"I think there is no chance of getting the ticket this time. The Jiang family must have it in their hands again. If you want the ticket, wait until you sell yourself to the Jiang family!" A burly man raised his wine glass and took a big sip, dissatisfied.
said.
The person next to him quickly looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he whispered: "You are crazy. You dare to gossip about the Jiang family here."
"Haha, I think what this brother said is right. The Jiang family is so overbearing that they actually took the ship's bill as their own and used it as a bargaining chip to recruit lackeys. Don't the alliance care about it?"
At the next table, another practitioner with a slightly gloomy face turned around and echoed.
"What do you know? I have inside information here. The Jiang family has already bribed several elders from the Lancheng branch, so they dare to do this!"
"Hey! Don't listen to this kid's nonsense. As far as I know, the Jiang family can dominate the sky with one hand. The head of the Jiang family got acquainted with a high-ranking member of the alliance in the Main Land Hall in the early years."
Wei Ci sat silently in the corner and listened, taking a sip from time to time.
The alcohol in this world is much lower than in the previous world, and the brewing method seems to be somewhat different, giving it a rather unique taste.
In a place like an inn or tavern, no matter which world you go to, there are all kinds of gossip flying around, and there is all kinds of information. If you pay attention, you can get a lot of useful information.
He sighed and continued to listen to the random chatter of a few people not far away.
The Alliance ferry does not operate every day, but only once every six months. This depends on the weather conditions. If it coincides with a storm at sea, the departure time will have to be postponed.
No matter how big a ship is, it can only temporarily avoid natural disasters such as tsunamis and storms.
Therefore, he plans to stay here temporarily for a while.
Firstly, it’s time to wait for the ferry to go out to sea, and secondly, it’s to obtain the qualifications to board the ship.
The alliance is not a charity. If you want to board the ship, in addition to the most basic alliance status, you must also have a ticket.
Every year, people want to cross the sea like crucian carp crossing the river, but each time the boat sails, only a few hundred people are carried, which makes it difficult to get a ticket.
According to the information obtained by Wei Ci, there are three ways to obtain ship tickets.
The first type is that those who hold important positions in the martial arts alliance can directly obtain ship tickets.
The second type is that those who join the Jiang family and work for the Jiang family can purchase ferry tickets within the Jiang family.
The third option is to participate in the Alliance Fair held by the Lancheng Martial Arts Alliance branch and obtain ship tickets through auction.
Although Wei Ci was moved by the first of these three methods, he was the first to rule it out.
Although he has a Martial Arts Alliance Law Enforcement Elder Token, Master Yang once warned him not to use it at will.
What's more, the aura in the token belongs to his father Wei Tianxing. If he takes the token and goes to the Lancheng branch of the Martial Arts Alliance to collect tickets, and the clues are discovered, it is very likely to cause unnecessary trouble.
The second way is more mysterious.
The Jiang family is one of the most powerful families in Lan City and owns many industries in the city.
And those industries occupy almost most of the golden land, and their family's power is extremely powerful in Lancheng. It is not an exaggeration to say that they can cover the sky with one hand.
There is no one with the Jiang surname holding an important position in the Alliance's branch in Lancheng, but the Jiang family holds a large portion of the official tickets for the Martial Arts Alliance. Not only that, even the goods transported by ferry are under the control of the Jiang family.
middle.
The Jiang family's promise to the outside world that "those who work for the Jiang family will have priority in purchasing ferry tickets" is not a secret in Lancheng.
However, the alliance did not take any action, as if it recognized the Jiang family's approach.
Wei Ci still hasn't fully understood the relationship between this.
Perhaps there is some kind of agreement between the Jiang family and the top management of the Lancheng branch, or there may be an ulterior friendly relationship, which is unknown.
It is impossible for him to join the Jiang family and serve the Jiang family.
As the person said before, it is no different from selling oneself and one's life. Without freedom, what can we do if we go to the mainland?
His goal is the third way, to participate in the alliance trade fair held by the Lancheng Martial Arts Alliance branch and obtain ship tickets through auction.
It's less than 3 months since the last ferry trip to sea.
He has to make full preparations during this period in order to get a boat ticket.
Auction bidding usually uses Yuan Stone as the transaction. If you want to win a ship ticket in such an occasion, the amount of Yuan Stone required is absolutely massive.
Wei Ci knew this very well, so his first priority was to cultivate and make money.
Beast Yuanjing and Yuanshi are hard currency everywhere. Unfortunately, although Lancheng is very close to the coastline, there are not many exotic beasts around. If you want to hunt, you have to go to the sea and go to the nearby islands.
However, there are countless strange beasts in the sea, and the dangers are greater than on land.
Practitioners usually travel together and hunt in groups in the form of hunting teams.
Wei Ci also planned to do this.
He is not familiar with the surrounding areas of Lancheng, so the best way is to join a hunting team to familiarize himself with the environment, and then go out alone.
Leaving his own table, Wei Ci went to another table with guests and sat down. He raised his hands and asked, "I just heard from fellow Taoist that the team is still short of people. I wonder if I can join?"
When he first entered Zuishen's Residence, his sensitive ears heard that people at this table mentioned that the hunting team had lost soldiers and generals.
