"Shall we head over now, then?" asked the mage leading the councilors.
"Go ahead! Decide for yourselves how to organize and plan things. There's only one place up there you can't touch: the warehouse I've ordered sealed. Everything inside is merchandise I intend to trade with the humans. Do whatever you like with the rest," Yu Lin Bloodhawk said.
"Then, about the city's initial development funds..." the Trade District representative began.
"What do you think? Do you need me to leave you some gold coins first? I'm seriously starting to doubt whether you can manage and build a city," Yu Lin Bloodhawk said, giving him a sidelong look. Anyone could hear the displeasure in his voice.
Not only the Trade District councilor but all the other elves froze. Even Yiluo Chenfeng was stunned. How were they supposed to get anything done without initial construction and development funds? Wasn't he asking the impossible?
Seeing that they didn't understand, Yu Lin Bloodhawk sighed. "All right! The gold mine in Quel'Danil belongs to me personally. I can put up some of my own money as your initial funds for developing the city. Will that do?"
"Well..." The elven councilors weighed their options.
"When estates and titles are granted in Quel'Thalas, doesn't the Council just provide an initial development loan?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk said. "I didn't get a single copper coin for my Shalandis Isle! Too bad the island isn't mine anymore. I planted fruit trees all over the damn place, only for my wife's family to reap the benefits."
...Everyone was speechless.
"What? All these resources still aren't enough for you? You've got mines, troops, and food, and you still can't make it work? Who gave me a single copper coin when I arrived?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk demanded, glaring at them.
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