It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

"Oh, well..."

This time Xu Shike acted mysterious and didn't tell them his thoughts at all. While talking, he quietly stuffed the paper ball into his pocket, as if his secret could not be revealed.

Unfortunately, Xia Wuyou was faster. With a flick of her finger, the paper ball flew into her hand.

With her ability reaching S+, it is not easy for her to do such things.

"Hey……"

Xu Shi tried to stop her, but failed to stop her from opening it.

After seeing the contents, Xia Xiaomao's eyes became strange. She looked at her husband with a smile and asked, "Aren't these two also tulips? What's the difference?"

So this is your only plan, right?

Then what are you doing in all this confusion? !

Damn, there's a huge difference!

Xu Shi rolled his eyes at him. Do you understand that when doing big things, you have to have a sense of ceremony? Now, you have ruined the atmosphere! What is the little cat's intention? !

"Have you been lacking in education lately? I really need to find some time to give you a lesson."

Some people who were exposed for pretending to be cool were immediately furious and stared at Xia Wuyou unhappily, "How about this, come to my room tonight and I'll give you an extra evening study session."

"I'm wrong, I'm wrong, Teacher Xu, please don't be angry."

Xia Wuyou responded with a smile, "Should I come in my school uniform?"

There was no trace of apology on her face, it was obvious that she did it on purpose.

As for what the two were talking about, this was a little code between a couple...

"I've been doing pretty well recently, right? But I also have the responsibility and obligation to help the lagging students improve, right?"

Jiang Chengcheng understood what they meant and joined their role-playing, "I'll do it too."

"You guys... okay, okay."

Mr. Xu sighed in a fake manner, "Since classmate Jiang Chengcheng said so, then I will allow you to sit in on the class."

As he was talking, he hugged the two ladies on his left and right and slipped out...

"I……"

Shen Qin, who witnessed all this, reached out his hand, but after thinking about it, he put it down.

She also wants to experience her brother's special education...but she doesn't know how to say it.

The main reason was that she was not sure about Xu Shi’s attitude. She herself was very dependent on Xu Shi, but she had never really asked what the other party thought.

...Forget it, let’s do it next time. I’ll spare you two bad women this time!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 251 The one who makes money is always the banker!

The main city of the empire, trading post.

To be honest, the business here is a bit average, and it’s not an exaggeration to even describe it as dismal… The place is not that remote, but there are just not many people visiting.

It's not that the things sold here are bad. On the contrary, the goods here are quite novel and the prices are not very expensive. The service attitude of the cashiers is also very good. If you don't know something, they will be very patient and explain it to you in detail. It's just that these people speak and act very mechanically, like puppets, but generally speaking it's harmless.

Nowadays, the general public also knows that this is a warehouse opened by "overseas visitors", and it was very popular for a few days when it first opened.

But gradually everyone lost interest, and the reason was very simple - the goods in the trading post had equivalent substitutes in the Hualan Empire. Take the desk lamp for example, the empire also had it, the only difference was that one required the addition of "divine breath" fuel, and the other required some kind of battery. There was really not much difference in essence, and when the prices were similar, most people were too lazy to make the switch. Why spend twice as much money on the same thing?

The real good stuff will not be sold, such as guns and ammunition... Even if Xu Shi is willing to sell, the royal family can't really let you do this kind of business, otherwise it will be a mess, right? It's all agreed in advance.

As time went by, the number of followers of the trading station naturally decreased.

until today.

Not long after the garbage collection carriage left, the trading post that had just opened put up a large sign with only seven large, bright characters on it.

Purchase Poseidon Stone at a high price.

"What is this?"

Soon someone stopped and looked at the sign for a long time with a puzzled look on his face. "I can't read it, can you read it to me?"

"can."

The person in charge of the trading station nodded, and said calmly but loudly, "We will buy the Sea God Stone at a high price."

"What is Poseidon Stone?"

The plain middle-aged man tilted his head.

"This is it."

The person in charge took out a sample and said, "I heard that this is the crystal that was formed when the sea god fell... Here, there is a specific price. According to the standard of one hundred grams per piece, this white one is worth 50 silver coins, the blue one is worth 5 gold coins, and this dark blue one is worth 50 gold coins."

"This little stone is worth so much money?!"

The middle-aged man's eyes widened after hearing this. Wow, this is not a small amount!

The Hualan Empire used gold, silver and copper coins, with a standard simple conversion method of 1 gold coin to 100 silver coins and 1000 copper coins. However, for ordinary people, a month's income was only around 10 silver coins, and gold coins were rarely seen in the middle and lower class markets. They were usually only used more by the upper class.

So this price is really scary. The worst Poseidon Stone can be equivalent to their income for nearly half a year. If there really is a deep blue Poseidon Stone, it is no exaggeration to say that they can become rich overnight!

“Well, that’s the price.”

The person in charge confirmed it and answered seriously, "Of course we will weigh it, and we also have some professional testing methods..."

The middle-aged man didn't listen to what he said afterwards. His mind was full of gold coins... My goodness, this opportunity only comes once in a century, right?

The only problem is that he doesn't have the Seagod Stone, hiss...

"What can this thing do? What do you want to do with it?"

Gradually more and more people gathered around, and some of them were a little more sober and asked this question out of curiosity.

"I'm not sure about this either. We are sent by the higher branch and we just follow their orders."

The person in charge explained, "But I think it might be used to make handicrafts? I heard that many nobles in the empire like this kind of stone very much... Here."

As he spoke, he pointed to the shelf, on which were placed several ornaments made of Poseidon Stone. The whole thing fit together perfectly, and the light blue glow was extremely beautiful.

