Lin Heng sized up the three of them and nodded. "Since the Host is so sincere, why not tell us what you want to discuss?"
"Let's not beat around the bush. This mainly concerns the Medical Path. Most of the pill business in the Western Continent market is tied to those in the Alchemy Path and Medical Path. In the Western Continent, Medical Clans hold greater influence, which greatly affects Star Pavilion Market's business."
"The Six Great Families of Medical World Hall have cooperated with Star Pavilion Market for many years. They offended the Zhao Family, so it was only natural that you wiped them out. We do not expect Medical World Hall to be rebuilt. We merely hope that the Zhao Family in Swallow Cloud City can yield a portion of its profits!"
"If the Zhao Family Medical Hall is allowed to keep doing charity and throwing money around like that, the entire alchemy-medical market will collapse. Most of the money we earn is handed over to the Dynasty."
After laying the groundwork for so long, it sounded like a pile of useless nonsense, but it had all been building toward that final sentence.
The implication was that the alchemy-medical market was extremely important to Star Pavilion Market. It could not become the Zhao Family's one-man show, because they were earning money for the Dynasty.
In other words, Star Pavilion Market was making money for the state.
But Lin Heng was not buying it. You said it was handed over to the Dynasty, and he was supposed to believe you?
"Listen, old senior, you'd best not use the Dynasty to pressure people. I just happen to be the kind of person who doesn't buy that. Whether you're working for the Dynasty or stuffing your own bellies, you know better