Chapter 539

Chapter 539: Both Sides Are Very Angry

“Well… to be honest, when I just arrived in this star cluster, the Shadow King took my Space Stone from me without a care.”

Seeing the surprise on Mares’s face, Morris wasn’t foolish enough to think he was shocked by the high price.

He could only smile bitterly and say, “And inside that Space Stone, all my resources and treasures are stored. So, I really can’t offer you more resources and treasures as compensation. Even if it’s ten million mid-grade immortal stones, I would need to kill the Shadow King to get my Space Stone back.”

“…”

Mares felt that Morris was trying to trick him into believing he was foolish.

He had already gathered information about the Shadow King’s strength before arriving; it was just over level ninety.

And the strength of the Shadow Clan was much weaker compared to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

This meant that even a level ninety Tree-Dwelling Tribe member could defeat the Shadow King in a direct confrontation.

Let alone Morris, who was two major realms stronger.

The true strength of the Shadow Clan lay in their mastery of stealth techniques.

If it was said that the two major realms above Morris couldn’t see through the Shadow King’s stealth techniques, Mares would believe it.

The Shadow King could barely get close to Morris, but it was still a slim possibility.

To snatch the Space Stone from Morris, killing him was something he couldn’t believe.

Not to mention that with his own strength realm, he was confident that he could sense the Shadow King’s presence the moment he made a move and activate his defensive shield immediately.

This meant that in order for the Shadow King to steal the Space Stone, he would first have to break through the shield.

Could the Shadow King’s attacking power really break through the defensive shield of a Tree-Dwelling Tribe powerful being, who was two major realms higher?

That was completely ridiculous.

Moreover, once the Shadow Clan’s stealth technique was exposed, it would be very difficult for them to re-enter a hiding state.

Without his hiding state, how could the Shadow King escape Morris’s pursuit?

Besides, who would carry their entire fortune with them at all times?

As a powerful being from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, they all had territories.

To facilitate rewarding subordinates or conducting resource transactions, most would leave some of their high-quality resources and treasures in their treasure vaults.

Low-quality resources and treasures would be completely stored in the treasure vault.

It was precisely for this reason that he firmly believed Morris was trying to dupe him.

But in reality, Mares did not know that he was wrongly accusing Morris.

Although Morris’s words sounded bizarre and unbelievable, they were indeed the truth.

The Space Stone that contained all his belongings, along with the benefits paid by the federal High-ranking Leaders, had all been taken by the Shadow King.

Of course, Morris was also truly stingy and tight-fisted.

Even though he was speaking the truth, the price he offered was indeed absurdly low.

“Mares, this place truly has some discord with our Tree-Dwelling Tribe.”

Morris sighed and said, “Not to mention my previous two envoys, since I arrived, I have been having one misfortune after another.”

“A task that was supposed to be simple and easy, yet the strongest member of humanity mysteriously disappeared. My Space Stone was also taken by the Shadow King.”

“Don’t laugh at me, but I sent my subordinates from my territory to help, and they were all wiped out, destroyed by the Shadow King and a race called the Soul Clan working together.”

“The longer we stay, the more anxious we become. So, we really should complete the task quickly and leave as soon as possible.”

“I want to leave early too!”

Mares also sighed softly.

Inside, he felt overjoyed.

What he wanted was for the Tree Star Cluster to bring as much misfortune to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe as possible.

If that happened, he could wear out Morris and return home sooner.

“Thirty million mid-grade immortal stones!”

Morris gritted his teeth and increased the offer.

Deep down, he felt incredibly frustrated.

He thought that after two months of waiting, Mares’s resentment would have completely vanished.

At the very least, it should have diminished significantly.

Adding to that were the rumors about the Tree Star Cluster and the Tree-Dwelling Tribe not getting along, that the longer they stayed, the worse things would become, plus Mares still had tasks from the War Department.

In his estimation, even if Mares was reluctant, he would have to complete the task first and return to the Tree Star Cluster as quickly as possible.

Even if he still held a grudge against him, he could seek revenge later.

What he never expected was that Mares would stubbornly refuse to fulfill the contract they signed.

From the looks of it, he seemed intent on taking them both down together.

He was simply a madman.

“Name your price!”

Morris’s tone turned unfriendly.

He felt that honesty was important.

No matter the reason, they had signed a contract, and it should be followed.

He was already offering additional conditions beyond the contract and had raised his offer twice, yet Mares still refused to act.

It was utterly deceptive.

“This isn’t just about how much compensation; I must wait until my injuries are completely healed before using the tracking and searching techniques!”

Mares’s answer was firm.

“Then let me see how severe your injuries are!”

Morris stepped forward coldly, getting closer to Mares.

“No need!”

Mares was filled with rage.

He didn’t expect that Morris would really try to force him into submission.

Not far away, Yi Chen and the Shadow King watched in surprise.

Are they going to fight?

They hadn’t expected that Morris, being stingy and tight-fisted, could also be this shameless.

“Don’t be polite with me; the sooner you heal, the sooner you can use the tracking and searching techniques to complete the task and return to the Tree Star Cluster!”

Morris continued to push hard.

Mares laughed in anger.

“Morris, do you dare to use force to coerce me?”

“So what if I do?”

Seeing Mares starting to tear off the mask, Morris stopped pretending: “If my good advice falls on deaf ears and you insist on being ungrateful and dragging me down with you, then don’t blame me for being rude.”

“Good advice, and ungrateful?”

Mares was almost so furious he would spit blood.

“One last chance: are you going to search or not?”

Morris coldly asked, “I am a whole major realm stronger than you, and we are in a star cluster outside our main region. In front of me, even if you had the chance to request assistance, no one could arrive in a short time to save you!”

“Although I concealed the fact that the Tree Star Cluster and our Tree-Dwelling Tribe do not get along, I offered you a decent condition. Even when you broke your word and intentionally delayed, I kept raising the conditions. Yet, you still want to raise the price? Do you really think I’m that easy to talk to?”

“…”

Mares had nothing to say.

He never imagined that Morris would audaciously say these words.

He had seen shamelessness, but never to this extent.

He decided not to argue any further.

Inside, he was not worried at all.

Because before coming, he had already made the worst-case preparations.

To guard against the rumors about the star cluster outside their main region and the Tree-Dwelling Tribe not getting along being true, he had spent immense resources to borrow top treasures that could lock onto good fortune from friends and connections.

Similarly, to prepare for Morris using his higher strength realm to forcefully act against him, he also borrowed many items and immortal materials that greatly enhanced his self-defense ability.

If he couldn’t defeat Morris, he was confident he could escape without issues.