As Surilen spoke, he pointed to the white horse beside him.
"I have long admired Lord Kyle. I hope you can introduce me to him."
Cassius was filled with disdain, but he put on a hesitant expression, as though he had something to say yet could not bring himself to say it.
Seeing this, Surilen cursed inwardly, though the smile on his face remained. He took out another small wooden box, walked over to Cassius, and lowered his voice. "I hope General Cassius can help me."
Cassius peered through the gap in the small wooden box and saw four Intermediate Magic Crystals neatly arranged inside. A tempted look could not help appearing on his face.
He pretended to turn back and looked toward the tent where his lord was staying. He swallowed hard, then silently pushed the wooden box back.
"I'm afraid my lord will find out. If that happens, I might lose the position I worked so hard to obtain."
Seeing Cassius's expression, Surilen knew he was not merely putting on an act. Gritting his teeth, he took out another High-Grade Magic Crystal from his robes, placed it in the small wooden box, and handed it to him. "General Cassius, I hope you can make an exception."
Seeing Surilen's pained expression, Cassius knew that the other party had reached the limit of what he could endure.
He hesitated for a moment before finally accepting Surilen's wooden box. Carefully slipping it inside his robes, he said softly, "Wait here for a moment. I'll put these things away, then take you over."
"General Cassius, I understand. Please return quickly." Though Surilen still wore a pained expression, he secretly rejoiced inwardly.
Fortunately, he had brought three High-Grade Magic Crystals with him this time. He had originally thought he would need to use