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119 The Decadent Butcher (More)
The dragon tribe suddenly walked into the chess and card hall, causing the Shadow King's subordinates to stop and even shout in surprise: "Lord Shadow King!?"
A man with a cheap cigarette in his mouth, a decadent face and unkempt appearance, walked into the chess and card hall.
Xia Yi was a little surprised.
She had met this man.
Before, when Qiansha called all the poor people in the lower city to besiege him, it was Jiye and Sera who brought the Hechi Gang to appear in time, calmed down the poor people and helped him rescue.
But before leaving, she glanced into the crowd and saw this man. She felt that he was extremely special and left an impression on her.
Perhaps out of the swordsman's intuition, he felt that this man was not simple.
But I didn't expect to meet him here.
Could it be that he... is the Shadow King?
"Lord Shadow King, why are you here?!"
"What Shadow King? I'm just a butcher." The decadent dragon smiled and walked in. "Okay, stop making trouble. Give me some face and let me talk to this noble lady alone."
"As ordered."
Shadow King's subordinates respected him very much and immediately followed the order, leaving the chess and card hall and closing the door.
This man is the Shadow King and there is no escape.
Xia Yi put down his weapon.
"I'm sorry for scaring you. I should have come earlier today, but I stayed in bed. It's really painful to get up early."
The Shadow King propped up the table and chairs again, made a gesture of invitation, and invited Xia Yi to sit down again.
Xia Yi sat back in her chair.
"Are you the Shadow King?"
"Shadow King... I have never called myself that. Those are names given to me by the poor people in the lower city."
The Shadow King smiled.
"Before, I felt that the Lower City was too chaotic, so I found my companions and said that I wanted to clean it up. When I came to my senses... there was already a legend about the Shadow King, and people who came to see him gathered around me."
"You are well respected by the poor people in the downtown area."
"It's exaggerated. They all think I'm some extraordinary person. In fact, I'm just a butcher." Shadow King said lightly, "Rather than the saying that I'm the king who rules the lower city, I'm more concerned about whether the price of pork will go up."
Xia Yi could feel that the dragon in front of her spoke differently from ordinary poor people. He must have had such a mentality after experiencing many storms. There was a hint of modesty in his self-introduction just now.
Talk to him, it works.
It seems that we have come to the right place.
"I thought the noble grandfather from yesterday would come, but it turned out to be someone like you... Sorry, I didn't mean to look down on you. The fighting skills you just displayed really surprised me."
The Shadow King yawned, as if he had not woken up yet.
"I have finished introducing myself, it's your turn."
"It's not over yet, Mr. Shadow King," Xia Yi said, "You have something else that you didn't tell me."
"Ok?"
"A long time ago, someone led the poor in the lower city to rebel against the emerging nobles. I heard Lucius, the noble you met before, mention this."
"That's true, but he's dead."
"Then is there a possibility that, in fact, the rebel did not die, but survived."
"..."
The Shadow King's expression changed slightly.
"After seeing the strength of the emerging nobles, the rebel had given up hope of resistance, so he chose to compromise and took the initiative to maintain the stability of the poor in the lower city." Xia Yi's words had hidden meaning.
"what do you want to say in the end?"
"I want to provide real assistance that can truly change the fate of the poor in the lower city," Xia Yi said. "The Kingdom of Dragons has never been like this. In the north, any capable dragon can serve as a royal family and command their own troops. Nobles and even princes who exploit the people will be sent to the guillotine. Why is this the case in the southern border?"
"You mean...rebellion?"
"How can this be considered a rebellion? This is clearly a restoration of order."
The Shadow King sneered, "I won't believe you. No matter how beautifully you speak, without strength, it's just empty talk."
"Strength..."
"Of course. In the past, there were also people with lofty ideals in the Lower City who believed that they could overthrow the new nobles and liberate the poor in the Lower City with just their passion. However, they were suppressed by the security team," Shadow King disagreed. "Strength is not something that can be achieved by just being strong. To do this kind of thing, you have to face the entire security team. Without strength, any good wishes are just empty talk."
