Vol V Chapter 76

The merchant party of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins lacked decisiveness at the critical moments and did not have that kind of spirit where they would leap into boiling cauldrons or raging fires with fixed gazes and clenched teeth. But so long as the situation was not that urgent and the pressure was not too great, they would still be able to maintain a clear and understandable way of thoughts.

The core problem that the merchant party lay in the lack of a reliable army loyal to itself.

So the moment the merchant party obtained the way to train a reliable, professional army from Keane Hill, they did not waste any time in putting it to practice. And they had been very careful in keeping it a secret.