The moment they started this, before the few people had discussed it properly, Dracula, Kel'Thuzad, and Musaro's faces all twisted upon hearing An Ruo's words.
Good heavens! You're going to betray the great fat sheep, Kannai Gushi, for mere pieces of information?
An Ruo, are you insane to be making such a clearly losing deal?
It couldn't be helped, after all, they weren't An Ruo's inner thoughts. How could they possibly predict An Ruo's true intentions?
All they knew now was that An Ruo had reached some sort of agreement with this man they found utterly detestable, and he looked like he was about to betray their core interests.
Musaro, in particular, looked like he wanted to rush forward and punch An Ruo a couple of times.
An Ruo, of course, sensed his companions' dissatisfaction. But in front of Dinu, he certainly couldn't explain things too clearly, could he?
Thinking this, An Ruo couldn't help but glance at the other person beside him—Kannai Gushi.
After hearing An Ruo's words, Kannai Gushi didn't show any particular signs of anger. Instead, he nodded quite calmly.
Clearly, based on his analysis, he believed An Ruo would absolutely not betray him, which was why he was so composed.
An outsider, an enemy, believed in his own intelligence, yet his companions did not…
This was simply too hilarious!
An Ruo could only helplessly make a gesture to the three that only they could understand.
This gesture was something they had specifically discussed and agreed upon before carrying out their mission, its meaning was… absolute obedience.
After all, no matter how you looked at it, An Ruo was the designated supreme commander… He certainly had to have some means to forcefully finalize matters.
Seeing that An Ruo had even brought this out, the other three could only look resigned.
Forget it, let him do as he pleased. This was the only way for now…
However, although they chose to remain quiet for the time being, they began to watch with gritted teeth.
They wanted to see what An Ruo was up to!
If he mishandled this, the three of them would definitely report him to that superior!
Turning back to An Ruo.
After stabilizing their morale through special means, An Ruo turned his head back.
"Very well, let's first discuss the first question!"
"I want to know, who is the true leader of your heretical organization?"
Dinu snorted and refused without even thinking, "Of course, it's me! How many times do I have to say it, are you deaf?"
An Ruo chuckled lightly, "If your attitude is like this, then I don't think we have anything worth discussing…"
"Do you think I would ask this if I didn't have absolute certainty that you were lying?"
"It seems then, that Kannai Gushi's whereabouts will forever remain a secret locked in my mind!"
Dinu's face immediately paled slightly, and he looked at An Ruo with a bit more vigilance.
Good heavens, this elf is truly unusual!
He managed to determine my identity, in some unknown place, through some unknown method.
After several seconds of glances, Dinu finally nodded, "Alright, I'll tell you the truth… I can indeed tell you this information."
"However, we will need to conduct a synchronized exchange!"
An Ruo also nodded, a triumphant smile of having successfully grasped Dinu on his face, and continued, "The second question, I want to know all the news and intelligence you have about the instigator of the great formation that sealed Kyushu Island!"
This seemed to have little impact on Dinu. He agreed almost without thinking, "No problem!"
An Ruo nodded again, "The third question…"
Upon hearing An Ruo's words, Dinu's eyebrows immediately shot up, "Hey, let me remind you, that's enough!"
"Even if this information of yours is very valuable, it shouldn't be worth this much, right?"
"Now you're pushing your luck to ask for three?"
An Ruo quickly smiled, "Don't rush, don't rush, it's just three, this is the last one…"
Dinu immediately snorted coldly and lowered his head, not speaking further. He seemed to have grudgingly accepted An Ruo's terms and chose to acquiesce.
An Ruo then put his mind at ease and boldly spoke, "As for the third question… it's, where is the location of the statues you use for collecting this power of faith?"
As soon as he said this, before An Ruo had even finished speaking, Dinu's expression changed drastically, and his voice turned extremely cold, "Oh? Why are you asking this?"
"Don't you think you're overstepping your bounds?"
An Ruo's eyes were nearly laughing shut, "It shouldn't be too excessive, right? I'm just asking…"
"After all, even if I knew the location, I wouldn't have the ability to destroy it, so why are you afraid?"
"Because I'm someone who particularly likes to make friends, and your performance is so outstanding…"
"That's why I want to know more about these things to understand you better and get closer to you!"
Looking at An Ruo's sly demeanor, Dinu took a deep breath, clearly contemplating the pros and cons of the exchange.
During his contemplation, the others also realized something was amiss and all stopped.
Thus, the two sides locked in a stalemate on the battlefield quickly separated into orderly ranks.
This resulted in almost all eyes being focused on Dinu alone, as if even the air had frozen, awaiting his answer.
After a long while, Dinu seemed to have finally made up his mind. He slowly raised his head and looked at An Ruo.
"Fine! I'll tell you, I'll tell you, we'll exchange it like this!"
"I'll tell you the answers to the first two questions first, then you tell me the answer to your question…"
"And then I'll tell you the answer to the third question."
"During this period, if anyone breaks the agreement or fails to keep their promise…"
An Ruo interrupted, "Then the only thing awaiting them is a fight to the death!"
Dinu nodded, "That's right…"
"If you dare to deceive me, I will bury all of you here, even if it costs me all my possessions and my life!"
An Ruo also nodded, "Coincidentally, those are exactly the words I wanted to say…"
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's start!"
Dinu glanced at An Ruo noncommittally, clearly indicating that he wanted An Ruo to speak first.