Chapter 31 The Crowding Out of the White Society
Several ferocious cats guarding the door at the manor's door. They did not check it out, but just looked at each cat entering and leaving with a fierce and cold look.
Silently warn all cats: putting the rules here, we are not easy cats to mess with!
As soon as you enter the door, there are already many cats setting up stalls in the square, each of which takes care of the goods in front of you. Bargaining sounds are heard one after another. There are many shops outside the square, with a circle of lanterns hanging high, illuminating the entire square.
"The black market is so lively, why does it feel more lively than the city market?"
It's really lively. Cats come and go in the black market, and meows are everywhere.
A few cats were walking around the black market, and Wang Daju found that it was no different from the city's market. There were grain shops such as dried fish, fresh shrimp, grilled squid, braised shrimp, and various hardware and grocery shops. The things here are cheaper than in the market, and the goods are also very complete, and there are almost all aspects of life.
"Why are there even fish, shrimp and groceries sold in the black market?" Wang Daju asked strangely. Don't the black market sell contraband?
"There are no miscellaneous taxes here, no yamen runners or savage cats to take advantage of the situation. As long as you pay the stall owner on time, you don't have to deal with all kinds of messy things." Xie Liang explained.
"Oh" Wang Daju understood that when the underworld is more orderly than the white society, it will form a crowding-out effect of the white society.
On a street next to the square, Wang Daju found a shop called Baicaoge. Just like its name, it is a shop specializing in selling herbs.
As soon as he entered the store, a attentive waiter came up.
"Kei, what medicinal materials do you need to order?"
Looking up, there are medicine cabinets of all sizes on the three walls of the store, which are very similar to the layout of a Chinese medicine store.
"I want to find some potions, do you sell them here?"
"Yes, some, you are looking for the right place. Our Baicao Pavilion is the largest potion store in the entire Shrimp City, specializing in providing various potions."
"Help me see if the medicinal materials on this list can be fully equipped?" Wang Daju handed over a list that had been prepared.
The medicinal materials on the list are all found by Wang Daju from his memory, which are relatively rare or valuable medicinal materials, including two medicinal materials needed for the medicine.
"Customer, you are just picking good medicinal materials. We have about twenty flavors here, but the prices are not cheap." The waiter was quick and before Wang Daju could speak, he reported the prices of each medicinal material on the list.
"Purple Xu Grass Three Taws of Silver One Cent of Zixu Grass."
"A whole flower is seven taels per plant."
"Bai Zhelian has twenty-three taels per flower."
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Listening to the waiter quoting the price, Wang Daju found that the twenty taels of gold he brought might be able to make up a few pieces of the potion, and then choose three or two precious medicinal materials and you will lose money.
“So expensive!”
"See what you said, this potion itself is a contraband product. Regardless of harvesting, it is risky. It needs to be processed up and down. Can it be compared with ordinary medicinal materials."
Wang Daju first made up the medicinal materials needed for the two potions, and finally used the remaining money to choose an ice crystal chrysanthemum. The ice crystal chrysanthemum is the main medicine for Ice Sighs, and Ice Sighs is one of the best amplification agents for ice-type witchcraft, which can provide at least 20% increase for ice-type magic.
Ice crystal chrysanthemums grow on the top of snowy mountains and grow in the cold winds of ice and snow for more than ten years before they bloom. The growth environment is harsh and the growth cycle is long, making it difficult to achieve cat breeding.
The universality of the ice sigh to the increase in ice-type witchcraft has caused ice crystal chrysanthemums to be in short supply, and they are often at a price but not in the market. This is the two medicinal materials that Wang Daju can choose with the largest price difference in time and space.
I had just left Baicao Pavilion with my medicinal herbs, and I heard a bell ringing in the middle of the manor. The bell rang slowly twelve times. I saw some cats following the bell and walking towards the inside of the manor.
"What does this bell mean?" Wang Daju asked, pointing to the abortion.
"Master, this should be the auction house of the manor that is about to start auctioning." Xie Liang replied.
"Let's go and see it."
Following the crowd, a group of four cats came to a huge building. This was a large building similar to an opera house that could accommodate cat slaves. It was more than ten meters long and wide. If all cats were installed, hundreds would probably be enough.
Cats filled the hall one after another, and some cats got into the private rooms upstairs. It seemed that auctions were often held here, and many facilities were prepared long ago.
When the cat was about to enter, a fairy cat appeared on the high platform in the center. As soon as the fairy cat appeared, it immediately caused a slight commotion.
"Meow, what day is today? Will Yu Linglong appear in person?"
"So beautiful, so beautiful!"
"Yu Linglong's hair is growing again, I like it very much."
As the cats around him whispered, Wang Daju turned her head and asked Xie Liang in a low voice, "What kind of cat is this Yu Linglong?"
"It is said that it is the outer room of the owner, and the origin is unclear. Some say it is a famous prostitute who retired from Longxu River, some say it is a palace maid rewarded by Elvis, and some say it is a family member of the criminal."
The King of Longxu River Daju has heard of it. It is said that it is a famous red light district in ancient times. The Yanjia Yihe River is about the same as the nationally well-known brand intangible cultural heritage characteristic economic zone.
Xie Liang knew that this master was a bit strange and often lacked a lot of common sense, so he gave him popular science, "Fairy cats, regardless of gender, are forbidden petals of the national race. Female cats are lovers and outdoor rooms for the national race, and so are male cats."
"There is this?" Wang Daju was surprised. He didn't say these things in the history textbook. He used the entire race as his lover?
"After entering the Cat Kingdom, the Rabbit King personally ordered the entire Fairy Cat Clan to be classified as a vassal race, specifically for the Rabbit Clan. Now most of the servants and maids of the country are fairy cats."
"It's too much to eat and take up all!"
The two cats whispered below, and the fairy cat on the stage had already started the auction.
"The first lot is one hundred baskets of dried silverfish! This silverfish is a specialty of Mussel River. Only those caught in October in autumn are the best taste. This batch is the best silverfish. Interested people can bid for the auction, starting with fifty taels of gold."
"I don't know if it was the copycat." Xie Liang muttered.
"Why are you talking about a copycat?"
"Most of the things sold at this auction have problems, either stolen goods or contraband products. This dried silverfish is probably the dirty goods that some copycat has been snatched by a copycat. It's sold here."
“210 taels!”
"230 taels!"
"240 taels!"
"250 taels!!"
"Is there any higher one? Is there any higher one? Well, 250 taels sold to Mr. No. 76. Please go to the backyard as soon as possible to settle the payment and take out the lot."
"The following is - the claw of the cat!"
"The Claw of the Scarlet Cat is a second-level alchemy equipment, which can increase the user's attack speed by 50%, and can be superimposed with various acceleration witchcrafts. It is the first choice for cats on the refining route."
Chapter completed!