Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World
Chapter 1215: The Cost of Arrogance

Chapter 1215: The Cost of Arrogance

"If you want me to show mercy, it’s not impossible. But you’ll have to offer something valuable in exchange for your lives," Kenny Lin said with a bright, smiling expression.

Miralles’s face darkened.

Hearing this, he knew there was no chance of getting out of this easily.

"What kind of payment does the Honored Immortal desire?"

"That depends on whether you can present something that satisfies me," Kenny Lin chuckled.

Jaime’s face turned red with frustration.

He wanted to speak, but he couldn’t utter a single word.

Right now, the only part of his body he could still move was his mind.

Miralles took a deep breath.

This man was overwhelmingly powerful—ordinary treasures likely wouldn’t interest him.

"Honored Immortal, you may as well tell us directly what you want. Otherwise, we have no way of knowing what might be of use to you."

"Your possessions? Frankly, there’s nothing among them that I would care for," Kenny Lin said with a lazy smirk. "I merely wanted to see if you had any sincerity in your offerings. Clearly, you do not."

Miralles’s heart tightened.

He was bracing himself for a death sentence when, unexpectedly, Kenny Lin spoke again.

"Leave behind the materials from your battleship—that will serve as his payment for his life."

Kenny Lin glanced mockingly at the reckless Jaime, his disdain apparent.

Miralles was shocked—not because the man demanded all their ship’s materials, but because some of those materials were rare, acquired during their journey here.

Did this man somehow know what was on their battleship?

Or was this just a lucky guess?

"Honored Immortal, those materials are not ours to decide upon. They belong to—"

"If that’s the case, then leave his life behind instead." Kenny Lin smiled. "In your Pleiades Star System, the weak who offend the strong—surely their deaths are of no consequence?"

Jaime suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his seven orifices beginning to bleed.

His whole body trembled violently.

"Wait! I agree!" Miralles quickly intervened.

The moment he spoke, Jaime wobbled and collapsed, his eyes rolling back.

He appeared completely unconscious.

Miralles let out a breath of relief only after confirming that Jaime was still alive.

Was Jaime’s life worth more than a battleship full of materials?

It was.

However, this entire situation had been a massive loss.

He had miscalculated—he should have stopped Jaime much earlier, the moment he sensed something was off.

"Go and inform your Emperor," Kenny Lin said dismissively. "Tell them to retrieve the materials from the Pleiades Star System’s battleship. If there is any deception, they may come find me at any time."

With that, he left the corridor without another glance.

"Yes, Honored Immortal," the captain of the guards replied, feeling an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

Watching these arrogant envoys deflate like beaten dogs filled him with glee.

He had warned them, but they refused to listen.

Now they had learned their lesson the hard way.

"Honored envoys, this way, please."

The captain of the guards withdrew from his thoughts, not even sparing a glance at Jaime as he addressed Miralles and Xiano.

Although these people had already been subdued enough to not act arrogantly anymore, he was not an Immortal.

Proper etiquette still needed to be observed to avoid giving them any excuse to complain.

Miralles lifted Jaime up in silence and followed him to the Gilded Fang Hall.

"It was like bandits sweeping through. You scared them half to death."

Amalia had been watching the scenes the whole time.

Running into a natural-born tormentor like Kenny Lin, she actually felt a little sympathetic—this incident would likely leave them with lasting trauma, possibly even hindering their cultivation progress.

"They came rushing to hand over their belongings. If I didn’t go with the flow, how could I face the ancestors of the Lin family?" Kenny Lin smirked.

"Then why did you only ask for materials? We won’t even use that much."

Kenny Lin stretched lazily and said, "Aren’t you trying to gather faith energy? Giving these materials to the Draconis Empire will definitely win us another huge wave of devotion."

Amalia had already guessed he was doing this for her.

A warm feeling spread through her heart.

"This time, we’ve offended the envoys from the Pleiades Star System. They’re bound to hold a grudge over this."

"Let them hold a grudge. I originally wanted to ask about the whereabouts of the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth."

Amalia shook her head. "Forget it. If they turn out to be members of the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth, it would only alert them, making it even harder to track them down later."

"That’s exactly why I settled for taking their materials instead," Kenny Lin shrugged.

Amalia chuckled. "They probably would have preferred you to just ask about the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth instead."

The captain of the guards escorted Miralles and the others to the Gilded Fang Hall before hurrying back to report.

He relayed everything that had happened at the entrance of the Ember Throne Hall in full detail to the Emperor and Minister Sharif.

"Mr. Kenny is truly powerful. That Jaime had no chance to resist—he was completely crushed. His companions even agreed to hand over all the materials from their battleship as compensation," the captain reported.

"Your Majesty, from now on, we must serve the two Immortals with even greater devotion," Minister Sharif said after some thought.

"Of course! With two Immortals on our side, why can’t the Erythar Star System rise? It’s not just the Pleiades Star System—other systems have always looked down on us as well."

The Emperor laughed heartily, clearly pleased.

"Relying on them is a given. If my guess is correct, the reason the two Immortals took so many materials is probably because some of it is meant for us."

"How can you be sure the materials are for us?" the Emperor asked curiously.

"The two Immortals don’t seem to have much need for such materials themselves. If they suddenly asked for so much, the likelihood that they intend to give it to us is high. Only by doing so can they ensure our unwavering loyalty to Ms. Amalia."

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