Gold is Justice

Airl was not interested in listening to the boy's complaints, he said, "What kind of person is the other party?"

Cheese curled his lips and responded: "An old man who is almost 50 years old has a half-bald head, a little arrogant, and also looks a little bit fierce and introverted. Relying on himself as an affinity for the magic elements of the earth, he looks very proud .But in my opinion, his mana reserve is about the same as that of the Necromancer in our guild. It's just that this guy is very aware of his own mana and can deploy his mana well. And this method is ours. Necromancers can't do it yet."

Napa followed the agreement with Airl very well, instead of floating up, she walked around the boy slowly, then raised her head and said, "So, how do you decide to deal with this matter now? This Humans are clearly looking to go all out."

Ai Luo is also very embarrassed now. After thinking about it, he squatted down very simply, and said with a smile: "Well, Mr. Coffee? You should also understand that it is impossible to change the facts just by yourself. ? If it wasn’t for us, Song of the Mermaid, you’d probably be a corpse now. So, listen to my advice and let this matter end like this, how about it?”

Faced with Airl's persuasion, the young man showed a different kind of stubbornness.He gritted his teeth, clutched his stomach, and finally stood up slowly.After taking a long breath, he stared intently at Airl in front of him, full of hatred as if he was looking at an enemy!After a while, without even saying a word, he walked towards the exit of the door, pushed the door open, and walked out.

Watching his walking away, Ai Luo could only sigh helplessly.Instead, Napa flew up and lay down on Airl's head again, and said with a smile: "I think the daring spirit of you humans when you were young is very interesting. It's just that the more you have this spirit, the more dead you will be." The rate is a bit higher. But, it's really interesting!"

Cheese stood in front of the window, his scarlet eyes silently watching the big house.After observing for a while, he smiled slightly and said, "So, President, what should we do now? I'm afraid that little girl Ke Ke will not be able to convince you so easily. If you really decide not to interfere in this matter, then it is best to talk to Everyone agrees, and then leave early. Hehe, but I think no matter how much you think not to meddle in other people's business, those idiots can't think it's a good thing."

"Yeah... this incident really gave me a headache." Ai Luo also covered his cheeks and said helplessly, "Because this is not a matter of bravery at all, but a structural contradiction. This is not a matter of an old man forcibly occupying a young girl because of his powerful magic, but a matter of power and responsibility, and the distribution of production materials."

Airl muttered here, but he didn't notice that when he was covering his cheeks and thinking about it, the face just now was pretending to be the cheese that was in my expectation all the time. , but now the corner of his mouth twitched silently, looking at his own president as if looking at a monster.

During this period of time, Napa must have accepted the Night Clan, but the cat obviously didn't think that the Night Clan was inviolable.So when the corner of Cheese's mouth twitched, the cat flew over with a calm face, and said with a malicious smile: "Look at you just now, you seem to understand everything, why? Now suddenly I don't know What is our president talking about? It seems that you Night Clan are not that great."

Cheese froze for a moment, turned his head and saw that Napa was running on him, and his face immediately became a little unsightly.But he still slapped his swollen face and said, pretending to be fat: "Who said... Who said I can't understand? Of course I can understand! Ah, yes, I also think the president is right. This is not an old man robbing The little girl's problem is a...is it a...a distribution... problem? Yes, a distribution problem."

Ai Luo thought for a moment in silence, then raised his head, looked at the stubborn Cheese in front of him, then nodded, and said: "You are right, for the cohesion of Song of the Mermaid, I really need to cooperate with our members Let's discuss it carefully. You go to watch the night first, and I will explain it to everyone when everyone wakes up during the day."

In order to prevent Napa from saying any more nonsense, Cheese quickly nodded at Ai Luo, then turned over and jumped out of the window, grabbed the eaves and went to the roof to help watch the night.

Airl, on the other hand, muttered something like "why won't this guy go through the door?" while closing the window.On the contrary, after preparing to lie down again, he saw Napa who was clutching her belly and seemed to be trying to suppress her smile, and asked with a puzzled face, "What's wrong with you?"

