Yes, critical situation.

After losing the defense core of the mage tower, Snowbird Port's weakness was completely exposed.

Snowbird Port was visited by the Vegetable Basket Pirates. The city suffered heavy losses, and the city lord's palace was blown up. However, on the other hand, there was huge wealth in other parts of Snowbird Port, and none of them were plundered.

"The Mage Tower must be rebuilt as soon as possible!!" the Lord of Snowbird Harbor shouted in his heart.

Building a mage tower can be a long-term project or not. The key is that the money is available.

It is unlikely that a mage tower can be built in two or three days. But it is completely possible in one week. This is because this is the Ice Sculpture Kingdom, and this is the country with the best alchemy technology in the entire main plane.

The Lord of Snowbird Harbor estimates that by gathering half of the strength of the Alchemy Guild, a mage tower can be rebuilt within a week.

Even if the new mage tower is simpler than the old one, it is definitely better than nothing.

Whether or not there is a mage tower is a qualitative difference.

"The problem is money!" Snowbird Harbor City Master immediately found the key among the keys.

The city lord's mansion exploded, and all the money inside was gone.

The treasury contains last month's taxes, his own personal money, etc.

"To be precise, only the gold coins were lost. The silver coins and copper coins are still there."

It's just that these silver coins and copper coins were all melted by the explosion, or turned into little bits of metal dotting the ruins after the explosion.

The Lord of Snowbird Harbor has ordered his men to recover it.

But he also understood: Even if all was recovered, the money would be a drop in the bucket and would not have much effect. The most valuable part must have been stolen in advance.

"It is very likely that a third party took action."

"They plotted against me, and they plotted against Congmang's Vegetable Basket Pirates!"

"They stole all the gold coins and all my secret vaults."

When the city lord's mansion exploded, the wealth accumulated by the city lord of Snowbird Port was almost wiped out. What he has to do now is to put bandages on his whole body, pretend to be seriously injured, and report to the higher-ups.

"Patriarch, I have to contact you. The situation is like this..." Snowbird Port City took the initiative to use a remote real-time communication device to contact the patriarch of his family.

The patriarch of the Avalanche family received the communication with a solemn face, because he knew that this kind of remote real-time communication device consumes a huge amount of mana every second, and would not do this unless it was an emergency.

Whenever this kind of device is used, it means that the situation is very serious and critical.

"What, Snowbird Port is being attacked by pirates?" the leader of the Avalanche clan asked hurriedly, "Do you need the family's assistance?"

The Lord of Snowbird Harbor coughed and spat out a mouthful of blood: "To be precise, the pirates have retreated."

"The battle situation at that time was very complicated. I tried my best, but I couldn't...ahem."

The Lord of Snowbird Harbor coughed out blood again, his face as pale as paper.

Seeing him in such miserable condition, the Xuebeng clan leader's bad feeling in his heart sharply worsened.

Then, the Lord of the City of Snowbird Harbor said: "Now, although we are lucky enough to survive temporarily, the crisis has not subsided. The mage tower in Snowbird Port has been completely blown up, and my City Lord's Mansion has also suffered the same disaster. It is in urgent need of family help to rebuild."

Mage Tower!"

"What?!" As soon as he heard that the mage tower was destroyed, the Xuebeng clan leader's eyes darkened, and his expression collapsed on the spot.

Rebuilding the mage tower will inevitably consume huge amounts of money.

The current situation in Snowbird Port is that a mage tower must be built quickly in a short period of time, and the funds must be doubled at least ten times.

The leader of the Avalanche clan was furious and began to question the city lord of Snow Bird Harbor, why was he so careless? Why is this so important? The losses in this battle are so great, and you, as the city lord, have an unshirkable responsibility! If this matter is not handled well, your politics as a city lord will be ruined.

The future will be bleak!

The Lord of Snowbird Harbor bowed his head and was scolded throughout the whole process, occasionally coughing up blood. In short, he acted however miserable he was.

The leader of the Xuebeng clan scolded for a while, and when he was tired of scolding, he saw the miserable Lord of Snowbird Harbor and sighed deeply: "You are doing the right thing by contacting me and the family."

"You have to remember that no matter what official position you hold, you are Xueyue. You have been called this name since you were born. You are a member of the Xuebeng family. This is your mark and can never be erased in your life!"

"At the moment, both His Majesty the King and the Archmage are shrinking their strength and waiting for good opportunities. The atmosphere in the royal capital is very subtle."

"If you report it directly, I'm afraid the royal family won't take action. The Alchemy Guild is mainly hosting the Warm Snow Cup."

"It's related to the National Code. As long as your Snowbird Port doesn't encounter the frozen pirates who encountered the severe cold, don't expect any reinforcements."

