But foreign trade was a different story.
Anyone who got a hand in it could become fabulously wealthy on the spot.
Their family's accumulated resources would soar, too!
So how could those civil and military officials and nobles not fight hard for this staggering fortune?
Even...
The imperial families of the three great empires would be tempted.
After all, Soul Tools could be passed down through the generations.
High-grade Soul Tools in particular were made from fine materials. Passing them down for hundreds or even thousands of years was no problem.
A family might not produce a Titled Douluo in every generation, but it could have a Level Nine Soul Tool in every generation!
Quite a few people were even rubbing their hands in anticipation, planning to get high-grade Soul Tools included among the goods traded under the agreement with the Sun Moon Empire.
This was a celebration in which everyone had a share.
Meanwhile, after discussing the matter, Shrek Academy ultimately sent Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe.
Yet the moment they arrived in the Star Luo Empire, they learned that the Sun Moon Empire had no intention of going to war and wanted to trade instead.
Both men were dumbfounded on the spot.
After all, Shrek Academy had always treated the Sun Moon Empire as its hypothetical enemy.
They had therefore never considered the possibility of the Sun Moon Empire trading with the three great empires.
"Xuan Zi, this..."
Yan Shaozhe was bewildered, too.
Though he was a calculating man, faced with a situation that had already gone beyond all his calculations...
He was utterly flummoxed.
Xuan Zi was equally flummoxed.
"I don't quite understand it either..."
"Let's go ask first."
With that, the two headed to the Star Luo Palace and received the same answer from Xu Jiawei.