Jia Sha looked up at the road leading west out of town. Still seeing no sign of the person he was waiting for, he sighed, shook his head, and lowered it again.
He had already been waiting here for five full days.
Ever since returning from the Stantin Duchy a month and a half ago, he had been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Xu Yi, president of the Xinfei Merchant Guild.
As agreed during their meeting, Xu Yi had assured him that he would visit the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom in the middle of this month for half a month of on-site inspections and detailed talks to discuss the specifics of their cooperation.
Jia Sha had been extremely excited at the time.
At first, he had only heard about the Xinfei Merchant Guild and developed a keen interest in it, along with high expectations. But after traveling to the Stantin Duchy himself and seeing its facilities and development, which were completely unlike those of any other country on the continent, his admiration for the Xinfei Merchant Guild had grown several times stronger.
He firmly believed that only by entering into comprehensive cooperation with the Xinfei Merchant Guild could the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom truly establish a kingdom of its own and free itself from the control and influence of the surrounding countries.
That was why he had so insistently invited Xu Yi to visit the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom in person.
Xu Yi had declined his invitation because he had other matters to attend to, but he had said that he would definitely make the trip himself.
Then, half a month ago, Jia Sha had received a message from Xu Yi through Manager Riley of the Amli Merchant Guild, confirming that he would visit the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom in