Monster Minotaur

In the City Lord's office in Santa Fe City, City Lord Heigl is still working. Some things that happened recently made him a little anxious. First, the Hammer Legion was wiped out by a monster, and then there was economic corruption. Almost no iron products can be sold in the city, and the sales of some spider silk textiles in the city are also in trouble.

Everything is related to that monster, which almost monopolizes the weapons industry in Elam. The high-quality weapons and armor produced every day make Santa Fe's weapons completely uncompetitive in comparison. The originally rare spider silk cloth bought from Lobito is now flowing out in large quantities from a place called Thunder Bluff, and the price is so cheap that almost everyone can afford it.

Heigl looked at another complaint letter written by another blacksmith, and with a sad face, he began to reply to the blacksmith who was about to go bankrupt. There was very little he could say, other than to persuade him that the parliament was working hard to find a way and asked him to hold on for a while. As long as you persevere through this difficult time, everything will be fine.

Heigl himself felt ashamed after writing so many useless words. But as the person who knows best, he knows that the council in the city has no idea at all and can only quarrel blindly or make some completely unreliable suggestions. If you still have an army, you may be able to make a difference through war. But now there is absolutely no way out, the hammer has been destroyed after all.

Even the last resort has been lost by us. Thinking of the destroyed Hammer Heigl was a little sad. His younger brother was a squad leader of the Hammer.

Excuse me, is this the city main hall? The door of the office was opened, and a girl poked her head in and asked. This surprised Heigl. It was almost early in the morning. How did this girl get into the closed castle?

May I ask who you are, miss? It's already late at night. How did you get in? Heigl moved his chair back so that his big belly would not be blocked by the table when he stood up. .

Are you the city lord? The girl did not answer Heigl's words but asked: My master wants to talk to the city lord about something, so can you tell me that you are the city lord?

I am. Heigl asked doubtfully, Who is your master? What do you want from me? After hearing Heigl's words, the girl's head retracted outside the door, and after a while a tall figure appeared, Opened the door and walked in. The big cloak completely wrapped him up, but judging from some of his exposed limbs, the guy in front of him was not a human being.

Nice to meet you, Mr. Heigl. The visitor took off the hood of his cloak, revealing a bull head with two horns and said, I am the owner of Thunder Bluff, Mo Yan. Also, if you If you want to call the guards, forget it, I have already made them faint, although the method is more rough.

Are you here to kill me? Heigl, who had just stood up excitedly, sat back down after hearing Mo Yan's words and looked at the monster in front of him coldly and said in a deep voice.

Kill you? The tauren shook his head and said, I'm not the kind of guy who loves killing, and killing you won't do me any good, and it will even have a lot of negative effects.

Then what are you here for? Hearing Mo Yan's words, although Heigl's hand holding the weapon under the table relaxed a little, Mo Yan was still not completely unprepared. No matter what the monster in front of you is doing, it can't change the nature of it being a monster.

I'm here to talk to you. Mo Yan pulled over a small table in a room and looked at him inquiringly. After getting confirmation, Heigl sat down and said, You rejected my trade proposal. I want to come. Talk to you personally and see if there is any room for maneuver.”

Room for maneuver? After you killed a thousand Iron Hammer warriors? Heigl sneered and said: Leaving aside my personal wishes, do you think the parliament will agree after I agree? In the Iron Hammer, There are children from many families in the city, and they will not cooperate with the enemy. And my brother is also in the hammer, so you think I will agree?

I don't deny what I did. Mo Yan smiled and said, But the destruction of Iron Hammer is entirely your responsibility. If you hadn't attacked me for the benefit of the city-state, this kind of thing could have been avoided.

This is the result of the parliament's discussion. Heigl also said with a hint of regret: We passed that decision with a majority vote. Although I think it was a wrong decision, there is no way to change the parliament. Things have happened, There is no way back.”

When Cabinda started selling weapons and armor, a councilman who was a blacksmith in the city proposed a precautionary measure. After investigating the source of Cabinda's iron ore, a meeting was held in the city to vote on whether to conquer the monsters. Everyone understands that if they do this, they will definitely offend Cabinda and hinder Santa Fe's future proposals in the Congress City.

