Conley ignored their reactions and continued, "Third, I need some money, not much, just two hundred thousand gold lions will do."
"Are you joking?" Allister said discontentedly, "It's not just your forces fighting against Ireya; we are also dispatching people to form an alliance army. Why should we pay you extra?"
Claudio added, "You control the Red Plain and hold the Lion Heart Castle, how could you be short of money?"
Conley's face was quite unsightly. Before he moved into Lion Heart Castle, he thought the same way; as an imperial person, how could he not have heard of the city's prosperity and luxury?
But when he arrived, he realized that while Lion Heart Castle was indeed luxurious, it was also a bottomless pit.
