Chapter 301 Two million gold soul coins? Very good!
After parting with Norman on bad terms, Darles immediately returned to the City Lord's Mansion and ordered one of the four great soul masters who followed him to Falling Star City to go outside the city to find the guards and maids who had escaped at his signal.
"Lord Darles, what should we do after we find it? Just -"
The great soul master raised his hand and wiped his neck, the meaning was self-evident.
"No need. Let them disguise themselves as Fallen and head to Luoxing Slope, which is fifty miles outside the south gate of Luoxing City."
Falling Star Slope.
It is said that a meteorite fell near Falling Star City, squeezing the rock strata and forming an undulating hillside.
There used to be a bandit camp there, made up of rural villagers who could not make a living. They often robbed passing merchants and travelers. Later, the previous lord of Luoxing City led a team to wipe out the bandit camp.
It was the time of clear autumn weather. After wiping out the bandits, the former city lord wanted to burn down the bandit camp, but he was worried that the fire would be carried by the wind and ignite the surrounding woods, so he gave up the plan.
"The bandit camp there still exists. In recent years, many people who have offended nobles and soul masters have nowhere to go, so they gather there and even start to collect tolls."
Darles ordered, "Order those people to go to the bandit camp and gather those refugees. When the time comes, all the corrupted and bandit troubles will be caught in one fell swoop, and it will all be my credit."
"My lord, you are wise!"
The great soul master flattered.
"Don't rush to compliment me yet. Do you know why I only asked you to come here?"
In an instant, the smile on the great soul master's face froze - he was the person that Darles trusted the most among the four great soul masters, but he was also the only one who knew the relationship between Darles and Hu Fangyuan.
But he never expected that this trust would become his death warrant!
"Have you forgotten who saved your life?" Seeing that the great soul master was actually shaken, Darles shouted in a low voice.
"It's you, sir!"
The great soul master immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Darles.
"Get up."
Darles helped him up and said, "Don't worry, I will take good care of your wife and daughter. I have also contacted Elder Zhong, so maybe I can let your daughter go to Xingluo College for further studies."
"I am willing to serve you like a dog or a horse!"
"Okay! I really saw you right!"
Darles was overjoyed. “However, after we gain a foothold in Luoxingpo, I also ordered people to look for Hu Fangyuan. I need to confirm whether that guy really ran away.”
"What if he really ran away?"
"That's even better. If the higher-level Spirit Hall sends people over and finds out that they are not Fallen, they will not care. And if they don't care, I can also secretly spread the word that the Spirit Hall is not doing anything, so that the people in the city will be disappointed with the Spirit Hall. Finally, I can take this opportunity to make a lot of money! If something like this happens, I will definitely be punished by the higher-ups, and my salary will be deducted! Even my properties in Xingluo City will be confiscated! I have to make up for these losses from other places..."
After saying this, Darles ordered the great soul master to take action immediately, while he himself summoned the nobles and soul master families in the city to discuss the matter of conquering the Fallen.
"Why is there one missing?"
Darles glanced at the list and found that among the five major noble and soul master families in the city, only the You family had no one coming. But then he remembered that the heir of the You family, You Hui, had temporarily left Luoxing City with Zhou Qing.
"Never mind, it's just a little girl, it doesn't matter."
"I invited you all here at this time to wipe out the Fallen. I have already found out that the Fallen gang is hiding in Fallen Star Slope."
The people from the four major families present knew very well that the so-called fallen person was most likely connected to Daries, otherwise how could they have been found out so quickly?
But they didn't want to dwell on this point, they just wanted to understand what Darles was trying to keep secret.
"Going out of the city to wipe out the Fallen requires a lot of money to buy weapons, armor, supplies, etc."
Darles glanced at the four people present and said straight to the point, "Therefore, I hope that the four of you present can..."
"Lord Darles!" Someone stood up and interrupted Darles. "In order to eliminate the Fallen and protect the stability of Falling Star City, my Li family has no choice but to do the job. However, we are really short of money and can only provide a maximum of 100,000 gold soul coins."
"I can only donate 100,000 yuan."
Once the first person speaks, the second person will naturally speak.
"I also want 100,000."
"One hundred thousand."
Darles glanced at the four people, sneered, and said, "You all look down on me too much, don't you? With only 400,000 gold soul coins, I can't even gather enough people, let alone spending money."
The four of them looked at each other, and their faces twitched.
This Darles has lost all his dignity! He doesn't even want to pay a penny, he just wants to fleece them, and even wants to drink their blood!
So, in this moment, the four of them had made up their minds. If Darles really dared to make their family bleed heavily, don't blame them for uniting. They would kill Darles now, and bribe Norman afterwards to put the blame on the fallen man.
They have now discovered that the excuse of the Fallen is really useful!
As for the threat of the Fallen?
joke!
Now that the fallen have been caught, how dare they come to the city to cause trouble again?
Those civilians died, and that’s it. It doesn’t matter. It doesn’t affect their families anyway.
"I wonder what the city lord thinks?" It was the Li family who spoke first, and signaled to others with their eyes that they were ready to take action at any time.
How could the four of them, the great soul masters, not be able to defeat a soul master of level thirty-one?
"Of course -"
Darles remained calm and said two words: "Be a role model and pay taxes and donate."
"Um...I'd like to hear more details."
The people of the Li family looked at each other and temporarily suppressed their spiritual power. They picked up the teacup and just put it to their mouths, but then they immediately reacted and put it down, fearing that the tea was poisonous.
"Now, there are corrupted people gathering outside the city, threatening the safety of the people in the city. I want to increase taxes and raise funds to eliminate the corrupted people. As the four of you are important figures in the city, you must set an example for those fools and pay the money first. Only when you pay, will they follow suit."
Dales grinned and said, "After the mission is completed, I will return all your money, and how about we split the money paid by those fools 60% to 40%?"
"We each get 10%?" The Li family member narrowed his eyes.
"One tenth is quite a bit." Dales took a sip of tea and laughed, "How many people are there in Luoxing City? About 20,000. Counting by head, each person must hand in at least 1,000 gold soul coins. One tenth is 2 million gold soul coins!"
In an instant, the four people present lost their composure.
Two million?
There are so many!
"One thousand gold soul coins, isn't that a bit too much?" The man from the Li family was the first to speak. "One thousand gold soul coins is not a problem for us, but for the people in the city, it is their life savings. If they count it per person, how can they survive?"
"Brother Li, you worry too much."
Dales laughed, "Our Falling Star City is not like the countryside. Who among the common people who can live in the city doesn't have eight or nine thousand gold soul coins saved?"
"I can't die!"
"If they really can't pay, we can mortgage the house. Afterwards, I don't want them to sleep on the street. They can still live in the original house. But they have to pay me on time every month. No, we have to pay part of the rent."
The people from the four major families all took a deep breath and secretly despised Darles's cruelty, but two million gold soul coins——
It smells so good!
(End of this chapter)
