Kang Bo stood in front of the Radiant Lotus Merchants Guild. He was hoping to obtain gainful employment from this establishment.
No matter how advanced a region is, they can't procure everything they need by themselves. This was where merchant groups came in. Any miscellaneous items that came from outer regions went through these merchant guilds. Merchant guilds have to pay taxes and be regulated regarding their wares.
All that complicated state-related work is handled by the merchant guild for individual caravan companies and the empire's convenience. Cultivators can apply to be part of an expedition. In the beginning, when they have not yet built any goodwill, they can only be employed to be a part of large caravans, so they can't take over the whole caravan by themselves and loot away all the caravan's wares.
