Chapter 254 Division of Labor
"The new mayor's name is Pierluigi Hagen. He is a very experienced civil servant, so he is a bit conservative..." Reinham began to describe how he went to Hog Town to visit the new mayor yesterday.
Since a conflict broke out between Hog Town and the Crowlund Manor that resulted in a large number of casualties, the position of Mayor of Hog Town has become something that imperial civil servants avoid, so the new mayor has been vacant for a long time.
Hagen being sent here already explains a lot of things.
Honest, no background, experienced and cautious, not very capable but at least not making big mistakes.
Dealing with such a person will make you feel very uncomfortable about certain things.
Reinham knows it all.
Before he left office, he left a book of proposals, which detailed his suggestions for the development of Hog Town, including how to improve the relationship between Crowlund Manor and the townspeople.
Yesterday, he went to Hogg Town to visit Mayor Hagen and got a taste of the old civil servants' style.
Mayor Hagen gave high praise to the proposal left by Reinham, but when it came to its implementation, he began to complain.
He had to face a mess just after he took office...
Many people died in the town. The deceased deserved their punishment, but their families need to be comforted, otherwise new troubles will definitely occur.
The panic caused by the zombies and corpse puppets has not subsided, and the public security needs to be rebuilt.
The town had a very large financial gap due to the transfer of taxes to the Crowlund estate, and expenses increased significantly.
In short, Mayor Hagen is approaching retirement age. Political performance will not bring him promotion, but mistakes will definitely affect his pension.
Faced with such a veteran, Reinham was helpless: "It will most likely be difficult to get the support of the town. But we can do it ourselves, of course we have to pay more money and time."
Helot didn't care about money, and he didn't care about time either.
On the contrary, the difficulty of things is in line with the purpose of his return this time.
Easing relations with Hog Town was an excuse, and Helot was not short of the money he earned from opening a hotel. The first purpose of his return was to protect his mother; the second purpose was to hide for a while and avoid the climax of the battle between the imperial power groups.
If things are resolved too quickly, it will seem too deliberate to stay.
So Helot said: "Since our purpose is to eliminate misunderstandings, Hog Town needs to actively participate.
You go visit the squires in the town again. If they support it, I think Mayor Hagen will agree. "
"Okay, I will visit the town tomorrow."
Helot asked again: "Is there any news about Ms. Irina from the Tomorrow Group?"
“Yes!” Rhineham said: “Mayor Hagen said he had been notified that Ms. Irina and her team would arrive in Hog Town by train tomorrow night.
I think the whole Hog Town is now preparing to welcome Ms. Irina. "
Irina creates a huge sensation wherever she goes. Not only do local officials warmly receive her in order to attract investment, but ordinary people also hope to see this legendary strong woman with their own eyes.
No matter how negative Mayor Hagen is, he has to welcome Irina and her team seriously. If not handled well, the pension will say goodbye to him.
Helot asked: "Have you found any suspicious outsiders in the town?"
Reinham replied: "I asked some townspeople, and they said they saw no outsiders. Hog Town is remote, and it would be difficult for outsiders to enter the town without being discovered.
I think the Rust Nobles don't have the energy to do other things right now because they can't protect themselves. "
Helot was not as optimistic as Reinham: "There is inertia in the occurrence of some things, and they will not change quickly due to unexpected situations. It can be seen from the Rust Nobles that the executioner is in the old nobility of the empire. There were a considerable number of supporters in the system, and these nobles were very conservative and would never want to see representatives of emerging businessmen enter Congress.
Besides, I am also their target. "
Put the blame on!
Reinham thought about this possibility.
"You mean... the conservative forces in the empire may assassinate Ms. Irina and then frame the blame on you, forcing you to move closer to them."
"The surname Cloulund is very important to them."
Reinham nodded: "You are right to worry. When Ms. Irina arrives in Hog Town tomorrow, she will definitely attract many outsiders to discuss business. Do you need to remind Mayor Hagen?"
"No... Hog Town cannot handle a crisis of this level, and besides, we have no evidence to prove our conjecture. You should focus on the negotiation of cooperation between Crowlund Manor and Hog Town, and pay attention to outsiders by the way. can.
I will find an opportunity to meet Ms. Irina and remind her to pay attention to safety. "
"Leave this to me!"
After lunch, Reinham went back to his room to prepare a lobbying plan, while Helot took Frank to Hogtown in a carriage.
Frank in the carriage was still excited, staring at the scenery outside.
"I'm not afraid of your ridicule. I have never been to the living world before. It is so beautiful here. No matter how gorgeous the descriptions in the book are, they are pale in front of the real scenery. Are we going to a human town now? Listen to you They said that there is some conflict between the Crowlund Manor and the town. Are they afraid of the undead? "
Helot also looked out the window, there was nothing but trees.
"The undead are not welcome in this world, and the same is true for necromancers. I have some conflicts with the town, and I am trying to solve them. They are afraid of the undead, but they should not do anything extreme."
"That's because they don't understand death."
"There are factors in this regard, and also because some necromancers blaspheme life."
Frank's attention was drawn: "I heard you say that some necromancers are plundering death energy from life."
Heroth: "They are called corpse stitchers, controlling an undead organization called the Deep Hell, and they are hostile to me."
"Are the ones who plan to assassinate your mother the corpse stitchers?"
"I'm not sure yet! Before I came here, I attacked the Deep Hell and killed an important member of them. Now there is a gravekeeper group called the Ordained Ones attacking the Deep Hell, and the Deep Hell probably doesn't have much energy to carry out the assassination.
But if the Deep Hell doesn't do it, there should be others who will do it."
Frank said: "As long as the other party is not an assassin of Mondolali's level, I can definitely protect your mother."
As a bodyguard, Mondolali is the most suitable person, but he will never accept being dominated.
Frank is already the strongest force that Helot can pull from the game world.
Fortunately, the third-level extraordinary force is a rare force in this world, and Frank's strength is very strong here.
"Be more confident... I think even if Mondor pulls the force, it can't hurt the people you want to protect."