653 I am the referee

"Your Majesty, this, this is not a... a reasonable price," the Dwarf Envoy said, his face turning somewhat white upon hearing Tang Mo's words.

"Under normal circumstances, as an arms dealer, oh, as a seller of advanced weapons, I believe it's only when I wish to change the strategic balance of a region, or even the entire world, and prepare to instigate regional disputes that I would choose to unilaterally sell powerful weapons capable of altering the rules of warfare," Tang Mo spoke in circles, saying a few grand truths that the Dwarf, if he did not think carefully, could hardly understand.

The Dwarf Envoy quickly figured out the convoluted meanings, understanding that Tang Mo's implication was that he was not going to allow the Dwarves to gain sole possession of airplane technology and thus break the existing balance of power in the Eastern Continent.