Xue Yang shrugs, not terribly concerned that it didn't, "It didn't hurt to try. But as a traveler it also means I don't have much interest in making friends with people I won't see again once we finish saving their world."

He isn't afraid to tell it like it is. He'll be back with the ore this man desires and he will get the sword he desires and that will be the extend of his caring over the people on this world. Xue Yang may have agreed to change his ways, but it is still hard to break out of the habits of not caring about most humanity.