Drug-Eating Genius Mage – 293



City council member (3)

[I’ll give you ten days. There are two desired conditions.]

Kugoogung!!

The steps of the mobile fortress are infinitely slow but extremely intense.

It is truly unrealistic that a large-scale fortress built for the purpose of maintaining this huge battle line has the ability to move.

[Transfer of the city council’s authority to manage the city budget. Ownership of 13 areas designated as closed areas. If you do not accept these two conditions we will accept the lives of Balkan citizens in return.]

Weeeeeee!!

At that moment the camera screen changes drastically and instantly changes to a distant high-altitude perspective.

A view of a huge city seen from a high altitude.

The old man’s last words continued as they shared a view in the sky far away from the human gaze.

[If our dedication is not repaid we have no choice but to make it fruitless.]

Twauk-!

With those words the video stopped and a dead silence fell in the conference room.

“You’re crazy….”

Someone’s low muttering represents the feelings of everyone who just watched the video.

Is this something that will come out of the mouth of the National Guard headquarters saying that if their demands are not met the lives of Balkan citizens will be paid in return?

Radical negotiations and demands that are closer to terrorists than soldiers.

Although the National Guard has been treated poorly with a steady decline in budget and manpower holding civilian lives hostage and inciting rebellion was a response that went beyond common sense.

“It was crazy.”

Mayer received the word.

“The operational response team organized by the city government understands the meaning of these remarks as indiscriminate bombing targeting the 30th district.”

“….”

“A living area where most Balkan citizens live. A variable road with the thickest and most powerful distribution network in this city in line with its population. If even a part of it collapses city transportation and material distribution will immediately fall into chaos.”

The audience who understood the meaning of those words fell silent.

The National Guard was really carrying out all of this with the intention of launching a coup against the megacity.

Mayer looked around at the silent people and picked up the microphone again.

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“The people gathered here today are people who have built up a reputation and status by working with considerable trust and guarantee even in the outskirts which are close to lawless areas.”

“….”

Mayer said painting the faces of the gathered people with gold.

“Didn’t you come here knowing that you were being summoned by the city council because you were not bound by the prohibition laws and yet had sufficient ability and credibility to establish your own territory in this city?”

He spoke emphatically looking around the audience with skillful eloquence.

“Once is enough. Please promise only one-time cooperation under government approval.”

Lennok glanced around and looked at the mood in the audience.

Criminal freelance gang member. Businessman broker mercenary… The identities and affiliations of those gathered here were diverse but no one showed any disapproval toward Mayer’s words.

This may be because from the beginning Mayer has thoroughly filtered out those with a rebellious temperament and selected those to be called.

All preparations were made to dominate the atmosphere of the conference room from the beginning.

All that remains is to ride the flowing atmosphere and promise them compensation and trust.

Almost simultaneously with Lennok’s thoughts Mayer instilled confidence in them as if driving a wedge.

“In that case I promise to provide reasonable compensation and privileges to everyone who risks my position as a member of the National Assembly.”

* * *

“Are you okay with this?”

“What do you mean?”

After finishing what he had to say Mayer left saying he would give him some time to think.

People who are familiar with each other share their opinions quietly and those who come alone quietly get lost in their thoughts.

Panoa whispered to Lennok who was looking out the conference room window at the distant streetscape.

“The proposals are too mixed to make a decision like this. There is still too little evidence shown by the lawmakers.”

“….”

Panoa muttered rubbing his chin.

“But since we received approval from the city council I thought we would come out with something more compelling.”

“What do you plan to do?”

“We plan to cooperate with whatever proposal we receive.”

Panoa answered immediately.

“It is difficult to refuse the city council’s request because we have been in the business of industrial machinery from the beginning. “Even if it means taking a loss we must maintain a good relationship in the long term.”

“….”

“If we succeed in preventing the National Guard’s coup a significant portion of the megacity’s military business shares will be transferred to us. “The profit that can be gained from just that expected effect alone is significant.”

“No matter how the situation progresses it is beneficial to the company….”

Lennok also does not want the National Guard’s mobile forts to devastate the outskirts of the city.

Right now the material distribution business led by Jenny is being carried out entirely using a shadowy distribution network.

If the mobile fortress gives up its mission and advances into the city it is natural that business will be disrupted whether we like it or not.

However Lennok also had no intention of handling matters directly related to the safety of the city cheaply.

Regardless of whether everyone gathered here understands the necessity of this they probably have doubts about it.

How much will the city council be willing to pay to the outlaws in the shadows?

This was a more important issue than expected as this incident could serve as a precedent or example for working with lawmakers.

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In order to change the unit price once set here an equivalent amount of blood or money was needed.

At that moment a bronze-skinned giant walked up to Lennok and knocked on the table.

A man with impressive tattoos curling through his bald head.

He quietly looked down at Lennok and spoke in a heavy voice.

“I said it was fast is it okay to talk for a moment?”

“…Sure.”

As soon as Lennok finished speaking the man brought a chair across from him and sat down.

“My name is Donovan Whyte. “I run a small hardware store in District 46.”

“It’s a hardware store.”

For someone who owned the largest and most robust powder keg in the shadows he was a very humble person.

The man continued speaking paying no heed to Lennok’s reaction.

