Even though those were the words Su Jiyai spoke out loud, in her heart, she was thinking calmly.
Four times the price was already huge. Cedar Base had way more people than Hope Base. That meant the demand would always be high, and the coins would flow in without end.
She could easily gain more money than what her own population could ever provide. It was simple math. More people meant more mouths to feed, and four times the price meant profit without loss.
Her mind ticked like an abacus.
'If I had agreed to ten times the price like they offered, I would be squeezing them dry too fast. But four times is perfect. They will think I am being kind, while in truth, the profits will never stop. And besides…'
Her gaze lowered for a moment. She remembered the system's betrayals, the times it had almost cornered her into traps with rules and points. She no longer trusted it fully. She trusted herself.
