His words were indeed somewhat unexpected, not because these gods were unaware of such methods—they had all witnessed things like these to a greater or lesser extent, which were nothing more than the conventions of guilds and commerce.
However, even though they were aware of the business rules, they had never thought of applying this to the expansion of the world.
Even those gods of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty who held authority and inevitably dealt with numerous merchants, had never imagined that the grand endeavor of world exploration could be affiliated with the sordid dealings of merchants.
Therefore, the hall fell into silence, as all the gods plunged into deep thought.
"Such a method may indeed be feasible?" some gods thought privately. If this approach could be implemented, they would actually be able to accept it.
