Mr. Pantalone has no crazy plans today.

Compared to the Rock King, the people of Winter are more willing to believe in the Ice Queen, which is the advantage of playing on home ground.

If this plan succeeds, he will be able to further plunder the wealth accumulated in Liyue and gain greater control over the economy.

This may seem like a far-fetched idea, but Pantalone is very confident.

Perhaps someone in Liyue can see through his plans and ideas, such as Tianquan, who controls Liyue's economy and wealth.

But he didn't care.

Because the other party was merely the Celestial Star, while he was the executor of the Fools, "The Rich" Pantalone.

No matter how powerful Tianquan Star is, she is ultimately just one of the seven stars of Liyue. All she possesses is the resources that Liyue itself has.

Behind him is the entire Northern Bank, and even the resources of the entire Winter Solstice, which he can control.

Even the planet Tianquan could not make the people of Liyue obey its arrangements, obediently hand over their wealth, and possess the dictatorial power of an executive officer to arbitrarily execute its plans.

For the Liyue Sept, their actions must have sufficient and appropriate justification.

But the Fools' Enforcer is different; behind him is the Winter Queen.

Under the Winter Queen, the power of the executive officers was elevated to the extreme.

As an executive officer, he doesn't need to explain much to others when formulating and executing his plans; this is the power possessed by the Fools' executive officers.

For him, the influence of the Northern Bank was its very purpose as a springboard for manipulating the economies of the seven nations.

He had already figured out how to deal with the Rock King Emperor from the contract country, the center of wealth accumulation.

The people in the places where these gold coins originated place great importance on the concept of 'contracts'.

This is the rule set by the Rock King Emperor. Because of this, the Rock King Emperor will never violate the contract itself. Therefore, he will use the 'contract' in the name of money and use all means to make Zhidong the heart of money in the world.

Then, when necessary, allow the heart to stop at its own will.

This is one of the contracts he made as Pantalone, the "rich man," the executor of the Fools.

Of course, that's just the goal.

Pantalone does not forget that the process is more important than the goal itself.

This means that all the variables that occur during this process may become key factors affecting the final outcome of the plan.

However, at least for now, everything seems to be under his control.

At his behest, he began spreading rumors among the people during the winter months to create an image of him as a 'good person'.

It's not that he cares so much about his reputation, but doing this makes it easier for him to push forward his plans and for more people to accept the policies and arrangements he has made.

Being adept at utilizing everything is one of the most basic skills of a businessman, and he was no exception.

As time went on, the arrangements made by Pantalone began to take effect.

It's unclear when exactly, but public opinion about Pantalone began to subtly shift as winter approached. Those who had been vehemently criticizing Pantalone not long ago began to change their tune.

"Since Lord Pantalone's new policies were implemented, I feel much more relaxed. I used to work 007 every day, but now I only need to work 996. This is truly a blessing for us."

"Yes, we owe everything we have today to the wise Lord Pantalone. If it weren't for Lord Pantalone, I would still be working for that heartless boss."

"Although my wages haven't increased much compared to before, I feel so much better. Ever since Lord Pantalone's new policies were implemented, those arrogant people who used to act all high and mighty are now crying and begging for mercy. I feel so comfortable!"

"Yes, yes, ever since I listened to Mr. Pantalone's arrangements, my back doesn't ache anymore, my legs don't hurt anymore, and I can climb five or six floors in one go with inexhaustible energy."

“Indeed, all of this is thanks to the merciful Lord Pantalone. Just thinking about the slander those people have made against Lord Pantalone makes me furious. Those people are clearly just trying to make things difficult for us.”

"Unlike Mr. Pantalone, who is so good to us. He doesn't say anything when we work, he just pays us wages directly. He's much more generous than those bosses."

"That's absolutely right, brother. From now on, anyone who slanders Lord Pantalone will be going against all of us!"

"Yes, they're making things difficult for us!"

This trend and public opinion began to spread anew.

Pantalone, who was originally condemned as a great villain, was quickly cleared of wrongdoing and transformed into a benevolent person. All the people of Winter began to be grateful for everything that Lord Pantalone had done.

All of this naturally couldn't be hidden from others, since public opinion of this magnitude and scale simply couldn't be concealed.

However, there's no need to hide these opinions.

These new views about Pantalone that were circulating among the people during the winter quickly reached the ears of Arecino, who was the initial instigator of this event.

All of this is hardly good news for Arecino.

Everything seemed to be slapping her in the face, conveying a message to Arecino.

"You lost."

Arecino heard this sound as she walked along the corridors of the Winter Palace.

The sarcasm and irony in his tone were almost palpable.

Upon hearing the voice, Arecino immediately recognized it as belonging to her colleague and ally, "Skirmisher" Scaramucci.

But to be honest, she didn't really want to see this colleague who annoyed her. This colleague, who was always looking for fun and being sarcastic, was not much more likable to her than Pantalone.

Even compared to Pantalone, she felt that "scatterers" were more unlucky.

"It seems that your new method did not cause any real harm to Pantalone; on the contrary, he easily neutralized it. I would like to know your own opinion on this."