"Hey, wanting the technology is fine, but before asking for it, shouldn't they see whether they're even qualified?" Xu Yi sneered and tossed the letters in his hand aside. "Cruz, next time you get something like this, burn it yourself. Don't bring it to me."
The letters all came from merchant guilds within the Lampari Kingdom. Their contents were much the same: they expressed interest in the Xinfei Merchant Guild's Magic Machine Tool technology and hoped it would transfer the relevant technology to them.
Some were Magic Machinery merchant guilds, but two had never been involved in the magic industry before. This showed that as the magic industry sector's influence grew in the Lampari Kingdom and its neighboring countries, even traditional merchant guilds were beginning to feel restless.
President Cruz, who sat opposite Xu Yi, glanced at the letters Xu Yi had thrown onto the table and gave a somewhat awkward smile.
The presidents of those guilds had approached him and asked him to deliver the letters to Xu Yi. He had not expected Xu Yi to dismiss them so completely.
After a moment's consideration, President Cruz asked, "Then... Xu Yi, what sort of merchant guild do you think qualifies to obtain your Magic Machine Tool technology? Would our Amli Merchant Guild qualify, for example?"
"What? Have you finally become interested in entering this industry too?" Xu Yi asked.
"No, no, no. I'm not interested." President Cruz shook his head repeatedly. "I'm just asking. Do you think our guild would qualify?"
"No." Xu Yi gave him a blunt answer. "Your guild has enough money, but its technical foundation is far too weak. Even if I handed you the technology for free, you wouldn't know what to do with it."
"We're not that bad..." President Cruz sounded unconvinced. "As long as