“I’ve heard a lot about you. “They say he’s one of the most skilled freelancers on the block.”

“….”

“A magician who has reached level 7… He killed an apostate of the cartel and obtained the position of outside director. “He is probably by far the most powerful person in this position.”

“What do you want to say?”

Lennok asked glaring at the no smoking area sign behind the man.

The man slightly startled by that intense gaze looked back and said with a puzzled expression.

“…I really want you to participate in this operation.”

“….”

“For a man as big as you it wouldn’t matter how this ends but we are different. If the dispute between the National Guard and the city council grows business will be disrupted in many ways. “It is difficult for business owners like us to withstand such losses.”

After hearing those words Lennok raised his gaze and looked around.

In the conference room which had suddenly become quiet everyone was turning their heads in this direction.

While Panoa cleared his throat awkwardly the man continued.

“I am willing to hand over all the compensation I will receive. If it’s not enough you can add it by raising funds separately. There are many people who think the same way as me. “If collected it will be a significant amount.”

“It looks like we’ve already had a rough discussion.”

“Most of them are business people similar to me. In order to survive in this world I work as a freelancer in addition to my job but I also know that in this kind of work you need one confident individual rather than an ambiguous majority.”

“….”

Only then did Lennok realize the true nature of the awkwardness he felt in the man’s proposal.

The people who have gathered here after being called by Mayer are businessmen or freelancers with relatively clear track records and clean business relationships.

Unlike the madmen outlaws and irrational criminals that Lennok has met so far these are people capable of rational thinking.

Unlike those who frequently started arguments and held out a pistol before shaking hands the man’s proposal was extremely reasonable and had a concrete basis.

“hmm….”

“It will take at least half a year for all prohibitions to be lifted.”

The man continued speaking as if he knew about Lennok’s concerns.

It is not for nothing that talented people in Yangji endure the uncomfortable constraints of the prohibition law and are treated as public figures.

The budget that the city government spends to win the favor of high-ranking magic users is enormous.

Strong people of level 7 or higher who are the core and main targets of the prohibition law are treated like nobles.

Priority access to all facilities and confidential information in the city huge monthly subsidies benefits of living in the central area and first access to various entertainment are things that are difficult to give up.

Unless you have a reason to give up the enormous privileges given by the city government or have already achieved a certain status in the shadows you will not feel the inconvenience of the ban.

The only thing that those who accepted the prohibition law had to do was not to cause physical damage to the city government’s property.

However the leash that has been placed on high-ranking officials in this way is becoming an obstacle at this moment.

“In order to collectively ignore the prohibition laws martial law equivalent to wartime must be declared throughout the city. The economic loss that must be endured in the process will be enormous. “The city council doesn’t want to take that kind of loss so they’re calling us in to take care of the matter.”

“You know very well about prohibition laws.”

Lennok’s eyes sparkled sharply.

“Did you ever work there?”

“….”

Donovan and Lennok’s gazes quickly crossed.

At that moment Lennok realized Donovan’s identity and nodded.

‘Was he a wind catcher?’

Mayer did not just finish what he had to say and leave without taking any action.

He had recruited Donovan in advance and was making a counter-proposal to Lennok swaying the judgment of others gathered in the conference room.

Lennok is rewarded for participating in this work and others are made to work for relatively little pay.

Donovan’s bold proposal is what convinces us of the process. And through him it made me realize how serious and urgent the current situation is.

It was probably calculated that Lennok would discover Donovan’s identity during this process.

‘You’re still so cunning. ‘Should I accept the conditions?’

From the beginning Mayer had no intention of using Lennok cheaply.

Instead he was working behind the scenes to give away the city government’s limited budget to Lennok and use others for free.

Donovan quickly finished the conversation before the atmosphere suddenly turned strange.

“…Now that King Hyeon is away you are probably the only strong person who can be trusted with this kind of work. Please. “I’m ready to put my stake in your hands.”

In the end it is not wrong.

It is not that there are powerful people who have completed the hierarchy in this huge city but most of them are tied to specific interest groups or prohibition laws.

Until now Lennok is the only one who has been working as a freelancer without any specific affiliation or faction.

And Lennok’s special status made this situation and the proposal itself understandable.

The people who were quietly watching the process nodded their heads one by one.

“It’s not wrong. “If the National Guard really launches an all-out war on the city there will be no money no money and no work left.”

“Large organizations such as cartels and castles are busy with their internal affairs right now… If we continue like this we will be the only ones suffering losses.”

“Okay… If you participate I will also offer up some of my shares.”

How far does Mayer’s influence reach?

As a few people broke the silence to express their opinions others immediately began nodding their heads as well.

The moment when the people gathered in this conference room were trying to gather their opinions towards Lennok.

“It’s hard to agree with that suggestion.”

A cold female voice echoed from the corner of the conference room.

“….”

A haughty tone mixed with powerful magic.

Everyone in the room turned their heads at that resolute will.

If you can put this much will into your voice you are quite capable. It was also a clear prediction that was impossible without immediately deciding to fight.

A pure white suit. She is an impressive woman with hair filled with strange reflections.

She leaned back in her chair with her arms crossed and opened her mouth again without even looking at him.

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