"To make this meeting happen, the prerequisite is that he follows my requirements. It's also a way to make that side show more sincerity... Don't be like last time, swallowing it whole without even savoring the taste."
Ronan was speaking with the Martial Emperor, making "minor adjustments" to their previously agreed meeting arrangements. He sounded perfectly justified. "Does he still have the right to bargain with me? If he thinks he does, then there isn't much point to this meeting."
Beside him, Bamboo Pole gave Ronan a thumbs-up, impressed that he could speak so forcefully even to the Martial Emperor, such a Big Moneybags.
Ronan immediately broke into a smile. "Thank you for passing it along, Your Majesty. Sorry for the trouble."
After ending the call, he met Bamboo Pole's rather subtle gaze and pretended not to see it. "Going?"
The two of them were currently in the Xia City Branch office area within Shang Ding Building, a place entirely devoid of natural lighting. Their next destination, however, was the "Relay Station" within the "Fog Maze."
These days, the "Relay Station" was still a destination for countless Inner Earth cultivators to visit and study.
Inside, they could summon the Artificial Intelligence, "Auntie Kui," to broaden their horizons. Outside, they could play a few high-level rounds on the "Wasteland Battlefield," perhaps even witness Transcendental Species sparring. It was also one of the entrances to the "Space Army Training Ground Instance," so its popularity remained sky-high.
Bamboo Pole had aspirations in both study and cultivation, so he was a regular visitor as well.
The two had already agreed on this earlier, so Ronan naturally nodded. The next second, however, Bamboo Pole let out an "Eh?"
There had been several people wandering through the office corridor moments ago, but they had now vanished