Quadruple split

Bella Street Street Committee, as the name suggests, is the... Street Committee of Bella Street.

If we understand it more superficially, we can think of it as something similar to neighborhood committees and street offices.

However, this is the City of Freedom, one of the deepest places in the entire Innocence Continent. It is a magical city where you don't know how to die if you are not careful. Naturally, the neighborhood committee inside is not that simple.

Many people know that the nominally highest administrative unit of the Free City is the 'Archon', which is a kind of existence similar to the mayor. However, in this kind of place, it is difficult for the nominal speaker to hold too much real power. , you must know that this is the most chaotic gray world. Those who can sit at the table and share the cake are stronger than most pure black overlords in terms of courage, strength and background.

For example, the character 'Black Van' is about to face the northern blood barbarians. In a sense, the group that only pays attention to the law of the jungle is much more chaotic than the Free City. Those who can be ranked are without exception. It's a big fist, and it's not like he doesn't know how to do a little conspiracy, but in the final analysis, he still plays the game of the strong being king.

But the City of Freedom is different. Even during the most turbulent years in the early years of its establishment, what was advocated here was not that the strong is king, but that only the king is strong.

Of course, there is never one so-called king here. Even when the situation is the most stable, the number of 'kings' in the Free City has never been less than five. At most, there have been twelve and three pillars. The reason why these forces can become the 'kings' in formulating rules is by turning all kinds of things under the table into power and taking the concept of 'grey zone' to its extreme.

The existence of 'Archons' is the product of compromise between kings. In most cases, those Archons who always stand on the stage and even participate in various events on behalf of the entire Free City countless times are those who The puppets in the hands of the kings have very little real power.

On the surface, the existence of the consul can be replaced by the speaker, mayor, and governor, and it is still the kind without superiors. It looks very beautiful, but in fact, the only function of this title is to serve as a relatively objective and not so From a completely objective perspective, we can coordinate the relationship between the major forces in the Free City.

The relatively objective reason is that if the person sitting in this position has an obviously biased stance, he will die.

The reason for not being completely objective is that if the consul's position is too neutral, the forces that supported him to the forefront will be unhappy or die.

That's right, consulship is definitely the riskiest profession in the Free City besides 'outsiders'. Historically, only one and a half percent of consuls can survive a full three-year term and successfully retire, which is 15%. About %, the rest either died violently or died violently.

Obviously, such an unnatural mortality rate is definitely not because the consuls who died at their jobs were not honest and did not feel uncomfortable unless they did some stupid little tricks. In fact, those who could achieve this position A person must at least be an outstanding talent, or even extremely smart.

So the question is, why do those people, who are obviously quite smart, still die in the end?

The answer is - they need to die.

This is not nonsense, because the situation in the City of Freedom is too complicated and has its own system, so any decent reason will become the 'cause of death' of its spokesperson.

To be more specific, we can understand that in addition to the kings of this city, any small and medium-sized forces may be destroyed at any time for various reasons, and the administrator of the Free City, in principle, It will not be more influential than any leader of a medium-sized force.

Under this premise, the title of consul is hundreds of times greater than that of leaders of small and medium-sized forces. Under this premise, it can almost be said that the person involved has already lost his head the moment he sat in that position. Hangs on the belt.

To put it more bluntly, the leaders of the small and medium-sized forces are genuine leaders after all, and the forces under their command are also genuine forces, but the consuls cannot have so-called forces for various reasons, whether they are confidants or armed. Something that must never be allowed to appear.

So, if this position of consul is so dangerous, why would anyone want to take it?

The reasons can probably be classified into the following three points -

First, they want to contribute to the development of the Free City and make the city better. This kind of people account for about 3% of the previous governors, and the number of people who die well has always been very stable. --zero.

