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What Salin could actually use at will and not be criticized by any nobles was his palace treasury as the king. However, as Sicar said, there was no royal family in the Metatlin Kingdom, only nobles. No one would care about the treasury for the time being.
"Who said I'm the only one?" Salin touched Sicar's belly with a gentle expression. There were two little lives moving inside. In a few months, the child would be born.
Sicar leaned into Salin's arms and said, "It's because of them that I can't do it even if I wanted to. But it's good too. I can feel their moods, they're very happy … "
At this point, Sicar lay down again and leaned close to Salin. He didn't let Salin catch any magic beasts anymore. He just quietly listened to Salin's heartbeat.
Salin and the others' fleet left. In the city hall of Metatlin, Daniel sat blankly behind his desk, not in the mood to read through documents. He was very serious about being a municipal official and found it interesting. He didn't plan to leave either. So Daniel was a bit lazy when it came to magic training.
But he still felt that he was about to advance, even though he spent at least half the time training. This was almost impossible. Advancing to the High Mage realm was a lot more difficult for a Necromancer than an Elemental Mage. He was lazy in his training, but he was quickly approaching the threshold of advancement.
Before Salin left, he even let the Winged Skeleton cleanse his Undead Flames once again. Now, Daniel felt that as long as he gave up on government affairs and spent a week cultivating, he would almost be able to truly meet the requirements to advance to a Magic Shooter. This was a process of accumulation that couldn't be interrupted.
His heart, which had already lost interest in advancing, was now aroused once again.
Although Daniel came from a small noble family and was a bit obsessed with being an official, he was also a mage, a mage different from the Tanggulas. The temptation of advancing to the Magic Shooter realm was too great for Daniel.
But he was Salin's follower and couldn't give up the task Salin had given him. Moreover, Metatlin was busy now. The officials in the city hall were all familiar with him and cooperated well. If someone else was in charge, there would definitely be mistakes. Besides, the city hall was understaffed, and the physical work was done by the undead. If he left, they would have to recruit new people, which would be bad for confidentiality.
Dong dong dong …
A hurried knock on the door snapped Daniel out of his reverie. "Come in," Daniel said lazily and added a note on the document in front of him.
The nobles were really greedy. They applied for tax breaks, wanted to buy land, and even wanted to increase the number of hired farmers.
This matter was supposed to be sent to Salin for review, but Salin had taken Sicar away and left Nicholas in charge. Daniel simply wrote a 'no' and sent the document back.
The documents that were returned directly would not be sent back to the applicant immediately. Instead, they would be sent back together with the documents that were submitted to the higher-ups. In the meantime, the documents will be locked up in City Hall. Let them wait.
Outside the door was a sweaty soldier. The soldier saluted Daniel and hurriedly said, "Sir, something happened in the west of the city."
"Hmm? What is it? "
"Many people have been poisoned. Some say it's because there are too many undead in Metatlin City."
Daniel's heart tightened. He then sneered and said, "Got it. Go and ask Lord Nicholas. Don't act rashly. Continue to gather information and send more people."
The reason for Daniel's sneer was simple. He knew what had happened. He never did things for personal gain. Everything was tightly controlled. Some people were dissatisfied and wanted to use rumors to force him out.
The undead did carry poison, but it was released deliberately by the undead. The controlled undead would not be poisoned even if they lay on you.
The stupidest thing about these people was that they wanted to use rumors to force him out. He was Salin's follower. Of course, Salin would not remove him from his position because of this.
Although he didn't want to work anymore, it didn't mean that he would tolerate being toyed with.
And for mages, rumors were too laughable. It was easy to expose such things. Let a Magic Shooter announce it, and everyone would know that the news was fake.
But Daniel didn't want to do that. Someone had died from poisoning. This was a criminal case. There was no need to guess. The people who died were poisoned by the undead. These people wanted to kill people to frame him!
When Salin was here, Daniel didn't notice anything. But as soon as Salin left Metatlin City, there would be people ready to make trouble. Sika's idea was better. Catch all the troublemakers and deal with them. It would be much easier to handle in the future.
Nicholas was invited to the city hall. After hearing Daniel's description, Nicholas laughed. "This is a good thing!"
"Why is it a good thing?"
