It took a whole morning, Gao Yuan followed the guidance on the jade slip map, starting from the Eastern District where he took the 'Ferry Boat' in the morning.
He wandered around this "Floating City" along a fixed route, visiting the east and west districts of this "Floating City".
Finally, near noon, he arrived at the outskirts of the southern district where he was now.
At this time, he was sitting in the southern area of the 'Floating City', near the edge of the 'Floating City', on the third floor of a restaurant called 'Waxiangju', at a table next to the window.
It was lunch time at this time, and although this restaurant was located in the outer area of the South District, there were still many diners.
Because there is no partition between adjacent dining tables, and Gao Yuan’s five senses are now acute.
Therefore, the sounds of conversations between these guests fell clearly into his ears.
Among them, there were mutual exchanges of comments and the experience of wandering around the "Floating City" in the morning.
Some people are also talking about the opening ceremony of the auction that will be held tonight at the Qinghe Palace located in the center of the Floating City.
Especially for the opening ceremony, where the leaders of the four regions of Xuefang will perform on the same stage, most people expressed their full expectations.
Regarding the opening ceremony of this auction, the Tiandong Chamber of Commerce invited the leaders of Ruxuefang from the four major regions to perform on the same stage. Even though Gao Yuan didn't care much, he already knew a lot about it.
After all, the streets and alleys of the ‘Floating City’ have been flooded with propaganda flags about this matter, making it difficult for people not to pay attention.
Thinking of this, he was extremely shocked by the generosity of the Tiandong Chamber of Commerce.
After all, Ruxuefang is not an ordinary Goulan brothel.
And the person who can be chosen to be the oiran of a region is naturally not an ordinary small role.
Generally speaking, it is not particularly difficult to invite oirans from your area, such as Xuefang, to attend events as long as you pay enough benefits.
But if you want to gather the oirans from the four regions of "East, West, South and North" like Xuefang to perform on the same stage, that is another matter.
The fact that the Tiandong Chamber of Commerce can do this is evident from its excellent operational energy and huge influence in all directions.
As his mind turned, his distant eyes wandered around the restaurant hall.
Everywhere you look, pretty girls wearing brightly colored traditional dresses can be seen everywhere.
The shapes of the clothes they wore were completely different from the popular styles in the northern regions, and were full of strong exotic customs.
These lovely-looking girls are all service staff of this restaurant.
I saw that the faces of these girls were all filled with cheerful smiles.
Each of them carried a plate full of dishes and moved back and forth between the tables skillfully.
The dishes are presented to the dining customers quickly and accurately, which triggers waves of exclamations one after another.
At a glance, it is a beautiful and fragrant scene.
“Without seeing the specifics of those dishes!”
Thinking of this, Gao Yuan couldn't help but add another sentence in his heart.
As a restaurant opened in the southern part of the 'Floating City', the dishes of this 'Waxiangju' restaurant are naturally full of rich southern colors.
Except for some fruits and pastries that look normal and delicious.
The insect feast made from all kinds of weird bugs is the specialty of this restaurant.
It's just that this kind of weird and alternative style of dishes really challenges the visual limits of diners.
Whether it is Gao Yuan's past life or this life, it is somewhat unacceptable.
So much so that although he was curious before, he blindly ordered a large table of dishes without much consideration of the cost of the spirit stones.
But when these exotic dishes were served by the girls, he did not move for more than 90% of them.
Well, he doesn't even have the desire to give it a try.
Until the end, he just dipped in a novel fruit nectar, ate some pastries and fruits special to the Southern Region, and solved his stomach problem hastily.
…
After lunch, Gao Yuan sipped a pot of unknown tea with a strong taste brought by the store while admiring the unique scenery outside the window.
Because this ‘Waxiangju’ was built close to the outer boundary of the ‘Floating City’.
Therefore, when he looked out the window, he directly crossed the transparent barrier outside the 'Floating City'.
What appeared in front of him was a magnificent field of vision that was more than a kilometer away from the ground in the Northern Territory.
Looking down from his current height, even the huge Qingliang City below has shrunk into a very miniature miniature landscape.
On the other side of the restaurant, there was the blue-gray stone pavement of the 'Floating City' that was less than twenty meters away from where he was now.
