The next day.
Inside the Thunder Extremes conference room.
Ferion and Jone sat at the conference table with a troubled expression.
At this moment, footsteps approached, and when Ferion and Jone turned to look, they saw Su Ming walking in, and they waved to him with a smile.
"Su Ming, youâre here, come and sit!"
"Why did you call me here? Whatâs going on?"
Su Ming asked in confusion as he sat down beside Ferion.
"Of course, we need you to help us discuss asking City Lord Alicia for money. Our minds are about to explode from thinking about it."
Ferion raised his hand and rubbed his temples, having had a restless night.
"Let me be blunt, donât get mad at me. Youâre asking for 20 trillion in resources, thatâs basically robbery; if it were me, I wouldnât want to give it to you either. Canât you ask for a bit less?"
Su Ming asked the two with a look of helplessness.
"No way, we canât back down even a little. We need this much, otherwise itâs not enough."
Ferion shook his head firmly.
"Then I canât help you."
Su Ming shrugged, feeling powerless.
At this point, Jone laughed and said to Su Ming.
"Su Ming, youâre so handsome, why donât you take the stage to win over City Lord Alicia? Didnât you say before you donât mind an older age gap? Thirty years is fine, so three hundred surely isnât an issue!"
"Exactly, if you can win over City Lord Alicia and make this happen, itâll be a major achievement."
Ferion also looked at Su Ming, half-smiling.
"Get out of here, if you want to use beauty tricks, do it yourselves. Iâm not getting involved in this money issue, Iâm just here to fight for you, no other matters. You take your time discussing, Iâm leaving!"
Su Mingâs mouth twitched as he stood up and turned to leave.
"Donât go, letâs discuss a bit more, this is for the sacrifice of the Federation."
Jone shouted hurriedly.
"Take your time discussing, Iâm out!"
Su Ming quickly fled.
He wasnât foolish enough to stay; these two clearly had ulterior motives.
As Ferion and Jone watched Su Ming leave, they exchanged glances and sighed simultaneously.
....
Inside the corridor of the Sunshine.
Su Ming walked towards his room, and as he reached the door.
Creak~
The door of the adjacent room opened, and Irelia just happened to step out.
Seeing Irelia, images from before flashed in Su Mingâs mind, and he asked somewhat awkwardly.
"Senior, where are you headed?"
"Officer Su Ming, Iâm going to the cafeteria for lunch."
Irelia replied calmly.
Upon hearing this, Su Ming smiled and said.
"Well, how about I treat you to a meal at Sea God City? Thanks to your help in commanding, I donât know how to thank you."
After listening to Su Ming, Irelia looked at him with her violet eyes without saying a word.
"Whatâs the matter?"
Su Ming asked a bit anxiously.
"Nothing, since youâve said so, I wonât hold back, let me change clothes first."
Irelia replied calmly.
"Okay, Iâll just change my clothes too."
With that, Su Ming opened the door and went inside.
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Inside Sea God Castle.
In the long hallway, Timi came out of Aliciaâs office holding a stack of documents.
At that moment, Bi Han led Deshier and Limi towards her.
Deshier and Limi lowered their heads slightly as they passed each other.
Timi stopped and turned back to glance at the hooded Deshier and Limi, frowning slightly.
However, Timi didnât say anything, and instead turned to leave.
...
Inside the office.
Alicia sat at the desk, propping her chin with one hand, her eyes sparkling with unknown thoughts.
At this moment, the office door was pushed open, and Bi Han led Deshier and Limi inside.
"Youâre here, how was your rest yesterday?"
Alicia got up from the seat, warmly greeting them.
"It was fine."
Deshier and Limi replied politely.
"Archbishop Deshier, to be honest. If it werenât you that the Heavenly Revelation Divine Country sent this time, I might not even meet. Of all the Heavenly Revelation Divine Country, itâs only Archbishop Deshier that I have a good feeling about. If it wasnât for our positions, we might have become good friends."
Alicia said with a very regretful expression.
Archbishop Deshier also responded with some emotion.
"Thank you for the compliment, City Lord Alicia. I admire you as well, for single-handedly holding up the entire Rain Capital, itâs indeed impressive, and I truly admire it. But life is full of regrets, and we canât choose our birth, we can only firmly walk our paths."
"Well said, now letâs talk business."
Alicia said with a charming smile.
"City Lord Alicia, please go ahead!"
"You must be aware that the Thirteenth Legion has arrived, right?"
"Yes."
"Forgive my bluntness, but donât be offended. With the Thirteenth Legionâs support here, do you think I need to fear your Heavenly Revelation Divine Country or still negotiate with you?"
"City Lord Alicia, what do you mean by this? Even if the Thirteenth Legion has arrived, it doesnât change anything."
Deshier frowned and replied.
"Deshier, I admit the forces of Rain Capital canât defeat your Heavenly Revelation Divine Country. But the Thirteenth Legion is an official Federation force, and you know better than anyone who the Legion Commander of the Thirteenth Legion is. Sheâs not to be underestimated, just like how the Dark Star Empire was defeated, you know better than anyone."