Good Service Attitude

"Going by the time, they ought to be here by now," Deacon Liu of the chamber of commerce muttered to himself. As a deacon, he was not required to work the front desk, but today was unusual and called for absolute caution. He had a secret partnership with the Four Thieves of Juxuan Island. Although his cultivation was low, he had his standing in the Falling Coin Chamber of Commerce, and he held leverage over the Four Thieves. They wouldn't dare lay a finger on him, making their collaboration one between equals. Of course, the Four Thieves held leverage over him as well. According to their plan, the Four Thieves of Juxuan Island were supposed to come to the chamber of commerce today to check in a coffin. Under normal circumstances, the chamber of commerce did not provide coffin storage services—it was hardly a funeral home. That was why he had spent the whole day here, waiting to personally receive the Four Thieves of Juxuan Island when they arrived. "Old Liu, the president called a brief meeting for everyone of deacon rank and above," another deacon hailed him. Deacon Liu frowned. He had never expected the president to call a meeting at such a critical moment. He wanted to refuse, but feared giving himself away; the president despised nothing more than people skipping meetings. *What a nuisance. Just wait until I get my hands on the Dragon Clan's supreme treasure, and I'll resign on the spot.* It seemed this matter could only be left to a subordinate. Yet he couldn't openly instruct them to accept a coffin; that would be far too blatant and would instantly reek of trouble. Turning to a frail-looking young woman, he instructed, "Su Yu, remember this: our chamber of commerce's mission is to serve our customers. Whatever request a customer makes, we must do our utmost to satisfy it. Do you understand?" Su Yu had never expected the habitually aloof Deacon Liu to mentor her. Deeply touched, she hurried to reply, "Deacon Liu, I'll keep that in mind!" Deacon Liu nodded. Keeping it in mind was all that mattered. "Old Liu, hurry up!" his colleague urged. "Coming." A brief while later, the meeting ended. Instead of asking Su Yu, he went to take a look around the warehouse. "Still no coffin in the warehouse. Looks like they haven't arrived yet." Deacon Liu returned to the front desk and dismissed Su Yu. "All right, Su Yu. I'm here now, so you can head back and rest." Su Yu was an outsider after all. He couldn't let her see the Four Thieves of Juxuan Island, lest it invite unforeseen complications. Deacon Liu took his post behind the front desk. Not even two minutes had passed when he saw Lu Yang and the others carry a coffin into the chamber of commerce. "Excuse me, can we store a coffin here?" Meng Jingzhou asked. Being the most familiar with the chamber of commerce, he was handling the arrangements. Deacon Liu thought to himself, *Unfamiliar faces. Looks like they came in disguise. Quite cautious of them.* A knowing smile spread across his face. Feigning ignorance of Lu Yang and his companions, he treated them like ordinary guests. "Of course. Our chamber of commerce provides every service within our power. Storing a coffin, was it? Certainly." Meng Jingzhou was slightly surprised. He hadn't expected the East Sea Branch of the chamber of commerce to have such an exceptional customer service mindset; he had assumed they would be politely turned away. He had already prepared himself to find an inn to leave the coffin in. Even though an inn wouldn't necessarily agree either, he could always try offering extra spirit stones. If none of that worked, they would simply have to keep carrying the coffin around. He didn't care about the stares of passersby, but Man Gu was rather thin-skinned. "How many days do you honored guests plan to store it?" "Our plan is three days, but it's hard to say. We might extend it depending on the situation. After all, we still don't know what things are like on the Dragon Clan's side. How many spirit stones?" Meng Jingzhou said offhandedly, not yet certain how long completing the dragon blood task would take. Deacon Liu understood. *Looks like you don't know when the heat will blow over either.* Hearing Meng Jingzhou ask how many spirit stones it would cost, Deacon Liu felt a start. Accepting spirit stones meant recording the transaction in the ledger. *Wait... the Four Thieves of Juxuan Island aren't ignorant of the rules. Could they be using this to hint that we're grasshoppers tied to the same rope, warning me not to harbor delusions of secretly making off with the treasure?* "Three hundred spirit stones." Meng Jingzhou casually pulled out three medium-grade spirit stones.