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Chapter 90 Beihai City
Chapter 90 Beihai City
As one of the ten major cities within Fengyan Prefecture, Beihai City was naturally a place of great importance for the Golden Dragon Tribe, but these matters were not of Karl's concern.
Karl's concerns were simply about matters that needed attention within Northsea City.
"We need to pay an entrance fee to go to Beihai City? That's too greedy," someone complained unhappily.
"This is all normal. First of all, you need to pay an entrance fee to enter any city in Hell. It's only one inkstone per person."
"Moreover, once you enter the city, it's best to stay with the main tribe, because we usually go back the same day after we finish our business. If you fall behind, no one will wait for you."
The people of the Golden Dragon Tribe gave a general introduction to the residents who were visiting Beihai City for the first time, and Karl was fortunate enough to gain this knowledge from it.
"Returning that same day?"
However, when Carl heard that Northsea City had also entered and returned on the same day, he began to have some guesses about White, who had been holding onto Newt's fortune for many years without returning.
After all, according to their explanation, not only Beihai City, but all the cities in Hell have a curfew. Anyone who wanders around the streets and alleys between midnight and 5 a.m. will be punished by the city guards.
If they are city residents, it's not so bad. At least they own real estate. Moreover, people who can afford to buy houses in the city are not only incredibly wealthy, but also quite powerful.
But for those who are not residents of the city, they are doomed.
Soon, a month had passed in the blink of an eye.
Although they encountered bandits along the way, the Golden Dragon Tribe had a high-ranking god accompanying them. When the god released his aura, even those bandit gangs with high-ranking gods would not easily make a move.
In this atmosphere, Beihai City was reached quickly.
Beihai City is a magnificent and ancient city that radiates a purple light.
"Is this Beihai City?" Karl's eyes lit up when he saw the city.
Beihai City has a curfew, and to live in the city, besides buying property, one needs a place to live permanently, such as a hotel.
As for renting a house, although Beihai City covers a large area, as long as a god-level expert doesn't die, he has eternal life, and all the properties in the city have long been sold out.
The properties that are currently vacant are only available for sale because a powerful figure has recently passed away.
Those who can afford to buy a house in Beihai City will not rent it out.
The metallic lifeforms landed, and Karl and the others, led by the Golden Dragon Tribe, flew towards the gates of North Sea City.
As they approached the door, they all landed on the ground in an orderly fashion.
Karl joined the queue of the tribe's residents, but there were too many people wanting to enter Northsea City, and they came from all directions, so long queues formed outside the city.
At this time, no one dared to cut in line or barge in, not even the high gods in the tribe. They all lined up very orderly to pay the fee.
Soon, it was Karl's turn in line.
After paying a piece of inkstone, Karl successfully entered the city of Beihai.
A month ago, during the great battle with the Blood Tiger Tribe, Karl killed several mid-level gods. Although Terence and the others chose to leave when they were with the Golden Dragon Tribe, and Karl gave them some parting inkstones, he still had a lot of inkstones on him.
Things like mid-level godhood and mid-level artifacts can be sold in Beihai City.
Upon entering Beihai City, Karl left the main group, not even the Blood Tiger Tribe members accompanied him. They had come here intending to part ways.
Walking along this wide street, looking around at the large buildings, one is immediately struck by an ancient and magnificent atmosphere. Each building is a work of art, its construction truly remarkable.
"They're somewhat comparable to masterpieces," Karl remarked suddenly, looking at the sculptures.
Grandmaster-level sculptures hold a very high status in the material plane. Although they cannot compare to Saint-level sculptures, they are still highly sought after among the ninth level due to their Grandmaster-level status.
But this is hell, a place teeming with elements, and the carving itself is essentially a rudimentary application of those laws.
Here, master-level sculpting is something that can be done effortlessly, as long as one desires it.
Further on, Karl could sense the passage of time. Northsea City had existed in Hell for countless years, and Karl could clearly see that these buildings were largely undamaged, demonstrating the immense effort that had been put into their construction.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Karl stopped in front of three castles.
To the far left, there stood a colossal castle entirely formed of black sand. The divine-level powerhouses, with their exceptional eyesight, could easily discern that the castle was composed of countless grains of black sand, and most strangely—a vast expanse of black sand was slowly flowing through it.
