Witch Monastery

This is something that the blue dragonborn and his master, the blue dragon Rahman, cannot understand.

Instead of making money, you sell the houses to the poor at a low price?

What is he planning?

They couldn't understand Hawthorne's operation, which caused their worries and the Blue Dragonborn's question today: "You are obviously not short of money for the time being. Even if you are short of money, you can ask Prince Rahman for a loan. He will definitely lend it to you."

"So, why are you in such a hurry to sell the house? Wouldn't it be more profitable if you just hold on to the land and wait until it reaches its highest value before selling it?"

There was one more thing he hadn't said: Do you want to cash out as quickly as possible, pay off your loan from Rahman, and sever your partnership with Blue Dragon Bank?

This is his biggest worry. Although the blue dragon is also a lawful camp, it is one of the five evil dragons after all - at least that is the public's impression.

Those who attempt to climb to a higher position will quickly cut off ties with them after they have achieved success. The blue dragons are well aware of this.

As for Hawthorne, they definitely don't want to miss out on such a partner whose potential is so obvious to the naked eye.

He hesitated to speak, and Hawthorne obviously saw what he was worried about, so he chuckled and said, "Of course I'm short of money. I plan to co-found a new shipyard with the Wu Lie family, and I will have to borrow a large sum of money from Prince Rahman at that time."

"However, the amount involved in this matter is too huge, so I plan to wait a few days and go to the bank to meet the prince in person, and then discuss it in detail."

After he said this, the Blue Dragonborn was relieved and did not ask too much about why he was in such a hurry to sell the house: "Well, you have your own plans, so I won't ask any more questions."

Hawthorne kept smiling: "Thank you for your understanding."

He naturally had his own considerations. What he was thinking about was whether this action could improve the living conditions of the residents in Nangang District and improve the quality of the population here.

It is foreseeable that after the new train is opened, Nangang District will surely usher in prosperity.

If nothing is done, it is foreseeable that these prosperity will have nothing to do with the local residents of Nangang District.

The investors under the Golden Dragon Bank will, just as the Blue Dragonborn said, use fair and just free trade to buy the land from the indigenous people at low prices, and then hold on to it and wait for the price to go up.

When the prices here rise to the sky, they will build houses in these places and sell them at high prices to middle-class citizens who come to settle here.

Just as they had done before in the Wild Area.

Hawthorne did not want to see this ending. He hoped that these poor indigenous people could also catch the wealth train of the times and live a decent and prosperous life, instead of being driven out by the tycoons on the other side of the ocean, becoming homeless and eventually disappearing quietly.

It's not that he doesn't have his own selfish desires, but what he expects is higher.

As a game player who has completed this game purely for love, he can spend hundreds of millions of dollars in the later stages with just a wave of his hand.

So as for the issue of money, although he didn't have much at the moment, he really didn't have the mood to specifically deal with this.

What he values ​​more are things like people's hearts, beliefs and loyalty, which are difficult to cultivate in the first place and for which there is no progress bar or data value for reference in reality.

He wanted these people to support him and be willing to fight for him. Otherwise, in the later stages of the game, when the Saint's catastrophe came again and the final war that determined his fate, he would be in a very passive position.

What he is willing to pay for this is what he believes in fairness, so that these people can also enjoy the wealth train of the times and live a good life.

But even if he told this Blue Dragon financial clerk in front of him, he wouldn't understand. So Hawthorne could only smile and say that he had his own plans.

As for Magnet, the blue dragonborn opposite him had something else to say. After a pause, he continued, "Also, there is one more thing, Earl Hawthorne. I heard that after the incident at the Casalante Theater, you protected those girls in the name of investigating demons and did not allow them to be interviewed by the media."

"Now that Madam Casalante has pronounced her verdict, you don't have to worry about the influence of this family anymore. Why not release them and give them a beating?"

He said this, and Hawthorne certainly understood his thoughts. As an external financial group, Blue Dragon Bank must also want to further suppress the local nobles, so that the puppet it supports can take the position.

But if the dancers involved come forward, it will inevitably mean that they will be retaliated against by the noble families involved.

They have no power to fight against these families, and the blue dragons will not protect them, so in the end, their souls will still belong to Mephistopheles.

This was something Hawthorne absolutely did not want to see, but he could not offend the Blue Dragon, so he had to find a reason to get away with it.

"That's right." He first affirmed the other party's point of view, "but I'm afraid that Jinlong will take advantage of it."

The blue dragonborn in front of him changed his expression, and Huo Sang immediately knew that his words were effective, so he hurriedly said earnestly: "I am not belittling the abilities of the blue dragon lords, but this is a very obvious objective fact."

"If I let them go, I won't be able to control their mouths. What if they say something they shouldn't in front of the reporters, pointing the finger at some powerful families? Then, wouldn't those councillors in the Mithril District City Hall who are close to the Golden Dragon have an opportunity to take advantage of it?"

