"Then the Frozen Land Continent is in your hands, Xiao."
"If you encounter an opponent you can't handle, don't try to endure it. Crush the jade pendant I gave you."
"And if the Frozen Land Continent truly can't be defended, just abandon it. It's only a patch of wasteland. There's no need to take it to heart."
Mo Li instructed Xiao, unable to hide the concern in his words.
When Guy, standing nearby, heard Mo Li's final remark, he wanted to say something, but swallowed the words before they left his mouth.
Forget it, forget it. At the very least, someone was guarding the Frozen Land Continent he called a wasteland.
Don't get mad, don't get mad~~
But seeing Guy's clearly unconvinced expression, Mo Li—who was already in a foul mood—felt ripples disturb his normally tranquil heart.
"What? Was I wrong?"
"Other than you, the demons under your command, and Velzard, who else is there on your Frozen Land Continent?"
"Calling it an icy, snow-covered place with few traces of humanity would already be praise. It's a wasteland so bad even demons despise it."
"You're the only one who treasures that place. I wouldn't take it even if you gave it to me for free."
Facing Mo Li, who was brimming with the smell of gunpowder, Guy was like a top student being scolded by a teacher. He was left utterly stunned by Mo Li's tirade, yet he could not offer even the slightest rebuttal.
Though Mo Li's words were harsh, they were facts Guy had no choice but to acknowledge.
From an objective standpoint, the Frozen Land Continent was a godforsaken wasteland.
No! It was worse than a wasteland.
At least a wasteland could be tidied up and put to use, but other than himself, Guy feared no one