"No!"
Xu Yi slowly shook his head. Though his expression was calm, and he even retained a faint smile, his tone was exceptionally firm, making his meaning unmistakable.
"For ordinary household magic machinery, I can squeeze out a little extra supply for you, but we still haven't fully met the demand for magic locomotives in Bunta City and the surrounding cities. Naturally, we can't supply them to you."
Ladis Sampson, president of the Merlda Trading Guild, looked disappointed. "Can't you make an exception? President Xu, I've come all the way from Sewell City. Surely you can't let me return empty-handed?"
"How would you be returning empty-handed?" Xu Yi feigned surprise. "Didn't I just say we could discuss ordinary household magic machinery? We could even consider bicycles, which are in very short supply right now. But magic locomotives really are out of the question. Our guild hasn't met basic local demand yet, and we still have a substantial backlog of orders. We can't accept any more."
"But the Sark Kingdom has said that as long as your Xinfei Merchant Guild is willing to sell, they'll pay as much as ten thousand gold coins apiece!" President Sampson still refused to give up. "Ten thousand gold coins each! President Xu, your listed price for a large cargo magic locomotive is only five thousand gold coins, isn't it? If you sell them for ten thousand each, even after deducting transportation costs and allowing for possible risks, you could earn at least another two thousand gold coins per vehicle. Doesn't that tempt you?"
"It certainly does." Xu Yi nodded, but his tone showed no sign of softening. "But no means no. Our guild's current production capacity is limited. We can't supply them."
"Is that really the reason?" President Sampson eyed Xu Yi doubtfully. After a