Picked up a dark secret martial world

Chapter 87: Everything is inferior, only warriors are superior
Wulin Prefecture, like Longshan County, is also divided into inner and outer cities.

Han Ze and his party rode a carriage from the west of the city to the east. The four-lane two-way road was paved with blue stones and tall street trees stood tall.

Through the gaps in the woods, you can see neatly arranged farmhouses in the distance, as well as various magnificent buildings, including temples, Taoist temples, various large-scale martial arts venues, and some unknown statues. Outside the road.

There was an endless stream of pedestrians and carriages on the road. Before entering the inner city, I could feel the atmosphere of the city!

Butler Wang Fugui was chatting with the coachman.

Hearing that Han Ze and the others planned to rent a house in the inner city, the coachman suddenly said with a smile: "Didn't you ask before coming here? Outsiders can only stay in inns in the inner city, and they must change the road a week in advance, otherwise they are not allowed Enter."

"In addition, you must live in the outer city for one year before you are allowed to rent a house in the inner city! As for buying a house, the conditions are even more stringent, and you don't just have to have money!"

When Wang Fugui heard this, he was surprised and said: "What, there is such a rule? Why?"

Although Zhan Changshun and the others always visit Fucheng once a year, they have never entered the inner city or even the outer city. They have only seen it near the dock, so their understanding of Fucheng is only superficial.

The coachman said proudly: "There are so many reasons. I won't let you go if you don't want to. This is a capital city, where all the dignitaries and aristocratic families live. It's not a small place like yours. There are many rules."

Wang Fugui stopped talking.

Han Ze couldn't help but be speechless for a while.

I originally wanted to go to the inner city to take a look, but who knew that ordinary people were not allowed to enter the inner city casually.

"Sure enough, in any world, ordinary people and the elite are two different species, and it is difficult to get close!"

Since we can't go to the inner city, we can only go to the outer city.

The outer city is just as bustling and lively. When you come to Xicheng Street, you can see silk and satin shops, pawn shops, inns, restaurants, noodle shops, brothels, teahouses, rouge and gouache shops, etc. There are many shops, pedestrians are walking shoulder to shoulder, and there are all kinds of hawking sounds on the street. It’s one after another.

There are also many people in the world who are juggling, or talking about some things that are in the world.

"Dear young and old gentlemen, those who are rich should support themselves with money, and those who have no money should support themselves with others..."

Of course, the largest number of them were various large and small martial arts schools. There were queues of apprentices signing up at the entrance of each martial arts gym, which surprised Han Ze.

Although there are many martial arts schools in Longshan County, the martial arts culture is far less strong than in Fucheng.

The carriage pulled everyone all the way to the door of a very grand inn. This inn looked very grand. It was seven or eight stories high, with a mixed structure of brick and wood. It stood tall and tall. There were several black and gold figures hanging on the big red door. Big words: Yunshuijian Inn.

The waiter came up and greeted everyone warmly.

"Everyone who is objective, please be careful where you step..."

Compared to Han Ze's first trip to Longshan County, it was much easier to come to Fucheng this time.

After entering the inn and settling down, Han Ze immediately asked Wang Fugui to take two people to rent a house. Sun Changlong and Hu Jinsheng each took two more clever fanatics to inquire about various information.

Of course, all the guns have been confiscated. This is Fucheng. Guns and ammunition, weapons that transcend the times, cannot be leaked casually.

Han Ze went shopping with his two maids.

As expected of a Fucheng, the various shops are dazzling.

Han Ze casually entered a small-looking pharmacy and asked, "Are there any low-level crystal pills here?"

The shopkeeper behind the counter immediately asked humbly: "Yes! How many bottles does the guest need?"

Han Ze said casually: "Let's take 10 bottles first. How much does one bottle cost?"

"Replying to the guest, the price of low-level crystal pills has been reduced recently. One bottle only costs 300 taels of silver."

When Han Ze heard this, he couldn't help being surprised, and then he couldn't help but cursed.

"Ximen Xing, you bastard, you are not satisfied with earning 120 taels from a bottle of crystal pill, but you want to ask your wife to come and rob you on the road! Just wait for me."

He was secretly angry, and then spent 3000 taels to buy 10 bottles of crystal pills.

