"Business has been really good recently! Sir Earl, please tell me something from the bottom of my heart. I was still a little suspicious of you before."

Today, Flash walked into the guild gate again, placed the box he carried with him respectfully in front of Ariel, and opened it. With the layers of banknotes piled inside, the general of the Thunder Army, Le

Hehehe said——

"But now I no longer have any doubts. You are indeed a capable person! For our Thunder Army to follow you, it is really the most correct thing I have ever done!"

At this time, the entire guild hall was silent.

Even though the midday sun outside is so bright right now, the temperatures in September are still very hot, making the world look brighter than ever before!

Even so... But in the guild hall, the guild members were silently looking at the boss of the Thunder Army and several of his followers, and the entire atmosphere began to become gradually colder.

Of course, Fleish soon felt this unharmonious atmosphere. The smile on his face gradually faded, he raised his head and looked at Ariel in front of him, who was looking at him with a frown. At the same time,

, also turned his head and looked at the assassins, shield warriors, paladins, and necromancers of Mermaid Song next to him.

Looking into these people's eyes, Fleish knew that something might not be right, but for a moment he didn't know what the problem was.

Just like that, as the atmosphere in the hall became increasingly anxious, Ariel could no longer remain silent like this.

She stretched out her hand and silently closed the box full of banknotes in front of her. After a moment of silence, she slowly said——

"Mr. Flash, during this period of time, your Thunder Army...were working under Ji Lian, right?"

Flash also gradually put away the smile on his face. He glanced at Ji Lian who looked complicated over there, nodded, and said: "Yes, Lord Earl. Our army will be reorganized and gradually integrated into Pelican City."

Before we can successfully integrate into the city defense system, we guys will first work with Mr. Ji Lian."

Ariel pinched the bridge of her nose slightly, as if she had made up her mind, slowly exhaled and said——

"You have done a good job. But... starting from today, neither Ji Lian's security team nor your Thunder Army will do such things again."

Not only Flash, but the soldiers of the Thunder Army behind him now also showed confused expressions. They looked at me and I looked at you, their faces full of fear and uneasiness.

Fleisch quickly said: "My Lord Earl, when you say you don't want us to do anything... do you mean you don't want us to do anything?"

Ariel glanced at the box under her palm, patted it gently, and continued: "Collecting gambling money...you don't have to do it in the future."

Flash was slightly taken aback by Ariel's response. But then he straightened up and said with a gesture of disapproval: "Then the Earl must have found a better way to collect gambling money?

"

Ariel shook her head gently: "No."

At this time, Fleisch's fists clenched slightly, but the expression on his face still tried to maintain respect for Ariel: "Then... I guess there is someone who does better than us and collects money faster, so the Earl

Your Majesty, do you think our work ability is too poor and we are unable to bear the heavy responsibility?"

Ariel licked her lips, as if trying to hide her panic, and shook her head again: "No..."

"Huh..." Fleish and several soldiers behind him stood still. He exhaled softly, and once again suppressed the uneasiness and anger in his heart, and said, "Then, it must be us from the Thunder Army who are integrating.

Did you not work hard enough in Pelican City, or did you do something not good enough that angered the Earl, so you decided to punish us like this?"

The atmosphere seemed to be getting stiffer and stiffer. Although the members of the Thunder Army still seemed very polite, the guild members could still feel that they were filled with obvious anger.

Brad couldn't help but want to touch the shield behind him, but Suta next to him stretched out his hand to stop him.

"I'll just say it directly."

Ariel crossed her hands, placed them on the box, and said slowly——

"Flesh, your Thunder Army is very peaceful in our city. It seems that you have warned them not to disturb the people. So I am very lucky that Pelican City... no, it is a marginal province to have someone like you.

The addition of new forces."

"Moreover, you have done a good enough job in collecting gambling money, which is proof of your work ability. Moreover, I have no intention of replacing you."

"The reason why I... want to stop you from continuing to collect gambling money in the future is because... I want to stop the gambling industry..."

Upon hearing Ariel's response, the anger, uneasiness and anxiety on Fleish's face suddenly turned into incomprehensible confusion.

He hesitated for a moment, then shook his head slightly, with a slightly apprehensive smile on his face again, and said: "Your Majesty, isn't this a funny joke?"

Ariel: "I'm not kidding."

Fleish: "Ah... So you want to stop the gambling industry... Yes, there are still many games left. If the lottery is opened every time, the lottery will be cut too fast and it will not grow. Maybe when the final lottery is opened

It’s not good in terms of quantity... That’s okay, how long do you plan to stop, Lord Count?”

Just as if Flash deliberately didn't understand Ariel's words, Ariel also showed that she didn't understand what Flash said, and continued to shake her head firmly, holding the palms of her hands tightly: "It doesn't matter how long it takes,

Forever. After that, I will convene an executive meeting to discuss legislation and put an end to the gambling industry in marginal provinces from now on. No matter who it is, even me, if I open another casino and invite gamblers to gamble, then I will be sent to jail.

