Big Capitalist

In the Arcane City, the situation has become increasingly turbulent recently. The sweet and tempting "cake" of the past has been divided up by various forces, leaving little.

Relying on the power of "gold coins", the nobles in the upper city had long since seized the most fertile land and the most prosperous commercial streets. They were busy decorating their mansions and expanding their private guards in an attempt to continue the family's honor.

The Chamber of Commerce in the central city was very calculating and used commercial means (giving money to Merlin) to "plunder by trickery". They took over shops and warehouses one after another and prepared to expand into new trade territories.

Even the gangs in the lower city have been able to get a share of the bottom-level industries by relying on the connections and foundation accumulated over the years, and are busy repairing their ancestral homes and training their successors.

However, just when everyone was immersed in planning their own future blueprint, Merlin, in conjunction with the Arcane Academy, came up with a new plan to build the Arcane City like a bolt from the blue.

This plan was like a gust of wind, instantly blowing everyone's previous plans into pieces.

Those nobles, chambers of commerce, and aristocratic families first paid a hefty fine. The amount of the fine was so high that the coffers of many families were emptied.

Soon after, they had to spend a large sum of money to lease the newly planned land. They thought they could feel at ease after paying the money, but who would have thought that the subsequent industrial arrangements would depend on Merlin's mood.

For a time, voices of dissatisfaction arose one after another among all classes.

"Merlin is really going too far! How could the hard work of several generations of ours be manipulated so easily by him?" A white-haired old noble was so angry that he stomped his cane on the ground, and the wrinkles on his face were distorted with anger.

Representatives of the Chamber of Commerce also gathered together, looking worried: "We invested so much money, and now it's all ruined by him. How can we do business in the future?"

Although the gangs in the Lower Town usually keep a low profile and are tolerant, they couldn't help but complain at this moment: "We have been rooted in the Lower Town for many years. We thought we could turn things around this time, but in the end we were beaten back to our original form."

This group of people were furious, and some even secretly colluded with each other and wanted to unite to boycott Merlin.

But this anger only burned for a short time.

After all, Merlin and the Arcane Academy paid for the construction out of their own pockets this time, and funds were continuously injected into the city transformation like water.

Brand new magic street lamps illuminate the streets and alleys, various public facilities for the convenience of the people are springing up, and clean and tidy stone roads have replaced the previous muddy paths.

What's more, if you don't cooperate at this moment, the cold breach of contract clause in the contract is not to be ignored. The Arcane Academy can unilaterally terminate the contract without paying any price.

The Arcane City, a piece of "fat meat" emitting an alluring glow, attracted the covetousness of countless surrounding forces. How many people were trying their best to get in and get a piece of the pie, and now that they had already invested such a huge sunk cost, how could they be willing to retreat easily?

After careful consideration, all parties could only grit their teeth and arrange the industrial layout step by step according to Merlin's instructions.

Fortunately, Merlin also gave up part of his profits. Seeing that these nobles were reluctant but had no choice but to compromise, he extended an olive branch at the right time.

They were willing to share some of the advanced magic technologies that the Arcane Academy had collected, as well as the sensational products that the Merlin Chamber of Commerce had recently created, with this group of people to work together to sell. This move finally temporarily calmed the surging storm of dissatisfaction.

But has the matter really been settled? Merlin's high profile and forceful actions have deeply hurt the nobles' proud self-esteem.

They met frequently in private, with sinister glints in their eyes: "Humph, Merlin is so arrogant, does he really think we are easy to bully? Sooner or later, we will settle this account with him, and we must make him in big trouble to let him know who has the final say in the Arcane City!"

At this time, someone silently raised his hand: "We said the same thing last time, and we discussed it here, vowing to teach Merlin a lesson, but what was the final result? We were still led by him."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent, like eggplants hit by frost.

A few timid ones even turned their heads slowly with some palpitations, looking towards the gate, and Merlin's impetuous appearance involuntarily emerged in their minds, as if he would kick the door open in the next second, rush in with a large group of supporters, and smash their plans again.

“He won’t have it easy either! We have dignity and face too!” A young nobleman dressed in gorgeous brocade robes blushed and slammed the table so hard that the wine glasses on the table shook a few times, and the wine splashed out, soaking the tablecloth.

"How old is Merlin? He is so fickle now. What will happen if he grows up?" Another middle-aged Chamber of Commerce tycoon frowned, his eyes full of worry and jealousy. His gaze seemed to penetrate the wall and put Merlin to death.

"We can't just let it go!"

"Yes, yes!"

Voices of agreement rang out in the hall one after another, everyone's emotions were ignited again, and the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

Just as everyone was overwhelmed by anger, the man who had spoken earlier whispered, "Why do we have to take revenge now? Can't we wait until Merlin steps down as president of the Arcane Academy Student Union in two years? By then, he won't have the protection of this identity anymore, and we won't have to worry so much."

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent again, but this time the silence was filled with some thought and hesitation.

After a moment, someone snorted coldly and pointed at the man, with a suspicious look on his face: "You are trying to boost others' ambitions while destroying your own prestige. Could it be that you have accepted Merlin's favors and come here to be a lobbyist?"

The man smiled helplessly and spread his hands to defend himself: "Why do we have to make things difficult for Merlin? Why can't we cooperate and win together? We can all take what we need and work together to develop the Arcane City better. Wouldn't we also benefit from it?"

"Win-win cooperation?" Someone sneered as if they had heard a huge joke. "Maybe we can make a lot of money by cooperating with Merlin, but if Merlin is gone, won't all the resources of this Arcane City be under our control? By then, we can make more money!"

Seeing that the persuasion was ineffective, the man sighed, shook his head, and quietly stepped aside and stopped talking.

And in this chaos and strife, the revenge action against Merlin was hastily launched under the blind enthusiasm of the crowd.

However, they did not notice that in the corner of the meeting room, several young men dressed in waiter uniforms were watching all this in amazement.

These students who came to work part-time as waiters were all students of the Arcane Academy. At this moment, they were extremely shocked: Don’t these people know that they are planning such a thing in front of the students of the Arcane Academy? Who is the owner of this hotel? Aren’t they afraid that they will tell on them?