Chapter 680 The Root of the Five Problems

The cat immediately waved its paws: "No... nothing! I just saw someone pretending to be aggressive... haha! It's so interesting!"

Arrow was not in the mood to care about the cat being so funny suddenly because of something, snorted, and went back to bed.

But just when he closed his eyes and was about to go back to sleep...

"Hey, what is the distribution of production materials...?"

At this time, the cat stared at the big sapphire eyes, raised a paw and gently pressed it on Airl's forehead, asking questions like a curious baby.

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After waking up, the entire Xueyan Town also spent the night in a peaceful state.

Arrow yawned and got up, rubbed his neck which was a little sore from not sleeping very comfortably, and walked out of the room.

The members of the guild are also getting up one by one now, and there is nothing to wash and prepare in this seemingly too poor village, so everyone just tidied themselves up.

However, the so-called trio of fools began to look at Airl with suspicion and resentment.Especially the little girl Ke Ke, with that expression as if the illusion in her heart was completely shattered, Ai Luo was really angry and funny.

"Cocoa..."

"Hmph!" Ke Ke turned his head directly, with a look of indifference, "The elder brother is a very kind and kind person, and he is not such a cold-blooded and heartless person! Hmph!"

This girl seems to be too spoiled, when will she whip a cane twice to see if it can solve the problem?

Airl shook his hand, imagining what it would feel like to hold the whip in his hand.

After satisfying his imagination for a while, he asked everyone to tidy up all their luggage, and he went downstairs and shouted, "Boss? Is the boss there? Is there any ox cart we have booked?"

It's a pity that just as he got downstairs, the scene in front of him completely stunned Ai Luo.

I saw the door of the hotel was open, and the hotel owner was standing in front of the door, holding a big broom in his hand with a fierce look on his face!

His daughter, Milk, is hiding in the corner of the hall on the first floor, covering her face, as if secretly sobbing.

But outside the gate, the brave young man who was beaten up yesterday was kneeling in front of the gate, the swelling on his face hadn't disappeared in time, but he insisted on kneeling there.

"Go away, do you hear me! You are not welcome here!"

"Father-in-law! Please let Milk go with me! I will take her out of Blood Swallow Town and take her to a place without that bastard! If you don't let me run away with her, she will Will fall into the claws of that terrible magician!"

Obviously, the innkeeper has not changed the slightest because of the tenacious and brave qualities of this young man.He was still holding a wooden stick in his hand, looking very vigilant.

In fact, no matter from any point of view, Airl has no reason to continue to intervene in this matter.

Yes, from any angle.

This angle doesn't just represent a guild boss, an indebted little girl with a huge debt.Even as a most basic and ordinary "human being", Airl felt that he should not intervene now, but should let this matter gradually fade away, let the innkeeper solve this problem by himself, and then Song of the Mermaid pats his ass, let's leave now.

but……

Turning his head, Airl saw the outraged guild members next to him.

Looking at the tension in Coco's eyes, and watching Brad's fists clenched.Even Suta, who has never shown any emotion, now shows a little pity.

The expressions on the faces of these members fully told Airl that he, the chairman, may have countless reasons not to resolve this incident, but as a person who has lost his sense of justice, he did not take action, which in itself is One mistake!

Ugh……

Ideological problems, after all, still need to be solved with thought.

Even if the fighting power of these members is ten times or a hundred times higher than that of the president, but there are problems in thinking, the stronger the strength, the easier it is to go further and further down the wrong path.

And Airl, as the president, naturally needs to pull these members back immediately when there is a problem with their thinking, so as to avoid more unfortunate incidents.

It is precisely because of this reason that Ai Luo could only sigh after all, stepped forward, patted the innkeeper on the shoulder lightly, smiled slightly, and said: "It seems that the matter on your side Isn’t it quite complicated? Have you rented the ox cart from our guild? If not...can you tell me what’s going on now?”

