Gold is Justice

The tax officer nodded again and again, and the admiration on his face could not be expressed: "I see, I see! This can fully explain the situation. But I still have a small question I want to ask President Arrow .”

How come? !How can you have so many questions!Do you have to face these worries all day long if you make false accounts? !I only made a false account once, only once!But how many problems have you uncovered with just one fake account?Is it necessary to be so serious? !

Airl's face continued to be full of smiles, and the teeth were completely exposed.

"Well, I actually want to ask you. It's also September 9th...You Mermaid Song bought flowers worth a gold coin. Excuse me...why is this? You won't tell Me, this is also to deal with King Slime, right? You only received five silver coins for the task of King Slime, so you won’t spend one gold coin to deal with it?”

Damn it, what excuse can I think of now?Damn, damn, damn!That Iron Wolf Guild!When he was alive, he only knew to cause trouble for himself, but now that he is all gone, he is still causing trouble for himself!

"Well, this is because our guild has opened in Pelican Town for two months, and the business is a bit weak, so I wanted to do some activities to promote it. That's why I bought these flowers."

Looking at Elona's eyes that were completely narrowed with a smile, the tax officer also narrowed his eyes with a smile: "Really? Just for publicity?"

Ai Luo smiled more easily and casually: "That's right, isn't it just to celebrate when you buy flowers? What else could be the reason? You can't just buy them for funerals."

Tax official: "So...how did the publicity work? Has the business improved?"

Airl: "It doesn't work. I really wasted my studies in the economics department. The account books for the next few days are in your hands. You can read them yourself.

The tax collector held the ledger without looking at it, just staring at Airl.

And Airl also had a fearless expression on his face, smiling calmly.

This stalemate lasted for about 2 minutes. Afterwards, the tax official suddenly laughed and closed the account book in his hand with a snap——

"Oh, I'm really overthinking! That's right, how can the students of Old Tengshu College do wrong things? I worry too much, I worry too much. Well, in general, September It’s true that the accounts are not as good as the August ones that have been sorted out, but they’re not bad either. It looks very clean, congratulations! President Arrow, your guild’s accounts have been checked!”

At that moment, Airl had a feeling of being forced to drown in the water before, but at the last moment of losing consciousness, he was able to poke his head out of the water and breathe heavily.

税务官看着自己的笔记本，笑着说道：“截止到今天为止，您公会在今年的收入为11金5银1铜7铁，支出以您最开始登记的100枚金币计算为27金3银3铁。所以，您1301年的总收入为负15金7银8铜6铁。”

"But don't pay too much attention to it. The newly opened adventurer's guild will always lose money at the beginning. There are many adventurer's guilds that can turn losses into profits. But there are also some... Haha, Stop talking."

The tax official closed his mouth with a well-meaning expression, and continued after coughing twice: "In terms of taxation, 15% of the guild's income panel is used as the tax payment, but because it is the first year of the new As a guild, it enjoys a certain degree of tax exemption, and can deduct 5 points of tax. That is, it pays 10% of the operating income panel. Then, in terms of other tax exemption conditions, your guild does not employ more than five people, so it does not meet' Social Idlers' tax breaks' provisions, so your guild can't get a tax break in this regard."

"Afterwards, since you have employees under the age of fourteen, you need to add an additional 'Children's Childhood Compensation Tax' for each child worker. However, since your guild is set up in a place where there is no imperial garrison stationed, Your guild can be counted as the security force of the Blue Bay Empire in this kind of border city, and the 'extra strength tax reduction' can reduce 3 additional tax points. It seems that your guild has not participated in the construction of Pelican Town so far. So you can't enjoy the 'prosperous town tax reduction' item. The last item, because your guild has lost money this year, you can deduct another 3 points of tax."

After writing it on paper, the tax official smiled and said, "So, the final tax amount is calculated as 5%, which is 5 silver, 7 copper and 6 iron."

Airl took out the money very readily, and the tax officer counted the coins easily and put the coins in his pocket, and gave Airl a very sincere look again: "Okay! Song of the Mermaid is now The taxes have been settled! President Arrow, I hope to see your business grow bigger and better next year! Of course, I also hope to see the list of accounts of Pelican Town you provided as soon as possible. It's as crisp and comfortable as today's bill, isn't it?"

At this point, Airl only had the strength to apologize.

He always felt that after reconciling accounts with the tax official for a day, his whole body was hollowed out, and his soul seemed to have been burned out, leaving only the last grayish white.

After all, I blame myself for laundering money!Since you want to launder money, you must accept this kind of mental torture!Alas, it would be better to transfer those black money in the future.

After packing up all the books and power of attorney, the tax official got up and patted his package.

Airl: "My lord tax collector, why don't you just sleep with me for the night today? Although our place is quite dilapidated, there are still places for you to spend the night."

