The early sun shines on the giant beast. The huge blue whale floating in the sky would have a sacred look if it had not brought destruction with it.
"Come to think of it, Bridges has been pretty well behaved in the Ukulu Courtyard over the past few years. What did Webster do? How did he do it?"
No matter how sacred the blue whale flying across the sky gives others, at this moment, Mu Hua and his friends on the back of the blue whale are chatting, playing cards, eating melon seeds, and doing all kinds of things.
"Isn't there a saying that war is bound to cause casualties? Moreover, Webster took advantage of the chaos in the courtyard and took in a group of tax accountants and accountants from Bridges."
Not caring about the wrinkles on his dress, they sat cross-legged in a circle. Odysseus took a card from the deck in the middle of the group and answered Mu Hua's question jokingly.
On the way to the entrance of Ukuru Courtyard, on the back of the floating monster, Odysseus, Mu Hua, Charles, Nick, and the lich Alvis, five people gathered together to play cards and chat.
Tina, Vivian, Debbie, and Ingrid set up parasol lounge chairs on the floating monster. The four girls drank their drinks and giggled from time to time about some topics. Without Mu Hua around, it seemed that there was no barrier between Vivian and Ingrid.
This group of good sisters behaved very differently from their usual behavior when they got together, which made Mu Hua and his group feel a little uneasy.
Apart from the two groups of people, Melinda had clearly communicated in advance with the cities she would pass through along the way, but the communication requests kept coming in.
At this moment, she was also together with the four girls, but unlike the four girls who were leisurely, Melinda sat on a recliner with her back to the four girls, answering the communications continuously with resentment, and sometimes she could be seen raising her middle finger towards the flying vehicle flying near the blue whale.
"Accountant?" Mu Hua brought up the topic while playing cards and chatting about Webster's situation.
"Ha, yes, accountant. Unlike the Naden Group, Loren is the foundation of Bridges. Even if they are in decline, they are still nobles. They cannot leave the Magic Empire, and the Magic Empire will not kill them all."
"Those accountants have a deeper understanding of Bridges's companies, including finance, tax returns, and some shady corporate structures. They all have some information about Bridges."
"That information can expose a lot of negative information about Bridges. Even if those companies have gone bankrupt or been acquired, that information can be used as a dagger to cut Bridges' flesh when the Empire wants to cause trouble for them."
"So..." Odysseus threw out a few cards and stared at Charles while speaking. This new deacon of Mu Hua was a con man, and Odysseus was on guard against Charles stealing and changing the cards.
"Haha, so, now that Webster has the information, if Bridges doesn't want to suffer greater losses, it would be wise for him to get along harmoniously with Webster. The Empire must be aware of this situation, right? Is this an unspoken rule?" Mu Hua said with a smile.
The separation of business operations and government power is pure nonsense. The louder this is said, the more serious the collusion between officials and businessmen will be. People who say this are not sick, but those who really believe it are mentally ill.
There is no need to go into details. After all, industries like those under Bridges' name must contain many "illegal" situations that would make the general public's mentality "unbalanced."
Therefore, the bigger the signboard and the more glorious the reputation of a company, the less likely it is to be clean. There is no need to dig deep, just peel off the surface, and it is hard to say whether it is illegal or not. What you will inevitably see are the filthiness and special treatment that can make the general public unbalanced.
When they break the law and are punished and publicized, it is definitely not because they were discovered, it must be the price they paid for some other things.
The Empire couldn't have been unaware of Webster's ability to obtain those materials, but normally, the Magic Empire wouldn't have asked Webster for them. Unless Webster took the initiative to ask, even if the Empire also had those materials, it wouldn't have been able to use them casually.
Otherwise it would be basically breaking the rules. It would not be just cutting Bridges or disregarding Webster's face, but overturning the table around which the upper echelons of the empire were sitting.
Webster can be said to have stepped on Bridges to get to the top, but when the situation stabilized, the Empire wanted to use Bridges to check and balance Webster, and Webster seemed to have become Bridges' umbrella.
The relationship between them is no longer intuitive and can no longer be explained in just a few words.
"Ha, being able to restrain the strong without personal force is a compulsory course for those in power. You can even utter the word 'unspoken rules', Boss, you are still far from it." Nick said jokingly.
"Fuck! Without me backing you up, you're going to end up with a shitty class." Mu Hua cursed with a smile, throwing out two cards to put pressure on Nick.
"No, sir, what Mr. Nick said is not wrong. In your mind, there should only be compliance and non-compliance, and there should not be the word "unspoken rules". You should be the maker of the rules, or at least a tamperer with the ability to tamper with them." Charles said as he played his cards.
"..." Mu Hua was stunned. Wow, when he thought about it carefully, Charles sounded very arrogant.
