2024-07-31
Treasure Bidding Fair
Afterward, the sudden, sky-filling snowstorm continued for several days. With heavy snow blocking the roads, many merchant caravans could neither enter nor leave, missing their schedules.
They could only alter their plans and sell off their goods in Donglai Commandery City, hoping to return to their hometowns for the New Year before the year's end drew near.
Thus, on Yong'an Street, the busiest market street, a Treasure Bidding Fair of considerable scale was held.
"I heard there are quite a few fine goods from the north this time. Maybe we'll find some novel trinkets to broaden our horizons," Lu Gang said with a smile. As before, he had come together with Song Changming.
"Hopefully," Song Changming nodded.
In truth, he had no interest in those novel trinkets. He had accepted the invitation because he wanted to purchase some high-quality medicinal ingredients for practicing martial arts.
Ever since his Body Refinement Cultivation had broken through to a new realm a few days ago, he had noticed that ordinary-quality medicinal ingredients were becoming increasingly ineffective for him.
What had once perhaps increased his Body Refining Technique experience by a point every four or five days now took much longer to yield even one point from the same quality of ingredients.
Without question, as the strength of his physical body continued to rise, ordinary medicinal ingredients would only become less and less useful to him.
At this point, he could either spend more time and effort slowly tempering himself.
Or, if he wished to maintain his previous Body Refinement efficiency and progress, he would need better medicinal ingredients to replace them.
Naturally, the price of good medicinal ingredients differed from that of ordinary-quality ones. Depending on their rarity, market prices might rise by several tens of percent, or even