Mercury continued: "But gold seems to be more precious than silver... Hey, my grandfather must have known the difference in aptitude between our two brothers, so he called me Mercury, and he was water gold. …Makes people speechless, obviously I am the brother."
Lu Yu glanced at Shuijin next to him.
He said to Mercury: "Actually... I have heard of another thing. It is said that there is a kind of metal, which is a liquid metal. It is very heavy. It can flow with water in the palm of your hand, but everything is not dry. On the dirtiest ground, it will remain as a small ball, like a drop of water, which is very beautiful. Legend has it that there is a mine in which mercury and gold are associated. People gather it. The first thing they see is mercury. After the fire is burned, there is a kind of mine. , Then gold will appear."
"Oh! It's amazing. In that case, the mercury is in the front? Hmm, not bad."
"Hehe," Lu Yu said with a smile: "More than that, there is a gas in the air called oxygen, a gas that many organisms rely on for survival. After it reacts with mercury, it will become something called cinnabar. A place called Chendi produces the best cinnabar, so it also has the name of cinnabar. It is almost the softest and fragile thing in the world, but because it is a stone made of heavy metals, the highest quality can have stones at the same time. The transparent nature, as well as the metallic luster reflected under the light, is very gorgeous. The top, all transparent, cinnabar like blood red crystal, reaches the gem level, and the price is much more expensive than gold."
"Oh?!" Mercury looked surprised, hehe smiled: "Is there such a thing? Oh, brother Lu Yu, you are so knowledgeable, you know even this kind of thing, I'm afraid that someone who knows in this world may not be there. Most, and ah... You are comforting me. My grandfather would never know what mercury is or what cinnabar is, so he would not consider these when naming it. But having said that, I really want it. Seeing what mercury and cinnabar look like, are they really as magical as you said?"
Lu Yu smiled and said, "Are you rich?"
"Uh... eh?!"
Mercury's eyes lit up immediately, and he said with a trembling voice, "You... Do you have?! It is indeed a businessman waiting for the world!"
"Are you rich?"
"Yes... Yes, yes!"
With that said, Mercury immediately took out a money box from the space ring.
The excited ones will be handed over to Lu Yu.
But at this time, Shui Jin behind him said in a deep voice: "This money is given to us by the family for our studies. My brother buys things like this, I'm afraid it's wrong."
The corner of Mercury's eyes twitched, and he said a little uncomfortable: "Go and go! What is the use of studies? This money has been divided into two parts, and your share is left with you, I haven't moved! Besides, you To be able to enter the martial arts academy to study, you need to spend money, I can't get in at all, the money should be spent in a more reliable place!"
As he said, he cast a heavy glance at Shuijin.
He smiled at Lu Yu and said, "This... the money is here."
Lu Yu laughed and waved his hand. The box opened. He took half of the gold spar and sky coins inside, but he didn't take much.
"Although this thing is rare, it is not precious. You can't use so much money. You can take the rest back."
"Hey, then I'm not welcome!"
With that said, Mercury quickly put away the remaining half of the box.
At the same time, Lu Yu stretched out his hand and shook it. A small silver ball the size of a fist squirmed slightly, floating in the air with ripples.
Lu Yu smiled and said, "This is Mercury. Take it and play with it."
Lu Yu was not afraid of him being poisoned. After all, although the mercury cultivation base was not high, he was a person with cultivation base, and he couldn't die even if he injected mercury into the blood vessel.
Mercury hurriedly reached out and took it. As a result... As soon as Lu Yu's method of controlling objects was loosened, the mercury flowed away from his fingertips, fell on the ground, and fell into a large pile. As a result, the scattered ones stood up one by one. Formed into small balls and rolled on the ground, some of them merged with each other and looked very cute.
"Huh? This is fun, this is fun!"
He immediately squatted down and stabbed with his finger, which was a joy to play.
Lu Yu smiled, stretched out his hand and took out a glass bottle again, threw it in front of him and said, "If you don't play on weekdays, use this outfit. Don't let it get too hot. It will become steamy."
"Okay!"
Mercury immediately installed the'mercury'.
After finishing the installation, Lu Yu waved his hand again, and on the palm of his hand, there was a thumb-sized cinnabar gem, which was cut exquisitely without a trace of impurities, and looked like a pure ruby.
Mercury was raising his head at this time, and when he saw the cinnabar gemstone, he could no longer control his eyes.
"what is this?"
"Cinnabar... a gem."
"Gemstones? I really haven't seen such a unique gemstone. I have seen more beautiful gems than this one, but I have never seen it so unique, and... I like it very much."
Lu Yu smiled and said, "How about it? Not bad, right? This kind of thing, placed in some places, was originally cheap. The reason why I say this one in my hand is expensive is because of its appearance. Ten times the price! This piece is perfect in terms of size and appearance. It can only be used as an exhibition in the usual place. It is actually a waste to put it in the hands of individuals. Moreover, it is too fragile. It's because you didn't use any strength to touch it with your nails alone, you might be able to break it."
