20: Chapter 20: A Shopping Frenzy!

"Oh, Steward Zhao, long time no see!"

"Long time no see! Long time no see!"

"I knew that hosting Lord Shen back then wasn't a waste. Look, Lord Shen is here now."

"Looks like you've had a bountiful harvest?"

Steward Zhao's eyes held a hint of luck.

One must know, stewards of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce like them also had performance targets.

The lords received every month, the items sold... there were quotas and commissions!

The last time Shen Yi came here, he contributed hundreds of copper coins and bought quite a few things... although he had also spent quite a bit himself.

But at least it was a start.

Truth be told, having dozens of copper coins eaten up in the end made his heart ache quite a bit.

But looking at it now... it wasn't wasted!

Isn't this... Lord Shen here again?

Shen Yi and his party were quickly led, along with their horses, into a hall.

Suddenly, mist rose up all around the hall...

"Is this a Sound-Suppressing Array?"

Steward Zhao chuckled.

"The Four Seas Chamber of Commerce relies on credibility... naturally, we won't let anyone eavesdrop."

"I see that among the items Lord Shen brought this time, there is the aura of a demon. It seems you have killed a demon?"

"Congratulations, Lord Shen..."

Shen Yi smiled and nodded.

"It's just that this demon cannot be sold to the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce; it needs to be handed over to the yamen for grading..."

Steward Zhao nodded repeatedly.

"That is natural, that is natural... An official who doesn't want to climb higher might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes!"

"Let's cut the small talk..."

Shen Yi moved all those antiques out.

The Four Seas Chamber of Commerce naturally accepted everything... Steward Zhao picked up a microscope and began to observe carefully.

The expression on his face suddenly changed slightly.

"Fifteen hundred years ago... these are old relics from the Longwu era, right?"

"Some still have traces of Spiritual Qi... I suppose they are Magical Artifacts? But too much time has passed, and the arrays inscribed inside have lost their luster."

"However, this calligraphy... is by... Huashan Hermit."

"This is an expert in the Purple Mansion Realm of the Immortal Dao."

"Still has some value."

Looking at the other antiques and jewelry, Steward Zhao stroked his chin.

"For these Magical Artifacts and antiques, I will value them at 900 copper coins."

"Nine hundred?"

"What? Does Lord Shen think it's too little?"

Steward Zhao hesitated slightly.

"These antiques and calligraphy cannot be sold in Taiping County. They need to be peddled by the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce to the Dao Prefecture, the commandery city, or even the eastern and western auxiliary capitals before there is a chance to sell them."

"And it also depends on the mood of the nobles..."

"Huashan Hermit is famous, but in terms of worldly reputation, he is merely a third-rate painter."

"Unless a noble particularly likes it and offers a high price, otherwise, it's only... a few hundred copper coins."

"As for the others, pieced together, 900 is already the limit!"

"Little? It's actually too much..." Shen Yi smiled slightly.

"Then let it be 900."

Subsequently, Shen Yi carefully took out a Longwu knife coin.

"Steward Zhao... look..."

Steward Zhao's pupils shrank suddenly, and his breathing suddenly became rapid.

He hurriedly took the knife coin from Shen Yi's hand and took a deep breath...

"A Longwu knife coin?"

"The condition is actually this good?"

"Lord Shen has such good fortune... this thing is extremely rare!"

"It is said that the Jing Mountain is incomplete because it lacks a massive amount of Longwu knife coins."

"This item... how many does Lord Shen have?"

Shen Yi smiled.

"What price can you offer?"

Steward Zhao's thoughts stirred slightly... he said calmly.

"Five hundred copper coins... for one knife coin."

Shen Yi's heart thumped.

"The value of this knife coin back then could be exchanged for only a few dozen copper coins."

"How come it has soared to this point today?"

Steward Zhao smiled slightly.

"Lord Shen, to tell you the truth... there is an Immortal Dao expert from the Daoist sect who is currently collecting Five Emperors Money."

"Preparing to forge a Spiritual Artifact..."

"He just issued a bounty to our Four Seas Chamber of Commerce."

"A Spiritual Artifact?????"

