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Some people may wonder, compared with cultivating immortals, what is technology?
Poke! Poke hard and hard!
At least after Jiang Lu saw a cultivator in the Qi training stage pat the back of his tram, the tram was immediately fully charged, and Jiang Lu suddenly understood everything.
After all, those who fly in the air are Dou Zong masters, so terrifying that they are equivalent to Yuanying masters when rounded off. They are all outstanding people. Does that mean that if you don't reach Yuanying, you can only ride a horse or walk with a load? It doesn't make sense.
This is called technology changing life, and cultivation changing technology.
All I can say is that the era in fantasy novels where big figures sit together to plot big things and light candles to create an atmosphere of conspiracy has long since passed.
Do you know what atmosphere lighting is?
After confirming that they were not far from Nanjiang City, Jin Yao said, "Let's rest in Nanjiang City. It's a good opportunity to prepare some materials for our foundation building. Foundation building is the most basic and most critical step, and we can't be careless."
"Yeah, that makes sense." The performer had no objection.
Scythe hesitated for a moment and said, "But if we rely on purchasing, we don't have the money. If we rely on exchanging, we don't have anything of equal value to offer."
Hearing this, Jin Yao frowned.
The performer thought about it and nodded: "The sickle is right."
At this time, a handsome guy gently closed the scripture in his hand and smiled: "Oh? I heard that we are short of money? Speaking of making money, I do have some good ideas."
"Do you have any idea?"
"Haha, I can only say that your life experience is still a little far behind. Have you heard of the three best places to make a fortune and pick up bargains - auction houses, gambling stone fields, and antique stalls."
Jiang Lu stood with his hands behind his back:
"We don't have the capital, so we can forget about auction houses and antique stalls. However, gambling on stones is a good place to make a small profit with a big investment. What a coincidence, I happen to have some research on gambling on stones."
The research he was talking about was naturally the eye of foresight. As long as he could see what was inside each stone in advance, he would not be afraid of not getting anything good out of it.
"Oh? I didn't expect you to be so reliable in a place like this. I'll trust you this time."
The sickle and the performers were overjoyed, and they even began to look forward to the classic scene in the gambling stone field where some blind second-generation people would show off and then pretend to be pigs and eat tigers.
after a while...
"We received a report that there are people gambling here. Is that you?"
Law enforcement officers in official uniforms surrounded Jiang Lu and his companions in an alley. The leader had a look of deep sorrow on his face:
"You are so young, why do you have to do anything else? Why do you have to go down the path of gambling?"
There were many onlookers around who were pointing and talking about Jiang Lu and his companions.
"Why are there only street stalls selling gambling stones? No one told me that this is illegal..."
Jiang Lu pursed his lips, looking at the mess left by the vendor who fled in panic, and felt like crying but had no tears:
"Sir, we are outsiders. We are new here and don't know the rules. This is our first time. Can you please be flexible?"
"You don't know the rules, you fart! It's the same all over the country! Come back to the bureau with me and tell the truth!"
Chapter 289 The Test of the Law Enforcement Officer
Jiang Lu had never expected that in a world where the spirit of cultivating immortals was so prevalent, there would be no fighting and quarreling, but rather it was so peaceful and socialized. It was simply terrifying.
From the sir, Jiang Lu and his companions learned that all the immortal cultivators on this continent believed in the Three Pure Ones and were completely subject to the jurisdiction of the Three Pure Ones Temple.
Although it is called a Taoist temple, in fact the Sanqing Temple here has fully developed into an organization of court nature, with rules and regulations covering every detail, and various positions are clearly classified and detailed.
Tianting, also known as Xiao Sanqing Temple.
In this way, this world is actually a Taoist mythological world with a complete context and heritage.
"You are so young, why don't you do something else? You are taking shortcuts like this, and I'm afraid you will never be able to form a pill in this lifetime!"
Inside the interrogation room, the middle-aged law enforcement officer slammed the table, looking quite disappointed.
Opposite him, of course, was Jiang Lu, who was curled up into a ball.
No wonder the law enforcement officer was so harsh on him and even interrogated him alone.
This is because after the law enforcement officer played the prisoner's dilemma, during the mutual accusation phase, everyone pointed the finger at Jiang Lu, which made the latter's false accusation against the smaller Huang Xiu'e seem a little pale and powerless.
Therefore, in the eyes of the law enforcement officers, Jiang Lu was portrayed as a mentally ill young man who was irresponsible and instigated others to commit crimes.
"I haven't established my foundation yet, it's too early to talk about forming the elixir, brother."
"Have you absolutely no sense of shame?"
The law enforcement officers were furious.
"I really don't know what's wrong with young people nowadays. They are all so uneducated and unskilled. How can they survive in this society without any skills?"
