"Other than holding back the Sovereigns, you couldn't offer any other help... Fine, fine, fine!"
After hearing Richard's explanation, the golden pupils in the Dragon Emperor's eyes shone even brighter than when they had clashed in might before, like suns that would never be extinguished.
Overwhelming Dragon Might surged from his body, filling the room in an instant. Even though the Tree Pattern Diagram within the room had been optimized by Richard, it could not prevent the creaking groans of twisting metal.
Without question, the Dragon Emperor was angry.
He said coldly, "Do you not even need to deceive people when using them as cannon fodder now? Even the stupidest mountain giant would promise some benefits before exploiting someone."
Facing the enraged Dragon Emperor, Richard remained seated upon the throne, his expression utterly unchanged.
"Dragon Emperor, you are losing control. That is not conducive to a transaction."
"A transaction? A transaction!"
The Dragon Emperor's voice was so thunderous it was nearly a roar.
"You actually call this a transaction? What kind of transaction is this? You offer up a tiny scrap of knowledge, and we have to trade an entire civilization for it!
What? Can your knowledge make someone into a Ninth-level Creature!?"
Richard remained calm. Facing the Dragon Emperor's storm-like roar, he merely said evenly, "You are losing control, Dragon Emperor.
I need to trade with a rational Sovereign, not a beast on the verge of madness."
The Dragon Emperor stared at Richard, his gaze as sharp as blades, as though he wished to carve Richard into a thousand pieces.
Yet in the face of Richard's unshaken composure, that gaze soon vanished.
"Was my acting really that bad?"
The Dragon Emperor abruptly regained his calm and asked somewhat helplessly.
Richard shook his head. "Not bad. I simply do not