Bait

The Montes Lineage's friendship was indeed not easily won.

But no one disputed Zhang Xuezhou and Montes Arthur's "friendship."

Montes Arthur lay unconscious and could not deny it, Adrian did not know, and Batia had a genuine friendship with Zhang Xuezhou, so he did not expose the claim and embarrass Zhang Xuezhou or cause an incident.

Although Zhang Xuezhou had been a little surprised by Batia's friendship at the time, he was more than happy to accept it.

Compared with hatred and hostility, friendship could clearly bring more help.

For instance, when Montes Ganghao questioned him, Batia did not pull the rug out from under Zhang Xuezhou. He neither corrected the claim nor backed it up, simply responding to Montes Ganghao's questions as he normally would.

The crisis of Montes Ganghao's unexpected arrival was nipped in the bud before it could erupt.

Zhang Xuezhou quickly glanced at Zhou Xin. Seeing that he had not carried off his Spirit Jade, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared with Spirit Jade, exotic beasts really were no big deal.

At this point, Zhang Xuezhou was even eager to send the Montes team on their way, keeping any potential trouble to a minimum.

He called out a few instructions and had Batia count the exotic beasts.

"My friend, be sure to stay safe and leave Ludan Port as soon as you can," Batia cautioned. "We can't stand against Ferocious Beasts!"

"Thank you for the warning, my friend!"

Zhang Xuezhou reached out and high-fived Batia's left hand, nodding repeatedly.

Clearly, there was no chance the ship would wait another four hours for them to transport the exotic beasts.

If Zhou Xin had not been there, he really would not have wanted to be the last to leave. He would even have preferred to take a