Chapter 15 Human Greed
Chapter 15 Human Greed
When Thanos came to the gate of the mayor's mansion, four people who seemed to be security guards stopped him.
The security captain, who was the leader, was about to speak aggressively, but suddenly found the skeletons and zombies behind him.
So his tone changed suddenly, and what was originally a repelling word became an inquiry.
"This is the mayor's mansion, what's the matter?"
Thanos frowned, and said displeasedly: "My name is Thanos, and I am the new mayor of Zixi Town."
The head of the security captain was stunned when he heard the words.
"Ah? Oh!"
Hearing that a new mayor was coming, he suddenly didn't know what to do.
The order from above was for him to stop anyone approaching the mayor's mansion, but this does not include the mayor.
After all, he is nominally the biggest official in Zixi Town.
Just when the security captain didn't know what to do, a voice suddenly appeared behind him.
"I heard that the new mayor arrived in the morning. I thought the mayor would come after a few days of rest. I didn't expect to come at noon. It's really rude."
As the words fell, a middle-aged man who was nearly fifty years old, with a kind face and a big belly appeared.
When the security guards saw the middle-aged man appear, they immediately saluted respectfully.
"Dear Mr. Fernando, good afternoon."
Fernando nodded with a smile on his face as a response, then turned to look at Thanos.
"This is the newly appointed mayor. He looks so young. He really is a hero."
Thanos ignored the other party, but continued to raise his legs and walked forward, entering the dilapidated mayor's mansion.
Fernando was taken aback when he saw that the other party ignored him.
But he reacted immediately.
The other party ignored him.
In this regard, he was not angry, and even a little happy.
What he is most afraid of is that the new wizard's city is too deep for him to grasp.
He is the best at dealing with wizards who show both emotions and anger.
After a while, he followed the skeletons and zombies into the mayor's mansion, which was still under repair.
in half an hour.
"Bang!" Thanos slammed a half-burned account book on the table.
"You mean, not only this year's tax, but next year's tax?"
After speaking, Thanos narrowed his eyes.
At this time, he was in the burnt town lord's mansion, with scorched marks everywhere around him, only the table in front of him was still intact.
And there were three people in front of him, besides Fernando just now, there was also a white-headed old man named Marco, and a blond Roo woman named Sara.
Seeing that Thanos was furious, Marco quickly explained: "My lord, of course the property robbed by the natives is not so much, but our loss is too great.
Not to mention anything else, just repairing the mayor's mansion will cost gold coins, as well as the maintenance of the city wall and the loss of the surrounding residents, the renewal of ordnance, and the purchase of food, all of which are large expenses. "
At this time, Sarah also said: "According to our preliminary budget, even if we advance taxes for next year, it may not necessarily smooth out our bills."
Hearing this, Thanos calmed down instead.
Zixi Town produces purple tin ore, which is a resource used by wizards. The price is much higher than ordinary resource mines, and the tax cannot be bad.
It is even the best one in the surrounding town.
Otherwise, Peart would not have thought about Zixi Town's resources.
But in the eyes of these people, an indigenous invasion turned Zixi Town into a bottomless pit.
These people are really greedy.
But he likes it.
He is not afraid that others will be greedy, but he is afraid that others will not be greedy.
Because the other party is not greedy, it means that the plot is bigger.
This is not what he wants.
"Yes, the common people must settle down well. Don't let everyone go hungry. Food supplies must be timely. It doesn't matter if you spend more money."
Seeing Thanos's sudden change of attitude, Marco and Sara suddenly looked at each other, a little at a loss.
In fact, they have already negotiated in secret. If the other party is aggressive, they will give the other party some benefits.
In any case, the other party was the mayor personally appointed by Master Mansta.
Although they have their own backgrounds, they still want to sell Mansta's face after all.
Of course, if you give money to the other party, the other party will also have to pay a certain price, not for free.
Such as taxation rights, legislative powers, land rights and so on.
But I didn't expect that the other party suddenly changed his tone and stopped discussing resources.
At this time, Fernando still had a smiling expression on his face.
"Mayor Thanos can think this way, it is a blessing for the people of Zixi Town to have such a good mayor."
Hearing Fernando's words, Marco and Sara echoed and said: "The administrator of Fernando is right. Mayor Thanos is a role model for my generation. From today onwards, I will not need a salary until the situation in Zixi Town improves. .”
Upon hearing this, Sara immediately followed up and said, "Yes, I also voluntarily suspend my salary until the common people in Zixi Town can have enough to eat."
Hearing this, Thanos showed a meaningful smile, and said, "Okay, there are three people in Zixi Town, and they will definitely be able to get through this difficult time."
After flattering each other, Thanos left with the skeletons and zombies.
After confirming that Thanos had really left, Sarah immediately put away her smile, and said with a look of disdain: "I thought it was an old fritter, but I didn't expect it to be a brat."
Marco nodded in agreement, and said, "And he looks quite young. It's really naive to want to see the tax situation on the first day."
Sarah smiled.
"Haha. That's right, he's a thick-headed brat who doesn't know what to do."
After continuing to laugh for a while, Sarah found that Fernando hadn't spoken, so she asked strangely: "What's wrong with you, have you been silent?"
Fernando shook his head, and said lightly, "It's nothing, I should be thinking too much."
(End of this chapter)