"Five hundred? No problem!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk said.
"Not five hundred. Five thousand!" Glo said.
"How many?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk thought he had misheard.
"Five thousand!" Glo said firmly.
"That's too many. It'll be difficult!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk said, shaking his head.
To be honest, he really wanted a bite of this lucrative deal. But the Air Force wanted far too many, and he wasn't confident he could deliver. He needed a big enough appetite to swallow it all, or he might end up choking himself to death instead.
"We know. What we really mean is that you should buy as many as you can for us. It doesn't have to be five thousand. We just hope you can find us as many dire wolves as possible in the shortest possible time," Glo said. "I heard the Military Department offered you two gold coins per wolf, right? We'll pay three, with half up front. Here's a voucher for seventy-five hundred gold coins. You can redeem it at the Quartermaster's Office anytime."
Delighted, Yu Lin Bloodhawk took it, examined it carefully, and slipped it into his pocket. "Good! It's a deal."
"Also, the Air Force command has approved the raid on Jintha'Alor City, the trolls' city. But they want to wait until we have two thousand dire wolves before launching the operation, so we can improve the breed on a large scale right away," Glo said. "Even if we don't get any Vilebranch giant wolves, we'll still be able to keep the base running normally."
"Two thousand? But Jintha'Alor might not have that many Vilebranch giant wolves. Have you sent anyone to scout it out?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked.
"We have, but they haven't returned yet," Glo said.
"Excellent! Looks like I need to step up my troops' training too. Oh,