As the saying goes, guests do as they please, and Ye Zan and Lin Mumu naturally had no objections to True Monarch Duobao's arrangements. And another point is that the market in front of you is actually not very attractive. Not only was there no "exotic style" that Lin Mumu expected, but the scale of the market was also disappointing, allowing people to see it all at a glance.
Regardless of this market, it is quite high-level and is a trading place between several realms. However, the size of this market is like a not very lively commercial street, not even a small town. This is because, in other realms, unlike the Shenhua realm, the teleportation array is monopolized by one sect. Otherwise, this market might not even be comparable to a commercial street, and would be nothing more than a small shopping mall.
On this side of the Shenhua Domain, only people from the Tianbao Sect can come and run their own shops in this market. Then, as landowners, the Moi religion would naturally build shops here in order to facilitate transactions with other realms. These are two realms, and the result is just two shops in this market.
As for other realms, although the teleportation circle is not monopolized by one company, it is certainly not something that just anyone can use. Therefore, even if there are more than ten or twenty sects in each domain, they can come here to set up shops. Counting this way, there are less than a hundred shops. If you add in the Tianbao Sect and the Moi Sect, there are still less than a hundred shops.
Is one hundred shops too many? It seems like a lot to think about.
But the problem is that these 100 shops are said to be too many, but in fact they are not that many at all.
Then, there is another problem, that is, there are almost no customers in this market. There were not even many pedestrians on the street, so that Duobao Zhenjun, Ye Zan, and Lin Mumu seemed a bit awkward walking on the street.
An ordinary market attracts customers from all over the world, so the "customer flow" will naturally be relatively high. But the market in Moyi Realm is equivalent to a business-to-business model, which is the so-called "BtoB" model. In other words, these merchants are customers of each other, and the transactions they make are not transactions of one or two items.
It can be said that each store is very clear about what products are available and even when new products will arrive. Even if they are not clear about it, merchants will notify each other and tell others what products they have at home, so there is no need for anyone to search around.
Of course, there are not completely no customers in Moyi Market, otherwise there would be no need to build shops.
The biggest source of customers in the Moyi market is the local people in the Moyi territory, or in other words, the disciples of the Moyi religion. In addition, merchants from various realms will occasionally bring some people from their respective realms here to hunt for treasures and gain knowledge. But no matter what, just relying on this source cannot support much passenger flow.
Because of this, in the eyes of Ye Zan and Lin Mumu, the Moyi market naturally appears to be rather deserted.
Lin Mumu wanted to follow, and also wanted to come here to experience it and see if there was anything rare to see in each realm, what was the so-called exotic customs. Faced with such a situation, his wish was naturally in vain. He couldn't see many people from other lands, so how could he talk about exotic customs
As for the architecture, just a few dozen shops make up such a huge commercial street. Even if there are things with an exotic style in those buildings, it is almost difficult to make people feel it. After all, each of these realms itself comes from the same civilization, the same race, and the same cultural inheritance, so it is difficult to derive too many different things.
Fortunately, Ye Zan had warned Lin Mumu before, but the reality was more "unbearable" than the warning.
In addition, Lin Mumu's real purpose was to give himself more bragging rights so that he could show off in front of the young people of Yuqing Sect. Although the scene in this market was very different from his psychological expectations, he had really been there in person after all.
As for Ye Zan, since he wanted to get some information, as the saying goes, "a lot of people talk a lot", so naturally the more people, the better. But now, in the entire market, excluding the Moi people, from merchants to customers, there may only be a few hundred people in total. How many of these hundreds of people would talk about the information Ye Zan wanted while Ye Zan was listening
"This market is too small," Lin Mumu finally couldn't help but muttered when he arrived in front of Tianbaozong's shop.
When Ye Zan heard this, he turned his head and looked around, but said nonchalantly: "It is expected that this market will be of such a scale. After all, they are not in the business of welcoming guests from all directions. ”
"But in this case... I'm afraid there won't be anything to brag about when we go back." Lin Mumu had a helpless face, as if he no longer had the slightest curiosity about this place.
At this time, True Monarch Duobao listened to the conversation between the two, and showed some apology on his face, and explained to the two of them: "Two fellow Taoists, due to the recent events in our domain, this market has become more and more crowded. It’s much more lively than usual, otherwise half of the shops would still be closed.”
Since it is a "BtoB" transaction, some shops often choose to close down when they have no new goods and no demand. In this way, when new goods are available, there is no need to notify colleagues. Opening the door directly means that new goods have arrived, and those colleagues will naturally come to take a look.
Moreover, it is basically known to everyone in which domain, which shop, and what special products are available. As soon as you open the door, I know that you must have something I need in stock. As soon as you close the door like that, I know that something is out of stock, and I will wait for you to open the door next time to get it.
After all, for many sects, every Yuanshen Mighty has a lot of things going on, and it is impossible for him to just stay idle here.
After all, this is not a market in the ordinary sense, and naturally it cannot be viewed by the standards of ordinary markets.
Of course, as Zhenjun Duobao said, Ye Zan came at the right time. During the recent period, the sects in various realms have been preparing to go to the outer world. Therefore, regardless of whether their store has goods or not, they will still arrange for people to stay here to avoid missing what they urgently need.
"Fellow Taoist, you don't have to be like this. With the guidance of fellow Taoist, we have the opportunity to come to this foreign land, which is something that not many people would envy!" Ye Zan said to True Lord Duobao with a smile. Of course, in order to prevent the Taoist Dharma Master of the Moyi Sect from eavesdropping, he did not mention the real purpose of his visit. As a person who has gained a lot of convenience from eavesdropping, he is also quite vigilant in preventing eavesdropping.
