ushernet Chapter 990: 2937:
Chapter 990: 2937:
Chapter 990: Chapter 2937:
Liu Jin is a practical person. He doesn’t know much about elixirs, but with Gu Changsheng around, there are many more bargaining chips during negotiations, right?
Hearing this, Gu Changsheng nodded, then instructed Ah Zi, who was on the sickbed, not to get excited and to wait patiently for their return. He urged Luoluo to stay by her mother’s side and promised to bring back some delicious food. Only after tidying his clothes did he follow Liu Jin out...
From this point of view, Liu Jin is indeed a good partner to cooperate with!
Because Liu Jin’s cultivation level is actually higher than Gu Changsheng’s. To be honest, just in terms of cultivation level, Gu Changsheng had to admit she wasn’t a match for Liu Jin. Of course, her body was full of poison, so it was impossible for Liu Jin to harm Gu Changsheng...
Gu Changsheng had the skills to protect herself. Whether in front of Liu Jin or in Riverwater City, she had this confidence. However, in the current situation, understanding the survival rules of this world and striving to improve her cultivation level all needed time. Cooperating with Liu Jin was the best choice for Gu Changsheng!
And Liu Jin was clearly a sincere person. Since he agreed to cooperate with Gu Changsheng, he wouldn’t have other thoughts...
“Riverwater City is different from other cities. This is a city formed due to the slave market. In this city, slave transactions can be seen everywhere. If you haven’t seen a slave trade before, please don’t be surprised, and don’t interfere out of sympathy. Of course, as a free person, if you wish to buy or sell slaves, that is your freedom, as long as you can pay enough Beast Crystals!” Walking out, Liu Jin introduced Gu Changsheng to the survival rules of Riverwater City...
“The cities in the Middle Realm are like a big tree with clear hierarchical divisions. Riverwater City is merely the lowest-ranked city in the Middle Realm. The families that can stand firm in Riverwater City have intricate ties in the medium-level city and upper-level city, or even higher-level cities. To put it this way, our Liu Family, in this low-ranked Riverwater City, has me, and in the medium-level city, there is also the presence of our family. I am just the most humble person in our family, which is why I was dispatched to survive in this city. As long as my strength becomes strong enough, I can take my family to a medium-level city! The higher the city level, the more cultivation and survival resources it has. The higher the city grade, the more Spiritual Power in the air, better for cultivation. In a medium-level city, a person’s cultivation speed can be twice that of a lower-level city! The cultivation speed in an upper-level city is twice that of a medium-level city, and so on, until reaching the City in the Sky! The City in the Sky is a city where only the noblest of nobles and the most prestigious individuals in the Middle Realm can reside, and the cultivation speed there is a hundred times that of our lower-level cities...” Liu Jin said while leading Gu Changsheng through the streets of Riverwater City...
On the streets of Riverwater City, platforms set up were common, as were the slave markets in operation...
There were shouting voices everywhere...
As for houses, the buildings in Riverwater City were mainly stone structures, appearing quite simple and dignified...
“I was originally born into the Liu Family in a medium-level city, but because my status wasn’t noble enough, I was exiled to Riverwater City, a lower-level city. In the Middle Realm, each level of city has its own distinct border passes. These passes are either issued by the noble families or specially granted by the City Lord; apart from holding a pass from these two channels, no one may travel between cities of different levels...” Liu Jin said and pointed at a grand stone building, “That is the Medicine Shop of Riverwater City. There’s only this one in Riverwater City, staffed by three Doctors from medium-level cities of three different families, stationed in Riverwater City to make money. The consultation fees they charge are quite exorbitant, which is why my money is dwindling. If I hadn’t met you, I would have to secretly sell the house we have in Riverwater City behind my family’s back...”
“Is your house there valuable?” Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but ask.
“Very valuable! To have a house on Riverwater City Main Street is a symbol of family status. Our Liu Family is quite distinguished even among medium-level city families, so the location of our house in Riverwater City is very good. But I have been too inept, bringing shame to the family, which is why I’m in such dire straits...” Liu Jin replied, touching his large face with his hand, with a embarrassed expression...
“Uhm...” Gu Changsheng, upon hearing this, suddenly didn’t know what to say...
However, she did start to understand why Liu Jin might have been poisoned...
Dammit!
Everyone covets a jade-like treasure!
