"Yo, Captain Bai, still busy?"
The Razor Guild's representative was a fat man with a genial, prosperity-bringing smile, while the Thunder God Guild's representative was a beautiful OL whose age was impossible to tell. Her bearing was somewhat similar to Sister Zheng's.
However, both of them were Advanced Awakened, and both had Elite Templates. In their respective guilds, the management positions they held were probably quite high-ranking. The fact that the two domestic powerhouse guilds had sent these two to negotiate could be considered a sign of respect for Bai Xiaowen, the newly risen big shot.
Although the powerhouse guilds had quite a few Hero Class members, they were all combat personnel rather than management personnel.
For management positions, Advanced Elite Awakened were already exceedingly rare.
Bai Xiaowen poked his head out of the small partition. "Please, have a seat... I'm making potions, so I apologize for neglecting you."
"Ah... If Captain Bai is busy, should we come in later?" the fat Awakened from the Razor Guild, Deng Long, asked tentatively.
The beautiful OL from the Thunder God Guild, Jiang Ke, chimed in as well. "Yes, we don't mind waiting a little longer. Captain Bai's time is precious. It seems you can't afford to be distracted while making potions, or they're liable to fail."
"No need."
Bai Xiaowen said with a beaming smile, "I'm making a Tier 1 potion right now. Let alone chatting with you two—even if one more person came and we played mahjong together, it wouldn't delay me..."
Fatty Deng Long praised him. "I've long heard that Captain Bai isn't just powerful, but also a master-level alchemist. Your feat of defeating the traitor Huang Xuan and winning first place in last year's Young Alchemists Competition remains a legend in alchemist circles. A Tier 1 potion like this