After the Sin Objects were mentioned, the atmosphere in the room turned serious. Clearly, Su Xiao had no intention of sealing another Sin Object, while Wood, who had come to send his "dear old dad" away, had no intention of returning to the Devil Race with two Sin Objects either.
If Wood did that, the old devils in his clan might be angered into dropping dead on the spot. They had only recently broken free of the Jar of Greed, and the Devil Race had barely recovered. If they welcomed a new dad, they truly would not be able to take it.
Wood and Zayas had gathered here at Zayas's suggestion. Not only that, the fellow was certain that Su Xiao would come to Shelter City.
Zayas's aim was simple. Since news of the Monarch's Treasure had already spread, he might as well keep the benefits within their own circle and call the other three "good teammates"—Su Xiao, Wood, and Caesar—to find the Monarch's Treasure together and split it evenly.
Hearing this proposal, Su Xiao felt puzzled. He had never fully believed in the so-called Monarch's Treasure, but Zayas's attitude clearly treated it as the foundation and shared objective of their cooperation.
The "good teammates" had an unspoken rule when cooperating: everyone relied on their own abilities during the process, and each person handled their own responsibilities. If someone died along the way, that was simply their own bad luck. They would not stab one another in the back before the matter was completed, but after defeating all their powerful enemies, they would stab each other harder than the last. More importantly, cooperation had to be based on truth. No one was allowed to fabricate anything.
For example, if they said they were cooperating to obtain the Monarch's Treasure this