Locust

Chapter 157 Nanyi Second
Honglianfang City.

Seeing that the plague of locusts dissipated, the public immediately fell into a sea of ​​joy, the shops reopened, and the market quickly began to recover. The monks who survived the catastrophe spent money like water to soothe their tired bodies and minds with delicious food and wine.

of course.

There are also some family members of the dead monks, caught in unspeakable grief.

These martyrs have their own red lotus chamber of commerce to come forward and arrange them properly.For those who unfortunately passed away, the Chamber of Commerce will also carry out restraint and sacrifice.

The third floor of Honglian Pavilion No.30.

Cao Cuo and the incarnation are counting the gains this time.

Ten golden elixirs, a golden mace, and He Feihu's storage bag, the total value has exceeded 500 million talismans.

"It's a pity." Cao Cuo smiled lightly, "Let that Nascent Soul Locust get out of trouble early, or you can get three more Huangting Golden Pills..."

The Yuanying locust god and the wreckage of the sacred wooden staff joined forces, and Cao Cuo was not sure about keeping it, so he only used the sacred wooden cone to make a siege.The method of using the Shenmu Cone is also quite subtle, even if He Zhuyu has doubts, it is absolutely difficult to see.

The existence of the worm demon Wei Jinhuan is exposed, and it doesn't matter. The He family most suspects that the real person Di Rong of Chi Xiao is related to the worm demon Wei Jinhuan.

Hongxiu finished the affairs of the Honglian Chamber of Commerce and returned to Honglian Pavilion to report:

"Master, the affairs of the chamber of commerce have been properly arranged."

After this battle, the Red Lotus Chamber of Commerce has become more cohesive than before, which is also of great benefit to its future development.

"Yeah." Cao made a mistake and asked casually:

"How many monks are there in the Hunting Club?"

"There are 520 people in total." Hongxiu replied directly, obviously familiar with these data, "Among them 370 four are Foundation Establishment monks."

"There are tens of thousands of Qi training monks, but there are less than [-] foundation building monks." Cao Cuo turned his head to look at Hongxiu, "What is the reason?"

Hong Xiu pondered for a moment and said: "Most of the Qi training monks in the hunting club are limited by their natural constitution and have not achieved much. Besides, they are limited by skills and resources..."

"Talent is limited by nature, but skills and resources can be made up for in the day after tomorrow." Cao Cuo asked, "If the Honglian Chamber of Commerce comes forward, lend skills and resources to Qi training monks in need to help them Going one step further, within a certain period of time, is it feasible to take [-]% of the profit?"

Hong Lian hesitated and said: "This kind of business of lending money to monks is also done by several wealthy merchants in Fangshi City, and the profits are quite high, but there are two major difficulties in it."

"First, if the monks have not repaid the loan, they will need to use force to collect it, for fear of damaging the reputation of the chamber of commerce."

"Secondly, if the cultivator dies or flees, the borrowed skills and resources will be lost."

Cao Cuo said directly: "Let the chamber of commerce convene a review meeting to open up opinions and publicly discuss the loan process and overdue repayment measures. The rules and disposal measures are all determined by public opinion, and whether to borrow or not is up to the monks of the hunting club to choose not to do it." I force you to set up another department dedicated to the responsibility of supervision. In this way, presumably this matter will not hinder the reputation of the chamber of commerce."

"As for the monk's death or escape, the world is impermanent and people's hearts are complicated. It is inevitable. Let the loan monk find a guarantor and sign a blood contract together. Violators will be severely punished. Coupled with the thunderous means of the chamber of commerce, it must be Not a big deal either."

Hongxiu smiled and said: "The leader has thought about it carefully, and this strategy is feasible. In this way, this business has great potential. Not only can it cultivate the monks of the hunting association and win people's hearts, but it can also earn big profits for the chamber of commerce, killing two birds with one stone."

Cao Cuo calmly said: "I only provide ideas, specific and feasible operations, you still need to come forward, coordinate all parties, set up good rules, don't make mistakes, and damage the signboard of the Red Lotus Chamber of Commerce."

Hongxiu smiled sweetly and said, "The concubine must arrange it properly."

Cao Cuo nodded, Hongxiu was smart and always careful in doing things, so he didn't need to worry.

Repelling the Nascent Soul Locust God head-on this time also officially revealed Di Rong's strength, and no one dared to underestimate him.In the future, Nanyi may become a tripartite confrontation, with Nanyi City, Shoushanfang City, and Chixiao Palace each occupying one side.

In this way, Chixiao Palace will naturally become the opposite of the He family in Nanyi City, which is difficult to ease.The He family is very powerful, they have already controlled a Nascent Soul Locust God, and there is also a He Shentong who is about to break through the pill and become a baby, which is beyond the capabilities of Chixiao Palace.

Therefore, strengthening yourself to defend yourself is the best choice.

The stronger the Red Lotus Merchant Guild and the Hunting Guild, the more foundation-building monks under their command, and the stronger the blessing effect on the Blood Transforming God Formation.Not to mention, the "momentum" contained in it will also be of great benefit to his practice.

"The plague of locusts is over for the time being, and most likely they won't bother Akasaka Palace again, and this place can have a stable period of time."

The plague of locusts suffered a serious setback and has migrated back to Yunda Mountain for repairs. Cao Cuo buried a lot of "hidden children" in it.There are a few green locusts hidden in the body of the foundation building locust, it is absolutely difficult to be found.This also allows him to observe the follow-up trend of the locust plague at any time.

The He family single-handedly set off this catastrophe in Nanyi, and Cao Cuo was also curious about how this drama would end.

"The law of the world, the strong are respected. No matter how things in this world change, self-improvement is the best way to deal with it..."

