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The King of Hundred Brahma had only dared to sell military equipment after consulting the relevant officials of the Heavenly Strategy Empire.

After all, even with a hundred times their courage, the Hundred Brahma Kingdom would never dare to trade the Heavenly Strategy Empire's standard-issue equipment without permission.

Want to act as a middleman? Take a cut off someone else's business, and they were bound to feel displeased.

The Heavenly Strategy Empire's Ministry of War had no particular objections. If you wanted to sell it, go ahead.

Without a second thought, Dai Xiaoyao emptied his coffers to buy twenty thousand sets. They cost him only as much as Dai Wuchang's ten thousand sets, and he grinned so widely he could barely close his mouth.

The King of Hundred Brahma also felt that strengthening an ally was an excellent choice. He used Dai Xiaoyao's money to buy a batch of brand-new equipment, replaced all his used and obsolete gear, and dumped it on the Starfall Empire. On top of that, he made a tidy profit for nothing.

The King of Hundred Brahma even carried on the Heavenly Strategy Empire's fine tradition. Not only did the equipment arrive that very day, but he also dispatched a thousand-man unit to personally put Dai Xiaoyao's army through special training.

In just one day, Dai Xiaoyao's army became familiar with using the equipment.

Both small nations thought they had made a killing, unaware that the Heavenly Strategy Empire had pocketed an extra twenty percent for nothing.

Outside the Starfall Empire's Imperial City.

An estate called Drunken Dream Manor stood atop a mountain. Young maids draped in thin gauze and high-waisted dresses flitted about, carrying delicacies from mountain and sea.

Lavishly dressed guests drank together at tables made of yew, their laughter and conversation filling the