"Just tell me if you're in or not," Ji Jue said, unwilling to waste time: "If not, I'll find someone else."
How could he possibly say no?
If he really said no, Yellow Beard would definitely not waste a single word, clearly wanting Ji Jue to show his cards.
"Even if we conquer it, it's a worthless place we can't hold onto, far from the Northern Realm. Have you calculated the journey distance? What's the point of having a remote territory?
Moreover, even if we manage to conquer it, would the Seven Cities nearby allow us to establish roots?"
Ji Jue laughed: "Your recent relationship with the Seven Cities, you're practically sharing the same pair of pants, even with an open fly, everything's exposed, what's the point of pretending?"
Facing trade blockades from other city-states, the Northern Realm has already accepted everyone without exception. Just by acting as middlemen these days, the Seven Cities have made a fortune.