The tax officer laughed and said, "It's not necessary. I've already bothered you for dinner. Even if I paid, it would be inconvenient to spread the word that I have to live with you even if I live here. People will Gossiping. (Wiping his neck) I still want to live a few more years."

Airl exhaled secretly: "In that case, then you should go to the Unicorn Bar..."

Watching the tax officer leave, the guild leader who had been nervous all day finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Looking back, wherever Arrow looked, Coco, Brad, Buffy, and Cream immediately shrank back and tidied up on their own, looking very nervous.Seeing this, Airl's shoulders also drooped, revealing a gentle smile.

"Today...I'm sorry, I was so fierce to you. I'm sorry, but I do have a lot of trouble when it comes to financial issues. I hope you understand..."

Napa got out of Ke Ke's arms, landed on the cushion at the counter, and hummed, "Today is really the day you have the most 'chairman' temperament."

Ke Ke walked over boldly, and asked cautiously: "Brother President...well, are you still so angry with me?"

Ai Luo smiled: "Why? Ke is the smartest and most obedient kid in our guild. I yelled at you before, and I apologize to you. But in the future, I still hope that you can listen to my command as much as possible and don't make trouble for me. ,is it okay?"

After comforting Coco, Arrow looked at the other three.

Brad was also relieved when he saw that the current chairman had a very gentle expression with a smile on his face again, and he smirked.Buffy patted her chest: "(Fairy language) scared me to death, scared me to death."

But Cream rubbed the back of his head, thought for a while, and said, "So...the things I did in the Iron Wolf Guild before...you don't allow it, President?"

Ai Luo continued to smile: "If you want to do something, please tell me first. Your social experience and experience are more than a few of them. Many times you need to give orders when I am not around, but I still hope that our guild can Walk on the right path. After all, the Iron Wolf Guild who went on the wrong path...you have seen their fate."

Cream sighed a few times, but didn't speak anymore.

After talking with everyone, this tortured day is officially over.Airl also let out a sigh of relief, and after everyone in the guild had rested, he checked the doors and windows and the blood worms in the underground wine cellar for the last time, and then went upstairs to sleep contentedly.

——1301年10月2日，伙食费：-1银5铁，学生餐费：-1金2银，学杂费：3金6银，杂物委托：3银2铜，账单整理委托：2银，洗钱收入：1金，税前结余：86金2银1铜4铁，税：-5银7铜6铁，税后结余：85金6银3铜8铁（赃款：-2金，赃款结余：44金7银7铜）——

Chapter 61 Temporary Members

The doors open, another day of fun.

After entering the fall, Pelican Town will usher in good weather in most cases.The autumn air is crisp, and the aroma of food wafting in the air is really heart-warming.

But...it doesn't matter to Airl.

Even, he has begun to regret it a little.

calculate.

Do these books that have been accumulated for a whole year, and the accumulated income of Pelican townspeople with almost no educational level for a year!

God knows what Airl saw when he opened the ledgers?

He saw the stars!The sky is full of stars!

It can almost be said that, except for the bill of the Unicorn Bar of Little Spirits, which is a little cleaner, the other books are all messy and complicated, as if the stars are all falling on Airl's head!

What's more, the crooked writing techniques in some ledgers, not to mention the numbers are full of scribbles and alterations, but the words, some of which are so gaudy that Ai Luo can't even recognize them.

"Hmm... dragon ribs?"

Airl squinted his eyes and stared at the glassmaker's account book. He really couldn't understand why an uncle who specialized in making glass crafts would need to buy such a domineering and even scary material like dragon ribs.Moreover, it only cost three copper coins?

After hesitating for a few minutes, Arrow decided to use divergent thinking, trying to figure out if this was written as "pig ribs"?

This kind of problem is everywhere in the entire account book. Just looking at it all morning, Airl felt a little dizzy, and began to understand why the tax officer heard that this year's account book of Pelican Town was sorted out by people from the Old Tengshu Academy. , There will be such a kind of relieved, persistent smile that can be called happiness.

"These two silver coins really shouldn't be earned... you should have rejected them right then..."

Frowning, pen in hand, Arrow began to regret his mistake.

How long has it been since I left school that I haven't written so much with a pen?This feeling of headache was only felt when I was writing my graduation thesis.

"It should be two gold coins, two silver coins is a big loss."

Arrow complained, and had already made up his mind that next year he must pay the mayor of Round Cheese a fortune.

At this moment, the door of the guild was pushed open.

The boss of Little Liquor still had such a thin and refined feeling. After he walked into the guild, he looked around, and soon noticed Airl who was sitting in the rest area, facing the account book as high as a hill, frowning.

"Good morning, President Arrow."

Little Liquor looked around——

"Where are your guild members?"

