One by one, the shadow tigers moved their four hooves, their bodies wrapped in a dark glow, and pounced towards Rhett.

Rhett was concentrating his attention highly. At this moment, a layer of rock-like armor was flowing on his body surface. A faint layer of khaki light was also flowing on the surface of the armor, and it was surrounded by a rich breath of earth element.

Then, he cast another rockfall spell.

Boom! The ground was covered by a large shadow, and a huge rock with a diameter of dozens of meters pressed down from the air, carrying a terrifying force, blocking the path of the shadow tiger and the tiger group behind it.

Lei Te was not afraid of the tigers behind him. For him, mastering the Cone Rain Technique could easily deal with large-scale enemies, which was very suitable for the current situation. He mainly wanted to save the lives of those low-level monsters, inject some new blood into the Dark Eagle branch, and expand the number of monsters in the entire branch.

Boom! The huge rock fell, making a trembling sound.

Then, facing the rapidly approaching fifth-level shadow tiger and the tiger group behind it, Rhett concentrated his mental strength and cast the fifth-level magic again - Earth Shaking Magic!

The disordered space and distorted gravity caused the shadow tigers to slow down significantly, and their bodies swayed uncontrollably.

Only the leader, a fifth-level shadow tiger, was only slightly slowed down, its speed was not greatly affected, and it rushed forward with a roar.

At the same time, a dark arrow shot out from its mouth - a low-level magic shadow arrow, a skill that most dark-type monsters can master!

Although the black arrow was silent, it was particularly conspicuous on the white snow.

Even so, Rhett didn't have time to dodge.

A small hole was instantly blasted into the rock armor on his chest. Although it was not completely broken, its defensive power was greatly weakened.

The fifth-level Shadow Tiger already has a certain level of intelligence, especially in terms of combat awareness, which is quite sharp.

It shuttled across the snow, and suddenly jumped up. One of its sharp claws, shining with a cold light, swung towards the dent on Rhett's chest that had just been hit by the shadow arrow.

Rhett's expression suddenly turned into "frightened" and he looked "timid".

The Shadow Tiger's ferocity is fully aroused. Facing a cowardly enemy, it has no mercy at all, only a more brutal predatory desire!

Roar! At this moment, the battlefield situation looked quite unfavorable to Lei Te.

However, Rhett sneered in his heart.

The fish... is hooked...

The Shadow Tiger was very fast. When it pounced on him the next moment, Rhett actually fell down on his back.

“Chiu!”

The fire Grid in the sky let out a sharp cry. Seeing this scene on the snow, it was extremely terrified and wanted to rush down to help without thinking! However, something unexpected happened.

When the Shadow Tiger saw the human fall, a fierce aura completely surged into his mind, and he was about to press forward to tear the human in front of him into pieces and devour him.

Its heavy giant palm, carrying tremendous force, is about to strike down.

It turned out to be empty!

It was like hitting soft quicksand and passing through it smoothly without any hindrance, without any contact with any entity.

"Roar..." A trace of confusion flashed in Shadow Tiger's eyes.

As a fifth-level magical beast, he had experienced countless battles of all sizes in the past, but he had never felt such a special touch like today, when he was clearly touching a living being.

Phew!

The bewildered Shadow Tiger let out a cry of fear and anger.

A thorn with a yellowish-brown glow suddenly broke out of the ground, extremely sinister! It pierced through the ground where Leiter's back was touching, penetrated his body that was transformed into sand, and hit the heart of the shadow tiger's chest! Such a close distance, an unexpected attack angle!

Shadow Tiger was caught off guard and was hit unexpectedly.

At the climax, blood spurted out like a fountain, spraying all over Rhett and dyeing the surrounding snow red.

A sneer appeared on Rhett's lips. From the beginning of the battle, everything was under control.

It's not that he doesn't have other means of fighting, but this one is faster and equally effective.

At this moment, even though he used the mystery of dispersion, his body was still pierced by the thorns and could not hold on for long.

So he rolled away from his original position and took two steps back to avoid the spikes on the ground.

Chuck? The diving Huo Ge braked suddenly in mid-air and stopped.

Seeing Rhett suddenly standing up unharmed, the big black tiger opposite seemed to be seriously injured and fled away weakly.

