Chapter 1416 Melanie

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To be able to gain the loyalty of a character like the Bone King, even if it is a limited loyalty. So at least during this period of validity, Allen doesn't have to worry about something going wrong in the wasteland. If Mokdan is the gateway to the southern line of the Shadow Empire, then the Great Wasteland is the gateway to Allen's foundation. The Forgotten Realm is now Allen's back garden, and Mitinas is building a large army relying on the rich resources of the Forgotten Realm. At that time, he must pass through the Great Wasteland to transport the Burning Legion out of the Forgotten Realm. Of course, this portal is The more solid the better.

The Great Wasteland is not as prosperous as Mokdan, it is a place where dragons and snakes are mixed, but that is also its advantage. Merchants saw business opportunities there, while hunters and mercenaries found a living space in the wasteland. There are everyone in the Great Wasteland, so the news of that place is also the most well-informed, which Mokdan can't compare to. Allen has already planned to establish his own intelligence network in the wasteland, so people like Zasuo are needed to take care of him, and only people like Zasuo can make those desperadoes in the wasteland obediently obey their orders.

Even for a big businessman like Gary, Alan can give him enough sweetness, and he can be shocked by Zasuo, so that he will not have two hearts. After all, Allen couldn't stay in the Great Badlands. Maybe if you leave for too long, the businessman will have extra thoughts. Allen knows very well that these people's heads are very active.

On the contrary, strong people like Zasuo, as long as they are strong enough, they dare not give birth to two hearts. These people and businessmen like Gary see the world slightly differently.

On that day, all the people who came from the Great Wasteland were invited to a banquet, among which Gary and several businessmen were the happiest. Gary is also considered a character in the Great Wasteland, but it is very ordinary in Mokdan, but now because of Alan's relationship. Just after entering Mokdan, he has already received invitations from several business bosses, which was absolutely impossible in the past. No matter how stupid Gary is, he still knows that his status has risen with the tide, and he can't help but feel glad that he was on the right side in the first place.

At the banquet, Allen also redeemed his promise, and Gary and others who sponsored him at the beginning were rewarded handsomely. Especially Gary, Allen promised that he would monopolize most of the business dealings in the Great Wasteland in the future, which made Gary even more ecstatic, and expressed his loyalty to Allen again and again. Mokdan's high-ranking figures also attended the banquet. They saw Alan's appreciation of Gary, and they knew that this was essentially the message Alan wanted to convey to them. As for what kind of reaction these messages can bring, only they themselves know.

The banquet was over, but Alan was far from being able to rest. He walked into a study room, and it was not so appropriate to say that it was a study room, because before Alan moved in, it was the room used by the former city lord, Gulant, to play with women. Before it was cleaned up, there were still many special utensils inside. Of course, these things have disappeared now. The housekeeper of the City Lord's Mansion arranged it as a study according to human habits, but there are empty bookshelves in the room, but there are only three or two books in the room, which seems a bit weird.

Allen turned a blind eye to this, how could he have the mind to pursue these dispensable decorations now. Gris was already waiting in the study, and Alice's old housekeeper had contacted Mokdan several times before the banquet.

The more important people had a preliminary understanding of the current affairs in the city, and listed several affairs that must be completed in the near future for Allen, as well as the general planning and development direction of the city in the future.

After a cursory look, Allen sighed: "Mr. Gries is really knowledgeable, otherwise how could he have sorted out these matters in less than a day."

Gris smiled and said: "Master Allen is awesome. If it was before, I wouldn't be able to get these things even if I wanted to. It's just that when Master Alice is sleeping, I learn something to pass the time when I have nothing to do. As long as you learn, you will know more."

"Then I have to trouble you to take care of the city for me.

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Gris shook his head and said, "Master Alan, haven't you thought about cultivating your own talents? To be honest, it's no problem for me to take care of this city for you, but what about the next one? In the future, Master Alan, you There will only be more and more territories, I am an old thing, I am afraid that my energy is limited."

Allen smiled wryly: "I would like to, but I don't have the time and energy to train management candidates right now. It would be great if the guy from before was here."

What he thought of was Edward. With Edward around, he didn't need to worry about the internal affairs of these territories. Now he misses that Maritan star who is far away on Paradise Star, and he doesn't know how he and everyone are doing well now? Allen patted his head, and took back the spirit that didn't know how far to fly. Gris looked at him, coughed dryly, and said, "Actually, in terms of managing talents. It's hard to say if it's far away, but if it's close, there is someone to choose right now."