This is a fact. Blue dragons carry the stereotype of "evil five-colored dragons", while gold dragons represent the righteous image of "defending freedom". Any politician who hopes to rise to a high position hopes to cut ties with blue dragons and let the reputation of gold dragons help him stand up.

Therefore, in the city hall, the blue dragons were very passive.

As an old player, Hawthorne certainly knew this information, and at this moment he could naturally hit the blue dragons' pain points: "We can indeed gain some benefits by attacking the Casarant family together, but these benefits are really insignificant compared to the huge size of the bank."

"But if the Golden Dragons were to seize public power through this, the damage to us would be immeasurable!"

The blue dragonborn thought for a moment, "That's true..."

Seeing his reaction, Hawthorne immediately knew that the matter was settled. He then took a sip of tea and continued, "It was for this reason that I chose to put those girls under house arrest in the first place."

The blue dragonborn nodded: "As expected, you have a keen eye. I am ashamed of myself. Thank you for your hard work!"

Hawthorne smiled and said, "It's just that the bystander sees more clearly. If you were in my position, you would definitely see it more clearly than me."

Chapter 533 Reunion with Adelan

After the two of them flattered each other for a while, the meal was finally over. After putting the bill on the monastery, Hawthorne and the blue dragon descendant walked out together, walked along the only clean and tidy avenue in Nangang District, took a quick look at the surroundings, selected a location for the future headquarters of Blue Dragon Bank in Nangang District, and then left in a carriage.

Although a lot of time was wasted, things here were also dealt with. Hawthorne originally planned to return to the monastery immediately to continue his efforts in learning magic.

However, just as he sent the blue dragonborn away and was about to go back, he saw a brand new cart pulled by a golden dragon beast slowly driving into the neighborhood.

The carriage stopped on the street, and then

A few golden dragonborns in suits came, and they seemed to be investigating something here as well.

Hawthorne frowned slightly, thinking to himself that something was not good. Sure enough, these guys who smelled an opportunity to make a fortune came over here.

Then they will definitely follow their old tricks, fair competition, free trade, mutual consent, buying people's land at a low price, building houses, and then selling them at a hundred times the price after one or two years...

But at that time, these riches had nothing to do with the local residents.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and he began to think of ways to stop these guys.

But then, he saw a familiar figure and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Adlan Starsong, the drake guard ranger whose life he had saved.

After organizing his words in his mind, Hawthorne took a step forward.

……

Over there, behind the huge carriage, there was an even bigger dragon beast, walking slowly. Its overall appearance looked like a smaller Tyrannosaurus Rex, but its scales were as dazzling as gold, and it did not have those two pitiful little claws, but only a pair of huge dragon wings on its back, allowing it to fly into the sky at any time.

Unlike its poor fellow in front who still needs to wrap the reins around his body to pull the cart, this golden dragon beast lives a very comfortable life. Not only can it walk forward freely with its head held high, but it even has a half-elf serving it.

Well, strictly speaking, it is actually the servant, and the half-elf is actually its master.

But the actual relationship seems to be the opposite.

"Come on, Zach, have some of your favorite peanut cake."

Next to the golden dragon beast, the half-elf dragon beast guard ranger Adlan Xinge untied his package, took out a piece of fragrant dried fruit cake from it, and handed it to the dragon beast's mouth.

The latter sniffed the smell, opened his mouth, stuck out his tongue, and rolled the cake into his mouth, chewing it. Adlan smiled silently and reached out to touch his head, but the dragon beast suddenly tilted its head and avoided his hand, as if it was very resistant to physical contact with him.

Seeing this, Adelan Xinge sighed.

His dragon beast is good in every way: obedient, smart, powerful, and loyal enough.

But there is one thing that still makes him feel a little uncomfortable.

That is, it is too cool.

It was fine to train together on weekdays, but if he wanted to get intimate with it, this dragon beast would turn its head away in disgust and didn't like to have close contact with him.

Adlan always felt hurt by this and thought he had no charm. But fortunately, according to his observation, this dragon beast treated everyone in this way, so he could comfort himself and say that it didn't matter, it was the same for everyone, and Zack just had a personality problem.

It's already so good, what else can I be dissatisfied with? The current result is already very good.

This was also what he was thinking now. However, at this moment, a familiar male voice suddenly came from a distance: "Hey - Adelan, is that you?"

Ok?

Adelan turned his head in confusion and looked into the distance, and saw a white-haired figure striding towards him. His handsome face was covered with an eager smile. It was none other than the hero who saved his life and was now in the limelight in Libel Harbor, Earl Nigel Hawthorne.

Oh yes, his hometown is also Port Liber.

As soon as this thought came to Adlan's mind, he felt a gust of wind suddenly blowing by his side. He glanced at his side and found that Zach, who was always quiet, actually rushed to Hawthorne's side, lowered his head, and rubbed his cheek affectionately.

The latter smiled, stretched out his hands, stroked its head with one hand and scratched its chin with the other hand, as if teasing a pet.

As he said this, he turned his head and smiled at Adlan, "You dragon beast are still as clingy as ever!"

