The proposal quickly began spreading among the Vela Nobles. Most of the Vela Nobles who received it began making preparations.
They started scaling back their businesses in the Raine Kingdom proper. Aside from their goods, even fixed assets such as storefronts began to be sold off at rock-bottom prices.
In a short period, this mass selling at low prices even caused the prices of certain goods in the Raine Kingdom proper to drop considerably.
However, some Vela Nobles did not follow the advice of the several grand nobles and did not immediately liquidate their assets in Raine. Perhaps they were worried that acting too hastily would lead to even greater economic losses.
The collective actions of the Vela Nobles were soon noticed by the nobles of the Raine Kingdom. After a brief investigation, those Kingdom nobles understood why the Vela Nobles were doing this.
The Vela Nobles were likely worried that the Raine Kingdom's Noble Faction would target their businesses in the kingdom proper because the Vela Nobles had sided with the Royalist Faction.
At this point, the Kingdom's local Noble Faction still thought the Vela Nobles were being cowardly, like frightened mice. They truly believed that no one would care much about those businesses of theirs.
But when the Vela Nobles began selling off goods and shops on a massive scale, it directly triggered market turmoil throughout the Raine Kingdom proper.
Only then did they realize that although the Vela Nobles had joined the kingdom not long ago, their continued investment had already established a substantial business presence in the kingdom proper.
Under these circumstances, some Raine nobles from the Noble Faction could no longer sit still. They had never expected the Vela Nobles' assets to be so extensive. If they could swallow them up, it would be a