When he heard this, the leader of the other group couldn't help knitting his brows.
However, he still nodded again as he waited for the middle aged man to speak.
Those that spoke first in negotiations would usually be the passive side, so he didn't want to speak first. But it was too bad that this wasn't the case when there was a large difference in power.
The middle aged man calmly said, "Sixty forty."
The leader of the other group was surprised to hear this, but then he said, "I never thought that you would be this generous. If that's the case, then there's no reason…"
Before he could finish, the middle aged man raised his hand and said, "Generous your ass. The sixty is for us, the forty is for you."
When they heard this, the members of the other group all revealed ugly expressions.
They never thought that the middle aged man would be so heavy handed in this matter.
After a pause, the leader of the other group took a deep breath before saying with a serious look, "There's more of us than there are of you, so why should you get the higher split? It should be clearly sixty for us and forty for you."
But then after another pause, he slowly added, "But seeing as we're fair partners and I'm a generous person, I can agree to fifty fifty."
Indeed, with the way that he said this, it really made him seem like a generous person, but…in truth, they weren't deserving of this even split since they were weaker than the other side in the first place.
The middle aged man didn't say anything as he just looked at the leader of the other group.
When the leader of the other group felt this middle aged man's glare on him, he couldn't help feeling a chill run down his spine. However, he was the leader of his group, so it wasn't as if he could back down.
So he just calmly looked back at the middle aged man.
But to his surprise, the middle aged man wasn't interested in playing with him.
The middle aged man just calmly said, "Seventy thirty."
When their group heard this, all of them revealed shocked looks.
They had thought that there would be room to negotiate, but this middle aged man wasn't interested in negotiating at all. Instead, he directly raised the price one sidedly and didn't even give them a chance to say anything else.
The leader of the other group said with a dark look on his face, "Aren't you going a bit too far?"
The middle aged man just revealed a casual smile as he said, "Treat it as a little payback for what you tried earlier."
When he heard this, the leader of the other group revealed a bitter smile.
After a bit of silence, the leader of the other group gave a sigh and said, "Give me your best price."
The middle aged man gave a nod before saying with a serious look, "Sixty forty."
Their expressions were filled with unwillingness, but they nodded in agreement after hearing the middle aged man say this.
The leader of the other group also nodded before saying, "Alright, we'll accept this deal."
The middle aged man revealed a wide smile as he said, "Good, then it's a pleasure working for you." After that, he reached his hand out towards the leader of the other group.
The leader of the other group revealed a smile too, but it was hard to hide the traces of bitterness that were in his eyes. He reached his hand out to take the hand that had been extended to him and they shook on it to seal the deal.
With this, they decided to celebrate by ordering even more dishes.
What they didn't notice was the mosquito that was flying nearby watching them.
…
In a separate part of the Flower Oasis, inside of a room in a luxurious building.
There was a person who was sitting there with what seemed to be a vine sitting on the table in front of him. Beside the vine, there were several maps that if one looked closely, mapped out the entirety of this Flower Oasis.
In the distance, one could hear the sounds of two girls who were currently having fun.
But the one that was sitting there in this room was talking to the vine about something. As they talked, they tapped several times on the maps in front of them, as if they were marking something.
Finally, after a long discussion, they stopped to take a breath.
After this, the girls who had been chatting in the other room came in with some water and some snacks for this person at the table.
Once they had settled, the two girls looked at the person sitting there with an inquisitive look.
The man who was sitting there just said with a sigh, "They're slowly gathering, but it's far from enough yet."
The two girls revealed worried looks when they heard this before one of them asked, "Then should we abandon this plan?"
The man paused for a second before shaking his head and saying, "No, we've already come this far. If we give up now, it will all go to waste."
The other girl said, "But if we make a move now, it won't even come close to getting the result that we want."
The man gave a sigh when he heard this, but he didn't refute it.
After all, he knew that what she had said was correct.
They had done their best in gathering these people, but there were only so many people that could be considered worthy. If they gathered even weaker people, then all they would become is cannon fodder.
If they were too weak, they wouldn't be able to help with the plan at all.
So they had no choice but to be shorthanded.
After thinking about it, the man gave a snap and there was a cloaked figure that walked into this room. After coming up behind the man, the cloaked figure fell to one knee behind him and waited for his words.
The man said, "What about the ones from the surrounding villages and towns, how long will it take for them to arrive?"
The cloaked figure lowered his head before saying, "It'll take at least a week before they are all gathered."
The man slammed his fist down on the table before saying in a loud voice, "That isn't anywhere near fast enough! If we can't get them gathered soon, the ones here won't be able to contain themselves any longer!"
The cloaked figure just stayed there with their head lowered and didn't say anything in response to this.
After a silence hung in the air, the man sitting there let out a sigh and said, "You can go now."
With a nod, the cloaked figure stood up and walked out of the room again.
The man didn't say anything or even show any signs of anger towards the cloaked figure's silence because he knew that he was right. There was nothing that they could do to force these people to go faster, it was just how long it took for them to arrive.
But the problem was that the ones that were already here at the Flower Oasis wouldn't be able to wait that long.
They might even find out about the ones coming from the various villages and towns, so they might act even sooner.
So right now, there was a ticking time bomb placed in front of them that they had to deal with.
Seeing the way that the man stood there, one of the women couldn't help asking, "Then should we pack up and go? If it's this dangerous, then there's no need for us to stay, right?"
The man shook his head when he heard this before he said, "We've already come this far, we can't just give up that simply without at least giving it a try. Not to mention, it's not as if we will ever be in danger, it'll just be…"
The same woman finished his sentence, "Just the people that were lured here that will be in danger, right?"
The man gave a simple nod in response.
There was a look of unwillingness that appeared in the woman's eyes before it quickly disappeared. She then looked up at him with a firm look and said, "We'll follow you."
The man just gave another simple nod of acknowledgement.
At this point, there was no need for words since their feelings were already tied at a greater level.
The man was silent for a bit before snapping his fingers again, summoning the cloaked figure in.
The man gave the cloaked figure a few instructions before sending them off.
Then he said with a sigh, "Now it all depends on how they will act."
The two women stood up and walked over to his side. They sat down one on each side and they put their heads against his chest.
As for who this man was, it was Lin Fan.
Lin Fan was sitting there with Mu Bao Bao and Senior Sister Bing with Greeny sitting there on the table in front of him.
There was no need for him to hide Greeny anymore since he had already told them about Greeny's abilities. While they were surprised, they understood how useful and powerful this ability was.
Plus, it helped that Greeny looked cute.
Lin Fan was about to let himself relax until Greeny called his attention again.
When he did, Lin Fan immediately sat up and looked down at the map.
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