"It seemed Neuvillette should know something about the Rose Society's former glory." While Lumine and Paimon accompanied Navia away and the others handled the aftermath, Shen Fei immediately contacted Neuvillette to ask about the Rose Society's history. He had not been interested in its past before, but now, he was somewhat curious.
"The Rose Society's past? Understood. Please wait a moment; I need to look through the records." After receiving Shen Fei's message, Neuvillette quickly gave him a reply.
"So that was how it was." After listening to Neuvillette's account of the Rose Society, Shen Fei nodded in understanding. He now somewhat understood why Colt had been so defiant, and why so many members of the Rose Society had opposed the construction of the elevated aqueduct back then.
Without question, the elevated aqueduct had brought immense benefits to Fontaine. But for the Rose Society, it had not been good news. The Rose Society had flourished back then because it possessed a cargo fleet, which had earned it quite a fortune.
But once the elevated aqueduct was completed, cargo no longer needed to travel by sea in many places. Going directly through the aqueduct was much simpler, and that would undoubtedly have greatly affected the Rose Society's business. If Fontaine City had presided over its construction, the Rose Society could only have endured its displeasure. But Cares was different; after all, he was the Rose Society's leader. More importantly, building the elevated aqueduct brought no economic benefit whatsoever to the Rose Society. That was the fundamental reason for its split.
In fact, Romov and his group had not been the only ones to leave back then. Even more people departed afterward. After all, in order to build the elevated aqueduct, Cares had sold off the fleet's ships. That decision could not