Given Cui Si's reputation, it is unlikely that the prodigal lord would blab about these matters.
However, what Palano is interested in isn't acquiring the Calculating Pearl, but the item itself.
He had clearly seen something similar before and held it in his hand, his expression changing strangely as he examined it. Surprising Murphy, he opened a connection at the back of the pearl and pointed at a mark, saying,
"Indeed, it's the handiwork of that bastard Sulk Flywheel! I knew it, there's no way so many Calculating Pearls could just appear out of nowhere in Transylvania, the Pseudo-body Man of Xialdu banned their export from the Ligurian Peninsula long ago.
Those naive dwarfs always refuse to see their inventions being used for war, but regretfully, every invention they make can change the outcome of a war."
"You know him?"
Murphy immediately became interested.
