The Second Elder offered a salute and left the room. The six people in the adjoining room left at the same time.
Before long, the seven gathered again in the same room.
The Sixth Elder spoke:
"What exactly does this Kalu mean?"
The Second Elder said:
"He probably has his eye on the Ōtsutsuki's resources. More than a few great families have their sights set on those things."
The First Elder said:
"In that case, that young master really might come from a great family in the Central Star Domain. Otherwise, he wouldn't be interested in these things. Even we would have no use for them. Only a family could put them to use."
The Deputy Clan Leader said:
"Indeed, but cooperating with them would pose a considerable risk to us. If the Ōtsutsuki set their sights on us, they would be in the Central Star Domain, while we would be in trouble."
The Third Elder said:
"Then do you mean we should refuse them, Deputy Clan Leader?"
The First Elder said:
"But doing so would slight them to some extent. I'm afraid future cooperation would become difficult!"
Seeing that neither accepting nor refusing would work, the Sixth Elder grew somewhat annoyed:
"If neither option works, what are we supposed to do?"
The Deputy Clan Leader was also in a difficult position, unsure whether to refuse.
Just then, he noticed that the Second Elder had remained silent, seemingly pondering something.
The Second Elder was the shrewdest of them, especially when it came to schemes and business, so he had always managed the family's businesses. That was why even Kalu's affairs had been placed entirely in his hands.
Thus, the Deputy Clan Leader asked:
"Second Elder, what are your thoughts?"
Hearing someone call him, the Second Elder froze briefly before coming