A wave of whispers immediately swept through the audience. Many faces filled with disbelief, and the gazes directed at Xu Yi were full of astonishment.
The Xinfei Merchant Guild had actually produced five hundred thousand gold coins in one go!
Even more astonishing was that he had presented exceptionally high-value Gold Banknotes issued by the Chimera Chamber of Commerce!
As the largest merchant organization on the Sains Continent, the Chimera Chamber of Commerce did not readily grant its approval and issue Gold Banknotes to just anyone. Getting it to issue Gold Banknotes of such enormous denominations was even harder.
Although every merchant guild represented here possessed considerable wealth, most had paid their deposits with Gold Banknotes issued by the Lampari Trading Company, which was operated by the royal family of the Lampari Kingdom, or had put up contractual bonds as collateral. Only a handful had presented Gold Banknotes issued by other merchant organizations recognized as authoritative throughout the continent, including the Chimera Chamber of Commerce.
In everyone's eyes, possessing Gold Banknotes issued by the Chimera Chamber of Commerce was itself proof of status.
Given the Xinfei Merchant Guild's current strength, it should never have qualified for that under normal circumstances.
Moreover, the Xinfei Merchant Guild had paid a deposit of five hundred thousand gold coins all at once, proving that Xu Yi intended to bid on both mines.
With the Xinfei Merchant Guild's resources, competing for even the smaller mine would have struck everyone as incredible, let alone competing for both!
Yet the evidence lay before their eyes. They had no choice but to believe it.
President Morgan narrowed his eyes slightly as he watched Xu Yi stroll down from the stage.
Those five exceptionally high-value Gold Banknotes issued by the Chimera Chamber of Commerce gave him a sense that