Chapter 1212 (2/2)
After two bites, the cat looked up again and said very suddenly, ”I heard when your members were going out this morning. Will the cheese guy come later?”
Ariel nodded and said, ”yes ~ ~ ~ it was the meeting last night. I didn't expect that yesterday's meeting lasted too long to finish. I want to continue today. However, it's just some minor issues. It's not important. ”
Napa lowered her head and licked two mouthfuls of milk again. While licking, she said, ”is it about the booth fee? What are you going to do? If the price of round cheese is appropriate, do you want to pay for the blood clan? ”
Ariel tilted her head for a moment, took a bite of bread, frowned and said, ”well... If the money is not much, I'll pay it as well. But the key is that this head can't open... I can't bear everything, can I? Now the mermaid song has borne the communication bridge between blood clan, flower goblins and human beings. If there are any problems among the three parties, I should be responsible for coordinating their relations and economic interests. That's good. They make money, but finally spread the cost on me. Once this head is opened, isn't there a lot of trouble? ”
The cat licked a few mouthfuls of milk again, suddenly raised its head, stretched out its tongue, licked its lips and said, ”our members want you to be the mayor of Pelican city. What do you think of this proposal? ”
Now Ariel was really stunned. She bit the bread without even taking a bite at the first time.
When she looked into the cat's eyes and confirmed that the cat was not joking, she quickly took out the bread from her mouth and said with a little nervousness: ”do you even know this kind of thing? What did those bastards say? ”
Napa's attitude towards the bowl of milk in front of her was just a matter of attitude, so she didn't drink it now. He sat down and said slowly, ”after cheese came back from the night shift, he talked with cream and Brad who were going out to exercise in the morning. Later, while making breakfast, Britta also told cocoa about yesterday. I've basically heard it. ”
Ariel's eyebrows were frowned: ”well... They took it seriously?”
Napa's ear shook slightly: ”look at your expression, you don't seem very happy?”
Ariel: what, do you think it's good for me
The cat stretched out its paw, gently pushed away the bowl in front of it, and said slowly, ”at this point, I stand with our guild members.”
”Round cheese, I've known him since the first day you came to Pelican town. No, I should say, I've known him as long as you. ”
”This man is really a good mayor. Although he is a Philistine, he doesn't do well in some sections. But fundamentally speaking, he is also working hard to complete his mayor's work for Pelican town. He is often trying to deal with it in his own way. ”
”But now, needless to say you or our guild members, even a Warcraft like me thinks that guy's limit may have been reached. Recently, he has come to visit Mermaid songs more and more. He has completely dared not make many decisions related to Pelican city. He must come to you and make a direct judgment only after you confirm. ”
”For me, this man can only be a small mayor. Now the position of mayor of Pelican city is beyond his ability. And you, Ariel Garcia. ”
Napa paused a little, as if to better position the human girl in front of her and look into her eyes——
”We all know that the reason why Pelican city has such a rapid development status is undoubtedly due to your credit. It is because of your decision-making, your leadership and your many whimsical ideas that the current prosperity of Pelican city has been achieved. ”
”In the whole Pelican City, our mermaid song directly employs more than 100 workers. These 100 workers and their families may have as many as 400 or 500 people on the side of mermaid song. The current population of Pelican City, as our current mayor should have said yesterday, is only less than 2000. It doesn't even include those blood families and the flower Goblins who communicate deeply with us. ”
”In other words, needless to say who is right and who is wrong, humans born on our side have occupied a quarter of the whole Pelican city. What's more, the most profitable business in the pelican city is the textile industry, which comes from our mermaid song. ”
”If you want to win the position of the head of the pelican City, I believe that as long as you speak, the majority of the pelican city will agree and default. In this case, I really don't think you need to maintain the title of president of this small guild. Even, you can be both the president of mermaid song and the mayor of Pelican city. ”
Ariel just watched and waited silently for Napa's chatter.
She looked at the cat's face full of expectations, closed her mouth, and just showed a faint smile.
When the little white cat finally finished, Ariel slowly breathed out, bit a mouthful of bread, drank a mouthful of porridge, smiled and said, ”is this what our members told you?”
Napa shook her head. The little white cat, who can become a huge lion Warcraft, now seems very clever: ”with my understanding of you humans, this idea should not be taught by others. Moreover, you humans themselves should be a creature with an absolute desire for power. Don't tell me you don't have that worldly desire anymore? ”
But Ariel couldn't help laughing.
Looking at the strange expression of hesitation on the little white cat's face, she suddenly felt that the tension she had just felt was superfluous, and she was in a better mood again.
However, seeing her such an understated smile, Napa seemed hesitant: ”what? Are you... Really so great? If you are really so great, then mother earth -- ”
”I said, don't call me the existence of something strange that may happen!”
Ariel pulled her face up and tried to look serious. However, for this little white cat, she really can't let her expression stand still for too long. With her chuckle, she could only take another sip of porridge and wave her hand.
”Well, well, I won't play with you. Napa, in fact, you are right. We humans do have a natural desire for power. I'm not a superhuman. I'm even more common than all ordinary people. How can I have no desire for power? ”
At this moment, Napa seemed even more puzzled: ”so, what do you mean...?”
Ariel smiled and grabbed the bread in her hand, gently tore off a small piece and threw it into her mouth. ”I mean, in this world, if you want to master power, you don't have to master the so-called power from the surface.”
Tear and eat. Under the rising July sun outside the window, the president slowly said what he thought——
”It sounds good to be a mayor, to be a final decision maker who ostensibly has the power to run a city, doesn't it? But my dear Napa, have you ever thought about what will happen next if I really become the nominal mayor? ”
Napa's head tilted slightly and seemed incomprehensible.
Ariel smiled and said, ”next, what I need to meet is not the expansion of power and strength. The whole mermaid song has become the largest guild in the marginal province at one go. But there will be a lot of more realistic problems. That is the economy. ”
After a pause, Ariel thought and continued——
”If I become mayor, it means that I will really become the person in charge of Pelican city. At that time, I can't just consider the mermaid song. I also have to consider all kinds of problems in employment, life, economy and security of all people in the pelican city. ”
”For example, before that, we were responsible for the security in Pelican city. Before I became mayor, mermaid song was doing it with the attitude of contributing to the whole city. Because in contrast, almost equal to free security is not an obligation for the mermaid song. Even if I withdraw the security measures tomorrow, or ask Pelican city to pay a high fee for the security provided by our mermaid song from tomorrow, it is normal. No one can say anything about it. ”
”But on the contrary, if I become mayor, maintaining the safety and security of Pelican city will become a 'duty' from a 'charity' in the past. In this regard, if I do well enough, then this is what I, the mayor, should do. But once something goes wrong, it's my mayor's responsibility. It's my failure to protect citizens. ”
As she spoke, Ariel smiled, shrugged and continued——
”Similarly, there are economic problems. When I'm just the president of mermaid song, I can try my best to make mermaid song make money from the whole Pelican city. For example, the contract I signed yesterday uses the transaction between flower goblins and blood clan to transfuse blood for our mermaid song. I can only consider the interests of our mermaid song. Even, I can only consider my interests. ”
”But if I become mayor, if I can't make any decisions led by the citizens of Pelican City, I will easily become the enemy of these citizens.”