Second, I want to accumulate contacts and resources in this position for three years, create a comfortable development environment for myself to a minimum extent, prepare to step down from the position of consul, and form my own faction, trying to survive in this muddy water. There are a lot of people like this, accounting for nearly 40% of the pie. After all, if you can sit in this position, even if you are a puppet, decoration or mouthpiece, the invisible resources you can get should not be underestimated. And if you encounter those trivial matters that big people and powerful forces are too lazy to deal with, it is not impossible to pass a certain issue on your own. Of course, the accidental death rate of this group of people is also not low, with only eight out of ten. indivual.

Finally, there are those who have a very simple purpose and just want to make some money. After all, everyone knows that this position is not easy to get, so the treatment is still very good. The elected candidate can not only pursue the extremely luxurious and extravagant executive office, but also enjoy every day Living an extremely comfortable life, you can even get 1% of the total tax revenue of the Free City every year.

Don't underestimate this 1%. This money will be divided according to the contribution of each force to the city. The tax used to maintain various facilities in the entire Free City is absolutely an astronomical figure.

Of course, this is only the final conclusion. As for the specific details, they are too complicated and not worth spending more time on.

So what does the consul have to do with the street committee?

You can understand this way, the consul is the representative figure of the Free City, and each major district of the Free City also has a group of representatives. These district committee members are all more powerful than the last, and the Free City Most of the kings of the capital are among these people.

Further down, there is this kind of existence similar to a street committee. For example, the members of the Bella Street Street Committee are the leaders of the most powerful forces entrenched in this street. They hold the [Blue Sacred Book] in their hands. Hemis of this organization is one of them. Although he is only at the bottom, he can still prove his ability.

By the way, unlike district committees, there is a huge gap between the upper and lower limits of street committees. For the same members of street committees, the gold content of Silver Avenue in the same night-free district is hundreds of times higher than that of Bella Street. Even if they are members of street committees, The chief of the Bella Street Committee might not even be able to carry shoes for any barber shop owner on Silver Avenue.

But this is good news for Mo Tan. After all, compared to those popular major streets, places like Bella Street are more suitable for his current needs.

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Game time AM01:09

Free City, No Night Zone, 3rd Floor, No. 16 Bella Street [Imelda Chamber of Commerce]

"Hello, Ms. Catherine."

In the center of the reception room, which is completely piled up with all kinds of expensive and gorgeous furnishings. It has no art at all and is so luxurious that it makes people uncomfortable. Ms. Imelda, who is leaning on a comfortable lounge chair, greets the guests with a smile on her face and pats her enthusiastically. The pink cushion next to her said: "Please sit down~"

This old woman named Imeldai is the president of the [Imeldai Chamber of Commerce]. She is sixty-nine years old this year. Although her race should be human, she looks particularly like a cunning toad, and she still has that kind of body shape. The plump toad has great visual impact.

And her guest, the elf named Catherine, is a slender and capable lady.

Catherine has refreshing black shoulder-length short hair. Although her delicate appearance is not particularly beautiful, she has a unique intellectual beauty. Coupled with her simple white shirt + high-waisted A-line skirt + sky-high The outfit makes her look like a strong woman with extraordinary temperament.

"I hope I didn't disturb your rest."

Catherine gave a slight salute to Imelda, but did not sit next to the latter. Instead, she slowly walked to the high-backed chair beside the round table in front of her and took a seat. She said softly in her magnetic voice: "Then , let me introduce myself again, my name is Catherine Gilaman, I am currently one of the senior advisors of the Keyworth family, and the reason for this visit is to conduct a transaction with you."

Imelda was startled by the other party's simple and direct attitude, but she still caught up with the rhythm immediately and asked kindly: "Is it the Bloodseeker family that just annexed the Bloodwing family not long ago? If the old woman I If I remember correctly, the current person in charge of the family should be...Lesa Kevos?"

"It's Countess Lessa Keyworth, my dear lady."

Catherine reminded me gently.

"Haha, I'm sorry. After all, I don't often deal with blood seekers. I don't know much about bloodlines, titles, and the like."

