Chapter 141 Wanxiangzong's plan (two in one)
No one dislikes money, and no one thinks that they have made enough money so they stop making it.
This is true for people, but it is even more true for sects.
Because Xu Xinyao took the initiative to hook up,
Wanxiangzong does not need to purchase expensive "array blueprints", nor does it need to pay extra high fees to the "array master", only need to pay for the silver of the array materials.
But although Shengshan County is only a county seat, due to the once prosperous monster trade, the city is actually very large.
Xu Yuan didn't understand formations, but he had read a lot of internal references in Xiangguo Mansion.
Naturally, there are also relevant information about the initial investment and later output of building the formation.
In order to build a phantom array that covers such a large area of Shengshan County, the silver needed to purchase materials is roughly estimated by Xu Yuan, and it will be a million taels.
certainly,
This is the money for purchasing materials at market prices.
As such a behemoth, the Wanxiang Sect naturally has its own supply channels for goods, but even with this calculation, the expenditure for establishing this psychedelic formation should be above 600,000 taels.
Six hundred thousand taels
Wanxiangzong is not a single person, but a collection of interests. It is impossible for it to spend so much money to accompany the fourth sister in charity.
The reason why you choose to invest must be because you can get more things.
But now Wanxiangzong just lost this way of making money and ran away
"Hey, Mr. Zhou?"
I was thinking,
A crisp female voice suddenly came from the busy street, with a hint of excitement:
"Mr. Zhou, what are you doing standing here?"
“.”
Xu Yuan subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice, but after seeing the person, he suddenly realized that the voice was actually calling him.
On the opposite side of the bustling market, two young men were looking at him, and one of them, a girl with a pure and beautiful face, was bouncing around and waving at him.
Seeing each other, Xu Yuan responded slightly, recognizing that these two were the pair of sect disciples whom he had met in the deserted village of the Li family earlier.
Zhou Xiaohe and Li Erzhu.
After a second of silence, Xu Yuan also smiled and nodded at them.
He remembered that these two were members of the Wanxiang sect, and their status should not be low. Why are they still here now?
Seeing that Xu Yuan recognized her, Zhou Xiaohe immediately pulled Li Erzhu who was beside him with a dull expression and walked towards Xu Yuan.
come near,
Li Erzhu cupped his fists politely:
"Brother Zhou, long time no see."
Zhou Xiaohe poked his head and said with a smile:
"Young Master Zhou, why are you here?"
Xu Yuan smiled in his eyes:
"I happened to pass by and went to the city to purchase some supplies. Miss Zhou, why are you here?"
Zhou Xiaohe pointed to Li Erzhu beside him without hesitation and replied:
"The idiot heard that there are monsters and beasts here, and they are clamoring to come to eliminate the monsters. After walking to get rid of the monsters, they came to Shengshan County. They just came to sell some monster pills. I didn't expect to meet Mr. Zhou. hey-hey."
Xu Yuan glanced at the silent Li Erzhu in surprise, and said with a smile:
"Brother Li is really chivalrous."
Li Erzhu shook his head, his voice was very weak:
"Just want to do something within my power."
Zhou Xiaohe waved his hand, looked at Xu Yuan, then at the plaque of the Fenghai Chamber of Commerce, and asked:
"The things Mr. Zhou wants to buy are difficult to purchase, do you need a large chamber of commerce?"
Xu Yuan nodded, then asked in a low voice:
"Well, Ms. Zhou, I remember that Fenghai Chamber of Commerce should belong to your Wanxiang Sect. Why is it closed today?"
Zhou Xiaohe blinked her eyes when she heard the words, and shook her head:
"I don't know. Daddy never let me ask about these things. Maybe it's because of the monster beast tide. Half a decade ago, a brother came to tell us to go back to the sect quickly and don't stay in this area."
Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
It seems that the reason why the Wanxiang sect withdrew from Shengshan County was mostly because of this wave of monsters.
It's not too unexpected.
For more than a month, he and Ran Qingmo have basically been careful every step of the way in the Wanxing Mountains.
On the one hand, it was because of Tianyan, and on the other hand, it was because of the monsters in the Wanxing Mountains.
Although most of the monsters are not of high rank, ants eat elephants a lot, and they can only run when they meet them.
Once they are held back by thousands of monsters, and the number of monsters continues to accumulate, even if there are saint remnants and Ran Qingmo, they will have to hold grudges in the mountains.
Zhou Xiaohe saw that Xu Yuan didn't speak, he pondered for a while, and said with a charming smile:
"What does Mr. Zhou want to buy? Medicinal herbs, elixirs, or other things. I am quite familiar with the Chamber of Commerce in Shengshan County, so I can give you advice~"
Xu Yuan came back to his senses, a little hesitant:
"Will it be troublesome?"
Zhou Xiaohe stared at Xu Yuan's face intently, shaking his head:
"No, no, we happen to have nothing to do these two days, and it's okay to go a day or two late, right, idiot."
said,
Zhou Xiaohe poked Li Erzhu beside him with his elbow.
