Yesterday when I came out of quarantine, I met Hanks and it was not like this.
Meeting again today, An Kai felt a sense of twilight from Hanks...
An Kai sensed this twilight clearly because he had just felt it in 10 fifth-level and tenth-level professionals.
It was the twilight feeling of approaching life span, as if there was a smell of decaying trees emanating from Hanks.
She looked at Hanks with a frown, wanting to ask, but she saw Widow Wang's eyes pleading and she shook her head slightly...
After a second of silence, Ankai smiled.
He chose to respect Widow Wang’s choice.
Sometimes the countdown to death is scarier than the arrival of death.
Just like the people around An Kai in his previous life, he was seriously ill and was given a critical illness notice. He still had a few months to live...
This feeling is more painful than death.
How many people cannot bear this kind of pressure and end up depressed.
At this moment, Wayne, who had been underground analyzing the job change of [Assaulter], also walked into the room.
Since Wayne switched to the [scholar] profession, his bookishness has become more intense. Z.br>
Like [Wanderer], [Scholar] cannot quickly improve his strength using ordinary cultivation methods.
The way Wayne improves his strength is through constant research and analysis.
It has only been less than a year since he changed his profession to [Scholar], and he has already become a first-level and tenth-level professional!
There is only one step away from the second level!
Wayne paused after entering the room and looked at Hanks' state. He wanted to say something, but he saw the pleading look in Widow Wang's eyes.
Finally, Wayne walked up to Hanks and patted Hanks on the shoulder: "Eat well, drink well, and don't have any regrets."
Hanks was suddenly stunned by Wayne's reaction...
"You're a nerd, are you stupid when you read a book? I have a pity..."
Somehow, when Hanks talked about regrets, he felt in a trance, as if something was unfinished.
Memories flashed through his mind quickly, and Hanks shook his head slightly...
Widow Wang is by his side, what regrets can he have?
So Hanks regarded the unreasonable feeling at that moment as an illusion...
Seeing that Wayne had arrived, An Kai immediately acted as the shopkeeper: "Wayne, please give us statistics on the harvest this time and how much tax those 21 fifth-level forces owe us."
"Also, after counting, remember to distribute it to everyone according to regulations."
After An Kai finished his instructions, the spell elements in his hands surged, and a large bed formed by [Freezing Technique] appeared, and then he took out a few animal skins and spread them on it.
Lying down comfortably.
In this increasingly hot desert, An Kai's unpredictable [Freezing Technique] is more precious than treasures...
After hearing An Kai's instructions, Wayne nodded slowly with envy in his eyes.
Start cooperating with Malcolm and Widow Wang to count the harvest this time.
And take stock of how much tax the 21 fifth-level forces owe.
When several people were taking stock, they would look at An Kai lying on the [Freezing Technique] bed from time to time, with a look of envy in his eyes...
In this desert that is getting hotter and hotter for no apparent reason, being able to use the "Freezing Technique" is already more precious than a national treasure.
Not to mention that An Kai's [Freezing Technique] has more changes and a colder temperature than others...
It’s just this color…
Why is it black? Are you saying that An Kai's heart is also dark?
Several people in the inventory were muttering in their hearts, but they didn't dare to say it out loud...
Just at this moment, faint snores came from the [freezing] bed...
This made the few people who were in the hot weather feel even more unhappy. They exchanged glances and then nodded in unison.
The inventory location began to move slowly towards the [Freezing Technique] bed...
…
Ankai and the others were taking stock of the gains from ransacking the house, and they were in a good mood.
Compared with An Kai and the others, the fifth-level forces in the city feel as if their hearts were being cut...
I just went to the castle in the inner city. When I came back again, I didn't find even a copper plate in the station.
Digging three feet into the ground is really digging three feet into the ground.
Inside the station, there are deep pits and naked bodies in the courtyard.
When several fifth-level professionals returned here, they thought they had returned to the power base of the Seven Kingdoms.
Find the third-level or fourth-level guards in this war-torn station to get some news.
Unexpectedly, after asking three questions, they didn't know. The unified explanation is: "A gray breath came over that night, and then they lost consciousness and didn't know what happened. When they woke up again, they looked like this ghost..."
This method made them think of the fifth level for the first time!
The fifth-level professionals who returned to the force murmured in their hearts and gathered towards the other fifth-level forces...
