Three days later, when Great Mage Eisenka left Bunta City, he looked somewhat dissatisfied.
Although Xu Yi had verbally agreed to cooperate with him, throughout their detailed discussions over those three days, Xu Yi had held firmly to the technological advances the Xinfei Merchant Guild had already developed, refusing to share any of them.
As for the cooperation he had agreed to, Xu Yi only wanted Great Mage Eisenka's side to handle research into magic arrays. He had no intention of letting them participate in mechanical design research.
In other words, even if their cooperation succeeded, Great Mage Eisenka's side would merely be continuing the research into magic and magic arrays they had always done. Nothing would really change. They would not be able to participate in the design and research of magic machinery as Great Mage Eisenka had hoped, and thereby acquire the full range of technologies involved.
Great Mage Eisenka could do nothing about Xu Yi's refusal to budge. After all, Xu Yi was no fool, and naturally would not agree to all his demands.
After considerable thought, Great Mage Eisenka did not get angry over Xu Yi's insistence. Instead, he ultimately agreed to cooperate with him, since, whatever else happened, they could share the results of their joint research.
If Great Mage Eisenka's side began researching and manufacturing magic machinery later on, they would have a head start over the other merchant guilds.
"Xu Yi, you should know that Great Mage Eisenka also runs a merchant guild in Anvilmar City. Its size and backing are both much greater than the Xinfei Merchant Guild's. If you agree to share your research results with him like this, aren't you afraid he'll use his advantages to produce the same magic machinery and squeeze the Xinfei Merchant Guild's products out of