Medicine Hall Expansion, Sky-High Tungsten Steel Prices

Fate Defying Pavilion, council hall.

When Luo Can pushed open the door and entered, he saw someone else besides Ye Qingyu in the hall—Ye Shengxin.

The old man looked full of vigor, his face glowing with health as he discussed the new medicine shops and Soul Tool stores with Ye Qingyu.

A map of the Heaven Dou Empire was spread across the table, with several locations circled in vermilion ink.

"I believe we can open four new medicine shop branches in Gale City, Skywater City, Thunder City, and Blazing Fire City, where the Four Element Academies are located."

Ye Shengxin pointed at the map, his tone firm. "As for the Soul Tool stores, the Soul Tool Hall's current production capacity is insufficient, so there's no need to rush that for now."

"Opening four at once... isn't that too big a step?" Ye Qingyu asked with some concern.

Ye Shengxin shook his head, his aged finger tracing a circle across the map. "We currently have eleven medicine shops, but they're all distributed within this area."

The circle encompassed only two southern provinces of the Heaven Dou Empire, along with the Balak Kingdom and the Silves Kingdom.

"But the shops handed over by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect extend far beyond these regions. We need to make arrangements in advance for the other provinces of the Heaven Dou Empire, as well as the duchies and kingdoms near them. The cities housing the Four Element Academies can serve as hubs, radiating outward to the surrounding areas."

"And there's another point—the Pavilion Master has already subdued the Shui Clan of Skywater City. We can try opening a branch there and have members of the Shui Clan handle the sales. We could even let them manage the other three cities as well." Ye Shengxin