Chapter Thirteen Shopping Experience and Returning to Qingliang City
Unlike the cramped ceiling, the layout of the store is quite spacious.
The store is divided into several counter areas according to the functions of the elixirs. In each counter area, there are three or two clerks wearing standard robes standing inside.
Although there were dozens of customers shopping in the store at this time, it did not appear busy at all.
Gao Yuan was not in a hurry to step forward, and just wandered around the store leisurely, secretly listening to the conversations between customers and clerks, trying to capture some valuable information for him.
Although there are many types of elixirs in this shop, they are still mainly elixirs from the Qi training realm, and many of them are elixirs with strange effects that Gao Yuan has never heard of.
But he was about to enter the Kaiyuan Realm at this time. Although these pills were magical, it was difficult to arouse his interest again.
His attention was quickly drawn to the sound of conversation in the corner, where there was also a circular counter.
Compared with other places, this area is quite deserted. Not only is there an old man with gray hair on the inside of the counter, but there is also only one customer, a middle-aged man wearing a gray robe.
Gao Yuan did not walk directly over, but stood behind several customers in an adjacent counter area, pretending to be queuing up, keeping a close distance from there, relying on his excellent hearing, quietly
Listen to the conversation there.
I just heard this middle-aged man chatting with the old man Qing Kui for a few words, and suddenly said with an angry look on his face:
"Raise the price again? I said Lao Li, your family has gone too far! How can this business do this? Ah?"
Your prices go up every time I come back. In just over a month, the prices have doubled as before!"
The clear old man and the middle-aged man seemed to be quite familiar with each other. He did not take the other party's questions seriously at all. He only saw him giving the other party a comforting look, and then whispered helplessly:
"There is nothing we can do about raising prices. It's not like you don't know what happened in Qingyuan Town last time.
Hey! Since the ancestor died unexpectedly, every room in the family has been busy fighting for the family business. Who has the time to take care of the production matters in the various workshops?
To tell you the truth, I haven’t received any pills from Qingliang City for seventeen consecutive days!
If I hadn't suppressed it by raising prices and restricting sales, the little inventory in the store would have been sold out long ago.
It’s because of our many years of friendship that I raised the price and sold you so much. If he were an ordinary person, no matter how much I gave him, I wouldn’t be able to buy him so much!”
Gao Yuan slowly sorted out the information he heard in his mind. What happened in Qingyuan Town last time...the ancestor died unexpectedly...Old Li...
Could it be the Li family?
The aftermath of the fall of several Hunyuan realms has not only not resolved, but has become more and more intense. Not only has the price of this elixir increased, but its purchase has also begun to be restricted?
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After a while, the middle-aged man in gray robe complained a few more times, and finally took out the spirit stone angrily, paid the bill obediently, and left.
Gao Yuan also discovered a lot of useful information from the subsequent conversation between the two.
There are four types of Kaiyuan realm elixirs sold in this elixir store, namely Peiyuan Dan, Guyuan Dan, Forbidden Demon Dan, and Qingfeng Dan.
Peiyuan Dan and Guyuan Dan are supposed to be elixirs used to restore true energy. Each bottle of Peiyuan Dan costs three intermediate spiritual stones, while Guyuan Dan seems to be more effective, selling for ten intermediate spiritual stones!
As for the Forbidden Demon Pill, it should be used to deal with the invasion of chaotic demonic energy, and it sells for five intermediate spiritual stones!
The last Qingfeng Pill is said to be able to slightly enhance spiritual awareness. Its specific effect is unknown, and its price is as high as fifteen intermediate spiritual stones!
I saw the middle-aged man in gray robe stretched out his sleeves and flicked the surface of the counter, put away the many elixirs on the table, and then left the elixir store directly.
Gao Yuan didn't rush over. He only waited in line for a while. When it was his turn, he pretended to point out eight intermediate spiritual stones and bought ten bottles of Qi Replenishing Pills. Then he looked calm.
Walked over.
When he got closer, he first asked to buy the medicine very naturally, and then after the old man Qingkui informed him of the price, he made a timely expression of 'surprise' that had been brewing for a long time.
The old man Qing Kui may have regarded Gao Yuan as a family member who went out with his elders, but there was nothing strange on his face when he saw Gao Yuan's appearance.
Facing Gao Yuan's surprised expression, he was not impatient, but explained a few words very politely.
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A few minutes later, Gao Yuan resisted the twitching feeling in his heart and walked out of the elixir store with an 'indifferent' look.
As soon as he entered and exited, there were 29 more bottles of elixirs in his storage space.
Among them, there are 10 bottles of Qi-Building Pill, 10 bottles of Peiyuan Pill, 5 bottles of Guyuan Pill, and 2 bottles each of Forbidden Demon Pill and Qingfeng Pill.
As a price, his net worth shrank by 128 intermediate spiritual stones!
Not to mention the Forbidden Demon Pill and the Qingfeng Pill, which are less commonly used, the two restorative pills, the Peiyuan Pill and the Guyuan Pill, will definitely be consumed in large quantities in his daily practice after he enters the Kaiyuan Realm!
