"Please follow me!"
The shopkeeper had no suspicions at all.
Maps were among the goods they sold, and sales were quite good. Many cultivators came to buy them before traveling around Dingxiang Commandery.
As far as the chamber of commerce was concerned, there was nothing unusual about this!
The shopkeeper led He Pingsheng over to a shelf.
He pointed to the maps there and said, "We have three kinds of maps of Dingxiang Commandery!"
"The first consists of simple maps marked only with distances and mountainous terrain!"
"The second shows not only distances and terrain, but also all the factions within Dingxiang Commandery."
"The third is the most detailed. Besides the factions, it also marks the various secret realms, local products, mineral deposits, places where natural treasures can be found, and so on within Dingxiang Commandery. Which kind would you like, fellow Daoist?"
The shopkeeper explained at a leisurely pace.
He Pingsheng asked, "How much do they cost?"
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "The first is the cheapest, at just a hundred spirit stones. The second costs five hundred spirit stones. As for the third, two thousand spirit stones!"
"Of course, those prices are all in Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"
He Pingsheng nearly jumped. "Two thousand spirit stones? Shopkeeper, that's far too expensive!"
It was only a map.
Besides, a map like this was not a single-use consumable. He could make countless copies.
And he still charged so much?
"Could you lower the price?" He Pingsheng looked at the shopkeeper. "Otherwise, I'd rather go out and buy one privately from someone else!"
A map did not have to come from the chamber of commerce. He could simply copy one that someone else had bought.
"Heh, heh..." The shopkeeper smiled and said, "You have a point, fellow Daoist. But maps bought elsewhere