The air in the cultivation room seemed to freeze for a moment. Only the steam from the Clear Heart Tea curled silently through the air.
Lin Yi gazed at Irelia, suddenly understanding.
He had to admit that Irelia's thinking was far deeper—and bolder—than he had imagined.
"I understand." Lin Yi nodded slowly, accepting Irelia's overall proposal for allocating the planets.
"Now, about the portion you mentioned selling to the Shina Family at a discount—what kind of discount do you think would be appropriate?"
Lin Yi had originally planned to charge them a token price of ten or twenty percent, just to make it official.
After all, the Shina Family had nearly drained its liquid assets to support him. They were still in a recovery period with money going out but none coming in, so their finances were bound to be extremely tight.
Charging them too much would go against his intention of repaying his allies.
At his words, Irelia lightly tapped the rim of her teacup with her slender fingers and fell into thought.
She furrowed her brow slightly, as though locked in an intense inner struggle.
A few seconds later, Irelia looked up and ventured, "How about fifty percent?"
As soon as the words left her mouth, before Lin Yi could respond, she shook her head as if correcting herself. "No, fifty percent is still a little too low. It makes things seem too easy. How about... sixty percent!"
Irelia's reverse haggling left Lin Yi somewhat amused and at a loss.
He had been worried that the price might be too high for them to afford, but she had instead raised it herself.
"Sixty percent?"
Lin Yi asked in confusion, "Aili, isn't that a bit too little of a discount? From what I know, the Shina Family's finances are