He flipped through the photos of several people taken when they entered the detention center:
"This one is quite serious and looks like an honest man. I don't know how you deceived him. This other bald guy... has he ever committed a crime before?
Oh, and this.
Look at this, do you think you are worthy of this girl? She is so beautiful, and she is at the ninth level of Qi training. Logically speaking, at this age, she would be a top student in a famous university. Even if she doesn't practice, she would be more than enough to be a star in the mortal world. But she followed you, and you took her to gamble. You... sigh."
Hearing this, Jiang Lu shook his head: "The ninth level of Qi training is considered a top student? Then your level is not high."
"What words, what words is this?"
The law enforcement officer was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, but soon he thought of something and asked in a serious tone:
"But now I am really doubting your identity. I can't hear any sense of belonging in your words. Forget about it, if you think about it carefully, you said at the beginning that you didn't know the rules here, right?
I said...you are not a foreign force, right?"
"Have all the foreign forces come? You're quite cool." Jiang Lu couldn't hold back: "Can you tell me first, how do you define foreign forces?"
"It extends to Fangzhu Mountain in the east, Kunlun Mountain in the west, the South China Sea in the south, and Mandi in the north."
The law enforcement officer made a big circle:
"Everything within this is within the borders of the Three Purities, and everything outside this is naturally considered outside the borders."
Jiang Lu nodded to show that he understood, and then explained: "Then we are not outside the country. We have just never left the village where we were born, so we don't know the rules."
"So where exactly are you from?"
"A small village near Mount Gaishi, with no name."
"Gaishi Mountain..." The law enforcement officer had obviously heard of this place. He asked in surprise, "It's thousands of miles away from Nanjiang City. Did you walk all the way here?"
"Yes."
It all depends on legs, but they are Huang Xiu'e's legs.
The law enforcement officer's expression suddenly became very interesting, some admiration, but more of a kind of regret that made Jiang Lu confused.
But Jiang Lu soon understood why the law enforcement officer had that expression.
"Did you come to Nanjiang City specifically to gamble?" he asked.
"I already told you that we didn't know that that counted as gambling and it's illegal!" Jiang Lu knocked on the table weakly.
"Then what's the reason for doing this?" the law enforcement officer asked, "It can't be to experience the local customs and culture, right?"
"In order to experience the local customs and culture, why not go to a foot massage parlor..." Jiang Lu whispered.
"What did you say?!"
"Oh no, I mean, there is indeed a reason for this."
Jiang Lu thought that this world was a unified society with a sound legal system, which was relatively stable, and no one would deliberately hide their cultivation matters, so he simply told the truth:
"The four of us are preparing to build a foundation and want to find some materials, but since we have no money, we want to try our luck by gambling on stones.
Sir, you really have to believe me, we really don't want to gamble, we just treat this as a scratch card, you know what I mean?"
"Based on what you said, I really believe that you don't understand anything."
The law enforcement officer looked at Jiang Lu as if he was a fool:
"Don't you have to spend money to buy the stones when gambling on them? And the stones that can be mined are usually picked up by others as soon as they are dug out. Do you think you have a chance to find a bargain when the stones are left in front of you?
Isn't this a clear IQ tax? It's amazing that you could come up with this idea."
Jiang Lu didn't like to hear this.
You can insult me, but you can't insult my intelligence!
What is IQ tax? Do you look like someone who would suffer that kind of loss?
I'm pretty smart, okay!
"Sir, your words are a bit unprofessional. I said modestly that it was just a matter of luck, but do you really think I was just taking a chance?"
Jiang Lu replied dissatisfiedly.
"Oh?" The law enforcement officer laughed. "From what you said, do you have any other tricks?"
"It's more than just a trick, haha." Jiang Lu leaned back slightly, crossed his hands in front of his chest, and acted like a boss. "I won 20 times out of 10 bets, and I always won. I've never lost. My friends in the martial arts world look up to me and call me a gambling monster!"
The law enforcement officer narrowed his eyes: "Are you finally admitting that you are a habitual offender?"
"I'm just pretending." Jiang Lu raised his hands and instantly became obedient.
"Haha, don't be nervous." The law enforcement officer soothed him, "To be honest, even if you say you are a habitual criminal, I don't actually believe it. How can a habitual criminal be as pure as you?"
After saying this, he smiled and shook his head, which made Jiang Lu feel great irony.
"Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, can we leave now?"
"Don't worry." The law enforcement officer waved his hand.
Faced with Jiang Lu's doubts, he hesitated for a moment.
"Answer me a question honestly. You said that you are sure that you can get something out of the gambling stone with your strength without relying on luck. Is that true?"
"Uh...don't try. I'm scared."
"Be serious, I'm asking you seriously, can you do it?"
Jiang Lu always felt something was wrong when watching the law enforcement officer's performance. His intuition told him that what was waiting for him was not a bad thing.
So he nodded slowly: "Yes."