Chapter 851 The Problem of Land
Dark's eyes stared straight at Arrow for a long time.
After about ten minutes, he turned his head and looked at the yawning cheese again, leaning directly against the trunk of the tree and snoring, and took a closer look at it for a moment.
Then, he lowered his head, as if pondering the logic involved. After thinking about it for a long time, he finally figured it out, and nodded lightly-
"That's an interesting question, but I probably can't answer it. I may need to consult a few more books to see if there is a proper explanation. β
This scholar's appearance has come out~~~!
Sure enough, compared to the way he killed a slime with a stick just now, Arrow still prefers his current appearance as a scholar!
Arrow clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Haha, long live understanding!" This guy really has a head missing. Tell you quietly! He was also entangled with a human man, and he almost took out his heart and dedicated it to the other party all day long for the sake of the other party. Do you think this guy is interesting? β
"This?" Apparently, Duck didn't understand, and he glanced over there again, and Cheese was now lying on the ground and snoring, "Really? Vampire hobbies...... It's really hard to understand......"
Seeing that the topic of conversation between the two parties had become much easier, Airo immediately began to cut to the topic-
"What about you? Vampires have strange hobbies, but I don't think you're bad either. With so many helpers from his guild without him, he came to the blue distance single-handedly, what is this for? β
Hearing that the topic finally cut to the chase, Duck visibly hesitated.
However, perhaps it was the atmosphere of the conversation that made him feel very relaxed, but the chairman finally exhaled slowly and said, "I am...... Sneak out. β
Arrow nodded: "I can see it." Someone from your guild came to us yesterday to look for you. Maybe it's because we think our guild is closer to you [txt xtxs.biz]. β
"They've been looking for you? That...... I'm really sorry, I hope it didn't cause you too much trouble. β
Duck gently stroked his arm, checking for any visible wounds where he had been stung. After making sure that his skin was not damaged in any way, he exhaled a little and continued-
"My father locked me up, but now that the Hand of Heaven has participated in the Guild Championship Fight, there's no reason for me to stay in the safe zone to cheer them on. So, I sneaked out anyway...... Alas, I guess I will be locked up again when I go back. β
When Duck sighed, Arrow clapped his hands and smiled: "You are really powerful, one person bypassed the attention of so many adventurers and sneaked into this forest quietly. And when you fought with Blue Distant just now, you deliberately compressed your strength, and you didn't want people to see it, right? Even then, you'll be able to get out of it all! That's really amazing! β
Being praised by Eero one after another, Dark's face flushed slightly. He nodded a little shyly, not denying it.
This is somewhat similar to Brad next to him, and they all have a bit of a naΓ―ve feeling.
"Anyway, I saw a strange guy looking for you."
A smile was on Arrow's face, and he said happily-
"There was a lady, and it was a lady who looked kind, had a lot of substance and a unique style. I can see that this lady seems to care about you, may I ask who he is? Isn't it...... One of your suitors? β
Hearing these adjectives from Arrow, Dark's face was obviously a little uncertain. He frowned, as if trying to figure out who such a person with connotation, good-looking, and unique style was.
Cream next to him laughed and said, "Our president is really good at boasting." Don't mind, President Dark, I'll tell you the truth, that woman is really ugly...... And her attitude is still very fierce, and she looks like everyone in the world is going to revolve around her all day long. To be honest, I really don't understand why your guild people are so anxious to protect her and accommodate her. Is that the daughter of some great nobleman? β
With that, Darker seemed to finally understand who it was. He was slightly stunned for a moment and said, "She...... Also coming? β
Arrow: "Who is she?" β
Darker realized that he had said something wrong, and quickly shook his head and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's just the daughter of a little nobleman...... There are quite a lot of daughters of this kind of little nobleman, which is quite a tough character. Well, let's not talk about her! It's the people of the Blue Distant Guild...... President Arrow, are you sure they didn't come back? β
Arrow nodded lightly and said with a smile: "Don't worry about this, at least it should be fine for a short time." Hey, anyway, you haven't said why you're dealing with Blue Distance? Is there anything we can help with? β
After such a series of conversations, Dark's mood is now much lighter. He exhaled slightly, looked at the people in front of him, thought for a while, and finally spoke: "This matter...... Actually, I made my own decisions. President Arrow, I don't care if you want to get involved, but you're still a small guild after all, are you sure you want to get involved? β
Arrow shrugged his shoulders and continued, "Don't care, we're friends, and of course friends should help each other if they have any problems!" β
Seeing that Arrow was so resolute now, Darker no longer concealed it, opened his mouth, and said slowly-
"Actually...... The land in the poor village no longer belongs to them. β
Arrow had conceived a variety of opening lines, perhaps out of justice, or out of sympathy, or simply wanting to strike the blue far away. But he never imagined that Duck would use such a reason as the beginning of his actions.
