Xu Dashan spoke and then walked towards Red Fragrance Alley with his hands behind his back.
His words remained cryptic.
His true goal was to have Mu Bai and the organization behind him rely more heavily on Red Fragrance Alley, so he couldn't feed them all at once; it had to be done in stages.
He might even put on an act of 'hard won achievements'.
To sequentially earn the favor of Mu Bai and the organization behind him.
Of course, there's also probing.
Some necessary, secret probing.
He needed to use these 'Nourishing Essence Pills' to test the 'endurance' of Mu Bai's organization.
Or more accurately: consumption.
A martial artist with decent talent only needs two 'Nourishing Essence Pills' per month.
If the talent is average, even one pill per month is somewhat a waste.
Thus, by the amount of 'Nourishing Essence Pills', it's enough to deduce the numbers and strength of the people behind Mu Bai's organization.
However, he wouldn't say this outright.