Half-elf Notebook

"If anything happens to the princess, I'm sorry, but we won't be able to pay you back later."

Burke confronted the issue directly.

Ok? !

"I worked hard, got injured, and paid for a high-level magical weapon. You want to send me away with just 4,000 gold coins? Are you kidding me?!"

Shu Xi stood up suddenly and protested.

"We have no such intention at all. Whether it is the accidental death of the princess or the damage to the interests of the nobles of the faction, we do not want to see it."

"That's why I came to you, who is absolutely sure that I can solve the problem."

Burke took a deep puff, and half of the cigarette burned down to white ash.

Along with Xiao Zhan's faint white smoke, a light fragrance different from the pungent smell of ordinary tobacco began to spread in the closed space:

"You can refuse, but I don't think it's a good idea, and it's not as dangerous as you think, Mr. Shu Xi."

"As long as there are free hands, or when we go to a city governed by the new faction, our people will naturally join the escort team."

"A bunch of nice-talking people who can only order people around."

After saying this in a deep voice, Shu Xi slumped back into his office chair like a deflated ball.

He really couldn't refuse.

After all, this is in his favor.

At least it was done, and no matter what the losses were, he had the right to claim reimbursement from his superiors.

Credibility and prestige.

The new school could not ignore this just to have a dispute with a baron.

The bargaining chips that the upper nobles asked him to participate in were certainly not just the subsequent compensation.

Even if Burke didn't say it, he still understood it tacitly.

Choose to lose, or to complete what he should do and get rewarded.

Everyone knows which one to choose.

The new school also hoped that he would choose the latter, and Burke simply pushed him directly to the forefront.

Seeing Shu Xi remained silent instead of refusing outright.

Burke's ugly expression suddenly relaxed a lot. He took back his hat, lowered the brim, and said while pushing the door:

"Then let's meet at the City Lord's Castle tonight, President Shu Xi."

"I don't want to see you again at all."

Shu Xi muttered:

"I shouldn't have accepted this commission just for a thousand gold coins in the first place."

The crisp sound of the door lock closing echoed in all directions.

Shu Xi was the only one left in the room, and no one responded to his complaints.

After leaning on the chair for a while, Shu Xi finally stood up again.

Despite thinking about it, I still couldn't come up with a better solution.

There is no way to foresee what preparations will be needed.

He had no choice but to hand over the work first.

Just before he was about to call Helia, there was another knock on the door.

They arrived before I even called them. It turns out that my assistants are always proactive and capable, unlike me.

—But it’s time for Helia to get off work now, and I didn’t say anything…

Although he was a little confused, Shu Xi still responded to the person outside the door first.

"Come in."

Hela was wearing a blue work suit and shawl with white edges, just like she had always been when Ina saw her.

She bowed to Shu Xi, still looking as capable as ever.

Shu Xi had no intention of wasting time.

He took out a magic item from his pocket, grabbed the bounty document on the table, and handed it to Helia:

"The nobles asked me to do something for them. I'll trouble you to help me with the work over the next few days."

"If there is anything that needs to be decided or approved, please contact me using this after sorting it out."

"I will personally pay you three times... no... five times your salary for the next few days."

Anyway, you will get super double reimbursement when you go up there.

Shu Xi thought about it and continued:

"This is a new commission. The issuance time must wait until the city officials make a clear statement."

"You will know the reason after you see the general content of the reward."

He straightened his wrinkled wizard robe and summoned his staff. Then, as if he remembered something, he asked:

"By the way, Helia, what do you want to talk to me about right now?"

Normally, Helia should have been on her way home half an hour ago.

However, the answer he received immediately came from the adjutant.

As a high-ranking wizard and a noble, his mind went blank for a moment.

The fifth princess died in Perth at noon today.

"What on earth are these nobles planning..."