Broad World

On the square in front of the council building, there were dense crowds of people who came from all corners of the city to catch up with the excitement. Most of the ordinary people focused their attention on Ortagus and Oroxis. After all, there were not many opportunities for them to witness the dragon with their own eyes, especially at such a close distance.

Being stared at by so many people together, even the giant dragon with thick nerves is a little nervous. However, they still stayed where they were told, not moving at all, even if some half-grown children ran over to touch the scales, they ignored them. Seeing that the two dragons that were supposed to be extremely ferocious were trained so honestly, someone in the crowd yelled, "Dragon Rider!"

This sentence seemed to infect everyone at once, and countless voices shouted together: "Dragon Master!"

Hearing the roar of mountains and tsunami, the congressman wearing a silver mask raised his right hand high, and after everyone quieted down, he took Henry's hand and announced loudly:

"Everyone! Today is an exciting day. The Mr. Henry next to me has successfully completed the commission of the Supreme Council, eradicating the shadow that has been hanging over Amn, the legendary dragon Balagos "Flying Flame". Look! This is its head full of evil. Tomorrow this huge dragon head will be hung in the most prominent position of the parliament building, always reminding those enemies with evil intentions, this is the fate of offending Amn."

"In order to express my gratitude to this gentleman, on behalf of the Council, I will reward him with a luxurious mansion located in the Temple District, as well as the title of Duke. Finally, according to your wishes, grant him the title of Dragon Rider. Now, let us cheer, the great Amn is invincible, and our enemies will be destroyed."

The congressman's words were cadenced and impassioned, as if it really happened. But most of the people who don't know the truth just feel excited, as if suddenly the sahuagin on the northern coast and the Tethyr on the southern border are not so scary. As long as the council of six randomly sends out a few heroes, these enemies can be wiped out with ease.

Looking at these yelling ordinary people, the corners of Henry's mouth turned up slightly, showing a half-smile expression. It seems that whether it is on Earth or Faerun. Deceiving the public is the most common means used by politicians. What comes out of their mouths is bullshit and bullshit all the time. The truth is always hidden, and only those who participate in the exchange of interests will truly know how dark the silence is here.

As a vested interest, he cooperated very well with this congressman to perform a successful political show. This is quite good for improving one's reputation. As for whether it will be cheated, that is a matter for the six-member council. Anyway, beheading the "Flying Flame" of Balagos is a fact that cannot be denied. Even if there are other problems in the future, no one will suspect a legendary spellcaster.

Half an hour later, Henry was brought to the conference room on the highest floor. Although the general conditions have been agreed. But the details still need to be discussed. Especially with regard to his political status in Amn, the six MPs have been unable to reach an agreement. Some people think that since they have great strength, they should be given corresponding status, but more people are a little worried, for fear that their own rights will be taken away.

After everyone took their seats. A councilor said frankly: "Duke Henry, please allow me to call you that. After all, you are a genuine duke whether you are in the northern duchy or in Amn. We would like to know whether you have any political appeals for Amn."

"You all should know that I'm already a legendary spellcaster, and I'm not very interested in politics that waste too much energy. However, I have a large area of ​​land in Amn, and it's obviously unrealistic not to participate at all. How about this, I recommend Nalia as a representative to participate in various political affairs."

Henry is both shelter and recommendation. There is no kindness at all. The main purpose of doing this is to put a protective umbrella on this political rookie, so that everyone will not dare to act rashly. Only in this way, Nalia will gain a relatively safe period to slowly accumulate strength, and it will be too late to move when other people start to notice.

But MPs don't think so. They all thought this idea was a good one, as it would keep the other party out of Amn's political situation. And don't worry about usurping power by a legendary mage with a long lifespan. After a brief discussion, six people passed the resolution unanimously.

In the following time, these people discussed how to deal with the property of the Ronaldo family, as well as the nobles who had private transactions with the family. In the end, the two sides reached an agreement that everything that belonged to the Ronaldo family would belong to Henry, including a large piece of land, three castles, a decent mage tower, five large seagoing ships, and many other properties and shops.

