Xu Yi had anticipated all sorts of reactions from the Candel Empire. He had even prepared himself for the possibility that, with its dignity as one of the Two Great Empires of the Sains Continent offended, it would fly into a rage and impose a complete ban on the Xinfei Merchant Guild.
Yet the Candel Empire's response still took him by surprise.
Its response... was no response at all.
Yes, Xu Yi had traveled all the way from the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom back to the Stantin Duchy by Mana Airship. Since he had made a detour to Thunder Island and briefly stopped in the Milando Duchy along the way, the entire journey had taken a full half month.
But after returning to the Stantin Duchy, he had received no word of any response from the Candel Empire to the clash between the Xinfei Merchant Guild Guards Fleet and the Candel Empire's Third Fleet.
Even after he patiently waited another half month, the Candel Empire still released no information about the incident, as though it had never happened.
Xu Yi found this very strange.
As one of the Two Great Empires of the Sains Continent, the Candel Empire was an untouchable colossus in everyone's eyes. Yet now, after the Xinfei Merchant Guild Guards Fleet had provoked it-or even toyed with it-it had made no response at all?
Had the Candel Empire Navy really just accepted its defeat this time?
Xu Yi did not believe for a moment that the Candel Empire would swallow this humiliation. Clearly, some other reason had prevented it from responding.
Still, this was not much of a concern for Xu Yi. All he needed at the moment was to attract the Candel Empire's attention; he had no intention of doing anything more.
Ultimately, this was not