847 City at the Top of the Sky (1/2)

In the ancient martial arts world, spiritual stones were rare items. The ancient martial art practitioners from some small sects would even see a spiritual stone as a treasure. On a normal basis, they would be reluctant to even use them.

Mo Wen and Ling Feng were both people who had seen the world at large. But even for them, a spiritual stone a day as a fee for a guide made them secretly astonished.

A sect like the Intentionless Sect would at most accumulate three to five hundred spiritual stones a year. On average, that would be around one spiritual stone a day. This was the spiritual stone intake of a large sect.

In Dragon City, a guide had a daily income of one spiritual stone. It was comparable to the income of a sect!

It was no wonder that even though so many special people came to Dragon City, those who hired a guide were rather rare. It wasn't that they wanted to figure out the Dragon City guidebook on their own, but they could not afford a Dragon City guide.

”May I ask whether you wish to hire a guide?” Tang Zhizh fluttered her eyelashes as she looked at Mo Wen and Ling Feng. She had a hopeful look in her eyes. Since yesterday she had not received even one guest. It was the same as having wasted one day.

She knew that the guide fee was very expensive, but this was the standard price set by the Huatian Palace. She could not do anything about it. In reality, the amount of money that she could earn was just a very small portion. Most of it would be taxed by the Huatian Palace.

However, even so, working in Dragon City was still a lucrative job. Many Huatian Palace Executors had fought for the right to work in Dragon City. It was because of the job income in Dragon City. Even if a large portion of it was deducted by the Huatian Palace, the little portion that was leftover was still a very large sum of wealth.

Tang Zhizhi had worked hard to get the title of Dragon City guide. If everything went smoothly, in one Martial Arts Circle Convention she could at least earn ten spiritual stones. This was wealth that she had never dared to even dream of before.

”What's the difference between hiring you and not hiring you? I want to know whether you are worth one spiritual stone a day.”

Mo Wen did not immediately agree. Although he had many spiritual stones, he did not want to fall prey to a scam.

”Sir, it is true that, in the outside world, a fee of one spiritual stone a day is certainly incredible. However, in Dragon City, there will certainly be value for your money. Maybe during a crucial moment, by hiring me, you can even avoid a greater loss.”

Although Tang Zhizhi felt that the guide fee was expensive, she never thought that it was not worth it. More often than not, one would not only not suffer a loss from hiring a guide, and they would even benefit from it.

”Oh, why is that so?” Mo Wen asked.

”The guides are among the people who are most familiar with Dragon City. If you hire me, you can reduce the number of detours you will take and can avoid violating the laws of Dragon City. Dragon City has its own laws. Some people who did not know this went bankrupt because they repeatedly broke the law and were fined. So, if you hire me, I can point out the law of Dragon City for you at all times.”

Every guide that entertained a guest would have some ways to promote themselves. Tang Zhizhi was no exception. However, she made no false statements; everything that she said was true.

”Your reasoning managed to convince me. You are my guide now,” Mo Wen stated plainly.

”Hiring me will definitely be worth it! Sir, how many days are you prepared to hire me for?” Tang Zhizhi inquired excitedly. She had finally received her first guest. Guide work in Dragon City was not easy because the number of people who could afford to hire guides was few and far between. Even if some people did not lack funds, very few people were willing to hire a guide at this price.

”I will hire you until I feel that you are no longer of worth. If I feel that today you are no longer worth it, then tomorrow I won't hire you. If I feel that you are always of worth, then I will hire you until the Martial Arts Circle Convention is over.”

Although Mo Wen did not lack spiritual stones, he did not want to spend lavishly.

”Really? That's wonderful. You will definitely recognize my value,” Tang Zhizhi exclaimed with an excited look. She never thought that she would encounter a nouveau riche, and a super nouveau riche at that. This youth did not look like someone who lacked money.

Some of the Dragon City guides around them saw that Tang Zhizhi had managed to strike a deal. They immediately shot her looks of envy. For guides in Dragon City, striking a deal with a guest was not easy. Securing a long-term paying client was even rarer.

Ling Feng also looked at Mo Wen with a slightly surprised expression. This fellow seemed to be ostentatious. Even Ling Feng had never been so rich.

With Tang Zhizhi as a guide, Mo Wen did not need to figure out the Dragon City guidebook anymore. The three of them went on their way.

Tang Zhizhi told them that they were not currently in Dragon City and were instead on the outskirts. They still had to walk a fair distance before they reached Dragon City.

”Is it the first time you have both been to Dragon City?” Tang Zhizhi looked at Mo Wen and Ling Feng curiously.

Mo Wen nodded his head, then turned his gaze to Ling Feng. This elder had lived for more than two hundred years. This must not be the first time he had come to Dragon City.

”Dragon City? I have forgotten how many times I have come here, but it is certainly not fewer than ten times.”

Ling Feng looked in front of him, a flash of emotion flashing in his eyes.