Great Mage Truchi showed little reaction, but the moment Smilton saw the Military Magic Machinery, his eyes lit up and he strode over. First, he picked up a tubular Magic Repeating Crossbow and examined it from every angle, his face full of delight. Then he hefted a Small Magic Rocket Launcher and inspected it for quite a while before finally turning back to Xu Yi.
"President Xu, are all these wonderful things for us?"
Xu Yi could not help rolling his eyes inwardly.
Smilton really had grown accustomed to being a pirate. Xu Yi had sent essential supplies to Karasga Island so many times before, yet he had never seen him this happy. Now that he had delivered weapons and equipment, there was no need to guess how excited Smilton was-it was written all over his face.
Of course, Xu Yi still had to keep smiling. He nodded gently.
"Yes. But they aren't free. Island Chief Smilton, demand for Military Magic Machinery is extremely high right now. I only managed to scrape these together by setting aside a few pieces at a time from the enormous number of orders we've received, so giving them away for free isn't really possible."
"Yes, I understand." Smilton nodded vigorously and laughed. "President Xu, you don't need to explain. Our island has already received more than enough free assistance from the Xinfei Merchant Guild. The men on the island can enjoy such good lives now entirely because of your help. Really, you don't need to bother with all that talk. If you want us to do something for you, just say it. I may be an ignorant roughneck, but I still understand the basic rules."
A thoughtful look crossed Great Mage Truchi's face beside him, and he nodded slightly. "President Xu, you're a merchant.