Chapter 1271 (1/2)
At this point, Ariel's speech paused slightly.
Her eyes swept over these people's faces again, and her eyes gradually changed from softness to seriousness, and then to sharpness.
People could not help but feel a chill when they came into contact with her eyes. Especially when these eyes touched Su TA's eyes covered by thick bangs, the paladin's body even trembled involuntarily.
”Since a guild is like this, why is it not like this in a city?”
After looking around, Ariel breathed out a little and continued——
”So far, mermaid song is still the only security force in the whole Pelican city. Among them, there are factors that I deliberately do not allow other guilds to enter, and there are also factors that our guild's operation in Pelican city is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. ”
”If you want to run a city well, it is essentially no different from running a guild. I'm still the ordinary human girl who doesn't have any power, can't magic, can't walk on the eaves and walls, and can't see anything clearly at night. Therefore, the only thing I can do is to rely on everyone in the whole city and drive everyone to work in the same direction with me. Only in this way can we solve the problems of the city and finally let the pelican city develop smoothly. ”
”So, how can I work with the citizens in the city? How can I make them understand that it must be good to do what I say? ”
Tesla didn't understand and said, ”president, you are now the mayor of Pelican city. What you say, the city people naturally do. How can you not do what you say? ”
Ariel shook her head and said slowly, ”it's different. They will do whatever I say, and the citizens will appear very passive. Why passive? Because they can't understand the reason for doing so, nor can they understand the benefits of doing so. To put it more bluntly, they will feel that if they do as I say, even if they can make Pelican city better, I, the mayor, will certainly take a large part of the profits. ”
Tesla rubbed the back of his head: ”you are the mayor. Urban development is good. You take the big head... Shouldn't you?”
Ariel was not angry. She also knew that she was really transforming her thoughts into specific action policies. She could never make mistakes at this juncture, so she had better explain a lot of things clearly——
”I can really take a big head. But in this way, citizens will feel that they guessed right. They feel that even if the whole city works well, they will get very little. Since they get very few things, their motivation will be insufficient. Even if they do things according to my orders, they will not contribute very much. In this way, in order to convey the policies I signed, I must also rely on a supervision team to urge the implementation of the policies. In this way, I will incur the expenses of the supervision team for no reason, and may even make the citizens feel that they and I have completely stood on the opposite side, making them more dissatisfied with me. ”
After a short pause, Ariel continued——
”So I can't just be satisfied with letting the citizens follow my orders. I hope they can do things spontaneously for the beauty of Pelican city. Let them feel that they can really get real benefits from the development of Pelican city. ”
Cocoa nodded, smiled and said, ”Oh ~ ~ ~! Oh, I see. So, the president's sister is to tell them that they can make a lot of money by doing what you say! That's all right, isn't it? ”
Ariel smiled, reached out and gently touched cocoa's head, and then said, ”although some imagination, it's not exactly the same. Because I am not God, any decision I make may not always be right. I can't guarantee that I will never do anything wrong. If I only use money to lure them to do things, the citizens will come to me for trouble as soon as they find that I have done something wrong and they have lost money. ”
”Therefore, I want something that can make people move towards the same goal in addition to money. This should be a belief, a force far beyond money, so that everyone can move forward spontaneously and actively towards the same goal. ”
Margo snapped her fingers: ”God of light? In the name of religion? I think it's also a good way. ”
Ariel shrugged, glanced and said, ”well... Maybe you're right. But this method first needs to convince me to believe in the God of light. Then... Don't talk about me, Margo, do you believe in the God of light? ”
Hearing Ariel's question, Margo immediately put on a mocking expression and laughed: ”ha! Why do I believe in that guy? Is that guy bigger than all the men I've met before? ”
As soon as the words came out, Margo immediately thought of saying hi. She quickly put away the sarcastic smile on her face, restored the pious appearance of the nun, and slowly said, ”ladies and gentlemen, I have a very flexible self-control ability for my belief in the God of light.”
In that case, Ariel shrugged again and said with a smile, ”in that case... Let's put down the concept of religion first. Then I thought about a belief myself. I think... I should tell everyone that it is not me, nor you, nor even the God of light, nor the royal family, nor the nobility who can make them live a good life. Maybe... It's not a legendary brave man. ”
Brad looked at his president in a daze. Buffy, who sat on his shoulder, said curiously, ”don't rely on them? Nothing? No faith, no spiritual sustenance? What's that for? On your own? ”
Snap——
Ariel snapped her fingers and said approvingly, ”that's right! On your own! ”
”I hope to let all the citizens of Pelican city know that they can get a happy life, make more money and have a better living environment. They definitely don't rely on the gift of anyone. And it all depends on them, on us, on everyone in our whole Pelican city! ”
”Therefore, the identity of our mermaid song in the pelican City, although now, whether in name or in essence, mermaid song is the power center of the pelican City, I hope those of us who have power can not feel that we have a superior attitude or act to distance ourselves from ordinary citizens!”
”Only by making those citizens feel that we are the same as them. We are essentially no different from them, but the division of labor is different. Everyone can use their own efforts to obtain the opportunity to rise! In this way, the difference between us and the citizens will not be greater and greater! ”
”Bigger and bigger?” Buffy couldn't understand it again. ”What do you mean? What is bigger and bigger? Our relationship with the public? Yes? Is there a difference? ”
Ariel breathed out again, and her face looked very serious. She looked around at the members in front of her and said slowly, ”ask yourself if there has been any change in the relationship between the members of our mermaid song and ordinary people since this time? When those citizens see us, can they still call us brothers as before? ”
The atmosphere that had just seemed very cheerful was suddenly repressed.
Guild members, look at me and I look at you. There seems to be nothing to say for a while.
After a while, dak breathed out slowly and said, ”I'll be the bad man. I joined the guild earlier than you, so I don't have any preconceived impression. So in my opinion, the relationship between the citizens of this city and us in recent months is really very different. ”
”I remember when I first came to Pelican City, although the residents of the city treated the mermaid song with respect, they were not too cautious. Like Brad, you used to go out on patrol with those armed equipment to maintain order? ”
Brad nodded slightly, with a look of fear on his face.
Dak continued, ”in the past, some of your friends would hook up with you when they met you. Some children will also surround you and ask you to pick them up and put them on your shoulders. But since you rode that tall and exaggerated horse, I have never seen those residents feel so close to you. Even say... Today's children will look a little scared when they see you. ”
Brad was shocked, as if he had been beaten, and looked very nervous: ”I... I! Really? I have... Have I changed so much? I didn't even notice... President me! ”