Shangyuque

Chapter 35 Closed Systems Steal Too Much Mass from the Big World
Thirty-five spirit stones are used to buy a piece of spirit material for refining equipment.

This is basically impossible.

The most Wang could give Wu Jinyan was that he could talk to Yulou with a smile, but she would never let him lose a spirit stone, not even one.

“Yulou, you should also know that the prices of various spiritual objects and materials have risen sharply in recent years. Thirty-five spirit stones are definitely not enough to buy the base material for refining equipment.

How about this, if you have anything else that can be exchanged for spirit stones, I can take a look. Ghost market transactions do not require paying taxes to Qingxifang, so I can give you the best price."

The economic system of the Wunan immortal cultivation world is extremely special. Any slightly better cultivation resources are in short supply, and spirit stones, which serve as the currency of the immortal cultivation world, are also in short supply.

It is a double phenomenon of insufficient supply and insufficient demand.

However, the big families, various sects, and immortal alliances have their own internal circular economic system. This internal closed system, combined with Wunan's special governance model, has created an economic gap between organizations and individual cultivators, and between large organizations and small organizations.

Applying this logic, when Hong Deng Zhao decentralized the branches of the Hall of Merit to the major Qi Refining Markets of its vassal states, in fact, the closed system within Hong Deng Zhao began to harvest all the vassal states and independent cultivators within its sphere of influence.

It can be understood that the harvesting system with the closed system of the Red Lantern Sect as its core has stolen too much mass from the big world.

A large amount of existing and future resources were exchanged for merits and became the profits reaped by the red light, making the supply in the market even more scarce.

And because the ten sects have their own sphere of influence, taking Qingxifang as an example, the monks sent by the Red Lantern Sect to guard even the Ghost Market have to control it extremely strictly.

The cross-regional circulation of goods from other forces is naturally restricted. If you want to transfer goods from the outside to the Red Light’s sphere of influence, you have to pay a large amount of toll.

Perhaps the big clans and some foundation-building monks can exchange resources from other external places by carrying goods in their physical bodies to subsidize the closed systems within their forces, so as to reduce the backlash from the red light wielding the scythe.

But most people can't do it, and dare not do it.

As a result, the supply of resources is extremely tight, but the demand has not disappeared.

The originally relatively scarce stock of currency became relatively surplus within the region due to the extremely tight supply of resources.

Given the supply and demand relationship, the price increase of hard currency is inevitable.

(This model does exist, the recent situation of xly is an example. Many third world countries are like this, their currencies are like spirit stones, and they cannot actively expand the supply for various reasons)

"Senior Wu, just what spiritual materials do you have here, and how much do you price them?"

Yulou was very cautious. He felt uneasy because Wu Jinyan refused to give an offer.

This is not about being overly cautious. It's just that the world of cultivating immortals is full of intrigue and deception, so one has to be cautious.

“Hahaha, there are two kinds of ninth-grade spiritual gold, namely purple copper and refined gold. Purple copper costs 130 spiritual stones per piece, while refined gold is more expensive, costing 140 spiritual stones per piece.

There are three types of ninth-grade stones: variegated agate, bloodstone, and tiger-striped rock. These are cheaper, but the cheapest variegated agate costs ninety spirit stones.

These spiritual materials are all in whole pieces, and it is not easy for me to separate them and sell them."

After hearing the offer, Yulou was even a little surprised for a moment.

Compared to three years ago, the price of spiritual materials has increased by at least half!
Taking purple copper as an example, the price has almost doubled. You should know that the inferior eighth-grade spiritual material used to only sell for about 150 spirit stones.

Hongmei directly gave them brothers a piece of black jade and a piece of blood-soaked purple copper as materials for the test of alchemy, and also gave them the magical instruments they refined. It can be said that she was very generous.

"Senior, how many spirit stones can this copper bead be exchanged for?"

Yulou took out a purple copper bead from his arms and handed it to Wu Jinyan.

After lifting it up and studying it for a while, Wu Jinyan said.

"This copper bead is too small, and the sixth level of restriction is not too high, neither too high nor too low. I'll give you 75 spirit stones. What do you think?"

Seventy-five spirit stones is slightly lower, but not too low. The bead-shaped magic tool belongs to the ox-and-horse type among magic tools, so this price is reasonable.

But seventy-five plus thirty-five is only one hundred and ten spirit stones.

It's a bit embarrassing that you can only exchange it for the cheapest piece of colorful agate or other stone.

Stone spiritual materials are different from metal spiritual materials such as cold iron and copper. They are difficult to cut and refined into multiple low-grade magic tools.
If there is only one piece, if it explodes accidentally, you will suffer a big loss.

