Cultivation little Taoist

Chapter 971 Pawnshop
Zhang Lingxiu dug the hole very fast, and after traveling a thousand meters, the Ghost King Sword reached the second cave.

Ye Feng killed the demon soldier almost without any nonsense, and then used the Yingying Sword to make a hole instead.

Although this work is not tiring for the two of them, it is inevitably too monotonous.

After walking for a whole day, after comparing the map, Ye Feng found that he had finally reached the underground cave ten kilometers away from the No. [-] pawn shop.

"boom!"

Stones shattered.

"Who's the leader?"

Ye Feng jumped out of the hole, looked at the soul sitting on the ground eating rice and all kinds of meat and asked.

The closer it is to the central city, the better the food.

Those souls looked at Ye Feng suspiciously, and gradually put down the food in their hands.

"Who is the leader!" Ye Feng asked loudly again impatiently.

"Who are these three idiots?"

"I don't know, it looks like a human soul. Could it be that people from other places have already noticed the gentle policy of the above?"

"Let's talk after killing."

These souls changed instantly, with scales growing on their faces, at the same time a huge steel fork appeared in their hands, and even a pair of transparent wings grew out of their backs.

If each of these demons is placed outside, they must be at the level of guarding one side.

Ye Feng also took a deep breath, why is grandma's cave full of monsters!
"Wait a second!"

Ye Feng quickly raised his hand to fight with these people. It was a waste of energy, it's better to outsmart them.

He took out the letter of commission that he had collected on the road, "I was sent by the top to carry out unified planning and management of this group of stupid human souls.

This is Zhang Lingxiu, the Heavenly King of Opening the Way, and Zhuge Ming, the Heavenly Planning King. They are responsible for calculating and connecting these caves.

The certificates of commission for other caves have been handed over to me to drink and eat meat. Where are your leaders? Come out and chat with me. "

Xiao Li's heart is simple, and he couldn't help but want to laugh when he heard Ye Feng's nonsense about the king of clearing the way and the king of planning.

Thinking of Zhang Lingxiu opening the hole with a sword on the way, and Zhuge Ming correcting the position, it really fits these two positions!

Ye Feng quickly covered Xiaoli's mouth, not letting her reveal her secrets.

Those demon soldiers all looked at each other in blank dismay, but they still cupped their hands and said: "We need to confirm this matter with the higher authorities, please wait a moment."

"Do you still need to confirm from above?!

How do you think we got these commissions? ! "

Ye Feng shouted sharply.

Zhuge Ming hurried forward, Ye Feng sang red face, he naturally needed to sang bad face quickly: "Don't make Boss Ye angry, this is directly appointed by the superior."

"Why is it a human being directly appointed by the above?" one of the magic soldiers asked curiously.

"Human?" Ye Feng sneered, releasing his strange power.

The power was similar to the magic energy, and even Ye Feng was almost deceived when he released it at the beginning, and now he can even hide it from these magic soldiers.

As soon as these demon soldiers felt the powerful demonic energy on Ye Feng's body, they broke out in cold sweat, and hurriedly fell to their knees:
"Small ignorance offended adults, please forgive me!

Let's go now! "

The demon soldier said tremblingly, glanced at the surrounding demon soldiers, and led them staggeringly away.

"Your power has provided us with a lot of convenience!" Zhuge Ming said with a smile.

"I also think it's okay." Ye Feng said hey, unfolding the map, "Next, it's the No. [-] pawn shop.

My plan is to dig directly under the No. [-] pawn shop, then rush up and steal the token. "

"But now we don't even know what the token is?

What if the No. [-] pawn shop itself is a token?
Shall we just move out? "

"I don't think so. If the token is a building, then many people must have gone to the second floor.

My guess is that the higher the number of towers, the better the resources. Otherwise, these demon soldiers would not have blocked humans underground. "

"I agree that the demons imprisoned in each floor should be of higher cultivation than the next floor.

It’s just that I don’t know who the devil on this floor is supposed to be…”

"You guys... actually want to kill the devil?!" Xiao Li shouted in a daze, covering his mouth with his hands.

"Is there any problem?" Ye Feng looked at Xiaoli.

"But that devil is really strong... Besides, no one has ever seen that devil, that devil will only appear when the box appears.

Every strong man who ever disobeyed management has received that box.

For example, the manager of Lincheng received the box because he took in humans without authorization and refused to obey the management confession.

The manager of that forest city is really powerful. It is said that he once slaughtered a city with more than 10 people. At that time, no grass grew anywhere he went.

But just after receiving the box, it disappeared, and no one knew where it went.

And the guardian of Tucheng..."

As Xiaoli said, Ye Feng made a pause gesture: "How do you know so much?

