Heavenly Dao Formula

"..." Li Banzhang couldn't answer the words. Obviously this answer was too shocking for her.

"Then why don't you prepare an umbrella for me?" Xia Fan protested.

"You are a man, and holding an umbrella will lower your demeanor." Olina suppressed the upturn of her mouth, and replied in a serious manner, "Isn't there a saying in Qiguo that you do as the Romans do? You can use a high felt hat and Cloak to prevent accidents, but I am not prepared for this kind of clothing."

Suddenly an umbrella leaned over.

Li stretched out his umbrella handle to cover Xia Fan, "Why don't we share one."

"This..." Olina was dumbfounded for a moment, she hadn't figured out how to dissuade her, Xia Fan had already taken the umbrella from the fox demon in a grandiose manner.

How can a gentleman do such a thing!

This umbrella is only the size of one person, so if two people share it, no one can cover it?

Sure enough, a guy with no grace!

Olina slandered endlessly, but Li's expression didn't look forced, she was obviously happy to do it, and it was not in the mood for her to stop it forcibly, so she could only keep her words in her stomach.

The practice of the two sharing an umbrella has attracted the attention of many people on the street.

Low voices and whispers continued for a while.

Not only was Xia Fan not at all embarrassed, but he also took the initiative to follow the sound and looked at each other without shy away from making eye contact. This move also made many women's eyes shine.

As a rare oriental person, Xia Fan's dress and attire have a distinctive exotic style, and the foundation of his height and appearance is also there. Coupled with the aura bonus brought by the person who is sensitive, he is obviously different from the surrounding same-sex competitors. opened the gap. While covering their mouths and snickering, they looked up and down without shyness, the curiosity in their eyes was self-evident.

This time it was Olina's turn to feel the pressure.

After all, if no one else is embarrassed, the one who is embarrassed becomes herself—even though there are three people traveling, two of them are very close to each other. Doesn't this mean that the remaining one is redundant?

As she expected, the focus of passers-by quickly shifted from Xia Fan to her.

Some people are already speculating about the relationship between these three people.

After all, Dragon Girl's face is not as thick as Xia Fan's.

Despite a hundred reluctances in her heart, Olina could only choose to approach Xia Fan, pretending to be casual and covering the other shoulder for him.

"So, where do you want to visit?" she asked coldly.

Xia Fan was quite puzzled, the other party was in a very good mood before going out, why did it suddenly turn from sunny to cloudy? "Uh...you're not feeling well? Why don't you go back and rest."

He noticed. Olina sighed secretly, her tone softened slightly, "I'm fine, don't worry about me. I've been to Azure Castle a few times before, and the places worth seeing include the pier, the market, the auction house and the lord's castle. But The auction house usually doesn’t open until evening, so you can go to other places first.”

"Auction house? What is that?" Li Qi asked.

Facing the fox demon, Olina's attitude is obviously much better. "Some rare things do not have fixed prices and are not suitable for sale in the market, so everyone will gather together to bid with each other, and finally the highest bidder will get it. Because often One item has one price, and a special person is needed to preside over it, so it has evolved into an auction house.”

"This kind of transaction generally has a threshold for entry. Not everyone can go, right?" Xia Fan interjected.

"You know a lot." Dragon Girl glanced at him, "Even the auction house has multiple subdivisions inside. The top level is naturally recommended by wealthy businessmen or nobles, and it is open to ordinary people. There are not so many requirements for the auction, as long as you buy a ticket. Of course, if you want to participate in it, you have to do a simple property certification."

"Sounds very interesting!" Li couldn't help but wagged his tail.

"Of course, although Azure Fort is only the third largest port, the trading volume of goods is not lower than that of the other two cities. It is connected to the border of the king's capital Hilla, and there is a spacious inland river directly leading to it. Some fleets shuttle through the Tranquil Sea Even if you choose to go around the archipelago half a circle, you will come to Azure Harbor to unload, let alone the expedition team that chose to go east."

