In the main hall, Ao Tingxin and the huge Bull Demon King quietly looked at each other. His expression was as calm as water.

Silence, long silence. The people around, the red boy, the crab general, the maid, and the guard, all kept looking back and forth between the two.

After a while, the Bull Demon King said expressionlessly: "Since this is the case, then 300,000." 300,000 per month. ”

"Father!"

The red boy screamed, but the Bull Demon King only raised his hand lightly to stop it.

"Thank you, Demon King. 300,000 per month, my dragon clan will definitely deliver on time. As he spoke, Ao Tingxin was already smiling and saluting.

......

When he walked out of the main hall, Ao Tingxin slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and his palms were full of sweat.

The crab general who followed behind him exclaimed: "Fourth princess, I didn't expect it to go so smoothly this time." Just now you said that you were going to give up the course, and the general's heart was about to jump out. If you really give up on this, how can you explain it to the dragon kings when you go back?"

"Negotiation negotiation, to put it bluntly, is to come up with a mutually acceptable result. We have a bottom line, and so do the withered leaves. I haven't traded with my dragons in two years, and they need more things now. It stands to reason that I wouldn't want to talk about collapse. ”

"But they don't know our bottom line?" said the crab general excitedly, "They think we dragons can really give up the entire waterway?"

"In fact, from the outside world, the dragons can indeed give up the entire waterway. Ao Tingxin said softly: "They don't know that Xihai is putting pressure on me, so it is reasonable for 20,000 silver claws to redeem people." They also don't know that the purpose of maintaining the waterway is not just the waterway itself. If it's really just this channel, with a profit of one million silver claws a month, and 300,000 of them, it has indeed reached the top. If there is more, why should we bother?"

"Is there any other purpose?" the crab will be stunned.

"Of course. Ao Tingxin glanced at the crab general and said in a low voice: "The real purpose of our maintenance of this waterway is not to make a profit here. If it's just a profit, just a million a month, compared to the Heavenly Court Trade, the Demon Capital Trade, how about it? Uncles are in such a hurry for me to deal with it? What really matters is the output here. In fact, every fairway is the same. If it weren't for the fact that our dragon clan had a trade route that spread throughout the Three Realms, what would we do to sell it to the Heavenly Court and the Demon Capital? ”

"I see. The crab general couldn't help but laugh and said, "The fourth princess thinks so deeply, the last general will ...... Hahahaha, a martial artist, the mud can't support the wall. Hahahaha. ”

Ao Tingxin sighed lightly and said, "Just do your job." ”

......

Soon, Ao Tingxin was led to the prison.

The red boy stood on the edge of the prison with a red tassel gun, looking at her quietly with a look of displeasure.

Rows of captured Dragon Palace crew members were strung together in chains and brought out, and when they saw Ao Tingxin, they were already extremely excited. Some even burst into tears.

"The four princesses are here! the four princesses are here!"

"We're saved!"

"We don't have to die! Hahahaha, we don't have to die!"

Several shrimp soldiers hurried over, put the box containing 20,000 silver claws on the ground with a "clang", opened it, and headed for the red boy.

With a faint smile, Ao Tingxin turned to the red boy and blessed his body, and said, "The Holy Child King ordered them to be unshackled. ”

To be honest, let go, the red boy is 10,000 unwilling. The gang of crew members who Xingshi brought back have been raised for more than a month, and they are actually worth 20,000 silver claws?

However, since the Bull Demon King had already given the order, he was helpless.

It's better to sell for 20,000 silver claws than worthless, isn't it?

Helpless, he could only turn his face sideways and wave his hand, saying, "Let people go." ”

"No!"

The jailer who received the order took the keys and unshackled the crew one by one.

Seeing that the matter was about to be done, Ao Ting's heart was still tense, and only a polite smile could be seen on his face.

However, at this moment, probably because he was too excited, the matter that had been pressed for more than a month was finally resolved, and the crab walked forward quickly and hugged the released crew.

"Okay, okay, it's all right! It's all right! You can follow the fourth princess home!"

