Facing Bentley's candor, Guardian Supreme was equally direct. "The River Stream people said they can offer appropriate compensation."
Bentley shook his head. "Not interested. We'll publicize this matter and make an example of The Latecomer."
"Publicize it?" Ironhide Snake was stunned. Were they really going to offend River Stream to the bitter end?
"Of course," Bentley replied lightly. "They came to us first."
However, Guardian Supreme was considering something else. "Wouldn't that bring Greenwater's censure?"
"What does that have to do with me?" Bentley raised a hand and pointed at the dozen or so shadowy figures nearby.
"They're all from Greenwater. If you want to control the news, you can only kill every last one of them."
Ironhide Snake rolled his eyes. "Kill them all... who's going to do it? Feels like you're deliberately digging a pit."
Silver Fir shot him a look and said blandly, "Since they can spread the news too, why are you fixated on us?"
His words were quite impolite, but Guardian Supreme did not get angry—he knew this man was also a Supreme.
He merely said, "But they haven't detained a River Stream Supreme... If you truly can't let this go, you can name a price."
"Name a price?" Bentley's eyes lit up. He raised a hand and beckoned to Zi Jiuxian.
"Negotiate the price with them according to customary practice."
That manner carried a hint of humiliation. He was clearly a Supreme himself and could have spoken directly to their Supreme.
Having an A-rank step forward was obviously an attempt to put on airs.
But Bentley did not care much about that. He had never liked communicating with people in the first place, so why make things difficult for himself? However, the River Stream people did not care about that at all. What shocked