When Fleshy Supreme heard that, he was genuinely dumbfounded. Heaven and earth bore witness—he truly had never intended to cheat them.
It was simply that they were strapped for cash right now. He was willing to acknowledge this debt and repay it wholeheartedly later—who would dare owe the military money?
But with your attitude, what am I supposed to do? "My friend, I'm an Supreme at any rate, and I've even stated my background. Would I really skimp on this little bit of money?"
"Supreme..." Tian Yin snorted disdainfully. "If you were an Above Supreme, we might consider doing you a favor."
"Enough. No need to say anything else. Leave now, and I'll pretend this never happened."
In fact, she felt her attitude was already quite good. The other party had nearly interrupted Lao Ben's breakthrough, yet she had not made too much of an issue out of it.
But when Fleshy Supreme heard that, he nearly spat out blood. Leave... you want me to leave now?
Please get this straight—we're Space Wanderers now. Wanderers!
Once we miss this chance to make contact with you, we may never be able to return to human society again!
Without hesitation, he said, "We're Survivors. We truly don't have much material left."
"I hope that, for the sake of the Interstellar Navigation Mutual Assistance Clause, you can lend us a hand!"
The mutual assistance clause was not Empire Law, merely a loose agreement with virtually no binding force.
But he had no other choice. He could only use this to remind the other side—everyone had a day when they might fall on hard times! Tian Yin truly did not know how to respond, because she did lean toward the kinder side.
Claire was more hard-hearted and wanted to say something harsh, but when