This huge gap between being far away from the world, like ascending to a fairyland, and being close to the ground, creating a very novel experience in Gao Yuan's heart.
For a moment, he had an unreal feeling as if he was from another world.
In a daze, he felt as if he had returned to the earth in his previous life.
At this time, he felt like he was traveling in a famous mountain city. This inexplicable feeling of comfort made him feel a little intoxicated.
…
Gao Yuan shook his head vigorously, and tried hard to clear away the depression in his mind.
Then he focused his attention on the main goal of his trip, which was the collection of the remaining ‘Five Elements Spiritual Fruits’.
During his stroll in the morning, he focused on visiting and searching the various shops opened in these areas.
I hope that in these shops, I can find clues about the 'Qingling Fruit' and 'Biling Fruit' that are still insufficient for refining the second batch of 'Baohe Pill'.
However, the final result made him feel extremely disappointed.
Although the items sold in these shops opened by the Tiandong Chamber of Commerce are all-inclusive and of various types.
However, the characteristics of these products on sale are mainly focused on the two points of "new" and "unique".
As for how precious and rare these goods are, it's hard to tell.
But this is also understandable, considering the shops opened in various areas in the 'Floating City'.
In essence, it is more similar to the souvenir shops opened in airports, stations and other places on earth in previous lives.
The products sold there more or less carry a certain degree of local cultural color.
Although these things are rarely visible on ordinary days, it is basically impossible to say how many rare treasures of the same kind can be found here.
At best, it is because the distances between the various domains are long and the roads are full of dangers, making it difficult to communicate with each other.
This is why these ordinary goods, which are commonplace in their place of origin, are only given a "rare" attribute label because they are rare to see in foreign lands.
As a result, these ordinary products, although they originated from foreign lands, became sought after rarities in the shops of the 'Floating City' at this time.
Especially for those ordinary children from aristocratic families who rarely have the opportunity to travel to foreign lands in their lifetime and whose own wealth is relatively rich.
Such exotic products are indeed very attractive.
But for Gao Yuan, who relies on the entire platform of the Exile Alliance and can access items from other domains anytime and anywhere, the value of these ordinary commodities will inevitably be greatly discounted.
"Although due to limited time, I haven't had time to visit the shops in the south and north districts carefully."
"But based on the East District and West District I visited in the morning, if you want to buy treasures of the level of 'Five Elements Spirit Fruit' in these 'local specialty' shops, there is probably no chance."
"Relatively speaking, I'm afraid it's better to go to the 'Free Trade Zone' opened by the 'Tiandong Chamber of Commerce' to find something more reliable."
Looking around with wandering eyes, Gao Yuan whispered secretly in his heart.
The so-called 'free trading zone' he just thought of is a special place designated by the 'Tiandong Chamber of Commerce' during the auction and provided to all guests to exchange their needs.
There are two areas in the 'Floating City', located in the north and south districts, and in the middle of the east and west districts.
Its specific function is very similar to the 'Special Square Market' that was opened in Qingliang City two days ago.
Therefore, compared to the shops selling local specialties in each area, the probability of buying the 'Five Elements Spirit Fruit' in these two 'free trading zones' is undoubtedly much higher.
He picked up the tea cup, drank all the tea in it, and called to a passing girl.
After some calculations, he counted out two pieces of 'Dang Shi Ling' and three intermediate spirit stones, which was regarded as payment for the meal.
Then he stopped delaying and walked quickly towards the 'free trade zone' not far away.
………………
"Ming'er, this 'Steamed Feilong' has a delicate texture and is extremely delicious. Come and try it!"
"..."
"Ming'er, this 'White Burnt Nine Star Spots' is very authentic, come and try it!"
"..."
"Ming'er, this 'Qianlian Wulongxu' has a fresh and tender texture with distinct layers. Try it!"
"..."
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‘Floating City’ East District.
In the private room on the top floor of ‘Cuiyu Food House’.
Chen Ziming puffed out his cheeks in annoyance, looking at the mountains of food bowls in front of him with a look of despair on his face.
"Are these people crazy? Do they think I am a monster? Can I eat so much?"
She groaned in her heart somewhat speechlessly.
However, the three young men sitting next to Chen Ziming's seat did not notice the look of concern on her face at all.
It was still like announcing the names of dishes, one after another, and he kept putting dishes for her with great attentiveness.
