Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 102 Chalcedony
"I'll offer two hundred and twenty copper coins per pound." Another vendor took only a few glances at the appearance of the strange-blood fish and immediately offered a higher price.

The vendor looked unhappy before, but he stopped bidding.

It is certainly unpleasant to have someone interfere with your business, but business must be profitable and you cannot just spend money recklessly on buying goods on impulse.

The price was beyond his expectation, so it was not worth bidding for the silver horn fish.

"I offer eight silver coins, one price." Seeing that no one else was making an offer, Song Changming spoke directly.

The vendor, who thought he was sure to win, turned around and glared at the crowd in dissatisfaction.

Just when he was about to curse a few words, he saw the official uniform on Song Changming. His expression was already in place and the words were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back and didn't dare to say a word.

"Congratulations, sir." He laughed dryly and cupped his hands.

"Thank you for giving up." Song Changming nodded.

Of course, buying this silver-horned fish for eight silver coins is a huge premium, almost two hundred and seventy copper coins per pound.

The reason why Song Changming offered a price was that he was too lazy to argue with others and waste time. Anyway, he didn't need the extra copper coins.

Mainly out of curiosity, I wanted to taste the silver horn fish.

If the fish meat is really helpful to his body training, he will definitely send people to purchase it here on a regular basis in the future.

"Seal this silver-horned fish later, take it to the dock, and hand it over to patrolman Liang Zhaolong." Song Changming said, giving eight silver coins.

"Okay, sir, don't worry, I will seal it for you and send it to you." The stall owner took the money and quickly said with a smile.

The high price of eight silver coins was definitely beyond his expectations, and he was so happy that he couldn't wait to rejoice.

Song Changming continued walking around, and saw that the aquatic fish with strange blood were indeed quite rare, with only a few of them to be found.

It's not just fish, other species as well, their appearances are all easy to identify. The unusual and alien species basically have alien blood.

"If you still want it, sir, wait until nightfall, when all the fishermen who went out to sea come back, there will be more of these treasures in the fish market." A stall owner reminded Song Changming when he saw him purchasing exotic blood seafood.

"Okay." Song Changming nodded.

Indeed, it is a little early now. Most of the fishermen who went out to sea have not returned yet, and there are not many treasures in the fishing market.

Seeing this, Song Changming simply returned to the dock, asked Liang Zhaolong to light a fire, and steamed and grilled the few exotic fish he had just bought, and tasted them together with his patrol guards.

After eating the fish, Song Changming suddenly felt a warmth in his stomach, as if he had drunk a bowl of hot wine, and felt very comfortable.

Then, the heat spread throughout his body, causing his heart to beat faster and he began to sweat.

Liang Zhaolong, who was standing by, ate it and his eyes also lit up, exclaiming that it was a delicious dish.

The rumors are true, these treasures with strange blood do have a certain beneficial effect on the physical training of warriors.

It’s not even worse than some martial arts medicines!
And the taste is delicious, which is incomparable to soup medicine.

This kind of meat is expensive for a reason.

Song Changming hadn’t thought much about it before, but now as his family became more and more prosperous, he could definitely eat alien flesh and blood every meal.

Dietary supplements and medicinal supplements further improved his practice efficiency.

The main focus is to get enough materials for cultivation.

By the afternoon, the spoils had been counted.

Song Changming looked through the list and found that the total value was more than 11,000 silver coins!

This amount is quite a large sum, mainly because there is a batch of leftover goods left here by the Dinghai Water Gang that have not yet been dealt with.

Of course, Song Changming would not be so naive as to think that this amount was the total. This was just the list of spoils that had to be turned over to the County Governor's Office.

Song Changming did not think much about this and just handed it over to Zhuang Ren.

Compared to the spoils, he was more interested in the port fishing market at dusk.

At this time of year, the place is even more lively than the busiest street in the county town.

A large number of merchants from various counties in Donglai County, as well as some foreign caravans, flocked to the city.

When local fishermen return from sea, their earnings are basically taken away by these people, which has formed a long-term industrial chain.

Song Changming, along with Liang Zhaolong and several patrol guards, managed the order of the fishing market while watching the fishermen's harvest today.

I have to say that there were indeed a lot more exotic blood and seafood at night, as well as many kinds of precious plants from the sea, and even cracked minerals.

Even if Song Changming didn't buy anything, he gained a lot of knowledge here.

"I still have to go out and see the world. After all, sticking to one place is narrow-minded." Song Changming shook his head secretly.

"Here come the shells! Here come the shells! They are all freshly dug today!" Song Changming looked over and saw two fishermen shouting particularly loudly. There were several baskets of shells on the ground.

The shell is snow-white all over, like jade, with many beautiful patterns on it, each of which is tightly closed and fits perfectly.

