"I think all three of you already know that I'm leaving tomorrow for Anvilmar," Xu Yi said, getting straight to the point once the four of them were seated.
Heinz, Canby, and Sebas exchanged glances and nodded in unison.
"This trip will be different from my last visit to the Dwarf Tribe. Including the journey there and back, I'll probably be gone for at least ten days. If anything unexpected delays me, it could be more than half a month. Since I'll be away for quite a while, we need to arrange the guild's work for that period in advance." Xu Yi nodded to Sebas. "Sebas, start by telling us about the guild's recent finances."
"Yes, Chairman." After spending some time with Xu Yi, Sebas no longer treated him with mere outward respect. He had begun to genuinely regard him as his superior. He immediately acknowledged the request, opened the ledger in his hands, and glanced over it before continuing. "We've received a large number of orders for magic machinery recently, and production has been running smoothly, so our profits have remained steady. The guild's finances are in excellent shape. Last month's figures alone showed a profit of eleven thousand four hundred and twenty-three gold coins. This month's figures aren't ready yet, but judging by the current situation, our profits should continue to reach new heights for at least the next three months."
Although Heinz and Canby were senior managers of the Xinfei Merchant Guild, they had only a rough idea of its overall finances, not the exact figures. When Sebas announced the enormous sum of over ten thousand gold coins, their faces immediately lit up.
Heinz, in particular, held a twenty-percent stake in the Xinfei Merchant Guild. If those profits were distributed as dividends, he would earn over two