The carriage left the imperial city and arrived at the eastern district of the inner city of Longdu.
I heard Bai Rongxuan say that there is one of the largest auction houses in the country in the East District.
The reason why that auction house is the largest is because it is run by the government.
These days, no matter how big a business house is, it may not have as much prestige as the country.
There is a huge amount of materials circulating there every day, and as long as you have money, you can buy everything there.[
As the center of the Tianrim Dynasty, Longdu has such a place, which is in line with his status.
Liu Xia has been in Longdu for a long time, but has never been here.
When the carriage stopped, someone called over.
Liu Xia and Dabao walked straight towards the shopping mall.
After getting off the bus, Liu Xia discovered that the street here was crowded with people, rubbing shoulders and heels.
Many people set up stalls on both sides of the street, displaying various materials.
And Liu Xia discovered that the people who came in and out the most were onmyojis, and great onmyojis could be seen everywhere.
I heard that the elixir trading volume here accounts for half of the country's total.
It can be said that this is the paradise of Onmyoji.
Liu Xia is wearing regular clothes today. She is young and has just arrived in Longdu, so she is still an unfamiliar face.
Although people only know the name of Prince Weiyuan after becoming famous in the battle yesterday, but few have actually seen Liu Xia's true face.
Therefore, among the crowd, Dabao is not as conspicuous as Dabao.
It's a pity that the shops and vendors along the street only sell some market goods.
Among them, they mainly use ordinary materials and various elixirs to restore spiritual power.
If you want to get high-end goods, you still need to go to the auction house.
Following the crowded crowd, Liu Xia finally arrived at their destination - Wanliu Trading Company.
What is different from other auction houses is that there are officers and soldiers guarding the outside of this auction house.
As soon as Liu Xia entered, a clerk came over and said, "Sir, today's auction starts at four o'clock in the afternoon. Do you want to take a number or look at the catalog of today's auction?"
"I'll buy some materials."[
After saying that, Liu Xia took out a piece of paper and handed it to him and said, "Sorry for the trouble, little brother."
The waiter opened it and took a look, slightly embarrassed.
"Sir, we have most of the materials you want. The remaining ones may be a bit expensive. Are you sure? If so, I will order them for you. You can pick them up tomorrow.
"
The waiter laughed quickly.
At this moment, Liu Xia saw the notice board in the store, there were a total of six auctions today.
From scarce materials, elixirs, weapons, magic weapons, techniques, to antiques, it is really dazzling.
And the prices for these things are scary.
A magic weapon with the level of an immortal weapon was actually priced at three million taels of silver. If it were auctioned, the price would probably be even higher.
As for the skills, the prices for those at the prehistoric level are even more terrifying.
The price tags often range from one million taels to seven or eight million taels.
It seems that there are indeed many rich people in Longdu.
At this time, Liu Xia found a spiritual cultivation technique of yours inside, called Soul-Eating Palm, with a price tag of more than five million taels, and it was of low quality.
Since reaching the master level in cultivation, Jianyun Yin, a Hong stage skill, has become somewhat ineffective.
It's time to learn something new, but the price is indeed a bit outrageous.
Liu Xia's current total wealth is only 20 million taels, and he thinks he is a rich man, but when he comes here, he suddenly feels like a poor man.
There are five levels of kung fu in the world, and the prehistoric level is the superior kung fu, especially the wild level, which is rare to find.
Logically speaking, this price is not too exorbitant.
After all, a first-class sect with such a wild-level technique is enough to dominate the world.
"Have you taken a fancy to something here? If you need it, I can arrange a number for you. Just attend the auction on time. It's just that you need some assets as collateral."
This guy was very discerning and said hurriedly with a smile.
It is reasonable to mortgage assets. If the bidding is overwhelming and you don't buy it, isn't this a scam for the auction house?
Liu Xia is hesitating. This is a big expense.[
At this time, a man in his thirties who had been in the store before seemed to also see this technique.
He had the mark of the Great Onmyoji on his chest, and he immediately shouted: "Man, give me a number."
Liu Xia was slightly stunned and couldn't help but look back at him.
This man was of medium stature, with slightly raised cheekbones, and his clothes were not very particular, but he did not expect that he would be so generous.
Five million taels is not a small amount now.
The waiter obviously knew this man, and he hurriedly smiled respectfully and said: "Okay, Master Zhang, please wait a moment."
“Why doesn’t this person use assets as collateral?”
Dabao asked curiously.
"He is the famous Master Zhang in Longdu, known as Zhang Shengshou. Naturally, there is no need for a mortgage."
The guy explained.
At this moment, the onmyoji named Zhang looked at Liu Xia with disdain, obviously saying, boy, don't look around if you don't have money.
That's called a deser.
"Man, help me order the materials. I'll pick them up tomorrow. Do you need a deposit?"
Liu Xia asked curiously.
"Well, this is the first time that the shop has dealt with you. These materials are valuable. Would you like to keep some of them?"
The guy laughed.
"How much does this material cost in total?"
Liu Xia asked.
"It's equivalent to about seven thousand taels."
The guy did some calculations with an abacus and said with a smile.
Liu Xia was a little stunned. These materials were found elsewhere, only costing about 5,000 taels of silver.
“Why is it so expensive here?”
