"No worries, no worries! Steven is so clever, he'll definitely solve every problem!" Steven cried happily. "Steven is going back to his research. You should go find some gold coins too, Lord City Lord! Time is money, and Steven can't waste any more time!"
With that, he ran off in a flash, regardless of how Yu Lin Bloodhawk reacted.
"Hey! Steven! What I need is something that can blow up Big Stone Man!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk shouted after him.
"Don't worry, Lord City Lord! Clever Steven will definitely develop more powerful gunpowder! Gold coins! Here I come!" Steven ran at full speed, shouting nonsense as he went.
"When can you have it ready?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk called.
"Soon! Soon, Lord City Lord!" Steven's retreating figure grew smaller, and so did the voice drifting back from him.
"Don't you need some research funding?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk hurriedly shouted after him.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk felt that developing something new was no easy task. Surely Steven ought to have some research funding! Besides, Yu Lin Bloodhawk had given that Old Charlatan Sorens plenty of money for his research. He couldn't play favorites!
"Ah! Gold coins!" Steven, who had already run quite far, stopped dead, then immediately spun around and raced back even faster. As he ran, he shouted, "Gold coins! Gold coins! Lord City Lord, I want gold coins!"
Then flames suddenly shot from the boots on Steven's feet. He soared into the sky and, in an incredibly short time, landed precisely in front of Yu Lin Bloodhawk.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk had never imagined that a goblin so short could run so fast.
"Gold coins! Lord City Lord, you just mentioned gold coins!" Steven cried, staring at the stunned Yu Lin Bloodhawk.
"Yes, yes! I did mention gold coins..." Yu Lin Bloodhawk said,