Naturally, no one would think there was anything wrong with such an explanation. Noble gentlemen do like luxury. They would even have gold rims on the wheels of their carriages... They would actually pay for such flashy things.

As the logic was self-consistent, the onlookers also began to discuss it in twos and threes.

The most talked about thing is of course where to get the Poseidon Stone... It sounds plausible, but no one has it, so we can only watch and worry.

at this time.

"Give one, give one, give one!"

Someone squeezed into the crowd and took out a stone from his arms, "Look, buddy, is this it?"

The person in charge took the stone, turned around and went in to carefully taste it, and then gave the answer, "Yes, it is this kind of Poseidon Stone."

"But your piece is not very big, and the quality is not very good, so it is only worth 340 silver coins. Do you want to sell it to us?"

"No way, mine is obviously as big as the one you showed!"

The man was delighted when he heard that, but he was still a little reluctant, "The color needs to be darker... Can you add a little more to make it even, three hundred and fifty?"

"No sir, we have clear rules here... Oh, forget it."

The person in charge looked embarrassed, but he relaxed after seeing the crowd around him. "You are the first seller. I am in charge. I will pay for it myself. I will give you 10 more silver coins. You can't do that next time."

"Okay, okay, thank you, thank you!"

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, the man stopped and nodded repeatedly, thus concluding the deal.

Soon, a heavy cloth bag was handed to him. The mouth of the bag was slightly open, emitting a faint silver-white light.

Now the spectators are even more uneasy. If they had any concerns before, they are gone now.

Other things can be fake, but can money be fake?

Not to mention having them, most people here may have never seen so many silver coins!

Some even approached the seller and asked, "Brother, where did you get this stone?"

"I……"

The man pursed his lips, obviously not wanting to say anything.

But under the eager eyes of the crowd, he couldn't stand it for too long, and finally reluctantly let it go, "This was given to me by the army."

"army?"

"Yes, I am a militiaman. I was summoned to fight against the Sea God before. Luckily, I survived. I was told there would be a big reward. In the end, I was only given two coins and these broken stones..."

Speaking of this, the man couldn't help but complain, "Originally I said that he was dishonest and used this kind of thing to fool us... Now at least we can sell it for some money, so that's it."

He didn't want to say more and left quickly before more people gathered around him.

But everyone has heard the news—the imperial soldiers should have the goods!

The armed forces of the Hualan Empire, in addition to the knights of the aristocratic class, also include some militiamen who can be called up when needed. Of course, many knights are called aristocrats, but in fact they are not necessarily wealthy, and there are some who have to eat coarse food despite their titles.

But no matter what, now that they have received this information, they have to act - the nobles may not be able to be contacted, but for them, as long as they dig deeper, they can always find the militia who are related to them!

What we need to do now is very simple. Before the news spreads, we must quickly get the Poseidon Stone from them!

"Everyone, please don't block here."

The person in charge also gave a timely reminder, "If you have the Sea God Stone, we certainly welcome you, but if you don't have it, don't stand here and block the way."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone scattered like birds and beasts.

That’s not a good thing. Why are you standing there like an idiot if you don’t hurry up and get some stones? What if you show up too late and people don’t want them?

Of course, there are also people who hold the opposite attitude.

"Sixth Brother, I remember that your third aunt's sons are all in the army? They should have these stones in their hands... We can buy as many as we can with our money, but don't rush to sell them. Let's wait and see."

"Of course you can buy it, I don't have that much money...but why wait?"

"Are you stupid? I don't think the price of Poseidon's Stone will remain fixed. Maybe the news hasn't spread among the nobles yet... If they want more, the price may go up! Even if we sell it, it's better to sell part of it first. If the price goes up, we can make more money! Even if it doesn't go up, we can still sell it later!"

"That makes some sense... I'll just listen to you!"

……

"How's the situation?"

Looking at the silly disciple in front of him who was serious, Xu Shi, who was in charge of Yinsong Island, asked with a smile.

"It's pretty much what you thought, Master."

Pan Ling answered seriously, "The price you offered is not low. Some people have already started trading Poseidon Stone privately."

"now it's right."

Xu Shi nodded with satisfaction. The trading methods of the Hualan Empire were not very developed, and the so-called stock market was not perfect either.

In this case, once such a system is introduced, it will indeed cause considerable fluctuations.

"What's next?"

asked the silly apprentice.

"Do as you planned. Ask your sister Xingchuan to get some Poseidon Stones, not too much, and then put them on the market little by little according to the proportion, so that they will have more trading options."

Xu Shi took a sip of tea and said slowly, "As for how to make this thing more popular in high society, you should have figured out the solution, right?"

"Well... what I'm thinking is that just making it into a decoration may not be very effective. Why not tell them that carrying the Seagod Stone with them can increase their strength and prolong their life?"

Pan Ling frowned her cute little brows, thought about it, and tentatively gave an idea.

Xu Shi smiled even more happily.

All he could say was that a young man could be taught. Since he had said that Pan Ling would be the one to do this, he certainly wouldn't interfere too much, unless his silly apprentice's behavior was too outrageous.

But when she showed him her plan, to be honest, she was a little surprised, because it was not much different from his original idea!

I've said before that so-called futures and stock markets are not mature here, but Pan Ling's proposal just contained such a plan... I have to say that the silly apprentice is not silly at all, and he has obviously thought about it for a long time.

In this case, all he needs to do is polish it. As long as the details are improved a little bit, he can use it directly, and there will be absolutely no problem.