City Lord Huo spoke with deep sincerity, as though he were baring his heart.
Unfortunately, Qu Jianlei was no greenhorn fresh out of the gate. He would not be swayed so easily.
He was not even interested in determining whether the other party was telling the truth.
He shook his head. "I pity you. Give you weapons and Energy Blocks worth a million spirit stones, and you won't provoke the Five Friends Alliance again. How about it?"
"I..." City Lord Huo truly felt like cursing. Who was he looking down on? Did he know how much Great Leaf City brought in every day? But after thinking it over, he still did not dare curse. "Ridge Lord Qu, I sincerely want to negotiate."
"You can't even act freely, so what is there to negotiate?" Jia Shuiqing could no longer hold back. "Just because you have the words 'City Lord' in your title?"
Unexpectedly, the Page Boy did not react at all this time.
City Lord Huo glanced at her without getting angry. Instead, he pointed at the Jade Tablets. "Put those away first. We can at least talk for a while, right?"
"Wouldn't it have been better if you'd said that sooner?" Jia Shuiqing did not consult the First One and simply collected them with great fanfare.
The scene fell silent for a moment before Qu Jianlei spoke. "State your demands. Be direct."
"Detectors, Laser Weapons, and Energy Blocks," Huo Jiujian said, genuinely straightforward this time.
"Contact the Five Friends Alliance," Qu Jianlei replied even more bluntly. "There is no basis of mutual trust between us. That's all."
"That can be arranged," Huo Jiujian said unexpectedly, without getting angry.
But then his tone shifted. "However, let me remind you: Star Palace is also looking for Red Leaf Ridge's foothold in Central