Li Erzhu hesitated a little, and replied sternly:
"Xiao He, the suzerain let you."
Zhou Xiaohe immediately glared at the other party: "Oh, if you don't want to wait, you can go back first!"
"." Li Erzhu closed his mouth.
Zhou Xiaohe cleared her throat and said with a smile:
"Young Master Zhou, what do you want to buy?"
“.”
Xu Yuan saw that the two hesitated a little, but whispered the names of more than a dozen herbs:
"Soul Dove Grass, Qi Po Huan Li Hua, Soul Ivy"
After speaking slowly, Xu Yuan looked at the other party's expression quietly.
These are medicinal materials that can help the remnant soul of a saint recover his soul power.
Because he doesn't have a body, the old man's soul power can't recover by itself, and it will be gone after use. To recover, he can only rely on foreign objects such as elixir or medicinal materials.
Several people fell silent for a while,
Zhou Xiaohe's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, and soon revealed a look of embarrassment, and said in a low voice:
"Young Master Zhou, I only know a few of the herbs you mentioned."
Xu Yuan was not surprised, there are so many medicinal materials in the world, he just said:
"As long as it's what I say, it's fine, and the price is not a problem."
Zhou Xiaohe blushed slightly, and shook her head:
"Mr. Zhou Zhou is not a matter of price. There is no place to buy this medicinal material in Shengshan County."
"Nothing"
Xu Yuan sighed, paused, and asked again: "What about the flying monsters? C and so on are fine."
The Department of Alien Beasts is divided into two categories of monsters in the world, military and civilian, and two categories of flying and ground, A, B, C, D, E, and Ji from top to bottom.
Xu Changge's black eagle is a first-class military flying monster, and the price is very expensive.
Judging from the amount of money held by Xu Yuan, at most he can only buy a Class C flying monster for civilian use.
But even so, Zhou Xiaohe still shook his head:
"No."
"The flying monsters of Ding and others are also acceptable."
"nor."
"E and so on?"
"Young Master Zhou, there are only monster eggs and cubs in Shengshan County."
"." Xu Yuan.
"." Zhou Xiaohe.
"Thank you, Ms. Zhou, for reminding me. It seems that Shengshan County doesn't have what I need for the time being."
Zhou Xiaohe was also a little embarrassed, and said in a low voice:
"How about Mr. Zhou, why don't you come back to Vientiane City as a guest with us? There are many chambers of commerce in Vientiane City, and many large chambers of commerce have branches in the city."
Xu Yuan didn't answer immediately.
He came to this place only to buy things. Since there is nothing to sell, there is no reason to stay now.
What's more, Wanxiangzong's actions made it clear that there is a problem in Shengshan County, and only fools will continue to stay here.
Slightly pondering, Xu Yuan looked at Ran Qingmo who had been standing quietly by the side, and said:
"Ying'er, what do you say?"
"Listen to you." Ran Qingmo replied softly.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan let out a sigh of relief, and slightly clasped his fists at Zhou Xiaohe:
"Then this journey will bother you two, but before we leave, we still need to go shopping for some sundries."
Zhou Xiaohe became very excited when he heard this:
"Don't bother, let's go, only this idiot is suffocating all day long, by the way, Mr. Zhou, where is the little sister beside you?"
The Wanxiang Sect was not built in the mountains, but beside a waterfall on a huge cliff.
Because of the transpiration of the waterfall, the Vientiane School is shrouded in water mist all year round. Looking down from a high altitude, the buildings are row upon row, like a fairyland.
The corridor leading to the important place of the sect, the "Hall of Discussion", was winding. Two middle-aged men walked along it, accompanied by the sound of unhurried footsteps and small conversations.
The bearded man asked softly:
"Old Five, I heard that Fucheng has sent secret envoys over?"
The fifth child was silent for a moment, then replied:
"Well, it is said that we want our Wanxiang Sect to reinforce Jiugu Town, where the imperial court frontier army is almost unable to hold on. This year's wave of monsters is very strong."
The bearded man thought for a while and sighed:
"Demon, and his mother is a demon!
"Our ancestors of the Wanxiang Sect chose the sect next to the Wanxing Mountain Range. It was the stupidest decision. Dealing with these monsters every day, killing one crop will grow another crop for you next year."
"Oh, how did the suzerain reply?"
The fifth child thought for a while and replied in a low voice:
"The suzerain asked that kid Qi Changyu to bring a group of more than a hundred inner disciples there."
The bearded man frowned:
"Really send someone there? It's the hardest-hit area every year, Changyu, don't stay there."
The fifth child laughed:
"Don't worry, the suzerain didn't arrange flying monsters for them. If they walk over, it may be too late."