Liu Jin was already in such a terrible state in the lower-level Riverwater City, yet he still lived in one of the best houses there. Who wouldn’t be envious?
Especially since Liu Jin was isolated for marrying a slave woman, disrupting the rules of Riverwater City. So, anyone coveting Liu Jin’s house couldn’t help but make a move against him...
“Are your superiors not concerned with your plight in Riverwater City?” After thinking for a while, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but ask.
“At the beginning, they cared. My family even sent someone from a medium-level city to check on my situation. But when they found out it was because I married a slave and got isolated, making business difficult, they abandoned me and no longer cared...” Liu Jin sighed and said, “I don’t blame them for that. It’s all because I’m useless, bringing disgrace to the family. The family abandoning me is justified, and they didn’t even take back the house in Riverwater City. They are actually treating me quite well...”
“...” Gu Changsheng, upon hearing this, once again didn’t know what to say...
Well...
Gu Changsheng had to admit, this chubby Liu Jin seemed quite kind-hearted?
Uh...
Although using “kind-hearted” to describe a slave trader seemed inappropriate, however...
In this entire Riverwater City, if there were anything in abundance, it would be slave traders, so...
In a place full of slave traders, judging a person’s moral character solely based on their line of work doesn’t seem very comprehensive either...
Perhaps, in the eyes of Liu Jin and those slave traders, being a slave trader is not something against morality?
“This is the Medicine Shop. All the medicinal herbs and the few elixirs in Riverwater City are bought and sold here, including seeking medical treatment!” Liu Jin pointed to the massive stone building in front of them and spoke solemnly.
To be honest, at this moment, Liu Jin seemed somewhat eager...
Excited!
If the elixir Gu Changsheng has is truly a life-extending elixir, then they really...
Struck it rich!
“Then let’s go in...” Gu Changsheng nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
Although Gu Changsheng knew nothing about Riverwater City, fortunately, Liu Jin was familiar with it, so Gu Changsheng didn’t feel completely lost...
“Move, move, move! Get out of the way, it’s a matter of life and death!”
However, just as Gu Changsheng and Liu Jin were about to enter the Medicine Shop, a multitude of people suddenly poured out...
Leading them were three people dressed in doctor’s robes, followed by several people dressed as house servants, and then slaves carrying medical kits...
Before Gu Changsheng and Liu Jin could get close to the Medicine Shop, they were quickly pushed aside by the crowd...
“What’s going on?!”
Gu Changsheng watched the people rushing out of the Medicine Shop, and in the blink of an eye, they hurried away in another direction, leaving the shop looking empty. He was momentarily puzzled...
“Those are house servants from the City Lord’s Mansion! It seems something happened there; otherwise, the city’s entire medical community wouldn’t be mobilized!” Liu Jin watched the departing crowd, speaking with some excitement, “Quick, let’s go check it out! Such an event at the City Lord’s Mansion is something rarely seen! You might not know, but the people at the City Lord’s Mansion come from the City in the Sky, regardless if it’s a lower-level city or a medium-level city or higher. Their cultivation level is high, not to mention their family background is unfathomable, wielding absolute authority in every city! We’re trying to sell our elixir, right? If the efficacy of our elixir gets validated on someone from the City Lord’s Mansion, there’s no worry it won’t fetch a good price afterwards!”
As Liu Jin spoke, he grabbed Gu Changsheng’s arm and chased after the crowd leaving the Medicine Shop...
“...” Gu Changsheng heard this and immediately...
Oh my god...
She probably doesn’t know...
She probably doesn’t know...
She’s just new here, truly clueless about anything, isn’t she?
This Liu Jin is really something, always blurting out the truth...
It’s just...
Even Gu Changsheng didn’t expect Liu Jin to have such business savvy. By chance, they encountered an incident at the City Lord’s Mansion, and Liu Jin immediately thought of leveraging the mansion’s prestige to open up a market for their elixir...
Impressive!
No wonder he’s a slave trader!
In a way, a slave trader is also a businessman, so this Liu Jin truly has quite a bit of business acumen...
Gu Changsheng started to believe that Liu Jin was once the biggest slave trader in Riverwater City. It seems that if he hadn’t been isolated for marrying a slave, making business difficult and his wealth dwindled, Liu Jin could really thrive in Riverwater City like a fish in water...