Their negotiations continued through rapid communications between the two places.
They wanted Necromancer Bone for Great Zhou, but most of the time, they did not need to ask for it outright.
They only needed to hold firm on mithril. To reduce their mithril expenditure, the Holy Roland Empire's negotiators would naturally offer something of similar value as a substitute.
With that in mind, Zhou Xu, who had once traded with Holy Roland I, naturally knew what other resources were listed on the docket: Necromancer Bone and Immutable Stone!
There was no need to elaborate on the value of Necromancer Bone. If the other side brought out Immutable Stone, Zhou Xu could clearly accept that as well.
After all, the properties of Immutable Stone meant that it would become an important "stabilizer" in all kinds of research and manufacturing later on.
And things did indeed turn out as they expected. In the second round of negotiations, the Holy Roland Empire's negotiators began bringing out Necromancer Bone and Immutable Stone.
Kong Daqian showed nothing but disdain for Necromancer Bone throughout the entire process.
"Your side makes it sound wonderful, but Necromancer Bone has too limited a function. Aside from serving as a Magic Artifact for Skeleton Mages, it is basically useless for anything else. One batch is more than enough. What use could more Necromancer Bone possibly have for Great Zhou?"
At this point, Kong Daqian's voice paused.
"You wouldn't be unaware of that, would you?"
"..."
After several rounds of haggling, Kong Daqian seemed to have lost patience and laid his cards on the table.
His words were too direct and too clear, leaving the Holy Roland Empire's negotiators sitting opposite him with nothing to do but cover their embarrassment with dry laughter.
Could they really be unaware of Necromancer Bone's