After hearing this, the Nascent Soul cultivator who had spoken with Li Yan earlier immediately turned his head and saw that the burly man with his arms folded was staring right at him as he spoke.
He understood that his conversation with that cultivator had actually caught the captain's attention. Li Yan and he had not used voice transmission; they had merely spoken normally.
Although there were many voices here, for a captain keeping watch over those entering, so long as he heard something that interested him, he would surely catch every word without missing a single one.
"Yes!"
The Nascent Soul cultivator immediately turned around and hurried several steps forward before presenting the jade slip in his hand. The burly man took it, then waved at him again, signaling for him to return to his duties.
The Nascent Soul cultivator turned and left once more. He knew that although his captain had not said a word just now, he had already taken an interest in that young man.
Whether sects, cultivation clans, or merchant houses, all of them were made up of factions within factions. They were no exception.
Moreover, their rotations were rotations between the merchant house's different factions, so the dozen or so people here all came from the same faction.
Upon hearing that a cultivator skilled in alchemy wished to join the merchant house, this captain's interest had immediately been piqued.
His subordinate had said everything he should have said and displayed an appropriate attitude. If that young cultivator truly had ability, then at least he had already formed a good connection with him first, so there was no need for the captain to step in at once.
Now that he was looking over the information, he was considering whether he should send word back. If