"What does gambling on marrow mean?" Song Changming asked, looking at the shells.

"My Lord, these are white jade shells from the sea, which contain chalcedony. Here, this is it."

As the fisherman spoke, he took out a piece of translucent gelatinous substance about the thickness of his little finger from a basin nearby and handed it to Song Changming.

The gelatinous substance feels slightly slippery when you pinch it, and if you look closely you can see tiny particles of impurities inside.

"This chalcedony is the essence of the entire white jade shell. It can be eaten raw or cooked. Poor quality chalcedony is of little use except for filling the stomach, and is not very valuable.

Good quality chalcedony is a treasure. It is said that eating it can cleanse the marrow and temper the body, and transform one into a new person. If you open a high-quality yellow chalcedony, it is not a problem to sell it for dozens or even hundreds of silver coins!

There was even a fisherman here who dug up a red chalcedony before, and sold it to the Dinghai Sea Gang for thousands of silver coins. He became rich overnight and moved to the county town to live!"

The fisherman said this with an envious look on his face.

"The Dinghai Water Gang is so strict about rules? Are they willing to pay for such a treasure?" Liang Zhaolong, who was standing aside, was skeptical.

The fisherman nodded and said, "Big gangs like theirs value reputation and rules the most in the underworld. If they try to rob, their gang's business will not be doing well in the future."

In fact, compared to the rule-abiding Dinghai Shui Gang, they are more afraid of the jealous little devils nearby when they get something good.

Theft and robbery actually happen more often by people around us.

Therefore, the local fishermen hope that no matter whether it is the Dinghai Sea Gang or the government, as long as they can control the public security here, it will be fine.

"Is it really as good as you say?" Song Changming raised his eyebrows and asked as he looked at the translucent chalcedony in his hand.

He was referring to the benefits of chalcedony that the fisherman had just mentioned.

"This." The fisherman scratched his head and laughed dryly, "The high-quality chalcedony is indeed priced at this market price. As for the actual effect after eating it, I have never eaten it. I don't know if it is exaggerated or not."

"Yeah." Song Changming did not make things difficult for the fisherman. He looked at the other chalcedony in his basin.

Without exception, they are all translucent and gelatinous, and are inferior, low-quality chalcedony.

It seems that the probability of getting a high-quality chalcedony is extremely low, especially the highest quality red chalcedony, which is no different from winning the lottery.

Therefore, these fishermen also came up with some tricks. Instead of opening the white jade clams they salvaged, they let other passing merchants spend money to buy the white jade clams and gamble for their marrow.

If you are lucky enough to bet on a piece of high-quality chalcedony, you will make a profit.

And if they are all of low quality, then you will naturally lose money.

"It's quite interesting." Song Changming found it interesting, so he stood there and watched for a while.

Before he came, someone nearby was already spending money to open a shell.

Some shells have nothing inside, while others will squeeze out a translucent gel like the one in his hand.

If chalcedony can be produced, at least the investment in this white jade shell can be considered recovered. If nothing is produced, it would be a pure loss.

After opening nearly a hundred white jade shells, this person suddenly opened a piece of chalcedony that was a little different.

The overall appearance of this chalcedony is still translucent and gelatinous, but there is a faint yellowish color in the center, like a yellow ribbon floating inside.

"Well, I'm lucky. This piece is of high quality." The fisherman said with a smile.

"Is this yellow chalcedony?" Liang Zhaolong asked.

The fisherman shook his head and said, "It's not really yellow chalcedony yet. It's just at the beginning of its transformation into yellow chalcedony. It has a bit of the effect of yellow chalcedony. A piece like this can be sold for one tael of silver."

Then the fisherman asked the man who was gambling on the chalcedony whether he should keep it for himself or sell it back to him.

"I don't practice martial arts either, so just give me the shells at a discount." The man was obviously a little drunk and wanted to continue.

"I want this piece of chalcedony." Song Changming said, throwing a silver coin to the fisherman.

"Okay, if you want to try the effect, you can eat it raw. The taste of this chalcedony is quite good." The fisherman said hurriedly, not daring to ask for more.

Song Changming took a look at it and put the yellowish chalcedony into his mouth.

It tastes a bit salty when you put it in your mouth, and it feels like biting on tendons, bones and meat when you chew it. Then it tastes a bit sweet after you bite it open.

The taste and texture are really good.

After swallowing this piece of chalcedony, he felt numb all over his body after a while.

This feeling comes and goes quickly.

When he tried to open the panel, he suddenly discovered that his Monkey King skills and martial arts experience points had increased a little!
If he was not mistaken, then this chalcedony was indeed useful, and its use to him was very direct, just like the ginseng, eating it could immediately increase his martial arts experience!
(End of this chapter)