Chapter 3: Cluster and Cluster [Part 1]

A few days later, early in the morning.

Zhang Liang and Zhang Jiao came to the ancestral mountain, and Zhang Yuan brought the two to the vile of the clan ancestral hall. A strange machine was placed near the vile of the clan ancestral hall. A huge funnel pipe penetrated deep into the vile of the clan ancestral, and a row of molds were connected to the other end of the pipe. These molds were embedded on a track, and the gears of the track were connected to a rocker.

"This is the spiritual coin maker I designed. I will demonstrate it now..." Zhang Yuan said and made a gesture to Zhang Sihu. After Zhang Sihu signaled, he began to shake the rocker on the machine. Zhang Yuan picked up a few pieces of gold and jade and threw the gold and jade into the phantom of the clan ancestral hall...

Sizzy... Sizzy...

The raw gold and jade stone melted instantly, and the gold and jade solution just flowed into the funnel, and then flowed out of the shadow of the clan ancestral hall along the tube. Finally, the gold and jade solution flowed into the abrasive tools. Zhang Sihu shook the abrasive rocker in time, and the spiritual coin grooves passed through the tracks. Each spiritual coin groove was filled with gold and jade solution, and the spiritual liquid of gold and jade will solidify within one second. Therefore, the speed of shaking the track should not be too fast or too slow, otherwise the gold and jade solution flowing out of the funnel tube will solidify into a large ball!

Zhang Sihu adjusted the speed of the rocker several times in a row, and finally mastered the best uniform speed. He cast dozens of spiritual coins, which were cuboids, with a length of 10 cm, a width of 5 cm, and a thickness of 2 cm. The word "spirit coin" is engraved on the front, and the three iron laws of the world of cultivation are engraved on the back...

1. Those who practice the truth shall not interfere in politics, and those who violate the law shall be punished together!

2. Those who practice the truth shall not kill mortals without reason, and those who violate it shall be punished together!

3. Cultivators shall not disclose the existence of the cultivation world to mortals, so as not to cause harm, and those who violate it will be punished together!

After the spirit coins were minted, Zhang Yuan deducted the spirit coins from the mold and handed them to Zhang Liang and Zhang Jiao respectively, saying, "Father, second uncle, look at what this currency is like?"

Zhang Liang and Zhang Jiao took the spirit coins and observed them. Then Zhang Jiao said: "The appearance of this spirit coins is very good, but I just saw you throwing a lot of gold and jade into it, but the solution of gold and jade flowing out is less than one-tenth. Why is this? Is there any loss in it?"

"It is indeed a bit good. A piece of spiritual coin is equivalent to 8 to 12 times the gold and jade. The loss in this is mainly based on the purity of gold and jade. The higher the purity of gold and jade, the smaller the loss. Overall, a piece of spiritual coin is equivalent to ten gold and jade." Zhang Yuan said.

"This loss is too great. If you use this spiritual coin as currency, you will not only not make money, but you will lose money and not be worth the loss. I think it is better to use the raw stone as currency and issue a banknote you mentioned before, which is enough." Zhang Jiao said.

"I mean the same thing. Yuan'er, the loss rate of these gold and jade coins casting is too high, and it is not worth the loss." Zhang Liang said.

"Father, second uncle, you can't think so. Although the loss rate is very large, the purity of the spiritual energy contained in the spiritual coins is more than ten times higher than the purity of the spiritual energy contained in the gold and jade raw stones. The purer the purity of the spiritual energy, the smaller the sequelae of the cultivator's absorption of spiritual energy, and the better the effect of making spiritual energy temper the body. The mystery cannot be offset by a loss rate of 1:10. If you can become an immortal, not to mention a loss rate of 1:10, even a loss rate of 1:10 is absolutely worth it!" Zhang Yuan persuaded.

"That's right, but after the gold and jade on the market in Zhongtu are gone, it will be difficult to get gold and jade. Such a huge loss is really unwise." Zhang Jiao said this, paused for a moment, and then continued: "Even if you don't care about the loss, is there any disadvantage to the clan ancestral hall using the shadow of the clan ancestral hall to cast spirit coins? If something goes wrong with the clan ancestral hall, it would be bad."

"It should be no problem. In the process of melting gold and jade in the clan ancestral hall, it is absorbing the spiritual energy of gold and jade, otherwise it would not be possible to cause a loss rate of 1:10. I think this will not only not harm, but the clan ancestral hall will be beneficial." Zhang Yuan explained.

"I'm not afraid of ten thousand, but I'm afraid of it. This clan ancestral hall is of great importance and should not be so hasty." Zhang Liang said.

Zhang Yuan touched his eyebrows. He spent all his time on making spiritual coin molds. The mold was successfully manufactured last night. This morning, he immediately invited his father Zhang Liang and his second uncle Zhang Jiao, but he didn't expect that his father and second uncle would actually disagree.

"Yuan'er, we built the market mainly to exchange for gold and jade. The loss rate of your spiritual coin is too high, which is inconsistent with our original intention. I think we should give up at this time." Zhang Jiao persuaded.

