Chapter 3 Transaction
The sky gradually darkened, but the market was as bright as daylight. Every household's door and interior were inlaid with glowing pearls, even those who set up stalls on the ground had to put out one or two, in order to attract business.
In addition to white glowing beads, there are also red, green, blue, purple and other colored beads. These beads are about the size of a child's fist, shining with dazzling light, making the Tianyuan market look very beautiful, like a heavenly place.
Every time I come to the market for trading, I have to take a small paper boat for several hours. After the transaction is completed, it's already dark.
The night market in Tianyuan is really beautiful and lively. Yuan Tian, who has been tired all day, takes this opportunity to stroll around the night market.
At the entrance of each store, there is at least one shop assistant standing, and some larger stores have four or five employees standing at the door, including both men and women. They hold up signboards, shout to attract business, or strike poses, smiling and winking to entice customers.
The Ling Stone is indeed the source of evil, and Yuan Tian's heart couldn't help but feel a sense of regret.
Look at those store employees enthusiastically soliciting customers, especially the ones in front of the large stores. Their cultivation is higher than Yuan Tian's, and they're everywhere. But for the sake of spirit stones, one has to swallow their pride and do such mundane things.
"This store sells various attack and defense magic items, with a wide range of products at affordable prices. Whether you are a Qi practitioner or a physical cultivator, whether you are a newcomer or an expert, our store can meet your needs..."
In front of a relatively large store, four apprentices stood neatly. All four people were wearing neat uniforms and dressed like gatekeepers, looking like a regular and powerful store at first glance.
Don't underestimate the uniforms of these four partners, whether it's the scales on their bodies or the knives, guns, swords and halberds in their hands, they are all genuine spiritual instruments, and they are mid-grade spiritual instruments.
A store as big as Yuan Tian would never go in, the things inside are too expensive to die, and can't afford to buy them even if they go in. Moreover, large stores have high costs and cannot be bargained.
He found a small, unassuming bookstore on the street and walked in.
After entering, he didn't speak first and wandered around to take a look at the prices of various Buddhist scriptures on the shelves. Without much effort, he found the location of Lingyu Jue Yu Jian, which was not his first time coming here.
He had also gone to other shops, and their prices were all one or two spirit stones more expensive than this small shop.
The shop only had the owner, no clerks. It seemed that the boss was personally manning the counter. This boss was different from others and didn't rush to greet customers, instead letting Yuan Tian browse the bookshelves freely.
Yuanyuan gazed at the jade slips on the bookshelf, his mouth watering in anticipation. Not only were there cultivation techniques like Lingyu Jue and Jinxi Jue, but also attack-type techniques like Huo Qiu Shu, Lieyan Jue, Bingfeng Jue, and Shigun Shu. There were also array techniques like Mihuan Zhen, Kunshou Zhen, and Ditian Zhen.
The shop owner held a wolf hair brush, concentrating on drawing talismans. Looking at the face of this bookstore owner, he seemed to be in his forties, but looking at that goatee under his chin, he looked like a centenarian. Wearing a long gown spotless and clean, he indeed had an air of a recluse about him.
At this time, the drawing is a low-level defensive charm for practicing hands, called the Vajra Umbrella Charm.
No matter how skilled the talisman master is, even if he draws the lowest-level talisman, he must concentrate his energy. Because drawing talismans is a matter that requires precision, and any slight mistake, such as a single stroke being off or uneven infusion of spiritual power, will render the talisman useless and cause it to self-ignite.
The source looked at the store owner drawing symbols for a while, and a strange idea popped up in his mind "live character printing".
Patted his thin face and furrowed his brow in an effort to recall why such a strange idea would pop into his head.
Drawing talismans stroke by stroke is too troublesome, and the initial learning process is also extremely cumbersome. Why not directly buy a finished talisman, cover it with a transparent paper to copy. After copying, reverse carve it onto the seal. Covering the talisman paper once will result in a finished talisman. As long as the seal carving is flat and standard, the resulting talismans will be absolutely standard.
The failure rate of drawing talismans stroke by stroke is too high, and one carelessness can ruin a whole sheet of talisman paper. Not to mention that the strokes are easy to get wrong, from starting to ending, the entire process requires evenly infusing spiritual energy, it's really exhausting.
