Monarch of Evernight: Seventy-six stockings

bsp;After breakfast the next day, Qianye went to the busiest commercial street in Libin City and followed the hotel owner's instructions to Xinglong Trading Company. This trading company specializes in various products produced by Pugou Mountain, among which Yuanxiang deer bone meal is one of the most important products.

As soon as Qianye walked in, a clerk came up, bowed, and asked with a smile: "Hello! How can I help you?"

This clerk is quite young. He is wearing standard clothing, but it is well-cut and made of exquisite materials. His appearance and manners are impeccable, and even his strength is acceptable. All the clerks in a trading house have level three combat power, which would be incredible if placed on the Evernight Continent.

On the entire first floor of Xinglong Trading Company, there are seven or eight such clerks, all of them handsome men and beautiful women. Qianye, on the other hand, was dressed in ready-made clothes. The tactical jacket of the samurai uniform was still somewhat damaged. He had also made some changes to his appearance, and now he looked like an ordinary young man. In terms of appearance alone, these clerks are much more glamorous than Qianye.

Among the guests at Xinglongxing, Qianye is also considered an outlier. Xinglong Bank mainly deals with large-scale transactions, and most of the people who deal with it are family stewards and medium-sized or above merchants. There are very few lone hunters.

Qianye glanced at the display cabinets in the hall and said, "I want some deer bone powder. If there are other specialties related to Force cultivation, let's take a look."

There was a hint of contempt in the young clerk's eyes, but at least his attitude on the surface was decent. He smiled and said: "Sir, our Xinglong business generally does not do retail. For example, Yunxianglu's deer bone powder costs at least three boxes. For sale, each box contains two taels, and the unit price is one hundred gold coins. If the quantity is large, the price can be negotiated.”

Three hundred gold coins is definitely a large amount for a lone hunter. At this moment, there were some wealthy businessmen and guests in the hall, all their eyes fell on Qianye, wanting to watch a good show with great interest.

This is the territory of the Zhao Clan, where the most important thing is the appearance of one’s life experience, subtlety and calmness. Being arrogant only makes you feel inferior. You have to calmly let some country people know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is, and feel ashamed of themselves.

"Sold from three boxes..." Qianye estimated the space capacity of Anduya's mysterious world.

The young clerk smiled again and said: "If you don't plan to buy so much, you can go to the Binshui Street not far away. There are many shops selling small transactions there, which must be able to meet your needs. ."

These words sounded very polite, and he also gave directions to the guests who came to the door, which seemed impeccable. The only problem is that Binshui Street is a commercial street targeted at outsiders. The prices of goods are low, but of course the quality is even worse. It can be said to be a black street designed to trap outsiders. A large shop like Xinglongxing has little reputation among the hunters and adventurers who have just arrived, because the two sides have basically no intersection.

The young clerk's words were calm on the surface but sharp inside, which greatly benefited the guests in the hall. In their view, outsiders should go where outsiders go.

Qianye noticed the faint malice around him. Although the young clerk opposite him smiled courteously, there was always something about him that made him uncomfortable and did not give him an excuse to get angry.

After pondering for a moment, Qianye said: "I really don't plan to buy too many, just three boxes."

"Three...three boxes?" The young clerk's smile suddenly froze, and the guests in the hall could hardly believe their ears.

One hundred boxes of deer bone powder are sold for 10,000 each. With three boxes put together, even the big chamber of commerce cannot handle such a large sum of money at one time.

The young clerk responded quickly, quickly adjusted his facial expression, maintained a professional smile, and said, "Please follow me upstairs. A supervisor will be here to receive you soon."

Qianye followed the young clerk directly to the third floor and sat down in a top-notch lounge.

A moment later, a slightly stout middle-aged man quickly walked into the lounge, sat down in front of Qianye, and said with a smile: "I, Wang Youyuan, sir, we can barely scrape together three boxes of goods. It’s just that the quantity of this transaction is quite large, and it takes two days to prepare the goods.”

Qianye nodded, "There is no problem with time, I can wait."

Wang Youyuan looked Qianye up and down and said: "It's just that our Xinglong Trading Company can use our reputation to guarantee on-time delivery. Can you check the payment in advance? Or is there anyone who can guarantee it for you?"

Wang Youyuan's request is reasonable and reasonable. For such a large transaction, if one party cannot deliver the goods or pay the payment, it will become a joke that wastes time and manpower.

The credibility of Xinglong Trading Company is unquestionable. Lone hunters like Qianye all trade in cash. Thirty thousand gold coins are huge. Even if they are converted into black crystals, they still have to be packed in a large box. Qianye is left empty-handed. It looked like he had brought such a large sum of money.

"I don't have that much cash." Qianye told the truth.

Wang Youyuan's smile froze for a moment, and he slowly rubbed his fat hands, waiting for the next step. If you want to entertain the manager of Zhao Clan Trading Company, you should also see if he has that ability.

Qianye took out a small box from his pocket, pushed it on the table, and said, "Can I use this as payment for the goods?"

With a puzzled look on his face, Wang Youyuan took the palm-sized metal box and visibly felt heavy in his hand. When he opened it and took a look, he suddenly gasped: "Mithril!?"

In the box is a ball of silver metal the size of an egg, with soft light flowing throughout the body. It is actually solid mithril, and it seems to be of the highest purity level. A visual inspection of its weight shows that based on the current market price, it is more than enough to cover the purchase price. Qianye still needs two or three thousand gold coins in exchange.

