Chapter 1327 — Dissenting Opinions: One Might Not Even Notice It Oneself, and When Wei Zhao Spoke, This Person Had Probably Not Yet Come This Close
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"Everyone knows what the Flying Swallow Sect does. As for the traps in this tomb, I believe everyone here understands them — none of us are confident we can handle them, and Liu Bojia won't help us. So we had no choice but to hire outside help!" Old Hei explained. "And before we start tomb-raiding, let's settle the division of spoils first, so we don't end up with disputes later!"
"I approve of that! When people cooperate, there must be rules — otherwise, once greed reddens their eyes, goodwill is lost!" Master Hao was the first to voice his support. He had come here precisely to hold down the fort, so naturally he would side with Old Hei's proposal.
"I agree too. It's better to spell everything out clearly!" Brother Keng nodded as well.
"Without rules, nothing can be done — I agree," James said in his odd accent.
"I have no objections," Wei Zhao said coolly.
"Good. Since no one objects, let us proceed with the division of spoils. I have a proposal — I wonder if anyone has objections?" Old Hei said. "Although we discovered this tomb together, I was the first to obtain the lead. I should rightfully take thirty percent!"
"Hmm, that sounds fair!" Everyone nodded in succession. Every trade had its own rules — as the provider of the crucial lead, Old Hei was naturally entitled to a thirty percent share of the haul.
"And Brother Keng, Master Hao, the Couple Bandits, James — each of you takes fifteen percent. The remaining ten percent goes to this heroine Yan of the Flying Swallow Sect!" Old Hei said. "Of course, the heroine must prove she has real skill to earn it!"
"Agreed." After a moment's deliberation, Brother Keng, Master Hao, and James all nodded. In an ancient tomb as perilous as this, there would certainly be many precious treasures — but without formidable people, they could only stand by the river and sigh; they simply wouldn't be able to get in!
Fifteen percent might sound like little, but when actually calculated, it was still a fortune! And this allocation was obviously the most reasonable — though Old Hei took double, he was the one who had put in the most effort here. Besides, after receiving the information, he had not kept it to himself but shared it with everyone to help locate the tomb's exact position.
"Fifteen percent is too little. I want twenty!" At this point, it was Wei Zhao who spoke up in objection!
Qiu Lingshan was briefly stunned, inwardly vexed at Wei Zhao for stirring up trouble. She thought: even if you asked for a hundred percent, it wouldn't end up yours in the end — so why bother?
But Wei Zhao had already said it, and she could no longer object. All she could do was watch and see how Wei Zhao handled it from here.
"Oh?" Old Hei frowned. He hadn't expected the male half of the Couple Bandits to open his mouth! But this male bandit was not someone he dared to offend — the man's skill, one could say, was scarcely inferior to Liu Bojia or the Flying Swallow Sect. So he asked: "Male bandit, then — how do you say we should divide it?"
"How you divide it among the others is none of my concern. I want twenty percent!" Wei Zhao declared imperiously.
"That..." Old Hei deliberated for a moment. "This allocation is the most reasonable. If you want an extra five percent, I cannot deduct it from anyone else's share — it can only come out of mine. But why should I give you those five percent?"
"How about this: if, inside the tomb, a critical mechanism is broken by me, then you hand over twenty percent. What do you say? If not, then we stick to the original shares!" Wei Zhao proposed.