Hearing Samlet's words, Lokasky's expression changed slightly. He immediately shook free of Samlet's hand from his shoulder, waved his hand, and said:
"Don't take it seriously. I was just shooting my mouth off. A commoner like me can't possibly reach so high as His Majesty."
Lokasky was shameless enough, but without that thick skin, how could he have built the Adventurer's Guild to what it was today?
Samlet, meanwhile, tailored his approach to the person. When dealing with someone like Fisher Doge, he directly used his prestige and martial strength to threaten him.
But when dealing with someone as shameless as Lokasky, he could only be even more shameless.
"Cut it out. You're Mei Luo's father, and you just spoke of the children's matter yourself. Though I can't call myself His Majesty's biological parent, I did raise His Majesty with my own two hands. I still have some say in his marriage.
"Now that we have an agreement between both sides' elders, this matter is settled."
Watching Samlet deliver that string of shameless words without so much as a blush or a racing heartbeat, Lokasky almost admired him.
"I've finally met someone even more shameless than me. There are some things I don't even want to point out, lest I insult the Former Emperor and Former Empress.
"Forget about this marriage. Even if you agreed to it, I doubt His Majesty would.
"As for handling affairs, though, that's easy enough. Our guild welcomes all customers. You can post a mission at the guild. So long as the price is right, my taking action won't be a problem."
Seeing that Samlet still wanted to press the matter, Lokasky swiftly added:
"Of course, as the master of the Demigod Temple, you naturally receive a discount. How about this? I'll give you our