Chapter 729: Can Metaphors Be Made Like This?_1
"This is the spoils of war from killing Sky Pirates."
Carson chuckled, "The Aurora Society robbed so many people, so spoils of over ten million Spirit Stones isn’t a lot. There were about twelve million Spirit Stones, their magical treasures sold for a few million, and then Situ Xiu voluntarily contributed over seven million, adding up to twenty-five million in total."
Carson pointed to Killian beside him, "I originally estimated that defending the city would require at least fifty million Spirit Stones, so I wrote to Miss Killian to ask for help. Miss Killian brought twenty million Spirit Stones with her, but who knew that ever since Zion Frost left on the fourth day, their attacks on the city started to falter, and the consumption of Spirit Stones dramatically decreased. We didn’t even end up using thirty million Spirit Stones, making Miss Killian’s trip somewhat in vain."
Killian smiled sweetly, "If it wasn’t spent, it’s saved, which is a good thing."
Carson chuckled, "Indeed, it’s a good thing."
Delaney stared at Carson and said, "Fifty million Spirit Stones, and it wasn’t even certain the city could be held, yet you still chose to do it. Was it worth it?"
Carson answered frankly, "To be honest, it did hurt to burn through so many Spirit Stones, but the significance of this city is to provide a foothold for the disciples of Flying Waterfall Mountain Peak, a future for cultivation. I feel that Spirit Stones can be earned again, but if the city were lost, even if we took it back later, its significance would somehow be different."
"It’s like a man with a woman he deeply loves. If someone tries to take her away and you give up now, even if you take her back three or five years later, would the feelings still be the same?"
The crowd had awkward expressions. Can comparisons really be made like this?