Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 58 Treasure Competition

Afterwards, this sudden heavy snow fell for several days in a row. The heavy snow blocked the roads, and many caravans were unable to enter or leave, and missed their schedule.

So they had to change their plans and consume the goods in Donglai County City, so that they could return home to celebrate the New Year before the end of the year.

Then, a large-scale treasure auction was held in Yong'an Street, the busiest street in the market.

"I heard that there are many good things from the north this time. Maybe we can find some new and interesting things to broaden our horizons." Lu Gang said with a smile. This time, he brought Song Changming with him again.

"I hope so." Song Changming nodded.

In fact, he was not interested in those novel things. The reason he accepted the invitation was that he wanted to come here to purchase some high-quality medicinal materials for martial arts.

Ever since he achieved a breakthrough in his physical training a few days ago, he noticed that the medicinal properties of ordinary quality were becoming less and less effective in helping him.

Originally, it might take four or five days to gain some experience points in body refining, but now, with the same quality of medicinal materials, it takes longer time to gain some experience points in body refining.

Undoubtedly, as his physical strength continues to increase, the auxiliary effect of ordinary medicinal herbs on him will only become weaker and weaker.

At this time, you either have to spend more time and effort to slowly polish it.

If one wants to maintain the efficiency and progress of the previous body refining, better medicinal materials will be needed as substitutes.

The price of this good medicinal material is naturally different from that of ordinary quality medicinal materials. Depending on its rarity, the market price may increase by several tens, or even several times.

Sometimes, some of the best medicinal materials in the city are in short supply, resulting in a situation where they are priced but not sold, and even if you have money you may not be able to buy them.

That's why he came to this treasure auction to have a look. If he could buy some good body-refining herbs at a reasonable price, his trip would be worthwhile.

Soon, the two arrived at the urban area around Yong'an Street.

Perhaps because of the treasure auction being held here, the place seems particularly lively today, with people crowding everywhere.

The snow on the streets had already been cleared away by the street vendors.

Both sides of the long market street are now filled with all kinds of objects, including calligraphy and painting, porcelain, jade, silks and satins, as well as many rare and peculiar heirlooms.

Song Changming looked all the way without stopping.

His goal is clear, these are not what he wants.

Until they came to the largest market entrance, which looked like a big square.

The caravan from the north took over this area, and many people came here for their treasure competition.

Song Changming took a look and had to admit that due to the different geographical environment and climate, many of the goods of these northern caravans were not available in the southern states and counties, so they were worth a look.

After a while, Lu Gang took a fancy to a high-quality steel knife.

As a martial artist who has practiced swordplay for many years, I can basically tell the quality of a sword at a glance.

The quality of this steel knife is obviously better than the standard official sword provided by the Patrol Guard Division to their patrol captains. It is obvious that it was made by a famous craftsman.

Lu Gang liked it very much, and even though the bidding price had reached more than fifty silver coins, he was still willing to pay for it.

“Sometimes when going on dangerous missions, it’s best to carry two knives. Even if the official sword is broken, you can still have a better one for self-defense.” After Lu Gang spent a lot of silver and money, he stroked his newly acquired long sword and said this.

He seemed to be convincing himself that the money he spent was worth it.
"That's right." Song Changming agreed with what Lu Gang said, because he always carried two knives with him when performing missions. This was also his habit to avoid the embarrassing situation of having no knives to use.

It is worth mentioning that although swords and other weapons are sold here, there are no armor or equipment for sale. There are hunting bows and arrows for sale, but no crossbows or powerful crossbows for sale.

Because whether it is armor or crossbows, they are all banned items that the government strictly prohibits the sale of.

Once discovered, they would be sentenced to jail. Only soldiers and patrol officers affiliated with the government were qualified to carry these weapons and equipment.

The reason for this is that armor can protect oneself, while crossbows can easily make an ordinary person a long-range shooting threat.

Both of these pieces of equipment have considerable strategic significance.

Once someone has accumulated a large amount of armor, equipment, and crossbows, he can use them to quickly pull out a group of combat-capable troops to disrupt one side and even threaten the ruling status of the government.

Therefore, private use or possession is prohibited.

In contrast, the rest of the swords, knives, bows and arrows all require a long period of time and extensive training to form a certain level of combat effectiveness. It is extremely difficult and time-consuming to gather a group of elite soldiers in this way. Therefore, the government is not worried and does not prohibit the creation of these weapons by the people.

After walking past an area of ​​weapons and equipment, Song Changming quickly found the place where medicinal herbs were sold.

Common, low-priced medicinal materials are piled up and bundled in large boxes, clearly marked with prices, for anyone to choose and buy.

The more rare medicinal materials are specially stored in exclusive medicine boxes and displayed for people to appreciate and bid for.

The items placed on the long table are the first batch to be auctioned. After the bidding ends, the highest bidder wins. Then a special person will place another batch on the table for another round of bidding.

Soon, Song Changming noticed some body-refining medicinal herbs he needed. The starting prices were relatively low. Once the bidding exceeded the reasonable price, most people would choose to give up.

Compared to the prices of medicinal materials hyped up by those pharmacies in the city, it is indeed much more cost-effective.

The quality seems to be at least upper-middle level, otherwise they would not be put on display for people to bid on.

"White Bone Flower, three silver and five hundred copper coins."

"Red-hot grass, two silver and three hundred coppers."

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Song Changming took out his purse and started to operate.

The bidding process is actually not complicated, just spend money and it's done.

Although Song Changming had squandered a lot of money on martial arts training in the past six months, he still had most of the three large rewards he had received from destroying the Jiuqu Society. In addition to the salary he had received during this period and the money he had obtained through various means, he still had a considerable amount of money left.

Therefore, he had quite a lot of savings, amounting to thousands of silver coins.

With a series of transactions, people around him saw how wealthy Song Changming was and how he purchased precious medicinal materials in bulk without even blinking an eye, and they were immediately a little angry.

"My little brother, if you eat meat, you have to give everyone some soup. I only want two of these white bone flowers." A man who looked like a gangster said to Song Changming with an unhappy look on his face.

Song Changming was not here on official business today, so he was traveling in plain clothes, and no one could recognize him.

In fact, he had some reputation in Houli Street, but when he arrived at Yong'an Street, he was no different from a passerby, so naturally no one would give him face.

Song Changming glanced at him and said casually, "In a fair bidding, isn't it that the one with the highest bid wins? If you can afford the price, I will naturally not hinder you."

He follows the rules and naturally won't fall for the other party's tricks.

This person only dared to lecture Song Changming because he saw that he was young and dressed simply.

But Song Changming was so tough. He looked harmless to the young man, but he was not afraid of him at all.

He wanted to continue to yell at Song Changming, but when he saw the knife hanging on Song Changming's waist, his eyes regained some clarity and he closed his mouth in annoyance.

Sometimes the sharpness of a weapon is more powerful than a thousand words.

(End of this chapter)