"So... vulnerable?"
"Yeah, why? I don't like it anymore?"
"No, no, just because it is fragile, I find that I like it better."
"Oh why?"
"Because... I think I can take care of it."
"what."
Lu Yu was stunned for a moment, obviously satisfied with the answer, and nodded and said, "Well, wait a minute, I will make it into a ring and wear it for you."
"Oh oh oh! Good, good!"
Lu Yu said, qualitatively made a ring with platinum, put the cinnabar gem in it, and used energy to create a protection on the surface of the cinnabar gem, so that it is not so easy to be destroyed.
Then it was handed over to Mercury.
He hurriedly took it and put it on his finger.
A gem the size of a thumb, it sounds a bit big.
But when worn on the hand, it doesn't look big at all, but it gives people a very eye-catching feeling.
In short... smash your eyes.
After Mercury got the ring, he was very happy. He kept waving his palm, but was worried that it might be broken, so he was very careful with his force.
Made another sale.
Lu Yu actually felt a little embarrassed.
It seems... it is necessary to change a personal pit!
This guy is afraid that all his savings have been cheated by himself.
Speaking of which, Lu Yu's carefulness is still a bit... a little painful.
But it was actually laughing.
All crocodile tears.
When profiteers were swindling money, many people came down from the passage and stood on the square.
For a while, a light flashed across the passage, and it disappeared completely.
At the same time, a heavy voice rang out in the square at the same time.
"All 1,100 brands, one less person, actually 1099 people, three rounds of elections, 11 people left as the winner, you can enter the martial arts college to continue your studies, everyone please be prepared, half an hour later , The first election is about to take place. Everyone, wait a moment, and the elder Qinglan will lead you to the first election."
After speaking, the voice disappeared.
And when the sound appeared, no one appeared on the square.
That is to hear the sound but not see the person.
It's a bit mysterious.
Everyone looked left and right, looked at each other again, and even whispered to each other.
But the sound is very small.
Obviously he was hesitant about choosing one of a hundred things.
The probability is really too low.
Although I had heard it before and I was mentally prepared, but after hearing it, I still felt a little unbearable.
At this moment, when everyone is looking around.
Suddenly a person appeared in the crowd.
Smiling.
It was really just squinting, so that people couldn't see his eyes at all.
The smile on his face always gives people a kind of... It is also kind, but also sinister and cunning, that kind of wonderful mixed feeling.
His appearance shocked many people, and they retreated one after another to make room for promise.
He squinted his eyes and said, "My name is Qing Lan."
The people around immediately said: "Oh, I have seen Elder Qing Lan."
Qing Lan said: "No, I am Qing Lan, and I am not your elder. Only the last eleven of you can be called elders. Of course, there may be none at all."
In short, two pieces of information are revealed.
The first is that this assessment is absolutely ruthless.
Second, this assessment is not based on rankings. It does not mean that the top eleven people will enter the Martial Arts Academy, but... the last remaining people.
Simply put, eleven people are the upper limit of the number of selections, and the lower limit is absolutely zero.
His remarks made those who were ready to flatter all embarrassed, and they could only stand by the side with their hands folded, not knowing whether they should put their hands down and hang over there... and it was very tiring.
Seeing everyone calm down, Qing Lan continued, "Everyone, please follow me."
As he said, he flashed away and suddenly disappeared.
follow
At least people can be seen as follow, right
How do you follow such a sudden disappearance
Everyone present frantically looked for his traces, watching from left to right.
He was finally found at an angle in front of him.
And he walked so peacefully, seeming to be strolling leisurely, but every step he took, his figure changed a position, and the distance was getting farther and farther.
After a panic, everyone immediately caught up.
But... Qing Lan's speed is really too fast.
At the beginning, everyone could catch up.
But as time went on, people who fell behind gradually appeared.
It's not that these people have no physical strength, but they are not fast enough to be pulled away.
They chased them in the same direction as they took for granted, but found that no matter how they chased, they couldn't see the big team.
Of course, Qing Lan actually changed direction from time to time on the road.
Therefore, just rushing to the first assessment site, many people have completely left behind, struggling to support their bodies, maintaining the fastest speed possible, and chasing one that is fundamentally deviated from the direction. But unknowingly, the unknown future.
Some people ran, crying anxiously, tears flowing back to their heads, dripping on the faces of the people behind them, causing the other party to cry too.
The wailing sound appeared immediately.
Among them, the noble son Mercurial was the first one to fail. What kind of cultivation is he? The speed simply can't catch up.
And his younger brother was really fast, directly surpassing Lu Yu and Mercury, and then disappeared indefinitely.
"Don't worry about me, you go first, hey... I didn't expect to see it in the first round... Well, if I see my family in the future, I must say that I persisted till the end!"
Mercury said with a sad face.
Lu Yu blinked, and then smiled: "Yes, I have forgotten to ask you. You obviously didn't plan to come, so why did you come again suddenly? Just to be with your brother?"
Mercury froze for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "Actually... Sometimes, I don't want to lose."