"Enough, you two. Listen to me."
Talina was helpless as well. The Aslaid Family's way of doing things was always this headache-inducing.
"Sir Huo Er, this was indeed your fault. No matter how prepared the enemy was, as the overseer, you not only failed to protect the Trial World, but did not even discover any trace of the enemy. That is rather indefensible."
Having said that, without waiting for Huo Er to offer another opinion, she turned to Carlot.
"However, Sir Carlot, although Huo Er was at fault, as he said, the enemy must have been thoroughly prepared for this attack.
"Whether it was obscuring the Fate Line of an entire independent world or the Time-Stop Hourglass at the Ninth Rank Limit, those were indeed beyond his ability to handle. So Huo Er cannot bear all the blame for this matter."
After hearing Talina's words, Duke Carlot gave Huo Er a cold look before finally nodding slowly.
"Fine, arrogant Golden Dragon. Since Lady Talina has spoken, I will temporarily refrain from pursuing your dereliction of duty."
"But as compensation, I require ten thousand units of Ninth Rank dragon blood, fifty thousand intact Ninth Rank Dragon Scales, ten main Ninth Rank dragon horns, thirty secondary horns, and three Ninth Rank dragon crystals!"
The Aslaid Family had ties to the legendary Dragon Island. This was a semi-public secret among the Empire's upper ranks, and Carlot happened to be using this opportunity to name an exorbitant price and squeeze the dragons hard for materials.
"Impossible! Do you think Ninth Rank dragon materials are Broadleaf Lettuce?! At most, I can give you one hundred units of dragon blood, one thousand Dragon Scales, one main horn and three secondary horns. And not a single Ninth Rank dragon crystal! At worst, we fight!"
Hearing Carlot's price,