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Even a super strong man who has gone far beyond the limits of human beings and is no longer interested in the country still has things he is interested in and must do.

For Leon, building the city of Gars and the Church of the Mask of the Void are what he is interested in and what he must do.

"Your Majesty, are you interested in reading the policy report?" After chatting about the game, he started to get down to business, "At the end of every year, I will compile the government report of Gars City, record in detail what happened during the year, and make an evaluation. By reviewing the past, I have constantly discovered the shortcomings in my governance ability and management methods, and then corrected them - but in recent years, there have been very few things that can be corrected, probably because my observation skills are insufficient. "

Sui Xiong thought for a while, nodded, and then got a policy report.

That was the annual report of Gals City last year. From the annual report, it seems that the biggest problem Gals encountered this year was that the situation of several business partners was not stable.

There are several trade routes in Gars City, connecting several important business partners. Last year, the situation of the two important business partners in the south was not good. For example, the Cloud Tower City of the Mystic Tower Federation originally sold a large amount of crafts and magic materials from Warcraft to Gals in exchange for spices and deep-sea treasures. But starting from the end of the year before last, the supplies they sold began to decrease. Last year, they sold only about 70% of the usual supplies.

"What about this year?" Sui Xiong asked curiously after reading the report, "How is the transaction situation in Yunta City this year?"

"It was fine some time ago, and it could still be maintained at almost 70%. But since the destruction of Golden Tower City, it has suddenly dropped to 50%, and they also said that it may be lowered even further." Leon sighed, "This To put it bluntly, this trade route collects materials from the northwest region of the Mystic Tower Federation with Jinta City as the hub, and then transports them to Cloud Tower City, and then transports them to Gars by sea... The independence of Jinta City before has greatly affected this trade route. The operation of the trade route is now completely destroyed in Jinta City. This trade route has suffered a huge blow, and we don’t know when it will be fully restored.”

Sui Xiong was stunned for a moment and asked: "Jinta City? They have already argued for independence, but the Mystic Tower Federation still allows them to operate trade routes?"

"Independence is independence, and business is business." Leon smiled and explained, "It's nothing more than collecting more taxes along the way. Even this is actually very difficult to achieve. After all, Jinta City is not easy to deal with. There are no powerful cities on the road... The Jinta City caravan changed its route, bypassing those powerful cities and passing through those cities that were not strong enough. Although it delayed some time and increased the cost, in general, It’s okay to reach the trade route.”

"So... even if Golden Tower City is destroyed, the trade route should still be able to operate, right?" Sui Xiong asked, "To put it bluntly, this trade route is from the northwest region of the Secret Tower Federation to Gals City. Is there any gold in the middle?" It won’t have much impact on Tacheng.”

"It has a great impact. Jinta City is the commercial hub of the entire northwest region of the Mystic Tower Federation. All kinds of materials are circulated and gathered here. Without it, it will be very difficult to dispatch and raise materials." Leon shook his head , and added, "However, Yunta City said that it is actively seeking alternatives. It is estimated that this trade route will be fully restored in one or two years. However... the price may be slightly more expensive, about half to one percent more expensive." Let’s do it.”

"With this price, is there still a profit?"

"Of course, it's just that we also raised the price." Leon smiled again, "That's how business is. If others lower their prices, we will also lower their prices. If others increase their prices, we will also increase their prices. Maybe the size of the transaction will decrease, but the profit will be The magnitude won’t decrease much.”

"What if the profit margin is slightly reduced to maintain the scale of the transaction?" Sui Xiong asked.

"I have calculated that in that case, it is indeed more cost-effective in terms of pure economics. But from a political perspective, it is not cost-effective. After all, our Gals business partner is not only Yunta City. If Yunta City If you can increase the price, then others can, too. If you do this, the losses will be huge.”

"Why can others do it too? They haven't suffered any losses!"

"Businessmen don't care about such reasons. They only care about rising and falling prices. The shopping mall is like a battlefield. Reasons are not important on the battlefield, but victory is important. And reasons are not important in the shopping mall, only profits are important. We, Gals, are doing business after all. "It's not charity. You can't break the rules just because others are unlucky." Leon paused, thought for a moment, and then said, "Your Majesty, are you worried that the interests of the small businessmen, hunters, and adventurers who supply the goods will be harmed?" Then I can subsidize them in other ways, such as establishing a protection fund for them...but I can't compromise on price, that's a taboo in the market."

Sui Xiong nodded with satisfaction, knowing that Leon would understand what he meant.

He doesn't care about the interests of the big businessmen. Anyway, those people are all extremely wealthy, and they can eat and drink for several lifetimes even if they spend every day delicacies from the mountains and seas. But he is a little worried about the small businessmen and the most basic "suppliers".

Prices have risen and trade has shrunk, which will definitely harm the interests of suppliers. Perhaps some low-quality goods will be rejected, or big merchants will take this opportunity to make them sign all kinds of harsh contracts. As for the loss being passed on, it is inevitable... These things are not rare, but commonplace. That's why Sui Xiong hopes to protect the interests of grassroots suppliers as much as possible, and not let them become victims of big merchants passing on losses and sucking their bones.

Since Leon already has plans in this regard, Sui Xiong will not say much. He believes that Leon can do things well.

Over the years, Leon has always been able to do things well, and this time will be no exception.

After talking about this, Sui Xiong asked if there was anything special during this period.

Leon thought for a long time, and then answered: "About this summer, I felt the fluctuation of power on the seabed near Gars, but it was only for a moment - I was delayed by something at the time, so I didn't go to investigate. Because I didn't feel this kind of fluctuation again afterwards, I didn't pay attention to it."

"Oh? What kind of power is that?"

"It feels a bit like the power of Hemsala, the 'Raging Tide', but compared to what I felt back then, it is more skilled and gentle, just like a sharp sword turned into a solid iron ball... It feels like that."

Sui Xiong was overjoyed. Hemsala chose to sleep on the seabed near Gars to help him protect Gars. Although Leon is now very strong, strong enough to protect Gars, he must accept this favor.

According to Leon, Hemsala seems to have completely mastered his power, which is much faster than what he said before, "hundreds of years at the fastest and two or three hundred years at the slowest."

So he said goodbye to Leon, flew out of Gars directly, and flew towards the seabed where Hemsala was sleeping.