With horses galloping at full speed, the Smith Kingdom received Great Zhou's reply.
During that time, without any surprises, the Snake Men paid them another visit.
This time, however, the Smith Kingdom had already replaced its regular army with slaves.
The Snake Men showed no particularly strong reaction for the time being.
From their perspective, they had at least managed to reduce their losses smoothly.
Inside the Royal Capital Parliament, after confirming the reply from Great Zhou, Figo slammed his hand onto the table.
"Giving us resources isn't enough? You're also demanding a hundred thousand able-bodied young slaves? Why don't they just rob us outright?!"
Figo looked so righteously indignant as he voiced his opinion that even Zhamu couldn't help wondering whether there was something wrong with the man's head.
"Ah, yes, yes, yes. The Snake Men did just rob us outright."
"..."
One sentence was enough to silence Figo completely.
Great Zhou's asking price this time had indeed exceeded their psychological expectations, but by now, anyone with eyes could see that Great Zhou operated within certain rules and moral boundaries.
Simply put, they had a bottom line. As long as you paid them, they would get the job done for you.
The Snake Men, by contrast, had no bottom line at all.
After what had happened before, even though Great Zhou's price exceeded their expectations, the assembled parliamentarians now felt that it was not entirely unacceptable.
This time, even the resident peacemaker couldn't be bothered to deal with Figo. After discussing it among themselves, everyone hurriedly sent the resources and hundred thousand able-bodied young slaves to the border, waiting for Great Zhou's troops to come and take delivery.
At the same time, over at Black Moon City...
Once the two sides had reached an agreement, Zhou Xu immediately ordered