The money would only be slightly higher than the price of Shells, but it triumphed in safety, a cost they were willing to bear.
Zhou Bai immediately understood, this was how middlemen made their profit margin.
He suddenly remembered how Baron Charlot and Earl Orkot had met and left Hope Village together. Now Zhou Bai understood, Baron Charlot and Earl Orkot were also interested in water cement and had already taken control of the source of Shells.
It was very likely that any territory that wanted to trade Shells with Hope Village would have to go through Baron Charlot and Earl Orkot.
Clever indeed!
However, this also reflected something important, defensive power was crucial, and the talk of Doomsday became increasingly likely to be true, especially since the Baron from the Royal Capital had already gotten involved.
Being in the Royal Capital meant one would hear all sorts of snippets of information.
