Qianye put down the records, saying, “Where is our contact person from the Empire? Bring him to me.”

Moments later, the general brought a lanky man in his middle ages. The person was clad in Chinese clothing and hailed from an unheard-of lower aristocratic family. Perhaps it was something he did back in the family, or maybe he just wanted to stand out from his peers, but the man had traveled all the way here to Fort Continent to serve as the liaison between Qianye and the Imperial military.

Qianye had no good feelings toward this person. He placed the two records in front of him, saying, “I heard the Empire has stopped shipping the medicine. What’s going on?”

That person cupped his hand unhurriedly. “This matter is quite simple. The Empire is also strained from the war in the new world. The higher-ups in the military think that the current exchange price is too favorable for you. This isn’t appropriate in times like these where the Empire is also undergoing hardship. That’s why they stopped the deliveries to renegotiate the price.”

Qianye replied calmly, “What price are you suggesting?”

“The higher-ups want to exchange three portions...