Chapter 273 Spirit Fish!
Chapter 273 Spirit Fish!
In addition to hosting auctions, the third floor of the Tianbo Chamber of Commerce is mostly rented out to provide venues and services on weekdays.
Liang Qu and others verified their identities at the entrance and, under the guidance of the waiter, took their seats according to the pre-arranged seating order.
Today the entire third floor is completely different from what I have seen before.
The long vermilion lacquered tables were placed on both sides, as neatly arranged as the ink lines drawn by a carpenter, with no visible end at a glance.
Several girls surrounded by screens played the guqin, and a faint scent of incense filled the air.
A long table was spread out in front, with a two-meter-long silk spread out. Several painters were grinding ink and washing their brushes, preparing to paint and record the magnificent scene.
Surrounded by ice platforms in the distance, the air was not stuffy, but there was still an ice jar placed next to each person, which looked like a palace building. Light white cold smoke drifted along the four corners of the eaves and hung down.
Magistrate Jian booked the entire third floor for his celebratory banquet. He was very wealthy, worthy of being the rich man who spent hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to buy the longevity plant last time.
and many more.
Liang Qu was sitting behind the table, peeling tangerines in the fruit plate, when he suddenly remembered something.
If Jian Zhongyi's master ancestor really did the thing of stealing ashes, would Jian Zhongyi still buy longevity treasures for his own ancestor?
Liang Qu stuffed orange slices into his mouth but couldn't come up with an answer.
Maybe it's really just a rumor.
No matter who gets the treasure, it won’t be his turn.
As time passed, guests came in one after another until the first great martial artist Sui Hongyan appeared and Jian Zhongyi showed up to receive them.
After Sui Hongyan, important figures from the Hebo Office and the Demon Hunting Office, such as Yang Dongxiong, Xu Yuelong, and Wei Lin, appeared one after another.
Heroes are ranked.
A group of great tiger hunting masters, who were the strongest and had the highest status among all, sat in the center circle at the front.
Including Jian Zhongyi, there are nine people in total.
Further outside, there is a low screen that is less than calf height and is inlaid with marble to divide the space.
That is the position of the next level people like Ran Zhongshi, Xiang Fangsu and others.
A person with strong capabilities and a strong background.
There are about seventy of them.
On the third floor, there is a screen half a person's height, painted with vermilion lacquer, with various cranes, birds and beasts carved on the screen.
Guests need to sit up straight to look past the screen and see what's happening on the first and second floors of the banquet hall.
There were more than a hundred people sitting in the seats belonging to Wei Shao, Liang Qu and others.
They are people who have ability but lack background, or people who lack ability but have background.
Wei Shao has a weaker background, and Liang Qu has weaker strength.
As for the fourth floor, it was completely separated by a two-meter-high screen, and you couldn't see what was happening on the three floors inside.
All those sitting there were ordinary martial artists who had no background in Hebo.
Those who have not made any contribution may have just received the notice on the same day and are just helping out as "guests".
As for the fifth level, without the fifth level, ordinary soldiers who did not have the strength of a martial artist did not receive any invitation at all.
There are four floors in total, separated by screens of three different heights.
The status and levels are clearly defined, and the depth is more than 200 meters.
If an ordinary person came here, he wouldn’t be able to see what was going on inside at all.
Liang Qu glanced at Wei Shao standing opposite him and felt unhappy.
If I were a Langyan martial artist, I would definitely sit in the second circle and not be on the same level as this person.
Wei Shao noticed Liang Qu's gaze and felt disgusted with him, so he snorted coldly.
When he saw Liangqu, he thought of the more than 3,000 taels of silver he had lost, and of the more than ten days he had spent soaking in the swamp, swimming so hard that his hands cramped.
If Liang Qu had not been so highly ranked and was not Yang Dongxiong's direct disciple, he should have been on the fourth floor right now, hanging out with that bunch of rough guys!
Central location.
Jian Zhongyi stood up and bowed.
"I'm sorry for the disrespectful visit to your house. I hope you can forgive me!"
"You're welcome, Master Jane."
"It is indeed a great expense, Master Jane."
"It's not my expense. Most of the expenses today were provided by Mr. Zhu, the manager of Tianbo."
"Oh, is that so?"
"Mr. Zhu..."
They were all just empty compliments.
Liangqu was dozens of meters away, and the sound made my ears calloused and my stomach growled.
It was dusk when we arrived, and now it's dark, but the banquet hasn't started yet.
After talking for about a quarter of an hour, Jian Zhongyi finally toasted everyone.
