The Hong Chamber of Commerce was indeed a big client. Every time they visited, it would be a big deal. As long as everything went smoothly, the reward for one escort trip would be equivalent to ten other trips. This was a well-known fact among the escorts.
However, at the same time, a high reward usually meant a high risk. For a top-notch chamber of commerce like the Hong Chamber of Commerce, even in a place like the Fleecy Arc Territorial Waters, it had its own logistics channels.
Under normal circumstances, they would not need the escort agency's help. However, once they did, it meant that the escort trip was beyond their capabilities. One could imagine how difficult it would be.
What made everyone flinch was that the destination of the escort trip was Roc Island!
In terms of geographical location, although Roc Island was a small island in the Fleecy Arc Territorial Waters, it was the closest to the south island among all the small islands in the Fleecy Arc Territorial Waters.
The South Island was the gathering place of the Spirit Beasts. Ferocious Spirit Beasts could be found everywhere, and all of them were extremely aggressive. For ordinary human cultivators, it was an absolute forbidden area. The Roc Island was too close to the South Island. If one was not careful, they could easily attract the attacks of those Spirit Beasts.
Apart from the threat of the spirit beasts, Roc Island had an even more deadly threat — the miasma.
The miasma was unique to the south island. To a certain extent, it could be seen as a combination of miasma and sea fog. It never dissipated throughout the year. To the spirit beasts, who had powerful physiques and senses that far surpassed humans, it was not a big deal. However, to human cultivators, it was extremely fatal.
Not only was the visibility extremely low when one was trapped in the miasma, but it was also highly toxic. Even a powerful cultivator would not be able to withstand it after staying for a long time.
Roc Island was too close to the south island, so it was shrouded in the miasma all year round. The locals who lived on the island all year round had a certain immunity to the miasma because they had been bathing in medicinal herbs since they were young. However, it was a huge headache for outsiders.
Therefore, normal people would not go to Roc Island unless it was absolutely necessary. It was no surprise that the escorts were flinching.
"Everyone here is an escort from the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency. We've never mistreated you. As the saying goes, soldiers are trained for a thousand days to be used in a single day. Now that things have come to a head, everyone is so polite. That's not very good, is it? "Seeing this, Qi Wenhan's originally sunny and kind face suddenly couldn't hold on.
The Hong Chamber of Commerce was not only a regular customer, but it was also a huge force. Their relationship was not just purely business, but also a strategic partnership that supported each other. No matter what, he could not reject Wei Zhaotong's request. No matter how difficult the delivery was, the Equal of Heaven Escort Agency would not only accept it, but they would also ensure that nothing went wrong.
Qi Wenhan also knew that this escort mission would not be easy. Those nominal escorts would shrink back at the sight of it. That was understandable, but the problem was that there were also permanent escorts at the scene. They spent a lot of money on them, but they retreated at the critical moment. How could he do that?
Seeing Qi Wenhan's uneasy expression, the escorts couldn't help but feel embarrassed, especially the ones who were permanently stationed here. They didn't even dare to look him in the eye. Even so, they weren't willing to accept this mission.
"Young Master, it's not that we don't want to accept it, but we've already accepted other offers. We can't just abandon them." Someone braced himself and replied.
"I can understand that, but it can't be that everyone here is like that, right?" Qi Wenhan frowned.
"Young Master, I'll go." Finally, one of the escorts stood up.
"I'll go too." At the same time, another one stood up.
However, aside from these two, there was no one else. These two were permanent escorts, and they didn't have any other scheduled missions on hand. They were relatively free at the moment, and if they didn't stand up now, they would lose face. That was why they had no choice but to do it.
Even if the other people were permanent escorts, as long as they had a good reason, they wouldn't be willing to accept this kind of job. As for the nominal escorts who were free to come and go, there was no need to even mention them. Whether or not they wanted to accept the mission depended on their mood, and the Equal of Heaven Escort Agency had no control over them.
"Is there anyone else who wants to go? This time, there are more goods, and we need at least four escorts to escort them. "Although Qi Wenhan's expression had softened a little, he was still in a difficult position.
At least four escorts were required to escort the goods. This was Wei Zhaotong's request, and it was also the bottom line to ensure the safety of the goods. However, this mission was to Roc Roc Island, and it was already good enough to have two escorts. It would be difficult to get four at once.
Fortunately, these escorts were only a portion of the total number. There were still many escorts who hadn't arrived yet. Qi Wenhan believed that as long as the mission was posted, it wouldn't be a problem to gather four escorts. They would just have to wait for two more days.
Of course, this was a last resort. The dignified Equal of Heaven Escort Agency needed two more days to gather four escorts. Wouldn't they be looked down upon and become a laughing stock?
Qi Wenhan swept his gaze across the crowd, and his eyes finally fell on Lin Yi and Huang Xiaotao. He was secretly hopeful.
After all, according to the rules, the Equal of Heaven Escort Agency couldn't force the nominal escorts to accept any missions. Everyone else present was thick-skinned and wily. Instead of counting on them, it was better to count on these two newcomers.
Seeing this, Lin Yi couldn't help but hesitate. Although he didn't have much of an impression of Roc Roc Island and didn't know the specific difficulties of this mission, he could already tell from the expressions of the others that this was definitely a hot potato.
If it were any other time, with his cautious temperament, he definitely wouldn't rashly step out and step on this mine. However, on second thought, with his and Huang Xiaotao's current situation, it was actually not a bad choice to take advantage of this opportunity to go out for a while!
That fellow Cheng Ketian had clamored in front of everyone, saying that he would keep a close eye on the two of them. Once they were discovered to be alone, he would definitely come looking for trouble. With his and Huang Xiaotao's current strength, they were definitely not a match for his servant who was a peak early Nascent Soul realm expert.
Rather than passively hiding in the Equal of Heaven Escort Agency and being unable to go out, it was better to take this opportunity to temporarily leave Wei Qian City for a while. At that time, even if Cheng Ketian wanted to find the two of them, it wouldn't be so easy.
However, how dangerous was this mission to Roc Roc Island? Was it worth it to accept this mission to escape from Cheng Ketian's sight? Lin Yi still needed to carefully weigh the pros and cons.
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