Siegfrieda suddenly understood, then said excitedly, "These are all business! These are all shining Mora!"
With so much business, so many goods, she wouldn't necessarily get this many orders in a whole week before. The decision to partner with Amu to open a logistics company was indeed correct.
The captain of the Patrol Team, Gray, was also in the crowd. It was precisely because this Knights of Favonius member, who held great prestige in Springvale, chose to support Amu and Siegfrieda's business that other ordinary villagers who were not Patrol Team members also joined in placing orders with Amu.
Because he had previously promised Arkz that he would help him inquire about the specific standards for the Knights of Favonius Reserve assessment, Gray planned to ask his son, who worked at the Knights of Favonius Headquarters, and send him some local specialties from Springvale.
Speaking of Springvale's most famous local specialties, besides the sweet spring water, it was the delicious meat of the Forest Boar.
Gray explained in detail to Siegfrieda who she needed to deliver the goods to. Compared to Amu, whom he didn't fully trust, Gray was more willing to trust the little girl Siegfrieda, who exuded a hint of cunning beneath her simple demeanor, and a trace of innocence beneath that cunning.
Gray carefully instructed, "Deliver the goods to the Knight guarding the gate of Mondstadt City. Just say these are goods from Gray, a Knights of Favonius member from Springvale, and he will understand."
"I might receive a reply later. Please keep an eye out for it, little girl."
Siegfrieda nodded seriously, took out a notebook and pen, and wrote down all this information.
A bad memory is no match for a good pen; it is more reliable to record this information on paper.
When Siegfrieda worked alone before, she could still rely on her memory to deliver goods accurately to the recipient's hands. Now, with so many orders, she would mix things up if she wasn't careful. She didn't have much confidence in her own memory.
Amu was responsible for loading the customers' goods onto the cart, while Siegfrieda was responsible for recording the order information and the delivery locations. The two divided the labor and cooperated, and their efficiency was not slow.
After being busy for more than half an hour, the crowd gradually dispersed. Looking at the orders in her hand, Siegfrieda couldn't help but cheer. The income from just this single run of orders was equivalent to her hard-earned income from the previous month.
After all, orders for transporting goods like this were not frequent, and even if such an order came, it wasn't guaranteed to be given to her. Furthermore, Siegfrieda had a big appetite and ate a lot, so she often had to rely on digging up wild vegetables to fill her stomach.
Fortunately, the Teyvat continent was nourished by Elemental Power, so there was never a shortage of food in the wilderness. Although the wild vegetables tasted a bit lacking, Siegfrieda had never gone hungry.
Looking at the list of goods in her hand and the big bag of Mora in her other hand, Siegfrieda beamed, humming a tune as she walked over to Amu, who had already loaded the goods onto the cart.
Siegfrieda: "Amu, are you ready? Let's set off."
Amu patted the neatly stacked goods, wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead, and said, "Let's go."
Siegfrieda lightly leaped onto the carriage bed. The space inside the cart was large enough. Although the goods for this order were quite a lot, they didn't fill all the space inside the cart. The remaining space was more than enough for Siegfrieda to lie down and take a nap.
Amu skillfully sat in the driver's seat, patted the head of the wooden horse, and the wooden horse immediately understood, kicking its legs forward to run.
Amu shouted excitedly, "Faster! Faster!"
Siegfrieda's roar came from the carriage: "Amu, slow down! Don't knock these goods around!"
Amu drove the cart...
In the end, Amu obediently listened to Siegfrieda's words and made the wooden horse slow down.
It was strange. This wooden horse, sculpted by Arkz, looked no different from a normal horse except that its skin and mane were green and its physique was a bit larger. Instead, its strong and smooth body curves made people feel it was a magnificent steed at first glance.
However, this wooden horse was very stubborn. No matter how Siegfrieda threatened or tempted it, it wouldn't obey her commands, as if they couldn't communicate. Conversely, Amu and this wooden horse had great chemistry; a pat on the rear was enough for it to know to change direction, leaving Siegfrieda utterly confused.
But upon closer thought, since both the wooden horse and Amu were elemental creations of Arkz, such chemistry was not surprising.
Yesterday, Amu worked with the Patrol Team until very late before returning to the farm to rest. Today, he was woken up early by Arkz and then called by Siegfrieda to haul goods. By this time, Amu was already unbearably sleepy, so he immediately closed his eyes, intending to catch some sleep.
However, the wooden horse was galloping with the cart!!!
A wooden horse operating without a driver, Amu sleeping, and Siegfrieda checking the list of goods, unaware of what was happening—it seemed the first day of work was fraught with difficulties and significant danger.
Fortunately, the wooden horse was very intelligent. Even without Amu guiding it, relying on yesterday's memory, the wooden horse smoothly and quickly drove in the direction of Mondstadt City.
Perhaps sensing that Amu was resting, the wooden horse lightened its movements, skillfully bypassing potholes and obstacles on the road.
Under the wooden horse's immense power and speed, the entire cart was both fast and steady. Amu and Siegfrieda sitting on the cart didn't feel any bumps at all.
Siegfrieda, still not understanding what had happened, even praised, "Amu's driving skills are quite good."
Just then, a cart returning to Mondstadt City after dropping off passengers was overtaken by the wooden horse.
The cart driver looked at the cart ahead and smiled confidently, "The horse I have was bought at a high price, plus my decades of driving experience. How could a cargo hauler like you overtake me?"
The cart driver glanced at the heavily loaded cart of Amu and Siegfrieda, while his own cart was empty after just finishing a delivery. Having the advantage in weight, the cart driver became even more confident.
He raised the whip in his hand and cracked it fiercely. The horse pulling the cart immediately neighed and sped up.
The cart driver watched the distance between the two carts gradually close, then whipped the horse in front of him even harder, shouting loudly, "Hahaha, I am the God of Driving in Mondstadt City! No one can surpass me!"
The wooden horse pulling the cart snorted. As a horse, it completely failed to understand what that person was saying.
The cart driver's horse ran faster and faster until it surpassed the cart pulled by the wooden horse. Just as the cart driver turned back, intending to show off to this fellow traveler, his heart suddenly jumped, and he was speechless.
The cart driver thought, "In all these years, I've seen people drive with one hand, drive with their feet, and even drive while drunk. But driving while asleep is truly a first for me."
"Oh my goodness, I give up. This colleague is truly brave; isn't he afraid of plunging both himself and the cart into a ditch?"
Thinking this, the cart driver realized that his previous act of competing in driving skills was like throwing a charming glance at a blind man. He immediately lowered his head in dejection.
However, in this moment of distraction, a bend appeared ahead. His horse couldn't automatically turn like the wooden horse. Without the driver's command, the horse rushed the cart right off the road.
The cart driver quickly pulled the reins, shouting, "Whoa~~~!"
Using all his might, he finally managed to stop the cart before it crashed into a large tree. The cart driver watched the figure of the wooden horse pulling the heavily loaded cart move away and couldn't help but exclaim:
"True speed is shown on the curves!"
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