"Your Highness, if you take an interest in any merchandise, you may simply request it directly from the foreign merchants. Acting overtly might let the news leak and damage your reputation. After all, you are destined to inherit leadership of the Alliance! Ordinary members of the Great Nobility cannot compare with you."
Xiulote was slightly startled. His thoughts whirled, considering the implications—were the Great Nobility intercepting foreign merchants? He looked towards the Inspector Judge, who bowed his head in acknowledgment but said nothing further.
Xiulote pondered for a moment, then smiled and nodded to the Inspector Judge. With the latter's respectful send-off, he left the Capital City's grand market. As he walked, he considered what he had seen and remembered past discussions, forming ideas that flickered through his mind and turned into solid suggestions.