He said that last sentence with his eyes closed and a look of pain on his face. His demeanor was that of someone who had been forced to do something unpleasant.
This made Skarg smile and say, "Don't worry. If I can avoid destroying the effigy, I will. And if I do release the effigy to kill him, I will sell the zombie that it creates to you."
This promise made the death cultivator's eyes widen in pleasant surprise. Then he smiled and said, "Nice doing business with you."
Skarg also said, "I hope we can do more business in the future."
Despite how pleasant they found this transaction, they didn't hesitate to congratulate each other. The two of them kept a respectable distance between each other as if they would die if they crossed the line.
Skarg didn't pay the death cultivator himself. As usual, he used another person to pay for him. But this time, this wasn't about luxury. It was prudent to avoid any form of contact with a death cultivator.
