Carlson watched enviously, but Sural remained calm as still water. A verbal promise, and you think you can brush me off so lightly?
It was not as though he had never received gifts from Supremes before. As a major shareholder of the Sail Consortium, plenty of people came to him for favors.
However, Sural had no intention of making things difficult on purpose. He merely spoke seriously.
"Whether I end up working for nothing is not important. The key is that, Your Excellency Supreme, you really are putting me in a difficult position!"
"It would be one thing if you refused to state the terms of the deal, but you do not even have the artifact with you. How am I supposed to speak on your behalf?"
Huh? Galileo was taken aback again. Good lord, he was actually criticizing him? Still, he needed something from the man and was wary of Digital Phantom's ruthlessness, so he could only smile.
"Some matters are inconvenient to discuss. Sural, are you vetting things for Digital Phantom?"
There was already faint displeasure in his words, though he had not put it too bluntly.
Sural replied solemnly, "How could I possibly be qualified to vet things for them?"
"It is just that when I met Digital Phantom last time, they emphasized that their time was precious. They nearly did not even want my artifact."
"You have actually met Digital Phantom?" Galileo looked him up and down twice. "Can you tell me what it felt like?"
Sural shook his head at that and answered honestly, "How would a mere A-rank like me dare talk carelessly?"
"It is just that their one team had seven or eight Supremes... they truly cannot afford to waste time."
"Seven or eight Supremes..." Galileo's eyes went a little blank.
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