As Li Aili left the alchemy room, she heard a commotion outside the window.
"Boss, what's the important thing?"
I've been starving for days. Damn it, I just saw Wolf Fang's butt and it looked like a white loaf of bread to me, and I wanted to take a bite..."
"If you dare to lick my ass, I'll twist your head off first, you idiot!"
"Boss... when will that dog poop ban be lifted? If we don't find a way to survive soon, the brothers will all starve to death..."
"Hey boss, why are there so many 'tin cans' in front of your house?"
When Li Aili pushed open the door, she noticed that the knights' temples were throbbing.
Thomason shouted, "Shut up, all of you! The new lord has something to say to you!"
The chaotic chatter instantly disappeared.
Thomason looked at Li Aili, who was walking out of the room.
The hundred or so "Black Street residents" he had gathered also looked over.
The knights, clad in silver armor, all lowered their heads and clenched their right fists to pound their chests.
The armor clashed, producing a crisp "bang."
The knights stood in unison on the left and right, making way for each other.
Li Aili slowly walked to the front of the group and spoke her first words to the stunned 'old neighbors':
"If nothing unexpected happens, I will be your new lord."
Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief, and even the tops of their heads were filled with blank bubbles.
They were all stunned to see that it was Li Aili who had returned.
After the shock came ecstasy.
Ellie is back!?
Ellie's back to heal our wounds! Let's go! Let's go back and grab our weapons!
...
Then, before things got out of control, Li Aili quickly uttered her second sentence:
"But you still can't do those illegal businesses you used to do."
This sentence was like a bucket of cold water poured over their heads to "cool them down".
"Then, we can't just sit here and wait to starve to death, can we?" a man with a pointed mouth and monkey-like face said loudly on purpose.
The knights' sharp eyes immediately turned to him.
The man shuddered and immediately shrank into the crowd.
He was a thief, I think his name was 'Mouse'.
When Li Aili first arrived, this guy always managed to steal a few extra loaves of bread.
Because no one has been able to catch him in the act, so...
Once Li Ai Li had saved up enough initial capital, she went to open an alchemy shop.
Later, when the 'neighbors' of the Black Street found out about this, they gave 'Rat' a hard time for a while.
Because of this, 'Rat' held a grudge against Li Aili.
Li Aili said, "Starting today, I will build my territory. You will work for me, and I will settle your wages once a day."
The mouse poked its head out again, "How many coins can you give me?"
"What we earn in one job is more than your wages for a year!"
With a "whoosh," he drew his sword.
With just a word from Li Aili, he could slash this madman who had offended the lord.
Li Aili raised her hand to indicate: This is a small matter, it's nothing serious.
Li Aili said, "What you said is the third thing I want to talk about."
"From now on, I'm going to solve Campbell's problem of not being able to eat."
When this is mentioned, everyone becomes wide awake.
They all perked up, "How do we solve this?"
Li Aili said, "We'll solve it by farming."
Everyone: "???"
A brief silence fell over the crowd. After a moment, someone asked:
"Ellie, can you order those damn merchants to lower the price of bread?"
"Idiot! Stop calling me 'Duchess'!" Another person nudged the person who asked the question with their elbow.
"Ha!" Mouse put his hands behind his back and laughed loudly on purpose.
"Pah! What nonsense! All nobles are the same! Listen to what they say!"
"They hire us to work for a low price, but then they won't spend money to buy us bread to eat!"
"Let's grow our own food!"
"By the time the crops are grown, I'll have starved to death!"
Under his instigation, many people began to whisper among themselves.
Coincidentally, Edward returned at that very moment.
"Rat" waved his hand and said, "Hey! I'm not doing it! Whoever wants to do it can do it!"
After saying that, he walked out.
Thomason said with a grim face, "Rat."
"Rat" curled his lip. "Boss Thomason, it turns out we all admire you, which is why we entrusted our lives to you."
"But you're going to risk your brothers' lives to woo a woman just because of a few ounces of meat in your crotch..."
Before he could finish speaking, almost in the blink of an eye, two terrifying golden knights appeared in front of him.
Edward and Ben Karsa.
They raised their hands simultaneously, one slapping the rat's left cheek and the other his right.
With a "snap," the mouse spun around three times to the left.
With another "snap," the mouse spun around three times to the right.
After standing still, he spat out two yellowish back teeth.
This was done while holding back.
Otherwise, the Golden Knight's two slaps would have smeared this little thief to the wall, and he wouldn't be able to pry him off.
"If you keep spewing filth, it won't just be a couple of slaps," Edward said grimly.
'Rat' instinctively looked to 'The Ripper' Thomason for help.
But Thomason's gaze at him now was even more terrifying.
It's likely that this underworld boss is ruthless.
The Black Streets have been peaceful for too long, making people forget Thomason's hyena-like nature.
If it weren't for the numerous laws of the Cold Jade Decree.
When "Rat" provokes Thomason, he's about to experience being 'disemboweled'.
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