"Why?" Xu Yi looked at the puzzled President Cruz as though the answer were obvious. "Isn't it simple? Because doing that would cost too much, of course."
"Cost too much?" President Cruz's face twitched. "Your Xinfei Merchant Guild's very survival is at stake, and you're telling me you're afraid of spending money? It's not as if you don't have any!"
Xu Yi smiled and waved a hand. "Don't get so worked up. Yes, I'm fairly wealthy, but that doesn't mean I can throw money around. Don't forget, rebuilding the territory after this is over will cost a fortune too. What am I supposed to do if I spend everything now?"
President Cruz stared at Xu Yi in disbelief.
"Just... what are you thinking? At a time like this, you're still putting postwar reconstruction first? Don't forget, your guild's main base is surrounded by Grand Duke Wellen's men and those fellows from the Sark Kingdom. Aren't you worried that your defenders might give out and let them break through and swallow up the entire main base?"
Xu Yi glanced at him. "Want the truth?"
"Obviously!"
"All right. The truth is... I'm not worried." Xu Yi's answer made President Cruz bristle and glare at him again.
Xu Yi had simply gone mad!
According to reports from various sources, Lord Wellen's men and the Sark Kingdom troops surrounding the Xinfei Merchant Guild's main base numbered over thirty thousand in total, while the Xinfei Merchant Guild Guard Corps had a pitiful thousand or so troops available to defend it.
Anyone could see the enormous disparity in strength between the two sides. Why did Xu Yi still look completely unconcerned?
"Why should I worry? You said it yourself. There's an enormous disparity in strength between the two sides. What do I have to worry about?"