Like other main cities, Harbor City's mayor's office was located in the center of the city. As soon as he entered the gate of the mayor's office, an old man quickly greeted him and said with a smile, "Sir mayor, you're back."
"F * ck!"
The sudden appearance of this NPC gave everyone a shock. The old man had white hair and a face full of wrinkles. His smile was much more wretched than Hermit's. Wang Yu almost thought he was a pirate and gave him a hard punch.
However, after sensing that the old man was not hostile, Wang Yu casually cast a Detection Skill.
The result made Wang Yu's jaw drop.
Meow, this old man was actually full of question marks …
Wang Yu was now Level 60. Those who could make Wang Yu full of question marks were definitely above Level 100. He did not expect this old man to be an expert.
"Old sir, you are?"
Wang Yu, who had been tricked by Hermit in various ways, now had a shadow of old NPCs. Although Wang Yu did not have a good impression of the old men in the game, respecting the old and loving the young was a basic quality, so he still very politely cupped his hands at the old man.
Seeing that Wang Yu was so polite, the old man stroked his beard in satisfaction and said, "I'm the mayor …"
“？？？”
When everyone heard this, they were immediately stunned, and their expressions became somewhat unfriendly.
According to the usual practice, to become the mayor, one must defeat the previous mayor. Could it be that this old man was the final boss?
Seeing everyone's expression, the old man smiled and said, "… the butler of."
As he spoke, a name appeared above the old man's head. "City Butler."
The naming method of the game designers was so simple and crude.
"F * ck!"
After knowing the true identity of the old man, everyone was speechless. This old man was even panting when he spoke. One look and they could tell that he was not a decent NPC.
Of course, it was not like they had not seen NPCs that were even more despicable than this. Getting angry with this kind of data was purely making things difficult for oneself.
Ignoring the old man's mischief, Wang Yu extended his hand and said politely, "I'm the new mayor, and I'm here to take over Harbor City."
"Mm! I know! "The old butler nodded and then did not continue.
“？？？”
When Wang Yu saw that the old butler had stopped talking, he immediately asked in surprise, "Then what's next?"
The old butler said indifferently, "Next? So you're the City Lord. "
"That's it?" Wang Yu was puzzled. "Then where is my City Lord Seal?"
Taking over a main city wasn't as simple as becoming a Guild Leader. Establishing a guild in name and becoming the Guild Leader was a non-governmental organization.
The official identity of a City Lord required the City Lord Seal. Without the City Lord Seal, even the title of City Lord would be useless.
Not only would he not be in charge of taxes and other matters, but he would also not be able to command any NPCs. On the contrary, he would even receive a deduction for the repair fees due to the title. This was a trade that would only result in losses. Hence, Wang Yu's top priority right now was to obtain the City Lord's Seal. This old man was clearly trying to scam him by refusing to give him the seal.
"The seal?" The old man spread his hands and said lazily, "It's long gone!"
"What?" Wang Yu was stunned. "That's it? There's still such a thing? "
"Yes …" The old man sighed. "This place has been occupied by a group of lawless pirates for so many years. What's the use of the City Lord Seal? It's long gone …"
"I …"
Hearing the old man's words, Wang Yu secretly vomited a mouthful of old blood.
Meow, this system was too shameless. It clearly said that the reward was the Ocean Path. Now that there was no City Lord Seal, the Ocean Path only belonged to Wang Yu in name. Even the reward that was already in his hands had to be deducted. The conscience of the game developers was really black to the extreme.
He knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch in the world. It was obviously unreliable to think that he could earn so much money by completing an A-rank mission. Now, he did not get a free lunch, but a painted one instead.
Wang Yu thought for a while and asked the old butler, "Then can I give up the City Lord Title?"
It was a title without a seal, and he still had to pay for it … If it was a nouveau riche like the Whole of Windcloud who cared more about face than money, such a title would be like buying a membership.
As for Wang Yu … Although Wang Yu was not as self-centered as the people from Quanzhen, he was still a pragmatist. Naturally, he would not spend money on such a thing. Moreover, Wang Yu did not care about the City Lord Title.
"Yes!" The butler nodded. "Just set up the abandonment or transfer of the main city here."
"Is that so?" Wang Yu was overjoyed. "Then hurry up, I don't want this city anymore!"
"I'm sorry." The old butler refused. "You don't have the authority to order me now …"
"Why?" Wang Yu was puzzled again.
The old butler said lightly, "According to the rules, I can only listen to the order of the holder of the City Lord Seal, no matter who it is."
"Damn …" Wang Yu was completely speechless.
Only a fool with a seal would abandon the city. Alright, this was an unsolvable endless loop. Was the system determined to eat him up?
"Can you make an exception for once?" Wang Yu took out a money bag and handed it to the old butler.
This old butler's AI was obviously not low. In Rebirth, the higher the AI of the NPC, the easier it was to talk to them. As long as the benefits were given, they could open the back door for the players without breaking the rules.
Speaking of benefits, the most direct one was of course the gold coins. This trick had been used by Wang Yu since the beginner's village. Whether it was a high AI NPC or a dumb NPC with a function, it had always been successful.
The old butler weighed the money bag that Wang Yu gave him and quickly kept it. He then continued to shake his head. "No!"
"Damn you, give me the money!" Wang Yu was furious. Even if he was shameless, there should be a limit. How could he take the money without doing anything?
"I'm sorry, you don't have the authority to order me!"
After that, the old man smiled treacherously. "Do you think I'm stupid? As long as you have the title, all the expenses of Harbor City have to be paid by you. You want to shirk your responsibility with this little money? "
Damn it, Wang Yu finally understood that he was now trapped by this broken city. As long as he did not give up the title of the city lord, all the expenses of Harbor City would be handled by Yu Huicheng in the future, and the taxes of Harbor City would go into the system's pocket.
To get rid of such a shameless scam in one go was obviously not something that could be settled with a little money.
"Tell me, how much money do you want?" Wang Yu asked straightforwardly.
It was better to get the pain over with. Wang Yu was also a straightforward person and did not want to waste time.
"Hehe!" The old man smiled wretchedly. "At least you have to pay off the salary owed by the former city lord first."
"Oh? How much does he owe you? "Wang Yu asked curiously.
The old man took out an abacus and shook it. Then he said in a daze, "This has to be calculated carefully. It's not so easy to sort out the accounts from hundreds of years ago …"
When Wang Yu heard this, his face immediately darkened. He said coldly, "Can I beat you?"
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