Above Broken Lake, a transport ship was cutting through the waves. Along the way, finger sharks jumped up one after another, trying to taste this giant creature, making crisp ding ding ding sounds.
"Holis is connecting with the Eternal Wine Club?"
In the only VIP room, a kind-looking ogre sat on a soft chair, biting his pipe and exhaling a circle of light green smoke.
In the light screen in front of the ogre, a tall, handsome, bald goblin with pointed ears was flipping through documents. He was wearing a tailor-made black suit, glasses, and a worried look on his face.
"Yes, Mayor. I'm afraid they want to launch an impeachment to end your term early." Goblin's tone was full of worry. "You are the main person in charge of the '424 Incident'. If Hollis connects all the centrists to demand a mayoral vote, it will be difficult for us to get support. Those council members who support us will also have to face pressure from voters in their own area."
"I didn't expect that after fighting with Andreye for so long, I ended up being reaped the benefits by that bastard Hollis..."
Snapped!
The ogre bit hard, and the white jade ivory pipe was directly broken by it! It chewed a few times and ate the whole pipe!
"How can I do politics well with this bunch of insects?" It frowned, and its kind face suddenly turned fierce and stern. "A useless human like Hollis who has an unsteady stance, no outstanding opinions, slow thinking, no ability to change the status quo, and is recognized as easy to manipulate, is worthy of competing with me!?"
"Mayor, if it doesn't work, we can wait until the next term—"
"There will be no next term, no more! Kibot, we don't have a second chance, no! As long as I step down, there will be no chance to start over!" The ogre raised three thick fingers: "In the history of Kaimon City, there have been 51 elven mayors and 42 human mayors. I am one of the only three mayors of a non-standard race!"
The Blood Moon Lord imparts glory to all races equally, but some races receive more glory because of their appearance, such as elves and humans, who are called standard races. The rest, such as orcs, ogres, and goblins, are non-standard races.
After years of artificial screening, the appearance of non-standard races is getting closer and closer to that of standard races. The most primitive and hideous non-standard races have been retrained on the spot in their infancy and cannot even enter the door of the orphanage.
"You know what I paid for this, right?" The ogre tapped his teeth. "I pulled out all my fangs and replaced them with neat white teeth. The first thing I do every morning when I wake up is to cut my nails, because an ogre can grow a finger-joint-long claw overnight. I have photorejuvenation every week to ensure that my skin doesn't have ugly wrinkles."
"Even though I have done so much, if it weren't for the citizens' curiosity, I would never have been elected mayor! Even though I, Alandol Financier, have three gold degrees, am a two-winged gold magician, and have many other titles that I have forgotten, the citizens will not give me a second chance, just like you won't watch the same clown's second performance."
"Kibot, do you know why I chose you to be my secretary? Because you are a goblin, only you can understand my situation, and only you have experienced the ridicule I have suffered."
The Goblin Kibot in the light screen was hesitant to speak, and the ogre Finanxie raised his fake eyebrows and asked, "What do you want to say?"
"Mayor, why... didn't you save the citizens?" Kibot's voice was a little sad: "You clearly knew that it was an invasion by foreign magicians, but you first said that it was all rumors and nothing happened."
"Then they said there was a serial murder case and they had sent the Crime Investigation Bureau to investigate."
“At the end, they said there was a terrorist attack and mobilized all the armed forces in the city.”
"You only summoned adventurers from the war zone when it was too late."
"If it had been announced at the beginning..."
"Revealing the truth right from the start would only cause panic among the citizens, leading to large-scale gatherings and flight, which would give the invaders an opportunity to take advantage." Finanxue said calmly, "Then what do you think I should do? Facing more than a hundred scattered and well-prepared foreign magicians, I have already arranged for the Crime Hunting Office to take action immediately."
"And the research institute and the church!" Kibot said, "If they are willing to take action, they will definitely not let the invaders run rampant!"
"They don't want to. The invaders haven't harmed their interests. They have no reason and no obligation to protect Kaimon City."
"But you are the mayor. If you force them to express their views in public, the people will definitely support you!"
Financière glanced at Kibot.
"I can see that Hollis just wants me to step down, but you want me to die."
"No, I, I didn't mean that..."
"It is true as you said. If I openly express my persecution, the institute and the church will most likely help drive out the invaders in order to maintain the good reputation that I have worked so hard to build over the years."
Finanxue said in a cold voice: "But no one can use the Blood Saint Clan and the Moon Shadow Clan without paying a price. No one. When my term ends, what awaits me will be a long death. Other rulers will learn from my mistakes."
Kibot's face was downcast. "Are we just going to watch the citizens being ravaged by the invaders..."
"Do you think I have no kindness? Do you have to show off your kindness like this?" Fenanxue waved her hand impatiently: "The attack from the outside world will soon be over. There will be plenty of people to fill the vacancies, and the destroyed buildings will be rebuilt soon, creating many more jobs. In a few months, Kaimon City will be back to normal. And because of this sudden disaster, the citizens' desire to consume will increase in the next six months. Most of the people who died were middle-aged and elderly people who had declined in physical strength and had no time to escape... For Kaimon City alone, this attack actually has more benefits than disadvantages!"
