Water Rose explained for quite a while, but Glory Echo seemed not to have heard her at all. His expression darkened as he said coldly, "The terms I offered are already generous enough for you. You should know that if it weren't for your family's sake, you wouldn't even have had the chance to become a guild elder, much less have us buy your shares in Zero Wing at three times their value and give you shares in Twilight Echo!"
"Do you really think you can afford that compensation fee as you are now?"
As a long-established first-rate guild, Twilight Echo had very few loopholes in its management.
Water Rose had once been an honorary elder of Twilight Echo, holding an extremely high status within the guild. Naturally, she had needed to sign a guild contract. No one was exempt, not even though Water Rose's family was one of Twilight Echo's directors.
Now that Water Rose had left and joined another guild, she had committed a serious breach of contract.
If it had been the Water Rose of the past, with her family's support, the penalty fee would naturally not have been a problem. However, Water Rose's family now also hoped that she would agree to Glory Echo's demands, so naturally they would not pay for her.
Now that the Gods and Demons Arena had opened, Magic Crystals were becoming more valuable by the day, yet their production had not increased by much.
As a regional dungeon capable of producing Magic Crystals, the Stoneclaw Mountain Range was naturally being watched closely by all the major guilds.
However, the cost for guilds from other kingdoms to get involved was too high, and they lacked any foothold. At most, they could only get a small share in the Stoneclaw Mountain Range.
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