Baldy indeed didn't understand why paid labor was more attractive, but he chose to trust Ma Lu.
After all, the dismal online rate of Red Ridge was right there, with no room left to backpedal.
"The profits from operations can all go to you, Boss Ma," Baldy quickly made a decision, "However, I have a condition."
Despite being one to generally keep things straightforward, as was common among those from the Aisagon lineage, Baldy was after all a Demon General from the Abyss, one whose strength was nearing that of a Demon King's level.
As a demon of the Abyss, he was naturally not as simple-minded as his outward appearance suggested; after he saw Ma Lu's need for money, he decisively wanted to leverage that.
Ma Lu wasn't angry, for it was only normal in business negotiations to have back-and-forth demands; it wasn't possible that only he could make requests.
