Purple Mist Dao Master-Chapter 853 - 560: Situ Fei Makes Money with Lilac Flowers!

"The honorable customer may not know," Feiyu Trading Company's attendant smiled in service, explaining to Yan Chuan, "After the disaster, the 'Beast Tide' rampages, there's no guarantee of survival when traveling. Who wouldn't want a surprise weapon by their side for peace of mind? Moreover, during the Beast Tide, wielding weapons is unavoidable, and bangs and clashes are inevitable as well. The damage frequency and quantity of surprise weapons are more than ten times compared to before the disaster! As the Beast Tide continues, the damage to surprise weapons diminishes, so naturally, their value increases."

"..."

Yan Chuan listened quietly without speaking.

"If you had come two days earlier, you could save two thousand Essence Stones; even yesterday, you could save a few hundred. But today, this is the price. If you wait until tomorrow or later today, it might rise even more."

"It's not easy to survive after a disaster; having one more surprise weapon is one more hope of staying alive."

The attendant's salesmanship seemed to spring double blossoms.

"..."

"..."

Yan Chuan silently walked away.

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"Originally, I was thinking of selling these few surprise weapons in Five Blessings City to exchange for resources needed for subsequent cultivation. But now, these trading houses blatantly bully the impoverished and remote Danhu Realm, buying low and selling high, ruthlessly fleecing people."

Yan Chuan shook his head.

All crows under heaven are black; Yan Chuan had visited not only Feiyu Trading Company but also ran through all the trading houses large and small in Five Blessings City. The trends were all the same, openly planning to cheat people.

If Yan Chuan were from Danhu Realm, a native Divine General of Five Blessings City, he might have had to accept it begrudgingly, but he wasn't: "With Great Yan, I can freely traverse the four continents of Mo Yin Region. Even if the surprise weapon market is bad in Danhu Realm, there's bound to be a place where they will sell for a high price."

For example, Sitting Mountain Country.

"Sitting Mountain Country is currently in the midst of a national struggle; a large amount of military merit requires a substantial amount of Essence Stones, Primordial Pills, surprise weapons, and Exotic Treasures to underpin. Otherwise, if the military merits cannot be exchanged for corresponding tangible items, those freelance Divine Generals who are purely motivated by rewards will leave at once, and might even defect to the enemy East Marquis Country, it isn't out of the question for them to turn coat in battle."

Thus, the demand for surprise weapons in Sitting Mountain Country must be extremely high now.

'Essence Stone' is like energy.

'Surprise weapon' is like arms.

During a national struggle, energy is important, but arms are indispensable.

"It's most fitting to sell surprise weapons in Sitting Mountain Country," Yan Chuan resolved.

If this is the case, there's no hurry for now.

In Yuanzhou Territory, the martial arts lecture lasts ten days; it's only the fifth day. Including today, there's still six days left before it ends. After it ends, it wouldn't be too late to 'throw in' with Lv Zhong, the Sect Leader of Iron Clothes Sect and the 'Golden Silk Jade Robe', in Sitting Mountain Country.

No rush for these few days.

Just right, in five days Yan Chuan plans to enter the Returning Ruins again to 'procure a batch' and have more abundant goods in hand, so when arriving at Sitting Mountain Country, he won't return empty-handed even upon stumbling upon a treasure mountain.

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Five Blessings City.

City Lord Mansion.

The War God Family Head of one of the Thirteen Royal Families in Danhu Realm, 'Zhonghang Guangming's' direct daughter, Five Blessings City Lord, Sixth Sense Sword Sect Sect Master, and Array Master 'Zhonghang Lu' as always was still arranging and researching Arrays.

Nearby.

Someone came to report: "Over the last month, numerous mountainous regions around Five Blessings City were covered by Arrays. Small mountain ranges house hundreds, larger ones surround several thousand people. So far, it is found that there are twenty-eight Arrays, each at least Innate Level, capable of resisting the charge of low-rank Beast Kings and even slaying them. The city has seen a gradual exodus of civilians claiming mountains to guard themselves, reducing city population pressure considerably, although the outflow persists. Hereafter the monthly population tax is likely to greatly diminish."

Twenty-eight Arrays.

At least Innate Level.

Being an Array Master, Zhonghang Lu instantly calculated: "Even if I personally arranged them, the cost to set up an Innate Level Array housing hundreds costs at least dozens of Primordial Pills. To arrange an Innate Great Array housing thousands, less than eight hundred Primordial Pills is out of the question."

The informant quickly replied: "Among the twenty-eight mountain Arrays, nineteen accommodate hundreds, nine accommodate thousands."

Calculating this— 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"These twenty-eight Arrays cost at least 10,000 Primordial Pills."

Zhonghang Lu paused her work, her charming face showing slight surprise.

Which young master or young lady is so extravagant, scattering tens of thousands of Primordial Pills outdoors just to build twenty-something Arrays for merely three to four thousand people?

Ten thousand Primordial Pills!

Three to four thousand people!

This could already purchase an ordinary Seventh-rank Divine Weapon.

But setting up Arrays outdoors?

Even if each Array is Innate Level, even if capable of resisting Innate Beast King attacks, within the marauding giant 'Beast Tide' circumstances, with good luck perhaps they might last longer; with bad luck, they might be breached by the endless Beast Tides within one or two months, maybe even less.

One or two months later.

Whether half of these twenty-eight Arrays would still exist is uncertain, with bad luck maybe all would be destroyed.

Arrays.

Primordial Pills.

Essence Stones.

All washed away.

"What is the purpose of this?" Zhonghang Lu was puzzled.

The informant cautiously glanced at Zhonghang Lu, noticing the pretense of the City Lord, couldn't resist internally mocking: "Quite the act! Yet those twenty-eight Arrays are clearly your handiwork; that layout, that style, not a hair off! More glaring than ever! Still pretending?"

The informant was speechless.

Unaware of her subordinate's thoughts, Zhonghang Lu frowned, instructed: "First, send someone to investigate the origins behind these Arrays, report to me once clarified, pay attention to manners and methods, never act out of line."

Barring someone splurging 10,000 Primordial Pills to play here, the background must be significant.

Money makes the world go round.

Even Zhonghang Lu approaches prudently with such individuals, better to avoid offense without understanding their identity or depths.

"Yes!"

The informant got the message—

Avoid acting out of line?

Investigating oneself?

Understood! Just put on a show!

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Outside Five Blessings City.

In Lv Zao Mountain.

"Kill!"

Six female Divine Generals unleashed a massacre, slaughtering the rampaging Alien Beasts inside and outside the mountain until blood flowed like rivers. Scouring the area thrice to ensure no more beasts remained, they reported to the two employers: "The task is completed, my lords."

Ding Xiang nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."

"For money received, disaster resolved, as is right and proper." The leading third-rank Divine General Mi Lan smiled; in the current chaotic scenes, survival itself is in question, not to mention earning money and routine cultivation. Even as a third-rank Divine General, post-disasters remained challenging for Mi Lan.

Until a month ago, when the two employers came along with Primordial Pills to hire at a monthly rate of three Primordial Pills, even higher than she earned pre-disaster, Mi Lan was ecstatic and dutiful.

Not only did she perform well herself, but she also oversaw other five hired Divine Generals, ensuring to discipline any laziness or trickery.

Such wonderful employers—

Rich beyond measure!

Generous payment!

Such employers can't be deceived away, serving them well meant securing steady livelihood post-disaster.

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