Liu Xia muttered and thought to himself that he was also an Onmyoji after all, so he still needed to earn back the money through alchemy.
Then he asked curiously: "Do you accept elixirs here?"
"Take it, uncle, if you have good elixirs, we can convert them into cash."
At this time, Liu Xia took out an exorcism pill that he had made.
This elixir belongs to the third level, and each pill costs about a hundred taels.
At this time, another waiter hurriedly came over and whispered a few words in his ear.
With Liu Xia's cultivation level, he could naturally hear it clearly.
He said he couldn't accept his pills.
"Sir, I'm really sorry. I made a mistake just now. We can't have your elixir."
Liu Xia felt slightly unhappy.
His knowledge of elixirs is quite good. Each of these elixirs has the Heaven-Bearing Pattern, and the price should be quite high. If it were in other places, people would be rushing to get it, but here they don’t accept it.
"Why is this? Is it because the quality of my elixir is not good?"
"Uncle, please don't misunderstand me. Do you have the certification from the association?"
"Certification?"
"Yes, if you want to sell elixirs, they must be certified by the Longdu Onmyoji Association. Otherwise, we can't tell the authenticity with our eyes."
Liu Xia thought the same thing. Pills are expensive. If the price is higher, the auction house will really suffer.
With that said, Liu Xia took out the Onmyoji symbol that Tian Yuan had given him the solution to back then.
"Uh, sir, this won't work."
"Why, isn't this certified by the Onmyoji Association?"
"Yes, it is, but we only accept those certified by Longdu Onmyoji here."
"This is strange. The Onmyoji Association in Longdu can look down upon others?"
Liu Xia said disdainfully.
"Uncle, this is not our rule. It's useless for you to yell at me."
The guy said awkwardly.
Liu Xia heard the same thing. They were just servants, so he took out the banknote first and said: "This is the deposit. You order the materials for me first. I will come back after a few days to authenticate them."
At this time, the person named Zhang on the side came over and said with a cold smile: "You are old, you really dare to go to Longdu Onmyoji Association for anything."
There was contempt in his tone.
"How can you talk?"
When Dabao heard this, he couldn't help but said angrily.
"I'm just telling the truth. Just you two country boys?"
Liu Xia was very unhappy when he heard this.
"What's wrong with the country boy?"
"Nothing, man, tell your boss not to accept their elixirs. Even if you pass the certification, I will let you sell every pill! If you despise our Longdu Onmyoji Association, I will let you try it.
suffering."
After saying that, he walked away.
Just as Dabao was about to chase him, Liu Xia grabbed him.
"Ahem, what's wrong with you today?"
Dabao asked doubtfully.
This is obviously not Liu Xia's style.
At this moment, Liu Xia walked to the counter, smiled awkwardly and said, "Little brother, who is this person?"
The clerk in the store looked around and then said in a low voice: "Uncle, you don't know something. The one just now is the Onmyoji master Zhang Shengshou. All the materials and elixirs in Longdu must go through Yin and Yang."
It can only be sold if it is certified by the Teachers Association. Originally this was a good thing, but this group of people has monopolized our supply of goods. Anyone who does not purchase it through their channels is illegal."
"That's not right. Isn't this a government-run property?"
"Hey, the Onmyoji Association is huge and has strong assets. No one should be afraid of anyone who sees it. I don't know about other places, but here, people have the final say."
The waiter said this and did not dare to say anything more.
This sounds like collusion between government and business. Otherwise, how could it be possible to monopolize the market with just one Onmyoji Association?
"Thank you very much, little brother."
After Liu Xia finished speaking, he walked out of the door.
"Let's go to the Onmyoji Association. I want to see how arrogant they are."
Liu Xia said thoughtfully.
Liu Xia had never dealt with the Onmyoji Association before.
There are branches all over the country, and Tian Yuan is the director of the northwest branch. Liu Xia has a very good impression of this Onmyoji Association.
But this incident recently made Liu Xia inexplicably angry.
Apparently the Onmyoji Association here has a monopoly on the entire Longdu elixir and material market. No wonder the prices of materials here are ridiculously high.
The price of elixirs is also ridiculously high.
Liu Xia knew that prices in Longdu were high, but an ordinary spirit-rejuvenating pill cost three taels of silver, which was a bit too deceptive.
Liu Xia was indeed stingy, and she felt unhappy when she thought of spending so much unjust money in the future.
"Calm down, the water here is very deep."
Dabao hurriedly advised.
To be able to monopolize the entire industry is obviously because someone is operating behind the scenes.
Liu Xia has provoked a lot of people recently, so Dabao is naturally a little worried.
After all, the imperial court is not a world.
"What the hell, the sky is falling and there are people holding it up. What did that guy do just now?"
"Zhang Shengshou!"
"If you are arrogant to your grandma, I will cut off his hand. Let's go."
After saying that, Liu Xia and Dabao headed towards the Onmyoji Association.
The Onmyoji Association is not government-run, but a purely sect-like organization.
In other places, Onmyoji Associations are responsible for the certification of Onmyoji, and Onmyojis are proud of the certification.
Once certified, the elixirs you refine will be considered guaranteed, and others will feel more assured when buying them.
But the association here is very evil.
Not recognizing other places' association certification means controlling Longdu Onmyoji. In this way, Onmyoji can only go to other associations for certification and collude with them.