As soon as he had this idea, Yuan Tian couldn't help but want to get a talisman to try it out. The bookshelf in the store didn't have any spirit talismans for sale, and he didn't know if the boss would sell him one of his own hand-drawn talismans.
"Boss, how much is the Lingyu Decoction in your store?" Yuan Tian asked after seeing the shopkeeper put down his pen.
"It's just 15 low-grade spirit stones, but you want to buy a whole book?" The old shopkeeper saw that Yuantian had a good attitude and didn't shout or yell as soon as he came in, but instead patiently waited for him to finish drawing the symbol, leaving a good impression.
Ling Yu auctioned off fifteen low-grade spirit stones, to be honest, it's really not expensive, at least in this market, it's already the lowest price. But Yuan Tian, with the spirit of "talking more doesn't hurt, saliva is free", chatted with the shop owner for a while...
No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't get the price down. Instead, they got a gift from the shopkeeper, a golden amulet.
Although the Golden Shield Talisman is a low-level defensive talisman, it's also worth one low-grade spirit stone. Getting this gift is equivalent to saving one spirit stone.
"Boss, give me another one, this charm is hand-drawn by you, no production cost. You just take care of me, look at my physique, more charms mean more lives." As he spoke, Yuan Tian knocked on the bones in front of his chest, making a banging sound.
The self-defense ability of the qigong master has nothing to do with being fat or thin, but the shopkeeper was amused by this humorous customer. The talismans were wholesale, and the symbols were used for practice drawing, which didn't cost much anyway, so he simply gave another one to Yuantian.
"Boss, you're really a kind person, and your wealth will surely be abundant." As he spoke, Yuan Tian handed over 15 low-grade spirit stones, while receiving the Lingyu Decisive Jade Slip and the Vajra Amulet.
He took the things and didn't hurry to leave, his eyes fixed on the talisman paper on the table: "Excuse me, which store is more suitable for buying talisman paper?"
"Is the young friend interested in learning about seals?" The shop owner was clearly very interested in Yuan Tian's question, as when one enthusiast of seals meets another, it's like meeting an old friend.
"Really! I've always been interested in talismans. Does the boss have any simple and easy-to-understand books suitable for beginners to learn about talismans?" Yuantian's eyes were fixed on the stack of talisman papers on the table.
"You can take a look at 'Introduction to Fu Dao', it's comprehensive and suitable for beginners." The shopkeeper enthusiastically recommended.
"How much is the book? I'll come and buy it when I've saved up enough spirit stones." Mentioning the price made Yuan Tian somewhat embarrassed, no way around it since he was short on money. But it's okay, selling another flower-patterned pig would bring in more money again.
"It's not expensive, just thirty-five low-grade spirit stones. Next time you come to buy, I can give you a few more finished talismans as reference." The shop owner was very cunning and had already seen the waist token of Yuantian, a miscellaneous disciple of the Tianyuan Sword Sect.
Menial disciples usually work hard to barely make a living, this little friend can afford to buy Lingyu Decree, it seems that he will soon become an outer door formal disciple.
"I'll give you five talismans first, if you need a lot, go out the door and turn right, 500 steps ahead is the Qi Cuo Pavilion, which wholesale and retail all kinds of miscellaneous goods." The shop owner handed over five talismans to Yuan Tian.
"How can this be good." Yuan Tian's face showed a hint of embarrassment, but his hands didn't slow down at all, quickly taking it and putting it in his pocket.
"What's your honorable surname?" After receiving something from someone, you can't even know what their surname is, that would be too impolite.
"Free of charge, a surname is East Guo." The owner of the bookstore apparently also wanted to get familiar with Yuan Tian.
"Then I'll thank Mr. Dongguo for now and come visit again another day." Yuan Tian cupped his hands in a salute.
Said goodbye to the bookstore owner, went to Qi Qiao Ge and bought a stack of ordinary white paper. Thin and semi-transparent, cheap price, just right for paving on symbols for temporary copying.
As for the talismans, I only asked about the price but didn't buy any. I'll practice copying them first and then consider buying later, besides I still have five free ones. As for spirit stones, it's better to save when possible.
