Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 775: Good Service Attitude

“Judging by the time, they should be arriving about now,” Steward Liu from the merchant guild murmured.

As a steward, he didn’t need to stand at the front desk, but today was special; he couldn’t afford to be careless.

He had a private arrangement with the Juxuan Island Four Thieves. Although his cultivation was low, his status in the Luodi Merchant Guild and the leverage he held over them meant they wouldn’t dare cross him. It was an equal partnership.

Of course, the Juxuan Island Four Thieves also had leverage over him.

According to the plan, the Juxuan Island Four Thieves were supposed to come to the merchant guild today to store a coffin.

Generally, a merchant guild wouldn’t offer coffin storage services; after all, they weren’t a funeral parlor. Hence, he had been here all day, waiting for the Juxuan Island Four Thieves to arrive so that he could handle it personally.

“Old Liu, the Guildmaster is calling a brief meeting for all stewards and above,” another steward informed Steward Liu.

Steward Liu frowned. He hadn’t expected the guildmaster to call a meeting at such a critical moment. He wanted to refuse but was worried about raising suspicion. The guildmaster disliked anyone skipping meetings.

Troublesome. Looks like I’ll have to resign once I secure the Dragon Tribe’s supreme treasure.

It seems this matter will have to be delegated to a subordinate. But I can’t explicitly instruct them to accept a coffin. That would be far too blatant. Anyone would sense something is wrong right away.

He turned to a delicate-looking girl and instructed, “Su Yu, you must remember, our merchant guild’s mission is to serve the customer. No matter what request a customer makes, we must strive to fulfil it to the best of our ability. Do you understand?”

Su Yu was surprised that the usually cold and aloof Steward Liu was mentoring her. Deeply moved, she quickly replied, “I’ll keep that in mind, Steward Liu.”

Steward Liu nodded. Good, as long as you keep that in mind.

“Old Liu, hurry up!” his friend urged.

“Coming.”

~~~

Less than ten minutes later, the meeting ended. He didn’t ask Su Yu anything but instead made a round of the warehouse.

“There’s no coffin in the warehouse yet. Seems they haven’t arrived.”

Steward Liu went to the front desk and dismissed Su Yu. “Alright, Su Yu, I’ll take over here. You can go rest for now.”

Su Yu is an outsider after all. I can’t let her see the Juxuan Island Four Thieves to avoid introducing unnecessary complications.

Steward Liu stood at the reception. Not two minutes had passed before he saw Lu Yang and the other three carrying a coffin into the merchant guild.

“Excuse me, may I ask if we can store a coffin here?” Meng Jingzhou asked. As he was the most familiar with merchant guilds, he was in charge of handling the interaction.

Strange, I don’t know them, Steward Liu thought. They must have disguised themselves before coming over. Quite cautious, I must say.

He put on a knowing smile, pretending not to recognize the four and treating them as ordinary customers. “Well, of course. Our merchant guild provides all services within its power. Coffin storage? Yes, that’s possible.”

Meng Jingzhou was slightly surprised. I didn’t expect the service attitude at the East Sea branch to be this good. I thought they’d politely refuse us.

He had already been prepared to find an inn and place the coffin there. While inns might not agree either, he could try offering more spirit stones.

If all else failed, they would just have to keep carrying the coffin. He didn’t care about public opinion; it was mainly Man Gu who was shy and had thin skin.

“Dear guests, how many days would you like to store it?”

“Our plan is three days, but it’s not definite. It might be extended depending on the situation. After all, we don’t know how things will go with the Dragon Tribe. How much in spirit stones?” Meng Jingzhou said offhandedly, still unsure how long obtaining the Dragon blood would take.

I see, Steward Liu thought. So even you all don’t know when the heat will die down.

Hearing Meng Jingzhou ask about the price startled Steward Liu. Any spirit stones accepted must be recorded in the accounts. Wait, the Juxuan Island Four Thieves aren’t ignorant of the rules. Could they be hinting through this method that we’re all in this together and that I shouldn’t dream of secretly moving the supreme treasure away?

“Three hundred spirit stones.”

Meng Jingzhou casually took out three mid-grade spirit stones.

“Hey, handle the coffin gently. What’s inside isn’t a dead person,” Lu Yang reminded Steward Liu as he moved the coffin.

Steward Liu wasn’t surprised. He gave a faint smile and moved it with extra care. As if I don’t know the coffin contains the Dragon Tribe’s supreme treasure. That thing is worth more than my life.

After seeing Lu Yang and the others off, someone called for Steward Liu again.

“Old Liu, the Vice Guildmaster says all stewards and above are to meet to discuss and study the spirit of the earlier meeting.”

“Coming! Su Yu, watch the reception.”

“Alright, Steward Liu.”