"What you said makes sense. But what if I am the boss of all the gangs in Koror?" Xia Yi said with a smile, "If I give an order, I can mobilize all the gangs in Koror and make them go out in full force. Does this mean that I have the power?"
"How can it be!"
The Shadow King denied it without giving it any further thought.
Because, this is ridiculous.
Over the years, gang fighting in Koror has never stopped, and no gang has been able to suppress other gangs and gain enough voice.
The concept of a person in charge can only remain in fantasy.
Some of the poor people in the downtown area also joined gangs, and he had some knowledge about the gangs.
"Shadow King, you are really out of touch with the news," Xia Yi shrugged, "You have been in the lower city for too long. You can ask your subordinates to find out about the name 'Twilight'."
Shadow King shouted towards the outside, calling out the name of one of his subordinates.
When his subordinates came in after hearing the noise, he ordered them to investigate the relevant information.
Then, it’s time to wait.
The carefree feeling on Shadow King's body completely disappeared, and he remained silent.
Xia Yi picked up a magazine and read it slowly.
She doesn't need to say anything.
When his subordinates came back and reported to Shadow King again, he was very surprised.
"The silver-haired young dragon and the mysterious Miss Twilight have become the boss of the gang." Shadow King looked at Xia Yi in surprise.
"Do you need me to prove my identity? For example, call two leaders of Koror's top gangs over, and the four of us can play mahjong at a table?" Xia Yi chuckled.
"…No thanks, Miss Twilight."
The Shadow King looked solemn.
"But even if you are really the boss of the Koror gang, I will not cooperate with you."
"We have demonstrated enough strength, isn't that enough?"
"The man who came to my butcher shop before was... the head of the Cavendish family. The Cavendish family was not powerful in Koror and was excluded by the emerging nobles. It was normal for them to want to eliminate them. This was a dispute over interests among the nobles."
"Is that what you think?"
"Many years ago, the dragons in our Lower City believed the lies of the nobles and were used as tools and thrown away after use. Now, I will not trust any nobles anymore. Don't even think of using me to drag the poor people in the Lower City into working for you. I don't consider myself a ruler, but I will be responsible for all the poor people here."
The Shadow King's position beneath the cover of decadence is firm and unshakable.
Xia Yi had anticipated this a long time ago. Even if he revealed his identity as the leader of the gang, the other party would not accept cooperation.
However, she was prepared and took out something.
"This is what you want, Shadow King," Xia Yi said.
The Shadow King just took a look and fell into great shock.
“This… this is impossible!”
120 gold
This is a piece of paper.
Seeing the above content, Shadow King felt surprised.
"This is an offer you cannot refuse, Shadow King." Xia Yi said with a smile.
The Shadow King was silent.
The content written above is related to the security team.
The Dragon Royal Family wants to reorganize Koror's security team, and the composition of the new security team will no longer be controlled by the new Chamber of Commerce formed by the emerging nobles, and the Dragon Royal Family will appoint the members.
Among them, the Dragon Royal Family has promised that some of the membership quotas in the security team will be given to the Shadow King in the lower city of Koror.
In other words, as long as the Shadow King is willing, he can arrange for the dragons in the lower city to join the security team, thereby changing the fate of the lower city.
The promise made by the Dragon Royal Family is above everything else, above the emerging nobles, and has unquestionable legitimacy.
This is something that Shadow King dares not even think about, it is what he has always dreamed of.
"No, how is that possible!"
This is why Shadow King wavered. Although it was what he wanted, this kind of thing was no different from dreaming.
The southern border is so far away from the northern imperial capital that the dragons here have no chance of contacting the dragon royal family. No one has ever thought that the dragon royal family will save Koror.
His eyes quickly moved downwards and saw the signature on the document -
Silver Dragon Princess, Xiayi Christie.
Shadow King's hands began to tremble, and he looked at Xia Yi again, his breathing becoming rapid.
"You, you...are you a princess of the Dragon Royal Family?!"
"In the Kingdom of Dragons, there are only two people who can act in the name of the Dragon Royal Family, and I happen to be one of them." Xia Yi said.
"I don't believe it! How could a princess of the Dragon Clan come to Koror? All the information channels here should be blocked. There is absolutely no way that the royal family knows the situation here!"