Chapter 43: Guests and Gifts
The mayor was executed and atones for his sins.
His property Xia Ya is in charge and is ready to be distributed to the residents of Changhu Town after inventory tomorrow to buy the hearts of the people.
"Sir, he has accumulated a lot of treasures over the years, and it's a pity to give them to those untouchables." Afred said in a humble manner, "You can take some of them, there is no need to give them all to those untouchables."
"Hmph, I'm about to own one-fifth of the treasure of Gushan. Do you think I will care about that little treasure?" Xia Ya scolded loudly, "Those are stolen goods, evidence of guilt, and must be returned to the hands of the people."
"Sir, wise!" Hearing Xia Ya's words, the people around him immediately cheered loudly.
Xia Ya ordered a few people to come out, "You go with him, don't give him a chance to hide treasures."
He acted like he would never touch his hands and immediately won the favor of most people.
He didn't go there in person, and there were no confidants here, so those property could not be greedy by him anymore. This is a peerless and good mayor.
"Chaya, how did you know that guy is a bad guy? We just arrived!"
"Bilbo, Middle-earth world is rich in resources. Few people will be hungry because of food." Shaya said softly, "But what do you see when you enter this town? These people are actually worried about their livelihoods, and the whole town is in a state of twilight."
"If it's not for this place except for the problem, then the people in this place are except for the problem, so the answer is very simple. The person with the highest status here has a problem."
"Are you really going to live here and become the lord here?"
"Of course, I'm the mayor now." Chara shrugged, "Bilbo, I don't have a home in this world, and I'm looking forward to somewhere to settle down."
"Shar is a very good place, we like it, you can also live there, the Hobbit will welcome you."
"Shar is of course a good place, I like the Hobbits, but it doesn't belong to me."
Thorin interrupted their chat and asked, "Chaya, are you telling that human just now true? How do you know?"
"Is it about Smaug?"
"Yes, is it really a scale falling off its chest, which has become its weakness?" Thorin looked excited, "Tell me, this is very important."
"Yes, Smaug has weaknesses. As for how we know, it is the secret of the bounty hunter. I can't tell you my unique skills." Xia Ya nodded slightly.
"But I can swear, though, that Smaug has a weakness without scales on his chest."
"Great!" The dwarves jumped three feet high, and the news was very important to them.
Qili said: "We must find an archer and create special arrows so that he can kill the dragon."
"But we have no choice now. With the current power of Changhu Town, we can't create black arrows at all. We need to use precious metals in Gushan and engrave runes."
"No matter what, it is always a good thing to know Smaug's weakness!"
The evil dragon has weaknesses has given everyone great encouragement. As long as the other party is not really invulnerable to swords and guns, they can think of a solution.
Of course, their minimum requirement is to enter the Lone Mountain, take out the king's gem without disturbing the evil dragon, then summon the dwarf army to discuss the dragon slaying.
It is not the first option to kill the dragon by themselves.
After one night off, the next day, people had already counted out the mayor's wealth.
Xia Ya did not break her promise and distributed most of it to the residents of the town, while the other part was used to form an army.
Before, the armed forces of the town belonged to the mayor, but now Xia Ya wants to take it for herself and does not spend any money. It will be difficult for them to obey orders in a short time.
For this reason, Shaya also absorbed another force and accepted the voices of the town that advocated reform.
After accepting some of their policies and abolishing some of the harsh policies formulated by the former mayor, Changhu Town was initially conquered.
In the afternoon, several ships approached the shore from the port, and no one dared to stop the residents of Changhu Town.
The elves came, and there were twenty elves coming with a boat of gifts.
The leading matter is Legolas, the elf prince, who climbed the harbor with a handsome and cold face, saw Xia Ya coming here to greet him,
"Xia, my father heard that you intend to settle in Changhu Town and have become the mayor of Changhu Town. Let me express my congratulations to you. This is a gift and I hope our friendship will last forever."
The people were talking, sighing at the might of the new town, and even the elves came to support him.
They didn't know if there was any transaction. They only knew that Shaya had received the support of the elves, which was a force that Changhu Town could not ignore and must be pleased.
"Thank you, my friend!" Shaya smiled and nodded, "I hope to invite you to the banquet I will hold tonight."
Legolas nodded, "Okay, but I want to take a walk in Changhu Town first!"
Xia Ya asked him to take him to visit Changhu Town, although there was nothing good about this town.
Legolas refused, he wanted to go by himself without anyone accompanying him.
Then he counted the gifts brought by the elves, which was a considerable amount of money that could make his next plan richer.
“Put these things into the warehouse and I will use it to reward those who contribute to Changhu Town and loyalists.”
"Sir, we are happy to serve you." The soldiers spoke in surprise and expressed their loyalty.
One day after Xia Ya arrived, the entire Changhu Town had undergone amazing changes. The people had gained benefits and the soldiers had obtained more. Of course, they had to support Xia Ya.
On the other side, an elf behind Legolas spoke, "Your Highness, this human ambition is too great. He has become the owner of this town in just one day. We should be careful of him."
Legolas did not comment and looked at Tarrell, "What do you think?"
"What? Charia?" Tarrell shook his head, "Look at the surroundings, these people have more things than when we came here before."
"What?" The elves turned their heads and carefully observed the humans around them, but did not find any difference.
"It's a smile. When we came here, they all had sad faces on their faces. Now it's different. They feel happy and happy." Tarrell said.
"We all know how a bastard the mayor was before, making the town dead and the people could not see hope. Now that Charia has changed it, I think it's good."
Legolas nodded, "We shouldn't interfere with things inside humans. No matter what, it's humans' own business."
If Shaya was a person of other races and wanted to enslave and rule Changhu Town, they could help, but the elves would not interfere in the affairs of human beings.
Just like before, they didn't care about the mayor.
Chapter completed!