The rain gradually stopped.

As the rain stopped, there was also the bustling noise on the streets.

As the sun sets, the lights in the city gradually flicker. Even after facing a huge defeat, the lights in this city can still show their proud brilliance. From the night sky, this place seems to symbolize the brilliance of mankind.

A brilliant future.

Isn't it?

After all, Ocean City is still a huge city. Under the bright light of the lights, some not-so-good things in the world naturally disappear into the darkness that cannot be illuminated by the lights. Of course, only the ones that remain are

Those bright present...

and the future.

Glory Mansion - a magnificent three-story building located to the west of Ocean City.

This used to be the house of the lord of Ocean City. Due to its many rooms and exquisite decorations, it has now become a gathering place for many chambers of commerce and guilds that serve the mermaid army.

In the night where light and darkness alternated, a man slowly walked into the hall of the mansion and took off the hood on his head.

"Oh! Mr. Bass Macaroon, you're finally here! Come on, come on, please, everyone has been waiting for you for a long time."

As soon as the receptionist in the hall saw the guild member of Mermaid Song arriving, his face was immediately filled with smiles. At the same time, he respectfully led Bass up the balustrade stairs next to him and towards the second floor.

Bass had no expression on his face. He just nodded silently and followed silently. Soon, he was led by the receptionist to the door of a living room on the second floor. He pushed it open and the lights inside

Let the element lights in the corridor look eclipsed.

"Oh my! Mr. Macaroon! Come in, come in! I've been waiting for you for a long time! Come on, come on! Sit over here!"

As soon as the door opened, a very warm greeting came from inside.

Bass took off his cloak and handed it to the receptionist behind him, his eyes slowly scanning the living room.

The first person to greet him was a short, fat man. He looked very enthusiastic, with cheers and excitement written on his face.

Bass was not very familiar with this person, and it could be said that he had not met him a few times in total.

However, it can be said that the relationship between this person and Mermaid Song is not shallow. I have heard more or less about this person's deeds when listening to other members chatting in the guild.

Viscount Rich Wald.

Now, the viscount was happily trying to pull Macaroon's arm. But Bass shrank slightly to express his refusal.

Richie was stunned for a moment when he saw Bass shrinking like this, but he didn't care too much. He just pointed at the magic sword on Bass's waist and said with a smile: "Everyone here is a friend, Mr. Macaroon."

, can you put this thing next to me so as not to hurt your harmony?"

Bass glanced at other corners of the room and saw a large round table placed in this huge living room, filled with all kinds of exquisite food, fruits and vegetables.

There were five people sitting around the round table. Everyone's clothes looked gorgeous and clean. The two empty seats were obviously Viscount Rich Wald's and his own.

Behind each of these people, there were one or two bodyguard-looking people standing. When Bas came in, the eyes of these bodyguards also fell on him. However, the hands of these bodyguards were indeed

Didn't carry any weapons.

Since these people are unarmed, will Bass obey?

I saw Bas take off the magic sword from his waist. The receptionist holding the cloak behind him just wanted to come over and take the magic sword, but as Bas's hand loosened, the magic sword naturally floated to Bas.

Behind him, he seemed never to leave.

At this point, Bass sat down on his chair without ceremony and continued to maintain that indifferent attitude as he looked at the party in front of him.

Richie seemed a little embarrassed, but he still asked the receptionist to exit and closed the door. Then, he also came to sit on his chair, picked up the wine glass in front of him, and said with a smile: "Now that everyone is here, let's go first

Let’s have a drink to warm yourself up! It’s almost the Holy Night Festival, and it’s snowing and raining today. I can’t stand the cold anymore.”

While Rich was holding the wine glass, a tall and thin man next to him spoke: "Mr. Macaroon, I would like to know if you have reported to Ms. Marquis this time? I'm sorry.

I just wanted to make sure."

Rich quickly interrupted and said: "Oh, Mr. Macaroon, this is Mr. Norris Viscount Paxus. You may have never met him, but Mr. Paxus has had many cooperations with Ms. Marquis before.

When we were in Pelican Town, Mr. Paxus helped you a lot, Mermaid Song! Then the war broke out, and it was not easy for us to get back together again."

After saying this, Rich did not wait for Bass to speak, but said directly to Norris: "Your question is too abrupt. Mr. Macaroon is only a guild member of Mermaid Song, not Ariel."

As a servant, there is no need to report to her every time you go out to meet friends or have a meal, right?"

After saying that, Rich turned his head and looked at Bass's face.

Bass looked at the other people present, and finally said: "It is true that I don't need to report everything to the president, but to say that I am having a dinner with friends is an exaggeration. Only a few of the people here have heard of it.

, most of them I have never even met once." Rich put down the wine glass in his hand, and when he saw the wine glass in front of Bass, he passed it slightly towards him again, and said with a smile: "Mr. Macaroon, you are a little out of touch with this.

Well, although you may not know us very well, your wife should know us. Moreover, these friends of ours here have some business dealings with the orphanages and schools run by your wife."

"For example, Norris, the desks purchased by your school were produced by him. This person here, Mr. Solder, is responsible for providing food supplies for the orphanage. And this Mr. Carter, he runs We own a transportation guild, and one of its element cars has been transformed into one that can accommodate many people, so it is responsible for transporting some children who are far away from school to and from get out of class. This Mr. Corey, his business guild is currently giving your orphans The college and school provide paper, pens and some scattered stationery. There is also Mr. Ball, whose chamber of commerce runs some financial statistical calculations, so he assists your wife in the management."

"As for me, well, it's a pity. I used to mainly deal with shipping, but now I'm dealing with foreign trade, so I'm just a matchmaker."

