Inside the Tongtian Merchant House, in a quiet room layered with several spiritual power barriers, Great Shopkeeper Yan Chi was still discussing matters with his dumbfounded brother-in-law, Shopkeeper Ma.
"Think about it—if there truly is a brand-new Small World, how immense would the profits be? If we obtain even one or two percent of it, the returns would be tens of thousands of times greater than what we make in this merchant house, wouldn't they?"
"Tens of thousands of times..." At that moment, Shopkeeper Ma's mind seemed insufficient for the task. Even his voice stuttered. "Brother-in-law, then what do you mean?"
Seeing Shopkeeper Ma's pathetic appearance, Great Shopkeeper Yan Chi inwardly sighed. Truthfully, if there had been anyone else by his side whom he could trust completely, he never would have told this matter to his thoroughly mediocre brother-in-law.
But he had no choice. His brother-in-law came from an island clan. Though his abilities were quite ordinary, he had quite a few men under his command whom he could wield as easily as his own limbs.
Though Great Shopkeeper Yan of the Tongtian Trading House appeared imposing and influential in ordinary times, all of it came from borrowing the glory of the patron behind him.
With his patron's support, he could throw his weight around. Without that support, he could not accomplish anything at all.
He had become the Great Shopkeeper holding real power in the Tongtian Trading House through his ability, but his patron had also taken many precautions against him.
Thus, for such an important matter, he could only choose his brother-in-law to handle it.
"This matter involves enormous profits. If I use the Tongtian Trading House's people for the later actions, there is a ninety percent chance that the patron will learn of it.
Once the patron