It took a day.
They confirmed one thing. The entire fifth-level forces of the Good House were all attacked by this unknown guy...
I was forced to dig three feet into the ground...
What also made them panic was that one of the nine fifth-level professionals who had returned to the outer city and the inner city suddenly disappeared...
He is also a fifth-level and fourth-level mage!
Among the nine of them, he is considered a good fifth-level professional!
This made the remaining eight fifth-level professionals even more panicked...
It's just that the house was stolen, but now there is also a problem with one's own safety.
Suddenly, they had the idea of leaving the good home...
Although their home was confiscated, their foundation was not damaged, and they carried some important resources with them.
After a brief summary, the eight people made a plan to leave the city together. After discussing it for five days, they would leave the Good House together and wait until the [Secret Realm of Empowerment] opens in a year's time before returning...
However, they wanted to leave, but someone was unwilling to let them leave.
…
"Teacher, the inventory is over. Can you take a look?"
Wayne held a booklet and said in the ear of An Kai, who was snoring slightly.
An Kai, who was sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes.
Visible to the naked eye, there is impatience in his eyes.
Upon seeing this, Wayne quickly repeated what he had just said.
An Kai's eyes softened a little...
He took the booklet in Wayne's hand and flipped through it quickly until he reached the end.
"Gold coins: 3521."
"Item value: 4612 gold coins."
"Low-grade magic stone: 1013."
After taking a look, this was what An Kai expected.
Each of these fifth-level professionals is more cautious than the last, and they wish they could bring all their resources with them.
"Wayne, how much tax do those damn buggers owe us?"
Wayne put away the album and took out a new album from his arms.
It clearly records the taxes owed by these fifth-level forces every month.
Under An Kai's instructions and the collective ideas of everyone, the tax collection of the Good House is very complex.
Of course, more taxes are formulated in line with the good homes.
For example: robbery tax, "fishing" tax, accident income tax, murder and treasure tax, etc., which are generated according to the desert background.
In addition to these practical taxes, the rest are some ordinary taxes on houses, shops, sales, etc.
Wayne once made calculations under An Kai's instructions.
With the taxes he collected, although it made the residents of the city feel painful, it would not rob them all.
Equivalent to ten points of profit, Ankai takes away eight points through taxation, leaving two points of profit. Although these residents will resent it, it will not let them completely
see.
After taking out the booklet, Wayne coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and began to introduce one by one the 21 forces with fifth-level professionals and how much tax they owed.
After Wayne spoke, Hanks and Widow Wang also looked interested.
After all, they still have 10% of the tax.
And the fifth-level [Assassin] Malcolm felt a little strange when he saw Wayne now...
I don’t know when, His Highness the Kingdom of Shaq has perfectly assumed the role of "financer" and "steward" of the Good House.
"Shaq Kingdom, Level 5 [Heavy Armored Warrior] Milton, owes a total of 13,652 gold coins in tax."
"…"
…
It’s not that I didn’t know, but I was really shocked.
A total of 21 fifth-level professional forces.
The tax debt owed alone is as high as 200,000 gold coins.
If it were replaced by a low-grade magic stone...
famous!
An Kai's eyes were completely red!
He had no idea about gold coins before, they were just some numbers...
"Hanks, just tell me, can the low-grade magic stone be replaced?"
If he could exchange for 200,000 low-grade magic stones, it is no exaggeration to say that An Kai could just lie down...
Hanks has been dealing with An Kai for so many years, so how could he not understand what An Kai was thinking.
But he also has difficulties.
After thinking for a few seconds, Hanks slowly shook his head: "No more, no more..."
"Only the middle-grade magic stones are left..."
Hearing this, An Kai snorted and cursed directly: "You useless old thing."
At the same time, he took that old man Donglin with him and cursed him.
If Donglin hadn't sealed off the desert, even if Hanks no longer provided low-grade magic stones, Ankai could have found a new way to exchange magic stones through the Seven Kingdoms caravan or other people from the seven countries.
Even if it cost more gold coins, he would not panic.
After all, An Kai now lacks everything except gold coins.
In addition, if the desert is not closed, foreign caravans can still conduct continuous trade with the Good House.
For Ankai, this is driving his tax revenue.
However…
Because the desert is closed by Donglin, Ankai now has gold coins, but he cannot exchange them for low-grade magic stones.
