Ye Fan and Ruan Hongli walked side by side towards the interior of Huangshifang.
After a while, I walked to the innermost floor of Huangshifang and saw a sea of people, rubbing shoulders and elbows. There were at least tens of thousands of people crowded together, which formed a sharp contrast with the deserted surroundings.
Everyone stood on tiptoes and held their heads high, hoping to catch a glimpse of Shangguan Yi's grace.
This posture is even worse than the crazy pursuit of celebrities by fans on earth.
"Master Shangguan, show your skills quickly!"
"I heard that you are coming to the Imperial City to reclaim wasteland, so I came all the way from Linyuan City!"
"It is said that Master Shangguan has a sharp eye and never misses a shot. I don't know what kind of miraculous treasures he can unveil today!"
In this case, even Ye Fan was blocked at the outermost edge of the crowd. Unless he used brute force, he would not be able to squeeze in.
Seeing such a scene, Ye Fan showed a bitter smile and said: "Red Carp, it seems that it is impossible to squeeze in. Let's take a look around now!"
"good!"
Ruan Hongli nodded. Although she was very curious about the secrets of the Shangguan family, there was nothing she could do now.
This is the innermost level of the ruined stone workshop, where the top-notch waste stones are placed, or the "fresh goods" just transported from the ancient mine near the ruins.
Of course, the price is also very expensive, at least ten times more expensive than the outermost barren stones, and it is priceless.
Even people from big families and sects have to weigh their own worth if they want to buy.
After all, land reclamation is also a kind of gambling, and the probability is not high.
Some people discovered spiritual crystals or ancient treasures and became rich overnight, while others lost everything and ended up with nothing.
Now, because everyone went to watch Shangguan Yi open the stone, no one paid attention to the surrounding wild stones, so Ye Fan and Ruan Hongli started shopping.
These wild rocks have all kinds of strange shapes. Ye Fan even saw a super giant wild stone with a price tag as high as 10 million black black stones, which is absolutely an astronomical figure.
Those second and third grade sects may not be able to afford one even if they put all their efforts into it.
Only the Twelve Ancient Aristocratic Families, or important figures from the Great Xia Dynasty and the Yunhai Immortal Sect can purchase it.
"Xiao Fan, why don't we just buy a piece and drive it out for a look?" Ruan Hongli said with great interest.
Now that you have come, of course you cannot leave empty-handed.
As the only daughter of the Grand Marshal, she naturally has no shortage of black black stones. She feels that she is a rich young woman. Although she cannot afford the most expensive pieces of wild stones, buying a small one is definitely not a problem.
"Okay! Let's choose carefully!"
Ye Fan walked around among the many desolate rocks to see if anyone could sleep.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Ye Fan stood still, with a look of suspicion on his face.
In front of him, there was a barren stone several feet high, with a price tag of 2 million black black stones.
But Ye Fan's eyes were not on this tall waste rock, but instead focused on a small piece of gravel under the waste rock.
Looking closely, the piece of gravel is only the size of a palm, and can be completely grasped with one hand.
Its surface is pitted and full of criss-crossing cracks, as if it has been hit and squeezed hard, and no normal lines can be seen at all.
The vast majority of people, even if they pass by, will completely ignore this piece of gravel and don't take it seriously at all.
However, Ye Fan's eyes became even hotter.
Because, he could feel that the dragon egg in the gourd of heaven and earth was getting slightly hot, and seemed to reveal a strong desire.
The first time this dragon egg was induced was in the Asura Demonic Sea, it regarded thousands of dead Asura souls as its own food.
The second time I was induced, I encountered the rotten air of the undead in Youdu.
And now it’s the third time!
Since the dragon egg is sensitive, it means that there may be some treasure hidden in this seemingly inconspicuous piece of gravel!
Ye Fan looked around, stopped a steward of the waste stone workshop, pointed at the gravel and said: "I want this waste stone, how much does it cost?"
"Your Excellency, you have good eyesight!"
The steward smiled and introduced: "This piece of waste stone was just transported from the ancient mine in Huangxu. It is 3.6 feet tall and weighs 500 tons. There are obvious red blood lines on the surface of the waste stone. It is very possible that
Get the precious spiritual crystal! The current price is only 2 million black black stones. If you get the treasure, the value will soar tenfold!"
"Ahem...you are wrong, I am not talking about this barren rock!" Ye Fan interrupted him.
"What?" The steward was stunned, not knowing why.
The next moment, Ye Fan leaned down, picked up the palm-sized piece of gravel, and continued: "This is the piece I want to buy!"
"ah?"
The steward froze on the spot with an expression of disbelief, thinking that he was hearing an auditory hallucination.
"Hahaha……"
Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter from behind.
Immediately, a yin and yang voice sounded: "Where did this poor guy come from? He came here to embarrass himself. This young master really laughed to death! I have never seen the world, and I actually want to buy such scraps!"
Hearing this voice, Ye Fan, Ruan Hongli and the steward turned around one after another.
A few meters away, I saw a young man in his early twenties standing, with his head held high and an arrogant expression. He was wearing a white robe and a jade pendant hanging from his waist. He was obviously a well-dressed man, and his gestures revealed a sense of nobility.
