There was always a limit to how many spirit rings Soul Masters needed. In small cities especially, most Soul Masters had no money. Even if they saved enough, those with ordinary talent might only absorb a single spirit ring in their entire lives, making it a one-off transaction.
Other commissioned tasks accounted for less than thirty percent of their total income. Those tasks were also complicated, to the point that they could not even be categorized in detail.
The existing market was bound to be limited, but how could opening up new markets be easy?
Other markets were already firmly in the grip of powerful families and major factions. Moreover, those families and factions supplied their own people for activities such as transporting goods, refusing to let outside forces get involved at all. Securing a share of that business was practically impossible.
Spirit Hall had indeed helped the Golden Saber Shop expand its operations, but Bibi Dong was not being that kindhearted.
The commoner Soul Masters the Golden Saber Shop was recruiting would originally have flocked to Spirit Hall. Now, the shop was actually saving Spirit Hall money on personnel expenses.
Just as Chen Ze was at his wits' end, the Su Family delegation finished its visit to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and hurried over without a moment's rest.
As the Golden Saber Shop's true authority, Qin Yuan might not handle its affairs, but he had a discerning eye. Anticipating that the shop might end up with surplus personnel, he had opened up a new avenue along the way during his trip to Vast Sea City.
Of course, the partnership with the Su Family had largely come about by chance, a matter of steering the boat with the current. Even without the Su Family, as someone who had