But the castle remained completely unharmed.
To the right, in the distance, stands an ancient castle built entirely of purple ore, with a beautifully carved flower atop its roof.
Karl was also very familiar with this flower; it was the emblem of the Bauhinia Army.
Directly ahead of Karl stood an ancient purple castle, a hundred meters tall, though the purple had turned almost black! The castle bore a colossal carving—a face! The face itself was blurry, but the single, strikingly red eye on it was remarkably prominent.
"Black Sand Castle, Bauhinia Castle, Devil's Castle."
Without needing anyone to introduce him, the thought immediately came to Karl's mind when he saw the three castles.
Black Sand Castle is considered the black market of Beihai City. Because of the diverse forces involved, all kinds of transactions can be conducted. However, it is also because of the diverse forces involved that you may be double-crossed or have your personal information sold off.
Purple Thorn Castle is a legitimate trading venue used throughout the Purple Thorn Continent. It houses the Purple Thorn Army and the supreme monarch behind them. Although the purchase price is only 70% of their selling price, Purple Thorn Castle never tries to lower the price. They always offer the right price. Moreover, Purple Thorn Castle's willingness to purchase means that no one dares to try to raise the selling price.
As for the Devil's Castle, it is a place specifically provided for demons.
These three castles, although located in the same area, are vastly different in strength.
The weakest among them is Black Sand Castle. The fact that the forces behind them are mixed does not mean that they are powerful. In fact, the forces behind Black Sand Castle in Beihai City are mainly some powerful high gods in Beihai City.
The Bauhinia Castle covers the entire Bauhinia Continent; if it were on another continent, it would naturally be named after the local place.
Just as the Bauhinia Castle is located on the Bauhinia Continent, the Bloodpeak Continent naturally has the Bloodpeak Castle.
As for Demon Castle, it is universally used in Hell and is the largest force in Hell.
You can authenticate a demon in the Demon Castle, and that demon's identity will be valid no matter where you are.
Although even many high-ranking gods have never left their own domain, as for leaving the Purple Thorn Continent, probably 99% of the people on the Purple Thorn Continent have never thought about it, or have thought about it but cannot do it.
But that's how Demon Castle works; once you're identified as a demon, you'll be recognized anywhere.
This is what makes the most powerful force in Hell so terrifying.
Carl came here to sell things.
As the seller, Black Sand Castle was naturally not something Karl would consider.
The Bauhinia Castle was packed with people.
The main gate of the Bauhinia Castle is a full 100 meters wide, and a bustling crowd poured in. You can easily imagine how popular the Bauhinia Castle is.
As Karl approached the gate, he discovered that there were more than a dozen people dressed in purple robes standing at the main entrance of the Bauhinia Castle, and each of them had a special purple mark on their forehead. These were the Bauhinia Army.
However, Karl also knew that after all, the master behind the Bauhinia Castle was the great monarch of the Bauhinia Continent, and these dozen or so people were more of a facade than guards.
After all, no one really dared to cause trouble in the Bauhinia Castle within Beihai City.
After bypassing the main gate, Karl arrived at the back gate of the Bauhinia Castle.
The front gate represents the Bauhinia Castle as the seller, while the back gate represents the buyer.
Since Carl wanted to sell it, he naturally had to enter through the back door.
Upon reaching the back door, which was still a hundred meters wide, a bustling crowd poured in.
The purchase price of Bauhinia Castle was 30% of the original price, seemingly making a huge profit, but in reality, the truly unscrupulous merchants were those tribes.
Inside the Bauhinia Castle, a lower-level artifact costs ten inkstones, and the purchase price is seven inkstones. But in those tribes...
Selling a low-level artifact to a tribe usually only costs five to six inkstones. Although it's cheap, the target audience for low-level artifacts is very small; this group consists mainly of people who have just arrived in Hell.
Even if someone in the Blood Tiger tribe is wealthy, a lower-level god cannot buy the artifacts used by a mid-level god.
Therefore, in those tribes, many lower-level gods nurtured some divine artifacts while raising the tribe's special products.
