"Rich."
At this thought, Liu Zhengguang fixed his gaze on Elder Rich. "I know that in Red Earth City, and even beyond Red Earth City, many great factions are recruiting you, hoping to hire you as their chief alchemist.
"But without a doubt, my Liu Family of Red Earth City is a Saint family, with boundless power and influence. We can certainly bring you enormous benefits, even sheltering your Treant Race clansmen.
"I don't know what terms the other factions have offered you, but aside from my Liu Family, no other force can possibly offer better conditions. Think it over carefully. Don't lead yourself astray."
He had negotiated with Rich before, hoping that Rich would join the Liu Family as a guest elder.
After all, this Treant Race master's alchemy was extraordinarily superb, far surpassing that of countless human alchemists. If they could acquire such a guest elder, the Liu Family's strength would surely rise by several tiers.
Unfortunately, after several rounds of talks, Rich had never agreed. Now the Liu Family was already growing impatient, apparently intending to use some special methods.
"You!"
Elder Rich's expression turned extremely ugly. He had not expected Liu Zhengguang to threaten him at such a time, finally baring the dagger when the map was exhausted.
Clearly, if negotiations failed, the other party intended to use force.
This was the Liu Family's way of doing things: utterly overbearing. What they could not obtain, they would not allow anyone else to have.
"Not much skill, but quite a big mouth."
Xia Ping stepped forward and shot him a sidelong glance. "You attacked me just now and injured someone in secret. Don't you have anything to say for yourself?"
"Something to say? What a joke. What explanation do you want? In Red Earth City, my Liu