After a passing shower, the weather had become much cooler.
Luo Chen strolled along the mountain path through Slanting Moon Valley.
At his side was Gu Cai Yi, who had hurried back.
"The cooperation with the Nangong Family has been settled."
"Starting next month, they'll provide us with one thousand Spirit Stones' worth of Fuzhu Beast Milk every month. They even asked whether we needed milk from another type of demon beast, but I turned them down for now."
Luo Chen praised her. "Refusing was the right call. At present, two milk teas are already enough for Mixue Bingcheng to gain a firm foothold in Great River Market. Unless new competitors appear, we can slowly introduce other new products."
"Mm, that was what I thought too."
Gu Cai Yi nodded heavily. "Also, the Great River Gang has resumed its Jade Washing Herb supply arrangement with us. As for the price, the rules from the Mountain Shattering Gang period remain unchanged."
That was good news as well.
Recently, the Jade Washing Herb Luo Chen had used to refine Jade Marrow Pills had all come from the Pill Hall's old stock from the Mountain Shattering Gang era.
But after two months of frenzied refining, the raw materials had basically run dry.
The Great River Gang taking the initiative to show goodwill was indeed good news.
"Following your instructions, aside from the two shop locations in the Inner City Area and Outer City Area, we've contacted five... four major families."
Great River Market's former five great Foundation Establishment families had become four following the Fu Family's destruction.
Even the Chen Family, which had long been unworthy of its name, was currently in an extremely precarious situation.
Several small forces formed by rogue cultivators were eyeing them like tigers watching prey, clearly intending to