Nearly another half month passed. Through the combined efforts of Li Ling, Zhou Cheng, and the others, the Moon-Gazing Trading House successfully restructured, shifting its main business toward incense products and aromatic ingredients.
The Money Guild even sent Shang Yuxian to inquire about the matter.
In this world, spell cultivators held sway, and the money Dao enjoyed no dominant advantage.
When customers established their own trading houses and sold goods, the guild could only smooth things over with conciliatory measures and follow a genuine path of mutual benefit.
Only after learning that Li Ling merely wanted to supplement his own supplies and develop some subordinate forces did they put their minds at ease.
To encourage Li Ling to sell more of his rare spirit incense through their channels, the Money Guild also offered some support in establishing the Moon-Gazing Trading House. They mainly helped tie up loose ends involving the Ling Household and resolve problems left over from its previous business dealings.
They even legally recognized Zhou Cheng and the others' right to inherit the Ling Household's wealth and influence.
Members of the Ling Household had tipped off the enemy, nearly causing Zhou Cheng to die a miserable, nameless death on a deserted island. Had Li Ling not intervened, the other disciples of Mystic Xin Peak would likely have suffered as well.
This had gone beyond a simple clash between rival factions.
Since the disciples of Mystic Xin Peak had ultimately won, the local powerhouses would not be so tactless as to leap out and object.
Returning a plum for a peach, Li Ling allocated a ten-percent share to the Money Guild and agreed with the local powerhouses that, once it grew strong and prosperous, the Moon-Gazing Trading House would fulfill certain obligations toward the local merchants' alliance.
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