Adlan gritted his teeth, feeling a huge sense of humiliation. He clearly saw that Zach was enjoying his touch, and even his thick tail was shaking gently!

The dragon beast that I had trained so hard, signed a contract with, and swore to protect freedom together with, was now rubbing its head and acting coquettishly in another man's arms!

This feeling of shame and grievance made him secretly grit his teeth, but in the end he managed to force a smile and said against his will: "Haha, its personality has always been like this, not surprising."

Huo Sang then held the dragon beast's head in his arms, stroking its smooth scales, and said, "By the way, are you going to be transferred to work in Nangang District?"

Adlan hesitated for a moment: "Well... I guess so. Uh, this time I'm just here to do some research. The details haven't been determined yet..."

Hawthorne pretended not to know what he was doing there, and smiled, "Do you have time now? Do you want to come to my neighborhood?"

Zach huddled next to Hawthorne, looking like he really didn't want to leave. Adlan glanced at his busy colleagues. He really didn't want to get involved in these trivial matters, and now seemed to be a good opportunity to escape.

He nodded and said, "Yes, let's go for a walk and take a look."

Hawthorne then took him into his own community, and while looking at the neatly arranged houses and dormitories, he introduced them to him: "The main feature of these rooms is the quality of the rooms.

The most important thing is that it is very quiet, which helps improve sleep. Its sound insulation effect is extremely strong. As long as the doors and windows are closed, you can hardly hear any sound from outside. "

"Thanks to this, almost all the slightly richer people in Nangang District have replaced their homes with my houses. Especially the Amazon people. According to incomplete statistics, nearly half of the Amazon people who work in Nangang District have bought our houses..."

He introduced it non-stop, and sure enough, Adelan's curiosity was aroused: "Is the sound insulation effect really that good?"

Hawthorne's mouth curled up: "Then do you want to try it?"

Adlan nodded without saying anything. Hawthorne then walked into the room with his dragon beast.

Watching the two of them walk into the room together and then close the door, for some reason, an extremely awkward emotion suddenly gripped his heart, making his face twisted and his heart extremely unhappy, but he didn't know how to describe and dispel this emotion...

Then he saw Hawthorne and his dragon beast walking to the window and saying something to him through the window.

Based on his lip movements, Adelan could easily tell what he was saying, probably something like "Can you hear me?"

He then shook his head, and then Hawthorne opened the window and gave him a gentle smile: "Can you hear it now?"

Adlan was immediately surprised: "What kind of magic is this? How can the sound insulation be so good?"

Hawthorne smiled mysteriously: "It's a commercial secret, I'm sorry I can't disclose it."

Then, with a proud expression, he continued, "We plan to build another 1,000 houses like this in the next three years and sell them to local residents in Nangang District at the current price of 2,000 gold coins. Well, at least before this phase of the plan is completed, we have no plans to raise the price at all."

He said this, pretending that he had not guessed why this guy brought people to Nangang District, and looked at Adelan with a smile: "If you want to work in Nangang District in the future, would you like to buy a set for yourself and your colleagues now?"

Adelan remained silent, not only because of the unexpected sales pitch, but also because of the huge amount of information revealed behind it.

This guy is actually willing to give such concessions to ordinary people in Nangang District?

It's obvious to the naked eye that his houses are generally of higher quality, and if he's willing to keep the price this low...

With people like him around, the bank’s investment will probably have a hard time gaining any advantage in Nangang District.

Unless I can convince him to raise the price together in the future, or find a way to make him give up this industry...

These thoughts flashed through Adelan's mind, but after weighing them, he found that each one was more difficult than the last.

Finally, he could only sigh in embarrassment: "Thank you for your kindness, Earl Hawthorne, I... I'll think about it again. We came here just for inspection, and we don't know what we will do in the future, hehe..."

He smiled awkwardly. Hawthorne had no idea what he was thinking. He could only guess how effective his words were by observing his expression.

He still had a smile on his face and said, "That's fine. I look forward to your future decision."

"However, if you stay in Nangang District in the future, we need to keep in touch more and keep moving forward and backward together!"

Adlan also forced a smile: "Of course, of course!"

Next to him, the dragon beast Zach rubbed Hawthorne's palm again, and the latter also touched its head. Adlan watched enviously, and Hawthorne raised his eyebrows when he noticed his eyes: "Do you want to touch it too?"

Adlan was a little embarrassed: "Uh, this..."

"Oh, you're welcome, just touch it." Huo Sang pushed the dragon beast forward and said to it in dragon language, "Let your master touch it too."

So the dragon beast reluctantly moved closer to Adlan and rubbed his shoulder gently.

Chapter 534: Beheading and Angel Ancestors

In the Mithril District, in the secret execution ground.

A tall wall surrounded the place, and guards wearing chain mail and holding spears guarded the only gate. The spring sun shone on this open space, making everything visible.

This is a place specifically for the secret execution of nobles. After all, nobles represent holiness and nobility. Even if they die, the whole process should not be seen by civilians outside.