"Forty-nine percent? Meow-ow, it's not that Cat wants to criticize you, but isn't that bargaining way too ruthless? Cat's demands are perfectly justified. Without the cats' help in this nightmare world, witches would have to spend a fortune, wouldn't they?"
The Nightmare Cat Lamps meowed in dissatisfaction, waving their paws wildly and flicking their tails about.
"This price-cutting is outrageous. Cat only wants to get a little something from the witches."
Jiang Han had already removed her protective helmet, breathing the oxygen produced by the Nightmare Cat Lamps using nightmare fuel—oxygen suited to a witch's living environment. She gestured as she translated for Miss Qiao Rou beside her. The hamster-like face wore a fairly serious expression.
As a special affairs officer dispatched by the Witch Agency, the distribution of nightmare energy fell precisely within her authority.
Affairs officers were responsible for preventing situations from escalating into serious crises that would force the Witch Agency to deploy on a large scale. In other words, when necessary, Qiao Rou needed to negotiate and make certain decisions on behalf of the factions requesting an affairs officer's aid, including the distribution of spoils.
"Under the laws governing the distribution of witches' spoils, there are four tiers of allocation structures."
Qiao Rou explained to the Cat Lamps in her soft, sweet voice.
"One percent: the total prize pool dividend granted to collaborators from other worlds."
"Five percent: the total prize pool dividend granted to friendly collaborators and powerful local creatures, supplemented by generous bonuses to elevate creatures who have joined our side."
"Fifteen to twenty-nine percent: a substantial share of the total spoils for legendary creatures and false gods that meet witch standards, along with witch funds nearly six times equal to that share. This money will be granted to their transformed witch forms, allowing