With such a high price, his current possessions of several hundred intermediate spirit stones are not enough!
The more important point is to understand clearly what the old man said before.
Before the redistribution of the interests of each family in Qingliang City is completed, I am afraid that even holding the spirit stone in hand may not be able to find a stable source of elixirs!
But fortunately, after he and I enter the Kaiyuan Realm, the channel of the cyan mask left by the mysterious man will be unlocked accordingly, which may be able to make up for this shortcoming.
Gao Yuan murmured in his heart and continued walking along the stone road.
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evening.
The bell on the tower in the distance has rang for the second time, which indicates that there is only half an hour left before the curfew.
After the bell rang, pedestrians on the cross street hurriedly walked towards their respective residences, and Gao Yuan was no exception.
He walked quickly along the stone road paved with bluestone, heading straight towards the service hall.
At this time, he was in a good mood. He spent an afternoon shopping, and after spending more than two hundred intermediate spirit stones, he gained a lot.
In addition to the elixirs he purchased before, he also purchased two Kaiyuan realm talismans, namely the demon-suppressing talisman and the evil-destroying talisman.
He has used the demon-suppressing talisman before. This second-level primary talisman can prevent the erosion of chaotic evil energy. In addition to the service hall providing a certain quantity to the backpacker team free of charge, it is also sold in talisman shops in the city, priced at 1
An intermediate spiritual stone.
Like the Demon-Suppressing Talisman, the Evil-Breaking Talisman is also at the second level and is an offensive talisman.
It is said that it has a strong killing effect on all kinds of evil things, including monsters. It is sold for three intermediate spiritual stones.
For Gao Yuan, who is in urgent need of a large amount of sources of mutation to upgrade his skills, he will inevitably have to stay in the gray desert in the future, and the need for demon-suppressing talismans that can isolate the erosion of chaotic demonic energy will not be small.
Therefore, he was not stingy and bought fifty demon-suppressing charms as spares. As for the evil-destroying charms, he didn't pay much attention to them and just bought ten symbolic ones.
Besides that, what satisfied him the most was the jade slip he finally bought.
It records a simplified map of the surrounding area of the oasis base camp within a radius of two hundred miles. It also marks the location of Camp No. 1, which is deep into the gray desert and about three hundred miles away from the oasis base camp.
Only then did Gao Yuan realize that the oasis base camp was just one of the strongholds built by Qingliang City in the gray desert. In addition, in the depths of the gray desert, there were multiple forward camps built every three to four hundred miles!
In addition to these purchased items, he also discovered an interesting phenomenon.
The shops opened by major forces in the city not only sell various materials, but also purchase various materials produced in the gray desert for all monks.
What's interesting is that when shops sell supplies, they use spirit stones to settle the items, but when they purchase them, they basically use merit points.
Although each store was said to be a channel for ordinary monks to accumulate merit, Gao Yuan smelled a strong smell of free prostitution.
Although the specific output of Yuanjing Stone is not known, since these big forces can open it to ordinary monks for redemption, it is not particularly rare.
However, these powerful forces used the Essence Stone as bait, hanging it over the heads of ordinary monks, and forcing them to serve them hard and without complaint.
From this point of view, there is no essential difference whether it is the service hall that issues escort missions or the shops that exchange merit points for various materials that ordinary monks desperately exchange for!
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The residence assigned to backpackers by the Service Hall is on the tower outside the oasis. C71 refers to Room 71 on the third floor.
After knocking on the door, Gao Yuan stood at the door and looked at the cramped room, a look of surprise flashed across his face.
This is a closed stone room of less than twenty square meters. The interior furnishings are very simple. Apart from a wall lamp inlaid with fluorescent stones hanging on the wall, there are ten dirty futons on the floor.
There is nothing else, not even a bed!
Although he didn't expect the free accommodation provided by the Service Palace to be big, after all, every inch of land in the Oasis Base Camp was precious, but it was too small!
But he didn't say much. After greeting several people in the room, he walked straight in. Then he was a little surprised to see Su Qing hand over a steaming food box.
"When we had dinner just now, you didn't come back. I was worried that you had gone astray with us, so I asked Xin Lei to take my token to bring back the meal. This is for you."
Seeing his expression, Su Qing explained with a smile.
"Thank you!" Gao Yuan felt a little moved, said thank you and reached out to take it.
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Three days later.
Outside the north gate of the Oasis Base Camp, dozens of monks gathered bustlingly.
Among these people are backpackers who transport supplies, as well as followers of major forces.
After receiving the report from Su Qing, the person in charge assigned to the Oasis Base Camp by the City Lord's Palace took it seriously and responded quickly.
He gathered together those who had plans to return to Qingliang City in the near future and asked them to act at the same time to take care of them. At the same time, he also dispatched a monk from the Kaiyuan Realm to take care of him along the way.
Therefore, there is today's grand occasion.
Not long after, after everyone arrived, under the leadership of this Kaiyuan Realm monk, the team left the oasis base camp in a mighty manner and headed quickly towards Qingliang City on the outskirts of the gray desert.