The situation was reversed, and Huo Ge's anxiety turned into doubt, and finally turned into joy and admiration! The fatal heart part was severely damaged by Lei Te's magic, and it was impossible for a monster of the same level to be fine.

“Roar” “Roar”…

Shadow Tiger endured the severe pain and fled in fear. What happened today was completely beyond his imagination.

Are there such creatures in the world?

Not only is it not afraid of attacks from its proud giant palm, but thorns can also grow out of its body, making it insidious and vicious.

How can we fight this? When running away, the ground was connected by drops of blood into long red dotted lines, which created a unique scene on this snow-white land.

“Humph!” Lei Te looked at the Shadow Tiger who was trying to escape, his face turned cold, and he immediately added a Quicksand spell, which acted on the opponent’s feet! “Roar!”

"roar!"

The shadow tiger's roar was clearly lacking in power, and its weak limbs made it extremely difficult to break free from the quicksand.

Immediately afterwards, a cone-shaped spike with an ochre-colored glow broke through the air.

The blow pierced the back of Shadow Tiger's head, causing his brain to explode and red and white substances to pour out.

Shadow Tiger was not good at defense, and after being hit by Rhett, it immediately fell to the ground powerlessly.

The remaining group of monsters had just escaped the range of the Earthshake spell and bypassed the boulder, only to find that their leader had been killed, and they all stayed where they were.

An atmosphere of fear and despair gradually spread.

Suddenly, the humans in front of them became demons in their eyes! "Roar" "Roar"...

In an instant, they all fled in panic in all directions. Without a leader, even the cohesion of the tribe declined greatly.

Having solved his worry, Huo Ge rushed down, circled around Lei Te, and shouted happily.

Rhett gently stroked the fire feathers twice to keep them warm, then cleaned up the traces of battle at the scene, took out a skinning knife, and went forward to deal with the corpse.

The corpse of the fifth-level shadow tiger in front of him must weigh at least three or four tons. It is absolutely difficult for Huo Ge to carry it alone.

Fortunately, Rette used the wind element to reduce the burden, so Huo Ge grabbed the corpse and easily flew into the air, carrying Rette away from here.

On the way back.

In fact, people had noticed the Fire Grid flying in the air a long time ago, but usually they would just envy this flying magical pet.

But today, some extraordinary people in Dark Eagle City accidentally looked up and saw a shocking scene! A seven-meter-long, sturdy, and ferocious-looking shadow tiger corpse, wrapped in a faint green light, was casually hung in the air.

It happened to pass over Dark Eagle City and circled the city twice, as if showing off its might, and was reluctant to leave.

But no one is disgusted or resists this!

Everyone understood who the owner of the flying monster was—the Lord of Dark Eagle City!

The residents of the civilian area looked at the huge corpse in the sky, with a hint of fear in their eyes, but more of it was a sense of honor and pride arising from a sense of belonging!

The commercial district is the main activity area for the extraordinary people. On the sparsely populated streets, the knights looked up at the corpse of the Shadow Tiger in astonishment!

I couldn't help but marvel.

"A corpse of this size and still having some of the aura it had in life, I'm afraid it must be at least level five?" A short knight said in fear.

"A magician can kill a ferocious shadow tiger, and Earl Rhett seems to be unharmed. This is not something that can be done casually!" Another burly knight exclaimed and walked out of the bar.

“It’s so terrifying!”

“It’s so terrifying!”

"Ah, this is perfect. It means there is no need to worry about the safety of Dark Eagle City. I can go back and tell those hesitant friends that they can come without worries."

"What? Count Leiter killed another fifth-level shadow tiger! He has been promoted to a fifth-level mage for less than a year, and he has such combat power. His future is limitless...

I have to hurry back to Twilight City and explain the situation to the president.

If we delay any further, more and more people will come here, and the housing prices will go up, and the good locations will be easily occupied.”

“.”

Rhett's effortless move immediately aroused the minds of the people in the city, and all kinds of ideas came into being.

But in the final analysis, this wave of public muscle display has undoubtedly enhanced Rhett's prestige to a certain extent. It not only gives the free people a great sense of security, but also serves as a weight of sufficient weight for those who are hesitant and waiting!

Huo Ge circled over Dark Eagle City for a few times and returned to the manor according to Rhett's orders.

