Chapter 651: Shut out, Nine Mountains Department Store
Looking at the Northern Continent monk and Strife-Free City disciple who looked at him in surprise, Han Qi straightened his back and looked more arrogant.
He still remembered a conversation he had with Zhang Taishang before he came. "Do you know why you were sent?"
Han Qi was a little confused at the time. "I have been in charge of caravan affairs for many years----"
"This is one reason, but the other reason is more important." Zhang Taishang glanced at him with a strange expression, "You grabbed Zheng Fa."
To be honest, even now when he thinks of these words, he feels twitching in his heart and is so scared for what has happened in his life. Do you still remember?
Zhang Taishang further explained, "It's not about settling the score, it's about this. You are a talent, do you understand?"
A look of enlightenment flashed across Han Qi's face. "I understand----I understand!"
Looking at Strife-Free City in front of me, Han Qi still felt a little disdainful - I grabbed Sect Leader!
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After a while, the Strife-Free City main door opened wide, and a female cultivator hurried over with three Spirit Transformation. She was so plump that when she walked, her chest was shaking.
She walked up to Han Qi, with a friendly and charming smile on her face, "It is really a sin to miss our distinguished guests when they come from afar."
Han Qi couldn't see the other party's cultivation level, but he knew that he was much higher than himself, and the other party's attitude was so polite. Naturally, he didn't want to be rude, so he raised his hand and said, "May I ask your lady's name?"
"My concubine's name is Qianji, and she is now in charge of Strife-Free City's secular affairs for the city lord."
"It turns out it was Qianji High Immortal in person." Han Qi straightened his face and replied in a solemn voice, "I was rude."
Madam Thousand Mechanisms also has some reputation among the Northern Continent, especially among Strife-Free City. She is the general manager of Strife-Free City, she is highly trusted by Daoist Guhong, and she holds a high position of authority.
More importantly, she is Loose Immortal.
With such a status, such cultivation, and such enthusiasm, Han Qi cannot help but restrain his gangsterism.
As for the rumor that she was Daoist Guhong's early concubine, because she was naturally charming, good at pleasing people, and highly qualified, she slowly cultivated into Loose Immortal with the help of Daoist Guhong. This was of no consequence to Han Qi.
Madam Thousand Mechanisms led them to a main hall in the Watching Ripples Palace, exchanged a few words, and sighed, "I have long heard of the reputation of the Nine Mountains Sect, but the journey is far away and it is rare to see them. Now the distinguished guests have traveled thousands of miles to come, and they are indeed heroes that I, Strife-Free City, rarely see. If they live up to the reputation of the Nine Mountains, my long-cherished wish has been forgotten."
Hearing what she said, the disciples of the Nine Mountains Sect mission inevitably had smiles on their faces. Han Qi took advantage of the situation and said, "The sect sent me here because I have long admired Daoist Guhong, hoping to form an alliance."
"Oh? How can we make a good alliance?"
"Madam, you don't know. I, Nine Mountains Sect, have two close allies. One is Dragon Lord Shuyu among Sea Region, and the other is Nine Nether Emperor among Underworld."
"You want me, Strife-Free City, to join Nine Mountains Sect?"
"Of course not, Madam Mingjian, now Sea Region and Underworld, I, Nine Mountains Sect, actually don't have much involvement. Most of them are still in charge of the Dragon Lord and the Emperor. The most within the sect is some economic and military coordination with them."
Madam Thousand Mechanisms lowered his eyes, seeming to hesitate.
"If Strife-Free City is willing to follow the example of Dragon Lord and Nine Nether Emperor, I, Nine Mountains Sect, am also willing to give Strife-Free City a certain degree of freedom, and even help Strife-Free City occupy Northern Continent."
Han Qi This is really not a joke, but within the Nine Mountains Sect, there are actually very different opinions on the strategy of the Northern Continent - everyone agrees that we need to obtain Northern Continent resources, but how to obtain them has different opinions.
Radicals, such as Senior Sister Zhang and Aunt-Master Huang, will want to directly occupy Northern Continent.
Moderates, such as Uncle-Master Pang, Old Yuan and others, tend to use war as a last resort. The most important issue is that they learned a lesson from attacking Vast Sun Mountain:
They were defeated, but except for the Vast Sun Mountain treasure house, their return on resources was not that high - because of Gu God's hard work, the cost of managing the Vast Sun Mountain site was very high, and they have only just recovered the money now.
Uncle-Master Pang's opinion is that resources are different from territory and can be obtained through diplomacy and commercial means. War is the most costly method.
This idea had the upper hand in the Nine Mountains Sect Grand Elders' Council, and Senior Sister Zhang had no choice but to give in.
Letting Strife-Free City or even Three Overseas Immortals have the same status as Nine Nether Emperor, or even a little more freedom, is also the goodwill of the Nine Mountains Sect.
After listening to Han Qi's explanation, Madam Thousand Mechanisms nodded slightly and seemed a little moved.
Han Qi felt a little happy when he saw this. How could Strife-Free City's trip go so smoothly?
But Madam Thousand Mechanisms's words made his heart suddenly dissipate a lot of joy. "I really can't make the decision in this matter, only the city lord can make the decision."
