Salgon immediately looked embarrassed. He awkwardly scratched the back of his head and said:
"Well... I did consider causing large-scale chaos, but mainly, I'm not strong enough. Ever since the Great Sun suddenly went out the day before yesterday, a lot of places have had top-tier powerhouses stationed in them. If I go around causing major havoc, I might really slip up and bring you unnecessary trouble, Master!"
But once the organization grew stronger, he would be more than happy to do it.
"So..."
Salgon coughed, then spoke with considerable embarrassment.
"Well... Master, for more sustainable development and business operations down the line, um... as far as funding goes, could you... could you perhaps spare a little..."
Lin En froze.
"How much?"
Salgon swiftly sat down on the ground, pulled a pair of reading glasses from his ring, and perched them on his eye sockets. Then he took out an abacus-like pricing tool and deftly worked his fingers across it with a rapid series of clicks.
"Master, I've already done the calculations. For my operation, setting up the whole thing, including labor, props, relocation, and security... uh... the initial investment would only be (*´ﾟ∀ﾟ｀)ﾉ ..."
The flames in his eye sockets burned as he solemnly held up five fingers.
"Five?!"
Lin En beamed.
"Five hundred thousand."
Salgon spoke earnestly.
Pfft-
Lin En spat.
"Are you fucking robbing me?! Five hundred thousand?! Do I look like someone who can fork over that much money?! You just pulled that out of your ass! What the hell costs that much?!"
With an (艹皿艹) expression, Lin En grabbed him by the ribs and hauled him up, staring into his trembling skeletal eye sockets.
Salgon shakily pinched the reading glasses on his eye sockets and stammered:
"Well... Master, this really is the budget after cuts.