Ronglin smiled. This man actually wanted to use money to fill his appetite? But perhaps he did not know that in war, money could never fill the void. At most, it could only serve to delay things at a critical moment.
"I'm not short of money!" Ronglin said flatly. "You'll all go, right? Don't try to fob me off with money. At first, I only wanted one billion Beli as a gesture of your loyalty. But since you can't do that, then there's nothing left to discuss. I'll personally land in your countries and speak to your masters about how this matter should be settled!"
The group was immediately enraged. They had originally wanted to use money to open a path, hoping Ronglin would change the scope of this war. Yet from Ronglin's tone, it seemed that after winning one battle, he thought the entire world was already within his grasp?
"Lord Ronglin is being a little too confident, isn't he?!" someone snorted disdainfully, abruptly rising to his feet. "My lord has merely taken two small islands. Perhaps when you manage to attack Lodun main island, your words will carry a little more weight!"
Ronglin looked at him with pity. "By the time I attack Lodun main island, my demands for surrender will be much higher. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to meet my requirements then!"
The man said disdainfully, "Does my lord truly think himself invincible? Our alliance connects the major powers of the New World. There are quite a few great forces that bear grudges against you. If those forces join together, will you still be able to sit here so confidently and look at us with such contempt?"
Ronglin said nothing and merely pointed at the man. Burgess, who had been sweeping nearby, strode