Two months later, a fleet far larger than the reinforcements the Xinfei Merchant Guild had previously dispatched slowly sailed out of Xinfei Port.
Besides the large contingent of reinforcements and supplies sent by the Xinfei Merchant Guild, this fleet also carried personnel assigned to the joint venture and some supplies from eleven countries in total, including the Candel Empire, the Malo Empire, the Lampari Kingdom, the Rulson Kingdom, and the Drake Duchy.
After the previous talks, only these eleven countries had ultimately decided to cooperate with the Xinfei Merchant Guild in developing the new continent, accounting for less than a quarter of the countries represented at the meeting.
This was perfectly normal. After all, apart from the Xinfei Merchant Guild, everyone knew very little about this new continent that had suddenly appeared, so they naturally would not commit substantial resources right away.
This time, the eleven countries had sent only small survey teams. Their supplies were likewise limited to some daily necessities nominally offered in support of the Xinfei Merchant Guild, with little practical significance.
Thus, the vast majority of this much larger fleet actually came from the Xinfei Merchant Guild itself.
Unlike those countries, Xu Yi was not still wavering. Through a year of continuous exploration by its advance teams, the Xinfei Merchant Guild had gained some understanding of conditions on the Demoncloud Continent, and Xu Yi had long since settled on a plan to develop the new continent.
The reinforcement fleet carried not only large numbers of personnel and supplies, but also a full three thousand guards from the Xinfei Merchant Guild Guard Corps, along with enough military magic machinery to fill two Large Cargo Mana-Powered Ships, all to ensure that a forward base could be established smoothly.
Of course, if they wanted to truly put down roots