Chapter 723

"Does Leader Ding still need to consider it?" Seeing Xu Tian's silence, Old Du finally let out a long sigh of relief, revealing a look of certainty.

"I can cooperate with you, but it's not because I'm afraid of you, but because I've always disliked Thorn being so arrogant."

"Of course, if you want me to cooperate, besides the conditions you previously agreed to, your Wuji Martial Arts Association must provide money and manpower. At the very least, you must peel off half of your personnel to come and help unconditionally when I deploy. As for the funds, you can give two hundred million. Otherwise, don't even think about having me act as your vanguard."

"What? Two hundred million? And half of our manpower?"

The members of the Wuji Martial Arts Association widened their eyes.

This Wolf King really dared to open his mouth wide.

Not to mention the manpower issue, just the two hundred million in funds—did they really think they were running a charity?

"Leader Ding, your appetite is truly not small." Old Du stared at Xu Tian sinisterly.

They had previously discussed the task of eradicating Thorn with other gangs and factions, but no faction dared to make such an exorbitant demand like the Azure Wolf Hall.

No matter what, the Wuji Martial Arts Association represented the authority of Wuji Island; no organization dared to openly make an enemy of them.

Except for the Azure Wolf Hall and Thorn.

Thinking of Thorn rising again and stirring up a bloodbath on Wuji Island, Old Du felt a headache coming on.

However...

If they could truly completely eradicate Thorn's power, this money and manpower wouldn't count for much.

"Fine, I agree to your conditions: half the manpower and two hundred million." After weighing the pros and cons, Old Du agreed to Xu Tian's request.

"You don't need to send the manpower yet. After all, attacking Thorn is no child's play; I also need to formulate a detailed plan. However, if you want us to work, money is naturally indispensable. I also need to pay my brothers' wages, don't you agree?" Xu Tian looked at Old Du with a smile.

"Since I promised to give it to you, I certainly won't short you." Old Du nodded slightly. "After I go back, I will notify the association's finance department. However, taking out two hundred million all at once requires procedures, so I hope Leader Ding can wait patiently for two days."

"No problem. Once the money arrives, I will start holding meetings with my brothers to discuss the plan." Xu Tian stood up first, looking as if he intended to

see them out. "Does Old Du have any other instructions?"

"No, I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave."

Old Du left with his subordinates, and the tense atmosphere in the conference room vanished instantly.

"Brother Yi, you are truly becoming more and more arrogant!" Zhong Yu exclaimed. "Before, when they came to discuss the grand plan with you, you only asked them for fifty million."

"You also said that was before." Xu Tian rubbed his chin. "Now that the times are tough and business is hard to do, I naturally have to raise the price appropriately."

"Raise the price appropriately..."

The corners of the other high-level executives' mouths twitched.

From fifty million to two hundred million—no matter how you look at it, that doesn't seem "appropriate"...

"But, are we really going to deal with Thorn?" Zhong Yu hesitated. "This is a tough nut to crack; if things go wrong, both sides will suffer."

"But if Thorn is allowed to return to its peak, it will still be very troublesome for us... It's better to take advantage of the fact that the Thorn Emperor has just returned and their strength hasn't reached its peak yet to destroy them quickly!"

As she spoke, the little girl made a throat-slitting gesture.

"Miss Zhong Yu is right. Our relationship with Thorn cannot be eased, so we might as well do it once and for all. We absolutely cannot give them the opportunity to grow."

"I agree too. Our Azure Wolf Hall has never been afraid of anyone; what kind of waves can a mere Thorn stir up?"

Other high-level executives expressed their support one after another.

"Don't just think about killing and fighting all day long." Xu Tian glanced at everyone. "What era is this? Making money is the hard truth."

"Uh..." Zhong Yu looked at Xu Tian blankly. "Brother Yi, you aren't planning to swallow that money and play a double-cross, are you?"

"Don't say that; our Azure Wolf Hall values reputation!"

"That's right, sir. If you take the money and don't do the work, and this gets out, it won't be good for your reputation."

Xu Tian:...

So the Wolf King actually had a so-called reputation on Wuji Island?

"When did I say I wasn't going to do the work?" Xu Tian tapped the little girl's head lightly. "Rotten wood cannot be carved."

"Then what are your plans, Brother Yi?" Zhong Yu shrank her neck, feeling wronged.

"I promised them I would attack Thorn, but I didn't say I would go attack them immediately." Xu Tian continued, "

If this goes wrong, it's a matter of losing one's head. Do you think this is buying groceries, where you make a decision today and execute it tomorrow?"

"As the leader of the Azure Wolf Hall, I should also think about my brothers and formulate a thorough plan. This also takes time."

"Then when do you plan to formulate the plan, Brother Yi?" Zhong Yu asked.

"When I'm not busy."

"Uh... then when will you not be busy?" A certain high-level executive asked cautiously.

"If you could share more of the burden for me, I wouldn't be busy!" Xu Tian feigned anger. "The documents sent to my office every day are enough for me to read until next year, and you have the nerve to ask me if I'm busy?"

"Hehe... sir, you are our number one, any matter should be left to you to decide..." The high-level executives accompanied him with smiles.

Although they said so, Xu Tian knew very well that the documents sent to his office every day were basically trivial matters of no importance.

Truly important business and connections were basically held by the elders of various factions.

Except for Jiang Chuan, Zhong Yu, and a few others who trusted him and were loyal to the Wolf King, everyone else was guarding against him.

But in reality, Xu Tian didn't really intend to formulate a plan.

After all, he wasn't the real Wolf King, and no one inside the Azure Wolf Hall was convinced by him. What would he use to attack Thorn?

It would be better to get the benefits promised by the Wuji Martial Arts Association first.

If they were to investigate later, they would be investigating the Wolf King Ding Yi, which had nothing to do with him, Xu Tian.

"Alright, if you have nothing else, you can leave."

At Xu Tian's command, the high-level executives of the Azure Wolf Hall walked out of the conference room one after another.

The conference room returned to silence, and Xu Tian rubbed his temples wearily.

He had been on Wuji Island for some time, but so far he hadn't had the opportunity to find out Tang Bingyan's whereabouts.

Although he was now the leader of the Azure Wolf Hall, he couldn't use the organization's internal resources to search for Tang Bingyan.

After all, neither Zhong Ling nor the Fourth Elder and others trusted him, plus there was Yue Moli, whose actions he couldn't fathom.

If he made even the slightest move, he would certainly be exposed.

Therefore, the most urgent task now was not to deal with Thorn, but to find a way to expand the forces that obeyed him.

With his own forces, it would be much more convenient to get things done.