Starlight City, Annan's favor for the city stems from its similar name to Xingyue Bay, and its disgust stems from the fact that they withheld the box office after the Mad Dog Grand Duke launched a war.

The 10% commercial tax paid by the magic image did not satisfy the appetite of the nobles. 2 months, 5000 gold...... They want to keep the business in their hands.

The attack of the Mad Dog Grand Duke was an opportunity.

The aristocrats don't mind falling into the trap – and Annan doesn't mind violent collection.

When Mr. Svarro appeared at the theater and carried the theater owner to the city lord's mansion, the theater owner humbly said: "No matter how much Annan pays you, we are willing to give you double." ”

Mr. Svarro, who knew what the theater owner had said, looked at the city lord: "He gave me half of the proceeds of the magic image. ”

“…… Give the money to Mr. Mage. The city lord said decisively.

Let an epic mage collect debts for himself, and the Mad Dog Grand Duke will most likely have no way to take Annan...... The lord gave up his greed and took the initiative to open the treasure house and handed over 5,000 gold coins.

In a mood of "expecting someone to be as unlucky as himself", the castle lord watched as Mr. Svarro stepped through the portal.

……

The next morning, Mr. Schwaro delivered thirty-four thousand kinnars.

The deficit was instantly replenished, and two days later, with 400,000 gold coins, Annan began to throw money.

Mage's Tower? Why stop? Port? According to the Tatooun Empire's first port! Orichalcum? As many as you want! Why did the blacksmith shop stop? We now have only a thousand musketeers, but in a few months there will be two, three thousand musketeers! There is also magic artillery, the future Great Wall of the North is expected to be sixty miles long, is it too much to place a magic cannon every ten meters?

"It's not enough to spend 400,000 gold coins like this." Ingrid couldn't help but remind as she watched the just normal fiscal return to deficit.

"As I told you, it's money that circulates. Our wealth has not disappeared, but has been with us in a different way. ”

It just so happened that Elimayas and the three-headed baby dragon flew over the City Lord's Mansion, and Annan used them as an example: "Do you know why dragons, as one of the strongest creatures in the Allen Continent, are always scarce in number? Because dragon hunting squads covet the dragon's treasures. If dragons exchange their wealth for spellbooks, fortified castles, and dungeons full of traps, fools will trouble dragons. ”

"How much is dragon skin and dragon blood worth, what kind of life do you sell?"

Annan's sophistry did convince Ingrid. On the bright side, her lord is neither arrogant nor lascivious, and at most he always likes to bring people to Liberty City. All the money earned is spent on the city...... In the Elven calendar, such a leader is enough to be pushed to the altar and raise the divine fire.

Ingrid changed the subject and spoke of the mad blood of the Duchy of Montabulllock.

Giraldi was shocked when he knew that Annan knew, and frankly said that it was true, and this curse was with the Montabullock family.

The Mad Dog Grand Duke was also suspected, but he openly performed an exorcism and found nothing.

Giraldi also said that there was usually only one or none of the mad blood in a generation, and that the demon lord would never be bored enough to spy on the lives of the descendants of the Montabullloc family all day long......

Probably not......

As a result, in the evening, an unexpected guest came to the City Lord's Mansion.

"Don't worry, I'm here with kindness." The gray-robed mage and Annan who took a deep breath said.

"I know......" Annan said this, and instantly activated two magic talismans, hiding behind the arriving Mr. Svarro and Dean Brehim. Pointing at the gray-robed mage, he shouted, "That's him!" ”

"I've created opportunities for you." The gray-robed mage said helplessly.

"Frank?"

Mr. Svarro, who was observing the gray-robed mage, suddenly said. The gray-robed mage was slightly stunned: "You are...... Swaro? ”

By coincidence, Mr. Schwaro and Frank had traveled together when they were young.

"You went to the North in pursuit of knowledge, and I followed in the footsteps of fate...... We're all the same. The gray-robed mage's mood fluctuated.

"It's different!" Annan popped up, "Mr. Svarro fought the rat tide in the north until the last moment, and you are in the same league as the mad dog princess, and you want to frame a lord who has not reached adult!" ”

"Princess?"

"I mean the Grand Duke......," Annan said to meet Mr. Evaro's disdainful gaze.

"I'm sorry for deceiving you, but in my prophecy...... Only you are immune to the Curse's backlash. ”

"Our future will change with prophecy."

But the gray-robed mage said that it was wrong, and that prophecy was like dropping an anchor in the river of time and watching where it went.

"Anyway, I won't use the curse hedrons." The gray-robed mage was not Mr. Swarro, and Annan had no trust in him.

The gray-robed mage lamented the uncooperation of an excellent observer: "The Grand Duke is ready to let Lorain attack you in two days' deals. ”

"Loraine?"

"Lord of the Overwatch."

"I know he ......," Annan thoughtfully said, "can you let me meet him?" ”

……

"I will never take refuge in you!"

At first, Lord Loran, who was forcibly captured by the gray-robed mage, resisted fiercely. There was a huge wave churning inside him...... The president of the Mage Association actually colluded with Annan!

"I know you're loyal to the Duchy of Montabullloc, but what if the rightful heir of the Duchy is with me?"

“…… What? ”

"Giraldi, he's in Liberty City." Annan turned his head and shouted out of the hallway, "Abby! Get Giraldi out of the tavern! ”

Lord Loran was loyal to the Mad Dog Grand Duke, but not much, and seeing that the real Grand Duke and the president of the Mage Guild were on Annan's side, he fell into the last hesitation - because the time when he was captured by Annan was not pleasant.

"We've fought before...... Loraine, you've watched Gem Bay go from a gravel beach to what it is now. Annan said softly, like a friend, "And the mad dog archduke is getting more and more crazy...... Do you want to choose a ship-wrecked ship, or a rising floating city? ”

"I'm going to think about ......"

"Mr. Dahl Frank, he said to think about it." Annan looked at the gray-robed mage.

"In order to prevent leaks, I will clear his memory."

"Wait a minute! I...... I promise to surrender to you. "Under the threat of amnesia, Lord Lorrain finally knighted Giraldi.

Giraldi, who still had a note on his face that he had lost too many times, froze in place. In any case, the Grand Duke of the Principality is finally no longer alone.

And this also means that the side of the mad dog archduke has become a sieve.

Annan began to look forward to the trading ceremony the day after tomorrow.

On the surface, it was a trap prepared by the Mad Dog Grand Duke for Annan, but in fact it was a trap prepared by Annan for the Mad Dog Grand Duke for himself.

(End of chapter)