One after another, Demon Corpses were quickly moved down from the Skyship by the Guards, and at the same time, Aileen had dispatched Guards to contact the Skyport dispatcher, who immediately rented a warehouse.
Once the warehouse was rented, the Skyport dispatcher sent over several horse carriages, and then the Guards began transporting the Demon Corpses to the carriages one by one.
Moving more than a hundred corpses from the Skyship was certainly a major project; not only was it laborious, but it was also quite time-consuming. However, Rocky was not in a hurry at all, for he had entertainment to watch—Jia Xi and Maima were his greatest sources of amusement.
From the moment the first Demon Corpse was moved off the Skyship, Jia Xi and Maima both furrowed their brows; indeed, they had not expected Rocky to show them something like this.
As Commerce Association Managers at the First Level, Jia Xi and Maima certainly knew the immense value of Demon Corpses—goods that were perpetually in short supply on the market. Even if there was only one, most Chambers of Commerce would not pass up the opportunity.
However, even knowing the value of the Demon Corpses, the expressions on their faces didn’t change significantly, for they were both Managers of various Chambers of Commerce and had overseen large trades involving dozens of Demon Corpses; a couple of corpses were not enough to frighten them.
Even when Jia Xi saw Guards carrying corpses walking past him, he scoffed indifferently.
However, his indifference quickly turned to shock, as with each passing second, not only did the Guards not stop passing by, but they also started moving even more Demon Corpses from the Skyship!
Initially, Jia Xi and Maima thought that Rocky could only produce one or two, at most four or five, Demon Corpses. But the reality was entirely different. In just half an hour, an entire ship’s load of Demon Corpses had been moved out, filling two whole carriages, yet the Guards still didn’t stop and swiftly began unloading from a second Skyship!
By this time, Jia Xi and Maima’s faces had completely changed, as they watched at least twenty Demon Corpses being loaded onto the carriages… Twenty corpses of Demons!
For any Chamber of Commerce, a transaction involving twenty Demon Corpses would be termed as a large transaction, the sum of which would often amount to tens or even hundreds of thousands of Gold Coins, a concise reason no Chamber of Commerce would miss such an opportunity.
So, when Jia Xi and Maima saw that Rocky possessed so many Demon Corpses, and as the Guards continued moving them down from the Skyship, their expressions changed as well. Jia Xi’s face turned red with anger, flabbergasted that Rocky could produce so many Demon Corpses.
However, even more ghastly was the look on Maima’s face, which had turned a deathly pale blue, for strictly speaking, the conflict between Rocky and Jia Xi had nothing to do with him!
He had been innocently dragged into this, never imagining Rocky would possess so many Demon Corpses. Had he known this would be the case, he wouldn’t have sided with Jia Xi against Rocky but would have tried to curry favor with him instead.
Regrettably, it was too late for regrets now, and as their faces grew increasingly ugly, the second Skyship had also been emptied, and the Guards immediately began unloading corpses from a third Skyship.
By then, the number of Demon Corpses moved had already surpassed fifty! Seeing so many Demon Corpses being unloaded, and given that there seemed to be more to come, the Skyport dispatcher immediately called for more horse carriages and began treating Rocky and his group with even greater courtesy.
As more and more Demon Corpses were moved down from the Skyship, other people on the Skyport also took notice of the scene. It is known that the Skyport in Eternal City is extremely bustling, with hundreds of Skyships landing and offloading at every moment, frequented by people from various Sky Cities and Chambers of Commerce.
But even in such a bustling Skyport, it was very rare to see so many Demon Corpses being unloaded at once, which is why many onlookers turned their gaze towards Rocky’s group.
Another hour passed, and five Skyships had been emptied, the Demon Corpses amounting to over a hundred!
Now in front of Rocky, there were about fifteen or sixteen horse carriages, loaded with Demon Corpses, while around the carriages, a crowd had gathered, appearing to enjoy the spectacle. However, judging by their attire and bearing, these people were clearly wealthy and noble, definitely not idle bystanders.
As for Jia Xi and Maima, by this time they were already stupefied. No matter how they had thought or guessed beforehand, they had never expected Rocky to bring out so many demon corpses!
The number exceeded one hundred demon corpses… if all were sold, what a tremendous trade that would be! Such a huge transaction is something any Chamber of Commerce would fight tooth and nail to secure!
Regret over past deeds!
Now, Jia Xi despised Rocky so much that he gritted his teeth, but even though he hated him, he felt somewhat regretful in his heart.
His Azure Commerce Guild might be a large Chamber of Commerce, but what of it? Did large Chambers of Commerce not do business?
On the contrary, the larger the Chamber of Commerce, the more they would want to engage in big business, like this one involving the trade of one hundred demon corpses!
So when more than a hundred demon corpses were moved off the skyship, Jia Xi started to regret how if he hadn’t caused all sorts of disputes with Rocky, relying on the strength of the Azure Commerce Guild and its longstanding cooperative relationship with Thunderhawk City, they could have likely secured this deal!
Like him, Maima also felt immense regret, and if Jia Xi was regretting the past, then Maima was regretting ‘just now.’ Read the latest on empire
Because just an hour or two ago, his Golden Purple Flower Commerce Chamber still had an excellent cooperative relationship with Thunderhawk City, and his relationship with Rocky, the City Lord, was also very harmonious.
Therefore, if it were possible to turn back time by an hour or two, even if the Golden Purple Flower Commerce Chamber could not swallow this huge transaction whole, they could have at least gotten a piece of the action!
Considering that the Golden Purple Flower Commerce Chamber was much smaller compared to the Azure Commerce Guild, even a transaction involving only twenty demon corpses, no, even ten, would be considered a big deal for them and would have brought in a hefty profit for the Chamber.
Unfortunately, all of this was now impossible, because Maima had already offended Rocky!
Thinking this, Maima fiercely glared at Jia Xi and with a cold snort, stepped aside, deliberately distancing himself from him.
The one he hated the most now was Jia Xi. If it weren’t for him encouraging his own actions, how could he possibly have antagonized Rocky or made things difficult for him over the fabric issue? If none of this had happened, he could definitely have bought several demon corpses from Rocky’s hands no matter how much he talked.
In fact, Maima was not wrong, because if it hadn’t been for the previous issues, Rocky would indeed have possibly sold him a few corpses, ten corpses for certain, as after so many years of cooperation with Thunderhawk City, Rocky would even be willing to do a favor.
“Esteemed Sir…”
Just as Jia Xi and Maima were amidst their regrets, the Skyport dispatcher ran up to Rocky, then, with a smile on his face, asked, “Esteemed Sir, do you need more carriages? If not, I’ll let the carriages leave first, since right now…”
While speaking, the dispatcher glanced around. At this time, the surrounding area was crowded with onlookers, and the gathering of so many people was severely disrupting the order at the Skyport.
“Sorry, we might need to wait a bit longer. You’d better send over some more carriages. The corpses coming later are bigger in size, and additionally…” After smiling, Rocky whispered a few words to the dispatcher.
His voice was very low, so no one heard what he said, but everyone noticed that after Rocky finished speaking, the dispatcher’s eyes lit up, and then he nodded repeatedly at Rocky and turned to run off.
This inevitably made the onlookers curious. What on earth had Rocky said to make the dispatcher so excited?