Several days later.
Leaving aside the matter of Heaven Treasure Pavilion's construction, the number of people seeking out City Lord Wang broke through a peak. North District, Scent Listening Sect, Ink Wash Gate, Purple Dragon Mountain, the Jiang Clan, the Guan Clan... one after another, all of them came to his door.
Naturally, they had also come for matters concerning Heaven Treasure Pavilion.
One more giant merchant association was absolutely the foremost major matter related to sect development for those who relied on Guiling City's growth—and it was a good thing!
—A new force, new channels.
How to plan out the benefits was something that absolutely had to be settled for this interest alliance centered around Wang Yu. How to answer the questioning from Gold Abundance Pavilion was also a key point.
Take the Guan Clan's paper, ink, brush, and inkstone business as an example. Of their original output, a small portion was sold to rogue cultivators, supplied to clan shops for sale, or used to nurture the clan's juniors.
But in the end, that was only a small portion. Most of it was sold to Gold Abundance Pavilion, and the merchant association would transport it everywhere to earn the price difference. This was the advantage of a platform.
As for the Jiang Clan's output, its grade was generally first-rank pills, talismans, formations, and artifacts. They walked the path of small profits but quick turnover, and outside the city, they also had vast Spirit Fields where Spirit Rice was planted on a large scale.
Most of these could be consumed by Guiling City's cultivators. Only a small portion of boutiques would be accepted by Gold Abundance Pavilion.
Ink Wash Gate's unique Scroll Painting craft, Purple Dragon Mountain's spirit beast business, Scent Listening Sect's various Mysterious Incenses—these sects had been able