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Chapter 74: Differences in formations
That afternoon, another rogue cultivator set up a stall in the northern trading district of Hidden Dawn Market.
Chen Beiwu put up his sign, took the low-grade first-tier talismans he had drawn out of his Storage Bag, and arranged them neatly one by one.
"Buying phoenix yellow dendrobium at high prices!"
"Low-grade first-tier talismans for sale! Five spirit stones each, nine spirit stones for two!"
Several nearby stallholders froze for a moment at the sight of the unconventional sign.
"Another half-filled bucket here to steal our business!" a Qi Refining rogue cultivator muttered.
The talisman business was hard enough already!
Truly skilled first-tier talisman masters all worked for salaries in the market's shops and had plenty of loyal customers.
Rogue cultivators reduced to running stalls like him were mostly half-filled buckets that sloshed about-talisman masters who had barely qualified for the first tier and could not even pass a talisman shop's assessment.
"Selling low-grade first-tier talismans for five spirit stones? Isn't he afraid of losing his shirt?" another old man said, shaking his head.
The cost of drawing talismans in the Southern Wasteland was extremely high. A low-grade first-tier talisman had to sell for at least six spirit stones to yield even a meager profit.
This newcomer probably would not last more than a few days before his business folded.
Wei Xuesong glanced indifferently at Chen Beiwu without saying anything.
He primarily sold medicinal pills, while Chen Beiwu sold talismans. Their businesses did not clash at all.
Only when a stir came from his Spirit Beast Pouch did Wei Xuesong's expression shift slightly, his eyes turning discreetly toward Chen Beiwu.
Ignoring the strange looks from his fellow merchants, Chen Beiwu took out a copy of [Insights into Basic Formation Setup] and began studying it.