Chapter 185 - Chapter 185: Nail (1)
Chapter 185: Nail (1)
Translator: Daoist6fubtiW
Hearing this.
Nie Zhong was immediately enlightened. He did not dare to delay at all. He hurriedly used the Wind Manipulation Technique and flew towards the Sea-viewing Immortal City.
Guanhai Immortal City was different from Ling Zhou Immortal City and Guang ‘an Prefecture Immortal City.
There was no city entrance tax in Guanhai Immortal City.
Any cultivator from the Infinite Star Sea who entered the Sea-viewing Immortal City did not need to pay taxes.
Compared to the city entrance tax, Chen Daoxuan was more concerned about the profits and taxes brought by trade.
The Seaview Immortal City was actually very large, even larger than the Guang ‘an Prefecture Immortal City. However, most of it was still empty and had not been completed.
The actual completed area could only occupy about one-tenth of the entire Sea-viewing Immortal City.
Even so.
More than 200,000 cultivators gathered in this small immortal city, making the entire immortal city lively enough.
Especially since today was the day of the army’s pay.
A large group of soldiers took spirit stone coins and headed to the central area of the Seaview Immortal City, Changping Central Bank, to exchange for spirit stones.
Changping Central Bank had a total of 16 working windows.
However, tens of thousands of people came to exchange for spirit stones. The long line caused the entire street to become impenetrable.
In Changping Central Bank.
Accompanied by Lei Zhen, Chen Daochuan looked at the soldiers who came to exchange for spirit stones and felt a little uneasy.
“General Lei, do you think these soldiers can accept the spirit stone coins issued by our Seaview Immortal City?”
Lei Zhen thought about it and shook his head.”
“The young clan leader said that the value of a currency depends on the goods. As long as the spirit stone coins we issue can be used to buy medicinal pills, magic tools, spiritual talismans, and other goods, it will have value, right?”
Hearing this, Ray Zhen hesitated,”Just like…” The Qian Yuan Sword Sect has the same battle merits?”
” The image of the metaphor is different from the battle achievements of the Qianyuan Sword Sect.”
Chen Daochuan had been trained by Chen Daoxuan for nearly a month, so he had the deepest understanding of the nature of money.
Through Chen Daoxuan’s narration, he had a deep understanding that Shuanghu Island’s industrial development could not be separated from the support of a currency that was widely circulated.
Although the spirit stones were widely circulated, there were not enough of them.
At least in Guang ‘an Prefecture, there weren’t enough of them.
In the crowd.
Nie Zhong waited in a long line and finally waited for him.
He looked at the staff at the window and said loudly,” Give me five hundred.”
As he spoke, he handed over five hundred yuan spirit stone coins.
“Are you sure you want to exchange five hundred spirit stones for five hundred spirit stones?”
“I’m sure, I’m sure. Please hurry up.”
Nie Zhong urged.
Through the window, he could see the mountains of spirit stones inside. If it weren’t for the faint pressure of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator emanating from the entire hall, he wouldn’t have been able to see them.
Nie Zhong really had the thought of taking a risk.
Suppressing the thought of courting death in his heart, Nie Zhong smiled happily and was about to take the 500 spirit stones.
At the window beside him.
A fat cultivator who was panting took out a pile of spirit stones from his storage bag and piled them on the counter.
Nie Zhong took a glance and saw that there were at least several hundred spirit stones.
“Please help me exchange all these spirit stones for spirit stone coins.”
The fat cultivator looked irritated.” Are all the shopkeepers crazy? They don’t even accept spirit stones, but spirit stone coins!”
Very quickly.
From time to time, someone in the team would take out spirit stones from their storage bags and exchange them for spirit stone coins.
Hello, do you still want to exchange for spirit stones?”
At the window, the staff member saw that Nie Zhong was silent and asked again and again.
” Wait a minute, please.”
Nie Zhong said hesitantly.
After saying that, he took back the 500 spirit stone coins from the bank staff.
“Can we really spend this money?”
Nie Zhong walked out of the Changping Central Bank with a puzzled expression.
They walked all the way to a shop that sold spirit seeds.
Nie Zhong stopped and walked into the shop.
“Shopkeeper.”
Nie Zhong shouted as soon as he entered the shop.
“Honored guest, what do you want to buy?”
As soon as he stepped into the shop, an old man in his sixties came up to him with a red face.” Our shop has all kinds of spiritual rice seeds, spiritual medicine seeds, and many rare spiritual plant seeds.”
After saying that.
The old man handed over a jade slip and said,” This is the complete Spiritual Seed Illustrated Guide. There are introductions and prices of various Spiritual Seeds on it. Please take a look.””
Nie Zhong took the jade slip from the old man and sank his divine sense into it to check.
After a long time.
Nie Zhong withdrew his divine sense and frowned.””Shopkeeper, why are all the prices in your illustrated handbook marked with spirit stone coins? Can’t 1 buy it with spirit stones?”
“Sorry for the trouble,”
The old man smiled and cupped his hands,” According to the laws of Guanhai Immortal City, from today onwards, the entire city will implement a new currency, which is spirit stone coins. If you don’t have spirit stone coins, you can go to the Changping Central Bank in the central street to exchange for spirit stones.”
Hearing this, Nie Zhong took out a 100-yuan spirit stone coin from his storage bag and said,””Shopkeeper, please take a look. Is this the kind of banknote?”
Seeing this.
The old man took the spirit stone coins from Nie Zhong.