This kind of necessary resource for cultivation is like gold in the real world. It is a hard currency. If you have the opportunity, you should collect more.

If the mid-level crystal elixirs weren't too expensive and the price-performance ratio was too low for his current level, he might have stocked up on more.

After that, he went to the tea shop next door. There were all kinds of high-end teas at cheap prices. The original Yuhua tea was not considered popular here.

He tried a drink called "Xueluo Tea". After drinking the boiling hot tea, he soon felt as if he had swallowed a mouthful of edelweiss. It was cold but silky and fell down his throat. It was really refreshing. There is a feeling of being in the ice and snow, watching the snow dance all over the sky, it is simply amazing.

Another one is called "Void Spirit Tea". After drinking it, people will have the illusion of being in an empty valley orchid, and being away from the world. A cup of tea and a book of scriptures are enough for this life!

It really opened Han Ze's eyes. He didn't expect that there was such a magical tea in this world.

After asking the store, I found out that Kongling Tea is mainly sold to warriors for enlightenment!
Of course, the price is also very expensive, the former is 80 taels per catty, and the latter is 100 taels per catty.

To be honest, when he was in Longshan County, he was reluctant to bring tea back because it was not cost-effective.

Even if Tao Dawei sells a pound of tea for 10 yuan, so what?
Similarly, if he brings back a pound of gold, 500 grams, calculated at 350/gram, he can sell it for more than 17, which is much more cost-effective than bringing tea.

But at this moment and that moment, whether it was Xueluo tea or Kongling tea, he felt that 100 million per catty was no problem.

No, 100 million per catty of this kind of tea is simply too little, 1000 million per catty is no problem.

The big bosses in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai are all owners who have money but no place to spend it. They go shopping all over the world when they have nothing to do. In 2022, luxury goods consumption at home and abroad will reach 38 trillion, accounting for [-]% of the total consumption in the world's luxury goods market. .

What's wrong with spending some money to taste high-end spiritual tea from another world?
A jar of Moutai's custom-made wine can be sold for 3200 million RMB, so why isn't his top-quality spiritual tea from another world worth 1000 million?
1000 million is sold in pieces, with a limit of one or two per person, 100 million yuan.

If you can't even afford 100 million taels of tea, then you don't deserve to be called a rich person, and you don't have the right to drink this tea!

The more Han Ze thought about it, the more correct he became.

"Boss, give me one pound each of Xueluo Tea and Kongling Tea."

"Good Le!"

After buying tea, Han Ze went to the jewelry store again.

I remember that when he went to a jewelry store in Longshan County for the first time, he was kicked out by the waiter. But today in Fucheng, at this moment, the waiter greeted him with a smile.

Han Ze walked into this high-end jewelry store. The store was very large, divided into upper and lower floors, and also provided a rest area for customers. At this time, several male customers were drinking tea there, while other female customers were choosing jewelry. .

Han Ze looked slowly in front of the bright glass counter. Because there was a skylight on the dome, the store looked particularly bright. Moreover, the designer was very smart and used lenses to introduce skylight into the counter, making the various styles of jewelry inside the counter appear. , looking particularly dazzling under the sunlight.

"If martial arts hadn't restricted the development of this world, there would have been electric lights long ago, right?"

Han Ze thought in his mind, and then asked the clerk to take out the jewelry on the counter and show it to him.

The teller carefully took out a ruby ​​ring. Han Ze didn't understand, but it looked no different from the cheap jade in the real world.

"How much is this ring?"

"Hello, guest, this Tianqingshan ruby ​​and jade ring is priced at 380 taels."

When Han Ze heard this, he was secretly surprised. 380 taels is equivalent to 38 yuan in this world. It is really very expensive.

Then he picked up a phoenix hosta and asked about the price, only to be told 999 taels.

There are also various jade rings, jade bracelets, agate necklaces, jade earrings, etc. The cheapest ones cost dozens of taels, and the expensive ones even cost tens of thousands of taels.A burgundy jasper bracelet, when picked up, seems to have a burgundy ribbon swimming inside, which is very magical.

According to the clerk, this jasper bracelet is made of chalcedony from some vein. The best piece of chalcedony was cut out and made into a picture of a crane prolonging life and presented to Empress Dowager Renrong of Dacang to celebrate Her 200th birthday.

