"No need to care. Those pirates were unruly and untamed by nature. This failure would just teach them a lesson," Duke Windy said, waving his hand. "But I am rather curious. How did Cao Ge obtain so many sapphire crystals? Where did they come from?"
"I heard from my subordinates that Cao Ge's Chamber of Commerce found a way to mine them. They had become suspicious of the spies we planted inside their guild, so those spies were not present during the mining. The exact situation is unclear to them."
Seth then smiled and said, "Even if they were lucky enough to obtain the sapphire crystals, so what? In the end, aren't they still going to be yours, my Lord?"
"Heh, well said."
Seth then cupped his hands toward the other merchant guild leaders and said, "I heard this batch contains dozens of tons of high-purity sapphire. When the time comes, I ask all of you to help with its distribution. I will make sure everyone is satisfied with the price."
"Hahaha, easy to say, easy to say..."
