Chapter 131: Booming Business

The male beast in this small merchant caravan, with a sobbing voice, said: "I was hoping to make some money by following the caravan this time, to find a female to bond with, but I didn't expect that now there's only this little cargo left, and I almost lost my life!"

Another male beast in the small caravan raised his voice and added: "It's so hard for us; we want to resell goods to earn some money, but unlike the big caravans we can't secure a good route. Our little caravan is gambling with our lives; complaining now won't help."

"Fortunately!" the last male beast in the caravan shouted: "When we thought we were so unlucky we couldn't even return, we discovered this Fierce Sand Escort Bureau!"

"Never mind what it is, even if it's a dead beast, I can't worry about that; I have to try my luck."

The three members of the small caravan were arranged by Mo Lie; instead of speaking softly like others, they shouted as if they wanted everyone to look at them.

The commotion here attracted a crowd on the street to stop and watch, all turning their eyes toward the three at the entrance of the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau.

"Hey, look, some fool got tricked at the door; this is getting lively, let's watch."

Although they didn't trust the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau they'd been hearing about for days, they couldn't help being curious about a Beastfolk leading it.

A crowd of onlookers, Beastfolk, squeezed onto the wide street in front of the bureau and craned their necks to look inside.

The escort masters at the bureau's entrance naturally took notice of the disturbance at their door.

Ning Tie swept his gaze that way and muttered a curse under his breath.

"What a lack of insight, a bunch of grass‑eating rabbit brats."

"The Fierce Sand Escort Bureau isn't the kind of bandits who only know how to loot; we are escort masters, contract escort masters, understand!"

Ning Tie took a deep breath, steadied his urge to curse, followed the teachings of the Wooden Female, suppressed the rolling of his eyes, walked over, and wore a standard smile that showed eight teeth:

"The faction behind the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau is the strongest in Kuangsha City; the escort masters inside are each of a powerful race, capable of taking on a hundred opponents. Hire the bureau's escort masters; they are stronger and more reliable than guards."

"Today, on the opening day of our new shop, we have a discount: you only need to provide food for the journey, and we will pay according to the number of days and distance. Rest assured about safety; the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau has its own secure routes through the desert."

"Our bureau's rule is: a hijacker must leave blood and flesh equal to the weight of the cargo."

Ning Tie looked at one member of the small caravan and said, "This customer, would you like to discuss signing a contract bone token?"

At that moment, the onlookers held their breath and dared not speak, their gazes fixed on the bureau and the three men on the street.

As everyone expected, the three didn't hesitate and frantically nodded; the leading male beast among them exclaimed excitedly:

"I'll sign right away!"

He was so thrilled just by hearing the voice that he shouted, "I know, you Fierce Sand Escort Bureau said, 'Unless the desert swallows me, the escort will certainly arrive.' I want to return to Sajin City; my father is a noble of Sajin City. As long as you safely escort me back, I will never wrong you!"

"Seriously, you even made up a noble background for yourself, huh?"

Ning Tie looked at the three male beasts with cloth over their faces, knowing they were subordinates of the Xicheng Qu leader, and his smile became even more forced.

"If you hire our escort masters, the payment can be offset by ten percent of your cargo, or paid with food, fabric, or money."

If you go to Sajin City, each of the three brings one cargo; we will assign two escort masters to take our desert route. At a faster pace you can arrive in six days, with food costing 120,000 Beast Coins; without food it costs 150,000 Beast Coins, which can be exchanged for food of equal value.

It's a bit more expensive than hiring guards in the six great territories, but considering this is in Kuangsha City, where there is no reliable guard squad, hiring a big caravan would cost even more.

Those who can afford to join a trading caravan usually have some status and wealth, and they think of safety first, so they generally choose the big caravans.

However, these three were Mo Lie's people, and without hesitation they nodded, "No problem! This price is even lower than I expected! I didn't think that a few hundred thousand would get us across this dangerous desert to Sajin City!"

As they spoke, the three lowered their heads in shame, and one of them said, "Wuwu… we're a bit short on funds right now, what should we do?"

Ning Tie: "It's fine. With our Fierce Sand Escort Bureau, you only need to pay half up front; the remaining half is paid after safe arrival. If problems arise en route and cargo is lost, the second half need not be paid."

Upon hearing this, the crowd's previously indifferent expressions turned cautious.

"Is that for real? You can actually skip paying the remaining fee?"

The three of the small caravan clearly showed surprise; they scraped together 75,000 Beast Coins and handed it to the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau on the spot.

They had little left, so they didn't intend to provide the escort masters with the very expensive food and water here. As for them, the male beasts could survive on a small amount of food and water for a few days and eat freely once they reached home.

In front of everyone, Ning Tie reached into his waist pouch and produced a shield‑shaped bone about half a palm in size, engraved with the pattern of the medal they wear on their chest, handed it to the small caravan, and recited his line:

"This is the contract bone token carved from beast bone by our bureau, sealed by the Beast God; the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau swears not to break the agreement."

The onlookers: "!!"

This feels so sacred, how can it not be? They've never seen guards require such a heavy contract before.

The Beastfolk in the crowd widened their eyes, watching the small caravan take the bone token, then two tall, horse‑sized escort masters emerged from the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau, easily lifted the large crates the customers brought, and led the three away.

It looks like they can set off immediately, without having to adjust to the schedule of a big caravan.

Lin Manzhi gave the first client a script where, destitute and with no way out, they risked death to find an escort master, which the watching Beastfolk found quite reasonable.

Moreover, having never seen a shop stage a client, they wholeheartedly believed that what their eyes saw was the truth.

At this point, after witnessing the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau's first successful transaction, several small caravans in the crowd rushed forward eagerly.

In an instant, many people surged toward the bureau, jostling and shouting, "Me, me, me, I also want to hire the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau's escort masters!"

Fueled by this "scramble for treasure" atmosphere, other caravans who had watched the whole thing, some genuinely seeking a shortcut with a big caravan, felt inspired, their minds heated, and they too rushed into the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau.

Incredible, hiring the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau's escort masters is really cost‑effective!