Watching Elder Lysania drive the fiery red Mana Sedan away like a streak of flame until it vanished over the horizon, Xu Yi could not help smiling and shaking his head.
Negotiating with Elder Lysania had felt little different from negotiating with a human merchant. It had none of the relaxed, pleasant atmosphere he enjoyed when speaking with Elder Elusia. Instead, there had been a certain tension that forced him to concentrate and respond carefully.
Still, he was more accustomed to this approach. After all, he dealt with human merchants far more often.
Besides, when both sides laid their interests out in the open, trade and cooperation actually became simpler. Each side only needed to get what it wanted.
Although Elder Lysania had made quite a few requests, none posed much difficulty for the Xinfei Merchant Guild. The solution she proposed at the end, however, struck Xu Yi as utterly bizarre.
It was even more blunt and straightforward than the solution Xu Yi had proposed to the Amli Merchant Guild.
Xu Yi had suggested raising the roadbed and then paving the road over it. That was already an extravagant undertaking, but Elder Lysania's proposal was even more outrageous.
She actually wanted to replace the roadbed with plants!
Naturally, Xu Yi had serious doubts. In his mind, plants had always been extremely fragile. How could they possibly replace a roadbed and support such enormous weight?
Moreover, at its highest point, the roadbed would stand fifty meters above the ground. What plant could grow to such an extraordinary height?
Yet Elder Lysania assured him that the Elf Race had a way to solve this problem. Back when the elves ruled this continent, their greatest city, Moonlight City Darnassus, had been built upon an enormous World Tree. It had supported a load countless