Han Ze was not interested in chalcedony, but he was a little surprised to hear that the Empress Dowager Renrong could live to be 200 years old.

Previously, in a borderland like Longshan County, there was little information. In addition, he never left the house or took a step forward every day, immersed himself in practicing martial arts, and his understanding of the world was very limited.

But then I thought about it and it became normal.

You must know that there are warriors in this world who can fly to the sky and escape from the earth. Warriors at the peak of the soul-binding realm can easily destroy a small city, which is comparable to a humanoid nuclear bomb.

Their longevity is also divided according to their realms. For example, the body-tempering Dzogchen can live to 100 years old, the god-refining Dzogchen can live to 200 years old, and the soul-binding Dzogchen can even live to 300 years old.

As the ruling class of a country, Emperor Cangtunan of Dacang is said to have reached the Soul-Restraining Realm 50 years ago. As his old mother, it is not surprising that the Empress Dowager Renrong lived to be 200 years old.

Han Ze wandered around the jewelry store and bought a pair of small earrings for each of the two maids.

The two little maids were very happy.

Han Ze actually wanted to ask the boss if they would accept jade here?

But after thinking about it, let it go. He had just arrived and was not familiar with Fucheng at all. It was better not to expose him rashly.

Then he went to a watch store, a perfume store, a clothing store, and an equipment store.

The equipment store sells a variety of swords, guns, clubs, and firearms.

What he didn't expect was that before, he thought that the firearms in this world were still at the level of matchlock guns, but he didn't expect that they had evolved to the level of flintlock guns, and they were very well made.

The price is naturally very expensive, with a flintlock gun priced at 280 taels.

This kind of flintlock gun is mainly used by noble lords for hunting. Ordinary people cannot afford it, and warriors basically cannot use it.

As long as a warrior has reached the peak of the flesh and bone realm, his flesh is dense, his bones are as hard as iron, his skin is used as a drum, and his flesh and bones are used as a hammer. With the sound of bones and flesh all over his body, he can completely resist the bullets fired by a flintlock gun.

After looking around, Han Ze put down his flintlock gun and left.

Then he started hanging around at the entrances of various martial arts schools along the street.

There are really too many martial arts schools in Fucheng, with one gym for three steps and one sect for five steps, and there is an endless stream of people from all sects coming to sign up to learn martial arts, which is much more exaggerated than in Longshan County.

"Hello, brother! I would like to ask why there are so many martial arts schools here?" Han Ze stopped a scholar in blue shirt and asked.

The scholar was originally very impatient with this kind of imbecile question, but after seeing the two pretty maids on the left and right of Han Ze, he stopped and explained: "Because everything is inferior, only warriors are superior! If you want to stand out, you want to become a master. , you must become a warrior."

Han Ze smiled and said: "Well, I always thought that practicing martial arts was just to avoid being bullied."

The scholar glanced at him and said, "You are right to say that, but no matter you are a commoner, a businessman, or an official in politics, you can naturally avoid being bullied if you are good at martial arts! Especially when you are an official, the level of your kung fu will It can directly determine your official position. In this way, people will naturally break their heads and learn martial arts."

The scholar did not seem to be the material to practice martial arts, so when he said this, he was obviously resentful, "But in my opinion, it would be biased to solely determine success or failure based on martial arts talent. Although martial arts can strengthen the body and the country, in my opinion, Knowledge is the foundation that determines the true prosperity of a country.”

"Moreover, the poor are rich in literature but rich in martial arts. Ordinary people can afford the cost of practicing martial arts, unlike studying literature, which does not cost much money at all."

"It's a pity that in today's world, everyone wants to be a martial artist, and warriors are naturally superior to others. It's really unfair!"

Han Ze smiled and echoed a few words, then asked: "Then may I ask, which martial arts gym in Fucheng is the most powerful?"

The scholar who originally wanted to complain more about Han Ze suddenly lost interest when he heard that Han Ze was also a "common man". He casually said that he didn't know, then turned and left.

After the scholar walked away, Mudan and Yueji couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Under Han Ze's influence, the two maids became very smart.

Mudan covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Sir, this person claims that knowledge can change his destiny, but in fact he is full of envy, jealousy and hatred."

