After deducing that Dong Tianyu did not have any powerful backers, some people thought it unnecessary to pay such high trade costs.
However, to be on the safe side, they did not inform Official Liam in advance and planned to let him proceed with the trade as usual, then retrieve the Mysterious Core from Dong Tianyu by other means.
They wanted the meat from Dong Tianyu's possession,
and they also wanted the Mysterious Core offered by Official Liam,
but they could not afford to lose the reputation of their base.
Since the timing of the trade was very tight, they quickly developed an action plan during the meeting.
After Dong Tianyu moved away from the Lakeside Base, and confirmed with his Divine Sense that there were no other survivors around, he took the Wave Rider out of his Storage space.