Chapter 524 - 307 Rejection of Universal Law_1
When Tatagi Valji learned that their fleet in the harbor had been nearly wiped out, this man, now over fifty and having lived the better part of his life, was within the mansion of his family’s estate, discussing the trade industry of precious marine resources and the unit price issue of salmon import supply chains with an Interior Ministry official from the Epirus Republic.
When a servant from the Valji family informed him of this news, the Interior Ministry official from the Epirus Republic abruptly expressed to Sir Tatagi Valji with embarrassment that he needed to reconsider for a while before deciding whether to cooperate with the Valji family.
Sir Tatagi Valji, with his head lowered, quickly recovered from the destruction of the fleet, realizing that there must be some serious internal issue in their family that led to internal friction, leaving them unable to counter-attack in time.
Tatagi Valji said to the Interior Ministry official from the Epirus Republic, "Your country’s demand for special materials is even comparable to what a Duchy needs. I don’t know what you are up to. However, even the black market in Giant Port wouldn’t have many vendors that could fully meet your requirements for choosing a partner."
"We’ve been discussing this for so long now..."
The chief official of the Interior Ministry of Epirus stood, casting a dismissive glance over Tatagi. "Seems like you are still unaware of the situation. But it can’t be helped, after all, you are just a bunch of pirates."
"People from a pirate lineage, regardless of how much money or power they have, are still just pirates."
"The Epirus Republic needs a stable partner. Even if your other terms are favorable, as long as you pose a risk of war, we will not choose to cooperate, and will try to stay as far away as possible. That’s why we bypassed troublesome major smuggling families and chose you..."
Snow Valji, seated at the edge of the negotiating table, a foreign minister’s granddaughter from the Valji family, showed signs of anger on her face. She had always been pursued by various noble houses, but now someone bluntly told her that she was nothing more than a lady from a pirate family entertaining herself in the pirate world, and no one truly respected her.