Yue Ji couldn't help but said: "Fortunately, he has no martial arts talent. If such a person has martial arts talent, he will definitely be a demon."

Han Ze laughed and said: "The world is like this, who doesn't want to be a master? There is nothing to criticize."

……

After Han Ze returned to the inn, Wang Fugui and the others also came back, and they all went to the restaurant next door for dinner.

"Master, according to your instructions, I rented three courtyards, one large and two small, both in the southwest of the city. The larger one is a three-in-one courtyard, which can accommodate thirty people, and the two small ones can only accommodate half of it."

Wang Fugui briefly explained the layout and price of the house to Han Ze.

Han Ze didn't care about this. Wang Fugui had done this before, and he also knew his preferences, so the house he chose was definitely good.

After Wang Fugui finished speaking, Sun Changlong immediately told the news he had heard.

"Sir, the head of the Wulin Mansion is called Lin Bokui. Twenty years ago, he reached the first level of Soul Transformation and has been the head of the house ever since! I don't know what state he is in now."

"He has ten masters under him. It is said that each of them has superb martial arts and outstanding intelligence. They handle everything for him, while he himself practices in seclusion all year round. The last time I saw him was three years ago!"

Han Ze ate the soy beef and listened quietly.

This was the first time he knew the name of the palace master.

There is nothing strange about this, just like in the real world, many people don’t even know the names of the town mayor and village chief, let alone the province or city.

In addition, when Sun Changlong said that Lin Bokui's men were all excellent in martial arts and intelligent, he couldn't help but think of what the green-shirted scholar said in the morning.

In his opinion, warriors have well-developed limbs and simple minds, and have high talent for martial arts training, but low cultural level.

But in fact, it's just the opposite. The kung fu in this world can not only strengthen the body and make people smart, but it can also significantly improve memory and logical thinking ability.

Therefore, people with outstanding martial arts skills in this world are often very smart. They can draw inferences from one instance and understand everything clearly. They are truly smart!
Sun Changlong continued: "The number one martial arts family in Wulin Mansion is the Xia family. Xia Shulong, the ancestral head of the family, is currently the only confirmed master of the soul-binding realm in Wulin Mansion, except Lin Bokui, the master of the mansion. Moreover, Xia Shulong had already been a hundred years ago. Having reached the Huayuan realm, my martial arts skills are now unfathomable!"

"Xia Shulong has two sons in total, Xia Zhongyan and Xia Houyuan. One is at the peak realm of refining gods, and the other is at the intermediate realm of refining gods. Xia Zhongyan went into seclusion ten years ago, and the current head of the Xia family is Xia Houyuan. .”

"In addition to the Xia family, there are a total of seventeen martial arts families in Wulin Mansion, six major sects, and countless gang organizations..."

After Sun Changlong finished talking about the major forces in Fucheng, Hu Jinsheng immediately talked about the martial arts schools in the city.

"There are many powerful martial arts schools in Fucheng at present, but the four most popular ones are undoubtedly [Zhenyuan Sect], [White Jade Tower], [Qingyang Temple], and [Wugou Sea]."

"These four martial arts schools represent four major sects respectively. They set up martial arts schools in various cities of Dacang Kingdom. Their main purpose is to select disciples with martial arts talents."

"Young master, you also know that practicing martial arts is very expensive. Once you become an official disciple of these martial arts schools, you will not only be exempted from all tuition and miscellaneous fees, including secret medicines provided by the martial arts schools, but you will also receive a large sum of money every month. The living expenses in the Philippines are enough for the family.”

"The most important thing is that I heard that I have the opportunity to learn advanced internal skills and even secret techniques. Such a huge attraction naturally makes everyone flock to it."

"However, these martial arts schools have strict restrictions on recruiting apprentices. Age, qualifications, and understanding are all indispensable!"

After a pause, Hu Jinsheng followed up: "Among them, [Wugou Sea] has the least information and is also the most mysterious! It is said to be the location of the secular outer sect of a tantric sect. Compared with the first three, they have the most stringent requirements and are very particular about opportunities."

"However, although Wugouhai has few disciples, they are few but capable. Every disciple can be independent in his own right."

(End of this chapter)