Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 276: Maple City, Spirit Crystal (Two in One)

After entering the city, Song Changming and his companions' original desire to explore new things quickly calmed down.

"Why do the buildings in the city of Guyuan Kingdom look similar to those in Yunling City?" Song Ping'an scratched his head and couldn't help but say as he walked on the wide street and looked at the styles of the houses on both sides.

He had been to Yunling City, the imperial capital of Dali, several times in his early years.

Compared with Fengcheng of the ancient Yuan Kingdom, except for the different layout designs within the city, many architectural styles are very similar.

It was so much so that he once thought he had returned to the capital of Dalai.

Li Jinyu on the side nodded and said, "That's right."

"The ancestors of the Dahan people originally came from the Ancient Abyss Country. When they arrived at the other side of the abyss, the first city they built a thousand years ago was Yunling City. It is only natural that they would retain the construction style of the Ancient Abyss City-State."

Song Ping'an suddenly understood after hearing this.

"This also shows that the history of Fengcheng is probably quite long." Song Changming said.

After entering the city, he quickly felt the city's extremely ancient and profound history.

This wonderful feeling of being in the history books of the time is something that neither the Dahan Dynasty nor the later Dalai Dynasty could experience.

"Do you feel that the spiritual energy in the city is more intense?" Li Jinyu suddenly said.

Although he is not proficient in martial arts, he can keenly sense the changes in the spiritual energy of the surrounding environment.

There is an obvious discrepancy between the concentration of spiritual energy inside and outside the city, with more spiritual energy gathered inside the city.

"Well, it must have been caused by some means." Song Changming nodded and looked up at the empty sky above his head.

He had noticed the change in spiritual energy early on.

It can be seen that these drifting natural spiritual energy, after floating into the city from outside, has been swirling around, as if locked in the city by an invisible cover and no longer flowing out.

This is also the main reason why the spiritual energy in the city is so rich.

These spiritual energies will gradually be absorbed unconsciously by a large number of ordinary people in the city, and will also be consumed by a large number of warriors in their practice.

Faintly, maintaining balance.

"That's amazing! In this way, practicing in the city is just like practicing in a paradise?" Song Ping'an couldn't help but exclaimed. He also vaguely felt the difference between inside and outside the city.

"It's not as good as the paradise, but in comparison, ordinary places in the wilderness are not as good as those in the city." Song Changming shook his head.

If blessed places could be created so easily, then treasures like the Three Thousand Sacred Mountains and the Thirty-six Cave Heavens in Southern Xinjiang would not be so valuable, causing countless sects and forces to scramble to occupy a place there.

Seeing Song Changming shaking his head, Song Ping'an smiled awkwardly, thinking that it should be so.

Then, the four of them walked around the city.

Overall, ordinary people still make up the vast majority of the city's population, after all, there is a huge population base at hand.

However, in comparison, these ordinary people are mostly strong and healthy due to the nourishment of the spiritual energy in the city.

If they were in Song Changming's previous life, they would probably all be strongmen, superhuman beings who could tear bears and tigers apart and run as fast as wolves and leopards.

Even women mostly only look weak, but they are actually quite strong and may be able to uproot a weeping willow tree.

In addition, there are also many warriors in the city, and they can be seen everywhere.

However, private fighting is prohibited in the city, and even displaying weapons in broad daylight is not allowed, so most of them keep a low profile and dare not act rashly.

From time to time, there are figures flying across the sky, and I think they are innate warriors.

However, when these innate warriors wanted to enter the city, they all entered through the city gate obediently instead of flying in recklessly.

Song Changming felt that in addition to the rules, it was probably also related to the energy protection facilities that permeated the city wall.

The human city of Guyuan Kingdom is a no-fly zone under normal circumstances. The innate beings outside who can fly may not be able to enter even if they want to!

Apart from the rules that Meng Jianli had briefly mentioned before, the rest of the rules still need to be explored by Song Changming and others on their own.

Suddenly, a cavalry group passed by on the wide road, and pedestrians retreated to the sides.

The cavalrymen were wearing armor with white cloud patterns and riding horned horned horses. They looked like an elite group of men and horses, and each of them had a very strong aura.

This armor with white cloud patterns was the uniform armor of the Yunzhou official army. It was similar to the one worn by the personal guards following Meng Jianli's carriage, with only slight differences in some details and patterns of the armor.

Moreover, the word "Maple" is engraved on the chest and shoulder armor of this cavalry, indicating that they are the official army of Maple City!
The general leading the cavalry carried a large axe on his back, and the armor on his body made him look even more majestic. The horse under his crotch was not an ordinary wildebeest, but a big yellow-spotted tiger!
"It's General Huang. It's time to go outside the city to fight against the demons and rebels again!"