The bearded man grinned and nodded:
"The imperial court wants us to be recruited without giving us any benefits. How can there be such a good thing? It's still easy for the Suzerain to plan."
paused,
The bearded man restrained his smile, and asked in a low voice:
"The few large fortresses on the border should be fine, right?
"If some small towns in the corners fall, there will be the most dead people. Those places in Nandu County can't be lost. If monsters are thrown in, many families of our Wanxiang sect are in that area."
The fifth child answered quite easily:
"Don't worry, we've been preparing since years ago. The Thousand Illusion Army of the Wanxiang Sect has plenty of supplies. Both Tianyin Temple and Fengqingmen have greeted each other and will support each other."
The bearded man shook his head lightly when he heard the words:
"The imperial court is really funny too.
"Decades ago, people from our sect were squeezed out of the government system. At that time, they shouldn't have imagined that the situation would deteriorate to the point it is now, right?
"What stupidity."
In order to prevent the Zongmen from further infiltrating the region, the imperial court has gradually removed the Zongmen's children from the local power institutions bit by bit since decades ago.
If the disciples of the Zongmen are the officials in charge of the government, the Zongmen will naturally give them all-out help to ensure that the situation under their rule is calm.
But nowadays, there are very few sect disciples who are able to hold official positions in the ruling party. Naturally, the sect does not treat those state shepherds and prefects transferred by the court so well. They are respectful to government orders. , many sects directly turned a deaf ear to their decrees.
And this is one of the reasons why refugees are everywhere today.
The fifth child took a deep breath:
"It is impossible for the imperial court to persist forever, and will change back to the ancestral system. It is estimated that when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, the black-clothed Prime Minister Xu Yinhe should be subdued."
The bearded man also smiled lightly when he heard the words:
"Xiangguo Mansion is in full swing. If it settles down in another hundred years, it is estimated that it will be another big family. It is not certain that it will be able to establish a sect."
"Hehe, I don't know where Xu Yinhe will choose the location. Most likely it will be at the Jiangnan Mansion. Last time, the Nine Swords Sect at the Jiangnan Mansion in the Tianyuan Grand Tournament, all of them were rich in virtue."
Say it,
The two looked at each other and smiled.
This is the general consensus of the sect.
Today's Shengshang and Xiangguofu may indeed have some ideological problems, but the problem is not serious, because reality will make them get rid of this wrong thinking.
The world is not the world of Great Yan, but the world of Great Yan and Zongmen.
Without the cooperation of the sect, although the great flames are still prosperous, there has been chaos in just over twenty years.
When you realize your mistakes and change back to the ancestral system, and then pay a little price, everyone sits down and everything goes on as usual.
Your Li family is also the Tian family, and your Xiangguo Xu family is still the number one family in the world.
The two of them didn't speak any more, and walked along the winding corridor all the way into the important meeting hall of Wanxiangzong.
Push open the door,
The chairs of the two factions are neatly arranged on both sides of the lobby, both of which are full of people, and an old man with a goatee sits on the main seat.
The Sovereign of Vientiane sat on the main seat and looked at the two people who had arrived late, and smiled slightly:
"Fifth, youngest, sit down, I'm talking about you."
The two smiled, walked to their seats and sat down.
Lao Wu smiled and said:
"Sovereign Lord, you are so anxious to call us here because you want to discuss the matter of Shengshan County?"
The Suzerain of Vientiane smiled with deep eyes and said:
"Naturally, my Wanxiang Sect has invested more than two million taels of silver in Shengshan County this time, so naturally it needs to be taken seriously."
The bearded man touched his chin with a playful smile:
"It's all thanks to the fourth lady of the Xiangguo Mansion. If the old man Xu Yinhe is not so proud, I would like to go to the capital to propose marriage to him in the Xiangguo Mansion."
The Sovereign of Vientiane smiled noncommittally:
"That girl's formation master is from the old man Jiang He. It is natural that her attainments are very high. If it weren't for her psychedelic formation, I might have to postpone this plan for several years."
"Okay, my lord, have all the refugees gathered?"
"Basically, the gathering is complete, more than 200,000 people, about 170,000 residents in the city, plus caravan guards, scattered rangers, and permanent border troops, there are probably more than 20,000 people with cultivation."
"Where are the monsters?"
"I've prepared enough incense to lure animals."
"The suzerain means that you can fight?"
"nature."
"Will it leave no trace?"
"Don't worry, it's clean, it's made by monsters."
"hehe."
Everyone present laughed, because everyone present knew how much benefit this plan would bring to their Wanxiang Sect.
The Sovereign of Vientiane knocked on the chair, paused, and said loudly:
"Okay, everyone is here, then the last vote will be held."
The words fall,
"Swish Swish Swish!"
The plan can go so far and the vote is just a formality. The elders present unanimously passed the resolution to open the big formation.
The Suzerain of Vientiane saw the scene, stood up slowly, and looked in the direction of Shengshan County:
"Send a message,
"Let's fight, create ghost fog!"
a bit late
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(end of this chapter)