At the moment, he could only smile and nodded, and said: "There is indeed a little problem with the capital turnover on my side, but please rest assured, there will be absolutely no problems with this year's taxes, and I will definitely pay this tax in full when the time comes." ”

Seeing such a resolute look in the eyes of this president, the tax officer's eyes also involuntarily showed a little admiration.

But admiration for admiration, he still said with a little sincerity: "President Arrow, I believe in you. But according to my duties, I still need to put you and your mermaid song on the list of non-performing assets. Until you are able to pay your taxes, the banks of the entire Blue Bay Empire will not lend any money to you and your guild. At the same time, your Mermaid's Song asset appraisal will also be classified as D. So don't think about using the financing or finding someone else to take over your guild to revitalize your money during this time. If you still haven't been able to repay your taxes by the end of this year's billing year, the Empire will officially take over your Merfolk Song Guild by law. If you do something against the laws of the Empire at that time......"

With a bang, the tax collector stood up from his seat, and his originally smiling face was now covered with an absolute layer of frost—

"I, with the help of your guild, once captured a former guild leader who escaped after tax evasion. I don't want you, you'll be next. So, I'm going to take my leave. ”

Arrow held his breath as the frost-faced tax officer slowly walked out the door.

Although it was still winter outside, the moment he saw the tax collector leave the guild without looking back, Arrow suddenly felt like he was sweating as if he had escaped from hell.

Really, all the so-called fears from before were all fart!

Is there anything more terrifying in this world than being burdened with huge debts? Is there anything more frightening in the eyes of these money-filled tax officers when confronting them?!

Arrow's mind was full of that kind of horror now, and now he felt that the tax collector would appear in front of him again just by closing his eyes!

"That...... President Arrow? ”

"Wow————!!!"

Caught off guard, the tax collector stuck his head out again and poked into the guild. The sudden appearance of this guy's head really startled Arrow, and he couldn't help but shudder.

"You...... What are you doing?! Didn't I already say that I would apply for an extension?! ”

Obviously, Arrow was scared by now.

But the tax collector had to smile and re-enter the guild with some apologies: "Ah, of course. I know. ”

"Then what are you still doing? I don't have the money to pay taxes right now! ”

"No, no, no, it's not about paying taxes. Speaking of which...... I'm sorry, I was handsome just now, and I dropped the cruel words and walked out. But after walking for a while, I suddenly remembered that there was something I wanted to discuss with President Arrow, so I came back...... Oops, look at my brain, once the atmosphere comes up, I don't care about anything! I want to remember this repeated bird-like beating, so please don't mind too much about it, the guild leader, and forget about it easily. ”

Really, you're going to be scared to death!

Arrow clutched his heart, his mind full of the urge to call Napa out of the back and kill the tax collector right now.

Still, he tried to contain his emotions, lest Napa in there now do anything bad to the children: "That...... What is the matter? Is it a commission? Do you have the money to take it? ”

The tax collector walked in, sat down in front of Arrow again, and laughed, "President Arrow immediately thought of making money?" That's a good thing! The empire needs you guild leaders who want to make money, and the more money you make, the more taxes you pay! But unfortunately, I really didn't come to make any commissions, and I don't have the money to pay you, the president. ”

In an instant, Arrow spread out on his seat like a deflated ball, and said without energy: "Since there is nothing to do, then please finish the sentence in three sentences, I still have to worry about the 119 gold, 2 silver, 8 bronze and 1 iron tax on my body." ”

The tax collector laughed, thought for a moment, and then stretched out a finger: "Recently, there have been some crazy beggars in Lagoon City. ”

Then, he held out a second finger: "These beggars say they're all from Pelican Town." ”

Finally, he held out a third finger: "Then, they said they found a lot of gold in Pelican Town. ”

In an instant, Arrow's head, which was about to go out of the body, immediately came to his senses.

