talisman space in a deserted corner.
After walking out of the tavern, Guo Fei went to find the equipment store. Guo Fei needed two weapons suitable for zombie soldiers. Because Guo Fei discovered that since the two of them were transformed into corpse soldiers, they used their previous weapons, although they could emit invisible Qi.
However, the weapon was corroded. As time went by, the sword became mottled and might become scrap metal after a while. This surprised Guo Fei.
After studying the book "The Art of Weapons", Guo Fei understood that a monk's weapons must match their own attributes, which can be roughly divided into yin and yang attributes. Among the five elements, metal and fire belong to yang, wood and water belong to yin, and earth belongs to the earth.
Soul, Yin and Yang peace. The death energy cultivated by the ghost monks belongs to the cold energy, and the weapons used by the two men during their lifetimes were made of refined iron. They seemed to be yang metals that could not adapt to the death energy, so they were corroded.
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Weapons must be refined from the iron ore in Guixie. After long-term erosion, the iron ore in Guixie has changed its nature. It is also mentioned in "Qi Dao Refining" and is called "Pluto Iron".