"Not much, not much. It's just a piece of information. I certainly won't ask for too much." Chu Sheng looked at Wang Jianguo with a bashful, guileless smile.
But no one believed he was truly as bashful and guileless as he appeared.
Although they had only known each other for two days, Wang Jianguo had already gotten a feel for parts of Chu Sheng's personality. Whatever else he might be, he certainly wasn't bashful or guileless.
Believing that would be harder than believing an ordinary man like him could cleave a Golden Armored Zombie in half with one swing.
"Before we make the trade, I need to explain their situation."
"Hm?" Wang Jianguo paused at that. "What situation?"
Chu Sheng didn't answer immediately. Instead, he pointed at Old Man Li beside him and said, "Old Man Li traded with them before. He sold them a supernatural plant for twenty supernatural materials, but halfway through the trade, the Anomalies attacked."
"They still owed Old Man Li ten supernatural materials, but he had already handed over the supernatural plant."
"If you want this information, you'll have to pay off those ten supernatural materials for them."
As he spoke, Chu Sheng glanced at Wang Jianguo's darkening expression and continued, "After all, you're planning to bring them into your ranks. It's only natural for you to settle their debts."
"What I can guarantee is that those ten supernatural materials will be well worth it. If you recruit them, the Mechanical City probably won't have to worry about food anymore, either."
At that point, seemingly worried Wang Jianguo wouldn't believe him, Chu Sheng smiled again and added, "You should have a way to judge whether these statements are true. Feel free to check right here in front of me."
He really hadn't lied. After learning