The sun was setting.
It was already evening when "Qian Duoduo" left "Penglai Port Immortal City".
The afterglow of the sunset was scattered on the endless sea, breathtakingly beautiful!
"I haven't enjoyed such a beautiful sea view in a long time!"
"Elder Shen Shan," who was following "Qian Duoduo," sighed.
Now, "Elder Shen Shan" had become a member of the "Dragon Rider Merchant Association".
He belonged to the "outstation personnel" and was mainly stationed at "Three Immortals Port".
"Three Immortals Port" was a good place, and "Qian Duoduo" planned to develop it into a fixed "trading point".
Every one or two years, he would come here to "dump" a batch and make a lot of spirit stones, which was extremely satisfying!
With the "commercial scale" and "market prospects" of "Three Immortals Port", it was entirely capable of absorbing "dumping" once every one or two years.
In fact, this would also become an important factor in stimulating the economic growth of "Three Immortals Port".
It was very likely that after decades, or even hundreds of years, "Three Immortals Port" would become the commercial center of the entire "Endless Outer Sea".
As an "outstation personnel" of the "Dragon Rider Merchant Association", "Elder Shen Shan's" job could be described in seven words: little work, high pay, high status!
There was really very little for "Elder Shen Shan" to do.
The "Dragon Rider Merchant Association" would only come here once every one or two years, and each time it would be open for at most ten days to half a month.
The "Dragon Rider Merchant Association" dealt in large-scale wholesale business, focusing on volume, and all goods could be sold out within ten days to half a month.
After these ten days to half a month, "Elder Shen Shan" would basically have nothing to do.
If anything, all he had to do was consider how to spend his annual salary of "one hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones"!
That's right, "Qian Duoduo" paid "Elder Shen Shan" a salary of "one hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones" per year.
This did not include bonuses and performance pay.
If bonuses and performance pay were included, "Elder Shen Shan's" total annual income could exceed "two hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones"!
A full "two hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones"!
"Elder Shen Shan" felt excited just thinking about it!
If he were still a "wandering cultivator peddler" like before, he wouldn't have earned this much money in fifty years.
What was even more infuriating was that as an "outstation personnel" of the "Dragon Rider Merchant Association", his status was particularly high.
Everyone else was a seller trying to please the buyer; after all, if you wanted to earn spirit stones from people, you had to be pleasant, right?
But with the "Dragon Rider Merchant Association", it was completely the opposite.
Those buyers were all scrambling, breaking their heads, and racking their brains to curry favor with "Elder Shen".
All they wanted was to get closer to the "Dragon Rider Merchant Association" and be able to buy more goods from them in the future.
The "Dragon Rider Merchant Association's" goods were too popular, their quality was good, and their prices were only one-tenth of the market price. Buying them was making a profit.
By the third day, all the goods of the "Dragon Rider Merchant Association" had been "snapped up".
Many "merchant associations" regretted it fiercely for not managing to get any.
Now, they were desperately trying to flatter "Elder Shen Shan".
Meals, drinks, karaoke, pfft... no, just listening, enjoying music in entertainment venues, a "full package"!
"Elder Shen Shan" was almost eating and drinking himself sick.
Today, he really couldn't stand it anymore, so he declined all dinner invitations and went for a walk with "Qian Duoduo" under the sunset.
This feeling of leisure and peace made him exceptionally relaxed and enjoyable.
With a different state of mind, his perspective on appreciating the scenery also changed.
Before, Elder Shen Shan was always busy with his livelihood, constantly rushing about, and had no time to calm down and appreciate the "beautiful sunset".
But now, he could fully appreciate the "beautiful scenery".
"The sunset is so beautiful!"
"Elder Shen Shan" sighed again.
"Qian Duoduo" chuckled.
"Elder Shen, from now on, all business in Three Immortals Port will be managed by you. Thank you for your hard work!"
"Elder Shen Shan" quickly waved his hand. Looking at "Qian Duoduo's" bright smiling face, he felt immensely touched.
"Little Qian, if it weren't for you, this old man would still be squatting in a corner, struggling to get by. You are my benefactor. I must thank you properly..."
"Qian Duoduo" smiled and said.
"Old man, who are we to be so formal with each other? Don't say such distant words!"
"Little Qian..."
"Elder Shen Shan" was very moved. He felt that joining the "Dragon Rider Merchant Association" was the wisest and most correct decision he had ever made.
Oh, right!
"Elder Shen Shan" suddenly remembered something.
He wasn't just accompanying "Qian Duoduo" for a walk today; he had something extremely important to discuss with "Qian Duoduo".
"Elder Shen Shan" reached out and took out a "storage bag".
His face showed a look of shame and difficulty.
"Little Qian, these are five high-grade spirit stones given to me by Sanjiu Pharmacy!"
"I refused several times, and finally, they secretly put them in my house. I only found out just now! I asked them what they wanted, and they said they had no other intentions, just wanted to be friends!"
"Alas, although I am old, I am not yet senile. I understand their intentions, they want to go through me to find connections and a way in, hoping to buy more of our Dragon Rider Merchant Association's goods next time!"
"Before, Lingnan Pharmacy, Pfizer Pharmacy... they all gave me money under various pretexts, but I refused them all..."
"Oh my!"
"Qian Duoduo's" face changed, and he shouted with "grief-stricken" anger.
"Elder Shen, you are foolish! How could you do such a thing?"
"Elder Shen Shan's" old face turned red upon hearing this.
"Little Qian, I'm sorry, I, I, I... Alas, this old man is too ashamed to say it. No matter what, I shouldn't have accepted these spirit stones. I'll find a way to return them to them right away!"
"Elder Shen Shan" felt that he had failed "Qian Duoduo's" trust. He was extremely ashamed and was about to return the "storage bag" to Sanjiu Pharmacy.
"Elder Shen, wait..."
As "Elder Shen Shan" took a step forward, before his back foot could follow, he heard "Qian Duoduo's" shout.
"Elder Shen, you've misunderstood!"
"I said you were foolish, not because you accepted the spirit stones from Sanjiu Pharmacy, but because you didn't accept the spirit stones from Lingnan Pharmacy and Pfizer Pharmacy!"
"Elder Shen Shan"
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He was stunned!
He never dreamed that "Qian Duoduo" would say something like this.
"Little Qian, you, you're not confused with anger, are you? My actions are considered betraying my employer. Shouldn't you condemn me?"
"Elder Shen Shan" was a highly respected elder and had extremely high moral standards for himself. He hoped that "Qian Duoduo" would strongly condemn him.
"Qian Duoduo" chuckled and said.
"Elder Shen, I only give you a low salary of one hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones per year. The reason is that I consider your position to have a lot of side benefits, with an annual income of one million low-grade spirit stones... Otherwise, I would have directly offered you a salary of one million low-grade spirit stones per year!"