Meg stopped the car in front of the city lord's castle, and his eyes lit up at the sight of the grand Western-style building.
Large white stone pillars that were engraved with decorative patterns were connected together, and the grayish-white domed buildings were distributed in a picturesque manner. The two large iron gates at the entrance were wide open, and the words' City Master's Mansion 'were written on them using the common language of the world.
This was the first time Meg had come to the city lord's castle. Dicus was the one who had asked him to sign the contract for the open-air restaurant, so he had to ask for directions first.
"Mr. Mak? Why are you here? Do you have something to do? "A familiar voice sounded from behind Meg before he had even walked through the gate.
Mag turned around, and smiled as he said, "Greetings, Master Dicus. I'm here to take over a restaurant in the city lord's castle, and I need to go to the Aden Square office to complete some procedures."
"Take over a restaurant? Could it be that Mr. Mak is preparing to open a new branch? "Dicus looked at Meg with a surprised expression.
"Not yet. There was a restaurant owner yesterday …" Meg shook his head with a smile, and gave Dicus a brief recount of what had happened the night before. Dicus was an official of the city lord's castle, and if he could help, the process of taking over the restaurant would be a lot simpler.
"I didn't think that someone would dare to challenge Mr. Mak to a cooking duel. That's very brave of you." Dicus smiled as he pointed at the gate of the city lord's castle, and said, "However, since you've already signed the duel agreement, and there are so many witnesses here, that restaurant naturally belongs to Mr. Mak now. Let me take you in. The procedures will be completed soon, and Mr. Mak will only have to pay a small fee."
"Thank you." Meg nodded as he followed Dicus into the city lord's castle.
The buildings in the City Lord's Mansion were symmetrical, with two-story buildings on both sides. The staff of the City Lord's Mansion and the people coming in and out of the buildings on the left. In comparison, the buildings on the right were much quieter.
"The department on the left is responsible for the daily affairs of Chaos City. They have to receive many residents and take care of many things every day, so they're quite busy. The department on the right is responsible for the daily patrols of Chaos City, so it's a little quieter. That's because most of their work is done outside the city lord's jurisdiction," Dicus explained.
Mag nodded with a contemplative expression before asking, "I see. Which department does Master Dicus belong to in the city lord's castle?"
"I'm currently part of the City Lord's Mansion's secretariat. I'm actually responsible for running errands everywhere," Dicus said with a smile.
"This leg, but many people want to run." Meg chuckled as he reassessed Dicus. Even though he didn't know much about the administrative structure of the City Lord's Mansion, this man clearly wasn't just an ordinary errand boy.
Dicus led Meg into an office with the words "Aden Square Office" hanging on the door. There were a dozen or so staff members in the City Lord's Mansion's uniform busily receiving people. One of them, a middle-aged man who looked like the head of the department, hurriedly stood up to greet Dicus. He smiled, and said, "What brings you here, Sir Dicus?"
"I'm here to show Mr. Meg the way. He needs to take care of the handover of a restaurant that he won in a cooking competition. Please help him with that, Lord Reid. The last time the City Lord presided over the negotiation between the dragons and demons, it was held at Mr. Meg's restaurant," Dicus said with a smile.
A hint of surprise flashed through Reid's eyes upon hearing this. He turned to Meg with a smile, and said, "I see. Please take a seat, Mr. Meg. Our office is dedicated to handling all matters in the Aden Square. Since you won that restaurant in a cooking competition, do you have the agreement?"
"Yes, it's right here." Meg nodded as he pulled out the agreement with both of their fingerprints, and handed it to Reid.
Reid carefully read through the agreement, and a hint of surprise flashed through his eyes. However, he still carefully put the agreement away. He looked at Meg with a smile, and said, "Alright, Mr. Meg. You can go back for now. We'll verify the authenticity of this agreement, then seal the restaurant and appraise its value. You'll be notified once we're done. All you have to do is pay a processing fee, and you can officially own the restaurant."
"Alright, I'll have to trouble you then." Meg nodded. He didn't think that the process would be so simple. All he had to do was pay a processing fee. However, this was exactly what he wanted. After all, his time was more valuable than the processing fee.
"Of course. You can go back and wait for the news," Reid said with a smile.
After exiting the office, Dicus turned to Meg, and asked, "I went to Haider to get some information. They've made some progress with their steam engine. I have to report this to the city lord as well. Is there anything else you need me to do, Mr. Meg?"
"There's nothing else I need to do. Please lead the way, Mr. Dicus." Meg shook his head. It had been a while since he'd seen Haider, and he didn't know what progress they'd made with their steam engine. This was a bit urgent news for his plan. He thought for a moment, and asked, "By the way, I'm curious about the city lord's castle's progress with the incident involving the miners' families in the northern part of the city. Would it be convenient for you to tell me, Mr. Dicus? "
"I almost forgot that Mr. Meg was also a witness to this incident, and played a very important role in it. Of course I can tell you about the progress." Dicus shook his head, and a serious expression appeared on his face as he continued, "The renovation project funded by the city lord's castle is almost complete. The living conditions of the miners' families will be significantly improved. At the same time, the city lord's castle has verified the compensation and funeral funds that the miners' families have embezzled over the years. They've all been distributed, and all children of suitable age have the opportunity to become students of Chaos School. All of the people involved in this case have been arrested, and they'll face the most severe punishment. "
"I'm sure the city lord's castle will give all of the miners' families a fair result." Meg nodded. This was undoubtedly a good result for those who had lived in the abyss. The city lord's castle had already shown enough sincerity.
Dicus nodded at Meg, and said, "The city lord once said that if there were more nosy people like Meg in this world, then Chaos City would definitely become a better place."
"I hope something like this won't happen again. After all, this is Chaos City, isn't it?" Meg shook his head, and bade farewell to Dicus before exiting the city lord's castle.
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