"Do you really think having Leslie do this will make the Candel Empire believe it has nothing to do with your Xinfei Merchant Guild?"
"No, of course not, unless everyone in the Candel Empire is an idiot."
"Then what's the point?"
"I'm just giving the Candel Empire an excuse. If the Xinfei Merchant Guild openly supports the Rulson Kingdom, how will the Candel Empire swallow its pride and approach us for cooperation afterward?"
"You seem very confident in the Rulson Kingdom."
"I'm merely confident in our guild's products."
"Even against a behemoth like the Candel Empire?"
"Yes."
"Then... good luck to... all right, good luck to the Rulson Kingdom. Our Lampari Kingdom certainly doesn't want an unfriendly neighbor like the Candel Empire on its doorstep."
"The Stantin Duchy feels the same way."
"Is that why you insist on supporting the Rulson Kingdom?"
"That's only part of the reason. The main reason is really just to use this war to advertise our guild."
"Xu Yi, you're a madman..."
"Thanks for the compliment. A lot of people say that."
"But talking to a madman like you is fun, especially when we can chat from nearly two thousand kilometers apart, like we are now."
"Really? Then feel free to call me whenever you have some spare time."
"All right, then. From now on, I'll call you in the middle of the night, specifically when Stille is beside you."
Hearing Servini's light, teasing laughter coming from the Magic Communication Box, Xu Yi rolled his eyes helplessly.
This should have been an epoch-making event-the first true long-distance international conversation on the Sains Continent. Yet it had ended up turning into a rather gossipy exchange, leaving him somewhat speechless.
Two months earlier, the magic communication network within the Stantin Duchy had finally been fully established. At