Zhang Yuan was silent for a moment, his mind was turned on and then said, "How about this? Let's adjust the ratio of gold and jade to spiritual coins to 1:100, and only allow outsiders to exchange gold and jade to spiritual coins, and not allow outsiders to exchange spirit coins with spirit coins. How about this?"

"Don't this treat spiritual coins as a commodity? Buy one spiritual coins for 100 yuan of gold and jade, and you are not allowed to return them?" Zhang Liang frowned.

"Yes! Even if it is a commodity, it is not a bad idea to regard spiritual coins as a commodity! And for us, we can also make huge price difference!" Zhang Yuan said excitedly.

"You can try it out and treat spiritual coins as non-returnable half-commodity and half-currency, which has a very high profit. It can also stipulate that high-end goods in the market must be paid with spiritual coins, so that the value of spiritual coins will be even higher. This is a huge profit-making business." Zhang Jiao said with interest.

"If you do this, isn't the exploitation too ruthless? The profits in a moment are indeed very good, but in the long run, they will make people jealous and anger." Zhang Liang frowned and said.

"Brother is too worried. We only sell this spiritual coin on Xianren Island, and it is only limited to Xianren Island market. As for whether it is used outside, it doesn't matter whether we are in our business, and we can also exchange goods for goods. Besides, as long as it is a business that makes money, that is not jealous or that is not offending the public. The key is not whether it is against public anger, but whether it can suppress public anger and suppress public anger? Do you agree?" Zhang Jiao said with a smile.

Zhang Liang pondered for a moment, then frowned and said, "It's still inappropriate. The clan ancestral hall is of great importance. Never take risks. If the clan ancestral hall is destroyed, it is tantamount to killing a chicken to get an egg."

"Father." Zhang Yuan called out and continued: "The clan ancestral hall is indeed of great importance, but if you want to build it well, it takes too much gold and jade, and it takes too long. I am afraid that this clan ancestral hall will not be built without three to five years. Moreover, this is the premise that we have been constantly getting gold and jade. However, now there is a shortage of gold and jade, and it will not be built in three to five years. However, if the market is opened and the income from spiritual coins is used, I estimate that a clan ancestral hall can be built within ten years!"

Zhang Yuan said this, paused for a moment, and then continued: "As for whether the clan ancestral temple will be destroyed, there is no need to worry about it. At present, there is no bad change in the clan ancestral hall and it should not be destroyed easily! In addition, if I can get the first clan ancestral hall, I will naturally get the second one. If the clan ancestral hall is damaged, I am going to Xianshan and spend some money to build another clan ancestral hall."

Zhang Yuan was also a little nervous about whether he could get the clan order, but he was somewhat confident and said to himself: "At worst, I can try my best to destroy the Wuhu Mountains again! Moreover, as the level of the dungeon becomes higher and higher, the props you can get are getting higher and higher. There will always be dungeons to produce clan orders in the future, so there is no need to worry too much."

"Can you get a second one?" Zhang Jiao asked with a little excitement.

"This is not easy to make. Now this clan ancestral hall was given to me by my master, so it is impossible for my master to give me a second one. However, in Xianshan Market, there are clan ancestral halls sold in some shops. As long as you can afford it, you can naturally buy them. Of course, this kind of thing is too expensive. Our family has no accumulation of a hundred years and cannot afford it." Zhang Yuan said.

"Since you know that this thing is precious, you should cherish it even more. The family can develop slowly, but if this thing is destroyed, it is not something you can get it just by getting it." Zhang Liang said.

"Brother, I think Yuan'er's decision makes sense. The family can indeed develop slowly, but Xianren Island is not a paradise. Although it is not a paradise, it is not much better. The tribesmen are not all in one mind..."

"A few days ago, the frequent appearance of carrier pigeons on the island is really worrying. In this case, if our family does not try to develop rapidly, it may not be able to develop!"

"In addition, now there is a turmoil, and the states and counties are attacking each other. Now they don't care about us. However, once Middle-earth is unified, the new emperor will definitely pay attention to overseas islands, especially some densely populated islands. The new emperor will definitely not let him give in. If the new emperor sends troops to attack, this is indeed a troublesome."

"At present, the most important thing for us is to overcome the current difficulties, develop the family quickly, lay a solid foundation, and be able to resist foreign storms. As for future development, we can only make plans in the future. Do you think so?" Zhang Jiao said.

Zhang Liang pondered for a moment, glanced at Zhang Jiao, and said, "Since you and Yuan'er think so, then decide like this. However, the opening time of the market should not be advanced, and we still have to wait until February 2 next year!"

"It should be so, of course I won't have any objection." Zhang Jiao said this, but he smiled bitterly in his heart and said to himself: "Sure enough, I can hide it from Yuan'er, but I can't hide it from my elder brother."

In fact, Zhang Jiao’s words just now have obvious selfish intentions. After the currency of Xianrendao Fangshi was set, the opening time of the Fangshi could be advanced, and then the senior management of the hidden sect and the top ten sects in Zhongtu...
Chapter completed!