"These are the items you are required to purchase, and these are the prices at which you will purchase them," the planetary emperor said, his brows drawing together tightly as his tone hardened. "Because of the alliance's heavy losses, they were forced to set highly competitive prices—prices you will not find anywhere else. And let me be clear: we will not accept any negotiation regarding them!"
The planetary emperor's heart began to beat at a slightly faster rhythm. This was the precise point where real negotiations usually began—the stage where hours would be wasted, effort drained away, and threats would start flying freely in every direction, often achieving nothing but mutual exhaustion.