"Who?"

"Melanie."

"Melanie?" Allen had never heard of this name, and looked puzzled.

Grace explained: "Melanie used to be the chief executive officer of Gurante, and he can be said to be Gurante's confidant. However, the two fell out because of some things a few years ago, and Melanie was even Rand was thrown into prison and has not yet seen the light of day. This man is mediocre in combat, but he is indeed good at management. Mokdan has contributed a lot to today. If Master Allen can let him use it for himself, I believe this person can do better than me."

"Let me think about it," Allen said.

After Gris left, Allen called the housekeeper. This butler has served Gurante for many years, and he knows a lot about the former city lord. When Allen asked about Melanie, the butler explained it in detail. Melanie, a man who can stand out from the Baal people who admire force, has his own extraordinary features. When Gurante was appointed by the empire to Mokdan as the city lord, the city was far less prosperous than it is now, and it can even be said to be depressed.

Although as the southern gateway of the empire, the Phantom Nation has certain resources in Mokdan, but these resources are mostly used in the army and city defense. After all, this is the true meaning of Mokdan's existence. After Gurante came to the city, Melanie made a number of long-term plans for the city, including mining exchanges with the Great Badlands, the cultivation of Mokdan's local businesses, and the construction of mining-related workshops, etc. Wait. At the beginning, Gurant might not have really valued Melanie, and turned a blind eye to his plan. He neither fully supported nor completely denied it. He only allocated part of the funds to Melanie and ignored it. Do not ask.

I didn't expect a few years

Come down, really give Melanie some results. It was only then that Gurant changed his original intention and strongly supported Melanie, thus laying the foundation for the prosperity of Mokdan today. It is no exaggeration to say that Melanie can be seen in every corner of the city, and he has indeed paid a lot for the city. Just a few years ago, however, the naturally suspicious Gurrant began to suspect that Melanie was enriching herself. So from suspicion to jealousy, to breaking up, in just one year, Gurante's trust in this confidant has disappeared.

Then Melanie was thrown into the prison. If it wasn't for Melanie's deep relationship with Mokdan's chamber of commerce workshops, Gurant would have to go to the prison to "ask" him every once in a while. The man had already asked Gurant to kill him. Now that Gurante is dead, if Grace hadn't mentioned it to Allen, then this man named Melanie would most likely end up in prison.

Allen decided to go to the prison tomorrow to meet this man named Melanie, but he thought of another question, how did Gris know this man? The old man has not been in Mokdan for a day, so it is naturally impossible to know so many things. The only explanation is that the Relic has always been paying attention to the empire, especially this southern portal.

The next day, Allen came to Mokdan's prison in a land vehicle. Mokdan's prison is surprisingly small, poorly equipped, and sparsely guarded. Allen doubts that such a prison can hold real felons? But after thinking about it, since Mokdan is not the front line of the war, he naturally has no prisoners of war. As for ordinary criminals, there is no need to arrest them if they are minor offenses; if they are serious offenses, they will be killed. After much deliberation, this prison was probably built for Melanie.

Allen guessed half right.

When the warden of the prison saw Alan, he almost fell to the ground and kissed his feet, grinning his big mouth and asked, "What wind brought you here?"

Allen said directly: "I want to see Melanie."

"Yes, yes, there is no one to meet here except Melanie." The warden smiled apologetically, and led Alan into the prison himself.

In one of the deepest cells in the prison, Alan saw Melanie through the screen on the outer wall of the cell. This former consul, now a man who has become a prisoner, doesn't look very depressed, and the clothes on his body are considered clean. It seems that although Gurant threw him into the prison, he didn't abuse him much. Of course, this is probably because Melanie still has value to use, so Gurant would do this.

Melanie looked up as the warden opened the door. He looked a little dazed when his eyes swept over Alan. He was in prison and probably didn't know what happened outside. The warden said to him: "Mr. Melanie, Lord Allen has come to see you. Oh, yes. Now Mokdan is Lord Allen's territory."

"Territory?" Melanie said softly, "So you're not an imperial general?"

Allen nodded and gestured. The warden retreated knowingly and closed the door, so there were only Alan and Melanie in the room. Allen briefly introduced his identity, and then said: "Mr. Melanie, I want to let you out. In exchange, you have to manage Mokdan for me. I don't know what you want?"

There was no expression on Melanie's face, she just asked calmly: "What if I refuse?"

(end of this chapter)