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With the negotiation over, it was time to wait.
Su Yu was using time to wear down the patience of the experts and geniuses. He would allow them to wallow in pain and distress. With the sliver of hope he was showing them, they would not be willing to risk their lives.
He had been very careful when asking for the ransom from the people trapped in the city. If the amount exceeded what they could gather and those outside decided that they didn't want to pay, he would end up with nothing.
He might have claimed that he would get everything just by waiting for them to die anyway. Dream on. Unless one was killed before one could react, which of these people would willingly leave their belongings behind to be plundered?
A true expert would ensure that nothing was left for plunder even after their death. Someone like that would rather destroy their own corpse than let others have it.
After careful consideration, Su Yu had decided that five thousand strands of heavenearth profound light was an acceptable ransom. Even the ones trapped in the city could afford it. The major races had entered the city with at least two thousand strands worth of treasures.
Of course, the divine were probably the exception since he had emptied their pockets. But the devils and dragons were probably still quite rich. As for the other groups, he also had a good estimate of their...
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