Bass snorted softly, glanced at everyone here again, and said: "Since everyone has something to do with the school and the orphanage, you must have found the wrong person. I am not very concerned about these operations of Suta.

She doesn't care about her and rarely participates in operations, so you should probably invite her to this dinner today."

With that said, Bass wanted to stand up. But as he stood up, the businessmen present and the bodyguards behind them all suddenly became nervous.

In response to this, Rich just hurriedly stepped forward and gently pressed Bass's shoulders, smiling: "No, no, no, your wife is already very busy, so she doesn't need to take care of this kind of thing. Besides, on our side,

We are all big men. It would not be nice to have your wife come to have dinner with us, right? Moreover, what we want to say this time is something that your wife may not understand, but you will definitely understand. So,

Please sit down, Mr. Macaroon, sit down."

Bass did not stand up directly. On the one hand, he was indeed somewhat interested, and on the other hand, it was also because the atmosphere here was a bit tense. The bodyguards seemed to rush over as soon as they stood up.

Although Ocean City is currently within the sphere of influence of Mermaid Song, and Bass has nothing to fear in his own territory, the president of the stall is currently in a bit of trouble dealing with Tesla, so he should not mess with it.

It would be nice if something happened.

At that moment, Bass said slowly: "Let's just skip the dinner party. I won't drink wine anymore. Let me tell you what it is."

After seeing Bass sit down, Rich returned to his seat, sighed, and said: "Mr. Macaroon, today's dinner is indeed not because of any happy things. You must also know that the special

General Silla's matter...this is already a very difficult matter to deal with now."

Bass's expression didn't change much. He just tilted his head slightly and said, "He made a big mistake in the military. He will definitely not be able to escape punishment. How can he be said to be difficult to deal with?"

Ruichi rubbed his hands and said, "That's an army of two hundred thousand, an army of two hundred thousand! Just gone! No matter what, it will be difficult to deal with, right?"

Bass was not in a hurry to correct this exaggerated amount of losses, and just listened silently.

On the other side, the businessman Solder also said: "The number may not be that much, but it must be a big number after all. Such a big deficit is enough to knock someone down in one fell swoop."

Businessman Carter continued: "Does this need to be said? Tesla...General Tesla must be dead! I invested more than 20 elemental vehicles in this expedition, and now they are all over!"

Businessman Corey said: "You just invested in the element car, and I gave you 50,000 yuan of mermaid coins for nothing. If you want to say you are losing money, I am the one who suffered the biggest loss."

The last businessman, Bauer, followed up and said: "Okay, okay, who of you here didn't lose money, and who didn't lose everything because of this business? But there will always be times like this in business, sometimes you make money and sometimes you make money.

We are not here to challenge the Mermaid Song for losing money, so please just stay calm."

Finally, Norris sighed and said slowly——

"Mr. Macaroon, we are not here to blame you this time, nor are we asking for compensation from Mermaid Song. Taking a step back, we also know that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists. Even if it is special

Mr. Silla lost this battle and is now behind bars, and we have no problem with him personally."

Norris calmed down a little and then continued -

"I have met Mr. Tesla several times. He is a great person. With such a great man now in this situation, no matter who he is, he must be facing suffering. Those of us here can't say much.

To say the least, it can be regarded as a giant that supports the commercial trade in the entire Ocean City. The Mermaid Army also does a lot of business with us in terms of financial operations and material circulation. Following the Mermaid Army, we merchants can be considered as having a place in this world.

It is the capital to continue to settle down and live a life in troubled times, so we are grateful."

Bass tilted his head and watched these people talking. After a moment, he said: "I have been talking for a long time, but there is no point."

Richie on the side was anxious and said quickly: "The point is to find a way to save Tesla! I really like some of the gadgets that guy made! You Mermaid Songs don't really want to execute him, right? What if?

If it's true, then we, the heads of the Chamber of Commerce, should write a joint letter no matter what! I want to see Ariel in person. Don't think that she can do whatever she wants now that she is in a high position. You can't just do whatever you want with your head.

It was chopped indiscriminately!”

After looking at these people and talking about it, Bass still felt that Rich, a wealthy businessman, spoke with some emotion.

Moreover, after hearing about the interaction between this Viscount and Mermaid Song in the past, and now experiencing it for himself, Bass felt that this Viscount Rich really cared about Tesla's life and death.

At that moment, Bass said: "You don't have to worry about Tesla's matter. The president himself will make a fair judgment. What should be done will be done. There will be no favoritism, let alone bending the law."

"Then do we really want to kill him? If we really follow what you said and don't bend the law for personal gain."

It was Carter who was in charge of transportation who said this.

The grain merchant Solder next to him continued: "Mr. Macaroon, I wonder if you have heard some rumors recently? It is said that the Mermaid Song is very harsh to outsiders, but for our own people, it is very popular.

, put it down gently. Although many of us know that Mr. Tesla was bewitched to make a big mistake, this should be more or less the news released by you Mermaid Song to stabilize people's hearts, right?"

After Bass was silent for a moment, he said again: "You guys, what do you mean?"

The grocer put the wine glass in his hand directly on the table and said: "The meaning is obvious, some people are dissatisfied with the practice of Mermaid Song! I am not talking about us, but in the streets and alleys, some people have started to spread the word!

Mermaid Song, which is said to care the most about the people and the feelings of ordinary people, is fair and strict to outsiders, and protects and indulges itself. Ordinary people break a law and have to pay for it with their lives if they kill someone, but the members of Mermaid Song will ruin us all
To be continued...