Chapter 7 Star Tower
Chapter 7 Star Tower
Without delay, Wu Yuan walked through several busy streets and small streets, from the east of the city where the martial arts academy is located to the west of the city..
Licheng, as the core of "Licheng County", has a registered population of nearly 200,000 and a permanent population of nearly 300,000. Looking at the entire Nanmeng Mansion, it is a "big city"’.
Over the hundreds of years since the Hengyun Sect ruled this land, it has gradually formed a pattern of "the rich in the east, the rich in the west, the poor in the north and the lowly in the south.".
For example, the Junzong Martial Academy, the Sheriff's Mansion, the General's Mansion, etc. are basically located in the east of the city..
The west of the city is a luxurious place, where merchants gather, all kinds of entertainment, sideshows, brothels and restaurants are gathered here..
“Licheng is a dock city. The Nanlong River flows from the west of the city to the north of the city. There are many passengers and goods coming and going. It seems that although my Wu family belongs to the 'north of the city', it is also close to the west of the city." Wu Yuan is already familiar with the layout of Licheng..
This has always been his habit. Whenever he goes to a place, he must first familiarize himself with the geography and people..
“The west of the city is considered a 'commercial district' and is also a gold-selling cave. There are often stories of rich and dandy businessmen spending large sums of money in the west of the city." Wu Yuan glanced at the people coming and going on both sides of the streets along the way..
Observe the expressions of different people.
Different from the deserted east part of the city, and different from the "hawkers and traders" in the north part of the city, although the west part of the city is prosperous, it is obviously of a higher quality, with more shops along the street, and the pedestrians are generally better dressed..
Finally, Wu Yuan arrived at the gathering place of the most prosperous streets in the west of the city. From a distance, he saw the seven-story high-rise building with an extremely large area and facing two streets - Qunxing Tower.！
Different from the 'signboard' of ordinary shops.
The plaque on this tall building looks like a gilt painting, with no words and only a few shooting stars streaking across it, making it look extremely unique..
“Everything in the world from all directions, stars and everything gathered in the building." Wu Yuan glanced at the golden fonts on the bluestones erected on both sides of the main entrance..
The font is strong and powerful, and the pen is as sharp as an arrow.！
It doesn't look like it was carved by a craftsman, but more like it was left by a strong martial artist with his profound finger power..
“Green and tinged with red, is this the silk-blooded bluestone that is a specialty of Minzhou? These two big rocks, each one weighs hundreds of thousands of kilograms." Wu Yuan thought to himself..
Sixteen states in the world, except for the three distant overseas states.
The thirteen states of the Central Plains are further divided into seven states of the Central Plains and six states of the barbarians.’.
Each state is vast. Jiangzhou and Minzhou are separated by Chuzhou. According to Wu Yuan's geographical knowledge, the two sides are tens of thousands of miles away..
“Just transporting these two stones from Minzhou to Jiangzhou would cost tens of thousands of taels of silver." Wu Yuan sighed with emotion..
There are no airplanes or railways here. This alone is enough to reveal the astonishing financial resources of the Star Tower..
Of course, Wu Yuan was not surprised either..
Although he has only been sober for more than a month, he has heard of the name "Qunxing Tower", which is the undisputed number one business name in the seven states of the Central Plains.！
There are hundreds of sects from all the countries in the seven states of the Central Plains. Every county and city has its own branch building. The items sold are all-encompassing. Whether it is magical weapons, pearls, antiques, or elixirs, most of the rare things can be found..
Even if you can't find it for a while, as long as you are willing to pay a lot of money, Qunxinglou can deliver it even if you are thousands of miles apart.！
Just as it is engraved on the stone tablet, "Everything in the world gathers in the building"’.
“Even the silver notes circulating in the seven states of the Central Plains are issued by the 'Qunxing Bank' in Qunxinglou." Wu Yuan recalled the special anti-counterfeiting mark marked with the word 'Qunxing' on his banknotes..
In fact, most of the hundreds of sects in various countries also have their own bank, but their credibility is far less than that of Qunxing Tower. Once they leave their own territory, they basically cannot use it..
After all, the largest country in the world, the Jin Dynasty, has only been established for two hundred years. It is difficult for some martial arts sects to remain undefeated for thousands of years..
The Qunxing Tower has a history of thousands of years and has never declined..
“This group of star towers is simply a 'financial empire' that spans hundreds of sects in various countries." Wu Yuan sighed with emotion..
He understands that to be able to stand for thousands of years, these star towers are by no means simple and will not be weaker than some great nation's holy sects..
It was precisely because he knew how powerful Qunxing Tower was that Wu Yuan came.
“Although Qunxing Tower occupies a large area, there are not too many guests." Wu Yuan glanced at the guests passing by..
But most of these guests are dressed in fine clothes, and they are obviously either rich or noble..
To describe it in one sentence, the customer base of Qunxing Tower is usually the upper class in a county.’.
