News that the Snail Shell Race had won an enormous fortune in Fate Gambling City sparked heated discussion among the races at Dream Island's trading market.
Most trade delegations visiting the island remained cautious about this suddenly rising Fate Gambling City.
Gambling carried unpredictable risks.
They placed greater trust in tangible trading channels like the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce.
Not gambling games like those in Fate Gambling City, where unknown interference might be taking place behind the scenes.
They could not even see the odds of winning.
Yet the news of the Snail Shell Race's sudden wealth was highly credible.
Even before the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce descended upon Dream Island, many factions had followed the decades-long war between the Snail Shell Race and their sworn enemies, the Bitter Demon Race.
Both races had become regular visitors since the trading market opened, and many trade delegations had personally witnessed them competing to purchase war resources.
To the other races, the state of their war was transparent to a certain extent.
Simply observing their resource purchases was enough to roughly determine which side held the advantage in the war.
Recently, however, the Snail Shell Race had broken with their usual behavior, buying resources in bulk at the trading market. Their purchases far exceeded their previous limits, and they had even begun ordering Gold Coin Potions, which they had never dared consider before. This unusual behavior provided irrefutable evidence for the rumors of their sudden wealth.
Behind all this, Fate Throat was fanning the flames.
In terms of development strategy, Fate Throat's thinking was completely opposed to that of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce.
It could even be described as heading in the opposite direction.
The Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce's core credibility rested on absolute neutrality and confidentiality.