Sui Xiong had not originally intended to put things so bluntly. His original plan had been to find the Chaos Dragon for a feast and drinks, then, once everyone was full and satisfied, bring up borrowing that treasure for a few days.
Since ancient times, Eastern culture had esteemed conducting business at the wine table. When people ate to their satisfaction and drank to their hearts' content, their moods naturally improved. And when they were in a good mood, they tended to be more generous in business dealings. That was good for everyone.
Once people were in a good mood, matters that had originally been difficult to negotiate might become negotiable, and benefits one had intended to monopolize might be yielded in part. This was both a distinctive Eastern business and social culture, and an extension of Eastern culinary culture.
As the greatest culinary capital and a major commercial hub of the main plane, Void City saw countless deals concluded every day. Quite a few of them took place in entertainment venues—according to statistics, the places where deals were most often settled were, respectively, wine tables, bathhouses, and certain establishments expressly forbidden to minors.
Sui Xiong had not conducted much business, but he had theories and data, so he felt that his method ought to work.
But plans could never keep pace with changes. When he arrived, what he saw was not the Chaos Dragon, but the remnants of the Lord of Chaos.
This old man, weakened to the utmost extreme, was exhausted beyond measure. He seemed to be on his last breath, as though he might stop breathing at any moment. Faced with such an old man, Sui Xiong could not help but feel pity, and found it difficult to speak of borrowing the treasure.
More importantly, he understood