"Metatlin was established too quickly. The laws are not perfect yet. With this, Salin can change the laws and increase the power of the king. Haven't you noticed? The power of the humans in this plane is increasing rapidly. It won't be long before everyone understands this. Maybe some farmers will find out when they farm that they are stronger than cows. Maybe a blacksmith will accidentally break the forged equipment. "
"Is it that serious?"
"More or less. The armies of the Fourth Dynasty were all so powerful. Ordinary soldiers were all swordsmen. Lower-level officers were at least quasi-swordsmen or bronze swordsmen. Any bodyguard would be the same. At that time, the knight class hadn't died out yet. Many knights could fight as well as a banner regiment. "
Daniel believed Nicholas' words. If Nicholas was right, and most people's power would increase rapidly, then there was indeed a problem. The laws of each country were related to the weakening of human power. If humans recovered their power, then many laws would have to be remade.
The collapse of the Fourth Dynasty was mainly due to the weakening of human power. The dynasty couldn't maintain its rule. Armies made up of ordinary people were no longer cannon fodder. Instead, they had a decisive role. There were fewer and fewer true knights. The extinction of this class was inevitable. The extinction of this class led to the collapse of the Fourth Dynasty's rule.
The laws of Metatlin City were indeed not suitable for the new laws of this plane. If humans could really recover their power to that of the Fourth Dynasty, a class similar to knights would appear again. Like the nobles, they were also rulers.
"Then, I have to change my original plan. Lord Nicholas, what do you think we should do?"
"Arrest the person who started the rumor. Then, don't try or convict him. Start reading the laws of the Fourth Dynasty. During the trial, follow the rules of the Fourth Dynasty. Then, write all of this into the new law."
"Understood. My lord claims to be a descendant of the Fourth Dynasty. There's nothing normal about this." Daniel admired Nicholas' cunning. He was so sensitive to power struggles. He could also use the opportunity to create an environment more conducive to rule.
If Nicholas fought with him, even without force, he wouldn't be a match for him!
Thinking of this, Daniel began to investigate Nicholas even more respectfully. Nicholas didn't care about Daniel's position. He was very sensitive to the awakening of human power. What he wanted more was for himself to benefit from this. He wanted to break through the boundary of the ninth level and become a tenth level fallen mage.
Under Salin's current rule, there were tens of millions of people. Although these people couldn't provide the power of faith, as long as they were powerful, they could create an environment suitable for them to live in.
With the power of life, mages could unleash powerful combat power.
"Then, my lord, do you want to only do this in Metatlin City, or do you want to change the entire Metatlin Kingdom?" Daniel was only the highest official in the city hall. His decree only covered the Metatlin Plains.
"Daniel, have you become stupid from practicing magic? Who cares what the outside world is doing? If all the humans' powers increase, it will be enough for the Lord to have Metatlin City. Even in the Fourth Dynasty, Metatlin was a city that couldn't be conquered. Just mind your own business. Don't cause trouble for my lord. "
"Yes, my lord."
"Daniel, are you going to advance?" Nicholas asked casually.
"Yes, that's right."
"I need time to train."
"Sigh …" Daniel let out a long sigh as an answer.
"Why don't I help you with the government affairs for now? You advance and come back after. What do you think?"
"But Lord Nicholas … How can I repay you?" Daniel asked, overwhelmed by the favor. Nicholas used to be a high-ranking official in the Church. He definitely wouldn't make any mistakes when dealing with city affairs of this level. However, Daniel was a little afraid of letting a level-nine powerhouse help him with trivial matters. Did Nicholas have some sort of traitorous thoughts and was trying to rope him in?
"Repay? I'm just thinking that you're the loneliest among my lord's followers. Perhaps you'll be willing to work with me. Only then will your position rise, "Nicholas tempted.
"Nicholas, you want to betray my lord!" Daniel's expression changed. Nicholas wasn't afraid. He was a level-nine powerhouse and might have a way to deal with the contract, but Daniel couldn't. Moreover, Salin really treated him well. The only way to make him betray him was to torture his soul. Otherwise, Daniel wouldn't want to betray Salin even if it cost him his life.
Nicholas couldn't help but laugh. He pointed at Daniel. "Why would I betray my lord? Your brain really disappoints me. I just feel that my lord's achievements will be great, so great that you and I can't even imagine them. Since we're going to follow him forever, we have to think about our own positions, right? "
"Our own positions?"
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