"What did you say?"
"Ten folds," Rili sighed, "they ask for ten fold the price or there won't be a deal."
Jim returned to his seat while feeling more shocked by their greediness. "Who asked for such an extravagant price?"
"Both," Rili bitterly said, "they said they won't accept any price lower than that."
"They can go and screw themselves then," Jim waved his hand towards Rili while cursing, "screw them all. Whom do they think themselves? I have more precious info than they think."
"That might be the reason why they ask for such a price," Rili tried to reason out with him, "they are very powerful beings in the academy. It's not wise to lose their support, or…"
"Turn them into my enemies?" Jim sneered before shaking his head helplessly, "I won't accept such daylight steal. The highest I can work with is just double my initial price, no more."
"But…"
