When Maria finished speaking, Su Yi did not rush to answer. He smiled and gestured for her to sit.
Emma brought over three cups of milk tea.
"Please, help yourself."
Maria nodded slightly. After a small sip, her eyes lit up. She took another and said to Emma,
"What wonderful tea. Thank you, young lady."
Watching Maria, Su Yi smiled to himself. So that's how it is.
After three sips of milk tea, Maria looked at Su Yi. "Does the supervisor have nothing to say?"
Su Yi chuckled. "How's the tea?"
Maria nodded. "Rich and delicious. It warms the heart."
"This is my first time trying tea with milk in it. The flavor is lovely."
Su Yi nodded slightly and got to the point. "I'm curious. Why did you suddenly change your mind?"
Maria leaned back in her chair and crossed her long legs, clad in black stockings.
"The Sword of Judgment may be unwilling to bend, but we aren't fools."
"Anyone whose brain isn't in their feet should know that copying your method of entering the Mist takes money and supplies."
"Thermal-Melt Explosive Shells sell for 200 Void Abyss Coins apiece. You used more than four thousand in one go!"
"Never mind whether we're even allowed to buy those shells from you."
"Even if we could, our organization couldn't afford them."
"What you did had two obvious purposes."
"First, to show us how much money you have. Second, to show us that we have no hope of copying your approach to entering the Mist."
"If I still didn't look into joining forces after that, I wouldn't deserve to lead this team."
At that, Maria could not resist adding, "Does your company really have that much money to spare?"
"You spent over 800,000 Void Abyss Coins just to get us