Kibot in the light screen stared at Finanxue blankly: "Mayor, you..."
"This is not just my opinion. The Racial Protection Department, the Crime Hunting Department, the Development Planning Department... the entire civil service system is hinting at this." Finanxue said, "As long as the attack is over, the next six months will be an opportunity for the Kaimeng City Government Office to show its performance."
"Kibot, the mayor is just a temporary master parasitic on the civil service system. If the civil service system has such a wish, my disaster relief orders will only be issued slowly. Instead of going against everyone's wishes, why not follow the trend? This way, we can save some money."
Finanxue said calmly: "It's like gardening. The flowers and plants that grow randomly need to be pruned well so that the garden will be beautiful. But in the Blood Moon Kingdom, we can't and are not allowed to prune. This time, someone is helping us prune, so why not do it?"
"More importantly." He spread his hands. "The Blood Saints crave corpses, and the Moon Shadows love death... Both the Blood Moon and the Blood Moon tribes are enjoying this massacre. This is a game of the gods. The Government Affairs Office cannot make them unhappy. Do you understand?"
The goblin murmured: "This is too much..."
"If you want to go further in the future, don't care about good and evil. The Government Affairs Office only cares about order and chaos." Finanxue knocked on the table: "Okay, the teaching time is over. When you go back, take one-fifth of my treasury... No, one-third, and use it to win over the non-standard race members. Then give one-seventh to Xilin, and let Woodpecker kill all the remnants of Hollis and the Wine of Eternal Life!"
Kibot was a little panicked: "Mayor, how could you - you will have to undergo a memory investigation when you get out of prison -"
"I will delete this memory myself." Finanxue said lightly.
"But Hollis is not an ordinary person. He is a human councilor. The Criminal Investigation Department will definitely investigate this to the end! This is a gamble!"
"If you don't bet, you won't have a chance!" Fenanxue's voice was cold and her eyes were as big as copper bells. The cold murderous intent made Kibot realize for the first time that the mayor was an ogre: "I finally convinced the council members of other races... Even the elves agreed with my plan... The various races in Kaimon City are finally going to unite for the first time..."
"If we are lucky and are the first to discover the correct virtual realm passage and invade the outer realm, then this merit will be enough to please the Blood Moon Supreme Lord and guarantee my re-election, giving me more time to prepare!"
"Unfortunately, ogres have never had good luck..." Finanxue gritted her teeth, "But no matter what, I can't end my term early, and I can't hand over the mayor's position to Hollis who only knows how to flatter! Humans are more arrogant than elves, more short-sighted than goblins, lazier than orcs, and more greedy than ogres... Humans are the most unreliable race. They can't wait to abandon their own bodies, replace them with the blood of the Blood Saints, put on the skins of the Moon Shadows, and then turn around and intensify the exploitation of their own people! At this point, we have to make some small mistakes!"
Kibot looked incredulous: "Assassinating a congressman is a minor mistake? Then what is a major mistake?"
"It would be a big mistake if someone found out." Fenanxue said coldly.
The scenery outside the window stopped moving, and the loudspeaker in the room rang: "Mayor Financier, transport ship No. 322 has arrived at Broken Lake Prison."
Finanx walked to the window, his fingers glowed with light, he tapped his own temple, pulled out a thin white thread, and threw it into the sea outside, and a finger shark jumped out and swallowed it.
"I have forgotten what I just said to you." He looked at the young secretary in the light curtain: "Leave it to you, Goblin."
After saying that, Fenanxue turned off the light curtain and walked out of the room. Accompanied by two blood-crazed hunters, she left the transport ship and stepped into the Broken Lake Prison.
Inside the yellow line, two neatly dressed prison guards were waiting.
The hunter didn't give Fenanxue much face and handed the document to the more handsome prison guard: "There is only one prisoner transported this time, please sign for it."
The handsome prison guard checked the documents and nodded: "Confirmed to be the mayor of Kaimen City, Alandol Financier."
"There are some supplies on the ship. Are you the only one who can move them?"
"I'm sorry, I don't know if there's something wrong with the food that was delivered last time. Now half of the prisoners and most of the guards have stomach problems and are queuing up in the treatment room. Can you ask the hunters and sailors to help carry the supplies?"
The hunter muttered, "I heard that a batch of toxic fertilizer was found in Kaimeng City recently... Could it be... Of course it's okay, but we don't know where the warehouse is."
"I'll lead the way for you." The handsome prison guard looked at his colleague and said, "Take the mayor to register the Criminal List and arrange dormitories."
"yes."
Fei Nanxue turned his head and looked at the non-existent prison guard next to him. He didn't know if it was because the sun was too glaring, but he always felt that the other person's face was a little blurry.
"Mayor Financier, welcome to Broken Lake Prison. You will feel at home here."