Kelton stared at Suye for a long while before slowly lowering his head and clenching his fists tightly.
The bulging veins on his arms writhed like snakes.
Suye had not expected such a strong reaction from Kelton. He suddenly remembered some rumors about Kelton, as well as the agreement between them.
Outside the door, Hark gritted his teeth and clenched his fists just as tightly.
After a long while, Kelton raised his head and looked at Suye with reddened eyes. "Your straw theory is very good."
"That's why we have to stay far away from them— the farther, the better," Suye said.
"What if we can't avoid them?"
"Even straw can hurt if it gets stuck in your eye. At this distance, it can probably make them see the souls hanging behind the straw." Suye spoke slowly.
"Now I understand why I liked you from the beginning." Kelton smiled, genuinely happy, madness flickering in his eyes.
"Was our earlier agreement meant to make me gouge out one of your eyes?" Suye suddenly revealed the same smile.
Kelton pointed at his heart. "Because he gouged out my heart!"
Suye smiled faintly. "Since I promised you, I'll willingly stab that eye. Of course, that depends on whether we get the chance."
"We'll get the chance. We'll get the chance..." Kelton muttered to himself, lost in some memory.
After a long while, Suye said, "Sell whatever needs to be sold, and find a way to lease a silver mine. It doesn't need to be large. You won't be able to hold down a major silver mine."
Kelton nodded lightly. Only now did he understand why Suye had insisted on using the word "hold down" from the very beginning.
Only when one's entire self was placed on top of something could it be called