Aren't you the youngest ghost in the first cave? "

"Yeah, I've only been here for 3000 years..."

"I'll go..." Ye Feng was stunned for a moment, "3000 years, you're still young..."

"Because the younger ones basically died on the way to find resources..." Xiaoli sighed and said, "So I know a lot about this matter.

I also heard from that old beggar, that old beggar used to be Lin Cheng's deputy guard, because at that time only Lin Cheng could reuse human souls.

Later, as soon as the guardian of Lincheng was killed by the devil, his cultivation base was abolished, and he went there.

Everyone looks down on the old beggar, and he doesn't have the ability to go up to find resources, so I have always distributed my rations to him, so he likes to tell me stories when no one is around!
These are all he told me, do you want to listen? "

Ye Feng nodded, maybe there is something in it that can inspire.

"It is said that the devil is a man with bandages all over his face.

But there is no way to verify this, no one has ever seen the devil, and only the old beggar said so.

The devil's method was very special. He pawned a black box in a pawn shop around Lincheng, and after that, the pawn shop owners encountered accidents one after another.

Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you that in the world above, many demons with cultivation base rely on pawnshops for a living. Generally, the shopkeepers of pawnshops are all local strongmen.

So as long as these are defeated, the defense ability of that city is basically self-defeating.

And the guards of Lincheng are guarding the No. [-] pawn shop. "

"Zhuge, how much do you know about pawnshops?" Ye Feng hadn't gone down the mountain for a long time, and even after he went down the mountain, he didn't pay attention to these things. Could it be that this is just a business that appeared in costume dramas, and does it still exist in modern society?
Even in Wan Yao Pagoda, relying on pawnshops to make a living is something that Ye Feng finds it difficult to understand.

At least Ye Feng wants to know how the benefits are generated.

"I don't know much about pawnshops. I just know that this nearly 1000-year-old business is still tenaciously surviving. Even in some big cities, you can occasionally see a small store appearing faintly. Amidst the flashing neon lights of various high-rise buildings, a big "Dang" character is written on the black canvas shop curtain hanging straight from above.

Every time I pass by, there are almost always very few people inside. Even on a hot summer day, it always makes people feel cold, but it is indispensable for some people.

The pawn price usually does not exceed half of the original price.

Interest must be paid at the time of redemption. If the redemption expires, the pawnshop will sell it. It sounds like a very cost-effective deal, but it is not. If there is a social depression or war and turmoil, everyone will die, and the pawnshop will have to close down. .

The development of the economy gave birth to pawnshops, which were called Changshengku in the Song Dynasty and confirmed as pawnshops in the Ming Dynasty.

The most prosperous era of pawnshops was during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. There were more than 200 pawnshops, ranging from dilapidated ancient calligraphy and paintings to large real estate title deeds, cheap pots and pans, and expensive jewelry and antiques. The high profits also made many businesses rich.

It's just that the long war and the banning of pawnshops after liberation made this ancient industry almost die out.

However, in the last decade or so, it has quietly recovered and is showing great signs of prosperity.

If there are so many pawnshops in a place, then the landlord must have a well-developed gambling industry.

Nowadays, pawnshops sometimes act as auction houses. Some unrepayable dead debts are mortgaged with things. Some pawnshops collect a warehouse full of goods but cannot sell them, so they are not as good as before. .

Once all the pawnshop owners find that some unworthy descendants or blind laymen come to the pawnshop with family treasures in a daze, they will naturally be overjoyed.

This is the profit model of pawn shops in modern society. "

The tacit understanding between Zhuge Ming and Ye Feng is absolutely sufficient, so he naturally knows what Ye Feng wants to know.

Ye Feng nodded and touched his chin: "The pawn shop in Wan Yao Pagoda probably pawns resources.

Once the resources contained in that box are sufficient, the pawnshop owner will definitely be let go. "

"I have a question about your statement." Zhuge Ming discussed with Ye Feng, "Then what kind of things should the pawnshop offer in exchange?
If it is resources for resources, it seems to be a little mentally retarded, right? "

"I guess, there are some resources that some people cannot use directly, and only demons with high cultivation can develop the resources.

I guess this is also the reason why many powerful people open pawnshops.

Use some low-quality resources that are simple and easy to absorb for some high-quality resources that are difficult to absorb.

Or, promise that person to do something.

After all, the owners of pawnshops are all strong. In this world of the jungle, the temptation to do something must be enough.

And those unlucky pawn shop owners are naturally right. "

"That's right." Xiao Li looked very excited, "Wow, I found out that you are so smart!
I couldn't figure it out at the time, but I didn't understand until the old beggar explained it to me! "

"Smartness is just a daily operation." Ye Feng shrugged, and made a pose that he thought was cool:

"Go on and on."

(End of this chapter)