Chapter 48: The Most Expensive Spirit Valley in History

  The Northern Four Nations, with Da Ye being the closest to the Sacred Star Empire.

  From Hansheng City to Yecheng, the imperial capital of Daye Country, it took nine days to travel 650 miles. This speed is much slower than Su Dong's previous life, but on this continent, with a full load of merchant teams, it is already quite efficient.

  The country of Dà Yè is called this name because it is a dense forest of tall fir trees, most of the trees in the north have small leaves, but these fir trees are rare with large leaves, bigger than palm leaves. Every summer, they are a lush green and very enchanting, so the country of Dà Yè got its name from this.

  The Great Wall of the Empire was built to prevent the invasion of the Snow Demons from the north, and from a distance, Su Dong saw a magnificent city standing tall in a dense forest, which broadened his horizons.

  "How does this city wall compare to the Wall of Gods?" Su Dong asked curiously, pointing at the distant city wall that was over 40 meters high.

  Zhou Xing smiled and said, "I'm afraid there's no comparison. I haven't seen the Wall of Gods myself, but our clan's merchant caravan that went to the south returned with tales that the Wall of Gods is as high as the white clouds. Even just a glance at it would fill one's heart with despair."

  Su Dong didn't think much of it, and the group chatted and laughed as they passed through the gate into the city. The Autumn Trade Fair was the largest event in the four northern countries, and all vehicles and pedestrians were exempt from paying the entrance fee; they only spent a considerable amount of time waiting in line.

  The Zhou family has been doing business for generations in Yecheng, and they have a lot of connections there. They had already arranged for a large courtyard-style inn to be used exclusively by the Zhou merchant group.

  That night was uneventful, and the next morning, Zhou Xing went to the city with Su Dong. Although the spiritual valley and medicine were not a big business for Da Zhou Shanghang, Old Master Zhou still insisted on accompanying Su Dong personally.

  "Linggu and Lingyao, although both are products of the spiritual field, belong to completely different natures. The former is high-grade grain, while the latter is precious medicine. It's best to sell them separately to get a better price." Old Man Zhou said carefully.

  Su Dong smiled and said: "Then I'll have to trouble you, sir. I'm really not too familiar with this trade route."

  Old Master Zhou patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you suffer a loss. By the way, with so many spiritual grains and medicines in your possession, selling them would probably yield tens of thousands of taels of silver. What do you plan to do with it? I suggest you invest in my Zhou Merchant House, from now on, every year you'll be able to get a share of the silver, it's a very good deal."

  Ever since Su Dongti saved Zhou Lao Taigong's precious grandson, the old man had made up his mind to tie himself to Su Dong and proposed that Su Dong marry one of his relatives. Su Dong did not agree, so Zhou Lao Taigong thought of letting Su Dong join his large business, Da Zhou Shang Hang.

  Su Dong smiled and said, "Investing in stocks is a good thing, but for now I have more important things to attend to. So far, I haven't found a suitable set of spiritual armor, so if I come across something that suits my taste this time, I plan on buying a set for myself."

  Zhou Xing nodded heavily and said, "You're thinking very thoroughly, warriors must have top-notch equipment. This Ling armor isn't cheap, it's tens of thousands of silver coins. But don't worry, if you don't have enough silver, just tell me and I'll lend it to you first."

  Su Dong thanked Zhou Xing, and Old Man Zhou, upon hearing that Su Dong had no intention of investing in his family's business, naturally sighed.

  Three people came to a place called Fengdeng Business House, Old Man Zhou was an acquaintance, and they were directly invited into the backyard. Then a stout middle-aged man walked in, his face looked somewhat gloomy, as if there was something difficult to resolve.

  Su Dong didn't say anything, he's a Qigong master, not some street fortune teller, no reason to help someone just because they asked, besides this fat guy's forehead is wider than average, obviously his ancestors accumulated good karma, there should be a solution.

  After the pleasantries were over, Old Man Zhou said: "Manager Fan, this young friend Su Dong is an important friend of our Zhou family. He has some Lingguo to sell, so he came to visit us."

  Mr. Fan bowed his hands and said, "Boss Zhou, thinking of me, Mr. Fan, when there's business to be done, that's giving me face, no need for further discussion, tonight at the Spring Gathering Building, I'll be the host."

  Turning his head, Fan Zhang said to Su Dong: "Young brother, now the situation in the north is unstable, and the price of Lingguo has been high. It's a good time for you to sell it now. The retail price of second-rate Lingguo is one or two taels and three mace per catty, I'll give you one tael and two mace. The retail price of top-grade Lingguo is close to three taels, I'll give you two taels and eight mace. How about that?"

  Mr. Zhou is very discerning in his selection of people, and the Fan shopkeeper he found is a well-known figure in the industry, offering a price that is much higher than what Su Dong had expected, which made Su Dong quite satisfied.

  "Mr. Fan is a man of his word, so I'll do it at the price you said. This is a sample of Linggu, please take a look." Su Dong didn't waste any words and directly handed over a cloth bag containing Linggu.

