The others also came over one after another to greet Bai Xiaosheng warmly and shake his hand.
From the moment they learned who Bai Xiaosheng really was, they'd been full of expectations.
Kustiel and the surrounding island nations couldn't live without spices, and right now the spice market was tight on inventory and badly needed replenishment.
On their first round of replenishing by sea, they'd poured in massive investments, hoping to further monopolize the market, but they hadn't expected that damned typhoon to come out of nowhere halfway and swallow their cargo ship again.
This left these spice tycoons taking heavy hits one after another, and their capital chain has now shrunk drastically.
If they don't bring in goods, the business can't go on; if they do, the risks get even bigger.
They also have to guard against the person sitting next to them, in case someone stabs them in the back.
In short, they're stuck both ways and suffering badly.
