Chapter 389: Ten Billion in Sincerity, Politics in the Imperial Capital

To Qin Xiao, Wu Yongde was just small fry. He could let him off, but if the man had come to apologize, he needed to show some sincerity.

A middle second-rank official from Central Province would be treated with deference by governors and princes in any other province. With Qin Xiao, though, that status bought him nothing.

“Naturally,” Wu Yongde said. “I have emptied my family’s coffers to gather one billion Spirit Stones. I hope Young Master Qin will not let past misunderstandings cloud our relationship. Please consider these one billion Spirit Stones as an apology.”

Wu Yongde had, of course, prepared this sum in advance. Since he had come seeking peace, he had to bring a peace offering.

“What? One billion? Do you take me for a beggar? A Vice Minister of Rites, a middle second-rank official, and you offer one billion? And that’s all your wealth?” Qin Xiao rolled his eyes. Did the man think he was stupid?

“Young Master Qin, you don’t know my circumstances. I have a large family to support. The Heavenly Dynasty pays well, but it can’t keep up with our expenses. One billion is already a lot.” Wu Yongde continued to plead poverty.

His family certainly possessed more than one billion Spirit Stones, but he was no fool. If he could part with less, he naturally would. Feigning poverty was the best tactic.

Besides, one billion Spirit Stones was a huge sum. A third-level faction’s entire stockpile was worth about that much!

That was the stockpile’s value. He was offering a billion actual Spirit Stones. Wasn’t that enough?

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