"The Consignment House and our Money Bank belong to the same business, after all, and I know the steward there. I can help you find out through the Consignment House whether any of these cultivation methods have been traded before," Zhao Chang said with a smile. "The trouble I mentioned just now is that checking them takes quite some time. There's no way to hurry it. For over a hundred cultivation manuals, it will take at least several days."
The Consignment House would only check whether they had been sold through its own premises. It did not concern itself with other places.
In fact, outside the Consignment House, private sales of cultivation methods between individuals were relatively rare. Even private transactions involving other rare treasures were uncommon, because they were unsafe.
It was all too easy for one crook to rob another. When that happened, one could lose the cultivation methods, lose the valuables, or even lose one's life.
"Thank you. I'm truly sorry for all the trouble," Huang Xiao said gratefully.
"You're welcome. If you really need silver urgently, Sect Master Huang, there is another way," Zhao Chang said with a smile.
"What way?" Huang Xiao asked.
"Once I've confirmed the value of these cultivation methods and valuables, you can pledge them to the Money Bank as collateral, and we can lend you a sum of silver to meet your urgent needs. Once your finances are back in order, you can redeem them. The greatest advantage is speed. As soon as I confirm with the Consignment House which cultivation manuals have never been sold, I can give you a valuation," Zhao Chang said.
Huang Xiao and Huo Lian exchanged a glance, both inwardly delighted.
"We need quite a large sum of silver," Huang Xiao said.
"Sect Master Huang, don't