Shadow Tiger's body fell to the ground with a thud, hitting the outside of the castle, causing a commotion.

When the male and female servants heard the noise, they all ran out, and when they saw the ferocious shadow tiger, they couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.

Did the Lord really kill such a big guy? The sharp claws, sharp teeth, rough fur, and thigh muscles were more magnificent than any of them!

Unbelievable...

He looked towards the lord unconsciously, with increasing awe.

The more powerful the shadow tiger appears, the more terrifying the power of their lord appears.

Sveta was busy with other things just now, and came a little late after hearing the noise.

"Master, this is incredible. Did you kill this big tiger?"

"Well, it's not a tiger, it's a fifth-level magical beast, the Shadow Tiger, which is also our delicacy tonight. You arrange some people to carry it in and let Maru process the ingredients." Rhett said with a faint smile.

"Don't worry, it will be done!" Sveta smiled.

"By the way, make sure to keep the skin intact when skinning it. I'm going to hang it in the living room." Rhett looked at the corpse of the shadow tiger and thought that the Dark Rock Castle was larger and needed more abundant decorations. This tiger skin was a good choice.

"Master, you have a good eye. This tiger skin looks beautiful."

Lei Te nodded, looked around, and accidentally saw Riley waving at him from a window on the fourth floor.

Rhett's expression changed, and he gave a few more instructions on details, then walked into the castle and came to the lobby on the fifth floor.

At this time, Ruilai was already waiting on the wide red carpet with a red notebook in his hand.

"Rylai, my son, what do you want from me?"

Ruilai nodded: "Well, father, after my observations in the past half month, the flow of people in the commercial district of Dark Eagle City has begun to take shape, and it will definitely increase in the future. The expansion of the number of stores can be put on the agenda.

I now have some ideas about what kind of stores we should open in Dark Eagle City."

"Oh? Tell me about it." There was a hint of surprise in Rhett's eyes, and he sat down on a bench in front of the fireplace with a smile.

As a city under his control, Dark Eagle City must not only attract outsiders to conduct various business activities in it, but also occupy a certain market share.

Ruilai lowered his head, spread out the notebook in his hand, and said, “If we open a blacksmith shop, we don’t have enough manpower. We only have one blacksmith shop, Tiebuddy, and we can’t even fully meet our own needs at present, let alone expand the scale.

As for comprehensive chambers of commerce, we have not opened up any supply channels, our self-supply cannot compare to that of the old chambers of commerce, and we do not meet the conditions.

So, I think the range of options we can choose from is: inn, restaurant, tavern, grocery store, alchemy potion shop."

Lei Te nodded thoughtfully: "Yes, that makes sense. The alchemy shop can be postponed a little. It's the same as the blacksmith shop. At present, the internal demand cannot be fully met, and it is even more impossible to sell it to the outside.

But hotels, restaurants, pubs, etc. can choose a store and start decorating it. "

"No problem." Rui Lai thought so too, and then asked, "Father, how many stores do you think are suitable?"

"It is enough to occupy 20% of the market in the same industry. As an emerging city, it is not appropriate to use local advantages to monopolize, which will reduce the attractiveness of excellent resources." Lei Te said slowly.

As far as he knew, in Twilight City, the highest market share of the Brian family's industries was only 50% to 60%, and the lowest was only 20% to 30%.

At present, Dark Eagle City is in a state of disrepair and still focuses on attracting outsiders, so it is indeed not suitable for large-scale extravagance. In the future, when the city prospers, there will be plenty of opportunities to gradually eliminate the laggards in the city and expand the family's business.

"Then...how do you think the tax system should be formulated? What's the most appropriate approach?" Ruilai asked again.

In this extraordinary world, the types of taxes collected by the aristocratic cities of the Kingdom of Jinlun are not complicated, and the main ones are property tax and business tax.

The property tax is naturally a very small tax levied annually on those who purchase houses based on the area of ​​the house, while the commercial tax is a tax levied on those who operate commercial activities.

Taxation is a necessary guarantee for the maintenance and development of large cities. After all, the entire city’s income cannot come only from the initial cost of selling houses. Otherwise, within a few years, the lord will not get any profit from the city’s development.

A territory provides a more stable business environment for Dark Eagle City, as well as security, urban management and other services. It is natural for it to collect taxes.

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