Mechanical Empire Office in the Ancient Realm.
Flash Thunder Battle King looked at the materials sent by the three sects, his expression growing increasingly grim.
"Lower the price—at least below thirty percent? Have they gone mad?"
He slammed the materials onto the table and fixed his deputy general with a sinister gaze. "Did someone leak our original price to them? Why are their demands so precise, practically pinned right against our costs?"
The deputy general's body trembled slightly. He hurriedly said, "My lord, they said our offer lacked sincerity and that they are already negotiating with the Tianli Sect. They said that if we cannot lower it to this level, there is no need to continue talking."
"Ridiculous!" Flash Thunder sneered. In his view, the three sects had utterly failed to see the situation clearly; there was no need to pay them any mind. "Can the Tianli Sect even make them? If they did not dismantle some ruins, how could they possibly build these defense systems?"
"The three sects want to use us to pressure the Tianli Sect, then use the Tianli Sect to pressure us. What a fine little scheme!"
"Let them go find the Tianli Sect. I'd like to see what their faces look like when they come begging."
The deputy general hesitated, then cautiously said, "My lord, perhaps the Tianli Sect cannot make them, but do not forget that they have the Imperial Star. Given the Imperial Star's scale, dismantling several hundred defense systems would not be a problem. If they..."
Flash Thunder's pupils suddenly contracted.
He was silent for a moment before saying heavily, "Send the materials back to headquarters. Ask the Governor to decide."
The deputy general secretly glanced at him and said in a low voice, "The Governor has already sent his orders... lower