The innkeeper turned his head and saw Airol's clean and beautiful face, the original nervous expression on his face immediately relaxed.He exhaled slightly, and held his daughter's hand tightly with his left hand. After hesitating for a moment, he finally spat at the boy kneeling by the door: "I tell you! This matter is not negotiable! You If you want to die, die by yourself! Don't harm my daughter! Don't even think about harming our entire Xueyan Town!"

Saying that, the innkeeper pulled the girl around and walked into the hall.

Seeing her sweetheart kneeling outside the door, covered in scars, but with such a firm will, the girl's face showed a little sadness.After being pulled back by her father, she once again covered her face and shrank into a corner, sobbing secretly.

As for her daughter's current state, the innkeeper had nothing to do but sighed, sitting down on a chair in the hall with a very decadent look, and put down the stick, as if thinking of something sad. He touched the tears he saw furtively.

Airl glanced at the young man who was still kneeling outside the door, smiled slightly, and sat down opposite the innkeeper.The other members quickly formed a circle behind Airl, all looking forward to the next conversation.

"So... can you tell me from the beginning, what is going on?"

Airl's voice was very gentle. Hearing such a soft voice, the innkeeper slowly calmed down.He took a deep breath, then raised his head, wiped the red circles under his eyes, sobbed, and said—"President of Mermaid Song...our town...Blood Swallow Town... In fact, this was not the case. More than a year ago, our small town was like other small towns. Some people lived here. Although their lives were a bit poor, they lived in a decent way overall. Eat and drink."

"But a year ago ... things suddenly changed here."

"The mayor of our small town...his name is Xian Hoe. He has been doing this job for a long time, probably...more than 20 years? Since the previous mayor died of illness, he has been Served as the mayor of our small town. And more importantly... Xian Dieman, he happened to be an affinity for the magic element of the earth. In other words, he is a magician."

Airl nodded slightly. After all, he passed through this town on his way to Pelican Town, and he knew that the leader of this town was an earth mage.

"Our Xueyan Town is located in a relatively remote location. Although it can be regarded as the only way to pass on the national highway, our place is naturally short of water. All the towns in front and behind are relatively far away, and there is no development."

"After becoming the mayor of our small town, Xianzai has been thinking of ways to make our town develop. However, although it is said to be development, in fact, to put it bluntly, it is to allow us to have a better place to plant .”

"He is an affinity person for the earth element, so every time when the seasons change and farming operations are required, he will exert his own magic power to reclaim our land. The land reclaimed by him will It has become very fertile and can grow a lot of food with only a small amount of water. It is precisely because of his approach that our small town can barely survive."

After thinking for a while, Airl suddenly asked, "Then how much is your tax?"

When it came to the tax issue, the innkeeper sighed helplessly, and said: "It was a long time ago... The tax was about 15.00% of the current year's income. Ten percent of it should be turned over to the national treasury, and the remaining 5.00% should be collected by him." When I went there, it was regarded as his reward for reclaiming the land. Back then, Xian would often talk and laugh with us, drink and chat together, but gradually... oh... I don’t know when, the taxation began year by year The increase, and last year's tax revenue has reached 50.00%..."

Arrow wasn't surprised by this at all.

It can even be said that he had a slight sneer at the fact that the magician was willing to charge only 15.00% in taxes at the beginning.

Collect 15.00%, turn over 5.00% to the national treasury, and keep [-]% for yourself... In other words, only when a small town has as many as seventeen property performances for agricultural work, the income of this magician has just been compared with a Ordinary farmers are the same.

But the problem is that Xueyan Town is not a big town, and there are not many farmlands around it.Therefore, as a magician, his income in a year may not be much more than that of a farmer.

With such a small income, coupled with his unique "power" of powerful magic, it would be a strange thing that his mind would not be distorted over time.

Take Pelican Town as an example. Before Arrow arrived, if the mayor of Round Cheese really relied on tax revenues for his living, he probably wouldn't be able to make much money at all.For such a small income, they have to manage the big and small things of the whole town and make suggestions. It is impossible for ordinary people to have a good attitude.Thinking about it now, if it wasn't for the fact that the fat mayor's position was not hereditary, and the family also had an extra business income of his own, he probably wouldn't be able to do it for a long time.