"We need to take a long-term approach to this matter."

Snowbird Harbor City Lord Xueyue looked anxious: "But! My most important thing now is to rebuild the mage tower. This matter cannot wait, Lord Patriarch."

"Hmph!" Chief Xuebeng looked displeased, "I don't see you contacting the family on weekdays. Now that something has happened, do you know who you can rely on?"

"The family is not your cash withdrawal machine, you have to understand this."

"As the leader of the clan, I have to consider all things, not just your side."

The Lord of Snow Bird Harbor frowned: "However, looking at the family members, I am the only one who is in charge. Lord Patriarch, if I am held accountable for my inability to defend the border this time and step down from the position of City Lord, I am afraid it will also have a huge impact on the family.

It’s a negative impact.”

The leader of the Xuebeng clan sighed and said in a deep tone: "Of course I won't sit back and watch, but you also have to come up with something decent to satisfy the rest of the family. Do you understand this?"

The Lord of Snowbird Harbor had a gloomy look and was silent for a while before nodding: "Then please tell me, the patriarch."

What follows is a back-and-forth negotiation.

Family ties have become a card, like a thin cloth covering up the cold competition for related interests at the bottom.

After a while, the negotiation ended.

The two sides have not reached an agreement.

Snowbird Harbor City Lord Xue Yue cursed and looked gloomy, but this result was not beyond his expectation.

He comes from the Xuebeng family, but his relationship with the family is not harmonious.

"This old thing!" The metal surface of the remote alchemy communication device reflected the ordinary face of the Lord of Snowbird Harbor.

As a snow elf, how could he have ordinary appearance?

Although the Lord of Snowbird Harbor comes from the Xuebeng family, he is a mixed race, a mix of snow elf and human race.

He has been ostracized and suppressed since he was born.

He was also suppressed and worked harder.

But it is really difficult for a mixed-race child to develop well in an elven country where race is pride of place.

It wasn't until he was developed into an imperial spy that he truly had a path to advancement!

As for his becoming the Lord of Snowbird Port City, it was also the result of the empire's secret promotion. But on the surface, he was considered to be a man who was unlucky. He was the one who harmed both sides in the political struggle between the upper echelons of the kingdom, and he took advantage of him.

At least the entire Xuebeng family, including the clan leader, thinks so.

After receiving this position from the lord of Snowbird Port City, the Xuebeng family reached out to him and made him look... It was very ugly for a time.

The Lord of Snowbird Harbor is determined to make use of the resources and connections of the Avalanche family, but the latter is too greedy. The Lord of Snowbird Harbor is loyal to the imperial secret agent, and he must ensure his independence, at least to the outside world. Therefore, there are many interests.

, it is impossible to place members of the Xuebeng family in many important positions.

At that time, the two parties were very unhappy.

The Xuebeng family was greatly disappointed with the Lord of Snowbird Harbor and scolded him for cheating and neglecting his kindness. Some clan members even plotted against the Lord of Snowbird Harbor in an attempt to remove him from his position as Lord of the City.

How is it possible to succeed?

The empire's secret espionage organization has chosen from the left and right, and has worked hard to support the Lord of Snowbird Harbor, so naturally it must try to keep him.

Therefore, the external political crisis of the Lord of Snowbird Harbor unexpectedly collapsed. After taking office, he himself also restrained himself in place, preferring not to do anything or make mistakes, and gradually secured his position as a leader.

Of course, he did not lie down, but kept trying in secret, constantly accumulating strength, and waiting for the opportunity.

He was waiting for the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group.

Then, he cleaned up the entire bayonet gang in one day, sweeping the holes with thunder and cleanliness.

He made such a splash that the entire kingdom's top officials once looked at him sideways and got to know him again - he, Xueyue, is a human hybrid of the Avalanche family and the current Lord of Snowbird Port. He is not just a lucky man, he is capable!

but now……

Snowbird Port was attacked by pirates, and Chong Mang's Vegetable Basket Pirates successfully landed easily. At the beginning of the war, Snowbird Port's defense core mage tower was bombed, and even his city lord's palace was blown away.

a shame.

How embarrassing!

The Lord of Snowbird Harbor seriously neglected his duty!

This is the biggest crisis since the director of Snowbird City took office.

You will definitely be held accountable.

The reason why it is not happening now is that the Ice Sculpture Kingdom is also facing many challenges, and the entire upper echelon has no intention of dealing with him as a city lord.

By the time the national ceremony is over and he has regained his composure, he, the Lord of Snowbird Harbor, will probably be beaten to the end.

"Unless we get help from Lord [Usurper] again."

"But the relationship between Mr. [Usurper] and me cannot be exposed, and he cannot fully help."
To be continued...