Chapter 033 Chamber of Commerce and Trade 1
At dawn, after packing up their things, Lin Muqiu set off with Yun Yi.
After using the [Transfer] skill, Yun Yi felt dizzy and asked in a daze, "Master, where is this?"
Lin Muqiu responded, "Imperial Capital, we are going to the Central Chamber of Commerce."
"Central Chamber of Commerce?" Yun Yi frowned, trying hard to understand.
"There are five major chambers of commerce in this world: the East, West, South, North, and Center. Each is responsible for trading in a specific region. The Eastern Chamber of Commerce is controlled by Oez's father. We're located in the East, so the registered chambers of commerce and towns around us don't dare to trade with us. We can only start with other chambers of commerce."
After listening to the master's patient explanation, Yun Yi finally understood.
Walking on the street, he looked around curiously.
Although it is summer, the shops on the street are still open, and ice cubes and cold drinks are readily available at the doorsteps. Ice mages are either patrolling the streets or sitting in the shops, with many servants sprinkling water on the streets. The ice mages cast spells to freeze the water into ice to lower the temperature, and there are children playing snowball fights with ice cubes.
Ice, which was originally scarce in small towns, was wasted in the imperial capital.
Yun Yi frowned.
Lin Muqiu misunderstood his meaning and just smiled, "Beautiful, isn't it? In the future, Ankang Town will be as magnificent as this, and our shop will be famous all over the world."
Then, she dragged Yun Yi to the entrance of the Central Chamber of Commerce. The guards, weapons drawn, stopped them, their faces filled with arrogance. "Do you have a trade license from one of the five major chambers of commerce?" they asked. "How could a commoner have the business to negotiate with someone from a major chamber of commerce?"
Even though Lin Muqiu patiently explained the reason and expressed his desire to purchase enough food for the entire city, the other party refused to let him go.
She pondered for a moment and teleported directly into the door.
The system here is similar to the modern one. You first take a number and then queue up.
After taking her number, she looked at the 46 people in front of her and fell into deep thought.
How long will this take?
However, she couldn't cut in line again, so she could only wait.
This row lasted the whole morning.
Finally, it was her turn. Her calves were already aching, but she still smiled gently and placed the freshly preserved ice jelly on the table. She chuckled and said, "This can resist summer disasters. Please inform the local supervisor."
The clerk from the Chamber of Commerce looked up and saw that she was wearing ordinary brocade fabric, and he couldn't help but look down on her.
He lowered his head and continued to calculate, his tone impatient, "Everyone says the same thing as you, there is no such thing as something to resist summer disasters!"
The abacus was making an annoying clattering sound. Lin Muqiu had no choice but to suppress his temper and put two gold coins on the table. "Please do me a favor. You won't know if it's good until you try it, right?"
The guy's expression finally brightened a little. He picked up a piece without even looking up and said, "That's it."
Lin Muqiu suppressed his anger and said, "...you only ate a small piece, what can you taste?"
The guy's face was so long, "When you're done, get out. The small Chamber of Commerce is enough for you to buy things. Don't come to our big Chamber of Commerce to get in the way."
Lin Muqiu's anger suddenly rose.
Wasn't this man's tone and attitude quite nice when the people from the five major chambers of commerce were walking through the VIP-only channel? Why did it change when it came to her?
She spoke word by word, "Ever since the natural disaster, the imperial capital has issued an order that anyone who can find something to combat the disaster must be interviewed and verified by the local supervisor. Why didn't you comply?"
"You're trying to pressure me with orders?" The man sneered. "On the roadsides of the imperial capital are only dignitaries, no frozen corpses. What does a natural disaster have to do with us?"
Seeing that Yun Yi was about to step forward to argue, Lin Muqiu pulled him back.
A glimpse of the whole picture reveals that although the waiter and the merchant are two main entities, the waiter also represents the merchant's attitude indirectly.
It's not the guys who are arrogant, it's the Central Chamber of Commerce.
While Lin Muqiu was thinking, she felt the special sound transmission stone that Kedero used to contact her beep. She pressed the link and heard Kedero leave a message in her mind:
[Hurry back to the Lord's Hall in Ankang Town. The Southern Chamber of Commerce is visiting.]
After hearing the news, Lin Muqiu understood. He suddenly looked up and smiled, his expression unclear.
The guy was frightened by her look and was about to take the money and call the guards, but Lin Muqiu got there first.
She took back the two gold coins and said with a smile, "Since you didn't help me, I'll take the gold coins back... I just want to say that Lin Muqiu was here."
After saying that, he teleported away with Yun Yi with a whoosh.
The guy was so frightened by the sudden metamorphosis that he couldn't help feeling a little scared and unlucky.
I didn't get any money and I was scared. I was so annoyed.
And this person is actually a space mage, so dangerous.
This made him unable to help but think carefully about what the other person said. Lin Muqiu... Such a familiar name, he felt like he had heard it somewhere before.
He glanced at the ice jelly on the table that he had not taken away, swallowed his saliva for some unknown reason, and started eating it in revenge.
Apart from anything else, this thing is actually quite delicious.
After finishing the whole portion, he pursed his lips in satisfaction, feeling cool all over, and the summer heat was swept away.