He picked up the spirit stone coin and gently shook it. Then, he carefully looked at the patterns on it. Finally, he brought it to his nose and sniffed it. Finally, he smiled and said,”Yes, this is the currency.”
“This note is worth a hundred spirit stones?”
Nie Zhong asked, puzzled.
“Yes, it’s worth a hundred spirit stones. Can’t you take it to Changping Central Bank to exchange for spirit stones? What else do you suspect?”
“I really don’t know what this Sea-viewing Immortal City is doing.” Nie Zhong shook his head when he heard this.”
“Who knows?”
The old man also sighed.
“Sir, look, do you want to buy…”
Nie Zhong took the spirit stone coins and said with a smile,””Shkeeper, please forgive me. I’m a soldier of the alliance army, so I can’t buy your spirit seed for the time being. After two years, when I retire, I’ll take care of your business.”
Hearing this.
The old man was not angry. He smiled and said,”Please take care of yourself.
You are welcome to take care of my business in the future.”
“Alright, alright.”
Nie Zhong cupped his hands and left the shop.
Next.
Nie Zhong visited several shops and found that spirit stone coins could really be spent. What was even stranger was that the shops in the Sea-viewing Immortal City did not accept spirit stones.
“Sir, please forgive us. Our Zhang’s Spiritual Talisman Shop really can’t accept spirit stones. You can take the spirit stones to Changping Central Bank and exchange them for spirit stone coins.”
One shop after another.
There were also shops that secretly accepted spirit stones, but these shops were quickly caught by patrolling soldiers and were fined extremely high.
At this point.
Nie Zhong rarely saw shops that dared to violate the laws of Seaview Immortal City.
It seemed.
In just one night, the currency used in this immortal city had changed from spirit stones to paper notes in his hands.
At the thought of this.
He waved the spirit stone coins in his hand, making a swishing sound.
“It’s really meaningful.”
Nie Zhong muttered.
At the allied army base in the western defense zone.
In a dark dungeon.
Ever since the dungeon was built, it had rarely been used, except for the occasional soldiers who violated military discipline.
Chen Daoxuan walked step by step to a cell engraved with array patterns.
“Open the door,” he said to the soldier beside him.”
“Yes, Lord Commander.”
The soldier bowed and quickly opened the cell door.
In the cell, a middle-aged cultivator lay on the ground with a pale face. His hands and feet were shackled. Who else could it be but the commander of ten thousand soldiers, Xia Hong?
“Alright, stop pretending. That finger of mine only shattered your sea of vital energy. It didn’t hurt your body. You won’t die.”
Hearing this.
Xia Hong suddenly opened his eyes and roared,””Chen Daoxuan, you used public tools for personal use. You’re despicable and shameless. You failed to recruit me and became jealous.
Just you wait, the Guang ‘an Prefecture Coalition Army will definitely give me justice, and the Qianyuan Sword Sect will definitely not let you go.”
Xia Hong excitedly waved his hands, the shackles made a clattering sound under his struggle.
” I remember that there’s a kind of spiritual pill that seems to be able to repair the broken Dantian and Sea of Qi. What’s it called again…”
Chen Daoxuan immediately put on a thoughtful expression.” Yes, the Skymender Pill, the Skymender Pill of the Qinghui Daoist Sect!”
Hearing this.
Xia Hong immediately seemed to have suffered a heavy blow, and then he said in a deep voice,””What are you trying to say?”
“In fact, I’m very curious. Logically speaking, no other family in the entire Infinite Star Sea can offer you a higher price than the Chen Family.”
Chen Daoxuan paused.” 1 thought that you were a proud person. Even the Purple Mansion Pill couldn’t move you, but I framed you in front of everyone yesterday, and you actually didn’t refute me.
Was it difficult to prove his innocence? The oath of the Great Dao and the questioning mirror can all prove your innocence.
Oh, right, you have to swear an oath of loyalty to my Chen family.
Why are you so afraid of making a Great Dao Oath? What are you afraid of? Xia Hong?
When I recruited you before, 1 was just a little suspicious that there really was such a proud person in this world. However, after testing you yesterday, I’m basically certain that there’s something wrong with you!”
Chen Daoxuan looked at the trembling Xia Hong in the dungeon and said with a smile,””You wanted to die yesterday, but you didn’t expect me to cripple you instead of killing you.
After you luckily survived, you wanted to live. Now, you want to die. Don’t you think it’s a little too late?”
Even though Xia Hong’s dantian and sea of vital energy were destroyed, he was still a Foundation Establishment cultivator after all. If he wanted to commit suicide, he still had methods.
However…
He found that his entire body, even his divine sense, was almost frozen by the person in front of him.
This person…So strong! He was too strong!
Xia Hong’s heart trembled in fear.
“Xia Hong, the survivor of the Southern Mountain’s City’s Zhennan Pass battle, am 1 right?”
Chen Daoxuan slowly squatted down in front of him and looked straight into his eyes.” Tell me, how did you come back?”
“Oh-”
Xia Hong’s face flushed red, unable to speak.
Chen Daoxuan formed a hand seal and pressed it directly on the other party’s body, sealing his entire body, leaving only his mouth moving.
“Hehe.”
Xia Hong’s face revealed a terrifying smile. He stared at Chen Daoxuan and said with a strange smile,””Chen Daoxuan, do you think you can live? All of you must die!
I’ll wait for you down there, I’ll wait for you!”
Not good!
Chen Daoxuan’s expression changed and he hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him. However, his hand was repelled by a huge force. When he looked again, Xia Hong had already died.
Seeing this scene.
Chen Daoxuan’s face was ashen..