Above the mage

Chapter 268 Cooperation

The sounds in the room continued for a while before finally stopping.

"Did you understand?" Donald's voice was devoid of emotion.

"Elder, won't doing this anger the War Mother? After all, she values ​​this outsider highly right now." But the elder in the room didn't answer immediately; instead, he asked with some concern.

"Let's get this done first, then we can argue with Sunefa. After all, he's just an outsider, a stranger. Is Sunefa really going to completely fall out with me over someone like that?"

"We had such a big fight back then, and she still tolerated me after she came back. What can she do to me now because of an outsider?" Donald said with complete confidence.

"Besides, doing as I say won't delay the Ice Jade Wutong's matter. After all, that beast pet is still there, just with a different owner."

The man pondered for a moment and realized that what Donald said made sense, so he nodded and replied, "I understand."

The elder then withdrew.

The room fell into a deathly silence.

After a long while, the sound of the door being pushed open rang out again.

A hoarse voice rang out, "Elder."

"How's things going with Grant?" Donald, still in the room, asked without turning around after hearing the hoarse voice, his voice filled with dissatisfaction.

"You swore to me that as long as I helped you take down your people, you could help me bring down Grant."

At this point, Donald's voice began to carry a hint of anger, "How come in the end, Grant is unharmed, while I'm the one who suffers the consequences?"

"Elder, we didn't want this to happen either, but accidents are beyond our control and prediction. If it weren't for that outsider, our plan would have been flawless." The hoarse voice wasn't embarrassed at all, and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Besides, although we failed to defeat Grant, we at least took away that Dragonblood Frost Lizard. Your tribe's War Mother is already very powerful. If we can get this Dragonblood Frost Lizard, she might be able to break through to the fifth ring in the future with the help of the Frost Dragon Blood."

"Now this hope belongs to you, Elder!" The other person's voice was slightly loud, as if trying to stir up Donald's heart.

Donald's reaction was quite indifferent. "To use Frost Dragon Blood, we'll have to wait until that Frost Lizard hatchling comes of age, which is a long way off. Sunefa is young and can afford to wait, but I can't."

"Besides, even if we do manage to get it, it's still uncertain whether the Frost Dragon Blood will actually be useful."

"In any case, we did manage to help you, Elder, snatch the Dragonblood Frost Lizard from Sunafa, so we weren't completely unsuccessful," the other party said, taking credit for himself.

Donald scoffed, not denying it. "To cooperate with you, I took such a huge risk to have you bring the body back to Phoenix."

"Frame a foreigner, even if it's exposed, it won't have much of an impact on me. I can easily find an excuse to get away with it. But to condone a foreigner killing one's own people is a heinous crime."

If what Donald said at this moment were to get out, it would be enough to cause a major earthquake in Phoenix.

Loich always thought it was impossible for the hunter team to transport the seven living corpses from outside into Phoenix unnoticed.

But it's not entirely impossible.

They just need someone powerful and influential in Phoenix to help them get inside.

That's all.

"We provided the men who killed that hunter squad, and you provided the men who brought the bodies into the city. The two sides are not in contact with each other, so how could outsiders contact you, Elder?" the other party said with a sinister laugh.

Donald did not deny what the other party said. If there were no guarantee, why would he easily take such a bold action? "Stop talking about this. You have to help me handle Grant's matter. If Grant continues to interrogate, he will definitely find out something."

"Don't worry," the other party said with unusual confidence, assuring Donald, "No matter how many questions they ask, it won't implicate you."

"We never leave any major loopholes in our work; we consider the possibility of exposure before we even begin."

"That had to be," Donald said coldly. "You all better watch yourselves and not drag me into this. After all, we're just business partners."

It wasn't that he trusted the other person enough, but rather that he knew that if what the other person was doing were exposed, they would be doomed far more than he was.

If he hadn't been so suppressed by Sunefa that he needed more power, he wouldn't have taken the risk of agreeing to their cooperation request.

Under these circumstances, it was clear that the other party was far more worried than he was about what Grant would ask.

Since the other party is acting so confidently, they must have something to rely on.

"I need you to do one more thing for me," Donald said after thinking for a moment.

"Oh? What is it?"

Donald's voice turned somber as he spoke of "that outsider," a cold glint in his eyes.

"Whether it was the previous incident or this matter involving the Ice Jade Wutong tree, both could have dealt a significant blow to Sunafa."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "If what happened earlier goes well, Grant will step down, and I can then rightfully promote my people to the position."

"As the guardian tree of this tribe, the Ice Jade Wutong has never had any problems over the years, but it happened during the time when Sunafa was serving as the War Mother, which will inevitably have a great negative impact on her prestige."

"But both of these things were ruined because of the pet animal that outsider brought!"

"Now, not only is the Ice Jade Wutong not having any problems, it's even about to advance. It hasn't made any progress for so many years, but it's advancing right when Sunafa is the War Mother. Doesn't that just prove that this little girl's title of 'Savior of the Zhenbing Tribe' is well-deserved?" Donald said, already full of resentment.

Back then, everything seemed to have been accomplished, but who could have imagined that Sunefa could turn the tide in such a desperate situation?

Thinking about this, Donald regretted his past actions, regretting that he had been too merciful and had not killed Sunefa.

But who could have imagined that Sunefa, who left alone, would actually reach Ancient Frost Pass and obtain the [Blizzard] weapon that had been missing for who knows how long?

But no matter what, once bitten, twice shy. After this defeat, Donald completely erased the last bit of "conscience" and "kindness" he had left.

Only by being ruthless enough can one achieve success.

Upon hearing Donald's request, the other party considered it for a moment and did not immediately agree. Instead, they asked, "We're in the eye of the storm right now. If we intervene, can you suppress this matter?"

"Don't worry, since I've asked you to take action, I'll definitely find a way to clean up the mess," Donald sneered. "Phoenix is ​​my territory."

"Alright, leave this to us."

(End of this chapter)