Wrong, my skills refresh every week

Rose got straight to the point: "First, I heard that you, Mr. Charles, have a brown bear. Can I see it?"

"You mean Pochi?" Charles looked at Rose strangely and pointed: "Isn't it right there?"

In the corner behind the door, Pochi was lying on the ground with his legs spread out like a puppy, sleeping soundly with his snow-white belly exposed.

It seemed to hear someone calling its name. It started and looked up with drooling, but it failed to turn over several times.

Rose's eyelids twitched, and she pulled out a document that looked like a wanted poster and placed it next to Pochi.

"Well……"

She looked at the monster carved on the parchment, which had a ferocious face as dark as the abyss, and then looked at Pochi, who was sticking out his tongue and had a silly look on his face.

"Hey, is that you, the bear in the picture?"

"Hmm?" Pochi tilted his head and stared at the ferocious figure drawn on the parchment, with his teeth protruding and drooling.

Make a face like you are a fool.

The final answer to Rose was Pochi's tongue licking her face in a soothing manner.

Charles stared at this funny scene and couldn't help laughing.

Hey, are you a natural idiot too?!

"Is the guild looking for the magic bear that Lord Finn rode yesterday?" Charles asked tentatively.

"Well, according to the feedback from the adventurers, the 'scholars' among us have determined that the demon bear has an aura that is even more terrifying than the 'greatest evil'." Rose said frankly:

"Although it helps the brave, we must also eliminate and control some potential risks."

The guild has a group of talented people who graduated from the school district, so it is not surprising that they noticed the abnormal deterrence of Pochi after he became a demon.

but……

"As far as I know, the demon bear is at least five meters tall when it's lying down. Pochi..." Charles gestured the height between himself and Pochi.

Rose also stared at the big dog, which was only as tall as Charles' shoulders when it stood up, and fell silent: "It seems that we have misunderstood."

"Please don't take it to heart. After all, when it comes to bears, you are the only one who is raising them, Mr. Ciel. It is inevitable that we need to confirm it."

Ciel chuckled: "Everything is for the peace of the city."

After a pause, seeing that Rose had not yet left the house, Charles asked, "Anything else?"

"Yes." Rose turned the page of the document in her hand. "The second thing is about the guild's pre-war loans. Many families, including Hephaestus, who provided free supplies and assistance during the war, need to go to the guild for a briefing."

"Uh...can you tell me the specific content?" Charles had a bad feeling.

Rose said awkwardly, "Due to the war, a large number of buildings, including the city walls and the Tower of Babel, have been severely damaged. In order to give priority to repairing these buildings, the Guild's reserve funds are a bit tight... This meeting is to discuss how to make up for your losses."

"Ah... this." Charles' heart was pounding. Could it be that he couldn't get Su Mo's inheritance?

Rose did not stop there. She turned the page of the document in her hand again and said:

"Third, regarding the treatment of the Joker family. Because the Loki family unilaterally denied the ownership of this group of new families, we also need to discuss a treatment plan for this group of "abnormal" families."

"We also need to make basic personnel registration, faction records, etc...."

"Mr. Ciel, you should be one of them. Please be there then."

Chapter 246 We have contracted this land.

Miss Rose briefly explained the situation to Charles:

"The meeting is at 10 a.m., please make time."

After agreeing on the meeting time, she twisted her waist and said goodbye and left.

Charles returned to the restaurant, finished the rest of his breakfast, and asked casually:

"Did the guild suffer a huge loss this time?"

Fels twitched the corner of his mouth again.

"Okay, stop laughing. Just say it directly." Charles interrupted Loli from casting a spell.

"It's probably tens of billions of fares," Fels concluded. "The free magic swords and supplies alone have almost drained Orario's inventory from the past few years."

"Hiss, can they afford the compensation?"

"Don't underestimate the guild. As the world's largest magic stone processing workshop, its annual profits are also very considerable. They have always had a fixed amount of capital reserves just in case." Fels simply sold the guild's assets.

"Well, you have learned how to please your new boss." Charles was very satisfied with Fels' attitude and rubbed the loli's head to show encouragement.

"You two will go with me later. I want to see how they plan to arrange us."

……

After asking Lily to look after the house, Charles brought Cassandra, who had just woken up, and Alpha, and the four of them came to the guild headquarters located directly across Northwest Street.

This is a huge building like the Pantheon. Passing through the collapsed white-pillar building in front, you will arrive at the guild headquarters hall that specializes in providing various services for adventurers.

Various facilities occupy various places in the hall, including the place for recycling magic stones and exchanging gold for dropped items.

Of course, this conference room is also among them.

A receptionist in a black suit was already waiting at the door. Following her lead, the group arrived at the huge room for the meeting.

Before he even entered the room, Royman's murderous roar could be heard from the conference room.

"This is too much, too much! Finn!" Looking through the crack in the door, the old elf with a big belly slapped the table and roared:

"Not only did you allow the city gate to be blown up, you even dared to destroy the area near the Tower of Babel! Counting the city and streets burned down by the dark faction, do you know how much it will cost to repair them?!"

He angrily pressed a report into Finn's face and continued to complain.

"Mom, we have to make decisions in an emergency. If we still think about these external things at that time, we will not be able to win the war."

"Gu——Damn it! Stop smiling at me! These are all economic losses caused by your decision. I demand that Loki's family cover these expenses!" Royman's true intentions were revealed.

but……

"Royman, I advise you to put away those little thoughts. If you keep doing this, no one will be willing to protect the city next time." Finn squinted his eyes and said harmlessly.

In one sentence, Royman's underwear was completely exposed.

