"A whole population of Yog Worms?"
"Wouldn't a single one do, if it were special enough?"
Following Bos Aiken's requirements, Tang Qi asked a question in return.
Although the Yogg-Worm Box was a special divine artifact and could even let Tang Qi glimpse the future at certain moments,
compared with the Ship of Fools, which was tied to the Path to Promotion, the box was less important.
If it could be traded, Tang Qi would not mind.
However, Tang Qi was quickly refused.
Bos Aiken's enormous, pale half-body still hovered at the end of the long table, swaying up and down as the inside of his hollow abdomen flickered between light and darkness.
Pink little people demonstrating "lustful exchanges" in every imaginable position kept being squeezed off the disc and falling into his mouth.
He chewed as he replied,
"Special enough?"
"I understand. You obtained the Yogg-Worm Box. I remember that was Marx's private collection. It seems he was your Exclusive Customer Service representative at Everything Can Be Sold."
"I'm not speaking ill of him behind his back, but Marx is a rigid fellow. His service quality cannot compare to mine."
"That box is indeed an excellent collectible, but regrettably, I do not like that worm baby who enjoys swearing. Its origins are very special. If it can emerge alive, its value would indeed exceed that of an entire population of Yog Worms."
"But as you know, it is very difficult for it to emerge alive."
"So please allow me to refuse. I insist on that trade condition."
"The reason I need Yog Worms is not to research them or plunder their Time Divinity and knowledge. I lack neither."
"I need them merely because of my collecting hobby."
"I already possess many of the most unique 'races' in Boundless Mystery.