And on the jade pendant around his waist, there are two small words carved on it -
Shangguan!
…
"Are you from the Shangguan family?" Ruan Hongli asked.
When the young man in white robe saw Ruan Hongli's beautiful face, his eyes showed coveting, and then he held his head high and said proudly: "That's right! My name is Shangguan Cheng. I am the third eldest son in the family, and the Shangguan who opened the stone there.
Yi is my eldest brother! I was delayed by something before, so I came here now!"
After learning the identity of this person, the steward of Huangshifang immediately showed a respectful look on his face, nodded and bowed and said: "It turns out to be the third young master, disrespectful!"
"hehe……"
Shangguan Cheng raised the corner of his mouth, glanced sideways at Ye Fan, and said disdainfully: "Boy, the scrap you are looking for is just a piece of 'waste stone' that fell from this large piece of waste stone. There is absolutely no way that any treasures can be found in it."
!”
"Whether the baby can be released is my business, what does it have to do with you?" Ye Fan looked at Shangguan Cheng coldly, his tone stiff.
"you!!!"
Shangguan Cheng pointed at Ye Fan, gritted his teeth, and angrily said: "Boy, what do you mean? I am a descendant of the Shangguan family. I have practiced the art of observing rocks since I was a child. I have never seen more wild rocks than you have seen."
Much more! Do you think your ability to observe rocks is higher than this young master?!"
"Noisy!"
Ye Fan said calmly: "This Huangshifang is not owned by your family. If I want to buy stones, do I need your permission? Aren't you a dog trying to meddle in other people's business?"
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Cheng clenched his fists in anger and trembled all over.
Ye Fan didn't look at him much, but turned to look at the steward and said, "Make a price, I want this piece of gravel!"
"Sir, are you teasing me?" The steward looked suspicious and continued: "Our Huangshifang is not a place for you to have fun! If you make trouble again, don't blame me for calling the guards to drive you away!
"
"Who dares?"
Suddenly, Ruan Hongli scolded and stood up: "I am the daughter of Generalissimo Ruan Xiaotian. Anyone who dares to touch Xiaofan is the enemy of our Ruan family!"
"hiss!"
When the steward heard this, he couldn't help but take a breath of air and was shocked.
In the Imperial City, although the Ruan family cannot be compared with the royal family, it is still one of the most noble families. Especially the head of the Ruan family, Ruan Xiaotian, of this generation, is an extremely popular minister and has become the general marshal who controls hundreds of millions of troops in the world.
As Ruan Xiaotian's only daughter, Ruan Hongli's status is naturally self-evident.
Although this steward saw her for the first time, he had no doubt about her identity because no one in the imperial city dared to impersonate her.
Next to him, Shangguan Cheng also showed a look of surprise. He didn't expect that Ye Fan had such a good background that he had the support of the generalissimo's daughter!
"Your Mightiness!"
The steward looked at Ye Fan with a somewhat respectful attitude and said: "The stone in your hand is really a scrap. It's so big that it can't be used to make treasures! How about you change a stone and I'll give it to you?"
Get a 20% discount!”
"No need to change, I just like this one!"
Ye Fan's voice was extremely firm, as if he was determined to get this piece of gravel.
"This... then you can give me a piece of black black stone as a token!" the steward said.
Even if it is ordinary goods outside Huangshifang, the cheapest one costs one hundred black black stones, but this piece of rubble is so worthless that no one cares about it. According to the past practice, it will be thrown away directly.
Because of this, the steward symbolically proposed the price of a black black stone.
"good!"
Ye Fan nodded, immediately paid the money, and continued: "Do you have any stone cutting tools here? Cut this barren stone for me!"
"cut!"
Hearing this, Shangguan Cheng next to him said angrily: "What can be done about a piece of waste stone? If treasures can be found in it, I will eat all the stone skin on the spot!"
Shangguan Cheng's voice was full of sarcasm and contempt, and he glanced sideways at Ye Fan, as if he thought Ye Fan was a fool.
At the same time, the movement here also attracted the attention of many people.
The passers-by were squeezed into the outermost area and could not clearly see the scene of Shangguan Yi opening the stone, so they simply came to watch the excitement.
When they saw that what was about to be cut was a palm-sized piece of gravel, they all showed strange expressions and started talking about it:
"Are you kidding me? What's the point of this crappy thing?"
“In the entire waste stone workshop, you can’t find anything more rubbish than this piece of waste stone!”
"That's right! This kid is crazy if he wants to get rich!"
"Haha... any stone picked up by the roadside is probably better than this piece of rubble!"
Hearing the ridicule from everyone around him, Ye Fan remained calm and had a faint smile on his face.
Soon, a stone cutter came over and took the piece of gravel from Ye Fan's hand.
Although the stone cutter was not optimistic about this piece of wild stone, he still behaved very professionally and took out a special tool knife with his fingers flying.
"Click! Click! Click..."
The stone skin is constantly peeling off. This piece of gravel was not large in size, and now it is shrinking even more, leaving only the size of an egg.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, when the stone cutter cut another piece of stone skin, a bright ray of light shot out from it and shot straight into the sky.