Ai Luo raised his pen impatiently and pointed to the storage room behind, without raising his head, he said: "It's class, I don't have any tasks today, they are going to listen to Napa's lecture together. If you have a task, please find a form over there and fill it out yourself, then put the money on the counter and post the task list on the bulletin board, I am quite annoyed now."

Little Liquor frowned, and the capable-looking bar owner took two steps toward Airl, and said, "I heard from the tax officer. Well, it looks like you're really pissed off."

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Airl picked up a pen and poked the hair next to his ear, and continued to look at the work in his hands: "What's the matter? If there is nothing wrong, can you please go and beat our dear mayor for me? I'll give you A silver coin as a reward."

Little Liquor shook his head, and said lightly: "I'm here to introduce you to a job. I have two residents here. They stayed at my place last night. I heard that there is an adventurer's guild in our Pelican Town, so I told you about it early in the morning. Bring them here."

It was also at this time that Arrow raised his head and noticed behind Xiao Liquor.

There were two people standing there, both about eighteen or nineteen years old, one was wearing a simple set of iron armor and a long sword on his waist.The other is wearing leather armor and a helmet, with a long gun strapped to the back.The equipment of the two of them is quite complete, but the pockets on their waists for props seem to be empty.

"Welcome, how can I help?"

Arrow welcomes any adventurers coming.He cheered up, put down the pen in his hand, immediately put a smile on his face, got up and walked in front of the two soldiers.

The sword warrior glanced at the guild hall, then at Airl's table full of bills, and said, "We want to be a temporary member in your mermaid song, buy some supplies, and take a rest. Do you have anything to offer here?"

After hearing the term "temporary member", Airl's heart skipped a beat.

Under normal circumstances, Pelican Town can be regarded as a very safe city, and no adventurers will come here just because they have nothing to do.And now that there are adventurers coming... Could it be that the news about the gold mine has already spread?

Thinking of this, Airl immediately burst into smiles!After all, making money with the help of gold mines is my original purpose. As long as the gold mines are developed, I should be able to make a lot of money just by providing food, lodging and materials!

"Yes, yes! Of course! Our mermaid song provides exquisite food, good sleep, and all the necessary props you two need to explore the mine! We especially recommend our map and healing aerosol, which is— —”

"Stop stop! Wait a minute, who told you we're going to a mine? Do you have any mines here?"

The spear warrior interrupted Airl very roughly, which made Airl a little confused.

"Ah... you... are you?"

The gun warrior was a little impatient, and stepped forward and said, "Let me ask you, do you have any information on the ancient castle in the south of your town? If you have any relevant information, please provide it."

Ancient castle?

Ai Luo was taken aback for a moment, and his mind couldn't make a turn.During this period of time, what he was most concerned about was the mine, and then the Shining Forest. Is there an ancient castle in the south of Pelican Town?He immediately wanted to ask Xiao Liquor, but only then did he realize that Xiao Lijiu had left at some point.

However, this hesitation only lasted for a few seconds, and Airl immediately searched in his mind for the things about the ancient castle that he knew from chatting with the townspeople on weekdays.

But I didn't care much about it at the time.Thinking about it now, the simple information about this Gangshi Fort was also awakened from the depths of his memory.

"You mean Gangshi Castle? That ancient castle has been abandoned for centuries. Are you sure you want to go there?"

The gun warrior wanted to speak impatiently, but the sword warrior came up to stop his companion, and said in a slightly gentle tone: "It's that ancient castle, as the guild leader of Pelican Town, do you know those things? News about an ancient castle?"

Airl smiled and said, "About this Stone Fortress... Although we don't know much information here, we do know a little bit about it. It's a very dangerous place, and there are usually monsters haunting it, so I want to You have to be fully prepared to go there, so... this... some things... haha..."

Seeing Airl pause pretending to be hesitant, the keen swordsman thought for a while, and found the root of the problem at once.

"What do you sell here?"

Airl smiled slightly and said, "Since you two are temporary members of our Mermaid Song, of course I can't treat you badly. There are a lot of monsters in that ancient castle! In order to prevent these monsters from harming you, I Here I strongly recommend the guild's special therapeutic aerosol!"

With that said, Airl went to the counter, took six bottles of healing aerosol from the shelf behind and put them on the counter, and said with a smile: "When you use it, please lift the bottle and smash it on the ground. Our guild's healing aerosol The potion will quickly heal the wounds on the body in the fastest time! Whether it is a broken limb or dying, as long as there is even a breath left, you can immediately return to the battlefield! Now only 5 silver coins are needed One bottle, buy two bottles and get one free. I see the two fighters have such excellent physiques, in order to be careful, we must buy a few more bottles of insurance!"

The two fighters looked at each other, and finally looked at the guild leader in front of him who was obviously a head shorter than himself, and was very young, even a bit greasy.

Afterwards, the two fighters walked aside and put their shoulders on each other to discuss.