Imelda smiled and continued to ask: "So, what kind of deal does your Countess Lesa want to make with me, the old lady? Could it be that she wants to get some special things like [Blood Marrow] and [Black Cold Marrow]?" Do you provide luxuries to blood seekers?"

Obviously, Imelda, who can casually name the above two products, does not often deal with blood seekers, but just wants to dominate the pace of this negotiation in this way. After all, for a qualified businessman, The game always starts before both parties put forward conditions.

"Not really."

Catherine, who was wearing a light smoky make-up, shook her head slightly and said unhurriedly: "Our condition is that your chamber of commerce will receive a 20% reduction in taxes related to the Principality of Scaran, the southern part of the Silver Alliance and the Anka Market. , plus a three-year right to use a medium-sized cargo boat in the Pan-Gnomish Commercial Circle."

"Um?"

Imelda subconsciously widened her eyes, and after a while she frowned and said, "The relevant tax refers to..."

"Please take a look at this information."

Catherine immediately pushed a thin envelope in front of Imelda and smiled: "All the details are inside."

Imelda opened the envelope casually, took out the information inside and glanced at it twice. After being silent for a long time, she said calmly: "Our Chamber of Commerce does not do much business in the Principality of Scaran and Anka Market, but the Silver Alliance does not do much business. There is no foundation at all.”

"It doesn't happen now, but that doesn't mean it won't happen in the future."

Catherine smiled decently and said softly: "Leave aside the Principality of Skallan and Anka Market for now, we still have some connections in the Silver Alliance."

Imelda was shocked and frowned: "Furthermore, it is not difficult to rent a medium-sized cargo ship in the pan-dwarf business circle. The three-year right to use it is only a few hundred thousand gold coins, and the southwest channel is close to us. The radiation range of the Chamber of Commerce overlaps too little.”

"As I said before, madam, now does not mean the future."

Catherine blinked and smiled calmly at the old man in front of her: "Of course, you can completely treat the right to use this cargo boat as a bonus. Even if you don't need it, subletting it to others is a good option. "

After hearing this, Imelda took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "So, what are your conditions?"

"Our main condition is simple~"

Catherine gently fiddled with the bangs on her forehead and said with a smile: "Tomorrow afternoon, Ms. Lesa Kevos will submit an application to join the Bella Street Committee, so if possible, I hope Ms. Imelda can Vote in favor and we will all be friends from now on.”

Imelda said absentmindedly, and after a while, she asked in a dry voice: "So, what about other than this main condition?"

"Then there's just one little thing left."

Catherine lazily fiddled with her nails and said casually: "We hope to reach a cooperative relationship with the [Imelda Chamber of Commerce]. In fact, we have many high-quality channels in our hands, but... Kaivo There are no experts in the business field in the Si family, and the Countess herself doesn’t care much about this aspect, so it will definitely be a happy thing for everyone to have an experienced partner like you to work together.”

【Sure enough, it’s here! 】

Imelda was startled, but on the surface she was thinking calmly. It was not until five minutes later that she slowly sat up straight, solemnly pushed the believer in front of her back to Catherine, and said apologetically : "Sorry, Miss Catherine, although your conditions make me very tempted as an old woman, the committee has committee rules. The review of new members must be conducted on the spot and cannot be ventilated in private in advance, so..."

"It's okay, Ms. Imelda."

Catherine suppressed her smile, put away her faith without any expression, and stood up to leave neatly: "Then, I won't bother you too much, you can go to bed early."

"Please give my regards to the Countess."

"do not worry."

In this way, Catherine left without any delay.

Imelda sat on the recliner for a full five minutes before clenching her fists with a sinister look on her face: "Damn it... you dare to attack my foundation!"

at the same time

"Scare you to death, you bastard."

After putting away the [Hundreds of Conditions] and throwing the pair of sky-high hats into his bag, Mo Tan limped out of the alley, grinned and shook his middle finger at the [Imelda Chamber of Commerce] which was still brightly lit not far away. .

Chapter 1,467: End