While Xu Huo was wasting time, Qiu Xiangming had thought of many ways to persuade him. For example, if he was willing to stay in District 001, he would become a key target for the district to cultivate. The district could find him anything he wanted—even a Super Evolution site—and that was without mentioning other artifacts and equipment. He was also one of the promising candidates to inherit the Super Dungeon. In any district, those would be exceptional terms. Anyone but a Super Player would be tempted.
Even if he didn't genuinely want to stay in District 001, he could always leave later. It would be an arrangement with nothing but benefits for him.
But those thoughts had only flashed through Qiu Xiangming's mind. He hadn't actually brought them to the negotiating table. The District Government felt the same way, but he didn't think this man would be easy to persuade. Besides, given his potential, hadn't other districts tried to recruit him with similar offers? For an unruly genius, benefits that would come sooner or later might not be that appealing. His homeland, family, and personal ties were more likely to sway his choices.
It went without saying that Xu Huo probably didn't have a good impression of District 001. That wasn't to say the District Government had done anything wrong. They simply had no other choice but to seize whatever they could use in the limited time they had. As for wronging an outsider...well, they'd had no choice. Even if Xu Huo came back for revenge, he couldn't threaten the entire district. Every debt had its debtor. Valen and the District Government were already in debt—what difference did it make who they repaid?
After a long while, Qiu Xiangming finally spoke again. "You're dragging this out because you want