Small order quantity, high unit price！
“That's right. If you extend your tentacles deep into the bottom and even seize the business at the bottom, I'm afraid that hundreds of sects in all countries will not be able to tolerate it." Wu Yuan looked down at his clothes and frowned slightly: "I'm not thinking carefully..”
Compared with other guests entering and leaving Qunxing Building, Wu Yuan's clothes are too simple and eye-catching..
After all, he didn’t have much money before, so how could he get good clothes?？
call！
Wu Yuan didn't stop at all, walked directly through the Star Tower and merged into the crowd..
soon.
A short and fat young man wearing a blue brocade suit and a felt hat walked into the Star Building. He looked very inconspicuous. It was Wu Yuan who had changed his clothes again..
“The place is bigger than I expected." Wu Yuan looked at the interior of Qunxing Building. The decoration was not luxurious, but it was very tasteful..
In the past, he had only heard about this building, but had never come in. Of course, such a scene was not enough to make Wu Yuan change his mind. As a member of the upper class of the former Human Federation, nothing he had seen could compare to the Star Tower in an ancient county.？
The first floor is vast, with many counters selling different items, many waiters, and special guards with knives..
Judging from Wu Yuan's eyes, the weakest of these guards are probably seventh-grade warriors..
The strength of Qunxing Tower is evident.
With a quick glance, Wu Yuan walked directly to the stairs on one side, as if he was familiar with the road, and walked directly up the stairs to the second floor..
On the second floor, there are slightly fewer counters, but the items are more precious..
But Wu Yuan didn't stop and went directly to the stairs on the third floor..
On the first and second floors, ordinary items are sold. Although some luxury goods are expensive, they are not beneficial to martial arts practice..
The third floor specializes in selling various items needed by warriors, such as magic weapons! Such as elixir！
This information has naturally not been recorded in the martial arts academy's classics. It is some information that Wu Yuan summarized during the past month's chats and exchanges with many disciples of the martial arts academy..
“Guest officer stays.”
The waiter in the corridor stopped Wu Yuan politely: "If you want to go up to the third floor, you need to verify your capital or prove your identity.".”
“Are these enough? "Wu Yuan turned his palms, and some banknotes appeared..
“I'm so rude." The clerk even lowered his head and was slightly shocked. The stack of banknotes was probably as much as a thousand taels..
So young, carrying so many banknotes with me？
Which family's son?？
The waiter didn't dare to ask any more questions, but Wu Yuan had already taken a few steps to the third floor. There were fewer customers and fewer counters. It looked very empty and the decoration was even more luxurious..
“Sir, what do you need?" A beautiful maid in purple came to greet her..
These maids are not coquettish, they are different from the promiscuous women in brothels, and they have a youthful vitality..
This is a treatment you never get on the first or second floors..
“Body Tempering Pill." Wu Yuan spat out three words. This was the purpose of his trip..
“Please come this way." The purple-clothed maid smiled and quickly led Wu Yuan into a single reception room..
Wu Yuan sat down, and another maid prepared tea..
A middle-aged man in black robe is already sitting on one side of the table. His desk and chair are obviously shorter than Wu Yuan's desk and chair, and he looks very respectful..
“Guest, the Body Tempering Pill is an auxiliary pill used by warriors to temper their bodies and strengthen their martial arts. It has a strong effect, but the side effects are also obvious. I don’t know..." The middle-aged man in black robe quickly explained..
“No need to say more, just talk about the price." Wu Yuan's voice was extremely hoarse, with a hint of indifference, as if he didn't want to say more..
“good.”
“Fifty taels of top-grade body tempering pills! Twelve middle-grade body-tempering pills! "The middle-aged man in black robe said calmly: "I don't know how much the guest wants.？”
“What about inferior products? "Wu Yuan asked back.
“Low grade? The middle-aged man in black robe was slightly startled, and couldn't help but said: "My lord, low-grade Body Tempering Pills contain many impurities and have serious side effects. They are usually used for……”
“I don't need you to say anything when I do things." Wu Yuan frowned and said coldly: "Just tell me the price..”
“One tael of silver, two coins! "The middle-aged man in black robe said.
“I want a thousand! "Wu Yuan said directly.
This time.
Not only the middle-aged man in black robe, but also the specially trained maid in purple beside him was a little surprised..
A low-grade body tempering pill? one thousand pieces？
“Sir, we can't sell it." The middle-aged man in black robe said with a bitter smile..
“how? Do you think I don't have enough money? Is this the attitude towards guests at Qunxinglou? "Wu Yuan frowned slightly..
“No." The middle-aged man in black robe shook his head: "It's because we don't have that many low-grade body tempering pills prepared here..”
He didn't explain much. The essence of the low-grade body tempering pill is 'waste pill'.’.
It's better to say it's an elixir than a chronic poison..
Therefore, when the Qunxing Tower accumulates a certain amount of low-grade body tempering pills, it will be destroyed intensively, and naturally there will not be much accumulated..
“I want them all, no matter how many there are." Wu Yuan said simply..
……
Only a quarter of an hour later, Wu Yuan left the Star Building with 687 Body Tempering Pills..
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