Cobert had arrived in the Temple Capital a few days earlier. According to his original plans, he should have reached it fifteen days ago. Unfortunately, the long journey and heavy luggage had worn out both him and the wagon driver he had hired, leaving them able to cover only eighty percent of their planned daily distance. Between resting and traveling, they always wasted a little time each day, and those little delays added up to a staggering amount. It was this lost time that had held them back, so they had only arrived nine days ago.
Fortunately, they were not too late. Had they arrived a few days later, just three days before the banquet began, he would have gained nothing from the trip. Those final three days were also when security and inspections were strictest. Fewer people would venture out then, and things would only return to normal after the banquet ended. But by that point, many attendants who had come for the banquet would leave, reducing the crowds again and likewise affecting his business.
These young apprentices were naturally all members of the Fulin Taiyou People. Besides these three, he had many others running the numerous Herbal Medicine Shops he owned. Of course, whenever he arrived somewhere, he always set off a wave of changes that resembled a revolution.
"Move this cabinet closer to the corner, and push this counter farther back. Look at all this usable space going to waste! Customers barely have room to turn around once they enter the shop. In the Temple Capital, where every inch of shop space is worth its weight in gold, this is a shameless waste!"
Wearing a grass-green top hat, he stood solemnly, directing the three young apprentices with his finger. His imposing expression was a far cry from