Pill with Pill Veins and Pill Clouds

"Hey, hey, calm down, everyone." Cain clapped his hand to attract the attention and lighten the situation before explaining to Old Feng further.

"As I said, it's not that your auction house can't sell it to me—it's that the current deal doesn't make it worth the risk for you. That's why I'm giving you the opportunity to propose a deal that would allow us to cooperate while letting me buy it directly."

Fenix immediately went back to his usual self as the old man immediately lost in his thoughts, thinking about how he could make the most out of this deal.

After thinking thoroughly for more than a minute about any possibility and deal that would happen with every choice that he made, the old man asked with a hesitant expression.

"We might be able to work something out, but I'll need to report this to the higher-ups first. Would you mind waiting for a moment?"