Chapter 551 Xu Hao sneaks into the Sky Chamber of Commerce

Wangyue Restaurant offers a wide variety of Spiritual Qi wines, with options for various tastes and price points.

If Xu Chu was to become a winemaker for Wangyue Restaurant, he would need to ensure he could brew all these Spiritual Qi wines without error.

Shopkeeper Qiu gave him three to five years to research the recipes for these Spiritual Qi wines.

If Xu Chu had devoted himself entirely to winemaking, given his skill level, two years would have been sufficient.

However, Xu Chu, accustomed to being low-key and cautious, chose to slow down, taking four years to thoroughly research all the wine recipes, ensuring he could brew Spiritual Qi wines of above-average quality.

Shopkeeper Qiu did not go back on his word; after confirming that Xu Chu could brew all the Spiritual Qi wines required by Wangyue Restaurant, he took him to Wangyue Restaurant, marking his official employment.

Xu Chu did not see the winemaker who had previously been stationed there; he only met a few Wangyue Restaurant managers and the people responsible for delivering winemaking Materials and receiving the Spiritual Qi wine.

After understanding the situation, Xu Chu couldn't help but marvel at how comfortable it was to be a winemaker for Wangyue Restaurant.

Firstly, his status was high, as there were only about a hundred winemakers in the entire Wangyue Restaurant.

Secondly, the benefits were excellent; Spiritual Qi wine was one of Wangyue Restaurant's foundations, so Wangyue Restaurant was not at all stingy with its winemakers, granting them enough authority and salary to support a Saint King Realm expert's daily Cultivation.

There was also a hidden small perk: winemakers received a 50% discount on all purchases made at Wangyue Restaurant's own establishments.

When explaining this, Shopkeeper Qiu also mentioned that most of Wangyue Restaurant's winemakers were frequent patrons of Wangyue Restaurant's pleasure houses, and he hinted that Xu Chu could try them out if he had time.

Furthermore, winemakers were not required to do anything else besides brewing; Xu Chu could even not show his face for decades, as long as he regularly provided Spiritual Qi wine.

Xu Chu, who was accustomed to being low-key and solitary, greatly appreciated this point.

Finally, the work was easy; he only needed to brew the required Spiritual Qi wine within a certain timeframe and ensure it met the standards.

The higher a winemaker's skill, the faster and easier it was to complete this basic task, leaving the remaining time for free disposal.

This was quite suitable for Xu Chu, who used to be able to freely enter and exit the Azure Dragon Secret Realm.

"If I had known there was such a job, I would have come earlier."

Of course, Xu Chu only marveled at the comfort of the job in his heart; he still clearly remembered his purpose for coming.

Shopkeeper Qiu finished explaining all the work-related matters, and finally took Xu Chu to an ancient and elegant courtyard.

"This will be your residence from now on; this is a privilege only enjoyed by our Wangyue Restaurant's management."

The courtyard was quite large, and the Spiritual Qi was abundant, making it one of the most Spiritual Qi-rich courtyards in Wolong City.

All sorts of facilities, buildings, and furniture were readily available, and there were also many maids and servants, so Xu Chu could move in directly.

"I should have come to Wolong City sooner," Xu Chu lamented.

Shopkeeper Qiu smiled, "Coming now is just right."

After a brief chat, Shopkeeper Qiu departed.

Thus, Xu Chu established himself in Qing Province as a winemaker for Wangyue Restaurant in Qing Province.

Wangyue Restaurant has five establishments in Wolong City: Wangyue Restaurant (a restaurant), Wangyue Teahouse, Wangyue Inn, Wangyue Eatery, and a pleasure house simply called Wangyue.

Aside from the Wangyue Teahouse, the other four establishments required a large amount of Spiritual Qi wine daily.

Wangyue Restaurant was not only present in Wolong City in Qing Province but also in other major cities, as well as all Wangyue Restaurant branches in the nine provinces surrounding Qing Province.

Therefore, each brewing session produced an enormous quantity of Spiritual Qi wine.

Fortunately, Xu Chu's strength was excellent.

In just three months, he brewed enough Spiritual Qi wine to supply all Wangyue Restaurant branches in these ten provinces for an entire year.

So, for Xu Chu, this job only required him to work three months a year, leaving the remaining nine months for him to freely arrange.

In order to rank among the top three in the next Wangyue Restaurant winemaker assessment and win when challenging the chief winemaker, Xu Chu spent most of his remaining time on winemaking.

Xu Chu, already a Great Master of winemaking, continued to diligently study and improve his winemaking skills.

Also working hard was Xu Hao, who had already infiltrated the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild.

The Azure Firmament Merchant Guild was overall stronger, making it more difficult to infiltrate, but fortunately, Xu Hao's outstanding strength, after some planning, allowed him to become an offering of the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild under a new identity.

The offerings of the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild were either exceptionally talented and powerful, or possessed outstanding abilities in a certain area, such as alchemy, artifact refining, formations, talismans, or appraisal.

Xu Hao became a Merchant Guild offering based on his combat prowess.

The offerings of the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild were divided into three characters: Heaven, Earth, and Man. Although being an offering of the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild already afforded extremely high treatment and status, there was still a huge gap between these three levels.

It was like the difference between Inner Sect Elder, Core Disciple, and Inner Sect Disciple within a Sect.

Heaven-rank offerings were the pillars and foundation of the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild, each one very important to the Merchant Guild.

Earth-rank offerings were the backbone and future of the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild, and the Merchant Guild provided them with a large amount of resources and salary each month to Cultivate them.

Man-rank offerings had some use to the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild, but they were not as important; their relationship with the Merchant Guild was more like an employment relationship, simply working for a monthly salary.

Generally, after discovering usable talent, the Merchant Guild would recruit them to become Man-rank offerings.

Therefore, many Man-rank offerings existed in various branches of the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild. To stand out and become an Earth-rank offering, gaining access to more Merchant Guild management and secrets, one needed to make significant contributions to the Merchant Guild.

After accumulating enough contribution points, there was a final assessment. Upon passing the assessment, one could become an Earth-rank offering of the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild.

Both status and treatment would skyrocket.

As for becoming a Heaven-rank offering of the Merchant Guild, the difficulty was very high; one had to either be an Emperor Realm expert or reach Great Master level in a certain area.

After Xu Hao entered the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild, he relied on some treasures from the Immortal Realm to accumulate enough contribution points, and then, relying on his own strength, successfully passed the assessment to become an Earth-rank offering of the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild.