It was a bit awkward, to be honest.
Chen Yu actually didn't know where to take them for negotiations.
Perhaps the Necromancer had taken them to the ancient castle before for discussions, but Chen Yu truly couldn't stand that eerie place for even a second longer.
He hadn't been in the city-state for long either, so he wasn't familiar with it.
After thinking for a long time—
"Uh, this must be your city's mess hall, right?" Fujimura asked, looking at the building before him, the strong scent of a mess hall wafting towards him.
He twitched his nose slightly.
He could faintly smell the aroma of food.
Meat!
He hadn't smelled anything else, but he had definitely caught the scent of meat.
Hyenas.
They had keen senses of smell, especially for meat.
"Haha, it is indeed the mess hall," Chen Yu said, not hiding anything, and explained with a smile, "Our city-state has a rather simple populace, and since our City Lord is away, I wouldn't dare take you to the City Lord's Mansion. This was the only place I could bring you two."
"We understand, we understand."
Fujimura was the type of person who was easy to get along with. His amiability stemmed from his need to get the money without any unexpected issues. However, Omomoki chuckled.
"Simple~"
"Who in all these villages doesn't know you're a slave city-state? That's truly too simple."
"Omomoki!"
Fujimura glared and rebuked him.
He had just told him to behave, and now he was causing trouble again.
Couldn't he wait until they had the money in hand?
Chen Yu couldn't be bothered to argue with Omomoki. He would deal with him properly later. What was more important now was to squeeze every last bit of value out of these two hyenas.
A scheme within a scheme within a scheme.
Initiate!
"I'm truly sorry," Fujimura said, his eyes full of apology. "It was very impolite of me. I still don't know your esteemed name."
"Chen Batian."
"So it's Mr. Chen."
??
"San?"
You little brat, you're really living the good life, aren't you?
If I don't deal with you, who will!
Unbelievable.
How did the people from the Land of the Rising Sun turn into hyenas in the underground world? Could it be a genetic mutation after entering the underground?
Tsk, tsk, tsk.
Good that they mutated. Chen Yu hadn't thought they deserved to be called humans for a long time.
Of course—
Chen Yu wasn't hostile towards all people from that country. Those who were kind and could face history squarely, he would, with the magnanimity of a great nation's people, tolerate and accept them.
We are not qualified to forgive on behalf of our martyrs, but we should not impose the sins of the past on future generations.
However, for those with wicked characters.
Death!
These two hyenas before him could be definitively classified as having wicked characters.
There was no need for any psychological burden.
"Hahaha~" Chen Yu snorted twice with a fake smile, "Just call me Batian, forget about 'San'. As for the commission negotiations, I'll be the one handling it with you two."
"I see."
Fujimura nodded, as if he understood.
"Then, how is your city planning to pay the commission? Has the Necromancer City Lord discussed the details of the commission with you? According to our agreement, your city is leasing 150 hyena fighters from my tribe, and the payment is 1500 gold coins. Due to your city's delay, my city's warriors could not return, so an additional 500 gold coins are required for the late fee."
"A total of 2000 gold coins."
Nani?!
Chen Yu was stunned when he heard this.
Although in his eyes, 2000 gold coins was truly a small matter. Hiring some hyenas, their strength wasn't that great either, and they were subdued by his men at the first encounter.
Asking for 1500 gold coins.
The rental fee for one hyena was 10 gold coins.
He didn't believe it.
The money saved by a citizen of the city-state in a year might not even be 1 gold coin, yet these hyenas dared to demand such a price.
"Mr. Chen?!"
Seeing that Chen Yu remained silent for a long time, Fujimura called out softly again.
"1500 gold coins, and a 500 gold coin late fee," Chen Yu said with a slight smile. "Did our City Lord negotiate this price with you?"
"Of course."
"Is there a contract? Let me see it."
Chen Yu extended his hand.
Fujimura, not understanding, frowned.
"What contract?"
"The document, the contract for leasing warriors from your hyena tribe. You must have something like that, right?" Chen Yu's eyes were filled with confusion. Noticing Fujimura's expression, he raised an eyebrow slightly. "Or, did you not sign one?"
"Mr. Chen, when we were negotiating with your city, we did not..."
"If you didn't, then what are you talking about here?" Chen Yu's expression suddenly changed. "Without any documentation, and with our City Lord not present, you tell me it's 1500, and I might as well say my City Lord left me only 15 silver coins. Would you agree to that?"
"What do you mean?!"
Bang!
Omomoki slammed the table and stood up fiercely. This time, Fujimura didn't stop him. From the implication of Chen Yu's words, he also sensed that Chen Yu seemed to be planning to renege on the deal.
"If you break the table, you'll have to pay compensation."
Chen Yu's eyes flashed with a cold glint as he stared at Omomoki.
"This bracelet is made from the thousand-year-old ancient tree of the Southern Sea Hugging Moon, costing 300,000 gold coins. If you break this table, even leaving your scale weights here won't be enough to compensate."
"Kid, you're still too young to cheat people!"
Omomoki's face was fierce, completely disregarding Chen Yu's threat.
"Fujimura, aren't you going to do anything?" Chen Yu spread his hands. Fujimura suddenly leaned back in his chair and laughed. "Mr. Chen is already trying to pull a fast one, so I don't see any reason to intervene."
"Are you sure?"
Chen Yu suddenly let out a laugh.
"I haven't finished speaking yet."
"What did you say?"
Fujimura's eyes were filled with a faint disdain. He had played these "eating black" tricks many times before and was confident he could make Chen Yu return the money.
Now, he was purely here to watch Chen Yu's performance.
"I won't give you the 2000 gold coins commission," Chen Yu said with a smile. Omomoki slammed the table again, but Fujimura subtly held him back. "Mr. Chen, you must have a 'but' coming, right?"
"A smart person~"
Chen Yu smiled, pointing at Fujimura.
"I think 2000 gold coins is too little. Our noble warriors are valiant and fought bravely, saving our city from danger. I took it upon myself to decide on behalf of the City Lord and am prepared to give you 20,000 gold coins as commission."
Crack.
Fujimura, who was sitting in his chair, immediately changed his expression drastically. Omomoki, who was slamming the table, also widened his eyes and excitedly crushed the back of his chair.
Twenty thousand gold coins!
"Mr. Chen, were you serious just now?" Fujimura widened his eyes, and even Omomoki's gaze towards Chen Yu changed.
"Of course."
Chen Yu's eyes were filled with a smile.
Immediately, the two hyenas exchanged glances, and their excitement was evident in their eyes.
"Kid, I mean, Mr. Chen, I apologize for my bad temper just now. I hope you can forgive me." Omomoki's attitude completely reversed, and Fujimura eagerly rubbed his hands, a smile on his face. "Oh my, Mr. Chen, this... how dare we accept twenty thousand gold coins."
"It's alright, it's alright, twenty thousand for you."
Chen Yu casually waved his hand, and Fujimura quickly stood up to express his gratitude.
"Thank you so much. Mr. Chen, you are now a friend of our hyena tribe. Please don't hesitate to speak if you need anything. Regarding the gold coins..."
"In cash."
Chen Yu shrugged and said.
"I prefer to see gold coins with my own eyes and hear the sound of them clashing."
"It seems we are like-minded people, as are we!" Fujimura said with a smile, eagerly anticipating Chen Yu producing the gold coins.
However—
To his surprise, Chen Yu extended his hand towards them.
"Mr. Chen, this..." Fujimura looked perplexed. Chen Yu shrugged and said, "The South Sea Hugging Moon thousand-year-old ancient wood chair costs 300,000 gold coins. After deducting the 20,000 for you, you need to pay me 280,000 gold coins. Thank you for your business."