Yes… that’s it!

That’s the thing he’s truly looking for!

The new Hell had just been established. The collapse of the old Hell was like the crumbling away of half the support that should have been available to the new Hell. If they wanted to make the best of the situation, trade was undoubtedly the best option over here. Otherwise, there was simply no way that Hell would be able to grow their economy quickly enough based solely on their internal economy.

But who do they trade with?

Trade with foreign lands was impossible. Hell could very much still be described as an underworld with its borders closed to other lands. On the other hand, opening up oneself to merchant ships would indubitably also mean the outflow of information and news of Hell’s circumstances. Therefore, trade with the twelve envoys had to be the best solution in the bind they were in right now!

Unfortunately… the only ones who were open to the idea of trade routes were only Yu Qian and Yang Jiye.

Not even Zhou Gongjin was willing to consider something like this.

This was because the twelve envoys knew full well that trade would bring about the opportunity for the new Hell to develop rapidly, and this was something that not even those who were neutral and sitting on the fence were willing to have. After all, the only reason why they could remain neutral observers was precisely because Hell wasn’t strong enough. Was there any room for neutrality once Hell grew powerful?

“So… the two trade routes with the remote lands...