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Chapter 316 169. Sacrifice
Soldiers are training, woodcutters are cutting thorns, fishermen are catching fish, workers are building fortifications, women are making clothes, everyone in Xingyue Bay is paying for their future.Even Annan is no exception!

Breeze City.

In the name of the King of the North, the banquet for nobles and wealthy merchants is being held in the banquet hall.

Unlike normal banquets where most of the men are present, the guests of this banquet are mostly wives and young ladies from various families.

Annan's image of Jack not only fascinates the ladies, but also makes them dream of.In particular, Annan fits all their fantasies about their spouses, such as having their own fiefdom, never attending banquets, and an appearance that makes the corners of their mouths wet.

The reason why Annan paid such a big sacrifice is simple-the preparations for the war emptied Annan's savings.

Not only magic guns and magic artillery, plate armor, fortifications, and hired workers require huge expenses.The money of Annan and François alone is no longer enough-after all, they still have some gold coins to spend this winter.

Ingrid proposes to sell the knighthood.As a feudal lord, Annan can allocate 300 knights, but only the fiefdoms that can't survive will use this method to gain benefits.Xingyuewan, who is just one year old, can't enter his old age early, and the people of Xingyuewan have nothing to earn.

Shooting the third magic video?But the income of magic images is less than one, and the nobles of Pulang Enci County can't get it out unless they show off their feelings.

"How about a prequel to Mage Tower Has Fallen? About Jack and Rose before they moved to Windy Breeze, preferably with an episode where they passed each other," Evelyn suggested at the time.

"How long are we going to shoot?" Annan pointed out the window.It was okay for the first two months, but now it's too late.

Sell ​​the magic musket and magic cannon to Olmedo?It's just that Olmedo doesn't like these things, and the reason is simple: when the plague of rats has broken through the battle lines of the Mage Tower and the Knights, it doesn't make sense to give 30 residents a magic musket.

At that time, Annan wanted to say that now it is just a one-shot magic gun and artillery, and the future will be automatic magic guns and magic artillery, it just takes time...

Double the price of the magic newspaper?It is known that the 10 copper coins of the magic newspaper just maintain the balance of payments, but the Claudia brand magic stone can only produce one piece a day, 7000 copies a week, and the sales volume of the magic newspaper is between 40000 and 60000 copies since the issue of Ratman North Toggle - Xingyuewan Magic Newspaper's loss is all due to the sponsorship of Ms. Fine Wine.If the magic newspaper changes from 10 copper coins to 20 copper coins, all the money will go to Xingyue Bay, which means 50 gold coins per week...

Annan now goes to Breeze City to knock on the doors of noble ladies from house to house and asks for more money than this.

But sadly, those industries in Xingyue Bay, including fishing catches, spinning machines, cotton yarn, and plate armor that no one wants, can't earn 50 gold coins a week...only after taxation is included.

In the final analysis, the core of Xingyue Bay is Annan.Annan is here, so Xingyue Bay is here.Annan died, so Xingyuewan died.Because a territory should be like this: the lord has the power of life and death over the subjects, and the subjects are shrouded in the shadow or favor of the lord from birth to breeding to death.

A monthly tax of 200 gold coins?I sympathize with your lords and serfs, they must have been squeezed inhumanely...a tenth of the tax?You must be making me laugh... Make the people work and give them money?Have you done too many bad things in the past so you are doing good things to escape hell?
Xingyue Bay, which is a territory in name, is essentially a city—but as a city, Xingyue Bay is abnormal.A real city would have: aristocrats who check each other, while uniting to weaken the power of the castellan.Even a small town with a population of 3000 like Pinglin Town has three factions: the mayor, the nobles, and the professionals.

But in Xingyue Bay, Annan did what he said.His will will be accurately conveyed to the ears of the people, and then the people will execute it efficiently.

Xingyue Bay is like a giraffe.As the head, Annan tried his best to reach up, drilled through the airtight canopy, and chased the beautiful sunshine and white clouds, but his body fell in the gloomy forest, feeling the warmth from his head.

And the body thinks that they are dragging down the head, and the head thinks that the body is supporting itself.

Therefore, Mr. Swallow described Xingyue Bay as a "family", which is both a compliment and a derogation.Xingyue Bay has a loyalty that no town can have, but it is not uncommon for families who unite and strive to gain status and wealth to end up falling apart due to interests.

In any case, the purpose of Annan initiating this banquet was to make money: to attract sponsorship for the "Xingyuewan News", and to sell the magic stone of "The Fall of the Mage Tower" again.Nominally, it is a collector's edition: there is an extra crystal base worth less than three gold coins, and Annan's worthless signature, priced at 150 gold coins.

Francois, in a well-fitting dress and holding a Philosopher’s Stone in his white gloves, stood beside a pile of collectible Philosopher’s Stones, introduced to the surrounding guests, and said that he would enjoy a 120% discount for ordering at the banquet, as long as 30 gold coins, equivalent to Earned [-] gold coins!

Ladies who had never seen this kind of sales were a little moved, but some ladies hoped to be alone with Annan for a while after ordering.After asking Annan for instructions, Francois changed being alone to dancing.

On the dance floor, Annan tried his best to keep a distance from the glamorous lady with heavy makeup in front of him, so as not to let his weak and helpless body be swallowed up, but he couldn't stop the hand on his back from touching it.

This is a necessary sacrifice...

Annan lowered his head, not daring to look at his partner. This kind of shyness made it difficult for the women to control. They crowded around Francois, took off the necklace or waved the purse: "Give me a share."

In order to save Annan from those bad women, the girls crowded over one after another: "I want one too!"

Annan danced with fragrance all over his body, and Francois counted the money with great joy.

After dancing again, Annan let go of the girl on Xiafei's cheeks. She woke up from the confusion and asked in frustration, "Is it so fast?"

Annan smiled and said, "Sister Percy, I want to drink something."

"Then I'll go take a rest too." The girl said shyly and gently, returning to her companion.

"how is it going……"

The noble girls anxiously urged Portays.

"It feels good... I seem to have turned into Ruth, embracing Jack in the hall of the Mage Tower..." Bosses smiled beautifully.

"It cost more than 100 kinnars just for a dance..." A girl's tone was sour, but she couldn't hide her envy.

Her companion bumped into her lightly: "Don't you want to experience Ruth once?"

Bossy also thought it was very expensive, but she still couldn't help but cupped her hands, longing for the breath of the short-term embrace: "But he called me sister..."

(End of this chapter)