After mutual probing, Du You finally determined the current circumstance of the Divine Flame Empire. They probably intended to test his strength, then weaken it, along with the dissatisfaction from certain nobles toward him.
After all, once he had acquired some land from the south of the Divine Flame Empire, he had driven out the local nobles.
Many of these nobles had their former territories here, and now without lands—given the not-so-long elapsed time—there were certainly those who harbored resentment against him, and not just a few. With these individuals' maneuvering, one could easily predict the outcome.
Similarly, Du You now needed time and had no choice but to agree to support them.
After some thought, Du You spoke, "How about this, we leave half of our experts here, and we can support you with a hundred. We can send forty Fire Lizard Cavalry and sixty Lava Warriors."
