In just two sentences, he left Shi Jinglei utterly speechless.
After a long silence, the head of the Slave Group finally spoke again:
"The Palu Star Belt is remote and has indeed remained autonomous for a long time, but fundamentally, it still falls under the jurisdiction of the Tempest Domain!"
"The taxes we were supposed to pay have never been missed by the Slave Group!"
"As the domain overlord of the Tempest Domain, you should provide us with the corresponding protection!"
The Rimewind King smiled faintly and did not immediately respond to Shi Jinglei.
Instead, he lightly raised a finger, summoning a palm-sized miniature tornado that swiftly swept up the pile of nut-like snacks before him.
He made no further move, merely watching them bob up and down in midair with careless interest, as if admiring their helplessness.
After waiting for a while and seeing that Rimewind still had not answered him, Shi Jinglei urged him impatiently:
"Ke Li'ang, I'm talking to you!"
"I'm not deaf." The Rimewind King's fingertips continued to move, showing no intention of stopping.
"It's true that your Slave Group paid its taxes, but it isn't as though my people haven't provided you with 'services.'"
"Before the Demon Tide broke out, didn't the Overlord Army send two generals over?"
"If I remember correctly, one was Brocade Boots Sun Minjie, and the other was Golden Boots Austin."
"Moreover, after the Demon Tide erupted, the Overlord Armies of the Tempest Domain and Neptune Domain immediately dispatched substantial reinforcements to the Palu Star Belt."
"This was entirely an equal exchange."
Shi Jinglei's face alternated between green and white as he forcibly changed the subject:
"It's true that you sent people over to assist in the defense, and you did provide reinforcements immediately after the Demon Tide broke out."
"But