"Who among the vast nation of mankind does not have parents? They support and care for their children, fearing that they will not live long.
Who has no brothers? Like feet and hands. Who doesn’t have a couple? Like a guest or a friend.
...Heaven and earth are sad, and the plants and trees are mournful. Without condolences and sacrifices, the spirit has no place to go.
The first cup should be dedicated to the warriors who have returned to the world!"
Jian Zhongyi poured down a glass of wine.
The crowd followed closely behind.
Liang Qu followed suit.
Jian Zhongyi spoke for a while and raised his glass.
"The second cup is to Emperor Shunyuan Dabao, the Holy Literature Godly Martial Arts Heavenly Enlightenment!"
Everyone drank.
Liang Qu was drinking.
"The third cup is for all the brave warriors defending our country!"
Three cups of wine later, let’s begin the feast!
The guests were toasting and enjoying themselves.
Everyone was having a great time. After all, Jian Zhongyi was being rewarded in name only and the food was free.
Liang Qu also wanted to strike up a conversation with someone, but when he looked around, he found that there was no one around whom he knew.
Xiang Fangsu, Ran Zhongshi and others are all in the second circle.
The purpose of arranging seats is to divide the circles. People cannot move around randomly, and it would be uncultured to tell others about it. So Liang Qu had no choice but to concentrate on eating and drinking.
A meal takes more than an hour, and the second half of the time is spent in a state of complete idleness because I am full.
We waited until the end of the Xu hour and the beginning of the Hai hour, between nine and ten in the evening, when the banquet was just over.
Manager Zhu arranged people to send the people home.
Liang Qu was in no hurry to go back. After bidding farewell to his master Yang Dongxiong, he first went to the second floor to stroll around and, with the help of a "shopping guide" waiter, bought some underwater precious plants.
It is impossible to have lotus with two stems or flowers of that level. We can only find some common precious plants, which are not of high quality but have large quantity.
Liang Qu did not despise it. He estimated the amount of the essence in the water and bought precious plants worth more than 800 taels of silver in total.
Yixing Town.
Chishan returns to the stable.
Liangqu followed the underground river to the Jianghuai Lake and swallowed the precious plant.
After all of them were digested, the total amount of water essence increased by 800, which means that a little water essence would cost more than one or two ounces.
Aquatic precious plants are difficult to obtain and usually come at a premium.
The cockscomb fruits and other fruits in the Hebo Institute are specially supplied. You can’t find such precious plants with good quality and low price anywhere else.
It's just a little over 800 taels, it's really a huge loss.
But enough!
Only three cockscomb fruits should be eaten a day because the effect will be weakened after that, and the qi and blood provided are limited, but the water essence obtained from them will not be less!
Before the retreat, Liang Qu had exchanged his small merit for dozens of cockscomb fruits at the Hebo Office. He had intended to eat three a day and eat them slowly.
just now.
Erlang's favor is just around the corner!
Don’t work hard, just start spending money!
[Water Essence +7]
[Water Essence +8]
[Water Essence +7.6]
Liang Qu said one by one.
In a blink of an eye, more than thirty cockscombs were eaten, and more than two hundred water essences were regenerated.
Ten thousand essences, completely replenished!
Communicate with Ze Ding.
There was a constant sound of tides in the cauldron, and a light red gas was surging above the essence of the water.
[If you obtain a wisp of red energy and merge it with the essence of ten thousand water bodies, you will give birth to a spirit fish, which can sublimate and be favored. ]
Everything is ready, Huirong!
The Ze Ding blossomed with brilliance, and the misty red air instantly merged into the rising essence of the water, forming a whirlpool, and the fluorescent blue water level dropped rapidly at a speed that was shocking.
Wait for the light to dissipate.
A dark blue red-eyed fish that looked no bigger than a thumb appeared in the center of Ze Ding.
The water essence that had been accumulated in large quantities was reduced to only a thin layer in an instant, so that the small fish could not swim at all and could only flutter in it.
Is this the spirit fish?
Liang Qu didn't care about the heartache. A mysterious feeling arose in his sea of consciousness, as if after being integrated into the red air, the essence of the water had undergone more complex changes.
[Get a spiritual fish, and you will be favored by the spirits]
[Ze Ling’s favor: The first level of martial arts mastery (Chuanzhu Emperor); Yinglong pattern: one layer; Tianwu: one layer]
Liang Qu glanced over without hesitation.
Emperor Chuanzhu!
(End of this chapter)