In an instant, a current rushed into his mind.
Wait, Lin Muqiu... Isn't this the Eastern Chamber of Commerce's recent enemy? The headquarters is very curious about this and even sent people to inquire about Lin Muqiu's situation. Even his boss, the local manager, has been talking about her frequently recently, saying that she is very special.
Oh no!
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Ankang Town, Lord's Hall.
Lin Muqiu sat on the chair, complaining a little, "Mayor, if you had told me earlier that people from the Southern Chamber of Commerce would be coming, why would I have gone so far?"
No wonder the mayor has been missing these days. It turns out that he went all the way to another chamber of commerce to help her negotiate business.
Kedero coughed a few times and whispered in her ear, "It's a long journey. I didn't expect the people from the Southern Chamber of Commerce to arrive before the beast tide, and the person who came was the Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce!"
Magnum of the Southern Chamber of Commerce heard it and responded, "Yes, if our Southern Chamber of Commerce hadn't been at odds with the Eastern Chamber of Commerce, we probably wouldn't have come here so soon."
Lin Muqiu: "..."
Magnum rubbed his nose. "Just kidding. The Southern Chamber of Commerce has long heard of your great name and sincerely wants to do business with you. Unfortunately, the Chamber of Commerce's president has been busy with important matters recently, so he had no choice but to send me here. I hope you don't mind."
This was a soothing remark, and Lin Muqiu smiled in response, trying hard to search his memory for memories about this chamber of commerce.
This chamber of commerce is unknown among the five major chambers of commerce, is small in scale, and does not have many plots in the original book.
Perhaps it is for this reason that the Southern Chamber of Commerce is so eager not to give up any opportunity and wants to verify the authenticity of even the rumors.
Just as the news of her being banned by the Eastern Chamber of Commerce would certainly spread to the five major chambers of commerce, she didn't believe that the five major chambers of commerce would not investigate and prepare.
These old foxes couldn't possibly be unaware of the fact that she had made the jelly that could withstand summer disasters.
As for not actively looking for her, it was just a pretense. He would wait until her town ran out of food and went on a hunger strike, and then pretend to make a move so that he could take the opportunity to lower the price.
But no matter what, the Chamber of Commerce needs her.
This is the confidence that gives her the courage to go alone to discuss business.
However, she had never expected that the Central Chamber of Commerce would be so unreasonable. Instead, it was the little-known Southern Chamber of Commerce that gave her trust and respect.
Thinking of this, Lin Muqiu smiled at Magnum and said, "Since you have a keen eye for talent and have taken the initiative to visit me, I will definitely not act pretentiously to embarrass you."
After that, she took out some ice jelly for him to taste. After Magnum tasted it, his eyes immediately flashed with surprise. "If you are willing to cooperate with me, I will take as much of this ice jelly as you have! But I don't know...how much you want to sell it to me?"
Lin Muqiu smiled softly. "Since you're so sincere, I don't want to overpay. How about this? I sell it to others for 60 copper coins a bowl, but today, to make friends with you, I'll sell it for 45 copper coins a bowl. How about that?"
When Magnum heard this, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes. "Well said! That's how it should be! I'll definitely buy more from you in the future!"
"good!"
The two hit it off immediately, and Kedero was dumbfounded.
Isn’t the speed of doing business too amazing?
Magnum's heart surged with emotion. "I'll immediately refrigerate this ice powder with ice cubes, and then take the space mage back to the city urgently. Today alone, your reputation will spread throughout the south."
Lin Muqiu pursed her lips and said nothing, "Just the south?"
Magnum quickly explained, "My spatial mage level is quite high, but even going south would require four spells, exhausting all my magic power and stamina. Traveling further is difficult. Even if I could replenish my magic power and stamina, I'm afraid my body wouldn't be able to withstand it..."
As he was speaking, Magnum suddenly fell silent.
Intelligence shows that Lin Muqiu himself is a space mage. How could he even need to explain this?
I'm afraid he asked this on purpose.
Lin Muqiu reminded softly: "We will visit every town in the east, west, south, north and center, that is, the whole country today."
Magnum: ?
He was about to speak when he saw a flash of cold light.
He, Yun Yi, Lin Muqiu, and Kede Luo instantly appeared in the Central Chamber of Commerce in the Imperial Capital.
The guy was a little scared and excited when he saw Lin Muqiu coming back. He wanted to rush forward and say something softly to make amends, but before he could move a step, he bumped into the tall and strong Magnum.
This man was the deputy director of the Southern Chamber of Commerce and a noble. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to entertain Magnum first, so he approached with a smile on his face, "Sir, you..."
"Call your butler," Magnum ordered.
"Yes." The clerk looked at Lin Muqiu uneasily, fearing that she would take the opportunity to complain, but then he thought it was no big deal. When had their Chamber of Commerce ever cared about a civilian from a barony?
In just a moment, the local director of the Central Chamber of Commerce came running over with a smile on his face, rubbing the back of his hands nervously and saying, "I'm sorry for not welcoming you. Hmm... who is this?"
"This is Lord Lin Muqiu." Magnum continued.
Just one sentence made the smile on the local director's face freeze.
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