After Ambassador Hakane left with the middle-aged mage, Kennard could not help frowning at Xu Yi. "Mr. President, I understand that you don't want to alienate Ambassador Hakane completely, but... isn't giving him so much all at once a little excessive?"
"It's less than thirty thousand gold coins' worth of goods. That hardly counts as much," Xu Yi said with a smile.
"That depends on who you're giving them to," Kennard said seriously. "If it were someone who could bring our guild tangible benefits, then thirty thousand gold coins wouldn't be much. But this Ambassador Hakane... I don't see how he can help us at all."
Xu Yi laughed. "Although I agree with you that Ambassador Hakane is utterly useless, his position is something we have to take into account."
"He's only the ambassador the Candel Empire posted to the Rulson Kingdom. That hardly makes him an important figure, does it?" Kennard's brow furrowed further, his expression deeply puzzled. "To put it bluntly, the fact that he was sent to serve as ambassador to a small country on the fringes of the continent like the Rulson Kingdom proves that he isn't valued within the Candel Empire. Investing in him probably won't be worthwhile."
"That's where you're wrong." Xu Yi shook his head. "Ambassador Hakane is ignorant and incompetent, yet he still managed to become an ambassador. That alone tells us something. Although the Rulson Kingdom, like the Lampari Kingdom, is a small country on the fringes of the continent, an ambassador is still an ambassador. He represents the Candel Empire's will and image. It isn't a position just anyone can hold."
Kennard looked slightly taken aback. "Are you saying Ambassador Hakane has some special ability?"
"He has no ability whatsoever." Xu Yi smiled faintly. "But our ambassador has a very