The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

After pausing for a moment, Punk took out a palm-sized silk bag from his bosom, untied the string, and poured its contents onto the coffee table.

"These items as collateral should suffice."

As he finished speaking, a tinkling sound echoed as the diamonds, clear and transparent like glass marbles, scattered across the table.

The larger diamonds were about two to three centimeters, with even the smallest being over a centimeter, each brilliant and transparent, refracting dazzling light under the lamp.

Andes' eyes widened, and his fists resting on his knees involuntarily clenched, causing him to unconsciously hold his breath.

If earlier, the sight of that emerald green diamond only astonished him with Mr. Colin's wealth, now he was even more shocked by the man's profound background!

Taking a deep breath, he composed his expression and looked back at Punk, who was sitting opposite him, and spoke.

"Please forgive my loss of composure… to be honest, I was startled by that gentleman's gesture. It's the first time I've seen so many high-quality diamonds all at once before my eyes."

Diamonds, though not as popular in noble courts as rubies and sapphires, are of undeniable value.

One can tell this from the fact that diamonds can be used as materials for Magic Devices—only things that can gather faith can serve as treasures for storing and conducting Magic Power.

As for why they are not popular, it is mainly due to production and cultural traditions. After all, this item is extremely rare, so much so that it is priceless, thus heroes in epics wield swords encrusted with rubies and sapphires, never with diamonds.

However, at this moment, Andes saw a possibility.

If this emerald green diamond appeared on the Campbell Royal Family's crown or scepter, he was sure that the Nobles of Campbell Duchy or even the entire Ryan Kingdom would be willing to trade their treasury for these sparkling stones!

A thousand?

Ten thousand?

Or even a hundred thousand!

As long as these diamonds are controlled at their source by him, wouldn't the price be determined by him alone?

Thinking of the huge profits hidden behind this, Andes felt his heartbeat accelerating.

Fortunately, he had a good relationship with Duke Edward, and since that incompetent man liked to play grand, he would certainly not refuse a proactive gift.

As for Mr. Colin, he was uncertain of the other party's intentions for now, but he thought binding the other with profits onto his chariot should be a good idea.

Those are tens of millions in profit. He believed that even someone who sees money as nothing would not completely disregard it.

And isn't he interested in Princess Erin?

At worst, help him a few more times!

Seeing Andes not answering for a long time, Punk was also getting anxious but finally gritted his teeth and stayed calm.

This was the first task given to him by Mr. Colin, and he had already completed half of it successfully; he did not want to mess up at this point.

An idea came to him, and he took back the diamonds on the table into the bag, then looked at Mr. Andes with a calm smile.

"Of course, if you cannot accept this proposal, I am sure Mr. Colin will understand your difficulties, and you can regard what I said earlier as unsaid."

"The emerald green treasure remains a gift to you from him, and all he asks is that you bid for it at the auction tonight and keep our conversation today confidential."

At this point, Punk paused for a moment and continued in a relaxed tone.

"As for auction funds, we will gather them from elsewhere. I believe it's not a problem for the gentleman... Moreover, I hope this bold request has not affected our friendship."

"Please wait a moment." Seeing Punk about to leave, Andes hurriedly stopped him.

Punk did not speak but simply cast an inquisitive glance at him, waiting for his response.

Andes composed himself, smiled, and said.

"You misunderstood; I was not hesitating about whether these diamonds could guarantee the ten thousand Gold Coins, but deliberating on how we should respond to Mr. Colin's generosity and sincerity."

At this point, he paused again, smiled, and continued.

"Ten thousand Gold Coins is too little, not enough to measure the value of this treasure, better make it fifty thousand! I believe even Princess Campbell, who isn't interested in money, would be overjoyed to see someone willing to support her beautiful wishes at such a cost. Also, as a gesture of our sincerity, let us bear the cost of these fifty thousand Gold Coins!"

This time it was Punk who was stunned.

This answer completely exceeded his expectations and his understanding.

He never expected that within a few short minutes, Mr. Andes, who was hesitant about lending ten thousand Gold Coins, would make a complete turnaround, not only upping the amount to fifty thousand but also volunteering to cover it!

That's fifty thousand Gold Coins!

Even if divided equally among the refugees outside the city, each would get a good few coins!

Seeing Punk remaining silent, Andes smiled and continued.

"...My only request is that our family becomes the Colin family's agent for the diamond business along the coast of Vortex Sea. We promise an annual profit of no less than one million Aus gold coins for him, provided he can ensure the annual supply of no less than ten thousand diamonds to us of similar quality to these collaterals... while guaranteeing exclusive supply to us alone!"

Punk collected himself and tried to maintain his composure as he spoke.

"Such matters I cannot decide on... I need to consult Mr. Colin."

Andes nodded slightly, relaxed his shoulders, and leaned back on the sofa, speaking joyfully.

"Please convey the Andes Family's greetings to him and let him know I am looking forward to his reply!"