One of them even thought it was too troublesome to be separated from him, so he simply stood up.
This also led to the fact that in their private room, the food had only been served not long ago.
But in a very short period of time, the food bowl in front of Chen Ziming was piled higher and higher with your chopsticks and my chopsticks.
I can't let go now.
“I can’t stop even after eating!”
"Hey, why does time go by so slowly today?"
Chen Ziming sighed silently in his heart.
Then he moved his body slightly towards the back to prevent juice from being splashed when the 'hill' in front of him fell.
She turned slightly and looked at her personal maid Qing'er, who had been robbed of the linen and pushed to the back.
But seeing that the latter also had a rather speechless expression at this time, Chen Ziming sighed again in his heart when he saw this.
"When will this tormenting day end?"
Her response was caught by Xu Liangyong, who was sitting opposite.
Xu Liangyong was extremely familiar with Chen Ziming's words and deeds, so he naturally knew that his current behavior was a sign of extreme impatience.
"Huh, it's so ridiculous that these three idiots are the ones who are unaware of this!"
As if he had seen something interesting, although there was no expression on Xu Liangyong's face, a smile quickly flashed across the corners of his eyes.
And when his eyes occasionally met Chen Ziming's in the air, he just showed a relieved smile towards the other person.
At this moment, Xu Liangyong suddenly felt a slight tremor on the left side of his waist.
His heart suddenly moved.
This is a sign that the ‘Thousand-mile Talisman’ agreed with him and the person he hired for this operation has been activated by the other party!
He first glanced at the people across the table calmly, then turned sideways and retracted his left hand under the table.
Then gently tap on the left side of the waist, where the tremor was just now.
At the same time, he quickly used the power of his spiritual thoughts to cover the surface of the 'Thousand Miles Talisman'.
Following his movements, a rough man's voice suddenly appeared in his mind with the help of the power of spiritual thought.
"Boss Xu, the brothers have completed everything you asked. The place was chosen to be in a small valley about sixty miles south of the original Qingyuan Town."
When Xu Liangyong heard this, a flash of excitement flashed out from the corner of his eyes like a firefly.
He took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth.
Taking this opportunity, he quickly closed his lips a few times invisibly, and transmitted his voice to the 'Thousand Miles Talisman' on his waist through his spiritual thoughts:
"I understand, just wait for my news and everything will go according to plan!"
After doing this, Xu Liangyong put his left hand back on the table as if nothing had happened.
He held the chopsticks in his right hand, picked up a piece of an unknown bird's wing, and ate it with relish.
…
In the evening.
After the closing bell of the 'Free Trading Zone' rang, Gao Yuan walked out of a gate of the 'No. 1 Free Trading Zone' with brisk steps.
Gu Xiao
He was in a very good mood.
The hard work paid off. After an afternoon of unremitting searching, he finally met a person who was selling a wood-type 'Qingling Fruit' in the 'No. 1 Free Trading Zone'.
Although the gray-haired seller put the price of this 'Qing Ling Fruit' at a high price of 320,000 intermediate spiritual stones, and he refused to give in when he counter-offered.
But Gao Yuan bought it without much hesitation.
After all, compared with the opportunity to advance to the Hunyuan Realm, the price difference of one hundred and eighty thousand intermediate spirit stones is really not worth mentioning.
"In this way, the only thing left to gather the materials for refining the second batch of 'He Dan' is the last water-attributed 'Biling Fruit'!"
"And I still have a total of 710,000 intermediate-level spiritual stones in my hand. As long as I can encounter the 'Bi Ling Fruit', I will be able to buy it no matter what!"
"Yes! There is only one day tomorrow, and the 'medicine special sale' of this auction will be held the day after tomorrow."
"If I'm lucky enough, maybe I won't have to wait until the auction starts to collect all the ingredients for two batches of 'Baohe Dan'!"
As his mind turned, Gao Yuan quickly headed towards the 'North District' not far away.
From the time he left in the morning until now, he has been wandering around this 'Floating City' for a whole day.
And he didn't have a good meal at noon. At the end of the day, he was already hungry and wanted nothing more.
There is still almost more than an hour left before the 'auction opening ceremony' will be held at 'Xu Shijia'.
Before that, it was enough for him to find a normal restaurant and have a hearty meal!
