New Washington. ≧， Since the Double Moon Festival, it has been autumn in the New World, this bustling city with a history of 100 years has been significantly deserted in the bleak autumn wind, and many of the noisy stores in the past are still closed, especially with the elves who have quietly left the city in large numbers.
At this time, nearly half a month has passed since the Monomoon Festival, which is known as the day of the nightmare, and the people of the whole city cannot forget what happened that night, and the sudden blood-colored moonlight enveloped the entire New Washington, which was shocking to the colonists to this unprecedented scene, but terrifying to the local natives.
In the heart of the city, in the palace district, the skeletons of the undead that wreaked havoc in the palace that day were completely cleaned up, and the wreckage was completely incinerated into powder, and in order to prevent future situations, the Adjudicator Academy also carefully examined the places where the bodies might have been buried, leaving nothing behind.
The Adjudicator Academy's response was quite swift, but many of the effects were caused and will be difficult to reverse anytime soon.
In a large hall of the palace, around a huge round table, a dozen or so Americans were sitting in a heated discussion.
"In the past two weeks, the volume of business transactions in New Washington has dropped by 12 percentage points, and many of them have almost completely stagnated, so if this continues, our income will plummet a lot this year."
"Business is secondary, and I'm worried about population right now!
This is the data I just got from the city garrison, and in just ten days, nearly forty or fifty thousand people left New Washington!
There are only a million people in our city!
” "Population is still very important to us, and all the infrastructure in the colony requires a lot of labor.
Our tax revenue is also mainly sourced from local indigenous peoples.
A lot of hard work can't be done by the people of our academy on their own.
This is a question that really needs attention. ” "I've seen the statistics of the garrison, not many local natives have left, and the second or even third generation natives have basically taken root, and their families and industries are in New Washington, and they can't leave if they want to.
What worries me more is that it's still the elves, haven't you noticed that since the day before yesterday, the elves in the city have suddenly left in large numbers.
Many of the shops opened by the elves are also transferred at low prices, and it seems that they have no intention of coming back at all!
” "How long is there left of the peace alliance treaty between our Adjudicator Academy and the Elves?"
"I remember that there are still more than ten years left in the Hundred Year Alliance Treaty, and the elves are a race that values commitment and credit, so I don't have to worry about them breaking the contract."
"What about more than ten years later?
What if the elves refuse to renew the contract at that time?
” "It's not about thinking about it more than ten years from now, don't go far from the topic!
Let's think about how to save New Washington's fiscal revenue this year. ” "Enough!"
There was a sudden angry shout in the noisy hall, and the man sitting in the far corner stood up, different from the others in civilian clothes, this man was dressed in silver armor, and his helmet was placed on the table, his face was full of impatience and disdain.
A deep, deep voice echoed through the hall.
"You've been discussing population, finances, and elven contracts, and I say you've been away from the academy for too long.
Have you forgotten who we are?
” There was a commotion in the hall, and an older man stood up and said unhappily: "Captain Harry, today is a city council, and you are the head of the Dragon Eagle Knight, it stands to reason that the military department has nothing to do with this meeting, if it weren't for you saying that there is something important to report, we don't plan to let you participate at all!"
” The heavily armed man was none other than Harry, and he sneered, "Don't forget that we are colonists!
When the population is gone, we can plunder again, and if we can't make ends meet, we can rob it, and as for the elven race, hmph, even if that weak and incompetent race really wants to go to war with us, what is there to be afraid of!
” "Harry, what do you mean by that, just say it if you have something to say, no need to be cynical!"
Harry took a deep breath and suppressed his anger for the time being, his voice cold: "There have been so many discussions in today's meeting, but you seem to have forgotten something very important!
Lilith disappeared after that incident, and has not been heard from since, so no one cares?
” "Lilith, you also know that woman's character, she does whatever she wants, without any sense of proportion and rules, maybe she has found some interesting opponent, and she will leave New Washington first, and she may come back by herself after a while."
The man who spoke earlier said perfunctorily.
A look of hideousness appeared on Harry's face, and he said angrily, "It seems that you don't know how important Lilith is to the Adjudicator Academy!"
” "We naturally understand the importance of Lilith, Captain Harry, I can understand your feelings, but this is no longer the time to colonize only by war, the economy and commerce are also important, and everything we do is for the benefit of the Adjudicator Academy."
"Speaking of which, Captain Harry, you said that you have an important report today, is that what you mean?"
Harry took a deep breath and shook his head slowly, "There was also a student from Dawning Academy that we invited to disappear with Lilith that day. ” The short man closest to Harry was almost asleep, and after hearing Harry's words, he immediately opened his eyes, twisted his buttocks, and adjusted his slightly bloated body to a more comfortable sitting position, and then said slowly: "This matter belongs to my Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this student of Dawn is called Xiao Lin, and it is indeed our invitation to participate in Professor Brown's work, after the blood moon incident that day, I and the head of Harry interrogated the students who were controlled by the undead overnight, but unfortunately we did not get any information." ” The man at the head of the round table, wearing glasses and looking to be the host of this meeting, frowned and asked, "Dawning Academy?"
That's a bit troublesome, we also have an alliance treaty with Dawning Academy, so we can't let the relationship be strained, what grade is this student in Dawning Academy, and what is the strength level?
” The short man replied, "The freshmen who have just entered the school, their strength has not yet reached the level of black iron, and they rely on the anti-gravity trinkets and super potions we provide to work in New Washington. ” The man with glasses breathed a sigh of relief: "Freshman?
That's nothing, can you hide it from Dawning Academy for the time being?
” The short man spread his hands: "This is also what I am going to report today, this matter is probably a bit tricky, Xiao Lin was accompanied by a minister of Dawning Academy, and the minister sent the information to Dawning Academy as soon as possible, it is impossible to hide it."
Now that the special investigation team sent by the Aurora Academy is already in my Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I would like to ask the City Hall, how should I deal with it?
(To be continued.) )u