"what happened to your hand?"
When Verina entered the room and sat on the sofa in front of the tea table, she noticed that Clarice's left hand was wrapped in gauze
"It's okay." Clarice said, "I just accidentally dropped a crystal cup and got scratched by the broken pieces."
"Be more careful." Verina said.
The two were silent for a while, and Verina asked again: "After you moved here, I haven't visited you yet. How is living here?"
Clarice chuckled: "What difference can it make?"
The female knight stood up, walked around Clarice's room, and said, "Why is it different? The cost of living in your room for one day is worth nearly a month's salary of mine. "
Clarice thought Verina was joking, so she said: "Lord Dane won't even give you 80 gold coins a month? Why don't you come and do it with me, I'll give you 8,000 a month, a hundred times, How about it?"
Verina shook her head and said, "No need, eighty gold coins is enough to maintain equipment, weapons and horses, and you don't need to spend money for food and lodging in the barracks."
Clarice really felt a little miraculous: "Your monthly salary is really less than eighty?"
"What did I lie to you for?"
"You..." It was really hard for Clarice to imagine this scene. The actual manager and controller of Shawan Harbor, a prosperous and affluent city, had only such a small monthly income. To be honest, in the past, a pet dog raised by Clarice cost hundreds of dollars a month.
With such a low salary, isn't Dane afraid of Verina's betrayal
If Dane knew what Clarice was thinking, he would be very helpless. It's really not that he didn't give Verina money. In fact, Verina's current position in his power group is simply not too high. Apart from Dane, she, Patience and Chapple were privately considered to be the most important figures in the entire territory. Chapple is in charge of the internal affairs of White Wolf Castle, and Patience is the head of the army, with the highest status. And Verina, she also has the identity of the legion commander, even if her legion is only a reserve legion. But, apart from that, she will become the first mayor of the Shawan Harbor City Government, which is almost a certainty.
How could Dane only give her such a small amount of money for such a high-ranking person
But there is no way, people don't want it.
What Verina told Clarice was the truth, eighty gold coins a month was enough for her to maintain her armor, weapons and horses, and that was enough. According to her own words, for a knight, only these things are the foundation of his life, and nothing else is important.
What else can Dane do? Just follow her.
Actually, for Verina, she really doesn't need that. She has no preference for luxury, she has a place to live, and she is satisfied if she can eat enough, so what else do you need money for? What she cares more about is that there is a place where she can reflect her value, and that is enough.
In other words, Velina has no desire for money, but power. And Dane, in this regard, met her needs almost perfectly.
Clarice admires such a person who is firm in what she wants and is not tempted by external things.
The two chatted in the room for a while, and finally got down to business.
"Bickley has agreed to serve as the honorary mayor of Shawan Port. I hope you can also be an honorary mayor. This represents that the cooperation between the Sequoia Chamber of Commerce and Shawan Port is still close."
And Clarice, who had already made a decision, directly rejected Verina's invitation.
Verina was a little disappointed. She felt absolutely sure that Clarice would come to her side. For such a long time, Verina has more or less investigated the past of Clarice in the Kingdom of Pudley.
But if Clarice refuses to cooperate, she can only kill Clarice.
This is really a pity.
As a result, Verina heard Clarice say a word that turned around: "I don't want to be an honorary mayor. What I want is a real mayor position."
"What's the meaning?"
"Verina, I want to help you sincerely, and I want to join General Dane's camp?"
Verina froze for a moment, then smiled brightly - that's what she wanted most.
Clarice's attitude is already obvious. The honorary mayor bears the name of the mayor, but more importantly is the first two words: 'honor'. In fact, this position seems to have a high status, but in fact it has no power at all and does not do much. Verina intends to give Bickley and Clarice this identity because she wants to give some respect to the chamber of commerce they represent behind them.
Bickley's situation is relatively simple. The two parties are now in a honeymoon period, and this honeymoon period seems to last for a long time, at least there is no possibility of ending in the short term. The situation of Clarice and the Sequoia Chamber of Commerce represented behind her is more complicated.
Earlier, Velina had received two letters from the Kingdom of Pudli. These two letters came from the two most powerful people in that kingdom: the queen and the prince.
What Prince Eastman meant was to leave Clarice alive and let her continue to be in charge of the Sequoia Chamber of Commerce in Shawan Port. Then the Sequoia Chamber of Commerce will not blame the past and is willing to cooperate with the new government, even if it gives up Some benefits are also okay. But Queen Susan Bella's thoughts are completely opposite. She wants Clarice's head. As long as Shawan Port can do this, the Sequoia Chamber of Commerce will also cooperate with Verina's actions.
For Verina, this matter is relatively simple. Regardless of whether Clarice is dead or alive, at least one of the two immediate bosses above the Sequoia Chamber of Commerce will continue to support Shawan Port.
It's really hard to say which of these two is stronger and who is weaker, at least Velina has no way to judge. But it can be seen from a very simple point: Susan Bella still hates Clarice so much now, one can imagine how big the rift between the two was back then. However, in this case, Clarice still saved her life, and was able to live a very nourishing life in Shawan Harbor, so one can imagine the ability of Prince Hawkeye who contributed to this.
In this case, Verina personally prefers to side with Prince Hawkeye. As long as Clarice can serve Dane, not only will this woman be fine, but it is possible that she will have greater power in the new government in the future.
Of course, if Clarice refuses, Verina also does not hope that there will be someone of high status but uncooperative in the city she manages. No matter how much she appreciates Clarice personally, she will probably kill her directly and use her head to please Her Majesty the Queen.
Fortunately, Clarice herself made a wise choice.
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Waiting for another chapter... (To be continued.)