Who Let Him Cultivate?!-Chapter 776 - 775 Good Service Attitude

"It’s about time they arrived," mused Manager Liu of the trade association in secret.

As a manager, he did not need to stand at the front desk, but today was special and could not be taken lightly.

He had a private collaboration with the Four Thieves of Juxuan Island. Although his cultivation level was low, his identity with the Land Money Trade Association gave him standing here. Coupled with the leverage he had over the Four Thieves of Juxuan Island, they dared not treat him lightly, making their relationship one of equal partnership.

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

According to the plan, today the Four Thieves of Juxuan Island would come to the association to store the coffin.

Generally, the trade association did not offer a service for storing coffins—it was not a funeral home, after all. That’s why he had stayed here all day, waiting for the Four Thieves of Juxuan Island to come so he could personally receive them.

"Old Liu, the chairman has called for a brief meeting of all members at the manager level and above," another manager called out to Manager Liu.

Manager Liu frowned. He hadn’t expected the chairman to call a meeting at such a critical moment. He wanted to refuse, but feared giving himself away, as the chairman’s biggest pet peeve was people not attending meetings.

What a pain, he thought. Just wait until I get hold of the Dragon clan’s treasure and then I’ll resign.

It looked like he had to delegate this task to a subordinate, but he couldn’t openly say that they needed to receive a coffin—that would be too blatant, too suspicious at first hearing.

He turned to a delicate-looking woman and instructed, "Su Yu, remember, the principle of our trade association is to serve the customers. Regardless of their requests, we must do our utmost to satisfy them. Do you understand?"

Su Yu had not expected the usually aloof Manager Liu to give her guidance and was deeply moved. She quickly responded, "Manager Liu, I’ve got it."

Manager Liu nodded, "Good, as long as you remember."

"Come on, Old Liu, we need to hurry," a friend urged him.

"They’re here."

Half a quarter of an hour later, the meeting concluded, and he didn’t ask Su Yu but went to the warehouse for a look instead.

"There’s no coffin in the warehouse yet; it seems they haven’t arrived."

Manager Liu went to the front desk and dismissed Su Yu. "That’s enough, Su Yu. I’m here, you can go back and rest."

After all, Su Yu was an outsider; he couldn’t let her see the Four Thieves of Juxuan Island and risk introducing unpredictable elements.

Manager Liu stood at the front desk and, in less than two minutes, saw Lu Yang and his group enter the trade association with the coffin.

"Excuse me, do you store coffins here?" asked Meng Jingzhou. He was the most familiar with the association and was in charge of liaising.

Manager Liu thought to himself, an unfamiliar face, they must have come in disguise, being quite cautious.

He displayed an understanding smile, pretending not to recognize Lu Yang and his companions, and treated them like ordinary customers. "Of course," he replied, "our trade association provides all services within our power. You wish to store a coffin? That can be arranged."

Meng Jingzhou was slightly surprised; he hadn’t expected the Sea City branch of the trade association to be so service-oriented and thought his request might be politely declined.

He had prepared to look for an inn to store the coffin, even though the inn might not agree, but he planned to try offering more Spirit Stones.

If that failed, they would have no choice but to keep carrying the coffin. He didn’t care about worldly views; it was mainly because Man Gu was thin-skinned.

"How many days do the four honored guests wish to store it for?"

"We plan on three days, but it’s hard to say, we might extend the duration depending on the situation. After all, we don’t know what it’s like at the Long Clan’s end. How many Spirit Stones will it be?" Meng Jingzhou asked offhandedly, still uncertain how long it would take to complete the Dragon’s Blood task.

Manager Liu understood, it seemed they also didn’t know when things would die down.

Upon hearing Meng Jingzhou inquiring about the cost in Spirit Stones, Manager Liu jolted. Taking Spirit Stones would be recorded in the ledger, wait a moment—the Four Thieves of Juxuan Island were not ignorant of rules; could it be that they intended to hint that everyone was on the same boat, warning him not to entertain thoughts of secretly moving the treasure?

"Three hundred Spirit Stones."

Meng Jingzhou casually took out three middle-grade Spirit Stones.

"Hey, be gentle with the coffin, it’s not a dead person inside." Lu Yang reminded Manager Liu as he moved the coffin.

Manager Liu was not surprised and smiled indifferently, his movements gentle, "How could I not know that the coffin contains the Long Clan’s treasure? This thing is worth more than my life."

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After sending off Lu Yang and his group, someone called out to Manager Liu.

"Old Liu, the vice-chairman says that all the managers and above are to attend a meeting to go over the spirit of the earlier conference."

"I’m on my way, Su Yu, keep an eye on the front desk."

"Alright, Manager Liu."

A few minutes later, the four thieves of Juxuan Island sneaked in carrying the coffin into the trade association.

"Strange, where’s Old Liu? Didn’t he say he would wait here for us?" The eldest brother was puzzled as to why there was only a young girl at the front desk.

"May I ask what the four guests are here for?" Su Yu posed with a greeting gesture.

Wondering if this was an arrangement by Old Liu, the eldest brother asked with some doubt, "We’re here to store a coffin, is that possible?"

As Su Yu was about to refuse, she suddenly remembered Manager Liu’s instruction to be service-minded and to fulfill the guests’ needs as much as possible, so she put on a smile, naturally sweet, "Of course, that’s possible."

The elder brother thought to himself that it really must be an arrangement by Old Liu, otherwise the association wouldn’t have agreed so readily.

Letting this young girl deal with them, he was cautious about the Long Clan tracing it back to him.

"How many days do the four of you plan to store it?"

"Let’s start with three days, and then we’ll see if we need to extend it," the eldest brother guessed that the Long Clan could only search for about three to four days. During that time, if they couldn’t find it, they would surely suspect that the treasure had been taken elsewhere, making Sea City a lot safer.

Of course, if the Long Clan was suspicious, it was no trouble to store it for a few more days. He could afford to wait.

"Alright, that will be three hundred Spirit Stones," Su Yu said with a polite smile, collecting three hundred Spirit Stones first. If they went beyond three days, it’d be an extra hundred per day, which was the rule.

"You’re charging money?" The elder brother thought: what kind of arrangement was this, charging money for such a secretive deal?

Then the elder brother understood—it was Manager Liu warning them through the mouth of the young girl; they couldn’t shortchange the promised benefits when everything was settled.

The elder brother pulled out three hundred Spirit Stones and handed them to the young girl, "We won’t forget you."

"And remember to handle it carefully and quietly. After all, it’s something that shouldn’t be seen in the light." The elder brother reminded Su Yu to be careful, feeling that the young girl’s movements were too large and could easily attract the attention of others around.

"Understood."

Su Yu, seemingly delicate but surprisingly strong, carried the coffin to the warehouse, handling it gently. Recalling the words of the Juxuan Island thieves, she took out a black cloth and covered the coffin.

"Since it should not see the light, then let’s cover it."

Upon leaving the trade association, the youngest brother secretly asked, "Elder brother, isn’t this medicine too potent? We’re only in the Divinity Transformation Stage now."

He had thought they would only drop one realm.

The eldest brother was unaware that the elixirs sold on the black market were discarded pills from the Seek Dao Sect’s Elixir Cauldron Peak, which could be either weak or exceptionally potent.

"It’s all part of the plan; this way, the Long Clan will definitely not suspect us."

An hour later, Manager Liu’s meeting ended, but he did not return to the front desk.

Since the coffin was now stored here, today’s task was complete.

"Next, we just wait for this to blow over. Hopefully, everything goes smoothly," Manager Liu muttered to himself.