A cool breeze blew into the tent, dispersing the slightly eye-stinging smell.
Although Layton Redbeard had been captured, he had not submitted. He admitted that he was a close relative of King Milu and made his attitude clear: kill him if they wanted, but it was impossible to get any information out of him.
In fact, Su Xiao had no intention of obtaining any information from Layton Redbeard. His goal was development. His immediate objective was to seize Segona City. As for whether to counterattack the Milu Kingdom, that remained to be seen.
"Byakuya, we've captured Layton Redbeard. We can send an envoy to see King Milu and have him pay to ransom his cousin."
"Will King Milu agree?"
"Of course he will. The Grand Marshal of Sand Flame, Niboso, was captured once before. Uno spent a fortune to ransom Niboso back."
Hearing Caesar's words, Su Xiao nodded calmly. There was no doubt that Layton Redbeard was valuable, but Su Xiao felt he would be getting the short end of the stick if he traded him for gold coins.
"Caesar, how many Soul Crystals do you estimate King Milu would be willing to pay to ransom his cousin?"
"At least thirty, and all of them intact."
Caesar's gaze burned with enthusiasm. Whenever Soul Crystals were mentioned, his eyes shone even brighter.
"Hmm. Then we'll ask for forty intact Soul Crystals. But... who's going to negotiate?"
Su Xiao glanced at Caesar, then at Deputy Marshal Os. Sensing Su Xiao's gaze, Os dropped to his knees with a thud, kneeling beside Layton Redbeard.
"Spare me, my lord."
Os knew perfectly well that Su Xiao wanted to get rid of him. As the deputy marshal of the Sand Flame Kingdom, if he went to the Milu Kingdom, would he ever come back? King