The target of his questioning was a lean middle-aged man.
At first glance, this person is not a reckless person, and it is usually not easy to suffer losses if you follow this kind of person.
Of course, the premise of everything is strength.
"Oh? Brother, what's your surname? Do you want to join our team?" The middle-aged man looked at Wei Ci and asked.
"Exactly, my younger brother Wei Xin has been a little short of money recently, so he wants to earn some yuan stones through hunting to practice." Wei Ci lied sincerely.
The middle-aged man looked him up and down and asked: "Haha, our team just lost a member, it's not impossible for you to join our team.
"But one thing I have to say in advance is that strength has always been respected in the cultivation world. Your second-level strength is only at the bottom of our team. When the time comes, the hunting share may be the lowest for you. Do you still want to join?"
"Boss, what are you talking to him about? This kid doesn't have much ability at first glance. What can he do when he comes? Don't hold us back!"
Before Wei Ci could reply, a voice with a bad tone suddenly spoke up.
The speaker was a young practitioner next to the middle-aged man. This man was plain-looking, even a little ugly. His narrow eyes and long face made him look strange.
Hehe... Is this guy jealous of my appearance?
He knew his appearance well. If Wei Ci's current appearance was placed in his previous life, it would have been rated at least 8 points. Just standing in front of the table, he suddenly formed a sharp contrast with the young man he just mentioned. It's strange that the other person is happy.
"It's no problem for me. Just give me the hunting share. Besides, I'm good at bows and arrows. I can take the lead or provide long-range support when hunting."
He bowed his hand towards the lean anniversary, and Wei Ci agreed.
"Haha, let's look forward to Brother Wei's performance then. My name is Wu Hou. You can call me Lao Wu or Captain like the brothers."
There were a total of 5 people around the table, including the middle-aged ones. Seeing that their boss had spoken, the other people stopped talking.
As soon as the people were gathered together, Wu Hou immediately waved his hand and prepared to set off.
This is exactly what Wei Ci wanted.
The six people came out of Zui Shen Residence and headed straight towards Lan City.
Wei Ci was originally wondering how to get out to sea, but after leaving the city and arriving at the coast, he noticed that there were many small ships here.
Marquis Wu threw 50 pieces of low-grade Yuanshi to a boatman, and then asked a few people to get on the boat.
The destination was quickly reached. It was a small desert island not far from Lancheng, composed of all green plants and scattered rocks.
Soon, the first strange beast appeared.
It was an intermediate-level black sea scorpion, its dark body hidden in the dark aged rocks, and it was pointing its slender and terrifying tail needle at the members of the team.
Wei Ci noticed that there was an older practitioner in the team who remained silent from beginning to end. It was he who discovered the strange beast just now.
"Be careful of its tail needle, Zhang Ke, come on!" Wu Hou ordered behind him, but he made no move.
After hearing Wu Hou's words, another person in the team moved.
It was the young man who made the unkind remarks earlier.
Zhang Ke had a broad knife in his hand, and then he was filled with vitality and strode forward to meet him.
Wu Hou did not ask others to come forward to support him, and seemed to intend to train Zhang Ke in actual combat. Even though Zhang Ke was almost in danger several times, he had no intention of letting anyone take action.
The sound of bang bang bang was endless, and within a few breaths, the long knife in Wu Hou's hand had collided with the Black Sea Scorpion several times.
Wow!
Zhang Ke made a tricky diagonal slash, and the long knife suddenly made a large wound on the side of the Black Sea Scorpion's body that was not covered by the carapace.
Taking advantage of the pain in the Black Sea Scorpion's hind legs, Zhang Ke followed closely and struck several times, finally killing it.
A team member stepped forward to cut off the tail needle and poison sac and put them away, and several others continued to explore.
Zhang Ke returned to the team and glared at Wei Ci demonstratively, with obvious mockery.
Wei Ci didn't squint his eyes and didn't bother to argue with him.
Wu Hou's voice spread throughout the team: "Although the Black Sea Scorpions are not very valuable and are very durable and difficult to kill, they are better because they are numerous and move very slowly. It cheers me up!"
"Bah!"
At this time, a sharp bird call came, and everyone looked up in unison.
"It's a swan!"
"It's useless to look at it. Can you still fly into the sky and knock it down?"
Someone in the team said casually.
Without saying anything, Wei Ci took out the Qingling Bow.
"call out!"
There was a sound of arrows, and the eyes of everyone in the team suddenly focused on his hands, and then turned to the sky.
"Hiss..."
The next moment, there was a cry from high in the sky, and the sea swan that was soaring in the sky fell from the sky.
Damn it?
Coincidence, this must be a coincidence!
Zhang Ke's eyes widened in disbelief, and he comforted himself while being shocked.
The rest of the team looked over with the same surprise. Wei Ci retracted the long bow he held, turned his wrist calmly, and carried the long bow behind his back.
"Captain, that sea swan just now is at the peak of general level!"
The team member responsible for harvesting materials walked over holding a beast crystal, several tail feathers and a sharp beak, and said to Wu Hou.
What!
Wu Hou looked at Wei Ci with a smile on his face. Originally, he was worried that this young man would hold back the team, but the other party gave him a big surprise.