Urban Sims

Chapter 809 Difficult to have both?

Atlam decided to help Mercador, facing such enthusiasm, Mercado could hardly refuse, and could only express his thanks again and again.

Then Mercado took Atram and Mike to his territory.

According to the distance, if the three of them ride horses, they can arrive in about two days.

However, both Atlam and Mike have magic motorcycles, which are ten times faster than riding a horse, and the distance of thousands of miles can be reached in half a day.

Mercado got on the back seat of Atlam's motorcycle, and watched the scenery passing by outside through the transparent glass, his eyes were full of surprise.

Can't help but said: "This...is this thing made by the magic weapon master of the guild? It's really too fast!"

"No, it was invented by His Majesty the Emperor of the Aurunian Empire. It is called a magic motorcycle. Its top speed can reach 500 miles per hour. It is not yet in its fastest state."

Atlam in the driver's seat introduced.

"500 miles an hour, oh my god, this is terrible!" Mercado exclaimed.

"But its exchange price is not cheap. It takes 500 million points to exchange one."

"Points?" Mercado looked puzzled.

Atlam didn't say much, concentrating on driving his motorcycle.

Three hours later.

Less than one morning.

According to Mercado's guidance, his territory - Viscount Chiron's territory, has arrived.

The territory of Viscount Chiron is about 20 miles (about 300 square kilometers), with 1 fort, 2 towns and 33 villages. Because it is located at the bottom of a medium-sized basin, the terrain is low-lying and flat, with a lot of cultivated land and a high population density. It has a total of 5 citizens Yu people.

It stands to reason that given the conditions of Viscount Chiron, there are many people, a lot of land and a lot of water (there is a lake of 50 square kilometers), and it is most appropriate to describe it as a "smelly place".

As a result, the lord Mercado owed a huge debt, so that he wanted to repay the debt, either by using the territory as a mortgage to repay it; or he was willing to take risks to solve his own problems by harming the interests of others.

"Mercado, you said that you owe the Duke 500 million dou of pearls, but in the best harvest year of your territory, you can only generate 5 dou of pearls in revenue. Isn't 500 million equivalent to 100 years of your territory? The harvest? Do you have to guarantee a good harvest every year?"

"Yes." Mokado nodded.

"Uncle Mercado, the harvest from your fief is not much, why do you borrow so much money?" Mike asked on the side.

"I borrowed a usury loan. I borrowed a total of 5 Dou of pearls in two installments. However, because of the floods for three consecutive years, I couldn't repay the debt for two consecutive years. The interest was rolled up month by month, and the accumulated amount was 500 million. "

"The duke said that my territory is worth around 1000 million pearls, and he counts it as 1000 million. If I don't pay his debts this year, the duke will take my territory away."

Mercado explained.

Atlam was dumbfounded: "Tsk tsk, in two years, 5 has become 500 million. There is no more shady business in the world, right?"

"Uncle Mercado, you are a noble magic net walker. Your power can make you refuse to repay the debt. For this kind of usury, you can choose to renege." Mike said.

"No, the Duke's son is also a magic net walker, and his strength is one level higher than mine. I must pay back the debts of the Duke." Mercado shook his head.

"Another magic net walker?"

Atlam's eyes lit up, and he exchanged glances with Mike.

Coincidentally, a voice came out of the two of them at the same time: Another target that can be developed into an offline.

But the tangled problem came immediately.

Mercado's help must be helped, and since Atlam agreed to him, it is impossible to retreat in spite of difficulties.

But the Duke's son is also a good target, which is equivalent to 50 system points (the current reward for attracting people is 50 points).

So Atlam wants to win these two 50 points.

It's just obvious that Viscount Mercado is an honest man with a bit of conscience.

The Duke and his son are obviously black-hearted villains.

If he helps Mercado, it will undoubtedly bankrupt the Duke's plot to annex the Chiron Viscounty, and completely offend him.

In this way, the hope of developing the Duke's son into a member will become relatively slim.

