As the most outstanding talent of the contemporary Keli family, Rory knew their situation all too well.
Although the Keli family was the largest commercial family in the Sea Alliance, they focused too much on commercial operations. They owned their islands, but they didn't have anything uniquely their own.
It could be said that the reason why the Keli family had developed into such a huge entity was because of their massive maritime transportation system; the family established a powerful commercial platform, and that was all.
However, if one delved into the details, one would see that the entire Keli family was simply reselling goods.
They bought different things from various places and sold them elsewhere, enabling the flow of goods and profiting from the price difference, that was all. And now, Material Trading House was doing this faster, better, and with less risk.
Due to the direct coverage of Material Trading House, the Keli family lost any advantage they might have had.