A Commission Arrives

Morning.

Jiang Yan, along with Zhao Yuanba and Miao Xiao Hong, arrived at the Fire Deer Merchant Association's main office.

"Heh heh..."

Zhao Yuanba sidled up, looked around the small, clearly unpopulated building, and tutted, remarking simply:

"Brother Jiang, is this the embryo of what you called the largest merchant association in Nanyan Prefecture?"

His tone was full of teasing.

"Less nonsense."

Jiang Yan ignored Zhao Yuanba's teasing and urged him:

"Open it quickly and go help inside."

Then, he reminded him:

"Do your best. Don't forget, there's 'dividends' belonging to yourselves in the merchant association."

To get more "tool people" for the Fire Deer Merchant Association, he hadn't been polite and had called Zhao Yuanba and Miao Xiao Hong to help, even promising them benefits out of thin air.

For example: future dividends from the Fire Deer Merchant Association.

In short, it wasn't a loss to offer any benefits as long as these two Golden Core Martial Artists could fill the roles.

"Who cares about a little resource," Zhao Yuanba muttered.

He and Miao Xiao Hong were helping not for anything else, but because they had a good relationship with Jiang Yan. As for the "dividends," they just treated it as a joke.

How much success could a small merchant association built on a whim possibly have?

Walking up the steps, Zhao Yuanba placed his palm on the large door, applying slight force, ready to open it directly.

But he failed. The black wooden door was locked from the inside and couldn't be opened.

"This..." Zhao Yuanba turned his head to look at Jiang Yan.

"Knock," Jiang Yan responded.

"What are you doing..." Zhao Yuanba was speechless and changed his palm from pushing to knocking.

Knock, knock! Knock, knock!

The dull yet rhythmic knocking sound immediately spread, reaching the