The emperor looked even more sullen as Yun Feng talked. Sitting in the host's seat, he tapped the back of his hand now and then in silence.
Yun Feng was right. This international contest was just a disguise. The royal families of the four empires had all kept the relics a secret, because the ten representatives they sent out weren't all from the royal families. Some of them might be from other famous families, which would demand a share in the relics once they learned about it. How could the royal families possibly refuse them? In such a case, the royal families would gain much less loot from the relics, and suffer a direct loss!
Getting to the bottom of it, the contest was all about letting others fight for the interests of the royal families. The exchange was quite blatant.