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‘Qinghe Palace’ is located in the center of the ‘Floating City’.
Although it is named after a "palace", it is essentially a huge circular indoor stadium.
Outside the huge venue, there is a circle of viewing boxes densely arranged like a honeycomb.
According to the specific specifications of different boxes, these boxes are divided into four levels: "Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Huang".
According to the principle from top to bottom, they are distributed neatly.
The hour of Xu has just passed.
Accompanied by several old men who were the same as the top executives of the ‘Tiandong Chamber of Commerce’, they gave a simple speech.
The opening ceremony of the auction sponsored by the 'Tiandong Chamber of Commerce' started on time.
And as each program unfolded in an orderly manner according to the plan, the atmosphere in the entire 'Qinghe Palace' gradually became more and more lively.
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In the box No. 24 at the prefecture level in Area B.
In the box, which was unusually large and could accommodate twenty people watching the ceremony at the same time, only six people including Chen Ziming were seated.
Xu Liangyong was sitting in a large armchair in the corner of the box, looking calmly through the huge floor-to-ceiling window in front of him, looking towards the performance area below.
His right hand in the shadow tightly grasped the armrest of the chair beneath him.
The slightly white fingertips showed that his mood was not as calm as his face showed.
An unprecedented mixture of nervousness and excitement filled his entire chest.
It was also stimulating his rationality, making him temporarily unaware of what kind of mood he was feeling right now.
"If you say it directly now, it's still a bit abrupt. It might attract the attention of those three idiots and leave with them."
"If I face too many people at the same time, even if I am prepared in advance, accidents will inevitably happen."
"If the silence is not completely suppressed and the news is leaked, not only will this matter not be accomplished today, but I myself may also get into trouble!"
"Wait a minute! Wait a minute!"
"The more times this happens, the more important it is to stay calm and calm and not to be impatient!"
Xu Liangyong kept warning himself in his heart.
At the same time, he tried his best to slow down and deepen his breathing rhythm to soothe his increasingly excited mood.
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The wait lasted for less than half an hour.
At this time, in the performance area outside, the first round of performances by the four leaders of Ruxuefang finally began in an orderly manner amidst great expectations.
"It's time!"
Xu Liangyong muttered to himself.
He subconsciously took a few deep breaths to suppress his pounding heart.
Then he unfolded his spiritual thoughts and sent a message to Chen Ziming:
"Ming'er!"
"..." No response.
"Ming'er?"
Xu Liangyong waited nervously for a few breaths, and then sent another message with some uncertainty.
Chen Ziming seemed to be stunned for a moment, and it wasn't until Xu Liangyong's second transmission that he turned his head in surprise.
Unlike the men in the box, Chen Ziming, as a daughter, has no interest in these so-called leaders of Ruxuefang.
She just took advantage of the time when the people around her were busy watching the show and stopped making noise, and took the opportunity to close her eyes and rest for a while.
At this time, hearing the voice transmission from Xu Liangyong, Chen Ziming turned slightly sideways and looked at the latter.
His eyes, which were a little confused because he had just woken up, also conveyed a hint of inquiry.
Chen Ziming still respects the elder brother Xu who was the first to surround him.
Although the latter also expressed his intention to pursue her, he never stalked her like the others.
And after knowing that he was looking for 'Brother Gao', he did not show any anger, but actively agreed to help search together.
"Ming'er, come here for a moment."
At this time, Xu Liangyong had gradually controlled his emotions, and he calmly waved to Chen Ziming.
Although the latter looked a little surprised, he didn't doubt his presence and walked straight over.
"What's wrong?" she asked curiously.
"Ming'er, I just received reliable news that there is news about the 'Gao Yuan' you asked me to find before."
Chen Ziming had just walked to stand next to Xu Liangyong, but she didn't expect the latter to directly throw out such explosive news, which shocked her immediately.
"ah?!"
Chen Ziming subconsciously wanted to scream, but soon she saw Xu Liangyong's slightly downward gesture, so she forcibly suppressed it.
"Really? Where?"
Chen Ziming held his breath slightly.
She rushed forward and grabbed Xu Liangyong's arm, leaning slightly forward to lie on the latter's shoulder, and asked in a low voice.
"Yes, this news was told to me by a friend I met before using the 'transmission talisman' just now."