"Fellow Taoist, as long as you don't mind, please follow me in, please." True Lord Duobao also nodded tacitly.
Tianbao Sect's shop here is also quite large in scale, with a three-story "front" in front and a fully equipped courtyard for monks in the back. In the backyard, it can be said that all kinds of housing facilities are available, such as those for refining weapons and elixirs, as well as those for meditation and retreat, and for daily Taoist practice.
Although, in actual use, those functional facilities have almost no usage rate, there is always a precaution for everything. Just in case, if something comes up and you need to use a certain facility urgently, you won't delay important things just to save trouble.
For example, someone suddenly has an epiphany. It may be in Taoism or methods, or it may be in refining weapons and elixirs. And this epiphany cannot be left to be pondered in the future when conditions permit. Some people may only have this once in their lives. Delaying it means delaying a lifetime. Perhaps, because of such an epiphany, a soul could glimpse the doorway to the Dharma Realm, or the alchemy master was expected to become a sect. As a result of such a delay, the Tianbao Sect lost a Dharma Master, or a sect that refined elixirs or weapons, etc.
Not only Tianbao Sect is like this, but also the sects in the outer areas are all the same. They have prepared all the conditions as much as possible. Anyway, it doesn't take much for them to make these preparations. After all, those who can come here are not small sects. Rather than preparing these facilities but not using them and wasting various resources, they value the possible benefits of that "just in case" more.
In addition, in addition to the various facilities in the backyard, each sect also spares no expense on the "front" of the shops in the front.
Although there are usually few customers in this market, this "face" also represents the "face" of a sect. Despite the fact that there are less than a hundred shops in this place, it is impossible for every shop to have its own unique products, and there will inevitably still be competition with each other. If this "appearance" is too shabby and makes you look stingy, it will inevitably make your peers around you laugh at you, and it will also affect your business.
Therefore, although this market is as deserted as a ghost market, the buildings of each shop are still relatively tall, and they are basically multi-story structures like Tianbaozong.
Ye Zan and Lin Mumu followed True Lord Duobao into the Tianbao Sect's shop, and then headed all the way to the backyard of the shop.
"Fellow Taoists, after all, conditions are limited and this place seems a bit crude. Please bear with me! If you have any other requests, you can tell me and I will find a way to arrange them." General Duobao Zhenjun The two took them to the temporary residence in the backyard and said to them with a guilty look on their faces.
"Fellow Taoist, you are serious. This place is already very good. After all, the two of us are just settling here temporarily. There are so many requirements." Ye Zan said to True Lord Duobao with a smile.
"Yes, we are not squeamish people. It is common for us to eat and sleep in the open, so this is already very good." Lin Mumu also said nonchalantly.
"In that case, let's take a break for the time being and go down and make arrangements for the store." Seeing that the two of them had no other requests, Zhenjun Duobao resigned.
"Fellow Taoist, go slowly!" Ye Zan returned the favor and together with Lin Mumu, sent True Monarch Duobao outside the guest house.
After Duobao Zhenjun left, Ye Zan and Lin Mumu returned to the guest room. There was nothing to do for a while, so they casually found two chairs and sat down. For ascetics, from the Shenhua Realm to here, the two of them had only walked a few steps, so naturally there was no need to rest at all.
"Brother Ye..." Lin Mumu called Ye Zan, then raised his head and looked around, as if looking for a surveillance probe.
Seeing Lin Mumu's actions, Ye Zan shook his head in amusement and said, "I heard from Taoist Fellow Duobao that there is a Taoist Master in Moyi Territory. Don't cause any trouble for me."
Ye Zan's words were actually a reminder to Lin Mumu to be careful of the eavesdropping of Dharma Prime Dao Lord at this time, not a real warning to Lin Mumu not to cause trouble. After all, Lin Mumu is no longer a child. A simple heart does not mean he is brainless. Therefore, he was not worried at all that Lin Mumu would cause him any trouble. Besides, if he was really worried, he wouldn't have brought Lin Mumu over.
Lin Mumu is also a smart person. After hearing Ye Zan's hint, he immediately gave up the idea of talking about business and asked instead: "Brother Ye, do you think I should also come up with a Taoist name? You see, since you have After you get the Taoist title, everyone calls you 'Wuji Zhenjun', which still sounds quite majestic. But here, Duobao brother calls you 'Lin Daoyou', which makes me feel inferior."
"Oh, regarding your Taoist title, didn't your master, Senior Dameng, leave anything behind?" Ye Zan asked, following Lin Mumu's topic.
"No, let alone my Taoist name, my master didn't even say anything about my sister's Taoist name. I think he is just like my master, he didn't even bother to think of a Taoist name for us siblings, I still You have to rely on yourself." Lin Mumu sat there with his chin in his hands, a depressed expression on his face, as if he was already thinking about his Taoist slogan.
When Ye Zan mentioned the Taoist name, he couldn't help but feel a headache. He raised his hand and pinched his temples and said, "Then do you have any ideas?"
"Brother Ye, look at the Taoist title you gave yourself. It sounds quite majestic. Why don't you just pick one for me too." Lin Mumu immediately looked at Ye Zan expectantly.
"Don't, don't, don't. You still have to think about your own Taoist name, so that you can think of something that suits your own needs. I am an outsider after all, and I am not your master. It is not my turn to pick it for you because of emotion or reason. "Ye Zan waved his hands quickly, feeling really fed up with the work of naming.
However, Lin Mumu refused to obey, and immediately moved to sit next to Ye Zan, and said flatteringly: "Brother Ye, please give me some advice, you can't just care about your own prestige! Look, should I choose a certain extreme? For example, the positive pole? The north, south, and west poles?”