But the councilors did not expect that the hammer would be defeated by a monster, and that no survivors would even escape. Santa Fe, who originally only planned to lose one vote, suffered a big fall due to Mo Yan. After the residents of the city received the news of the destruction of the Hammer, the Parliament was even besieged for four or five days. The people shouted for the Parliament to give the people an explanation.

Why was the Hammer Legion sent so far away, and why was it completely destroyed in just a few days? Was it the fault of the command or the fault of the parliamentary resolution? In order to cover up the failure of its resolution, the Council of Santa Fe decided to propose the Calasu (All-Elamite Resolution) to the Congress City.

It means that the monster is a catastrophe that is rare in a thousand years and requires the power of all Elam to eliminate it. The Santa Fe Council even used a convening order that could only be used once a year to allow representatives from all of Elam to gather in the Council City in a short period of time to discuss how to deal with this matter. As expected, Cabinda hated him and blocked the parliament's proposal, which ultimately failed.

After finally appeasing the people who had lost their loved ones, they then faced the economic erosion from Thunder Bluff. The city of Santa Fe, which had just paid a large amount of pensions, was unable to face such an economic attack, and because of the public's inability to trade with Thunder Bluff, Santa Fe, which was completely passive, was already facing financial difficulties. Businessmen have also launched several proposals in parliament, but they were all rejected in the end.

Actually, there are ways. Mo Yan thought for a moment and said, In this regard, we just need the guidance of public opinion. Most people don't know much about what happened, and they just heard about it. Now that there is a person who can turn the iron If you destroy the monster with a hammer, then just hand over the corpse of the monster.

Want to deceive the people? Heigl said after hearing Mo Yan's words: That's not okay! Sooner or later the lie will be exposed, which will only incur greater anger from the people. Blindly covering up will make things worse. During my term of office I will not allow such a scandal to occur!

It doesn't need to be hidden for a long time. Mo Yan continued to say seductively: When the people taste the sweetness, they will automatically ignore this fact. And I will also help publicize it so that the entire Elan knows that the monster has been killed by the Holy Spirit. Fei killed him. It has been so long since the incident, so people must have forgotten some of the details, right?

Hearing Mo Yan's words, Heigl was entangled. As a city lord, he hopes to solve the financial dilemma, but as an older brother, he hates the monster in front of him. If it wasn't for his long-term self-consciousness as a politician that he could barely calm down and listen to Mo Yan's words, then he would have taken out the weapons in his hands by now and fight to the death with the monster in front of him.

But the benefits we got are too few. Heigl thought for a moment and said: You have almost completely monopolized the weapons market, and we can't sell the spider silk cloth at all. Just selling you agricultural products, this We get too little benefit. The blacksmiths in our city won’t agree, even if we have no grudges.”

Blacksmith, I can hire them to help me work. Mo Yan heard Heigl's words and said: The salary I offer will be more than what they usually get. Of course, the method I use is also taught by me, and I have to sign Confidentiality agreement. And it’s not like you don’t have the slightest advantage. There is a mineral I need in Santa Fe City, and I think you also know the kind of ore that attracts iron.”

A magnet? Heigl said: That kind of thing is useless at all, and it will also damage our pickaxe. Although some businessmen have made some gadgets from that kind of ore, the sales volume is very small.

I will buy it at a reasonable price. Mo Yan looked at Heigl who was gradually reaching an agreement and said, You don't need to worry about the price. I can also solve the problem of the blacksmith and the weaver. You see, the obstacle has disappeared now. , we can definitely achieve win-win and mutual benefit.”

Yes. Heigl nodded and stood up. He began to unbutton his collar and said, Now that the official business has been settled, let us deal with the private matters. Heigl said and took out the button on his collar. The hand holding the dagger under the table, his angry eyes began to turn scarlet, now that he had finished talking about official business. Then you have to reckon with the hatred of your brother being killed!

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