Byron, like everyone else, provided the same negative response, while thinking to himself:
I'm not his father, why would I give him something valuable if I had it?
The Great Nautical Age had begun less than a century ago, and humanity's understanding of unknown waters was still extremely limited. Each power held some secret navigational routes unknown to others. Byron's mind was filled with every precious Nautical Chart collected by Hightins, knowledge of many supply points, oceanic routes, pirate harbors, hidden mines, Secret Realms... and so on, unknown to others. This knowledge, at least ten years ahead of the average Adventurer, was his greatest wealth.
Now was the time to cash in on it.
As for 'Silvergold Island'? Heh, one must not only have a life to go there but also to return. You guess, why does the silver and gold on Silvergold Island keep growing?
BANG!
Red Beard slammed the table and shouted, "Everyone shut up! The truth will be known once it's tested."
