After doing a few experiments, Li Huailin had more or less understood the situation with the votes. First of all, the votes had to be given in person. It was impossible to vote remotely. Secondly, the voting depended on the will of the voters. Although there were physical votes, if the other party did not give them to you, it was useless to snatch them. Next, there was the large-scale distribution of votes. Simply put, it was a handshake. Yes, if the other party had a lot of votes, they did not have to give all of them to you. When they wanted to give you as many votes as they wanted, they could just shake hands and give them to you. Moreover, the number could be controlled.
Next, Li Huailin also discovered an important situation. Those who lost all their votes did not have to withdraw from the trial. After Li Huailin asked Geert to give him the votes, he could still ask others to give him the votes. Therefore, there was only one way to withdraw from the trial, and that was to die.
Next, there was the mark on his hand. This mark did not seem to indicate that he had a vote, but a participant's mark. In fact, even if he did not have a vote, the mark on his hand would still exist. It seemed like this mark would only disappear when he quit the game. Moreover, Li Huailin also discovered that the mark on his hand would change. When he obtained the 1000th vote, Li Huailin discovered that the mark on his hand had changed from the original crescent moon shape to a double crescent moon shape. Did this mean that this mark indicated that he could use 'Adjudicate'? Of course, this mark could not be blocked. The equipment and gloves would also be automatically displayed. Li Huailin also asked the Summoning Jade Emperor to take a look. Fortunately, there was nothing displayed on his head this time.
The above situation was not mentioned in the previous rules. Voting in person was a bit of a scam. Of course, the main scam was not Li Huailin, because this once again proved that there was strength in numbers. It was impossible for Li Huailin to find people to vote one by one, but it was still possible to find someone to take the votes on his behalf. Of course, the more people he had, the faster he could collect the votes.
"There's no need to collect the votes. Let them hand them in themselves." Li Huailin said, "Geert, immediately count the total number of people from all the forces under our jurisdiction. According to the ratio of the total number of people, it should be about 6-70%. Ask them to hand in their votes, calculate it immediately, and then assign tasks. If you don't hand it over within the stipulated time, your entire family will be exterminated. "
"Yes, Your Majesty." Geert immediately nodded and led a group of civil officials to work.
"The rest of you, there's nothing for you to do for now. Stay in the mansion and wait for further orders. Problems may arise at any time." Li Huailin waved his hand, and the other Martial Saints naturally obeyed his orders.
Li Huailin's method was similar to collecting taxes. He was just assigning tasks to the leaders of each faction. As for what the leaders did, it was up to them. Anyway, if they didn't have enough, Li Huailin would settle the score with them. Of course, the Emperor's orders were quickly issued. Seeing this situation, the leaders of the various forces began to feel a little anxious.
In fact, they had already expected Li Huailin's orders. Yes, this was currently the most important matter in the entire continent. Everyone could hear this voice. Although they didn't know what exactly it was, they could guess that it was something big. It was very normal for Li Huailin to ask them for their votes now. Wasn't he talking about selecting people? They were originally subordinate forces of the Continental Alliance, so of course they had to "pay tribute" to the higher-ups. However, the problem was that it wasn't that easy to collect the votes. There was simply too little time. The time that Li Huailin gave them varied according to the size of the forces, but there was no doubt that it was very tight. How could they not be anxious? When the time was up, if they didn't hand in their votes, their entire family would definitely die. Li Huailin's name was no joke.
Of course, all the forces still obeyed Li Huailin's orders, so they immediately began to collect the votes. The method was also very simple. If Li Huailin gave the Emperor a number, then the Emperor would naturally give a number to his subordinates. I want you to give me this many votes. Anyway, you just have to find a way to get it for me. It was that simple of a method. All the way up to the Mayor level, they could only give tasks to the City Guards and let them collect them.
Were the civilians willing to give them? Of course, they were willing. To be honest, they didn't even know what this World Task had to do with their lives. They also didn't think that they could be the ones to make the decisions. However, some things were related to them. Yes, the higher-ups had given them a task. If they didn't come up on time, they would be killed. Of course, the soldiers who collected the votes were also very anxious. Of course, they and the civilians also said the same thing. If they didn't give them the votes, it would be considered an illegal act and they would be immediately arrested.
