After standing stunned for quite a while, Nevall finally came to his senses and hurried over to Xu Yi.
"Mr. President, what brings you here?"
Xu Yi smiled at him. "I happened to have business in the Rulson Kingdom, and it wasn't too far from here. When I heard that your fleet had just arrived, I decided to stop by and see how things were going." He turned toward the three mana-powered ships and asked, "Well? Did the voyage go smoothly?"
Nevall laughed. "Thanks to the Goddess of Luck, we had a few minor problems along the way, but overall, everything went very smoothly. And..." Nevall cleared his throat and lowered his voice slightly. "Mr. President, a few days ago, we discovered a very valuable island offshore, less than two hundred kilometers from here..."
"Very valuable?" Seeing Nevall's meaningful expression, Xu Yi immediately understood. "Then what's the situation on the island now?"
Nevall made a reassuring gesture.
"It's more or less taken care of. I'll give you a detailed report later."
Xu Yi nodded. "I trust you to handle things, but I'm afraid I won't have time to deal with this for now. Take care of it yourself first, then give me a detailed report once we're back in the Stantin Duchy."
"Well..." Nevall thought it over. Nothing on Thunder Island was particularly urgent, so there was no need to rush to report it to Xu Yi. He let the matter drop.
There was another matter, however, that he needed to tell Xu Yi about as soon as possible.
After hearing Nevall explain what President Randolph had come to discuss earlier, Xu Yi smiled and patted Nevall's shoulder approvingly. "You did very well. Tell President Randolph that the Xinfei Merchant Guild can consider his request to transport goods. As for