Trial in court and jail. If my people continue to open casinos, then I will also be held responsible for mismanagement."

Pedal——

As Ariel's words fell, Flash and the soldiers behind him finally couldn't bear it anymore and took a step towards Ariel!

At the same time as he took steps forward, Brad beside him finally couldn't help it and immediately pulled out the shield behind him and rushed in front of Ariel to block it!

Seeing this shield warrior who was as tall as a mountain, Flash's original intention to continue walking finally stopped. His fists were clenched tightly, as if he had heard a very incredible topic, and as if

I saw a mentally retarded person who could be called a fool.

His gaze passed through Brad's waist and continued to look at Ariel with firm eyes over there. After a moment, the leader of the Thunder Army sneered involuntarily——

"Haha...hehehe...hehehahaha...Lord Earl, please forgive me...please forgive me for being emotionally agitated. I am a stupid person...Since the beginning, my brother has always said that I only have

As passionate as I am, I may not have so many twists and turns, and I don’t quite understand many things.”

Ariel waved her hand to ask Brad to step aside, so that she could directly face the rebel leader in front of her again.

"But... I'm studying hard... I've met many nobles and many lords. I know that I don't have much knowledge, so before I established the Thunder Army, I also worked hard to learn some knowledge from those high-ranking officials.

So that my brain, which is not very bright, can know something."

He stretched out his finger, tapped hard on his forehead, and then continued to say in that sad and angry voice——

"So, can you explain to me a little bit? Why don't we do it in such an easy way to make money? There are obviously so many rich people in the whole city! Those rich people still travel thousands of miles from many other places

They come here just to be able to spend a lot of money and to come to our Pelican City to enjoy the pleasure that they can’t enjoy anywhere else!”

"In this case... why don't we make this money? This money is obviously so easy to make. And... Lord Earl, although I have not known you for a long time, I know you more or less through conversations with everyone in the city.

Some of your deeds. This foolish behavior of making money but not making it is not what you do!"

Faced with Flash's questioning, Ariel's face turned blue and white.

It was indeed her who started the gambling industry.

It can be said that when it was still Pelican Town, Ariel's first pot of gold was through the gambling industry.

Over the years, almost everyone in Pelican City has acquiesced that Mermaid Song can open a casino. Every time there is a large-scale event, Mermaid Song will set up the plate and absorb a lot of people's funds.

Since the casino is very famous, this racing event and the Guild Challenge can attract so many people. I am afraid that some people come to this city with the intention of having a big gamble, right?

Even if Ariel doesn't want to admit it, relying on the gambling industry has indeed supported some people in this city. For example, the Thunder Army can act as thugs to collect gambling money during gambling. They are very suitable for this job and they do it very well.

good.

In this case, the woman who has single-handedly built the gambling industry into one of the calling cards of Pelican City is now announcing the end of the gambling industry during the biggest and most prosperous game in the entire city so far? How can you think of this?

A stupid act.

and……

For Fleish, whether Ariel has the qualifications to shout "stop" is really a big question mark.

"Flesh, I know you may not understand. But the gambling industry has begun to show some drawbacks. Many people have begun to gamble regardless of the cost, which has led to..."

Ariel wanted to make her words as soft as possible and adopt a tone of discussion.

But when Flesh in front heard these words, he was stunned, and then turned his eyes to Ji Lian next to him.

In the process of the Thunder Army collecting gambling money several times, some people from the security forces under Ji Lian did participate...or rather watched. Therefore, of course the police officer knew how he collected gambling money. But he didn't think about it.

Hide it from others.

At that moment, Fleish gritted his teeth and turned around and said: "Your Majesty, the Earl, is kind-hearted! He cannot bear to see the suffering of others! But, Your Majesty, you did not force them to gamble, and we did not tempt them to gamble! They themselves are not strong-willed.

I don’t know the joy of small gambling, so I got mad at losing and put everything on the gambling table. Do we have to blame us for this?”

Ariel frowned: "I don't blame you. Of course, if you are worried about losing your job, don't worry, I can arrange it for you..."

"It's not about work!"

At this time, Fleish finally walked up to Ariel, raised his hands, and slammed them on the table.

Brad on the side originally wanted to stop him, but this time, after seeing that the man had no intention of attacking, he rolled his eyes and held back.

"Lord Earl, I respect you very much. Your ability to make money is something I will never be able to catch up with in my life! And you are so beautiful and kind. To be honest, if I don't say a word about my admiration for you after meeting you, that's me.

You’re deceiving yourself!”

Flash gritted his teeth and continued -

“Although I am not yet a part of Mermaid Song, I still want to work hard to make this city better, and if I want to make this city better, I must help Mermaid Song make more money!

"

"Those people came to their own end. Aren't such people with weak wills themselves useless? Your Lord Count, our fight against the empire will be a very difficult war. For this war, we will definitely need a large number of people.
To be continued...