Yulou is not greedy, he just wants to get a piece of spiritual gold.

At that time, cut it in half and refine it into several low-grade items. Even if it fails in refining, it will still be two or three items, which can be sold to earn some spirit stones to recover the loss.

In this way, he and Yu'an's practice of Taoism could achieve a balance between income and expenditure and be maintained for a long time.

We can't keep asking for subsidies from the clan. The head of the Wu clan has started to set up a stall to sell talismans, and the situation of the Wang family is not much better. The red light is too harsh.

He took out the golden cup given to him by the patriarch from his arms and asked.

"How much is this golden cup worth?"

"The third level of restrictions cannot be used for fighting. The only good thing about it is that it is made of refined gold, so let's say forty-five spirit stones."

That’s one hundred and fifty-five spirit stones.

Yu An thought about it and took out his own copper bead. "Senior Wu, include this copper bead as well."

What he was thinking was that at least he had to exchange it for two pieces of spiritual gold-type spiritual materials, otherwise it would be too shabby to just buy one.

"The market price of the fifth-level restriction is about sixty spirit stones, so you will have two hundred and fifteen spirit stones.

This is not a small amount of money. What spiritual materials do you want?"

Hearing Wu Jinyan say that Yu'an's copper bead only had five layers of restrictions, Yu Lou looked at Yu'an in surprise, while Yu'an puffed out his chest proudly.

What are you looking at? I'm your brother, it's just a small matter!
Suppressing his surprise, Yulou asked.

"Senior Wu, can you give me two pieces of purple copper? I will return the forty-five spirit stones I owe you later. I can pay you fifty spirit stones when the time comes."

"On credit, I can't agree to this in principle, Yulou."

Hearing Wu Jinyan say this, Yu An became a little anxious. He took out his tortoise shell, thinking that he could use it as collateral.

When the silly boy was still confused about the situation, Yulou already understood.

"If you can agree, Yulou will be grateful and will continue to buy spiritual materials from you in the future."

In principle, no, it is possible.

In principle, yes, but no.

Wu Jinyan wanted to agree to Yulou's request, and now that Yulou had made enough gestures, he naturally went along with it.

"Hahaha, after all, you are a descendant of the Wang family, and also the proud disciple of Daoist Fellow Hongmei. Naturally, I believe you. Here, take these two pieces of copper."
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On the way back, Yu'an had already started to plan excitedly.

"Brother, I think we can cut these two pieces of copper into ten parts.

Refine them into the simplest copper beads, the kind with three layers of restrictions will do.

Master doesn't refine this kind of special low-grade magic weapon very often now. If we refine it, we can still differentiate it from other magic weapons in Huafengju in terms of price.

Many independent cultivators come to Huafengju every day, but many of them are very short of money, so they are the best customers!"

Yulou shook his head and analyzed.

“Purple copper itself is an awkward material, and beads are the hardest to sell at a high price.

The price of refining copper into beads is far from enough to reach the price of the cold iron flying knife refined by the master.

To fully utilize the characteristics of purple copper and to follow the path of breaking through the magic flow of purple copper magic tools, it will be easier to sell.

Just cut it into six parts, and add one more layer of restriction to break the law. This way, it will be a purple copper magic weapon with four layers of restriction to break the law.

If we refine two, we can get back our investment. If we refine three, we can pay back the spiritual stones we owe to Senior Wu. If we refine four, we will make a fortune!"

Playing with the copper in his hand, Yu An said worriedly.

"What if we ruin five of them?"

Yulou replied with a smile.

"Then go find your father and borrow some spirit stones. If you want to improve your cultivation, you have to practice more.

However, we can all refine mid-grade magical instrument embryos. In this case, refining lower-grade ones should not be difficult.

Moreover, if you are careful when refining the fourth level of restrictions and give up in time if you cannot refine it, you can also keep the original three levels. Even if you only sell the three-level copper magic weapon for forty spirit stones, we will not lose money.

Even if we are extremely unlucky and five pieces explode, we can collect the waste copper and the refined piece together, and we can buy another piece of copper.

So, you don’t have to worry.”

Yu'an thought about it carefully and realized that what his elder brother said was true.

If they break five out of six, they can still buy another one and continue to tinker with it.

What are you afraid of?
The refining is over!

Yu'an couldn't hold back any longer.

"Brother, let's go to Huafengju and start refining now."

Yulou replied.

"Hahaha, don't worry, Master will take us out of Qingxifang tomorrow, remember to bring the Baili Xiaoyao Talisman."

"With Master here, there shouldn't be any accidents, right?"

"Hard to say."

　I had a severe headache today, as if I had a cold. It took me four hours to finish these two chapters. I’m sorry for posting them late, brothers.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)