Wang Youyuan was holding the metal box in both hands and said seriously: "I can't put a price on such a valuable product for the moment. Let's do it this way. It will take two days to prepare the deer bone powder anyway. Please come back in three days. I will ask someone to give a valuation for Mithril, what do you think?"

Mithril is a top-notch strategic material that rarely circulates. Even a large company like Xinglong Commercial Bank does not have a dedicated appraiser and needs to be seconded from other places.

Qianye also understood this situation, nodded and said, "That's fine. Then I'll come back in three days." After saying that, he took back the mithril.

Wang Youyuan's eyes followed the small box until it entered Qianye's pocket, then he reluctantly looked away, and then said with a smile on his face: "I haven't asked you for the young master's name and contact information yet, wait for us We will contact you as soon as the goods are ready! ”

Qianye left Xinglong Trading Company behind his hotel address and pseudonym.

Wang Youyuan personally sent Qianye out of the gate and watched Qianye's back disappear before he put away all his smiles and his face became gloomy.

The young clerk, who had been accompanying him all the time, came up to him and said softly: "Manager Wang, are you going to let him take the mithril back like this?"

Wang Youyuan's eyes widened and he said, "What else can I do if I don't let him take him back?"

The young clerk said softly: "Business houses have their own rules, but once you step out of the gate, those rules no longer apply. Maybe..."

Wang Youyuan frowned slightly and said after a moment: "This item is too big and not easy to eat. Let's wait until I report it to the superiors." He didn't care about ordinary goods, even red crystal iron. There will be dissatisfaction, but mithril is really rare, and such large amounts of mithril are even rarer. And now is a special time, the Zhao family's demand for mithril has greatly increased.

The young clerk smiled sinisterly and said: "Manager Wang, my uncle happened to be in Libin City these days. If there is anything inconvenient to do, my uncle can do it for me."

Wang Youyuan thought for a moment, then nodded slowly and said, "Okay, I understand."

As the manager of Xinglong Bank, Wang Youyuan has always been well-informed. He even vaguely knew that the Zhao family was in a turmoil recently, so he paid more attention to strategic materials such as mithril. However, where this turmoil originated is not something that a small person like him can know.

Xiji City stands in the northern part of Xilu, with Yanshan Mountain at its back and the intersection of three rivers in front. It is known as the granary and is also a battleground for military strategists.

This majestic city has a long history. Hundreds of years ago, Zhao Wuji, the leader of the Zhao family's resurgence, felt that the family was depressed and deteriorating at that time. He resolutely gave up the sacred land of Qinlu and came to the Western Continent, which was still dark and wild at that time. .

The fiefdom that Zhao Clan obtained in exchange for that day was called a province, but the actual control area was only one county. The rest of the land is either uncultivated wasteland or occupied by various alien bandits.

Zhao Wuji established his clan ancestral hall in Xijicheng. He fought for thirty years, traveled thousands of miles, beheaded countless enemies, and conquered the two major provinces of Youyun and Yanbei, which finally laid the foundation for the Zhao family's prosperity for hundreds of years. the foundation.

Today, Xijicheng has a population of millions, the city gates are crowded with people, and airships are rising and falling, making it a spectacular sight. No matter how you measure it, it is the most famous city in the Western Continent. Even Yuelun City, which has been operating in the territory of the dark race for thousands of years, cannot compare with it.

In the northwest corner of West Pole City, a city within a city is built on the mountain. The highest point overlooks the entire West Pole.

This is the Zhao Clan’s base camp. Tens of thousands of people live here. It’s just like another city. In the center of the city is the Zhao Mansion, which has nine levels inside and outside. The pavilions and palaces are stacked on top of each other as far as the eye can see. It is the residence of the feudal lords of the past dynasties. The current owner is Zhao Weihuang, Duke Chengen of the Empire and General of the Northwest.

The specifications of the nine-storey building are already very impressive. You must know that the Imperial Palace only has eighteen entrances from the north and south and twelve east-west entrances. The main mansions of the other three gate clans are only eight levels, and even Zhang Clan, one of the four clans, is no exception.

The reason why the Zhao Clan is one step ahead is not because of its strength, but because of its close connection with the imperial family. The Zhao Clan is a descendant of the family, and many emperors and queens in the past dynasties have the surname Zhao. The current head of the clan, Zhao Weihuang, also married the imperial princess Gaoyi, which shows the close connection between the family and the imperial family.

The outer buildings of the Zhao Mansion are divided into one main house, two flat houses and eighteen subordinate houses. Erping Mansion is the residence of two hereditary princes, Duke Yan and Duke You. The Eighteen Clan Houses are for the direct and six most important branch families. As for the numerous side branches of the Zhao family, they are not qualified to enter the government.

At this moment in the main palace, a young man is sitting behind the desk, concentrating on reviewing documents. This study room is spacious and bright, with exquisite and luxurious furnishings. Outside the window is the famous Xuanji Lake in the mansion, with an excellent view.

The study is located in the middle road, which shows its importance, second only to the clan leader and the elders of the clan. The person who can sit here is so young, which is very rare for the world.

He has short flowing hair, a pair of square-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and a wide-sleeved ancient suit. He has a noble bearing. When he occasionally raises his head to think, he will reveal a perfect, almost demonic face.

At this time, the door knocked, and a young man walked in. It was Zhao Junhong who had fought with Qianye before. After he entered the room, he smiled and said: "Fourth brother, haven't you finished your work yet? The eldest brother recently got a good gun and invited us to test the gun on the frontline battlefield. Do you want to come with us? Speaking of which, the four of us brothers have not known each other for a long time. We went to war together."

The young man behind the desk is Zhao Jundu, the youngest of the four princes of the Zhao clan.