After taking the identity token politely handed back by the thin old man, Gao Yuan bowed to the two of them, and then passed through the corridor that was dozens of meters long and entered the city.
Although the No. 1 Forward Camp is somewhat different from the Oasis Base Camp in some details, it is still quite similar in overall layout.
The shops opened by major forces in Linyuan City are all neatly arranged on the cross streets throughout the city.
In the four fan-shaped areas separated by the cross street, there are many places of life and entertainment.
It was not yet four o'clock in the afternoon, but the moonstone street lights set up on the roadside had already lit up early, making the entire No. 1 camp lights brightly.
There are not many pedestrians coming and going on the street, and the huge street looks a bit empty.
Gao Yuan wandered around the shops along the stone road, thereby understanding the market conditions of various products.
These shops opened deep in the gray desert have obvious differences from those outside. Rather than shops, they are acquisition stations.
The counters used to sell items are very small, and there are not many types sold, and they are basically items directly related to combat.
In contrast, the counters used to purchase items are much larger.
Take the shop where he is now as an example. The counters used to purchase items in the store exceed two-thirds of the total area, and the purchase details of various items are even hung all over the store.
However, this is understandable. For major forces, gray desert is essentially a large resource source.
Isn’t these major forces working hard to build these forward camps just for the various materials produced in the gray desert?
However, the behavior of these shops posting acquisition information also gave Gao Yuan great convenience.
He can quickly scan the purchase price of various products without having to ask someone specifically for inquiries.
Suddenly, his eyes paused and he stared at the acquisition information hanging in the most eye-catching position in the acquisition area:
"Demonic Grass, today's purchase price is 133 intermediate spirit stones per cluster!"
Finally, since he obtained the jade slip that recorded the body refining technique, he finally saw transaction information related to the magic pattern grass in the shop.
Then he was secretly shocked, a little scared at the purchase price of 133 intermediate spirit stones of the Magic Pattern Grass, which was close to the second-level demon pill!
After all, the price of a second-level demon pill is only about 150 intermediate spirit stones!
He quickly calculated that if the price of the magic pattern grass was calculated based on the purchase price of this shop, the cost of refining a furnace of body refining pills would be as high as 479 intermediate spirit stones.
Even if he can make 30 pills per furnace, the cost of each pill is as high as 16 intermediate spirit stones! The cost of the alchemy furnace has not been calculated yet!
As soon as he thought of this, Gao Yuan couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning.
Damn, no wonder I haven’t seen a monk who has been following the path of physical refining for so long. If he doesn’t have a solid family background, how many people can withstand this consumption?
...
After strolling in the Cross Street for a while, except for buying a new jade slip for maps near Camp No. 1, Gao Yuan didn't buy anything.
It’s not that there are no good things sold here. In fact, there are quite a few good things sold in the shops. He saw several of them alone.
It's just that price...
Gao Yuan curled his lips slightly. There were tens of thousands of intermediate spirit stones. He went to the exile camp to collect some "Five Spirit Jades" and could make seven or eight "Qianyuan Ling" talisman treasures.
...
After a long time of going around, there were more and more pedestrians on the street. I think it was the monks who were going out to hunt and returned from outside.
These monks either walked in groups of three or five, or alone on the cross street that led to the city gate, turning from time to time to the shops set up on the street and the alleys with different functions behind the shops.
With the emergence of these people, the living areas in the city gradually became lively.
Inns, taverns, brothels, etc., there are dedicated people waiting at the door of each house, and they greet the pedestrians coming and going into the store.
Gao Yuan followed the abortion and went straight to a medium-sized tavern.
At this time, there were already many people sitting in the store, and various high or low conversations were heard one after another.
Under the guidance of a Qi training attendant in his early twenties, he was soon taken to a seat near the corner.
After sitting down, I ordered a few random food, and then quietly listened to the conversation of the restaurant's guests with my ears.
After filtering out a lot of commercial nonsense and boasting, he still heard a lot of valuable things.
In his heart, he confirmed the information he heard with the gray desert information he had bought for 200 intermediate spirit stones before, and consciously gained a lot.
Then he stopped delaying. After serving the food, he took a few simple bites, then put out an intermediate spirit stone, got up and checked out and left.
There is an inn not far from this tavern. The hotel price is quite expensive. Just a large shop with five people per room, the room price for a day costs 1 intermediate spirit stone!
Gao Yuan naturally did not intend to squeeze with these strangers, so he took out two intermediate spirit stones and opened a separate room with an area of less than ten square meters.
...
In the evening.
The bell on the city tower of Camp No. 1 has also been ringing for a second time, which not only indicates that there is still half an hour before the city curfew, but also the time for the city gate of Camp No. 1 to be blocked.
Kong Youdao, the thin old man who checked Gao Yuan's identity in the afternoon, retreated back to the city with his companions.
After handing over to the person who came to change shifts and stayed on the night, Kong Youdao held up the mouth to deal with it. With the ambiguous gaze of the rich-looking companion, he hurried towards the direction of the living area in the city.
After walking around the streets for more than ten minutes, he finally arrived at the bottom of a rather remote second-floor townhouse and stood in front of a blue-gray metal door.
I saw him looking around carefully, and after confirming that there was no abnormality, he knocked on the door at a strange rhythm.
As soon as the knock on the door ended, the door opened to the side. Kong Youdao turned around and looked around again before leaning in and walked in.
The house was brightly lit, and there were already five people sitting there. They were all similar to Kong Youdao’s age.
At this time, these people were sitting together eating barbecue. After Kong Youdao entered the door, one of the round-faced old men waved his hand casually, and the blue-gray metal door closed silently.
Then he looked at Kong Youdao and said with a smile: "Old Kong is here, come on, come on, sit down and eat together, the newly sent goats from the Western Regions that we are here today."
Kong Youdao seemed to be quite familiar with these people. After hearing the old man with round faces, he walked straight over and sat down, grabbed a piece of lamb chop that had just been cut and chewed hard, and said in a vague way in his mouth while chewing:
"This afternoon, a person from the early stage of Kaiyuan Realm came to the North City Gate. You can observe it in the past two days."
The old man with round face was picking up the wine glass on the table and taking a big sip. After hearing his words, he couldn't help but feel shocked and raised his eyebrows and said:
"Oh? How do you say it?"
Kong Youdao grabbed the lamb chop in his hand and ate it again, then continued:
"The information on the identity token shows that the person's name is Fang Huai, 45 years old, and his strength is at the third level of Kaiyuan Realm. He is Linyuan City, who just came a month ago."
Speaking of this, Kong Youdao took out a green jade slip and handed it to the round-faced old man, and then continued:
"Well, the identity information is probably fake, but the strength should be correct.
After all, when applying for an identity token, you have to test the strength of the true energy. In one month, if he can die, he can reach the fourth level of Kaiyuan Realm, right?
I have engraved his message in the jade slip. You can find someone to pay attention to the specific situation in the past two days, and you will decide for yourself if you do it."
The old man with round face took the jade slip and said with a smile on his face:
"No problem, I will arrange it as soon as the curfew is lifted tomorrow."
Kong Youdao had just gnawed the lamb chops in his hand at this time, and he said with a stern expression when he heard this:
"This is the ninth person I have found for you. After this time, I will pay back the favor I owe you."
The old man with round face smiled even deeper when he heard this. He cut a piece of fat and tender mutton and handed it over, and said: