ng Zhang knew that Shi Weiming wouldn't ntion the black market without a reason.
"In the black market, besides selling various unidentified items, they also act as interdiaries, providing services like espionage and assassination."
"Of course, these services are usually only offered to regular custors."
"If Sect Master ng is interested, I am willing to vouch for you, so that he can enjoy these services."
Shi Weiming explained the details to ng Zhang.
ng Zhang was surprised to learn that the black market not only dealt with stolen goods and prohibited items but also offered such services. The black market was truly a vast enterprise.
At the Four Seas Building in Singing Sand City, various tasks were posted for cultivators from different factions. These tasks mainly involved guarding, exploring, and planting, among other legitimate activities.
As Taiyi Sect and Zhao Family were both vassals of Twin Success Valley, their covert conflicts were not suitable to beco widely known.
ng Zhang needed to monitor Li Shengqi discreetly, which required a high level of confidentiality.
The black market was a large and secretive operation, making it a suitable option for ng Zhang.
After so contemplation, ng Zhang asked Shi Weiming to act as a guarantor, allowing the black market to provide these services.
Once everything was settled, Shi Weiming and ng Zhang left Singing Sand City and headed towards Firewell Market.
Singing Sand City was too small to accommodate the black market. Therefore, most businesses related to the black market were concentrated in Firewell Market and its surrounding areas.
During their journey, which took several days, the two of them remained silent.
Upon reaching Firewell Market, Shi Weiming led ng Zhang through a secluded alley.
While ng Zhang had traded in the black market before and had so contact with it, he was still largely unfamiliar with its internal workings. Every ti he wanted to engage with the black market, he needed soone to guide him.
Shi Weiming seed to be a regular visitor to the black market and led ng Zhang directly into a nearby room before entering an underground passage.
After twisting and turning through the passage for quite so ti, the two of them finally entered a spacious hall.
In the hall, there were several tables and chairs where a few elderly n were busy with paperwork.
Shi Weiming brought ng Zhang to one of the elderly n.
"Master Li, I'm bothering you again this ti," Shi Weiming said politely.
Li, who was focused on handling docunts, glanced up at them.
"You're not the type to visit the Three Treasures Hall without any reason. What brings you here this ti?" Li replied.
"Master Li, I want to vouch for ng Zhang, the Sect Master of Taiyi Sect, to make him a regular custor of the black market," Shi Weiming stated directly.
Li didn't say anything but took out a book and quickly flipped through its pages.
"Taiyi Sect's Sect Master ng Zhang had previous trading records in the black market and was considered a guest."
"With your endorsent, he can be promoted to a regular custor."
"Sect Master ng, please hand over the token you obtained in your last transaction in the black market," Li addressed ng Zhang.
ng Zhang handed over the jade token he obtained during his last visit to the black market.
Subsequently, Li led ng Zhang to several places, completing a series of procedures.
Once all the procedures were done, Li handed ng Zhang a new jade token as proof.
With this token, ng Zhang could enter any black market location directly.
Moreover, this new token granted ng Zhang higher privileges compared to his previous one.
While going through the procedures, Li explained many things about the black market to ng Zhang.
The custors in the black market were divided into several levels.
ng Zhang's previous trading activities in the black market placed him at the lowest level, as a guest.
Once a guest completed a certain amount of transactions or was vouched for by higher-level custors, they could be promoted.
ng Zhang's current status was that of a regular custor, one level above a guest.
Above regular custors were familiar custors like Shi Weiming.
Beyond that, there were even older custors, but Li didn't disclose whether there were higher levels beyond that.
Different custor levels in the black market offered different rights and privileges, allowing them to enjoy various levels of services.
As a guest, ng Zhang could only buy or sell goods in the black market.
Now, as a regular custor, he could access higher-level services.
After completing the procedures and becoming a regular custor of the black market, Shi Weiming bid farewell and left.
Clearly, he was not interested in knowing ng Zhang's next moves.
With the jade token in hand, ng Zhang entered a hall.
In the front of the hall, there sat a plump old man. Behind him were several small rooms separated by partitions.
ng Zhang approached the old man and greeted him respectfully.
"A half-hour costs ten low-grade spirit stones. If it's less than half an hour, it will be charged as a half-hour," the old man said.
ng Zhang nodded, and the old man gestured, causing the door of one of the small rooms to open automatically.
ng Zhang entered the room, which was narrow and contained only a chair with a backrest. Across from the chair was a bright screen.
Sitting on the chair, ng Zhang faced the screen. He gently touched the screen with his finger, and it began to scroll, displaying various pieces of information.
The screen only showed the titles of the information. To view the details, one needed to touch the title again.
If soone wanted to post information, they could simply insert spirit stones into the screen and write or draw on it.
The more content they wrote, the more spirit stones they would need to spend.
ng Zhang didn't rush to post any information. Instead, he clicked on several pieces of information and began to read them carefully.
The information was diverse and covered a wide range of subjects.
For example, one post was seeking to purchase a hundred-year-old Jade Ginseng. When ng Zhang clicked on it, the post listed the requirents for the ginseng, such as excellent quality and intact roots.
If ng Zhang had a hundred-year-old Jade Ginseng that matched the requirents, he could add his offer to the post.
Then, the two parties could negotiate until they reached an agreent, and the black market would act as an interdiary for the transaction.
Of course, the black market would take a certain amount of spirit stones as a fee.
Another post's title ntioned assassinating a Refining Qi Ninth Level enemy. ng Zhang opened the post, and it provided information about the target's identity, the magic tools they commonly used, their Dual Cultivation cultivation technique, and their proficient spells.
At the end of the post was the reward: five hundred low-grade spirit stones.
If soone accepted the task after seeing this post, the information would disappear.
After completing the assassination, the person could claim their reward through the black market.
ng Zhang read through several posts, finding a wide variety of information.
So posts involved tracking soone, monitoring soone, causing severe injuries to soone, and even killing soone. There were quite a few of these types of posts.
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