Volume 6: Cautious Planning Chapter 12: Bait

"Is that so? If we can't even agree on this point, then I suppose Mr. Kudan and I have no need to continue our discussion any further. However, I have heard that Mr. Gote has always been committed to becoming a powerful force across the Mediterranean. Are you saying that his men lack even this bit of discernment, or perhaps they don't dare to take this risk?"

The cold sarcasm, like a chilly wind, squeezed into the whiskered man's wide-open mouth, causing him to cough repeatedly to cover his embarrassment, "Lord, it's not that Kudan doesn't trust you, but anyone would first think such a thing is pure nonsense when hearing about it. After all, this stuff of legends has been passed down for hundreds of years, with no one ever laying eyes on it. Don't you agree?"