If you don't help Mercado, it won't work, Atlam is not the kind of villain who doesn't trust his promises.

"Then what to do, Captain?" Mike asked, finding it very confusing.

"I'm also thinking of a way to get the best of both worlds." Atlam frowned.

"Captain, why don't we take out all the golden tower shields on our bodies, go to the market and exchange them for pearls, and help Uncle Mocado pay off all the debts, so nothing will happen?" Mike suggested.

"no!"

Atlam shook his head: "There are only more than 200 golden tower shields on us. With such a small amount of golden tower shields, it is impossible to buy 500 million pearls. The golden tower shields on us are very valuable, but It is impossible to exchange a single pearl for more than 1 dou.”

"Besides, even if we find a way to help Mercador pay off his debts, even if His Excellency the Duke gets 500 pearls, he will not be happy, and will only think that we have spoiled his good deed, because the real purpose of the Duke is this A fertile field."

"We helped pay back the money. The Duke will not be happy, but only angry."

Atlam's experience in the rivers and lakes is also considered rich, and he saw the essence of the problem clearly.

"That is to say, Captain, as long as we help Uncle Mercado, the Duke's son, basically we won't be able to join our team?" Mike said.

"Yes! Great people generally have small minds...although they will pretend to be generous most of the time."

said Atram.

"Is there really no other way, two potential members, only one of them can be recruited, and the other can only be left to Claire's deputy team?"

"If I think about it again, there should be a way."

Atlam patted his head and began to rack his brains to find a way.

But after thinking for a long time, he felt that this question seemed a bit unsolvable.

"Why don't you ask His Majesty the Emperor, he is much smarter than me, maybe there is a good way for him to get the best of both worlds!"

It has always been Atlam's good habit to ask capable people if he has any questions, and it is also the reason why his talent is not as good as some geniuses, but his cultivation progress can always keep up with them.

In the video.

After listening to what Atram said, Zhou Ming barely thought about it, and blurted out:

"It's not easy to solve this kind of problem? You go to take down that duke's son first, and then go back and take down that Mercador, wouldn't you have the best of both worlds?"

Take down the Duke's son first?
A flash of lightning flashed in Atram's mind!

He clapped his hands and sighed loudly: "Yes, why didn't I think of it? I can't think of such a simple solution? I'm so stupid!"

"Your Majesty, you are too powerful. Atlam is convinced. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your guidance!"

"Okay, stop flattering, I still have something to do, you can go about it yourself."

"Goodbye, Your Majesty."

After the video connection is hung up.

Seeing the captain's face full of excitement and high spirits, Mike hurriedly asked, what good idea did His Majesty the Emperor come up with that would allow them to bring in both potential members?

"Change the order of pulling people's heads. Your Majesty asked me to pull that duke's son into the guild first, and then pull Mocador into it..."

"But this doesn't work. We still haven't solved the problem of Uncle Mercado. The 500 million pearls he owes the Duke is still the same?" Mike asked with a puzzled expression.

"Hey, Mike, why is your head dumber than mine? Why haven't you seen the crux of the problem until now?"

Atlam shook his head repeatedly at him, feeling that this kid was really unteachable.

Mike scratched his head: "It's only natural to pay off debts. Even if the duke's son becomes our member and the territory of Uncle Mercado, they still want it. Do you want to get rid of this debt?"

"Of course not, but for the sake of points, they will definitely!"

Atram said: "Mike, have you forgotten the story that was widely circulated before? Two rivals who were old enemies, among them the one who became a member of the guild, after winning the life-and-death contest, actually for [-] points , in order to add another downline, instead of killing his old enemy, he spared his life... From this story, don't you see that blood and deep hatred can be resolved in front of points?"

"Since points can even resolve hatred, in the same way, in front of points, what is a mere 500 million pearls?"

heard here.

Mike finally realized suddenly, nodded again and again, and his eyes shone brightly.

　There are too many things to do today, so I can only update twice, sorry

　　
　
(End of this chapter)