However, the outcome of this victory had brought more than just these changes; it had also created new effects on the slave trade. Those slave merchant guilds backed by the great nobles of the Raine Kingdom inevitably received instructions from their patrons.
Before long, the slave merchants who dominated the slave trade took the initiative to approach Alex.
They not only presented him with gifts on behalf of the major nobles of the Raine Kingdom, but also reopened negotiations with the Vela Nobles over Barbarian slaves.
This time, they did not slash the price as ruthlessly as before. Though they did not raise slave prices to their peak, they raised them to around sixty percent of the original price.
These merchants were shrewd. Through various channels, they learned that Victor, Alex, and the others had purchased this batch of slaves from the noble families at fifty percent of the original price.
A price of sixty percent of the original price would leave Victor and Alex with a profit. It would allow Alex and the others to make some money, though not particularly much.
However, Alex and Victor felt that this profit was too little. Their total purchase price for the slaves had been 1.8 million gold, and at the new price, their profit would only be a little over 300,000 gold. It seemed like a considerable sum, but divided among five great noble families, each would receive only tens of thousands of gold. To these great nobles, that was not much money at all.
Moreover, Victor was still using those slaves to prepare for the next large-scale expansion of his territory. Selling them now would be a far greater loss for him, not to mention that they were far from satisfied with that price.
Thus, after consulting with Victor, Alex