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Chapter 1853, Section 486: Blue Dragon Savings Office
"If we don't send Franning, no one else will have the face to ask for favors."

"makes sense."

Franning's seniority was such that he could say to any power, "I held you when you were a child" or "I held your grandfather when he was a child."

Annan sat down on the sofa and asked about the recent situation of the Blue Dragon allies.

The story of the Broken Mountains begins with Anan's return from the demon camp.

The rat-man elder is dead, killed by Annan. To avoid any unforeseen complications, Annan immediately instructed Irimoyas to inform the clan upon his return to annex the rat-men's share of the Broken Mountains.

His plan was to draw out the forces behind the Ratman Elders, connect with them, corrupt them, and develop them into his own rats.

But now it seems there was a miscalculation—so much time has passed, and not a single ratman has come looking for them. This can only mean one thing: the ratman elder was hoarding the share from the Broken Mountains, and the ratmen behind him were completely unaware of it.

In short, after absorbing the ratman elder's share, the Broken Mountains were divided equally between Annan and the Blue Dragon family.

With more money in hand, Blue Dragon developed some ambitions—not for Annam, but for the Broken Mountains.

Seeing how lucrative Annam's savings bank was, the Blue Dragon Chieftain hoped that his clan could also open a savings bank in the Broken Mountains.

“This is good news,” Annan readily agreed upon hearing the news.

If they can accept the knowledge of Free City, they will eventually accept the nobles of Free City and become a part of Free City, or become blue dragons with the spirit of Free City.

However, a mistake occurred when officials were sent to provide guidance.

The aid officials came with the specifications of building a savings bank owned by the Blue Dragons, but the Blue Dragons did not want that kind of savings bank.

They want a savings bank that only allows deposits and not withdrawals, and offers no interest—what's the difference between that and robbery?
They painstakingly explained what a "depository" was, finally getting the blue dragons to accept that "the money deposited can be withdrawn," but then they got stuck on the interest rate.

Even though they repeatedly say that "customers choose to keep their money in the savings bank either out of trust or for profit, there is no third possibility. Without a foundation of trust, you can only entice them with benefits," and "if you use this money to operate and invest, you will earn much more money than interest," the Blue Dragons still cannot accept it.

Therefore, there's a reason why dragons are the wealthiest group on the continent of Allen, but not the most business-savvy.

Unable to convince everyone, Liberty City officials suggested that the savings bank be converted to an investment system, allowing the blue dragons to choose whether or not to invest.

As for those who steal blue dragons and demand that they can only deposit and not withdraw, let them play by themselves.

After spending more than a month in Free City and witnessing the colorful human society, the Ellie Moas family of dragons didn't hesitate to invest their entire fortune and, with the help of relatives and friends, quickly raised enough funds to build a small savings bank.

The contract was signed by Chief Wilson, the workers were hired locally, the propaganda was done by the Mercenary Guild, and Liberty City didn't get involved at all, distancing itself completely.

Ingrid's assessment was that Blue Dragon Savings Bank would definitely abscond with the money. At that time, the Blue Dragons would pack up and go into the mountains to divide the loot. The victims would not dare to go after the Blue Dragons, so they would have no choice but to go to Freedom City.

Illymoas also underwent a similar transformation. Having become the vault guardian, Illymoas resolved to break free from her family and end their endless exploitation. Meanwhile, her older cousin, Serius, still trying to take advantage of their relationship, emerged from the vault charred black.

It is said that the eldest cousin did not want to go, but the dragon father and mother forced him to go and test the waters.

Annan sided with Irimoyas. The Blue Dragon family had often abused their relationship with him, bullying others in the city, eating without paying, and threatening merchants who came to collect debts. They had even taken over the crystal nest he had built for Irimoyas, leaving the Blue Dragon princess unable to return home.

If it weren't for the wartime situation and the need to defend Free City, Annan would have sent the uncle and aunt back to the Broken Mountains long ago.

To appease Illymoyas, Annan would "lost" a bag of money every few days and then reassure her, "I'll send it back after the war is over."

Besides, the ratman elders' share was taken by Annan and the blue dragons, but the ratmen still did the mining work.

Annan still had some use for these rat-man craftsmen, so he summoned the Black Mole. Cathy came with it, even carrying the Black Mole on her shoulder, acting as if they were old friends.

“Dad Annan, Jerry is my little brother now!” Cathy proudly puffed out her chest.

They even have names; it seems they have a good relationship.

Annan said, "I have something to say to Jerry. You can go out now."

"Can't I listen together?"

Annan raised his voice: "Have you done your homework?"

"Aunt Susan asked me to help peel the apple, so I'll do my homework after I finish peeling it."

"Go do your homework, you don't need to peel it."

yeah!
Cathy swung her fist forcefully, put the black mole on the table, and ran out.

There was no homework today.

Regardless of Cathy's successful plan, Annan put on a serious face and said to the innocent and carefree Black Mole, "Black Mole, be prepared for what I'm about to say."

The black mole nervously gripped its sharp claws, shrinking into a ball of black coal: "Are you... are you going to send me away?"

“No, it was your uncle… He was controlled by the high priest and turned into a mindless monster. I tried to save your uncle, but it was too late…”

Annan told the Black Mole—now also known as Jerry—about how the Ratman Elder was controlled and forced to self-destruct, but omitted the background.

"It asked me to take good care of you before it died."

After listening, Jerry started sobbing, whimpering like an abandoned puppy, large tears wetting the table.

Lily heard the crying and ran over meowing. She circled around little Jerry a few times, licking his fur to comfort him.

“Waaah… An… Anan… My uncle… Waaah… has something for you… It said, it said if something happens to it… hehe, it will give you a letter.”

Hmm? The Ratman Elder sent me a message?

"When? Where is the letter?"

Jerry said the ratman elder gave him an address to go there to retrieve himself if he went missing.

The address was in the Broken Mountains. Annan called Losi and asked him to go to the address given by the Black Mole to pick up the mail, and also told him to be careful.

Head Maid Abby brought some desserts from the kitchen. Being a child, Black Mole was quickly distracted and became engrossed in the food, but he was still depressed and shed tears from time to time.

"Don't worry, even though your uncle is gone, you can still live in Liberty City."

Annan had no intention of driving the black mole away, and it got along very well with Cathy.

They called Cathy over to help comfort him. Cathy hugged little Jerry and said that she had raised mice several times when she was in the bottom nest, and gave them nice names, but they would all disappear after a few months.

She was too young to understand then. Looking back now, she realizes that the mice she kept weren't afraid of people, and in the bottom nest... mice were also food.

(End of this chapter)