"I don't see much use for this thing among the three of us." Li sighed softly.
The other two gritted their teeth as well. Everyone knew it was valuable, but no one seemed willing to buy it outright and split the proceeds. Li glanced at the two of them. "How about this? We divide this Starlight Gold into three portions. It's big enough anyway, and this thing can only be used as a material. It doesn't matter if we cut it apart. If any of us finds a buyer later, we'll notify the other two. How about it?"
Hearing Li's suggestion, the other two could only nod. All three were crafty men. When Li said this, the other two assumed he had some use for the item, though surely not much of it. They could only agree to this arrangement. After a few brief exchanges, they settled on the division of the loot.
Then they found several more valuable items. Caesar took some of the artworks, while David claimed the large quantities of minerals. Apart from the items already distributed and these newly found goods, they divided everything up again. Li took three thousand Highlander slaves—in other words, every Highlander slave now belonged to Li. Caesar took many treasures. Though they were not as valuable as the Starlight Gold, they were highly sought-after goods that would attract plenty of buyers the moment they were put up for sale. David, meanwhile, took all the mineral resources.
The three of them were quite satisfied now. At the very least, each of them had obtained what they wanted.
After thoroughly clearing out the enormous Highlander city, they set off while escorting a long procession of Highlanders. At the same time, David began mobilizing the Rhine Chamber of Commerce's manpower to secretly take over