William stood dejectedly at the bow like a withered tree in autumn.
He was still agonizing over how to negotiate.
But Qin Siyang had no intention of waiting any longer.
"William, I don't have time for you to drag this out. If you don't answer, we'll go to war."
With that, Qin Siyang raised his voice. "Commander Wei, please prepare to attack."
Wei Rulai immediately answered, "All right!"
"Wait!"
William hurriedly stopped Qin Siyang from starting the battle.
Then, under the disappointed gazes of everyone behind him, he said helplessly, "I agree to your demands. I... am willing to leave ninety percent of the warriors behind."
Qin Siyang nodded. "Good. Your agreement is all I need."
"Domain Master Qin, how can you guarantee you aren't lying?"
"You can test me with the Lie Detector."
William shook his head. "Qian Wendao fooled us back then, and he fooled the Lie Detector too. I know the Lie Detector won't work on you either."
"You're smart, at least." Qin Siyang gave a derisive chuckle, then continued, "I won't lie to you because there's absolutely no need. Killing all of you would be simpler than lying. As I said, I don't need the lives of these few hundred people."
William sighed when he heard that.
He knew Qin Siyang wasn't lying.
Or rather, even if Qin Siyang was lying, he had no better way to save his subordinates from their predicament.
They were now fish on someone else's chopping block.
Next, Qin Siyang took out a tool and opened a remote conference.
"Hello, everyone. I'm back."
Faced with everyone's delighted gazes, Qin Siyang offered no further explanation. After all, the fighting wasn't over yet.
Gu Weirong looked utterly relieved. "Minister Qin, Commander Wei has already livestreamed events on the front line for us. We