He slammed up from his limp state, pressed his hands on the table, and leaned his whole body out towards the tax officer in front of him: "What? What's the situation?! What the hell is going on?! ”

The tax officer smiled slightly and spread his hands: "Now, can I say more?" ”

No matter who the person in front of you is, as long as you have gold coins in your mouth, they are all good friends of Eero! At that moment, the president hurriedly poured him a glass of water with a courteous face, and said with a smile: "Where, where!" Our Mermaid Song has always been a place where the tax collector can talk casually! Please elaborate on that right away! ”

Seeing Arrow look like this, the tax collector leaned back in his chair with his arms folded, looking at him thoughtfully.

Arrow couldn't help but chuckle in his heart: "Excuse me...... Any questions? ”

Tax Officer: "Ah, no problem. I'm just thinking, I'm going to be young and promising, even though there might have been some problems with the business this year...... But you're pretty good-looking, and you should be the type that will be liked by little girls. I have a daughter, who is about the same age as the little magician in your guild, and seeing that the guild leader is so young and handsome, I am still wondering if I should introduce my daughter to you, the guild leader. ”

Arrow looked a little embarrassed with his mouth half-open.

"But ah, seeing the president's attitude of liking money so much...... Really, it's really hard for me to convince myself to introduce my daughter to a 'motivated' young man like you. Alas, that's a difficult choice. It's as if I'm sitting on the façade of one of the most well-decorated top restaurants and ordering my favorite seafood and tomato noodles in front of me. But the waiter at the restaurant told me that all the knives and forks were gone, and that I had to use my hands to scoop up the noodles to eat. Can President Arrow understand this feeling of helplessness but itching in his heart? ”

Arrow endured the anxiety in his heart and said seriously, "Please also ask the tax collector...... Say a little more about the gold coins as soon as possible, thank you! ”

Seeing that Arrow's eyes were completely the color of the money drop eyes, the tax officer finally shook his head and sighed: "Alas...... Such a young man, all day long, only in the eyes of money...... Isn't she fragrant girl? I didn't see any signs of liking the little girl......"

"Tax, Affairs, Officials, Big, People!"

"Okay, okay, I'll explain it to you now."

Taking a sip of water, the tax officer began to speak slowly—

"Probably two months ago, huh...... That is, the time when Merfolk Song began to leave Pelican Town. Strange rumors began to spread in a dozen towns in the border province. ”

"These rumors didn't attract much attention at first, but as time went on, they began to become more and more intense, and they became more and more likely to cause panic among humans."

"The number of beggars starts to increase, and the closer you get to your pelican town, the more they beggar. For example, there are only one or two in the farther town, but there are three or four of these beggars in the Lagoon City near you. And the last time I came to your town to do tax work, I heard from your mayor that there were five or six such beggars who began to wander around your town. ”

"These beggars all seem strange, and everyone seems mentally abnormal. And they didn't know why they were there, let alone where they came from. ”

"Viscount Norris surveyed the beggars and compared them with the missing people in the city recently, only to find that none of them could match the missing people. In other words, these beggars appear here as if out of thin air, without any warning. ”

"Then, in the midst of their seemingly insane beggars, who had no idea what they were talking about, every once in a while seemed to pop up a sentence or two about 'gold'. And, when others ask what the hell is going on with the 'gold,' every beggar will reach out and point in the direction of your pelican town. ”

"But if you ask these beggars in Pelican Town where the gold is, they point to the south, east, west, and north, in all directions. But once you're about a day or two away from the town, they'll point in the direction of your town. Do you think this is strange? ”

Gold? Pelican Town? Hearsay?

Hearing this in Arrow's ears, there was a very surprising sense of acquaintance.

The tax collector couldn't help but get a little nervous when he saw Arrow's sudden stunned appearance now, and asked, "President Arrow, what's wrong with you?" You can't think of something terrible, do you? It's a little weird in itself, so don't you give me anything terrible! ”