"Of course, the city lord has been killed, and the demon is rampant. If we don't suppress it thoroughly, Fengcheng will be in danger."

"It is said that after the death of the city lord, many people have fled recently, thinking that this city is unreliable and unsafe."

"Ah, come to think of it, I want to leave too. This place is too remote after all. I want to develop in the main city of Cuibai."

"You have to think clearly. The main city is safe, but the competition is also great. If you don't have real skills, you won't be able to find a job."

“So I’m still hesitating.”

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Song Changming and three others stopped nearby, watching the cavalry passing by and listening to the discussions around them, and began to understand something.

Previously, the Lord of Fengcheng was assassinated by a demon, and the subsequent impact was quite significant. People are still in panic.

It is said that the demon will come again, and then the city will be captured and it will be time to escape.

Some even said things that were seriously exaggerated, saying that the demon army was about to sweep across Yunzhou, and a full-scale interstate war would break out with the human race!
Song Changming had just arrived and didn't know how much of these words were alarmist and how much were worthy of reference.

"Why do I feel that this place is not peaceful and not a place to stay for long?" Li Jinyu said with a faint smile.

He obviously also heard the rumors around him.

"The lord of a city can be killed by demons. These are not groundless. Young master, if we stay here, we must be careful." Song Ping'an said seriously.

"I know. We don't have to stay here for long. Let's go eat and rest first, and we'll talk about it later." Song Changming nodded.

The four of them found a restaurant, which had quite a few novel dishes that were not available at Da Lai.

"This mulberry wine is sweet and delicious, and it's suitable for a woman like Qingqing. And this strong liquor is also refreshing to drink."

In order to try something new, several pots of different wines were served one after another. After tasting them one by one, Li Jinyu nodded repeatedly.

"Since you are full of praise for this wine, it seems that this wine is really good." Song Changming said with a faint smile.

He knew that Li Jinyu was a wine lover and ordinary wine was not to his liking.

A very enjoyable meal.

"Sir, are you satisfied with the food and drinks?" the waiter asked.

"That's right." Song Changming nodded.

"Then come often. This table will cost you seventy-eight cents." The waiter smiled apologetically.

"Seventy-eight cents?" Song Changming was stunned, and Song Ping'an and Li Jinyu looked at each other.

The waiter saw this and his expression changed slightly. He thought the four people thought it was too expensive, so he immediately said, "Sir, the food and wine you ordered are all the best in the restaurant. The price of each item is clearly marked, and we will never charge you anything in vain."

"Waiter, you misunderstood. How much is this seventy-eight coins? Forget it. Is this bag of money enough?" Song Changming took out a purse and placed it on the table and said.

The currency of Guyuan Kingdom and the currency of Dalai are naturally different.

Therefore, when they first arrived in Guyuan Country, they were penniless.

In the carriage, Meng Jianli accidentally learned about this and immediately expressed his feelings.

Originally he wanted to give more, but he didn't have much money on this trip, so he stuffed his purse directly into Song Changming.

That is the bag on the table now. Song Changming also got a general understanding of the currency system among the ancient Yuan people through Meng Jianli.

In fact, this monetary system is based on a type of spiritual crystal.

Spirit crystals are a type of rare mineral resource, usually found in spirit veins or places with extremely rich spiritual energy. They can only be produced after tens of thousands of years of sedimentation and nurturing.

Its characteristic is that it is a small crystal, but it contains huge and extremely pure spiritual energy.

It can be used by warriors to refine their Qi, and can greatly accelerate the efficiency and speed of practice.

Therefore, it is considered hard currency in the martial world, just like the mist gold circulating in the martial world in Dalai.

However, compared to the rare fog gold, the total output of this kind of spirit crystal in the spiritual land of Guyuan Country is still quite huge.

Lingjing first became a circulating currency among warriors, and over time, it gradually evolved into an important currency among the entire human race.

Even now, even the demon race has gradually become accustomed to using this kind of spirit crystals as a simple currency exchange.

Therefore, Lingjing is the most mainstream currency in Guyuan Country.

Before this, Meng Shuxuan gave Song Changming ten crystals filled with spiritual energy. After learning about it, he realized that they were these spiritual crystals.

And they are ten valuable medium-grade spirit crystals.

In the purse given by Meng Jianli was a pile of small spirit coins.

Most of these spirit coins are made from broken and cracked spirit crystals, recast using a special method.

If used for cultivation, the usefulness of these spirit coins is very small, so they are far less valuable than spirit crystals.

However, as an extension of the Lingjing currency system, the significance of minting Lingcoins is simply to better conduct currency transactions.

The fact that Lingjing can become the mainstream currency and be widely used is largely due to the existence of Lingcoin.

Basically, ten spirit coins can be exchanged for one low-grade spirit crystal.