How should I put it? The so-called unspoken rules are a joke in the eyes of those in power. What are unspoken rules? They are rules that people set for the disadvantaged to make their own people happy. They are human nature and should be taken for granted.
"Ha, Charles, people who speak out their opinions usually die early." Alves said with a strange smile. "Haha, as a deacon, I have to remind the master of some things that he has not noticed, even if it will annoy him."
Charles didn't take it as an offense, and looked at Mu Hua with eyes full of sincerity. That expression, that temperament, it was just like emitting a little holy light from him, which made Mu Hua want to punch this old liar in the eye.
"Mu, what do you think about the matter of the Samsara Palace?" Charles is Mu Hua's butler, and Alvis acts like Vivian's butler all day long. The two of them were bickering, and Odysseus asked Mu Hua.
"What do you think?" Mu Hua asked back.
The Samsara Hall is a group of humans who have signed a sharing contract with monsters. Odysseus, who may become a reincarnated being, is also a member of the organization.
In the early years, let alone the Samsara Hall, even Odysseus was a powerful boss in Mu Hua's eyes. But now, there is no one with extraordinary combat power in this group, so that's it.
"The Samsara Hall is quite troublesome. Although they are seeking refuge, they brought with them the gods they believe in. Originally, they wanted to seek refuge with the Sixth Lord, but they probably didn't want to develop their doctrines within their own power, so they were rejected by the Sixth Lord."
Mu Hua asked, and Odysseus analyzed patiently. Although he had joined the Samsara Palace, he obviously did not have much sense of belonging to the Samsara Palace, and his position was relatively neutral.
"However, you have to weigh the conditions they offer this time. After all, the value of five hundred Mechanical Demon God-level armors is also very considerable." Odysseus said.
Five hundred top-of-the-line mechas may not sound like a lot at first glance, but the power modules alone weigh five hundred magic elements. A reorganized patrol guard would be composed of this number of mechanical demons serving as combat commanders for each squad.
We will not discuss for now how powerful the reincarnated people in the Hall of Samsara are, but it must be said that the Hall of Samsara is indeed quite wealthy. After nine reincarnations, some of its veteran members have been able to accumulate considerable wealth.
Perhaps it is precisely because it has many industries but lacks the deterrent power to prevent others from coveting these industries, in fact, the Hall of Samsara has always been seeking protection from the strong.
But the god they believe in is in the Hall of Samsara. The god who has never appeared is very likely a monster. Moreover, the god they believe in, apart from helping them in finding the reincarnated person, basically does not provide any other feedback to his believers.
This also leads to the fact that the weaker forces look down on the Samsara Palace, while the stronger forces find the Samsara Palace troublesome.
Mu Hua's power has risen rapidly in recent years. Earlier, Odysseus was summoned by the Hall of Samsara, who wanted to try to contact Mu Hua through him.
The Hall of Samsara is willing to join Mu Hua, and the five hundred mechanical demon gods represent their sincerity, but this sincerity can also be seen as a declaration of their own independence.
Mu Hua needs to provide them with shelter. All the properties under the names of the members of the Hall of Samsara will be named after Mu Hua. At the same time, Mu Hua cannot interfere with their beliefs.
The main reason why the Samsara Hall is disliked is because of the "useless" god they believe in. Although that god is an eyesore to other people, the contractors who are afraid of being forgotten in an unknown corner after reincarnation rely on and value it very much.
"If I let the Hall of Samsara join me, can you control it?" Mu Hua asked Odysseus while thinking.
"Ha, I was a low-level member not long ago. How can you let me control those guys who have lived for who knows how many lifetimes?" Odysseus spread his hands to show that he was powerless.
"What if I can also help them search for their reincarnated bodies? Can I make them give up their original beliefs?" Mu Hua asked again. As for searching for reincarnated persons, even if there is no established technique, it would be enough to invest more power of faith to perform miracles such as the Holy Word Prophecy.
"It's difficult. The high-level officials in the Hall of Samsara are all real old goblins who are keen on power and lack a sense of security. They may believe in you, but there is no reason for them to give up their original beliefs." Odysseus shook his head.
As the saying goes, people become more sophisticated as they age. In fact, this is often directly related to their physiological condition.
When people are healthy and in good health and enjoy eating, they are more carefree and think about how to have fun.
As for what will you think about when you are burdened with responsibilities, old, and have backaches? Haha, so "old" is the prerequisite for becoming a spirit, not age.
"Then forget it." Mu Hua shook his head in disdain. He also didn't want an inexplicable faction of gods to appear within his own forces.
"Or, do you think it's time for me to enter Shuiyunjian? If my strength improves further, perhaps I can try to suppress them by force?" Odysseus asked tentatively.
As soon as these words came out, Alvis beside him also pricked up his ears. (End of this chapter)