This was mainly said for Onomabatis alone to hear. Karsipengpas had been here many times and was well aware, so he joked, "Isn't it just withdrawing some money? You guys make it more complicated than the Romans."
Alakosia replied seriously, "I used to find it troublesome too, but Leader Maximus once said, 'Although we are just a hastily assembled force against the Romans, we must have grand goals. If everyone can follow the rules and fulfill their responsibilities, then the whole team will be orderly and full of vitality. If we can manage one port, one town well, then in the future, we might be able to manage an entire region, a kingdom…'"
Originally, in the eyes of Karsipengpas and Onomabatis, the Free Italy team wasn't much different from them, the Illyrian Pirates, just larger in number, bolder, and stronger.
But Alakosia's words gave the two a great shock. They exchanged astonished glances, each thinking: Free Italy is quite ambitious!