Shen Yi's mind stirred.

"Mortal, Magical Artifact, Magic Treasure, Spiritual Artifact, Spirit Treasure."

"Upon reaching the Spiritual Artifact Realm, it is already sentient and has an artifact spirit."

"Magical Artifacts and Magic Treasures are mostly used by Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Tianhai Realm Cultivators."

"And Spiritual Artifacts... are already used by experts in the Purple Mansion, Golden Core... or even higher Realms!"

"But... that is just for use; forging one is far from enough."

"So..."

Steward Zhao chuckled.

"Lord Shen is truly intelligent. That is a Late Stage Golden Core existence."

"Named Immortal Master Huiji."

"Forging a Spiritual Artifact takes at least several hundred years."

"It has just started the furnace..."

"The Five Emperors Money refers to the five most powerful dynasties of the Jing Kingdom, namely Hongwu, Tiance, Longwu, Zhenjiang, and Jingbian."

"If Lord Shen has them, you can absolutely come to my Four Seas Chamber of Commerce... My Four Seas Chamber of Commerce can naturally offer the most generous chips!"

"The more the better?"

"The more the better!"

"Thirty-six pieces... plus the corpses and flesh of those small demons, and the flesh of this First-grade Demonic Beast... sell all these miscellaneous things together!"

"Lord Shen is truly straightforward!"

"Thirty-six Longwu knife coins, eighteen thousand copper coins... can be exchanged for one tael of silver yuan. Eight thousand copper coins."

"The rest can be counted as 200."

Shen Yi felt a bit suffocated... several carts of Yao Beast meat, and only 200?

Steward Zhao said with a smile.

"That First-grade Demonic Beast already counts as 100..."

Counting the remaining copper coins from before, the copper coins in Shen Yi's hands had soared to over twenty thousand.

This immense wealth made him feel giddy!

Now, he only had one thing on his mind!

Spending, spending, and mother-fucking spending!

Steward Zhao was also rubbing his hands... and even shouted.

"You blind things, why haven't you brought my First-grade Spiritual Tea to serve Lord Shen yet!"

"Good tea!"

"I still have half a jin here; Lord Shen can take it with you when you leave!"

Steward Zhao appeared very generous... after all, this transaction would put at least one or two thousand copper coins into his pocket.

This half jin of Spiritual Tea was only worth a few hundred...

Not much!

Having built a good relationship, what if there are surprises next time?

Just these Longwu knife coins were enough to get him a promotion!

Their Four Seas Chamber of Commerce had divisions like stewards, deacons, guests, and hall masters, you know?

Shen Yi asked first.

"That heavy crossbow is quite good... I also want some heavy crossbow bolts!"

"Easy, our Four Seas Chamber of Commerce has heavy crossbow bolts, Flame-Explosion Arrows, Frost Arrows, and Earth-Stone Arrows!"

"There are one-time spells on the arrowheads... the power has been boosted by augmentation spells... dealing with First-grade high-level and Second-grade low-level Yao Beasts is no problem!"

"Five heavy crossbows and five Flame-Explosion Arrows each!"

"One hundred coins per shot."

"So expensive?"

"Fair and honest!"

"I also need one hundred sets of weapons and armor..."

"Hahaha, Lord Shen wants to expand the army? Good thing... I have a batch of First-grade armor phased out by the border troops, the condition is still decent... it was exchanged to us by the lords of the Ministry of War in exchange for military rations."

"The price is favorable."

"I also need some Spirit Stones... or Spiritual Qi arrays."

"Lord Shen has already obtained spiritual fields? It seems... it's because of the diluojiang?"

"Lord Shen's luck... is truly good!"

"Spiritual Qi arrays come in small, medium, and large, two thousand, three thousand, five thousand..."

"Five thousand!"

"Lord Shen is truly generous..."

"I also need people... I need a lot of people."

Upon hearing this, Steward Zhao stroked his chin.

"What?"

Shen Yi was a bit puzzled... but then saw Steward Zhao looking around, then secretly took a piece of paper from his bosom.

There was Official Aura flowing on it...

Shen Yi opened it and took a look.

"This is..."

"It's a land deed!"