"I just don't want to get into trouble. It is a political term. The point is my resident will still abide Silverpool's law," Adam explained.
Alba seemed still didn't understand, but she still nodded. On the other hand, Ruby looked at Adam with acknowledgment.
Alba continued, "What will you do there? don't say you will only rent out the buildings."
"Exactly. I want to rent out most of them cheaply. As many people will lose their houses in the future. You can dig it yourself to get more information about it," Adam answered.
Alba then wrote down something on her note, "Okay, next question. What do you think about your match today?"
"I think...," Adam wanted to say something but Alba interrupted him, "No, I want the manager herself that answers it."
This time Ruby had already prepared. After knowing Alba's tendency to test her in the interview, she started to guess what topic she would ask. She was a princess after all. She wouldn't fall into the same trap. She had arranged her answer based on Eve's evaluation when they took a rest between the first half and second match and the result of the game.
"It's a hard lesson and will be a reminder for us in the future. We were placed in some tough situations right after we took the lead. You also saw that.
And the pressure of substitutes on the bench was not small. We were forced to conserve our strength in the first half because of this. As we have realized the importance of quantity, we will recruit some players to strengthen our lineup," Ruby said with elegance the princess should have.
"That will be good news for many outside players who still don't have a team," Alba said approvingly.
"Then the last question. It may be the question that everyone wants to know. Adam, how did you meet Her Majesty?" Alba asked with a naughty smile.
Adam was silent for a while. He then looked at Ruby. At the same time Ruby was glancing at him for a few seconds, so their eyes met. Ruby then cast down her eyes. Adam also turned his head.
He said, "I will tell you something. It also had a relation with my awakening." He then told her the event when his head was hit by a mana ball. And how Ruby saved his life.
"For me, she is my savior. She saved my life once and I owe her my life. If I am not a noble and have any responsibility, I would ask her to make me her follower," Adam said seriously.
As Adam finished, Ruby said, "Actually Adam, it's not that. Cleon is my follower, as his master, I have to take responsibility for his mistake. I just did what I must do."
Alba smiled at their interactions, as she thought it was enough, she got an idea, "But Adam, it is good right, you were born as a noble."
Adam didn't catch her meaning, "What do you mean?"
"Just think about it slowly, you will understand," Alba said while smiling mysteriously.
***
Hector was hesitant to open the door in front of him. Some people in the office looked at him with interest as he had stood there for more than a minute.
Hector sighed, he then knocked on the door.
*Tak Tak Tak*
"Come in," Hector then heard a man's voice.
After strengthening his resolve, he entered. In front of him was a man in the late twentieth who wore a suit and was sitting behind an expensive-looking antique table while looking at him with a smile.
Hector also saw two of his acquaintances, Donald and Drake. They were sitting on a couch not far from the door which he entered the room.
Donald's expression was gloomy. There was a slap mark on his face. When he looked at it, Hector was more worried. He also saw the quiet Drake. He knew Drake's mood was not too good.
"We are waiting for you, Mr. Hector. Please sit," The smiling man said.
Hector smiled back, "My pleasure, Leader."
As he walked toward one of the couch, he heard the man's voice, "No, Mr. Hector. Please sit down here. It was annoying to talk to a person who was quite far, right."
"Yes," He then sat on the table in front of the table face to face with the man.
"How is your match? It must be a big win right?" Hector could hear a mocking in his tone.
"Your team is legendary. How long has it been established? 20 years? 25 years? You are truly a legendary team. Many teams could only maintain themselves just for 5 - 7 years if they couldn't become professional team, because the cost of its operation is expensive. But look at you. You inherited an amateur team. Hahaha...," It was crystal clear the man wanted to disgrace Hector.
Hector felt as if a needle pricked his heart, "Leader!"
"How much is it your debt again?" The man then opened an archive which was on the table all along.
Hector's face hardened, "Leader, my father had already paid it off years ago. What do you mean?"
The smile on the man's face disappeared, his eyes looked straight to Hector's eyes, "How couldn't I remember, Do you have any proof, like payment receipt?"
"I...," Hector thought a little and then nodded, "We have. My father gave me many documents. I'm sure I will show it to you."
The man was silent for a moment, but his lips lifted, forming a sneer, "Of course you have. But...."
He then threw the document to the floor, "But I have never given your father the debt clearance letter. So you still owe me 352 Gold Coins, Your father only paid the primary dept, as long as I haven't given you debt clearance letter, you still owe me the interests."
Hector was dumbfounded, he then laughed, "I understand now. You just want to mess with me. Because my team didn't do what you want, you made thing up like a clearance letter or whatever. You just want to get rid of me from AAM, right?"
"Smart, but you must pay your debt to me before leaving," The man said.
Hector sighed, "It looks like what Sam said was true. You are really unreasonable and insane. Just because you know some tycoons from the Raymon Republic, and have some money, you think you are powerful and can do whatever you want?
Alright. It seems we have reached this point. You want me to quit AAM, right.
Fine! I quit.
Just a bit of advice. Next time, don't go around the bush, if you want to chase someone out, just say it aloud. Don't make an absurd excuse, it looks stupid. Goodbye Simons."
Hector didn't look at the man named Simons anymore. He also didn't care about the stupefied expression of Donald and Drake. As he directly exited the room and slammed the door hard.
*Bam*
The three people looked at the closed door with a startled expression. Never that they thought Hector would do something rude like that especially Drake, he shook his head with a helpless expression.
"That jerk! brother! Look what he had done. Let's kill him," Donald stood up and walked to Simons.
Simons woke up and when he heard Donald's outburst, he became angry. he then slapped his brother, "Shut up! Damn it. How dare he! He didn't even pay his debt. Wait until we meet again."
Drake sighed secretly while looking at the two brothers, 'I will be crazy if I become these idiots' goon any longer. But... They are rich.'
***
"Is it still far?" Ruby asked.
"No, we should arrive soon," Alba answered.
Adam, Ruby, Alba, and Eve rode a horse carriage to the area that Adam planned to claim as his resident. The others rode another carriage behind them. Of course, Adam had already unsummoned his summoned creature except for Eve who sat on his shoulder like usual.
They had hit the road for about 40 minutes. And they had exited the South city gate for about 10 minutes. The sceneries inside and outside the wall were really distinct. The difference in the environment, the buildings, and the cleanliness of the two sides were really noticeable.
Inside the city wall, everything was managed aesthetically and orderly. The road was paved with flat stones. Pedestrians street which higher than the road were built on both sides of the road. Many mana lamps were built orderly along the road. There were also many sculptures and signs were positioned at some points.
For the buildings, although there were many simple houses inside the city, but they were built with stone bricks or red bricks, some of them were painted with many colors so everyone would find them neat and orderly. There were also many beautiful buildings which were designed with particular styles and cultures.
Moreover, the citizens of Silverpool usually dressed neatly. Although each social class could be easily distinguished, as everyone's clothes were varied in styles and materials. If someone looked generally then there was nothing to be frowned upon.
When all of those were combined, they formed a lovely and rich city image. As one of the cities in the Laits Kingdom, it could be called a metropolis.
On the other hand, that image was gradually lessened the farther they exited the city wall.
***