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To be able to obtain the loyalty of a person like the Bone King, even if it was for a limited period of time. Then at least during this period of validity, Allen did not have to worry about anything happening to the Great Wasteland. If Mokedan was the gateway to the southern front of the Demonic Shadow Empire, then the Great Wasteland was the gateway to Allen's foundation. The Lost Realm was now Allen's backyard. Mitinas was relying on the rich resources of the Forgotten Realm to build a large number of troops. When the time came, the Burning Legion would have to pass through the Great Wasteland to transport them out of the Forgotten Realm. Of course, the stronger the door, the better.
The Great Wasteland was not as prosperous as Mokedan. It was a place where dragons and snakes mixed together, but that was also its advantage. Merchants saw business opportunities there, while hunters and mercenaries found a place to live in the wasteland. There were all kinds of people in the Great Wasteland, so that place was the most well-informed. This was something that even Mokedan could not compare to. Allen had already planned to build his own intelligence network in the Great Wasteland, so he needed people like Zasuo to help him. Only people like Zasuo could make the outlaws in the wasteland obediently obey his orders.
Even for a big businessman like Gary, Allen could give him enough benefits, and with Zasuo's deterrence, he would not have second thoughts. After all, Allen could not stay in the Great Wasteland. Perhaps if he left for too long, merchants would have extra thoughts. Allen knew very well that these people's brains were very active.
On the contrary, experts like Zasuo would not dare to have second thoughts as long as they were strong enough. These people saw the world in the eyes of merchants like Gary, and they saw it slightly different.
On that day, everyone from the Great Wasteland was invited to a banquet. Among them, the happiest were Gary and a few merchants. Gary was also considered a figure in the Great Wasteland, but he was very ordinary in Mokedan. But now, because of Allen. He had just entered Mokedan and had already received invitations from several trading companies. This was absolutely impossible in the past. No matter how stupid Gary was, he knew that his status had risen with the tide. He could not help but rejoice that he had stood on the right side from the beginning.
At the banquet, Allen also fulfilled his promise. Gary and the others who had supported him in the past had all received generous rewards. Especially Gary, Allen promised that he would monopolize more than half of the business in the Great Wasteland. This made Gary even more ecstatic, and he repeatedly expressed his loyalty to Allen. The upper echelons of Mokedan also attended the banquet. They saw Allen's commendation of Gary and knew that this was a message that Allen wanted to convey to them. As for what kind of reaction this information would bring, only they themselves knew.
At the end of the banquet, Allen was far from being able to rest. He walked into a study. It wasn't really appropriate to call it a study, because before Allen moved in, it was the room where the former city lord, Grant, used to play with women. Before it was cleaned up, there were still many special tools in it. Of course, these things had now disappeared without a trace. The housekeeper of the City Lord's Mansion had decorated it into a study according to human habits. However, there were only two or three books in the room, which seemed a little strange.
Allen turned a blind eye to this. He was not in the mood to pursue these dispensable decorations. Glise was already waiting in the study. Before the banquet, Alice's old steward had already contacted some of the more important figures in Mokedan and had a preliminary understanding of the current affairs in the city. He also listed a few things that must be completed in the near future for Allen, as well as the general planning and development direction of the city.
After skimming through the list, Allen sighed. "Mr. Glise is really knowledgeable. Otherwise, how could you sort out these things in less than a day?"
Glise smiled. "Lord Allen, you flatter me. If it was before, I wouldn't have been able to get these things even if I wanted to. When Lady Alice was asleep, I had nothing better to do, so I learned some things to pass the time, and as I learned, I learned a little more, that's all. "
"Then I'll have to trouble you to take care of this city for me."
Glise shook his head. "Lord Allen, haven't you thought about cultivating your own talents? To be honest, it's not a problem for me to take care of this city for you, but what about the next one? In the future, Lord Allen, your territories will only increase. I'm just an old man, and I'm afraid my energy is limited. "
Allen smiled bitterly. "I want to, but I don't have the time and energy to cultivate management talents. If only that guy was here. "
He thought of Edward. With Edward, he didn't need to worry about the internal affairs of these territories. Now he missed the Maritans in the Heavenly Star. He didn't know how they were doing now. Allen patted his head and retracted his spirit, which he didn't know how far it had flown. Glise looked at him and coughed dryly. "Actually, in terms of management talents, it's hard to say. But if it's nearby, there's a candidate. "
"Who?"