The sky had completely darkened, and the illuminating pearls on the market shone even more dazzlingly.
Sold a head of flower-patterned pig, still need to supplement one head, Yuan Tian hurriedly came to the shop selling spiritual beasts to purchase piglets.
Selecting piglets is a task, Yuantian claims to be second to none in this area. Even the late Huang Laoshi couldn't compare with his knowledge. Information related to breeding and planting seems to have been innate in his mind.
Yuán Tiān vaguely felt that he might not be a person of this world, but his memories had not fully recovered yet, and he couldn't recall what exactly was going on.
Pigs should have strong vitality, adaptability, fast growth and development, be feed-saving and easy to raise in order to make a profit.
Look at the mouth shape: The mouth is short and round, big and even, the mouth should be deep, and the lower jaw is thin. Miao pigs with a neat and tidy lower jaw and upper jaw eat quickly, do not picky eat, are easy to raise, and grow fast.
Look at the eyes: Pigs with short eyelashes and bright, spirited eyes can be eaten and will grow well.
Look at the nape of the neck, look at the body...; Look at the tail... Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve looks at the four limbs: Requires strong and sturdy legs, round and straight, thick and large, thigh muscles full, hooves large, body length and height ratio moderate, skeleton large.
One does not buy a pig with an empty belly: A piglet's abdomen is not large, indicating poor appetite.
Two don't buy high-temperature pigs, three don't buy diarrhea pigs, four don't buy, five don't buy, six don't buy...
The trick of looking at six but not buying was played to the fullest by Yuan Tian, and after a round of selection, he successfully picked out the best piglet in the store.
This little pig is still young, but has a round mouth and deep lips, strong limbs with moderate proportions, two small eyes that are not big but bright and spirited. As long as it is well-fed, it will weigh over 1,000 catties when grown up.
After signing and fingerprinting, the little pig can be taken away. The money for buying piglets does not need to be paid by miscellaneous disciples. The proceeds from selling pigs belong to the school gate, and the money for buying piglets is naturally solved by the door faction. The shop owner just made a record, verified the identity without error, and handed over the piglet to Yuantian.
The few commission rewards that miscellaneous disciples can get are not enough to buy piglets and feed even if they work hard.
Don't look at the flower-patterned pig growing up to be over 1,800 pounds in weight, but a piglet is only a few pounds heavy. A thin and weak person like Yuan Tian can easily lift it up.
Out of the shop door with a little pig on a paper boat, took out a shining pearl and placed it at the bow. Pinched a law seal, the small paper boat flew up gently.
Without the burden of the 800-jin flower-patterned pig, the paper boat demonstrated its nimble characteristics. Its flying speed was several times faster than before, and climbing slopes also became much more agile.
When I came, it was all downhill, and occasionally a small uphill would make Yuan Tian sweat profusely. On the way back, although it's all uphill, but only carrying over 100 catties of Yuan Tian and a few kilograms of little piglets, climbing up is easy and comfortable. The night wind blowing on my body has a slight coolness to it.
"Piggy, piggy, grow up quickly, when you're big we can sell you for money." Yuan Tian sat cross-legged on the ground, placing the little piglet on his long legs. His two thin and long hands gently patted the clean little piglet, muttering to himself as he did so.
Don't underestimate the action of touching and patting, it's also very beneficial for little piglets. On this cool and breezy night, the skill can keep the little pigs warm and check their bodies to see if there are any other hidden problems.
If other hidden dangers are found halfway, they can still turn back and change. Once the task is handed over to the master's door, it can only be acknowledged as bad luck.
Yuán Tiān's hands, although thin, were still those of a practitioner. The warmth emanating from his palms made the little pig feel extremely comfortable, and soon it fell asleep on his leg.
The little pig is not big in size, but its oinking sound is really loud. Very good! Very good! This piglet is very healthy and will definitely be easy to raise.
If it can be raised to 1,200 catties, in addition to the 60 spiritual stones given to the sect, there are also 60 spiritual stones that can be divided equally with the shop owner. Getting 30 spiritual stones at once is not too easy.
Time flew by in eager anticipation, and the small paper boat had already arrived at the gate of Tianyuan Sword Sect.
