"What would you say, fellow Daoist, constitutes the most top-tier service?"
The president of the Baitong Commerce Guild asked with a smile.
Chen Changsheng sized him up, the corners of his mouth lifting as he said, "The most top-tier service is, of course, to cut roads through mountains and build bridges across rivers."
"No matter whether it's a major bandit or a minor bandit, as long as they run into me, they'll have to clear the way."
"Besides, I know that while escorting a shipment, to avoid some unnecessary trouble..."
"Escort agencies usually choose their routes carefully, or choose when they travel."
"But those Rules don't apply to me. I only take the main roads, never the side roads."
"If it's too hot, I won't go. If it rains, I won't go. If it's windy, I won't go. If I'm in a bad mood, I won't go."
"That is the most top-tier service!"
Hearing this answer, the president of the Baitong Commerce Guild said awkwardly, "Fellow Daoist, escort agencies have never had such Rules from beginning to end."
"Besides, doing this will probably place quite a burden on the escort agency. How about you loosen the conditions a little?"
At those words, Chen Changsheng leaned back slightly, then looked calmly at the man before him.
"Behind large escort agencies, there is usually the support of many major powers, as well as some regular clients."
"For the Baitong Commerce Guild to take on this contract to provide provisions, you must have funded quite a few escort agencies as well."
"I just want to ask—do your words carry any weight?"
Faced with Chen Changsheng's questioning, the president said modestly, "I have made friends far and wide, so my friends in the martial world are willing to show me some respect."
"Good. I'll