Alex was not surprised to find that some warriors from the Thousand-headed Serpent tribe were in cahoots with the Noble Trader Association. Motivated by this initial clue, Alex decided to dismantle the Noble Trader Association.
His voice dripped with doubt, Alex interrogated the burly man, "You've presented two facts, yet you haven't provided a reason why the Noble Trader Association desires this land. You said there was a reason, correct?"
Caught off guard by the question, the burly man attempted to evade the topic, but Alex's sharp observation skills swiftly exposed his intentions.
"I... I can't say for certain," the burly man stammered, his words cut short as a fireball materialized in Alex's palm.
Though he took a moment to think, the burly man began to fluidly talk after seeing the fireball.