If he wasn't certain, Thomason wouldn't know what 'yin and yang' meant.
Li Aili was starting to suspect that he was using a double-dealing tactic against her.
"Eight people."
"You're so happy?" Ellie asked in a dangerous tone.
Thomason, completely oblivious to the implication, exclaimed excitedly, "This is the first time we've seen so many strangers on this land since we started clashing with the Chamber of Commerce!"
Li Aili: "..."
"Oh dear! Those people are starving, they're eating at Mrs. Sophia's new restaurant right now."
Thomason, using a newly learned 'buzzword,' asked, "Would you like to go take a look?"
Li Aili: "Let's go."
...
In the middle section of the platinum shopping street in Emerald City, there is a very elegant restaurant.
White-painted brick walls, vibrant green vines, and glass windows that allow a clear view of the warm light inside.
Eight awkwardly seated humans sat in the restaurant, along with three chatting and laughing elves.
"Mrs. Karsa, your cooking is getting better and better!!"
The elves are eating crystal vegetable dumplings.
Their mouths were stuffed with delicious crystal vegetable dumplings, and as they chewed them frantically, they didn't forget to give Sofia Karsa a thumbs up.
Ever since these elves ate the delicacies of Emerald City, they have lost all sense of 'elegance'.
Why is that?
Because if you eat too slowly, the delicious food will be snatched away by the jerk next to you!
When Li Aili pushed open the door and entered.
The tridents in the hands of the three elves were already leaving afterimages as they swung.
The table was laden with delicious food, which was rapidly disappearing.
Upon seeing Li Aili, the three elves were about to stand up.
"You guys eat first, this meal is on me." Li Aili raised her hand to indicate that they shouldn't stand on ceremony.
At the large table next door for eight people, all eight civilians jumped up the moment they saw Li Aili.
Denton is a city where class distinctions have become very blurred, but even so, commoners still instinctively fear the nobility.
"Good evening, gentlemen." Li Aili took her seat at the head of the table and gestured for the eight people to sit down and talk.
The eight people sat down awkwardly.
At the dining table, each of the eight people ordered a plate of "Meteor Fried Rice".
When Li Aili arrived, their plates were completely full, as if they hadn't eaten a single grain of rice.
"Is this food not to your liking?" Li Aili asked.
Tom blushed as he looked at the beautiful noblewoman and quickly waved his hands, saying, "No, no, no!"
"We were just talking about doing business, and we were having some worries... that's why..."
Li Aili smiled slightly, "Oh? Did you encounter some kind of problem?"
"I am the city lord here. If you have any questions, you can talk to me."
Upon hearing this, all eight of them were stunned, staring wide-eyed at Li Aili.
Rumor has it that the ruler of Emerald City is a duchess.
In their imagination, she should be a white-haired, stern-faced noblewoman with a golden crown.
Who would have thought that the young lady, whose casual smile was so beautiful that they dared not look directly at her for fear of offending her, was actually the city lord here?
"Ah, this!" Tom's face turned red, and he stammered.
Old Jack, however, seized the opportunity.
"Madam, we have indeed encountered a problem."
"When we came here, we wanted to make something of ourselves."
"But... when we arrived, we could count on one hand the number of places in the entire city that were lit up."
"Well, doing business requires people...we..."
He hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Li Aili understood.
These guys probably want to come to Emerald City and show off their skills.
As a result, only a handful of households in Emerald City kept their lights on at night.
These people have misunderstood this.
It wasn't that Emerald City had few people; it was that the refugees who came here didn't have the habit of lighting lamps.
Despite their daily work, they have managed to save some money.
But it's very difficult to get poor people to spend money.
There are also the goblins who are planning to immigrate here.
Goblins have even less of a habit of lighting lamps.
So, it really was a misunderstanding on the part of these few people.
Li Aili also found it difficult to explain.
She simply said gently, "How about this, you can rest here tonight."
"Tomorrow morning I'll personally show you around the territory. After you see what it's like during the day, you can decide whether you want to develop here. What do you say?"
Upon hearing this, Jack immediately nodded excitedly, "You are truly the most understanding nobleman I have ever met!"
Li Aili stood up, smiled slightly, and said, "Okay, see you tomorrow."
As we walked out of the restaurant, Thomason, who was following behind, had a very long face.
“These people don’t follow the rules!” Thomason muttered.
He figured out the underlying meaning in the eight people's words.
These people look down on their Emerald Valley.
I want to leave.
Pooh!
What the hell!
Li Aili stopped in her tracks, turned around, and looked at the big, goofy Thomason with a smile.
Thomason was tall and big, which made Li Aili feel even more frustrated.
"Lord, have we been a burden to you?"
Li Aili raised her hand, wanting to pat Thomason on the shoulder, but tragically found that she couldn't reach him.
This big guy is like a pillar!
Finally, she stiffly patted Thomason and said, "No, you did very well."
Thomason: "..."
Thomason was completely dumbfounded.
Li Aili said with a smile, "Didn't these eight people arrive?"
“Once they enter the gates of Emerald Valley, the matter will be 80% settled.”
Thomason: "??"
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