These fellows were unusually united. It looked as though they had colluded beforehand, rehearsing their lines and preparing to strong-arm Shrek Academy... Yan Shaozhe understood that they had ambitious designs. A few words of explanation would not be enough to brush them off.
It seemed he would have to take this seriously.
Fine. Very fine.
You won't release the hawk until you see the hare, will you?
Then I'll give you your chance.
But there were things he could not say openly.
There were too many bystanders here. If he appeared too weak, it would damage Shrek Academy's image.
After careful consideration, he decided to communicate with them through secret voice transmissions.
"I understand why you have come. Now it is Shrek Academy's turn to show its sincerity."
"Why don't you follow me into Shrek City so we can discuss this in detail?"
Yan Shaozhe's voice sounded in the ears of the Three Great Empires' envoys.
But none of the three accepted his offer.
Their answers were unanimous: whatever he had to say, he could say it here.
Seeing this, Yan Shaozhe gritted his teeth and transmitted his voice to the three again.
"Since that is the case, let us open the skylight and speak plainly. To demonstrate my sincerity, Shrek Academy is willing to open its treasury to the Three Great Empires.
"You may choose any treasures inside. However much you need to take to feel satisfied and compensate for the losses Xuan Zi caused this time, I will accept it."
Yan Shaozhe had truly decided to pay through the nose.
This was Shrek Academy's treasury, filled with treasures. To put it bluntly, any single item was worth enough to buy hundreds or thousands of lives.
And that was just an ordinary item.
The value of anything of a