"This is as it should be." Han Qi agreed very much, and then asked, "I wonder if we will be lucky enough to meet Gu Hong High Immortal?"
"What a coincidence, the city lord has left the city."
Han Qi stared at Madam Thousand Mechanisms: "When can I come back?"
"This is hard for me. What kind of person is the city lord? How can I know his whereabouts?" Madam Thousand Mechanisms smiled charmingly, "Maybe he will come back in ten days and a half, and maybe he will not show up in the city for a hundred and eighty years."
Han Qi looked at the smiling Madam Thousand Mechanisms, and the joy in his heart passed quietly like an hourglass.
After sending Han Qi and others out of the city, Madam Thousand Mechanisms put away the smile on his face and walked slowly deeper into the Watching Ripples Palace.
She walked outside a Daoist temple, lowered her head, and said seriously, "City Lord!"
"Come in."
Entering the Daoist temple, Daoist Guhong was meditating on a futon without opening his eyes.
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"Leaving?"
"Send away." Madam Thousand Mechanisms recounted the previous chat in detail.
"Ally? Just Nine Mountains Sect?" Daoist Guhong opened his eyes with a cold smile, "You also want me to join you?"
"Then Nine Mountains Sect doesn't have Nine Nether Emperor?"
"Nine Nether Emperor, hehe, he has a grudge against Dao Fruit in the world."
Madam Thousand Mechanisms nodded slightly. It wasn't that she didn't know this, but that she had already figured out Daoist Guhong's character and liked her to ask more silly questions.
She asked again, "Why does the city lord want me to be so polite to this group of disciples?"
"Are you wronged?"
"That's not true. The city lord gave me the order. How can I feel aggrieved?" Madam Thousand Mechanisms frowned and said, "I'm just afraid of losing Strife-Free City's prestige."
"If Pure Land can be repaired, I will surrender to Thunderclap Temple and don't want to cause trouble." Daoist Guhong said, "Especially Nine Mountains Sect and Thunderclap Temple are incompatible with each other, and Thunderclap Temple is now blocking Western Continent. Even if we want to take refuge, we have no way out."
Having said this, Daoist Guhong's face was a little bitter. "It just so happens that this Nine Mountains Sect's Sun-Shooting Divine Bow is not very unreasonable and cannot be ignored."
Madam Thousand Mechanisms nodded silently and reported, "They also asked about two other things."
"Oh?"
Daoist Guhong looked at Madam Thousand Mechanisms.
"The Nine Mountains envoy couldn't see you, the city lord, so he asked some questions about Suspended Island and Beyond-Heaven Mountain."
"Oh, they are thinking the same thing as me. As long as Pure Land can be repaired, we will surrender immediately. There is no way we can surrender to the Nine Mountains Sect."
"But the Nine Mountains messenger asked another question."
"What?"
"They hope we can set aside a place for them at Strife-Free City."
Daoist Guhong looked a little more solemn. "What to do?"
"I said I wanted to do business." Madam Thousand Mechanisms said, "I thought it was a small matter, so I agreed."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't affect the overall situation."
A year later, the southeast corner of Strife-Free City was crowded with hundreds of monks surrounding the entrance of a new building.
This is an antique building complex, surrounded by four buildings. The tallest main building has seven floors, with raised eaves, and corridors connecting the buildings with bright lights.
On the main door of the main building, there is a plaque with the four characters "Nine Mountains Department Store" written on it.
Han Qi stood at the door, looking at the monks from all directions, with a smile on his face, "This is my Nine Mountains Department Store's first store in the Northern Continent. Within half a month of opening, all products will be 20% off!"
"All products in our store are clearly marked with price. If there is any problem or the product is not used well, if you take it back, as long as it is not damaged, our store will guarantee a return or exchange!"
After hearing this, the monks who were watching couldn't help but feel a little commotion - Xuanwei Realm This was the first time a store owner had made such a promise.
Some people have already recognized this person as the messenger of the Nine Mountains Sect that day.
Although this place is far away from the Eastern Continent and most monks have never been there, Nine Mountains Sect's name is now very familiar to monks Xuanwei.
Anyone who has a little understanding of the Xuanwei situation knows that Nine Mountains Sect is one of the three major forces, so they are naturally curious.
Han Qi didn't say much, he just stepped aside and let these monks come in and visit for themselves.
He visited Three Reclusive Immortals one after another. Although his subordinates were very polite, when it came to serious matters, they were always pushy and blocked. He said he did not dare to make the decision, and he was rejected three times.
Han Qi did not give up, but reported to the sect, shared some of his experiences, and applied to return to Strife-Free City.
This serves two purposes:
First, it is because Strife-Free City is indeed the city where Northern Continent has the best information, and he can get more information here.
Secondly, it is for this Nine Mountains Department Store.
He has been in charge of the caravan for many years, and he actually understands Nine Mountains Sect's current problem - the production capacity is too strong, and it seems that resources have been stretched thin.
Although there is Spirit-Material Conversion Method, this method may not necessarily have an advantage in terms of cost.
