Chapter 572: CXCVII. The Battle of Five Armies_2
Uborio didn’t mince words.
"My hair!"
The Worman people were stunned, it was too straightforward, like Liszt buying clothes, the shopkeeper says a thousand, Liszt directly halves it with a Moon Wheel strike, cuts it to two hundred and fifty, and the shopkeeper agrees.
"Not...
It left Liszt at a loss, but it wasn’t because he was afraid Uborio would renege later. Right now, Uborio is not a significant threat, there’s no fear of a future rebellion.
Of course, he wants to devour Mulong entirely, swallow it whole, but worries he might become the next New Aran and face the New Resistance Army again. After pondering for nights, he decided to minimize land disputes, only ask for a port, and not sovereignty, just a bit of trade and a share of the railroad tariffs, which Liszt already considers very excessive.
So, this is the outcome of having a guilty conscience as the perpetrator.
Liszt indeed has something to hide, coming with the intention to take a big bite, and he could end up on good terms with Lostra, killing two birds with one stone.
But in reality...