Chapter 484 - Gambling With Stones (1/2)
Although Chen Jin was somewhat embarrassed, he was in a situation where he could not use his top-grade spirit stones so he had no choice but to borrow them from Fang Bin. After all, he did have top grade spirit stones. The nuclear fission converter in Haierfa only produced top grade spirit stones. He would give more of the treasures won from gambling to Fang Bin.
“Yes, of course, I have spirit stones. Because I brought you to join the sect and you’ve also been successfully inducted, I received two lower grade spirit stones as a bonus. Hehe, I’ll give them to you,” Fang Bin said and threw the spirit stones to Chen Jin. Anyway, just two lower grade spirit stones wouldn’t have much of an impact even if he used it for his cultivation, he might as well give them to Brother Chen to try his luck.
Chen Jin caught the spirit stones. Although the spirit stones were not a big deal for Chen Jin, he was still moved. After all, the uses that Fang Bin could get out of them were still rather significant. Therefore, he was emotional and raised his hand and said, “Let’s go.”
Where there were people, there was a scene that existed independently of official laws and customs (Jianghu). Although they were in the sect, there were still various categories of entertainment. After all, this was a big sect with hundreds of thousands of people cultivating. If everyone cultivated in seclusion, then this sect would not have a normal existence. It was like how Mu Yunhua had originally led the surviving population of Haierfa. She only allowed them to learn mathematics and the sciences. There was not one activity that belonged to culture, recreation, etc. Maladies soon appeared within society. If not for Chen Jin’s guidance, the survivors of Haierfa would be in big trouble sooner or later.
Soon, the two arrived at the Memorial Market. Although it was only one of the many squares built by the sect in the districts of foreign disciples, its scale could be considered as very large. They saw two stone lions about one to two zhang (three to six meters) in height on the left and right of the entrance to the market. The lions were exquisitely carved. It made one unconsciously feel a sense of magnificence and awe. But for Chen Jin, even if a real lion came back to life from death in front of his eyes, he would not find it scary. To say nothing of these stone lions. The great leader had said this before–All reactionaries were paper tigers. Maybe referring to them as stone lions wouldn’t be too far off the mark too.
Looking at the plaque above the stone lions, there were two large gold-rimmed characters written on it “Memorial Market.” The characters appeared dazzling under the reflection of the sun.
When they walked into the market, they saw many booths on both sides of the market, leaving only a narrow passage in the middle. The bustle in the passage made it very crowded.
“Come take a look, this three-year-old 100-leaf flower is only selling for one spirit stone.”
“Boss, look, all your rare books have some damaged portions, can’t you sell them cheaper? After all, I can’t use them to cultivate any way, I’ll only be using them as a reference.”
“A grade one Yellow Dragon Elixir that can be used to improve your cultivation; it costs 10 spirit stones, anybody interested?”
The two have not even come upon the sellers, but their voices could already be heard. All kinds of voices filled Chen Jin’s ears; some were hawking their wares and some were bargaining. “Although they’re cultivators, the flavor of their life’s activities are just like mortals.”
Chen Jin and Yang Bin walked through the market and saw a dizzying host of things that they had never seen before. Even though Chen Jin had been in the big shopping malls on earth, the dazzling lineup of items was too much for his eyes to process. His vision was pulled left and right, it was as if he was a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.
The two continued further into the market, and gradually the number of booths lessened. Surrounding passers-by also lessened. However, the number of shops increased and the cultivation level of the passers-by were also higher. They were the only two with their Qi cultivation at the fourth level or thereabouts. Soon enough, under Fang Bin’s lead, they had arrived at the front of a shop.
The shop was very tall and large. In such a place like the Memorial Market where every inch of space was worth its weight in gold, the rental costs of such a huge store must be astronomical. Chen Jin had opened a gold and jewelry store before, so he, of course, knew that the higher the rent, the higher the profits. It seemed that those who were able to purchase at this store would not be your average Joe.
Chen Jin had just arrived at the entrance when a maid came to greet him, “Hello, I am the shopping guide here, let me show you around.” Although she could tell that the two men’s cultivation was not high, she still very politely welcomed them into the shop. But that was all. Seeing how the two men were looking left and right, they appeared to be a pair of country bumpkins, hence she casually showed them around before dismissing herself.