These lower-level artifacts, acquired for five or six inkstones, can then be sold for seven inkstones in the Bauhinia Castle.
Upon entering the first floor, Carl discovered that the hall was approximately two kilometers long, a length that would not feel crowded even if tens of thousands of people were present at the same time.
The first floor of the Bauhinia Castle is mainly used to acquire items needed by lower-level gods, such as lower-level godhood and lower-level artifacts. The price rarely exceeds one hundred inkstones.
Karl naturally possessed several lower-level artifacts, all purchased from the system's shop, but he never intended to sell them.
After all, products produced by the system are bound to be high-quality items at the level of lower gods, and many lower-level artifacts that have been nurtured by lower gods for tens of thousands of years are simply not as good as what Karl bought from the store.
The reason for not selling is to prevent others from finding out anything about it.
Carl quickly reached the second floor via the stairs.
The second floor is obviously smaller than the first floor, and there are also far fewer people on it.
He found a counter where an elderly man with white hair was in charge. When Karl came over, he looked up and smiled faintly, "Bring out whatever you're selling."
Upon hearing this, Karl flipped his hand and took out several mid-level godhoods.
"A mid-level godhood? Seven thousand inkstones. Or if you can provide information about this godhood, I might consider raising the price." The white-haired old man took it and, upon inspection, knew the quality of the godhood, speaking calmly.
"It's tribal warfare, seven thousand is seven thousand." Karl didn't have any objection to this.
It's just a normal purchase price. Even if there's a significant difference in the level of a mid-level deity, it's actually difficult for outsiders to sell it at a high price.
After all, who knows if what you're saying is true or false?
After selling several mid-level divine sparks, Karl also received more than 40,000 inkstones. Feeling that this trading model was good, Karl took out some mid-level divine artifacts from his spatial ring.
"This dagger is somewhat damaged, and it was only nurtured by divine power. It has very little killing aura and is worth at most five thousand inkstones."
"And this one, it's similar to that dagger, but the damage is slightly better. I can offer you 5,500."
The white-haired old man seemed to have no secrets about the mid-level artifacts. Where they were damaged, how long they had been nurtured, and whether they had killed any experts of the same level were all secrets to him.
A brand new mid-tier artifact costs around 10,000 inkstones. Once used, it will suffer some damage. However, if the damage is less than that caused by the killing aura, then the artifact is more valuable than a brand new one.
In just a short while, Karl's several mid-level artifacts and mid-level divine sparks were sold out, and at this time, Karl only had a little over 200,000 inkstones in his possession.
After calculating his wealth, Karl hesitated for a moment before taking out a few Soul Gold Beads from his spatial ring.
"Good stuff, a complete Soul Gold Bead. I can buy it back at 80%, which is 80,000 Ink Stones for each one."
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Although Karl was somewhat prepared, he still felt a pang of pain upon hearing this, as he had lost 20,000 inkstones for no reason.
However, Karl also knew that the reason why the Soul Gold Bead was so valuable was because it could enhance the soul of a god-level powerhouse.
The reason Karl was able to sell a Soul Gold Bead worth 100,000 in the Blood Tiger Tribe was because Soul Gold Beads were extremely rare in the Blood Tiger Tribe.
The best way to purchase Soul Orbs is to buy them from the Bauhinia Castle, which can only be found in major cities.
After Karl sold the Soul Gold Beads, he heard that the Blood Tiger Tribe hadn't been to North Sea City for a long time. Even if those mid-level gods had some savings, they had long since used up all their Soul Gold Beads.
Otherwise, Karl wouldn't have been able to sell it for a high price.
But this is the Bauhinia Castle, where there are plenty of Soul Gold Pearls.
Karl chose to sell ten Soul Gold Beads, since he possessed the system, and in fact, he could purchase many resources in the God Realm through the system.
If it weren't for Beirut on the Yulan Continent, Karl would never have come to Hell.
"Welcome to visit us again."
Karl left the second floor with a million inkstones, and no one stopped him as he prepared to go up to the third floor.
After all, they had just sold assets worth over a million inkstones, and the people guarding the entrance to the third floor weren't blind.
Upon reaching the third floor, he found it nearly empty. After looking around, Karl decided to avoid any contact with the people there.