Ireya unfolded the parchment, scanning the content from top to bottom, and a look of surprise immediately crossed her face.
She knew that Li Yu had been privately learning the Universal Language of the Continent, and now he could more or less speak some commonly used words.
But that was limited to listening and speaking; recognizing characters was still a struggle for him. Thus, she leaned close to Li Yu's ear and relayed the contents recorded on the parchment to him.
"The Immanuel Family has decided to grant us the duty-free trade rights of Black Stone City," she explained. "In simple terms, from now on, all transactions of the Arias family and the Double Rest Sect in Black Stone City will no longer be taxed.
"This way, we can save quite a sum of money over the course of a year. The Immanuel Family is really generous this time."
It's more than generous; the Immanuel Family has actually made a loss.
