Turn at 1268 (First Update, Congratulations to Alliance Leader fox)
Speaking of Energy Blocks, an awkward problem arose. Dao Lang said hesitantly, "We really didn't bring that many this time."
They had come to seek justice. While they had not expected a fight for certain, they could not possibly have brought a huge quantity of Energy Blocks with them.
However, Dao Lang also knew perfectly well that there was no need to mention banknotes. In the current Black Zone, bringing that up would be an insult.
"Can we redeem some of our members first?"
"No," Qu Jianlei answered bluntly. "It can only be a package deal."
Normally, it was entirely reasonable to redeem captives in installments and batches, but he did not want to waste time on pointless matters.
If they could trade for some people the first time, then naturally they could trade for some people the second time... and over time, that could easily lead to problems.
Besides, the premium on these captives was far too high. If they were split up, there would truly be plenty to haggle over.
Moreover, these captives knew quite a bit about his side. Releasing some of them would let the other side learn the situation and make targeted arrangements.
Qu Jianlei truly did not want to invite that kind of trouble, so his attitude was exceptionally firm.
But Dao Lang was in a difficult position as well. They had mobilized so many starships for this trip—were they supposed to simply head back like this? He secretly discussed it with Old Tree. "Senior, could that senior act as a guarantor?"
Old Tree answered helplessly, "Ask her to guarantee it... you have no idea how troublesome she is. I don't want to deal with her at all."
Dao Lang hesitated before asking, "But