Catching Turtles in a Jar, One Link After Another

Seeing the meaningful smile on Xu Kun's face and hearing his words, Leonid involuntarily took a step back.

With a dry laugh, he said, "Lord Kun God, please don't joke around..."

Xu Kun eyed him suspiciously. "What joke am I making?"

Leonid's expression twisted for a while before he finally smiled helplessly. "Fine. Since that's the case, our side originally held seventy percent of this spirit mine's shares. We can't let Lord Kun God come all this way for nothing... We'll cede twenty percent... no, thirty percent, as compensation for your trouble!"

Xu Kun's expression stiffened. Leonid thought he was dissatisfied and said aggrievedly, "My lord, thirty percent is the most authority I have to make the call on. Any more is truly impossible!"

"You misunderstood..." Xu Kun said speechlessly.

"Huh?"

"Hey, Little Lion, you don't actually think my boss would care about your pathetic scraps, do you?"

Sikong Ting shouted as Xu Kun's mouthpiece.

"Is... isn't that the case?"

"Heh heh, Mad Lion, you underestimate me too much!" Xu Kun looked toward the surrounding mountaintops, where armies had already formed defensive lines. "I didn't come here coveting this spirit mine. I was afraid you might be able to take this spirit mine, but not hold it!"

"This spirit mine may not be the treasure vault you imagined. It may be a jar meant to catch turtles!"

"What?"

Huang Rong's expression changed. She had realized that this operation to seize the spirit mine had gone far too smoothly. They had not encountered even the slightest resistance!

It would still have been understandable if the defenses around the spirit mine were weak!

After all, the Ice Wolf Mountain Range had always been Ice Wolf City's backyard. There was naturally no need to deploy too many troops in their own yard!

But