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Chapter 87: The Second Meeting

  Chapter 87: The Seeeting

  Singo, Mantou, Born Battle Maniad Summer Night Autumn Rain gathered again at the square. At this moment, they had shed the niame of the "Four Bck Sves," even causing some pyers' rese and dissatisfa.

  The stable was okay; he just arrested illegal activities, effectively preventing newbies from being thhly robbed by high-level thieves, and maintained basic order in Baator City. But Singo's role as a tax collector was different.

  During his tenure, Singo worked actively, often suggestions and proposals, introdug various taxes such as property tax, iax, guild tax, many of which were adopted.

  These suggestions effectively increased Baator City's financial ine, and he himself received a siderable share, earning him the niame "Singo the Fyer."

  Especially the guild tax, which required guilds to pay higher proportional taxes on their collective ine. Each guild hated him to the bone, even starting to block him at the door with their members.

  Mantou, dressed in a stable's uniform, looked at Singo: "Damn, you're causing so much trouble tely, and you still dare to show up in the square? Aren't you afraid of being assassinated?"

  Born Battle Maniac touched his bald head and chuckled, "Didn't the leader of 'Royal Authority' threaten to smear you oy walls?"

  Singo crossed his arms fidently: "It's fine, I've already reached a 'No Tax Proliferation Agreement' with them. I won't submit the new No. 3 tax pn, they won't bother me, they'll pay taxes normally, and everyone will live in peace."

  He spoke excitedly, "How about you guys? Have you reached the required fa tributions? I'm now at 31,000."

  "How much?"

  "31,000?"

  Mantou thought he misheard at first.

  Singo preteo be casual: "Increasing Baator City's tax revenue by 600% in one month, isn't it reasoo have this much tribution?"

  Mantou clicked his tongue, "No wonder people are blog your door; you're stealing food from others' mouths."

  Summer Night Autumn Rain said, "I'm at 12,700 now, but I'm more ined towards Draic Bloodline Sorcerer. However, I feel the half-dragoe is a bit too ugly, so I've switched to level 3 Sorcerer now."

  Singo said disdainfully, "Heh, appearance means nothing in the face of power."

  Summer Night Autumn Rain's eyebrows shot up in anger.

  Born Battle Maniac said embarrassedly, "I'm a bit afraid of heights, so just buying the Half-Dragon Blessing is enough; flying mounts and such are unnecessary."

  Mantou was surprised, "Bro, you're afraid of heights?"

  Singo rarely teased, "When you were wielding the ship-cutting bde to blow up others' motherships, how weren't you afraid of heights?"

  Born Battle Maniac touched his bald head, chuckled, and said, "Back then in outer space, I couldn't see the ground below, so I wasn't afraid of heights. But when falling to near-earth orbit and seeing the p's surface, it was quite scary."

  Mantou: "..."

  He was silent for a moment before saying, "My current tribution is 12,500, which should be enough to buy the Crimson Scaled Token."

  Mantou's tone was quite excited; he had waited too long for this moment.

  Singo took out the invitation he had prepared long ago, with writing still like bzing fmes on it.

  "Now is—the harvest time!"

  "Let's go!"

  The group went to a safe secret room and used the 【Mysterious Invitation】.

  It only be said that Singo indeed had fht; the price of this invitation on the bck market had been hyped up to nearly a hundred gold s, and mostly held by financially powerful guilds. For ordinary solo pyers, getting one was almost impossible.

  [firming the use of 【Mysterious Invitation】!]

  Still the familiar fme portal and the long, dark corridor; the four were already familiar with this.

  "Have you prepared your lines?"

  "Yes, I won't be rash like you and lose favorability for nothing."

  "Wasn't it you who tricked me!"

  As the lights ighe mysterious half-dragon sorcerer appeared at the end.

  Cassius, adopting the NPC's tone, slowly said: "I'm gd to see you again, warriors from unknown realms. Have you pleted the tasks I assigned?"

  Singo stepped forward calmly and replied, "Yes, Lord Cassius, the dusty blood and tears of the Tieflings have been revealed by us. I believe those sanctimonious people will pay the price they deserve."

  "You've done well."

  Cassius nodded slightly; everyone couldn't see the meaning in his golden eyes and could only agree repeatedly.

  Mantou whispered, "Hurry up and buy things; this invitation should have a time limit."

  Singo said disdainfully, "Don't you uand what maximizing bes means? Hug the fa leader's thigh tightly to profit in the mission."

  Although he said so, he still opehe shop interface.

  "Lord Cassius, I want to purchase some equipment."

  "【Hunting Longbow】: Provides bonuses against beast-type creatures. When aiming, you mark enemies with a Hunter's Mark, whicreases accurad causes tinuous additional damage. Price: 80 gold s."

  "I'll buy it."

  Singo shoained expression but tinued.

  "【Ring of Burning】: Your on attacks deal additional stackable fire damage to enemies. Price: 40 gold s."

  "Bought."

  Singo gritted his teeth and tinued: "【Quivering Scale Armor】: Armrants an additional +3. When attacked, has a ce to inflict the 【Quivering Static】 effe enemies. Price... 100 gold s."

  "I'll buy it!"

  Singo used both hands to present the bulging money bag.

  The money bag made a 'jingling' sound that made him feel the pain.

  Cassius accepted the gold s, casually rummaged, and took out the three pieces of equipment shimmering with magical light from the dimensional bag.

  "They are yours now."

  Everyoheir breath watg; this wasn't magical light—it ractically the glow of money.

  Mantou was dumbfounded hearing these numbers: "Wow, Singo, did you rob a bank?"

  "Where did you get so many gold s?"

  Singo got the equipment, touched his empty wallet, and forced a smile: "This amount of gold s is not hard to get."

  "Every time the tax collectets extra taxes, there's a ission."

  "Here, for you, to pensate for selling you equipment st time; include the favorability at together."

  "Ding—"

  With a crisp sound, he tossed the 【Ring of Burning】 like flipping a ; Mantou hurriedly caught it, afraid that this valuable thing might get damaged.

  "Altogether over two hundred gold s..."

  "No wohose guilds want to hunt you down; you're not being a tax collector—you're practically robbing money."

  Mantou clicked his tongue in wonder.

  The 【Ring of Burning】 is sidered a diviem for warriors in the early stages, mindlessly adding fire damage, useful for both melee and ranged.

  But he carefully held the ring shimmering with fiery light, thinking: "Although Singo has a terrible temper, likes to put on airs and show off, and never gives face to others, he's still barely acceptable as a person."

  FAL

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