~~~

A few more minutes passed. The Juxuan Island Four Thieves stealthily entered the merchant guild, carrying a coffin.

“Strange, where’s Old Liu? Didn’t he promise to wait for us here?” The big brother was puzzled. Why is there only a young girl at the reception?

“May I ask what brings you here, dear guests?” Su Yu performed a curtsy.

Could she be someone arranged by Old Liu? The big brother asked skeptically, “We’ve come to store a coffin. Is that possible?”

Su Yu was about to refuse, but then she remembered Steward Liu’s reminder about service attitude and fulfilling customer requests as much as possible. She put on a sweet and natural smile. “Of course, that is possible.”

The big brother thought, So Old Liu did send her here. Otherwise, why would the merchant guild agree so readily?

He must have gotten this young girl to interact with us because he was worried about the Dragon Tribe tracing it to him. Quite cautious, I must say.

“Dear guests, how many days would you like to store it?”

“Store it for three days first; we might extend it later depending on the situation.” The big brother estimated the Dragon Tribe could only search for three or four days. If they keep failing to locate the supreme treasure, they’ll certainly suspect it has already been taken out. The sea market won’t be too dangerous then.

Of course, if the Dragon Tribe is overly suspicious, we can just store it here for a few more days. No big deal; I can wait.

“Alright, that will be three hundred spirit stones in total.” Su Yu smiled politely. I’ll accept three hundred spirit stones upfront; if it exceeds three days, it’ll be an extra hundred per day. This is the rule.

“You’re even charging money?” The big brother was bewildered. How did he instruct her? Charging money for such a secretive operation?

Then he understood. Steward Liu is warning us through this little girl’s words that the agreed-upon benefits must be given in full, not a single bit less.

The big brother whipped out three hundred spirit stones and passed them to the young girl. “We won’t shortchange you.

“By the way, remember to handle it gently. Don’t make too much noise. After all, it’s something that can’t see the light of day.” The big brother reminded Su Yu to be careful. He couldn’t help but feel the girl’s movements were too rough and would easily attract attention.

“Alright.” Su Yu appeared delicate, but she was quite strong. She carried the coffin in the warehouse, handling it carefully. Remembering the Juxuan Island Four Thieves’ words, she took out a black cloth and covered the coffin. “Since it can’t see the light of day, I’ll cover it up.”

After the Juxuan Island Four Thieves walked out of the merchant guild, an underling whispered, “Big Brother, isn’t the effect of these pills too strong? We’re only at the Divine Transfiguration Stage now.” He assumed they would only drop a major realm.

How could the big brother have known that the pills sold on the black market were defective ones discarded by the Dao-Seeking Sect’s Pill Cauldron Peak? Their effects were either not good or too good.

“It’s all within the plan. This way, the Dragon Tribe definitely won’t suspect us.”

~~~

Two hours later, Steward Liu’s meeting concluded, but he didn’t return to the front desk.

Since the coffin is already stored here, today’s task is complete.

“Next will be waiting for the heat to die down. I hope everything goes smoothly,” Steward Liu mumbled to himself.