The Divine Dao Alchemy Emperor
Chapter 190
There were many cultivators alone in the Rain Country, and they had no party behind them to support them. However, cultivation was an extremely expensive endeavor, then where did they get the money from?
Naturally, through working for others.
For example, they can choose to become guards for traveling merchants or collect rewards after killing some evil characters or collecting materials their masters need. As time passed, there were places and organizations that were specifically formed for single cultivators to obtain missions, and that was the Heaven Military Hall.
Anyone could enter the Heaven Military Hall. One only needs to register his personal information, and then be able to obtain the mission and start his way to earn money. Of course, the Heaven Military Hall was even more welcoming to the rich to send missions here. It was a bit like an auction house. After the mission was completed, the Heaven Military Hall would collect a portion of the reward as a fee for their services.
A single cultivator, as the name suggests, usually moves on his own and is thus like a piece of loose sand. However, if they really managed to cooperate with each other, they would be parties that should not be taken lightly. Thus, in the process of establishing the Heaven's Volunteer Hall, there was also the involvement of the Imperial Family. They can not only take part of the profits, but, they also sent out a large amount of manpower as surveillance to avoid someone secretly gathering these single cultivators together to become a power that could threaten the authority of the Imperial Family over the country.
As such, the Heaven's Volunteer Hall had become increasingly official, and there was a government-approved improvement in the quality of the place.
However, there are still some things that are not worth registering on the record. There were some who would accept their mission requests underground, but that meant no security was provided. It is possible that the employer did not pay for the completed mission, or it could be that even after completing the mission, no money was received. One can only take their own risk.
There was only one rule in the Heaven Military Hall: everything could be done if there was enough money.
Ling Han went to the bank first to cash out his banknotes, then headed to the Eastern part of the Imperial City. That was where Heaven Military Hall was located.
Liu Yu Tong followed behind Ling Han, a frown on his face. Although the Earth and Water Faction had a bad name, as if they were hated by sewer rats, the Faction Leader was an authentic Spiritual Ocean Tier elite. If one wanted to oppose such a powerful character like this, there would definitely be a need to at least obtain the help of one elite Spiritual Ocean Tier, or perhaps even a few.
Once one managed to reach the high level of the Spiritual Ocean Tier, would a martial artist still need to become a mercenary? He could only join a powerful party and take a position as an Elder and only needed to cultivate every day. It was even better if he decided to laze around and not cultivate; he only needed to step out and take action occasionally whenever he was needed.
And what was the point of hiring several hundred Tier Gushing Spring martial artists? Against opponents at the high layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier, they would only be trimmed in one move.
Hu Niu, meanwhile, was really carefree, running all over the place, playing and laughing.
"Fuck girl, where's your guardian!" An angry voice rang out, attracting Ling Han's attention. The voice belonged to a sturdy man who had a stall by the side of the road, and who was currently shouting furiously at Hu Niu.
It seemed, Hu Niu had bumped into some of his wares, but it was also because he himself had taken up too much space, and had put his wares into the street, so he could not afford to, so it is inevitable for those who want to pass to actually have to circle his stall. The little girl, due to some negligent moments, bumped into some of her things.
Hu Niu was naturally not easily intimidated. He bared his teeth and stared back at the sturdy man, his ferocious nature at full display.
Ling Han walked over, rubbed Hu Niu's head, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Your little girl made my things fall, so you have to pay compensation!" said the sturdy man, his gaze fixed on Ling Han. While he was speaking, four tough-looking men also stepped out. They all crossed hands in front of the chest, smiling coldly.
Ling Han understood now. The man must have deliberately arranged his wares in such a way that they would cover most of the way. Once someone accidentally bumped into his merchandise, he would take advantage of the opportunity and immediately jump in to ask for compensation. The other four men were naturally his accomplices, and were there to add pressure to his threat.
Ling Han's eyes swept over the merchandise that the man had placed. It's all fake stuff. Some that appear as ginseng are actually just carrots that have joined the top of the ginseng root. Some golden objects were worthless, as the insides were filled with brass, and the connection was very clear, so how could they possibly deceive his eyes?
He was just about to teach these five people a little lesson when his eyes were attracted by the strangely shaped stone, and he could not help but ask, "How much is this stone worth?"
The stallkeeper was about to fly in anger, but when he saw that Ling Han seemed interested in buying one of his wares, he could not help but smile, and replied, "I'll give you a cheaper price, 1000 silver coins . "
"1000 silver coins? He's crazy for wanting money, isn't he?"
"Hush, they are from the Earth and Water Faction. You can't make them angry!"
"They're always here oppressing the locals, and no one's really going out to deal with them!"
There were some passersby who could no longer stand and watch and immediately spoke in anger, but there were others who revealed the identities of the five hooligans and advised them to watch what they said.
"F*****, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I will cut you all to death!" The stall guard glared at and showed off a fierce expression. The four men behind him all smiled coldly. Those who spoke with reprimand shivered, and indeed, they did not dare to speak anymore.
"Brother, this is an Extraordinary Spirit Stone. Look how strange it looks. It was a strange object that naturally formed in this way!" the kiosk keeper bragged.
"I don't like that!" Ling Han shook his head. After he learned that these people were from the Earth and Water Faction, he had the urge to play terrible jokes on them.
"Don't like that?" The stall guard laughed coldly. "If you don't like it, then why are you asking about it? Are you trying to play around with me? It's too late now. Whether you like it or not, you should buy it now!"
"Truly bullies!"
"How could he force a sale like this!"
"Who asked them to come from the Earth and Water Faction? In the past, someone had previously reported a crime, but when the imperial guards came, it was completely useless. Instead, the imperial guards chatted and joked with them."
On the side, there were some who began to exclaim harshly about the injustice, but there were some "experienced" local people who revealed the truth of the matter helplessly. - this local was completely safe, he said, know they have support.
Ling Han pretended to be scared, and asked, "I'm not buying, are you going to beat me up then?"
"Heng, this little girl is pushing some of my items, and you are wasting my time. If you buy this stone, then we will forget all these problems. Otherwise ... hehe!" The warung guards gave a signal, and the four men behind him simultaneously took out their respective daggers and started playing them. The threat is more than obvious.
"Don't rush!" Ling Han waved his hand quickly and said, "I'll buy it, then."
"Good!" The shopkeeper smiled coldly. When he saw Ling Han behaving so weakly and so easily intimidated, his greed could not help but swell, and he said, "The price has gone up now, this is 2,000 silver coins!" He glared at Ling Han, and asked, "What's wrong? You don't want to pay?"
"Here," Ling Han said as he handed over two banknotes, each worth 1,000 silver coins.
"Haha!" The stall guard laughed out loud. This brat must be a fool from a rich family; he actually handed the money obediently.
"Is this my stone, now?" Ling Han asked, smiling.
"It's yours! That's yours!" the shopkeeper waved at him. He had found this stone in his backyard a few days ago. Because the shape was so strange, and had little ornament value, he took it out to sell it. His initial motive was to trick some fools into buying it, but he never thought that he could actually sell it for 2,000 silver coins.
Liu Yu Tong watched the entire scene and could not help but feel discreetly confused. With Ling Han's ability, handling these five locales was naturally as easy as a piece of cake, but why would he deliberately allow himself to be fooled?
Ling Han laughed and knocked on the stone. With the power of his Origin Power, pa, instantly appeared several cracks on the surface of the stone. He lightly broke the pieces, and when the shattered pieces of stone fell, it actually appeared to be a wink of golden light from within.
"Yes?" Everyone could not help but turn to look.