Chapter 917: Do me a favor (1/2)
GDK 917: Do me a favor
Ever since Baum was executed and McKinley replaced him as the City Lord of Ethereal City, the city had been rapidly improving in terms of commerce and combat capability.
One of McKinley's first acts as the City Lord was to reduce the taxations on all kinds of trades. He would also maintain the City’s economic and political system where there is minimal government involvement in certain areas of public policy and the private sector. All those who came in peace were allowed into the Ethereal City.
McKinley had proved to be much more capable than Baum. Not only was he great at management, but he was also great at rallying support with nearly every family clans and merchants in the City approved of his governance. Those divine guards who had previously served Baum had all realigned their allegiance to McKinley and served him well.
With the generous support of the City Lord, the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy and Goldstone Enterprise became the largest businesses of their respective sector in Ethereal City. They had dominated the market.
Emily, Phoebe, and the others had been living in Ethereal City for a while and they were given the best treatment by McKinley the City Lord. They truly felt as though they were VVIP guests. Unlike the City of Shadows, the regulations in Ethereal City were much laxer, and the experts living there cultivated a far more diverse type of energy. Not only was it a more livable City, but it was also far more prosperous than the City of Shadows.
With McKinley’s assistance and Emily and Phoebe’s expertise in running a business, the House of Han’s Celestial Pearl Pharmacy and the Goldstone Enterprise rapidly dominated the market, crushing a majority of their competitions and becoming monopolies of medicines and energy crystals in Ethereal City.
*** In the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy, Phoebe, Emily, Sanguis, Bollands, and the others gathered for a regular meeting.
“Ethereal City is truly a wonderful place, but Bryan has said that the Fringe is where we belong. We won’t be staying here for too long so there is no need to put too much effort into improving this place,” said Stratholme smilingly.
The Han Family had been living in great comfort and security. They could feel that McKinley was treating them with utmost sincerity based on their past experiences.
“I have no words but praises for McKinley. I even feel like he is being overly kind towards us. Despite the constant pressure from those merchants and criticism of him being biased, he still refuses to tax our businesses anything. What a guy!” said Phoebe smilingly. She felt as though Ethereal City was her massive playground where she could do what she was best at.
“Why haven’t Master returned by now? I wonder how he is doing,” said Sanguis who seemed rather worried.
Upon hearing those words, the party turned silent. They understood that Han Shuo’s murder of City Lord Hill meant a great likelihood that he will have to face the wrath of the Overgod of Death. To them, the Death Overgod was an unimaginable powerful existence. The longer they lived on Elysium, the more the idea was reinforced in their minds.
Although they were confident in Han Shuo, when they recalled that Han Shuo might have to face a practically invincible existence, they would still feel worried about his safety.
“Don’t worry, Master will be alright. Even if he cannot fight an Overgod, he should have no trouble escaping!” Gilbert remained blindly convinced in Han Shuo’s power as he always does. He wasn’t worried about Han Shuo’s safety at all.
“An Overgod with the Quintessence possesses the purest of their fundamental force. In the entire universe, there are just twelve of them. Their might is certainly way beyond the limits of our imagination, thus we cannot speculate anything. All we can do is hope that our Patriarch is alright,” remarked Bollands after letting out a sigh. He seemed somewhat worried.
“Alright, you guys can stop worrying now. Pack up your stuff cuz’ we will be going to the Fringe!” said Han Shuo after his majestic figure abruptly materialized in the room in an instant.
“Bryan! I’m glad you’re alright. What happened?” asked Emily hastily.
“Hill, Hofs, Wallace, Larikson, Ralph - they are all dead!” Han Shuo put on a smile, looked at the party before he remarked, “It seems that McKinley has been treating you well.”
“Definitely. Compared to how we were treated in Witherbone City, this place is simply heaven!” said Stratholme in a faint smile. He seemed to like the place.
Sanguis, Emily, Phoebe, and the others cheered when they heard that Hill and the others had been murdered. They were the mortal enemies of the House of Han and them being dead can only be good for their reputation and future. They would also have less hidden threats to worry about.
“Alright, you guys should start packing. I’ll pay McKinley a visit and after that, we will begin our journey to the Fringe. No matter how great Ethereal City is, in the end, it is someone else’s land. In the Fringe, however, we get to be the true landlords. I’m sure that when you’ve seen the Pandemonium, you will love the place just as much,” said Han Shuo smilingly before abruptly vanishing.