Mystery Paradise: Wishing Power Demon-Chapter 275 - 274 If Its Difficult Just Dont Do It
Chapter 275: Chapter 274: If It’s Difficult, Just Don’t Do It!
Chapter 275 -274: If It’s Difficult, Just Don’t Do It!
Chaoyang picked up the parchment and glanced over it, only to discover that entering the city involved not only paying 5% of the carried wealth as tax but also depositing 35% of the assets as a surety bond, an amount that was nothing short of astonishing. Had he truly been a merchant, had he not used the Dream Entering Technique to probe Moge’s memory, he would probably have leaped up from his chair in fright now!
Leaving aside the blatantly extortionate surety bond, the entrance fee for cities on the Old Continent generally cost less than one Serir, and places like Magnificent Castle, those pioneering lands, didn’t have such admission fees at all. He had never heard of a percentage-based levy before.
“What do you mean by surety bond? And… this entrance tax is exorbitantly high, isn’t it?”
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Chaoyang rubbed his temples, feeling somewhat of a headache.
It wasn’t money that was worrying him.
It was that things were deviating further and further from his plan.
He had originally intended to use a sum of money to bribe the local rulers and, if possible, to buy Moge’s share as well, considering it an early investment, but now he realized that these people were clearly not here for the bribe.
“You’re a foreigner, perhaps not too familiar with the current state of affairs. A rebellion has broken out within the Kingdom. To prevent merchants from financing the enemy, we must monitor the flow of funds. If there are no issues, the surety bond is naturally still yours.” Kolo’s expression seemed self-evident, even bearing a look of a cat playing with a mouse.
Even the surrounding soldiers slightly curled their lips upwards.
An ordinary merchant would have started to backpedal by now.
“Then I will go back and think it over.”
“Oh? You change your mind upon hearing about financing the enemy? That’s not a good look, Mr. Zhao.” The inspector said with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes, “Of course, you can consider it carefully, but the 35% surety bond can no longer be returned to you. Sign here to acknowledge that you are willing to be fined.”
“What do you mean?”
“What else could it mean; you’re already in the Inner City District.” He tapped on the desk.
The others started to chuckle under their breath.
“You failed to keep your promise and now want to leave the Inner City District, so we must seize the surety bond—that’s quite obvious, isn’t it? We’re troubled by not enforcing the rules ourselves.”
Clearly, they were not resorting to outright robbery because checks or other financial documents required the owner’s signature and seal to be exchanged for real money.
That’s why Moge had been kept in a cage all this time.
Chaoyang completely understood the wretched plight that the unfortunate soul had gone through.
Treated like a prisoner, subjected to torment, insults, and even beatings, until the person’s will crumbled and they agreed to the “contract” that entailed forfeiting property—such a contract was a hundred times gentler even if it were from a demon.
It was at this moment that Chaoyang suddenly heard Ailuodi’s telepathic message.
‘These scoundrels, Moge was tricked! There’s no such thing as a ‘women’s camp’!’
‘Did you find his wife and daughter then?’
‘Found them, they’re in the barracks! All the womenfolk are here… being treated as… I don’t know how to put it; these people are all beasts in human form!’
Ailuodi’s voice was extremely angry, like a suppressed volcano ready to erupt.
Then came Leisk’s voice, ‘Mr. Zhao, don’t worry about us; there are hardly any sober soldiers in the barracks right now, we can easily take them out. But… there are many others here, leaving them behind would probably speed up the movement of the mist…’
Chaoyang looked at the inspector, who was watching him with evident interest, seemingly waiting for him to make a choice.
Pay the money for a safe passage, or rise up in rebellion?
In the inspector’s eyes, there might not be much difference between the two, the latter just provided him with more amusement.
Chaoyang started to laugh.
“What are you laughing for?” Kolo’s face changed suddenly, his fierceness apparent.
“If it were me two months ago, I might have really paid first,” Chaoyang shook his head. It wasn’t that he couldn’t have dealt with these people before, but in order to achieve his goals, he had to compromise on many things. Killing a few extortionate officers was easy, but afterward, he would have to face the entire city’s garrison as his enemies. Even if he managed to eliminate all adversaries, the city would come to a standstill from the lack of governance, and by then, using it as a hub for enterprising to the City of Defense would be out of question; the reshuffling of power would turn this place into a bloody arena.
But now, things were different.
Through the contract connection, he directly communicated with Xue Quan, “I need you to do me a favor.”
“…I understand,” the other party responded after listening to his brief description, “Please give me half a day to make arrangements.”
“Forget it, I can’t be bothered to ask why,” Kolo clapped his hands, and the soldiers on both sides immediately drew their swords, “I gave you a chance, and now you’re going to suffer for it.”
Chaoyang took the “Slime” from his shoulder and put it on the table—since the other party couldn’t see Shi Yin’s existence, they only felt that this person had been frightened into stupidity, making ludicrous and laughable movements in the air.
“Today, I’ll make an exception and allow you to unify them,” Chaoyang silently said, “but only those in this hall.”
“The times will embrace them!” Shi Yin cheered in a tone totally incongruous with the content.
A beam of red light burst forth from it!
The light did not shoot into the air but crept along the ground like countless writhing red snakes! However, these snakes all avoided Chaoyang before reaching him, creating a small dark zone around him.
“What did you do!?”
“Damn… something’s wrong with this light—”
Before they could finish speaking, their fontanelles cracked open, and their brains, red and glistening, crawled out, gleefully slipping away in all directions.
Those who were farther away realized something was wrong and turned to run, but their attempts were futile in front of the light, and in almost the blink of an eye, everyone, both inside and outside the room, had become mindless dolls.
“Where did these brains end up?” Chaoyang couldn’t help but ask. On the surface, it seemed as though they burrowed into any crack they could find, yet the experts at the research institute had dug around Huiqiu Mine for a long time without finding a single remaining brain.
“They all went to the interstitial zone.”
“Where’s that?”
“A place beyond mortal comprehension, wedged between the world of reality and the world of emptiness,” Shi Yin replied cheerily, “Before you came here, didn’t you build a transit station? That can be considered part of the world of emptiness.”
…Wasn’t that place just a scene projected from memory using wishing power?
A place more insubstantial than foam, that could be considered a world?
Chaoyang shrugged; indeed, it was not easy to comprehend.
After waiting for several minutes, the hall was silent.
He stood up and slowly walked out of the hall. Outside, the sun was already high in the sky, and the streets were livelier than last night—although not as bustling as Magnificent Castle, it dissipated the oppression of the trial. The soldiers stationed outside were surprised to see him come out unscathed. One of them exchanged glances with his comrade, then turned and walked back into the hall.
Shi Yin’s attack was silent.
Up to this moment, the people of Thistlefort were still unaware of what had happened inside the building behind Chaoyang. However, secrets cannot be kept forever, and they would soon discover that a storm had already arrived.
Chaoyang opened his hand, and a black dagger appeared in his palm.
“Stop—” The remaining guard cried out in alarm, but before he could finish, Chaoyang flashed in front of him and stabbed him in the waist. The acute pain caused the guard’s consciousness to quickly dissipate, and he collapsed like mud.
“Ah—!”
The crowd that witnessed this scene screamed in shock.
But what surprised them even more was what happened the next second.
Just then, the guard who had just died stood up again, and even ignored the blood still flowing from his waist, nonchalantly dusting off the dirt on his hands.
“Sukaburitech… don’t pull people over without a word…” the guard muttered, “Where am I? Who is this person? What do you want? Never mind… none of that matters.”
He glanced at the dagger in Chaoyang’s hand and grinned, “All I know is that I’m about to go on a rampage!”