Ten low-grade spirit crystals can be exchanged for one medium-grade spirit crystal.

To obtain higher-quality spirit crystals, one needs to exchange for one hundred medium-quality spirit crystals.

From the perspective of conversion, top-grade spirit crystals are undoubtedly extremely rare, which is why they appear so precious.

As the third-tier currency, the value of mid-grade spirit crystals is obviously not low.

In order to provide food for her mount, Meng Shuxuan was quite generous.

Song Changming was familiar with Lingjing currency, but the waiter directly said seventy-eight coins, which made Song Changming a little confused.

Is this the unit of spirit currency commonly used in the market?

He was not yet clear about the purchasing power of spirit coins here, which led to the misunderstanding of the waiter.

The purse fell on the table, the opening opened up, and a pure white light suddenly emerged.

This is a pile of crystal clear and exquisite spiritual coins!

"!" The waiter was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly wiped the sweat from his forehead, bent down and bowed, and said hurriedly.

"Don't blame me, sir. I was blind and offended you!"

"When did I say you were talking back? I asked you to watch the bag and see if there was enough money." Song Ping'an said impatiently.

"That's enough, that's enough, one spirit coin is enough," the waiter said hurriedly.

"Is one enough?" Song Changming took out a spirit coin and handed it over.

"Okay, sir, I'll give you the change right away. Please wait." The waiter took the spiritual coin and left in a hurry.

He came back soon and brought a stack of banknotes.

There are many small and neatly arranged ink characters printed on it, as well as the four large characters "Yunzhou Tongbao", and on the back are the notes of the official bank.

Song Changming was curious and pulled it. The banknote was made of a special material. It was thin but quite tough and not easily damaged.

Looking at the banknotes of different denominations in his hand, there is no doubt that this is the paper currency issued by the Yunzhou government.

To be a little lighter, the total is nine hundred and twenty-two.

This is the portion of a spiritual coin that remains after deducting the cost of the food and wine.

Apparently, one spirit coin can be exchanged for one thousand of these paper coins!

"In this case, the purchasing power of this spiritual currency is good." Song Changming said to himself.

With comparison and reference, the value of the bag of spirit coins given by Meng Jianli will be different.

The ten mid-grade spirit crystals that Meng Shuxuan gave him were undoubtedly worth even more.

It is expected that this paper money should be the official money that existed before the Lingjing currency became popular.

The reason why Meng Jianli did not mention paper money is probably because he hardly uses it in his daily life, so maybe he forgot about it.

Or perhaps it was because they thought that a warrior of Song Changming's level would most likely only deal with spiritual crystals in the future, and paper money, as the currency with the lowest purchasing power at present, was more suitable for low-end consumption, so they did not mention it.

After the meal, everyone found an inn with a nice environment to stay temporarily.

The banknotes that have not been spent before can still be used now.

If one spirit coin is only used for daily consumption, it will be enough for the four of them to spend for several days.

At night, in the room.

Song Changming held a middle-grade spirit crystal in his hand, trying to absorb the pure spiritual energy in it and practice the innate realm's Gangqi cultivation.

Suddenly, he felt that the spiritual energy in the spirit crystal was flowing slowly into his body like water.

This spiritual energy was mild and extremely compatible in his body, allowing him to easily refine it into innate qi and incorporate it into the Earth Martial Vein that he had opened.

After a while, Song Changming paused his practice, looking at the spirit crystal in his hand with surprise in his eyes.

"not bad!"

The spiritual crystal helped him in his practice better than he expected.

In just a few moments, he could clearly feel the growth of the innate energy in his body.

According to this beneficial effect, if he practices with this middle-grade spirit crystal for one day, under the state of "God rewards hard work", it may be equivalent to daily practice for ten days or half a month!
"If this is the case with a mid-grade spirit crystal, then a higher quality spirit crystal must be even more extraordinary."

Thinking of this, Song Changming fell silent.

He discovered that the higher he cultivated, the higher his realm became, and the demand for cultivation resources did not decrease, but instead increased sharply!
For someone like him who is at the Xiantian realm, the efficiency and progress of practicing with spirit crystals and practicing without spirit crystals are completely different.

This is not cultivation at all, it is clearly cultivation of money and materials.

The warrior who occupies the most resources, no matter how poor his talent and aptitude are, his martial arts strength will be improved through hard work.

It is no wonder that most warriors are willing to find a backer or force to join, and even the innate-level monsters are willing to join a powerful monster as their big brother.

Just like ordinary retail investors, how can they possibly outperform the big investors?

Only by relying on one side and obtaining a stable way to obtain resources can one's practice be unstoppable and safety is guaranteed.

"Spirit Crystal"

Song Changming held the flawless crystal in his hand, thoughts welling up in his mind.

(End of this chapter)