Lin Gui and Elvia rested for one night at the inn before starting work.
Buying the property deed, constructing the post office.
Finding customers, receiving and sending letters.
All of this was accomplished by Lin Gui alone.
As for a certain someone who was supposed to act as the counter girl in the post office, she had already gone out to have her fun on the very first day they arrived.
Claiming she was going to procure supplies for their departure to the next stop.
In reality, she only returned to the post office at two in the morning.
Elvia sneakily climbed in through the window, but just as one foot crossed the sill, she saw Lin Gui leaning against the wall with his arms folded, staring at her expressionlessly.
She froze on the window frame, unable to go forward or retreat. The expression on her face changed from triumph to embarrassment before she finally squeezed out a fawning smile.
As for the so-called supplies, a pile of utterly useless things was confiscated under Lin Gui's body search.
A glowing crystal ball, a music box that played music with one click, and an incense burner that supposedly allowed one to have beautiful dreams.
They were all flashy magic toys that cost a fortune but were of no help for traveling or survival.
What was most ridiculous was that Lin Gui fished a crumpled IOU out of her inner pocket.
A gambling IOU.
The amount owed was ten thousand gold coins.
Lin Gui's face was dark as he looked at Elvia, who was kneeling before him.
However, Elvia had no intention of repenting. Instead, she generously displayed her beauty and said righteously:
"All of these are necessary to maintain a girl as beautiful as me."
Lin Gui countered immediately:
"Other nobles and moguls can give you even more. Do you want me to contact them for you so you can start living the life of a wealthy wife ahead of schedule?"
Elvia immediately slid into a groveling kneel.
The next day, the post office opened for business.
In this remote town standing amidst Forbidden Zones, no noble dared to place their eyes here.
There was also no so-called letter delivery service here; after all, there weren't even any nobles.
And those with sufficient strength possessed the ability to cross the wilderness. They had powerful transport teams or Gold Rank adventure groups led by at least a High-tier Transcendent.
Of course, there were also many laborers engaged in logging here and itinerant merchants.
Most of them came from neighboring city-states and were brought here by Gold Rank adventure groups to work in the lumber camps.
Among them were many bottom-tier adventurers as well as commoners.
And the vast majority of Lin Gui's customer base consisted of them.
The letters from Whitecliff City and Dragonbone City were also mostly sent to them.
When they learned that there were letters for them, these weary men were stunned for a long time.
Even after opening the letters to confirm the contents, they felt as if they were dreaming.
In order to earn more money, they had followed the Gold Rank adventure groups here.
The transport fee alone was nearly several hundred gold coins; every man had been sent here through funds pooled by many households of the city-states' lower class.
Those who came to work here would receive subsidies provided by the Magic City.
But in the end, these subsidies wouldn't enter their pockets; they entered the pockets of the Gold Rank adventure groups.
And the Gold Rank adventure groups only slightly lowered the transport fees for this reason.
Even so, many people were willing to pool money to come work in Withered Wood Town because one really could earn money here.
A single delivery of lumber was valued in gold coins.
They were willing to work here for a long time to earn money to send back to their families far away.
And that took a very long time.
The exorbitant cost of transport made them accustomed to being disconnected from communication.
Yet they hadn't expected that their families' letters would arrive at their side first.
And that they themselves could send back letters to their families for the price of 7 copper coins.
Lin Gui's arrival brought surprise and shock to the laborers in the lumber camp, followed by deep emotion.
The threshold of the post office was practically stepped flat.
The customers' thirst to send letters surpassed that of any customers Lin Gui had dealt with before.
Letter after letter was received, and the envelopes were bulging, clearly stuffed with many coins.
It was clearly written at the post office entrance that cargo could not be sent.
But Lin Gui ultimately couldn't bear it and just turned a blind eye.
The post office proceeded smoothly.
The sign-off rate for the Weekly Commission rose steadily, quickly approaching the threshold for completion.
However, Lin Gui's attention wasn't focused on this.
Instead, he was secretly observing the several large wooden boxes in the post office's backyard.
According to the merchant from the Dalton family...
As long as he brought the supplies to Withered Wood Town, someone would follow the specialized magic boxes of the cargo and come knocking.
However, during the day, during the night...
Lin Gui was silently monitoring every move of the large wooden boxes.
Several days passed, and no one came to make contact.
On the other hand, Elvia, who acted as a counter girl with dead fish eyes during the day to receive letters...
At night, she frequently changed her outfits in various styles.
She intended to tempt Lin Gui into prepaying her next week's allowance.
Or to have him follow her out to have a good time.
Although Withered Wood Town was small, it benefited from the strength of the people coming and going, so there were very many facilities for luxury and enjoyment.
There were many places where one could spend large amounts of money for entertainment.
On the night of the fourth day in Withered Wood Town.
In Lin Gui's bedroom.
A fresh fragrance greeted his nose.
A soft sensation leaned against his arm.
Elvia pressed herself beside him, her voice filled with longing:
"Look, the post office hasn't had many people lately."
"And the customer for that cargo hasn't come knocking, either."
"Why don't we take this opportunity..."
"To keep me company properly?"
"And play for a while?"
Lin Gui looked at her speechlessly:
"Lately, have you been so idle that you have nowhere to vent..."
"That overflowing energy of yours?"
Elvia was stunned for a moment.
Then, her face turned red with a 'whoosh'.
Clearly, she had associated it with certain indescribable matters.
She lowered her head, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz:
"Of course..."
"If you want to help me..."
"I'm available anytime."
She closed her eyes and leaned her mouth forward.
Then, she was kicked off the bed mercilessly by Lin Gui.
Rubbing her forehead, Elvia sighed.
Her temptation had failed once again.
She had already grown accustomed to it.
Ever since she had succeeded that one time in Whitecliff City, Elvia had frequently carried out night raids on Lin Gui.
Occasionally she succeeded, but more often than not, she failed.
"Sigh~~ exactly who is the beautiful newlywed wife here?"
"Why does it feel like our roles are reversed?"
"Why am I the only one who has developed a taste for it?"
"Has Theia already emptied you in advance?"
As Elvia grumbled, she turned back with pouted lips, looking at Lin Gui on the bed and cursing softly.
"Hmph, limp shrimp."
Hugging her pillow, she intended to return to her custom-made goose-down bed when Lin Gui's voice suddenly rang out.
"Tomorrow, come out with me and consume that bursting energy of yours."
Hearing that she could leave the post office and go out to play—and with Lin Gui to boot.
Elvia nodded excitedly, then dove back into her bed clutching her pillow.
She began to fantasize about a sweet date the next day.
As a result...
The next day.
In the sparring room of the Adventurer's Guild.
Elvia was fully armed, her eyes looking crushed as she faced Lin Gui, who stood opposite her with his staff in hand.
She spoke in a collapsing tone.
"This is what you meant by..."
"The method to vent my energy???"
"I freaking shouldn't have had any expectations for an unromantic guy like you!!"
Rate on N.U.
