Chapter 132: No Need to Be So Exaggerated

The Fierce Sand Escort Bureau, which had been quiet and empty in the morning, changed its appearance; the grim iron kept order outside the door, and now a long line formed at the entrance, with people arranged by Mo Lie as well as genuine customers.

And on the other side.

In the eastern district of Kuangsha City, a Merchant Caravan with camel Beastfolk pulling cargo paid a protection fee and entered Kuangsha City.

More than fifty camels nearly four meters tall, laden with cargo, walked in the middle, with robust Guard Squad members arranged front, back, left and right; their fierce beastly aura made people instinctively step back.

All members of the Guard Squad in this caravan wore white cloaks covering them from head to toe, their faces tightly wrapped in cloth, looking dust‑ridden as if they had been on the road for a long time, and a half‑palm‑sized black shield‑shaped pendant hung at their chests.

Most Beastfolk on the street watched covertly, their gazes naturally focusing on the Guard Squad's conspicuous chest pendant.

Suddenly, a low exclamation rose from the crowd: "Ah! The one leading the caravan is an escort master from the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau."

When that was said, pedestrians on the street showed surprised expressions, their steps slowed, and they leaned forward to stare at the guards beside the caravan.

At the city gate, many Merchant Caravans lingered, waiting to enter the city.

A caravan of about forty people entered the city, listening to the chatter ahead; its leader was a tall, bronze‑skinned male Beastfolk.

He lifted his head to look at the newly arrived caravan and asked the nearby Beastfolk, whose face was full of amazement:

"I have shops in every district of Kuangsha City. What is this 'Fierce Sand Escort Bureau'? And what about the escort masters? I've never heard of them."

The Beastfolk being led turned his head, saw the team behind him walking in from the desert outside the city, realized they hadn't been in Kuangsha City for days, and boasted proudly:

"You really don't know! The name 'Fierce Sand Escort Bureau' literally means it's our city's escort bureau!"

The caravan leader gave him a frank look: "From the name I know it's Kuangsha City's escort bureau; I'm asking what the bureau actually does!"

"Why are you in a hurry? I was about to say!" the man raised his eyes and said, "Escort masters in the bureau can do many things."

He had been in Kuangsha City for days, hearing the bureau's promotion so much his ears felt calloused; when talking about the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau he would blurt out: "For cargo escort, short or long routes, you should hire escort masters from the bureau."

"Escort masters are strong in combat and also sign bone‑contract talismans; you only need to pay half the escort fee upfront, and if the caravan encounters trouble midway, the bureau will compensate, relieving you of the remaining payment! This kind of compensation has never existed before. For a caravan like yours worried about bandits on the road, the bureau can provide powerful armed escort services!"

"It can actually do that!" the caravan leader was thrilled, his gaze shifting to the caravan behind him.

In the desert during the dry season, food becomes scarcer and the road more perilous; on the return trip, they could go to the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau to sign a bone‑contract for a Guard Squad.

The leader of this medium‑sized caravan made up his mind, and the other caravans entering the city, hearing this, glanced around and couldn't help becoming wildly intrigued by the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau.

In these times, food is paramount; even if you have supplies in Kuangsha City, countless small gangs roam the city, so the caravan's road remains far from peaceful.

After all, starving beasts will raid recklessly. Being tasked to escort food shipments is almost like having one's head on a stick; the pay is generous, but the risks are many.

Their patron, considering the manpower drain on the Guard Squad along the route, always added extra Beast Coin so the caravan leader could hire local guards to accompany them.

Now the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau has emerged, and all Beastfolk in Kuangsha City are talking about it. Indeed, from now on they'll choose it!

At this moment, Lin Manzhi, on behalf of her master, brought six hundred Lettuce to exchange for fifty doses of medicine with Su Li. Su Li saw that she could profit a hundred Lettuce for free, so she readily let Lin Manzhi take away fifty doses of raw medicine.

Lin Manzhi, together with Mo Lie and Hua Zheng, left the Wushen Temple and then turned into the street where the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau was lined up with a long queue.

She stood at the roadside and at a glance saw the situation in front of the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau.

Not bad, the actual customers are more than expected.

It seems that wherever there is a line at a shop's entrance, people subconsciously want to join the queue and buy—this 'herd effect' makes everyone follow blindly.

Everyone chooses the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau; I'm sure choosing it now is correct. Lin Manzhi leveraged the crowd‑following psychology in her new‑shop promotion, showing a very strong effect and turning around the situation where no one dared approach the bureau.

Lin Manzhi looked at the line at the entrance and slowly exhaled a sigh of relief.

At last her scheme wasn't in vain; in the coming days she'll keep arranging people to line up for escort masters, making sure the idea 'for an escort team, go to the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau' is deeply implanted in the Beastfolk's minds.

That way, there'll be no fear of having no business or earning nothing.

Lin Manzhi thought happily.

Beside her, Mo Lie squinted his sapphire‑blue eyes, scanning the figure of the Little Female nearby, clearly in a good mood.

He turned his head, lifted his gaze to stare at the scene before him.

The once empty entrance of the bureau was now crowded with many Beastfolk carrying cargo, packing the doorway to the brim, making the bureau look bustling with business.

Zhi Zhi is really clever…

At that moment, Hua Zheng could not contain his excitement; his bright eyes fixed on Lin Manzhi, exclaiming dramatically: "Fantastic, I knew nothing could stump you! I knew that if you said opening an escort bureau could make money, it would definitely make huge money!"

Lin Manzhi: "……"

Don't overpraise me.

She halted the three of them on the street, turned to Mo Lie, and said firmly: "This is the place; we'll go to the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau to hire escort masters!"

Her voice was low, yet it drew the attention of a group of male beasts nearby.

Hearing Lin Manzhi speak, Hua Zheng stepped forward, using his strength to carve a path through the crowd, then shouted loudly, "This way, this way!"

Under Mo Lie's protection, Lin Manzhi walked through the passage Hua Zheng cleared, heading toward the interior of the Fierce Sand Escort Bureau.

Before Lin Manzhi could enter, the crowd ahead was pushed aside from within, and a thunderous shout rang out: "The esteemed female client has arrived!"

Lin Manzhi: "……"

Ning Tie…

No need to be so exaggerated.

The Deputy Escort Head's roar made the Beastfolk in line lower their heads, looking toward the figure shielded by the black‑clad male Beastfolk.

A petite female cradled a large Leather Bag in her arms; she was entirely wrapped in a white cloak, revealing only a pair of stark black‑and‑white eyes with long lashes, her expression a mix of nervousness and fright, and she clutched the bag tightly.