True Lord Nantu's bluntness left Song Changsheng somewhat surprised. He had originally thought the other party would choose a more tactful approach.
However, judging from the other party's meaning, there should still be room to discuss this matter; he did not intend to use force.
With the scale of Eight Directions Pavilion, if they chose to use their power to pressure others, that would still be rather troublesome.
After all, it was a great merchant association with tens of thousands of years of foundation. Its conduct would not be so simple and crude. Now that the Borderlands' momentum was at its height, there was no need to leave behind ammunition for gossip and damage its reputation.
"It is Wanlong Merchant Association's honor to be able to merge with Eight Directions Pavilion, but This Lord must also be frank with Fellow Daoist.
The present Wanlong is the largest merchant association in the Borderlands. It is the target jointly chosen by the Song Clan and Myriad Manifestations Palace to support for the development of the East Sea. If it merges with Eight Directions Pavilion, a monopoly will inevitably form.
The Borderlands welcomes the friends of Eight Directions Pavilion to come do business. Everyone benefits one another, but a monopoly on resources is absolutely impossible to accept.
In addition, This Lord does not feel that the current Wanlong Merchant Association can bring Eight Directions Pavilion any help.
Wanlong is nominally a merchant association, but in reality it has long since become the Peng Clan's private property. A merger would bring a hundred harms and not a single benefit.
On top of that, the merchant association's Chairman, Peng Zhenxiong, is currently in seclusion to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm. No one can make the decision on such a major matter as a