Shen Shiyin left.
He left after handing over the tribute of one hundred Spirit Stones.
The reason he paid in Spirit Stones was because Shen Changchuan had learned after asking that if he were to simply hand over one thousand catties of Spirit Grain, he would be responsible for a five-percent transportation and handling fee.
However, if he paid purely in Spirit Stones, one hundred was all that was required.
This regulation wasn't specifically aimed at Shen Changchuan. It was a long-standing rule.
After all, Dawan Village was a minor case. For places with hundreds of acres of Spirit Fields, a quarterly tribute could amount to tens of thousands of catties of Spirit Grain. It would take several Storage Bags just to hold it all.
During this process, one also had to pay attention to quality control, as well as subsequent storage and preservation issues.
It was simply too much trouble.
It was far simpler to just take the Spirit Stones and leave.