As for the other families, the council decided to arrest all of them on charges of participating in the slave trade and confiscate all their properties to ease the financial strain caused by the shrinking trade. Soon, a group of heavily armed Amn elite soldiers set off from the council building and headed for the house of the Ronoll family. They had only one order, and that was to kill all the people inside and bring back the evidence of the crime.

During the period of waiting for the result, the six councilors in charge of the highest power in Amn began to chat with Henry, asking about his family situation constantly. When it was learned that he had a younger sister who was not out of the cabinet, several guys even proposed marriages, but all were rejected.

"Sorry, I spent a lot of effort and resources on her, the purpose is to cultivate her into a powerful mage. If you want to marry my sister, then you must be prepared to join the Angomei family."

This sentence blocked everyone's mouth. They all knew what a powerful mage meant to a family, so they all gave up the idea of ​​marriage. Forget about marrying into a family. Few children from a noble family can endure this kind of humiliation. It not only means that future children will have to take their mother's surname, but even their own family name will have to be discarded.

In fact, in Henry's eyes, he didn't think highly of these upstarts in Amn at all. That's right, these people obtained their current status by cooperating with the Shadow Thieves Guild who had just been expelled from Waterdeep City. Although after so many years, they have begun to have some real aristocratic style, but the cooperation with gang forces is still an indelible stain.

You must know that there is an essential difference between the Shadow Thief and the union controlled by Robert. The former is just a criminal organization that aims at profit and has almost no lower limit. Prostitution, burglary, slavery, drugs, robbery, there's almost nothing you can't do as long as you can make money. The latter is almost a spy agency, making money incidentally. They make profits by operating smuggling and certain gray places, such as gambling, underground fighting, and various hotels that provide special services for rich men and women, which basically will not have much impact on social stability.

This is also the reason why Robert's union can expand rapidly. He rarely touches the interests of other gang forces, and can provide a lot of entertainment and taxes for the local area. Especially in Calinshan, where extravagance and turmoil coexist, the rulers of almost every place are very fond of those endless tricks.

Of course, many of them were formulated by referring to those special service fields on the earth. At first, Henry thought that the scale might be too large, and the rich people in Faerun might not accept it. He soon realized that it may take a long time to improve morality, but it only takes a moment to degenerate.

It is said that a certain hidden lord in Waterdeep City has become obsessed with role-playing, and he can't even sleep if he doesn't go to nightclubs for two hours every day. He's especially fond of dressing his bedmates in decorative armor to look like paladins. It can be said that this lord has already had a fatal handle in Robert's hands. As long as he is willing, he can coerce the other party to do something at any time.

There are many similar things. Adhering to the principle of silent penetration, the entire intelligence agency is like a huge and transparent net, weaving the entire west coast more and more tightly. If necessary in the future, these potential forces can be mobilized at any time to strike the enemy. It can be said that a huge organization not inferior to the Zhentarim Society and the Harper Alliance is quietly rising, but these hidden actions have not been noticed by people.

The Ronoll family's house in the administrative area was not far away, and not long after, the murderous officer came back with a box. Everyone in the meeting room smelled a strong smell of blood. It seemed that all the relatives and servants who lived there had been massacred.

After the officer signaled his subordinates to put down the box, he bowed deeply, then turned around and left immediately. He knew very well that meetings of this level had better be kept far away, otherwise, if he heard a few words, he might be killed. Never get involved in things beyond the scope of one's own identity and ability, this is the way of life of a small person.

A congressman opened the box and found that there were many thick ledgers and a large number of private letters inside. He flipped through it casually, with a satisfied smile on his face. With the evidence of these crimes, the council will be able to deal with some nobles and businessmen in an open and honest manner. As for the Ronaldo family, they will definitely be nailed to the pillar of shame in history as a typical example.

"Duke Henry, the mansion of the Ronaldo family has been cleaned up, and you can move in tonight. Please rest assured that the soldiers have cleaned up the ground and have not touched any property. In addition, the mansion in the temple area still needs a few days to decorate, three days at most. We will send the deed to the mansion together with the legal certificate of territory and the documents that need to be revised."

"Thank you very much. Since that's the case, I won't bother you any more. You must know that the masked mage is still waiting for me to perform the initiation ceremony." Henry got up and said goodbye. Because his goal here has been achieved, the rest depends on Nalia's final decision.