"Thank you, General! Thank you, Fourth Princess!"

"Great kindness, eternal grace. ”

The crew wept bitterly one by one, thanked Dade, knelt on the ground and bowed to the crab general and Ao Tingxin, and the crab general stood in the middle excitedly, constantly comforting one by one.

In this situation, Ao couldn't help but panic.

Looking at the crab general, Red Boy whispered to the jailer standing beside him, "Do you think the dragons don't seem to care about these crew members?"

"Not really. The jailer shook his head.

As soon as the words fell, I saw the red boy smile, and walked towards the crew of the Dragon Palace surrounded by the crab general with the red tassel gun.

Before the demons present could react, he shot a shot that directly pierced the heart of a squid spirit standing in front of him.

A scream.

As the red tassel spear was withdrawn, the squid essence collapsed in a pool of blood, silent.

For a moment, everyone fell silent and stared blankly at the red boy.

It was also at this moment that the red boy noticed a trace of strangeness from Ao Ting's unwavering face.

The blood slowly fainted.

Everyone present seemed to be frozen.

"What does the Holy Child King mean by this!"

Turning his face sideways, the red boy looked at Ao Tingxin and chuckled: "It's not interesting, I just think it's a little different from what you said at the beginning." Didn't you say that these were just a few dozen silver claws of minced meat? Why do I feel that you care about them? In that case, this price may have to be revisited. ”

Hearing this, Ao Tingxin couldn't help but be stunned.

......

"A crew member with 100,000 silver claws?

"Are the crew members coming back? Do you think it's as simple as re-recruiting these crew members who are gone? How many people are staring at this now!"

"If you don't even have a safety guarantee when you sail, who will want to do things for the Dragon Palace in the future?"

"Six million silver claws, six million a month? This is the lion's big mouth! Why didn't he grab it?"

"He said six million and you will come back and convey six million, so what do you want you to do?"

"What do you mean by that, is our dragon clan's next trade with the withered leaves completely wasted? How many goods do we still owe to Heavenly Court? If we can't hand them over, how much gold will we have to lose?"

"If the trade channel of the withered leaves is gone, then the channel of the South Heavenly Gate will be useless. ”

"You have to settle this matter!"

After a stinking scolding, Ao Tingxin could only kneel quietly, with his head down, facing the phantom of the Dragon King of the Four Seas looming in the four mirrors.

In the end, the phantoms disappeared one by one, and even the phantom of the Dragon King of the East China Sea disappeared with a sigh.

Ao Ting's heart collapsed, and he sat on the ground.

The crab general who was guarding the side hurriedly stepped forward to help.

"The four princesses, all blame the generals...... It's all to blame for the end of the general's getting too carried away. If it weren't for the ...... general"

"No, I don't blame you. Shaking his head, Ao Tingxin slowly stood up with the support of the crab general, and said, "Seeking skin with the tiger is like this." ”

"That'...... What do we do now?"

What to do?

Ao Tingxin also wanted to know what to do.

In the cabin, Ao Tingxin stared at the empty four bronze mirrors, and for a while, he was in a trance.

In reply, the four dragon kings, as the supreme power holders of the dragon clan, did not give her enough power at all. 100,000 silver claws per crew member, a total of 30 million, 6 million silver claws per month, this kind of price, is not something she can bid at all.

Don't say 30 million and 6 million, it's 10 million and 1 million, she can't shoot this board.

Do you want to go straight back?

In such a situation, the talks collapsed, and God knows what Withered Leaves will do.

At that time, it may endanger far more than the trade of the dead leaves.

In this way, not only will the water tribe on the business road suffer, but what kind of pressure the uncles will eventually exert on themselves, I'm afraid, no one can say for sure......

"Four princesses?"

"Four princesses?"

"Four princesses?"

"Huh?" Ao Tingxin finally came to his senses, and his face was dazed.

"Fourth princess, what should we do next?"

"Back to ...... Back to the demon capital. ”

"Go back, but here's the ......."

"We stay here, and we can't solve it. ”