Cao Cuo left the Blood God Son, together with the incarnation, turned into a light, and returned to Chixiao Cave to practice in seclusion.

From the beginning to the middle stage of alchemy, it is still necessary to polish the pure mana to consolidate the foundation, and the many magic inheritances collected by the Red Lotus Pavilion also need time to refine.

The ten Huangting Golden Pills obtained in this battle can also breed ninety Green Foundation Establishment Locusts...

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The eighth year of the establishment of Akasaka Palace.

The plague of locusts that captured Yunda Mountain changed again, and this time the target seemed to be Shoushanfang City.

The monks in Shoushanfang City were unstable and worried about their safety, and most of them fled to Honglianfang City or Nanyi City.

Honglianfang City took advantage of this opportunity to greatly increase its strength, surpassing Shoushanfang City, second only to Nanyi City, and ranked second in Nanyi.

The Red Lotus Chamber of Commerce and the Hunting Association are developing rapidly. More than half of the monks in the market have contact with them.

The "Longevity Library" opened by the Chamber of Commerce lends hunting skills and resources to hunting monks, with an annual interest rate of [-]%.Expected gains, quite substantial...

Unknowingly, the Red Lotus Chamber of Commerce has grown into a behemoth, bringing Cao Cuo a very rich "momentum", and the progress of his practice has greatly increased.

In order to consolidate this effect, bind more lay monks to participate.Cao Cuo directly asked the Honglian Chamber of Commerce to distribute [-]% of the dry shares, subdivide them into [-] shares, and sell them directly to all the monks who settled in the market at a price of [-] yuan per share.

On the day when the Honglian Chamber of Commerce sold its shares, there were tens of thousands of empty streets in Fangshi. Even in Nanyi City and Shoushanfang City, there were wealthy merchants who came here secretly, and they all rushed into Honglian Avenue and Honglian Pavilion, vying to buy the shares of the Chamber of Commerce.

Within a day, the price of a stock certificate has skyrocketed from thirty talismans to sixty talismans.The monks who are equivalent to buying shares have recognized that the entire Red Lotus Chamber of Commerce is worth more than 6000 million talismans.This anecdote immediately made the Red Lotus Chamber of Commerce famous and spread far and wide to the thirteen towns of the state of Jin...

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Akasaka Palace was established for the ninth year.

Yuanying Locust God controlled the cloud of locust disasters and besieged Shoushanfang City for several months, but failed.

The owner of Shoushanfang came out of the gate, held a mysterious magic weapon, and attacked the locust god. After one blow, the owner of Shoushanfang fled back to the square city with "serious injuries", and the Yuanying locust god also lost a foot. The first mountain formation enchantment.

Three days later, the locust plague withdrew and returned to Qinyun Mountain to recuperate.

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Honglianfang City
On Honglian Street, monks gather, and there are more than a thousand shops on both sides. There are more than 5 monks on the street all year round, and it is already the most prosperous place in Nanyi.

In front of the Red Lotus Pavilion.

Coming from the Kou family, an old man and an old woman were communicating with each other.

The old man's name is Kou Yuanhai, with eagle nose and broad ears, and he has cultivated in the late stage of alchemy. He is Kou Yuanhao's distant cousin.

The old woman's name is Grandma She, she has a pockmarked face and thin lips, holds a snake-headed crutch, and has a mid-stage alchemy cultivation. She is Kou Yuanhai's Taoist companion.

The two were entrusted by Kou Yuanhao to come to Honglianfang City to collect the debt.

Kou Yuanhao searched for the remains of the Holy Void Magical Treasure in Nanyi for several years but to no avail.Seeing that the plague of locusts was getting worse, he had no intention of intervening, and he didn't want to waste any more time. In desperation, he had no choice but to return to the magician's mission empty-handed.

Although Master Fu Dou was dissatisfied, he did not criticize him too much, and let him take another difficult task as a small punishment.

That task was originally a difficult matter in the north of Jin Kingdom.Unexpectedly, Kou Yuanhao not only completed it brilliantly in ten months, but also had a great opportunity. After returning, he entered the secret place of the clan and began to retreat to attack the Nascent Soul realm.

Of course, he did not forget to explain to his clansmen and arranged some important things.Among them, entrusting the clansmen to collect "tribute money" in Honglianfang City, 300 million talismans every ten years, is not a small amount.

When Kou Yuanhai and his Taoist companion, Grandma She, arrived in Nanyi City, the plague of locusts on Shoushan had receded a little, and the two went straight to the long-famous Honglianfang City.

After the old man Kou Yuanhai looked around, he said in admiration, "This Honglianfang City is really unique. Di Rong doesn't care about it, and completely lets the merchants and leaders of the Honglian Chamber of Commerce to review the rules of the city and formulate rewards and punishments."

"They did this, not only did nothing happen, but also made the market so prosperous. Although it is not as good as the two cities in the north and south of Splendid City, the vitality is far superior."

Grandma She pursed her lips, and said, "Splendid City is a metropolis of a country, at the foot of the royal power, the most benevolent place, if you throw a stone at random, it will hit the children of the second and third dignitaries, and what's more, the two cities in the north and the south are so strict. How much? Of course it’s not as dynamic as the commerce and trade in this remote place.”

Kou Yuanhai smiled and said: "I heard that this market has only been established for ten years, and now there are more than 20 monks in the market, second only to Nanyi City. It is so prosperous that it can not only make a lot of money every day, but also make thousands of gold every day. See Coming here, Di Rong really has some skills."

Grandma She suddenly gave a sinister smile.

"Old man, you have no good intentions!" The old woman struck the snake's head with a cane, "Is it because Di Rong has such a rich net worth, I can't help being jealous?"

(End of this chapter)