Big Capitalist

Several students looked at each other in bewilderment for a while. One of them, who was quick-witted, suddenly slapped his head and whispered, "Oh, I remember now. The original owner of this hotel couldn't pay the fine and has been detained by Merlin."

After these words were spoken, the students were all stunned, and then a hint of absurdity flashed in their eyes. In other words, these guys were openly discussing how to deal with President Merlin on President Merlin's territory?

But this is not the best part.

The most amazing thing was that the person involved, Merlin, and several other members of the City Hall, including Alex, were sitting in another corner not far from them, enjoying the banquet leisurely.

Electrolux clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white. As he listened to what the group of people said, his face became extremely gloomy, like the leaden clouds before a storm.

The other staff members of the city hall were so angry that their chests were heaving violently, their eyes were spitting fire, and they looked like they were about to flip the table and rush over to argue. They worked hard to accept bribes for the construction of the Arcane City, but they never thought that these nobles and the Chamber of Commerce were so "ungrateful" and actually planned such a dirty thing behind their backs.

However, Merlin seemed to be out of the picture, eating the exquisite food at the banquet calmly and slowly, chewing each bite carefully, as if the topic discussed by the group of people had nothing to do with him. His eyes were as calm as water, with only a hint of imperceptible amusement flashing through them occasionally.

This group of people had no idea that they were in danger and were still enthusiastically discussing various strategies to deal with Merlin.

From commercial boycotts to isolation and exclusion in social occasions, and even attempting to use magic circles to interfere with key facilities controlled by Merlin, they have tried every possible means.

The more they spoke, the more excited they became, and they gained support from many of the equally dissatisfied people. Some even began to use the method of spiritual victory, spouting big words like "sooner or later they will take back the Arcane City". For a moment, this group of nobles seemed to be given a shot of chicken blood, with screams and shouts of support coming one after another, shaking the crystal chandeliers in the hall slightly.

Veins popped out on Alex's forehead. He couldn't stand such arrogance any more. Just as he was about to overturn the table to let these people know how powerful he was, he saw President Merlin beside him stand up.

Merlin was all smiles, raising his arms and shouting, "Support! Support! Well said! Down with President Merlin! It is our duty! Overthrow the tyranny of the Arcane City!"

The voice was loud and passionate. The confused nobles were made even crazier by Merlin's sudden encouragement. They shouted slogans even louder, their faces flushed, and they were immersed in this false atmosphere of "victory".

Electrolux and other interns at the City Hall were completely confused by Merlin's behavior. They stood there in a daze, their eyes full of confusion and astonishment.

Wait, Boss Merlin, did you hear clearly what they were discussing? They were clearly discussing how to target you, why did you join in and support them?

"Boss, what are you doing?" Electrolux leaned close to Merlin's ear and lowered his voice, full of confusion.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of the crystal camera flickering quietly on the table. The crystal was faithfully recording everything that happened in the hall. In an instant, the corner of Electrolux's mouth twitched as he suddenly realized what was going on. He sighed in his heart: The boss is planning to settle the score later!

Merlin saw that the recording was almost complete, so he waved his hand and told Alex and the others to leave.

When they stood up and left, many nobles thought they had met like-minded people and smiled at them warmly. After all, Merlin and Alex were elegant and dignified in their every move. They were obviously children of nobles. In this vain world of fame and fortune, it was inevitable that they would want to make friends with them.

So, with the support of a group of noble children who had never seen Merlin's true face, and shouting the ridiculous slogan "Down with Merlin's hegemony", Merlin, Alex and others left here as if nothing had happened.

The night was as dark as ink, quietly covering the Arcane City. That night, many nobles who had paid their fines and rents and were still cursing behind their backs received harsh "finding fault" penalty notices from the City Hall, directly fining them a large amount of painful gold coins.

The amount of the fine was so high that it was enough to make some families with less financial resources complain bitterly.

Electrolux looked at the long list of nobles who paid the fine, and a helpless smile appeared on his face. Wow, they were all the people who criticized President Merlin the most during the day. He couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: President Merlin is really... Revenge never takes overnight.

Now, those guys with evil intentions should probably be quiet for a while, but I don’t know what kind of storm will be set off in the Arcane City after this short period of calm.

However, Electrolux and the others had never expected that this group of people would be so stubborn. Even though they had just been severely fined by the City Hall and their wealth had shrunk significantly, the resentment and resentment in their hearts still drove them to cause trouble for Merlin, as if they would not be able to sleep or eat well unless they brought Merlin down.

This group of nobles, aristocratic families and chambers of commerce colluded with each other in secret and resorted to many petty tricks that were not worthy of being shown in public.

They spent a lot of money and hired a group of vicious gangsters to roam the streets all day.

Those gangsters had bare chests, strange tattoos all over their bodies, and short knives on their waists. They swaggered among the crowd, causing trouble from time to time, scaring ordinary people into giving way.

As for the young men of these families, relying on their family's power, they would spend the whole day wandering around the Arcane City doing nothing for entertainment. Relying on the money in their pockets, they would enter the shops and fiddle with the merchandise at will. If they were not satisfied at the slightest, they would curse and find fault everywhere.

The Arcane City was in a critical period of construction at this time, and there was no time to establish a complete law enforcement department, which gave these troublemakers an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Moreover, they are very shrewd. After each trouble, they pretend to be willing to pay compensation, putting on an attitude of "we just made a mistake accidentally and are willing to bear the consequences."

Even so, the lives of the people were still disturbed, and the streets were filled with an atmosphere of uneasiness. Ordinary merchants were even more miserable. The originally bustling business was deserted due to these unwarranted harassments, and the goods were piled up and the capital turnover was difficult.

This incident gave Electrolux a huge headache. The door of the city hall was almost broken down by the citizens who came to cause trouble.

A group of ragged people, with angry faces, shouted at the top of their voices: "Lord Alex, you have to make a decision for us! How can we live like this!"

Among the crowd, there were many "shills" hired by the nobles. They mixed in, deliberately fanning the flames and pushing the crowd, just to cause more trouble for the city hall, make Alex anxious, and then put pressure on Merlin.