It's not that the guild can't afford the fee, but Royman has already regarded all the guild's funds as his own. It would be uncomfortable for anyone to ask him to pay such a large sum of money now.

At this moment, Charles pushed the door open and walked in.

Finn glanced at them and said with a smile, "Hey, the creditor is here. The raw materials for destroying the city all came from the Chanis clan. You can go and settle the account with him."

You, Finn. You're trying to divert the conflict, right?

Ciel smiled wryly: "Ah, I am now a member of Loki's clan, can you please not put the blame on the members? The children will cry."

Finn's expression darkened and he waved his hand, "It was just a joke. I'm going to solve your problem this time, too."

Royman was very enthusiastic about Charles:

"Mr. Ciel, the new [Explosive Potion] you developed is very popular among the kingdoms. Do you have any plans to expand it further?"

He did not mention the loan or the issue of responsibility, but went straight to winning over Charles.

The old elf who sat in the position of Guild Master was just greedy, but not stupid. He could fully see the changes that [Explosive Potion] had on the field of warfare.

Compared to selling magic stones, selling arms is the most profitable of all.

As for what happens in the countries outside the city, it has nothing to do with him. Maybe after their brains are beaten into a paste, they will produce a few high-level adventurers to contribute to the city.

Facing Royman's invitation, Charles just spread his hands and said, "Let's settle the balance first. We don't want to do business at a loss."

Hearing this, Royman's face turned pale again.

Soon, as representatives of business families such as Hephaestus, Gubernew, Dean Kate, Mih... and others took their seats, the meeting to discuss compensation began.

Compared to the supply of [Explosive Potion] from Charles' side, the blacksmiths still have the highest priority.

Before the war, the guild announced that it would provide unlimited quantities of various magic swords and equipment. In one battle, the number of magic swords destroyed and the number of first-level weapons damaged were astronomical figures.

After crazy bargaining, the wealthy forging families generously gave up the processing fee and only charged the lowest cost price and material fees.

Even for this, the compensation paid was close to 200 billion Faris.

Of course, not all of this is liquid capital, some of it includes some unowned land and shops in Orario.

There was also a rent exemption for shops in the Tower of Babel for hundreds of years, and even the complete cession of some shops.

Ciel clearly saw that the Hephaestus family had directly bought all the shops from the fourth to the eighth floor. In addition, there were also deeds to workshops scattered throughout the city.

"So it started from here, the Hephaestus Empire!"

Charles was also ready to make a move. The area above the Tower of Babel was definitely the best business district. He could directly take over all the shops on the lower floors, and the economic benefits he would generate would be absolutely astonishing.

Just imagine that the entire high-end shopping mall, minus the public facilities such as the bathhouse and simple treatment center built by the guild on the second floor, and the gold exchange on the third floor, the rest are all Hephaestus's property.

By the way, the guild’s gold exchange office is crowded and you often have to queue up, so it’s better to go to the guild headquarters on Northwest Street.

However, if Charles wanted to learn the operations of the Hephaestus family, the amount he owed was not enough.

The treatment department is very generous.

The Mihe family proposed to exchange the materials with an equal amount, and they could pay it off within three months. In other words, in the future, Orario would surely have a batch of unlimited "collection" commissions.

Dean Kate was much more greedy, and took over the treatment center on the second floor of the Tower of Babel, and also took over the houses around his family. They also required the type of materials, which must be high-quality materials such as the deep "magic spring".

When it was Charles' turn, he didn't ask for Farley either.

Instead, they drew a circle in the area near the church, including some shops on West Street, and stopped there.

"Well, although the debt you owe is only 20 billion, most of the buildings nearby have been destroyed by the dark faction. Do you really want to use this land as compensation?"

Charles nodded: "Yes, I only want the land. I will organize the old family members to build the rest myself."

Chapter 247 Hestia: Nani? Who is to blame?

In this war, at least 10,000 lives were turned to dust in the city, which also meant that about 10,000 houses were left vacant.

This does not include the believers who are loyal to the dark faction. If they were born in the city, the number would be even higher.

The guild has the right to redistribute residential areas to the surviving residents. Properties that have completely collapsed and become uninhabitable will be replaced by the guild at a low price.

The cruelest are a group of children who have lost their parents. These people will be pushed to Daedalus Street and become orphans and hooligans wandering the streets.

This is the reality in the medieval Western fantasy setting.

Knowing this well, Charles, after exchanging the property on West Street, took the opportunity to propose using the shops and houses left behind by the Soma clan to purchase a number of damaged properties.

Only a part of the area was left in exchange for the expansion of Maria Orphanage.

Royman was a little surprised.

Charles said:

"I was barely born there, although it wasn't for long, but it did help me get through the most difficult period."

Royman did not comment, but signed the contract and the money and goods were settled.

Charles looked at the deeds to the five shops and the ten hectares (500x200) of land centered on the church and nodded with satisfaction.

As Royman's bleeding ended, some of his followers withdrew.

Following in were a large group of adventurers with different expressions, including elves, dwarves, Amazons, humans, Parum, etc.

The conference hall with a capacity of a hundred people was soon filled with people. They had different expressions, but they all looked like they were waiting for trial.

Finn walked around Royman and took the chair.

His fingers tapped the table rhythmically, his face solemn:

"Well, everyone should have heard the reason for coming here. The conclusion is that you are not members of Loki's family, and Loki cannot help you update the favor behind it. I think everyone should be prepared for what this means."

wow——

The noise echoed in the conference hall.

If Loki denied their followers' words, it meant that they would become special adventurers without a main god, unable to update their abilities, without team mates, and they would even be labeled as a dark faction and be ostracized.

The inability to become stronger is the thing they cannot accept the most.