"What did these expeditions find?" Xia Fan asked.

"The main thing is to search for new land and sea areas, such as the Eastern Continent and the Sea of ​​Dusk, which have been popular areas in recent years. As for the spices, ores, treasures and lost treasures brought back, they are all by-products .”

"Lost treasure?"

"It's like a gimmick. Especially gold and silver utensils and coins, nine out of ten are counterfeit." Olina sneered at this, "With the same materials, as long as the name of the lost treasure can be hung, the price will be higher than that of the lost treasure. It has been multiplied several times. In the final analysis, it is people’s desire for the Holy Grail that has fueled this trend—according to the records of the church, the Holy Grail itself is a lost treasure bestowed by heaven.”

Xia Fan's heart skipped a beat, "So, could the ancient coin in Qianyan's hand be forged as well?"

As early as on the road, Qianyan asked Olina to carefully observe the coins, but the latter could not recognize the meaning of the words on them.

"I can't rule out this possibility." Long Nu nodded slightly, "If that thing means a lot to her, maybe it's not a bad thing to keep it as a mystery. But when you mention it so much, I think that when it comes to appraising ancient objects, no one should She is better than the experts at the top auction house, if she only wants to find the truth, maybe she can try it there."

Are you looking for an auction house to identify it?

This might be a good choice.

However, the auction house will not open until evening, and Qian Yan is not interested in accompanying them on the road, so Xia Fan did not make a decision immediately, but said to Olina, "In that case, let's go to the market area first."

As the saying goes, a city's market can indirectly reveal its own prosperity, and this sentence is also applicable to the West Pole. The market area in Olina’s mouth already has the embryonic form of a commercial street. There are only a few open-air stalls, but most of them are fixed stores, and they use conspicuous signs to indicate their products and characteristics; looking around, a street The signboards lined up in the sky can be described as colorful, just like flowers.

There are also a large number of guests and merchants who come and go here, including well-dressed rich families and sailor civilians in plain clothes. Ragged beggars are also a common sight, and there are gangs of "beggars" gathered in almost every street.

"Pay attention to your wallet, and don't get close to those people." Olina warned, "Some of them are underground rats, and they often use sympathy to cover up their real purpose. Outsiders like you are their top priority. Target."

Xia Fan didn't care about this. After being trained by Li for so long, ordinary people would never even think about approaching him quietly.

"Xia Fan, I want to eat that." Li pointed to a glass jar on a shelf in a store—the stuff in it had distinct grains and a bright red color, resembling a top-grade fish roe.

But judging from the sign, it seems to be a pastry shop.

Since the fox demon opened his mouth, Xia Fan naturally would not refuse. He took out a few copper coins exchanged from the receptionist and bought a can.

When he opened the lid, he realized that it was a kind of jam.

Before eating, a seductive aroma hits the face.

Li scooped up a scoop with the attached wooden spoon and put it in his mouth, his eyes narrowed instantly.

"How is it? Is it delicious?"

"Yeah!" She nodded, "It's sweeter than sugar cane, but also has the fragrance of apples!"

"Good vision." Olina smiled, "Intoxicated jam is one of Azure Fort's specialties. It looks like fruit when you first eat it. After a period of time, it will produce a peculiar wine aroma. It is the most popular dessert in the royal city. Seasoning."

"That store seems interesting, let's go and have a look." Li found a new target.

Xia Fan has nothing to do.

Or that's what he intended to bring Li to the market area.

A one-month sea journey will inevitably feel boring and exhausting. Shopping and shopping is undoubtedly a good way to relax.

Of course, this kind of thing is not so attractive to him.

Compared with the dazzling array of goods in the shop, Xia Fan was attracted by the chimneys not far away that were billowing white smoke.

"What kind of place is there?"

"It should be a factory." Olina followed his gaze, "Many goods shipped to the market for sale need to be processed in advance. There are many factories like this around the market area."