And more importantly... round cheese is not a magician.But this Xian·digger is an out-and-out magician.

"Tax 50.00%?! Isn't that too much?!"

Ke Ke couldn't stand listening anymore, and immediately jumped out frowning, saying——

"The tax in our town is generally less than 20.00%. How could this earth mage have the guts to ask for such a high tax?!"

Ai Luo stretched out his hand to stop the little girl, nodded slightly to the innkeeper, and said with a smile, "Please continue."

The innkeeper exhaled, and continued: "It was more than a year ago...Let me think...it was the end of 1301, on the day of the Holy Night Festival. As a magician, he seemed to have gone to the capital to participate in something. ...A gathering of magicians? Then when he came back, he announced to us that the tax rate should be raised to 50.00%."

"You know, before this, our town's tax has reached 40.00%, but because of his magic power supply, so even if it is 40.00% tax, our town can still bear it."

"But now it has been raised to 50.00% all of a sudden! This tax is too high, and people in our town find it unacceptable."

Seeing the angry look of the innkeeper, Ai Luo felt a little bit of himself in his heart.

50.00% tax rate... In fact, this tax rate can be regarded as a relatively normal tax rate for the entire Blue Bay Empire, no, even for most regions on the entire continent.

For the ruler, charging a tax rate of around [-] can make his life comfortable on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can also ensure that the people in his territory will not starve to death.Of course, after collecting so much tax, the lord certainly doesn't care whether the farmers' deposits and savings will further decline.

"What happened later? You went to fight?" Arrow asked his own question.

After a little hesitation, the innkeeper finally nodded.

He exhaled, showing a very embarrassed look and said: "No matter how you say it, the tax rate of 50.00% is really too high...Although this kind of taxation is not impossible to persist, and the mayor's magic can also make Our crops grow better... But after hearing such a high tax rate suddenly, we were still a little angry. So at the beginning of last year, a group of young people went to the mayor to argue and demanded that the tax be reduced back to around 30.00%. "

Brad showed a look of approval, and said with a smile: "Very brave people! I admire them very much."

Airl gave him a blank look, and continued to face the innkeeper with a smile: "Then what happened next?"

The innkeeper: "Later, they all died." At that moment, Brad, who was still smiling just now, seemed to have been immobilized, the smile on his face was stiff, and his eyes seemed a little dull.After a moment of silence, the big man clenched his fists again, his smile disappeared, and turned into a slightly silent serious expression.

Ai Luo thought for a while, and put away the smile on his face: "What about later?"

The innkeeper sighed, with a little sadness on his face, and said: "Those young people want to go to the mayor to argue, and then... I don't know what kind of conflict they have with the mayor. Wait until One day after we woke up, we saw that the five young men had been buried in the soil and had passed away... From then on, no one dared to ask the mayor for advice.”

"But it's not over yet."

"After killing the rebels, the mayor felt very angry, so he announced to us in front of the whole town that because of our rebellion and betrayal, he would no longer cultivate our crops. .”

"He did what he said. In the next planting season, not only did he not use his magic power to help the crops in our town to reclaim the farmland, but he also made our land more barren. The plants that were planted were all without exception. None of them survived."

"For the whole of last year, Xueyan Township had no harvest. But when it came time to pay taxes in the second half of the year, the mayor didn't have any intention of letting us go. He still forced us to pay a tax rate of 50.00%. If we refused Pay taxes, then he will personally come and tear down our house, smash the things in our room, and take away the little savings we have left."

"After all the trouble last year, some young and strong guys in our small town couldn't bear it after all. They left and fled. Only some people who couldn't leave continued to live in this small town. A life that could die anytime, anywhere..."

Having said that, the innkeeper glanced at his daughter in the corner again.At this time, the girl was secretly looking at the kneeling boy outside the door. After realizing her father's gaze, she quickly looked away and continued to cry, covering her face.