  Fan the shopkeeper smiled and accepted the bag, his face immediately changed. He hastily opened the bag, took out a few grains of linggu, and observed them in the sunlight for over ten minutes.

  "Little brother, this spiritual valley of yours is indeed plump and full, I've never seen such a well-proportioned product in my life, it's absolutely top-grade. However, the spiritual power contained within this spiritual valley seems to be somewhat off." Manager Fan said with a thoughtful expression after a moment of silence.

  As soon as this was said, Su Dong didn't rush, but Old Man Zhou got a bit anxious and opened his mouth to say: "Boss Fan, you have to take a closer look."

  Fan Zhanggui said seriously: "Our family has been doing this business for generations, absolutely no mistake. The spiritual energy of Linggu is chaotic and not suitable for warriors to eat."

  Su Dong nodded, he knew what he had planted. Due to the feng shui situation, Su Dong's spiritual fields contained countless types of spiritual power, and the warriors only used star spiritual power. Giving them this mixed spiritual field was not quite appropriate.

  Su Dong smiled slightly and said, "Manager Fan is right. Due to the different cultivation methods, my Lingguo is not very suitable for warriors to eat. How about we make a deal at the price of inferior Lingguo?"

  "No! Absolutely not!" Fan Zhang's face turned red with agitation as he jumped up from his seat.

  Su Dong slightly frowned, while Old Man Zhou burst into a rage. Su Dong was introduced by him, and Fan Zhang's words were equivalent to losing face for him.

  "Old Fan, I thought you were a reputable person, that's why I brought Su Dong here. Can't you see this is clearly a high-quality spirit valley? Giving you the price of an inferior spirit valley is already a loss for Su Dong, and yet you still won't agree, isn't that too much?!" Old Master Zhou was so anxious that he even changed his form of address, and his face turned darker.

  Fan Zhanggui burst out laughing and helped Old Man Zhou sit down, excitedly saying: "Old Zhou, you really misunderstood me! I didn't say the price was too high, but rather too low! If I had accepted this batch of Lingguo at a price of two taels and eight mace, I would have truly become an unscrupulous merchant!"

  Is two taels and eight mace per catty still too low? Suddenly, Su Dong, Zhou Xing, and Old Master Zhou were all stunned, not knowing why Boss Fan would say such a thing.

  All he saw was Fan's excitedly pulling Su Dong's hand, almost crying out, and exclaimed: "Little brother, this Linggu is indeed not for warriors to eat, but it's a hundred times more precious than the Linggu for warriors! Because this is truly prepared for the common people's Linggu!"

  "In the past, those Ling Valleys, whether superior or inferior, were beneficial for warriors to cultivate martial arts, but were of little use to ordinary people. After all, most ordinary people didn't practice martial arts, so what was the point of having the Star's Spiritual Power?"

  "But this spiritual valley is different, containing many kinds of spiritual power that have never been seen before! The common people who eat it will greatly benefit their bodies! This world isn't just for warriors, those rich people and royal families aren't all looking to eat spiritual valleys to strengthen their bodies! So if I were to price it as ordinary high-grade spiritual valley, that would be absolutely impossible!"

  Turning his head, Fan Zhangzi again hugged Zhou Lao Taiye and burst into loud wailing, excitedly saying: "Zhou Lao, you are my great benefactor! You also know that our Fan family supplies the imperial family of Daye Country with Linggu. Now the Second Prince has been ill since birth, and he ordered me to find suitable Linggu; if I couldn't find it, he would behead me!"

  "What I've been searching for is this Spirit Grain that's unsuitable for warriors to eat, but greatly beneficial to ordinary people! You've saved my life, saved the lives of my entire family!"

  Su Dong and the others were all stunned, only to see Fan Zhang running into the courtyard, kneeling towards the sky, wailing: "Heaven has eyes! The one and only Linggu Valley has finally been found by me! The gods are merciful! Our Fan family is saved!"

  Su Dong was taken aback for a moment, he never thought that he would accidentally create this unique and brand new Lingguo species in this world!

  Old Master Zhou savored the taste and looked at Su Dong with an even more eager gaze. Zhou Xing was also smiling very happily.

  Whoosh!

  That chubby Fan boss was like a rabbit, and he quickly ran back from outside, holding Su Dong's hand affectionately, making Su Dong speechless.

  Old Zhou deliberately coughed twice and said, "Manager Fan, we'd be happy to help you out, but you've got to give us a price, after all."

  Fan Baozi patted his forehead and said: "I was so happy that I forgot about this batch. Su Dong brothers, I am willing to pay six taels of silver per catty to buy your Lingguo. What do you think?"

  Six taels!

  Fifty thousand catties is equivalent to three million taels of silver!

  The highest quality lingguo is worth about five taels of silver per catty, but Su Dong's lingguo can actually sell for six taels!

  At this moment, Su Dong, Zhou Xing, and Old Man Zhou were all stunned. This was probably the most valuable Lingguo in the world!

  And that's just Linggu Valley, Su Dong still has a whole cart of spiritual medicine!

  "My goodness." Zhou Xing's mouth opened wide in shock and he exclaimed: "Su Dong, you're rich!"

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