After confiscating the homes of 21 forces with fifth-level professionals, and secretly trading magic stones with these forces over the course of a year, An Kai understood a truth.
Low-grade magic stones are really rare. Guys like Hanks who were able to sell four figures at once are very rare.
At the very least, these 21 fifth-level professional forces are not willing to do this.
An Kai estimated that with more than 200,000 gold coins in tax revenue, 20,000 low-grade magic stones would be considered a high price.
And now that he can fully upgrade his spells, he needs 5,400 skill points!
That’s 5,400 low-grade magic stones!
After all, Ankai now masters eight spells and one forging skill.
If there are really 20,000 low-grade magic stones, even if they are all converted into skill points, it will not be enough to support An Kai to upgrade all his spells from [Lv26] to [Lv30]...
At that time, even if he didn't want to, An Kai could only choose to give up the improvement of some spells and use it to improve the more important ones.
For example, improving [Meditation], [Fireball]...
A year of retreat can be said to have exhausted Ankai's resources.
Fortunately, he has [Summoning] and can summon once a day.
The third-level magic core can also be exchanged for 3 skill points.
Although it's not much, it can be regarded as filling some of the skill point gaps.
In the room, sitting on the ice bed, An Kai took a look at his remaining resources...
Skill points: 21
First-order, second-order, and third-order magic core: 0
inferior quality
He still got 1,013 magic stones because of a house raid. Before the house raid, he didn't have a single low-grade magic stone.
Even the low-grade magic stones needed for the [Beast Meat Refining Platform] are not available. If it is not a house raid, An Kai can only wait for the [Summon] to refresh, use the third-level magic core, and activate the [Beast Meat Refining Platform]...
Therefore, there are several urgent problems that need to be solved before Ankai.
If it can't be solved, if you want to give Donglin a surprise when he comes out of seclusion ten years later, I'm afraid there will be some surprises...
1: Solve the source of low-grade magic stones.
2: Solve the source of low-grade magic stones!
3: Let’s solve the source of low-grade magic stones! !
An Kai has the strength now.
His own strength can already easily suppress the fifth-level [Assassin] Melken, and with only time, his strength can continue to improve steadily.
Bottlenecks or anything like that don't exist for him.
As for his subordinates, An Kai also has them.
Among them, there are 43 fourth-level mascots and professionals who were drugged and controlled by Malcolm.
They are also the main force used by Ankai to collect taxes from the city.
As for the fifth level, Ankai now has two fifth-level mascots, one is Malcolm, and the other is the fifth-level fourth-level mage from last night, with whom he just signed a contract.
There is also Widow Wang, a fifth-level powerhouse who can compete with Chris without losing, and they have a cooperative relationship with him.
Coupled with the city of Goodness House that Ankai currently controls, it is no exaggeration to say that Ankai has become a huge force in the desert.
Just like the introduction to the bounty building in the former Chaos City, Ankai now has enough power to subvert the political power of a principality.
The premise is that the desert is not closed.
The right time, right place, right people, and Ankai have it all.
The only thing missing is the resource, which is "Dongfeng"...
After thinking about it, An Kai couldn't find a good way.
After pondering for a few seconds, he was ready to get the tax money he could get.
It's a pity that 10 fifth-level and tenth-level professionals entered the [Secret Realm of Spiritual Empowerment]...
He stood up and was about to say hello and head to the outer city to find the fifth-level professionals one by one, when An Kai paused.
Just now.
There was news from the spell [Contract] that one of the [Contracts] signed between him and the fifth-level and tenth-level professional has expired.
It’s not that the other party broke the contract, but that the other party died in the [Spiritual Empowerment Secret Realm]…
"It's a pity that I died there. I don't know if I have a chance to get the storage ring."
With a murmur, Ankai took Malcolm out of the door.
Widow Wang explained to Hanks, and followed An Kai's footsteps with reluctance.
The next day.
late at night.
Located in the secret chamber beneath the Castle of the Good House.
An Kai holds the [Brute Force Staff], and behind him are the fifth-level [Assassin] Malcolm, the fifth-level professional Widow King, and a fifth-level fourth-level [Elemental Mage]...
Opposite An Kai, a total of eight fifth-level professionals, whose hands were tied and hung in the air, were wailing in pain.
"You bitch, how dare you even evade my taxes?!"