Many spiritual materials are actually very cheap, but using Spirit-Material Conversion Method is a waste. The most important function of this method is to solve existing problems in extreme situations.
Therefore, when he opened Nine Mountains Department Store, he wanted to exchange the Law Artifact, elixirs and even talismans accumulated in the door for resources in the Northern Continent.
He actually took matters into his own hands, after all, his most important task was not this.
It's just that he thought he saw an opportunity.
Watching the monks filing in, one disciple was still worried. "Our price is so high, can we really sell it?"
"Have you not seen what's going on with Strife-Free City? They dare to sell any garbage at a higher price than us!"
"This price is more than ten times higher than at the Nine Mountains Sect!"
"Remember." Han Qi's face straightened, "We are here to make money. What we sell is better than Northern Continent's. Do they know whether it is expensive or not?"
Strife-Free City monk thinks it's too cheap!
When they entered the main building, they first saw a sign on the ground.
"This is Artifact Pavilion, the one on the right is Spirit-Pill Hall, and the one on the left is selling runes----"
Everyone can understand these three buildings, but only the last one, everyone seems to understand. "What is this bank?"
"Wouldn't you know by looking at it?"
someone shouted.
A group of people dispersed, and most people chose to visit Artifact Pavilion first.
Upon closer inspection, they felt that Nine Mountains Department Store was very different from the Spirit Artifact store they visited before.
In traditional Spirit Artifact stores, most Spirit Artifact are hung on the wall or placed on the counter, which is sometimes a bit crowded.
But inside Nine Mountains Department Store, almost every kind of Spirit Artifact is placed on a stone pillar, and there are uncertain lights shining around it, making these Spirit Artifacts even more mysterious and noble, making people feel that they are not on the same level as the Law Artifact store next to them.
Each Spirit Artifact is spaced far apart, which somehow makes people feel that they are more precious. The prices marked below even look very reasonable.
Next to each Spirit Artifact, there was a woman standing. They were not disciples of the Nine Mountains Sect, but female cultivators hired by Han Qi locally. They started working after a brief training, and they were still a little nervous at this time.
"What are you guys talking about? Is there only one kind of each Spirit Artifact?"
Someone asked in confusion.
"No, we still have it in the warehouse. This is for customers to see. By the way, we can also try it in the store."
"Trial?" Many Northern Continent monks were stunned, as if they didn't understand, "How to try it?"
The female receptionist took out a Comprehensive Mirror, and a little light appeared on the Comprehensive Mirror: "Manager Han said, seeing is worse than hearing. No matter how much we say, it's better to let the guests try it for themselves.
"How to try?"
"This is Nine Mountains Sect's ---- drama?" The female cultivator didn't seem to remember the name, and was a little stuttered. "It allows you to enter the fantasy world and try out these Law Artifact."
They will understand the illusion.
But to use the illusion like this, Northern Continent These monks have never heard of it. What kind of brains does Jiujiu Mountain Sect have? How can the illusion be used like this?
"Illusion, who knows what's in it----"
Someone muttered.
"We have all tried!" the female cultivator quickly explained, "I am a local from Strife-Free City!"
She explained a few words, and someone did recognize her, and immediately a man stood up, eager to try.
"Guest, which Law Artifact do you want to try?"
"I want to try flying swords!"
This seems to be a swordsman, no wonder he is so bold.
"Then you have to try our Nine Mountains Department Store's flagship product, Azure Cloud Sword!" the female cultivator introduced, "This is the Secret Method refinement left over from Venerable Tianhe back then. You can't buy it anywhere except me, Nine Mountains Sect!"
Azure Cloud Sword is actually one of Law Artifact's standard birth names of the Nine Mountains Sect. It is not refined according to the Secret Method left behind by Venerable Tianhe. However, when it comes to take-out, of course it is another way of saying it.
Sure enough, when he heard the name Venerable Tianhe, the swordsman's eyes lit up, and his expression was even more impatient.
The receptionist female cultivator clicked on Comprehensive Mirror, and a ray of light enveloped the sword cultivator, and the man's eyes suddenly became confused.
After half a stick of incense, the receptionist female cultivator clicked on Comprehensive Mirror again, and the sword cultivator suddenly shouted, "Kill! Enjoy!"
The monks around burst into laughter.
The sword cultivator was awakened by the laughter. He opened his eyes and looked around. He didn't care about anyone else at all. He only asked the female cultivator who was receiving him eagerly, "Why don't you let me continue? I'm killing so hard!"
"Everyone's trial time is limited. After all, we have to give it to other customers to try, right?"
The swordsman seemed to want to get angry, but when he thought about the Nine Mountains Sect standing behind the shop, he immediately calmed down. "Is this Azure Cloud Sword really as powerful as the one in the fantasy?"
"Our manager Han said before that if there is any falsehood or something wrong with your use, just take it back and refund it."
Upon hearing this, the swordsman stamped his feet and said, "I'll buy one!"
Others looked at each other in confusion. This Azure Cloud Sword is not cheap. What did this sword cultivator see that made him buy it directly?
The reception of the female cultivator made a deal, and she felt much more confident. She looked at the other monks watching and said, "Who wants to try it? Give it a try - it doesn't cost any money, right?"