(Third update...)
"Could you hand over the Hellhound Series?..."
The moment those words were spoken, the air throughout the hall seemed to freeze slightly. Like a swamp, even the wind became thick and viscous.
Charlotte and Loki fell silent, with no intention of saying another word.
Because they both knew exactly who Wu Yan had made this so-called demand for.
Frey stood there in a daze, taking quite a while to understand what was happening. She looked at Wu Yan, then at Brunson, her face filling with panic, tension, and a faint trace of hope.
Brunson looked rather surprised as he gazed at Wu Yan, who met his eyes directly. Then, as though he understood something, he glanced at Frey, whose face showed panic, tension, and hope, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.
"It seems you are quite taken with my daughter. You are even willing to offer yourself as a condition for her sake. How surprising..."
"Offer myself as a condition?..." Wu Yan folded his arms and sighed.
"I think you have misunderstood something, haven't you?..."
"Misunderstood?..." Brunson could not help looking at Wu Yan.
"Aren't you planning to exchange joining my Divine Works for the freedom of the Hellhound Series Automatons?..."
"That is why I said you were mistaken." Wu Yan calmly spoke words that left everyone present utterly stunned.
"I simply want you to hand over the Hellhound Series Automatons. I never said I intended to offer anything in return!"
"You mean?..." Brunson narrowed his eyes.
"You want me to hand over the Hellhound Series Automatons without giving anything at all?..."
If Wu Yan truly had such an idea, everyone who heard it would surely laugh out loud.
He wanted to obtain a group of high-performance Automatons that placed very little burden on their Automaton