"Melanie."
"Melanie?" Allen had never heard of this name and looked confused.
Glise explained, "Melanie used to be Gulant's CEO and could be said to be Gulant's trusted aide. However, a few years ago, the two fell out because of some matters. Melanie was thrown into prison by Gulant and hasn't seen the light of day to this day. This man's fighting strength is average, but he's really good at management. He's a big part of Mo Kedan's success today. If Lord Allen can make use of him, I believe he can do better than me. "
"I'll think about it," Allen said.
After Glise left, Allen called his butler. This butler had served Gulant for many years and knew a lot about the former city lord. When Allen asked about Melanie, the butler told him in detail. Melanie was outstanding among the Balts, who worshiped strength, so he naturally had something special about him. When Gulant was appointed as the city lord of Mo Kedan, the city wasn't as prosperous as it was now. It could even be said to be desolate.
As the southern gateway of the empire, the Specter Kingdom had a certain amount of resources in Mo Kedan. However, these resources were mostly used on the army and city defense. After all, this was the true meaning of Mo Kedan's existence. After Gulant came to this city, Melanie made many long-term plans for this city, including the mining trade with the wastelands, the nurturing of the local trading companies in Mokedan, the construction of mining related workshops, and so on. In the beginning, Gulant didn't really care about Melanie and turned a blind eye to his plans. He didn't fully support them, but he didn't completely reject them either. He only allocated some funds to Melanie and didn't care about it.
Unexpectedly, after a few years, Melanie's plans were actually effective. Gulant changed his mind and strongly supported Melanie, thus laying the foundation for the prosperity of Mo Kedan. It was no exaggeration to say that Melanie's figure could be seen in every corner of the city. He had indeed done a lot for the city. However, a few years ago, the paranoid Gulant began to suspect that Melanie was pocketing money. From suspicion to jealousy, and then to rupture. In just a year, Gulant's trust in this trusted aide had completely disappeared.
Then, Melanie was thrown into prison. If Melanie didn't have a deep relationship with the trading companies and workshops in Mo Kedan, Gulant would go to prison every once in a while to "consult" him. Otherwise, this man would have been killed by Gulant long ago. Now that Gulant was dead, if Gulant hadn't mentioned it to Allen, this man called Melanie would most likely stay in prison for a long time.
Allen decided to go to prison tomorrow to see this man called Melanie. However, another question occurred to him. How did Gulant know this man? This old man had only been in Mo Kedan for less than a day, so it was naturally impossible for him to know so many things. The only explanation was that the Forgotten Realm had always been paying attention to the Empire, especially this southern gateway.
The next day, Allen arrived at Mo Kedan's prison in a road car. Mo Kedan's prison was surprisingly small, poorly equipped, and sparsely guarded. Allen doubted that such a prison could hold real felons. But then again, since Mo Kedan wasn't the front line of the war, there were naturally no prisoners of war. As for ordinary criminals, there was no need to catch them if they committed minor crimes, but if they committed major crimes, they would be killed. After thinking about it, this prison was probably built for Melanie.
Allen guessed half of it.
When the prison warden saw Allen, he almost threw himself on the ground and kissed his feet. He grinned and asked, "What brings you here, my lord?"
Allen said straightforwardly, "I want to see Melanie."
"Yes, yes, yes. There's no one else to see here other than Melanie." The warden smiled apologetically and personally led Allen into the prison.
In the deepest cell of the prison, Allen saw Melanie through the screen on the outer wall of the cell. This former consul, who was now a prisoner, didn't look too dispirited, and his clothes were clean. It seemed that although Gulant had thrown him into prison, he hadn't mistreated him much. Of course, this was probably because Melanie was still useful, which was why Gulant had done this.
When the warden opened the door, Melanie looked up. When his gaze swept across Allen, he was a little confused. He was in prison and probably didn't know what was happening outside. The warden said to him, "Mr. Melanie, Lord Allen is here to see you. Oh, right. Mo Kedan is now Lord Allen's territory. "
"Territory?" Melanie whispered, "So you're not an imperial general?"
Allen nodded and made a gesture. The warden tactfully left and closed the door, leaving only Allen and Melanie in the room. Allen briefly introduced himself and then said, "Mr. Melanie, I want to release you. In exchange, you have to manage Mo Kedan for me. What do you think? "
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