"Three years ago, our country experienced a poor harvest. There are many small villages that can't survive, and they end up mortgaging their land in exchange for food, trying to survive. It was also from that time that many small villages actually lost their land. Among them, it naturally includes poor villages. β
"However, the situation in poor villages is somewhat complicated."
"It's true that the village borrowed a lot of loan sharks to buy food, but the problem is that they didn't just borrow a lump sum."
"According to the information I got from my side, the poor village borrowed at least three times. One was a loan from Hilton Bank, one from a large landowner, and one from a commercial establishment under the name of the Royal Herbal Laboratory. β
"The amount of these three loans is very large, and none of them can afford to be repaid by a small village like theirs. So at that time, it was estimated that everyone who lent them felt that the land would definitely be repossessed at that time. β
However, when the disaster year passed, the problem finally exploded. All three found that the village was financing from several financial institutions, and any attempt by any one to swallow the village's land alone would inevitably be met with opposition from the other two, or even more, financial institutions. β
Unbeknownst to these villagers, this tug-of-war has been going on for more than two years. Until now, it seems that Hilton Bank has finally lost some waiting. β
Hearing this, Arrow nodded lightly and said, "I see, so, that's why you intercepted Blue Distance?" β
Duck smiled and nodded, "Basically." There are some details, though. β
"Because the IOU signed by the Hilton Bank behind the blue distance at that time was a money IOU, in other words, they were not actually qualified to directly ask for people. In other words, the other two can kick Hilton out of the bank as long as they are willing to pay the funds. β
"But the question is, who will pay this arrears? The IOU said that the interest alone would cost 50 gold a year, and now the principal and interest have reached 150 gold, who is willing to pay such a large sum of money to buy this land?
"If it's just Hilton Bank and the other parties involved in this land annex, the money will at least solve the problem." But even if the money is paid now, it means that you have to compete with the other company just by driving out one. In this way, it is entirely possible that the party with the most money will end up paying and not getting any benefit. β
"In the same way, Hilton Bank also knew that its weakness was in the IOU, so when the other two got the news that Hilton Bank was going to convert the money IOU directly."
Hearing this, Arrow can roughly understand the cause and effect of this matter. But he didn't speak, but silently watched the pretty man continue.
"The other two certainly can't allow Hilton to do that. So, they immediately came to our Heavenly Light to entrust us with the hope that we would be able to stop this. If you can, it's best to get all the title deeds back. β
At this point, Duck exhaled slightly, and after a slight pause, he continuedβ
"Originally, this matter should have been intervened by the light of heaven. But then we got the news that the Abyss Guild didn't seem to be planning to intervene in this matter directly. When Hilton Bank entrusted it to the Abyss, the Abyss Guild showed no sign of making a move. β
"This situation is very surprising to the Heavenly Light, no matter how strictly you guard those members of the Abyss Guild, no matter how many people are sent to secretly spy on the poor village, you don't see any signs of their actions."
"In this case, the guild championship battle begins, and it just so happens that the third task is to come to this area to exterminate the bandits. So the Light of Heaven simply handed over this task to the hands of Heaven, hoping that we could get those title deeds first. β
"And these tasks should have been the responsibility of the rest of our guild. But ......"