Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior-Chapter 159 - 124: Bounty Upgraded, Prosperity Gathered at the Living Shrine!

The young man set off for Canghe City, returning fully loaded.

This time, Su Mu did not use the Silver Order from the Cyan Cloud Demon Slayer Bureau. After waiting in line outside the city for nearly half an hour, he once again entered Canghe City.

"I can't carry much liquor by myself."

Su Mu recalled his experiences carrying liquor in the past. Except for the trip back to Qingshui Town, the liquor spilled on every journey, and he couldn't carry much by himself.

"Apart from making medicinal wine, I also need to bring some back for the Pharmacist... Should I hire a Darts Master from the Escort Agency to take a trip to Qingyun?"

As he pondered, a scene nearby quickly made Su Mu dismiss the idea.

"Move quickly, get everything loaded onto the cart!"

"If you delay the departure time, I'll hold you accountable."

Clang.

Two Darts Masters lifted a chest and threw it directly onto the cart. The wooden chest rolled over on the cart and was kicked back into position by another Darts Master who infused it with power.

Before long, several sealed items were loaded onto the cart, and the Darts Masters tied them securely.

The leader of the Escort waved his hand, "Let's go!"

Su Mu paused, watching this violent loading scene, immediately imagining a group of burly Darts Masters delivering a cart of broken pottery, with the liquor shattered, back to Qingyun.

The liquor itself is fragile, and if Darts Masters from the martial artist community deliver it, it would be good if three to five jugs out of ten remain intact.

"Never mind... It's better to use the Commerce Association's horses and carts."

Su Mu shook his head in resignation, giving up the idea of hiring a Darts Master and deciding to use the Commerce Association for transport. They regularly handle transporting valuable and fragile items like jade, porcelain, and paintings.

Compared to those Darts Masters, the Commerce Association would certainly know better how to transport liquor.

"The Commerce Association, huh?"

Su Mu's heart stirred as he took out a token from his lapel, a brass token bearing the words "Ancient River." The association treats ordinary customers and those with a token differently, and would likely pay more attention during transportation.

"Let's go to the Ancient River Commerce Association first."

Although not one of the four major forces in Canghe, the Ancient River Commerce Association is one of the five major associations there. Canghe City occupies the best location among the Three Counties, and the association is larger than those in Qingyun or Changfeng and has channels outside the Three Counties.

Most goods from outside the Three Counties are brought in through the Canghe Commerce Association, while the White Jade Gang and Qingfeng Gang in Qingyun County act as intermediaries. This is one of the key reasons these two gangs developed into two of the Five Great Powers of Cyan Cloud.

The Ancient River Commerce Association also has a storefront in Canghe City, located on the southern section of Canghe Avenue.

"Ancient River Commerce Association."

In front of a spacious three-story vermilion lacquered building, Su Mu lifted his gaze to the large gold-embossed words on the agarwood plaque. A tall and smiling maid soon approached.

"Are you here for trading or leasing?"

Su Mu directly took out the brass token. Seeing the token, the maid's pupils slightly contracted, "This is the Ancient River Copper Order. Please come in, honored guest, I'll go fetch Steward Murong to attend to you."

Seeing the maid's reaction, Su Mu knew that the young master who asked him about the price of medicinal herbs held a high status in this commerce association.

Soon, Su Mu was in a quiet study, closing his eyes for some rest when a woman in her early thirties, dressed in a pale yellow padded coat, elegantly walked in.

"I am Murong Xia. How may I address the esteemed guest?"

"Sun Li." Su Mu casually used Sun Li's name and got straight to the point, "I would like to ask your esteemed association to help transport a batch of liquor back to Qingyun."

Murong Xia was taken aback. She was unhappy when she was informed that someone had come with the Second Young Master's token, as the young master often gave his token away, and many people would come making unreasonable requests.

She assumed it was to transport something significant, but it turned out to be just liquor.

"Of course, we can do this, but there might be some damage to the liquor during transport. We can't guarantee all will arrive but will try to deliver as much as possible."

Su Mu nodded, and Murong Xia asked, "How much liquor does the esteemed guest wish to transport?"

"About a few hundred jugs. How much would it cost?"

Hearing this, Murong Xia was slightly stunned. Although famous, transporting liquor from Canghe County isn't cheap, and losses along the way mean it's not a particularly good business to sell in Qingyun City.

"Since you are a friend of the Second Young Master, there will be no charge this time."

"That won't be necessary; please calculate the cost at the original rate, Steward Murong." Su Mu didn't want to owe anyone from the Ancient River Commerce Association any favors.

The most expensive things in this world are often those that seem free. Favors are like an invisible promissory note, easy to borrow but hard to repay.

"We will ensure the liquor is properly packed to minimize damage during transport. The liquor convoy will also move slower than usual, taking about ten days to reach Qingyun. We'll also have guards escorting it. Normally, we charge twenty-five silver notes per hundred jugs, and if there are fewer, a separate transport will be more expensive."

"That's fine, here's the deposit."

Su Mu immediately took out a silver note valued at a hundred taels.

After Murong Xia realized that Su Mu's goods were not yet prepared, she issued a temporary receipt to Su Mu. "When the time comes, you can hand this receipt to the shop. They will prepare the liquor and take this receipt to deliver it to our commerce association."

With the transportation settled, Su Mu headed towards Jiuchen Workshop.

On his way past the Canghe Demon Slayer Bureau, Su Mu stopped, just in time to see a constable of the Demon Slayer Bureau climbing a bamboo ladder to change a bounty, among which was Zhou Yuanba's old reward notice.