So that was it. This was the process of primitive capital colluding with local armed forces at a critical moment to jointly swallow up civilian assets and evolve into local armed oligarchs.
With this realization, An Jing gave a slight nod. He pointed his scabbard at the old man, forcing him to bow his head. "You're playing down your involvement. You and Linlang Chamber of Commerce are in a cooperative relationship."
"Your team is composed of beast hunters around Broken Blade Mountain and herb gatherers familiar with the terrain, and this was also your chance to eliminate those competitors... I'm guessing that quite a few hunting lodges and herb gatherers who were unwilling to cooperate with Linlang Chamber of Commerce were driven away or even killed by you, weren't they?"
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