"Yes, I did approach Master Gallo before."
Kunnis Ding admitted it frankly.
"We commissioned him to conduct research, but unfortunately, he failed.
Scrolls are gradually being replaced by magic cards. Adventurers hardly care to use them anymore, and that is not something we want to see.
If Feilie fails as well, people elsewhere will become even more inclined to use magic cards instead of spell scrolls."
"You're remarkably frank."
Roland was somewhat surprised.
"There is no point hiding things from someone of your stature, so I might as well lay everything out."
"Very well. What exactly have you come here for this time?"
"How about our two sides cooperate and split the market for magical tools here equally?"
With an air of sincerity, Kunnis Ding offered Roland a proposal.
"You continue supporting your queen, and we support our Feilie, keeping this war going.
They lack effective magical means, so they will inevitably depend on these magical tools. Both sides will profit.
As for other worlds, we could consider closer forms of cooperation. You could join our association, for instance, or let us invest and jointly establish a magic card company.
Then we could transfer some valuable scroll technologies to you."
"That sounds quite good, but your actions don't seem to show any goodwill toward cooperation."
"Are you referring to the matter involving the Jonis Mercenary Corps and the Blood Eagle Warriors?"
"Exactly. You killed my people. Don't you owe me an explanation?"
"On the battlefield, everyone serves their own master. Casualties are inevitable."
Roland was a little taken aback, but after thinking it over, he suddenly understood.
This was the typical mindset of planar colonizers.
They constantly provoked wars across different worlds and countries, profiting from the chaos. Their values and views on self-interest were entirely different from those of