Upon entering the conference room, Xu Zhi saw several Federation higher-ups who appeared to be around sixty.
A trace of surprise flashed through their eyes when they saw Xu Zhi. Though they had seen her photographs long ago and had monitored her previous transactions with the Federation from start to finish, the real Xu Zhi before them was clearly different from any version they had seen before.
She even differed enormously from her original photographs. It was not that her features had changed, but that the vast difference in her bearing and posture made it seem as though she were an entirely different person.
The moment Xu Zhi entered the conference room, she sensed a surge of supernatural energy. With the [Eye of Secrets], she easily saw that the room had been set up with an anti-scrying array, isolating it from prying eyes to a certain extent.
It seemed they truly attached great importance to this meeting.
After taking their seats, the Federation representatives had intended to exchange a few pleasantries with Xu Zhi and close the distance between them. However, Xu Zhi had no interest in that and opened bluntly, "I came to make another deal with the Federation."
"This deal is special, so I need everyone present to make the decision."
Seeing that Xu Zhi had no intention of making small talk, they exchanged glances before getting to the point as well. "Then what deal does Miss Xu wish to discuss?"
"First," Xu Zhi said, "the agreed payment for helping you deal with the Archbishops needs to be increased. Your intelligence was inaccurate—two Archbishops became three."
"Well..." The group looked at one another. "Miss Xu, to be honest, the Federation already bled heavily to produce your previous payment. Asking us to add more now... is truly beyond our