The fox sisters didn't argue for long. Fang Cheng and Oni Yunjie were both there, after all, so they couldn't very well start fighting. They couldn't keep arguing forever, either.
But judging by the way they were trading threats, they'd probably find somewhere private to settle things later.
"Ah Cheng."
Oni Yunjie finally brought the conversation back on track. "You came back this time for more than just to thank us, didn't you?"
Of course he had. There were three main things, and all of them involved asking the Iron-Cast Palace for help.
Oni Yunjie and the Iron-Cast Palace had already helped him so much. He felt awkward asking for anything more.
Seeing his hesitation, Oni Yunjie smiled. "What are you hesitating for? At this point, there's nothing you can't tell me. Even if you said you wanted Machine City, I could give it to you."
Fang Cheng immediately raised his hand and gave her a thumbs-up, showing his pearly white teeth. "That's Yunji for you. You guessed what I was after in one go."
Oni Yunjie: "..."
I was just being polite. You really do want it?
"Ah Cheng, what do you want Machine City for?"
The matter was too important. She had to get a clear answer.
The Iron-Cast Palace might have left Machine City to its own devices and rarely interfered, but that didn't mean it wasn't important.
Area 11 had long imposed a technological embargo on the Iron-Cast Palace. Industrial goods were available for purchase, but technology was off-limits. Whether advanced or basic, it was all difficult to bring into Hokkaido.
If the Iron-Cast Palace wanted to modernize and industrialize, it couldn't do without Machine City's technological support.
At the same time, keeping Machine City under its rule let the Iron-Cast Palace present itself to the