Xu Liangyong allowed Chen Ziming to hold his arm, and he dwarfed himself in cooperation, and then continued to transmit the message:
"He said it was a few dozen miles south of Qingyuan Town. Well, it was in the wild forest. Did you know? He said there was a small valley there, and he saw a person there who was similar to the painting you provided before.
The shadow shapes are eighty-nine points similar."
"Really? Seriously?"
When Chen Ziming heard this, he subconsciously tightened his grip on Xu Liangyong's arm and confirmed excitedly.
In fact, when she heard about the wild forest, she already believed it in her heart.
After all, when she met Brother Gao, he was living in seclusion in the wild forest.
The reason why I kept asking questions out loud was mostly due to the subconscious action of worrying about gains and losses.
"Absolutely true!"
Xu Liangyong looked at Chen Ziming sincerely, then his eyes turned slightly and quickly glanced at the other people in the box.
But I saw these people were paying close attention to the performance of the oiran from the Western Regions in the center of the venue.
Especially the three competitors, all had intoxicated looks on their faces.
Seeing this, Xu Liangyong's lips curled up unconsciously.
Then he showed a thoughtful posture, looked at Chen Ziming and suggested seriously:
"How about this, Ming'er."
"Tomorrow I will go to this place to see it on the spot. When I come back, I will tell you the specific situation."
Speaking of this, Xu Liangyong glanced at Chen Ziming.
Then, without waiting for the other party's reaction, he turned his gaze towards the dancing oiran from the Western Regions outside the box, as if he had just revealed it.
"Ah? We still have to wait until tomorrow?"
When Chen Ziming heard this, a look of disappointment suddenly flashed across his face, which was then replaced by a look of determination.
"Brother Xu!" She pulled Xu Liangyong's arm and called softly.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Although he knew what Chen Ziming meant at this moment, Xu Liangyong still pretended to be surprised and asked.
"Brother Xu, can I beg you to take me to him now?"
Chen Ziming said with hope.
"Ah? Now?"
"No! Absolutely not!"
"You said this is a fool's errand. What if something happens or we are in danger?"
Xu Liangyong shook his head repeatedly when he heard this and refused without hesitation.
"It's okay, isn't it just getting dark now?"
"Brother Xu, let's go and get back quickly, it won't take long!"
"Besides, aren't you, the eldest brother of the Kaiyuan Realm, protecting you? What else could go wrong?"
Chen Ziming begged in a sincere tone.
When Xu Liangyong heard this, he glanced at Chen Ziming in embarrassment.
When the latter saw this, a look of hope suddenly appeared on his face.
But Xu Liangyong still did not let go easily, but pondered for a while again.
It took a long time before he seemed to have made up his mind. He gritted his teeth and said:
"Okay! Then I'll take you there tonight!"
"Thank you! Thank you, Brother Xu!"
When Chen Ziming heard this, he immediately said with joy and gratitude.
…
Also in the ‘Floating City’ and ‘Qinghe Palace’.
In the box No. 72, Huang Level Mao, District D.
Gao Yuan sat on the carved wooden chair, watching the performance of the so-called 'Southern Territory' oiran in the distance with a speechless expression.
"That's it?"
"Ah? That's it!?"
"This kind of performance is really exciting if you have a hammer!"
After looking at it expressionlessly for a while, he sighed helplessly.
It must be said that after experiencing the visual bombardment of girl groups of various sizes in his previous life, he has a strong resistance to the singing and dancing performances of this world.
Even if the performer is a famous person in the southern region, such as Xuefang Oiran, in his opinion, it is nothing more than that.
Moreover, not only was this person far away, but he was also walking away with a tight and graceful wind covering his whole body.
Not even a decent piece of flesh is exposed. No matter how enchanting it dances, what will happen?
"Hey, I've been looking forward to it all day in vain. If I had known I would have gone back directly after dinner in the evening."
He sighed in his heart.
"Forget it, it's not much fun to waste time here any more, so just go home."
"It just so happens that the materials for the second batch of the 'Baohe Dan' are about to be gathered. Before that, I have to go back and thoroughly understand the details of the elixir."
"Maybe we can get it all together tomorrow and start making elixirs right away?"
As his mind turned, Gao Yuan no longer hesitated, stood up immediately, and quickly left the box.