User blog comment:Guildmaster Grovyle/JLE Role Play, Spring 2016/@comment-27161581-20160405053659

Captain Nero nods once again, and takes a long swig of cider.

Captain Nero: "But could you imagine it? Being able to trade with nations without Equestria as a proxy. Griffonstone and the Buffalo Tribes, Saddle Arabia and Maretonia. The wealth would be unimaginable. Equestria's wealth would evaporate."