This matter was related to the civilians. Between their lives and these useless things, which would the civilians choose? Of course, it was their lives. Therefore, very soon, the civilians handed over this hot potato. It was better for them to work honestly. This thing was dangerous, so it was better to hand it over.
Of course, Li Huailin didn't only implement this kind of tax on the Hua Xia continent. The other continents under his control, the continents of the Americas and East Asia, Li Huailin implemented the same policy. As for the other continents, Li Huailin also wanted them to directly pay the tax, but it was a little too late. He still had to stay here and observe the situation. Not long after, something happened.
Yes, the initial stage of the "tax" was very smooth. However, this good situation didn't last long. Soon, problems arose. Soon, Li Huailin received news that there were people everywhere who wanted to avoid paying the votes. If they were players, it would be fine. Li Huailin didn't look for these players for the time being. The problem was that the people who wanted to evade the votes were ordinary NPCs.
As mentioned before, the mark on the hand didn't indicate whether you had a vote or not. It only indicated that you were a participant. Therefore, it was actually impossible to tell whether you had a vote or not. Therefore, some people seemed to be planning to use this method to avoid paying the votes. However, if there was a registration, of course, of course, it could be discovered. Soon, people were caught in various places who wanted to evade the votes. However, the problem was very strange. If they didn't hand over the votes, they would die. Why did these civilians think of ways to avoid paying the votes? After asking a few criminals, they quickly got the answer. Yes, they discovered the use of the votes. That was to sell them for money.
That's right, many civilians received the news that the so-called votes could be exchanged for money. It was said that the current market price was quite high. It was enough to tempt them. Yes, the civilians in the game were really poor. To the players, 10 gold coins was only the price of 10 bottles of potions. However, to the civilians, this could be a month's rations.
Therefore, when they heard that someone wanted to exchange money for the unknown votes in their hands, many of the civilians were greedy and tempted. With the mentality of taking a gamble, they were prepared to sneak through. Many of them really did manage to do so, but there were also people who were discovered.
Li Huailin was paying attention to the situation at all times. Intelligence from the entire continent quickly reached his ears. This was also why Li Huailin was the first to know about this matter. And the development of this matter wasn't out of Li Huailin's expectations. That's right, spending money to buy votes was a very normal thing. No matter what kind of election it was, there would be similar situations. If your family chose a corridor, the other party would give you a bar of soap.
There were two groups of people participating in the buying and selling votes. Apart from the players, there were merchants who immediately thought of this and started to "make a profit". In fact, there were also merchants who participated in this kind of thing. To be honest, Li Huailin couldn't be bothered with the NPC merchants because the ones they wanted to make money from were probably the leaders of those factions. Yes, Li Huailin's task was really too urgent. Li Huailin estimated that many factions didn't even have time to collect the votes. What if they couldn't collect all the votes? Since this thing was already in circulation, of course it could be bought and sold. And Li Huailin actually didn't care where the votes came from. In any case, as long as they paid enough, it would be fine. Who cared if they bought or collected the votes?
However, it was different for the players. Their votes generally wouldn't flow back to the NPCs. To them, it was too troublesome to deal with NPCs, and the degree of danger was also high. On the other hand, it was much more convenient to sell the votes to the players. Now that the demand was so high, it was all too easy to sell the votes to the tycoons or guilds that needed them. So, in this case, they were stealing Li Huailin's votes. After all, these votes belonged to Li Huailin in the first place.
"These despicable merchants! They only have money in their eyes!" Geert said angrily. "Your Majesty, send someone to arrest them and hang them."
"Hey, hey, hey. How can you be so cruel? They're just trying to earn some money. How can you just hang them?" Li Huailin said.
"Huh?" Geert was slightly stunned. It would've been fine if it wasn't someone else who said this, but the person in front of him was the kind of person who would kill an entire family for no reason. Of course, Geert didn't care about retorting. Faintly, he said, "Then, Your Majesty, you mean …"
"Don't we have a lot of spies? Have them pay attention to these merchants and find out who's collecting so much money." Li Huailin waved his hand and said, "We don't need to do anything. We're people at the top of the pyramid. Why should we fight and kill for no reason? Once we find out, we'll start collecting business taxes and have them pay us taxes."
"Uh … Your Majesty is truly smart," Geert said as he facepalmed. "But those adventurers seem to be involved as well …"
"Mhm. Let the merchants solve their own problems. We don't need to interfere, right?" Li Huailin smiled.
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