"Eighty percent to the Senate?"
The Defiant Hair King sat right beside Wuf, and after undergoing the baptism of the Black Abyss, she remained completely calm upon hearing this.
"That's right."
Wuf was somewhat helpless. Compared with military power, the Royal Family and the Senate held absolute authority and could easily strip him of his position. If he dared oppose them, someone would soon replace him.
With a clang, Su Xiao tossed a dagger onto the table in front of Wuf.
"One lie, one finger."
Su Xiao interlaced his fingers and looked at Wuf with a smile.
Wuf hesitated for a moment before picking up the dagger from the table.
"Wait..."
Squelch!
A few drops of blood splashed onto the Defiant Hair King's face.
The dagger sank into the wooden table, and blood spread along the grain. Wuf, his face pale, released the dagger and picked up the still-dripping little finger from the table.
"It's ninety percent, my lord. Aside from the frontier army, which can still hold out, we can barely keep going. Our weapons and armor are severely worn, and our horses and war beasts also need replacing. Give us twenty percent. If you want it, I can even give you my head."
Wuf paid no attention to the blood gushing from his left hand, while the four legion commanders all lowered their heads.
"Tomorrow morning, go to the Ministry of Finance and draw an advance on one year of military expenditure."
Su Xiao lightly tapped his fingers on the table, paying no attention to the bloody stench in the room.
"Then our share is twenty percent..."
Wuf spoke in a low voice and pushed away the guard who was trying to bandage his wound.
"All of it."
Those words from Su Xiao struck Wuf like a bolt