Aileen grumbled, "What are you thinking? This is the village chief! Don't be fooled by the Count's high title; his power isn't necessarily greater than the village chief's. When a new village chief takes office, even the City Lord, Bishop, and other bigwigs have to meet them. How can I disguise myself in front of them? Moreover, how do I explain my background?"

That's true! Even the fake Angel Maria fabricated a background for my alternate character to act as a spy. What's more, Aileen's identity needs to remain secret, stepping into the spotlight would defeat the purpose.

Speaking of my alternate character, Chun immediately switched to that side, only to see a black screen.

How long will it sleep? Whatever, I'm too busy to bother.

Switching back to the main character.

Chun had an idea. Since Aileen couldn't step forward, why not get those gaming gods on the first floor of the internet cafe to take action? But their numbers and strength are clearly insufficient; at the very least, it would require National Server players to succeed.

But for this to happen, the consortium players who have taken over the village must fail all their village-guarding missions, allowing the village's reputation to drop significantly, leading to their dismissal. At the same time, the village must not be destroyed...

Chun asked, "Aileen, can you kill a Warrior?"

Aileen chuckled, "Do you want to kill?"

Absolutely! Wouldn't it be great to kill all players outside the National Server? But doing so would definitely alarm the consortium and the development team at the back end, which would expose everything!

Chun changed tactics, "Can you protect some of my Warrior friends? They're on the battlefield too."

Aileen replied irritably, "What are friends? At most, I just look after my mom and sister."

Um...

Chun had to say, "At the very least, friends represent a relationship of interest. I think since you can't step forward to take this village, I'll let my friends occupy it. We can't let such big benefits fall into others' hands."

Aileen said displeased, "Then let's see if they even have the ability! If they don't, where would the benefits come from?"

Ability? When I first entered this internet cafe, I was completely a newbie with no ability!

But since she's unhappy, there's nothing more to say. We can only rely on the blessing of the Great God and their good fortune. But originally, they're low-level; their survival chances on this battlefield are near zero... unless—

Unless I go downstairs to notify them to run to this mine entrance for protection?

But this is even riskier. First, it exposes myself, and second, it exposes Aileen... it's tough!

Aileen sighed, "Speaking of my mom, she's probably still shining shoes at the plaza; I don't know if I can visit her in this form—I'm afraid I couldn't even get past the city gate without sneaking through the sewer and end up smelling bad..."

Chun was stunned, "The city gate guards are that strong?"

Aileen grumbled, "They check IDs! You Warriors don't need to be checked."

Oh really!? Chun truly didn't know there's this difference between players and NPCs.

Chun had a thought, "So in the end, you need a reasonable identity to exist?"

Aileen smiled, "I'd say, since you're practically a City Lord, why not go to the City Lord's Mansion archive to look for a hundred-year-old document, or maybe get a birth certificate from the hospital for me?"

Holy Shit!?

Chun was shocked, "Is that really possible? A birth certificate from a hundred years ago, how old are you?"

"Just kidding! This broken city doesn't even function properly anymore."

I knew it was a joke! However, I truly took it seriously! My alternate character even has an official identity, Aileen can already transform into a human; surely, she can't keep hiding in a cave like a Banshee, sneaking through sewers, right?

Chun put down the mirror, looking at the excited old foreman beside him.

"Mr. Pyande!"

The old foreman laughed heartily, "The City Lord is here, just as the night fell, the Guardian God brought over a boatload of raw silver mines; it took us half the night to move them all, which delayed the wall repairs—"

"I already know, what I wanted to ask was—"

Chun suddenly hesitated; earlier, Tie had warned him not to ask the Evil Spirit citizens about their past, as their strongest memories are those chaotic moments before death— asking about it might cause them to lose control.

But if we don't ask at all, we can't unlock this invaluable archive that could trigger information on the Gem Guardian God! Maybe others can't ask, but this old foreman's greatest resentment is that someone owes him 2 billion!

Debts are the eternal bonds! Compared to such a heavy matter as debt, life and death are trivial; how could they cause a loss of control?

So Chun made up his mind to just ask him! Perhaps, he could only ask him, using the 2 billion as the point of entry, otherwise, he won't help wholeheartedly.

"Your 2 billion—"

The old foreman suddenly froze, his body emitting black smoke, instantly not excited, no, it seemed like he was more excited and expectant, "You want to repay my 2 billion?"

Chun felt a chill from his intense stare!

At this moment, Aileen's voice chimed in his ear, "Hey, aren't you supposed to be watching the battlefield, why are you questioning about the 2 billion? Are you looking for trouble?"

"I'm thinking of a way!"

Chun started to ask indirectly, "Since you don't have the IOU anymore, do you have any way to prove the debt relationship?"

The old foreman's black smoke seemed to burn in agony, "Find the intermediary witness from back then!"

"But it's been a hundred years, the intermediary is long dead..."

The old foreman sorrowfully held his head, crying to the sky, "My 2 billion!!!"

The Evil Spirits of the whole island mocked again, "You could seek out the intermediary's grandchildren; they'll certainly testify for you with honesty..."

It's precisely this! This topic of grandchildren is what I wanted to lead into!

Chun solemnly said, "Mr. Pyande, stay calm! I know you're incredibly eager for me as the new City Lord to repay this 2 billion, right? If I acknowledge this debt, the intermediary wouldn't matter, isn't that so?"

The old foreman indeed calmed down instantly, "So—"

Chun said, "I happen to have a big project now; I want to take over the Southern Canyon Village of Black Iron City. Then I'll have the 2 billion to repay you. Do you know about this village?"

The old foreman trembled violently, "There didn't used to be this village, but the Mercenary Corps leader Malagobi discovered a Secret Iron mine in the Southern Canyon; knowing I was wealthy, he brought the ore samples to borrow 100,000 bucks from me to build the village— yes, this Malagobi still owes me 100,000 yet to be repaid, and after these 100 years, the interest... by the way, is the village chief's family still there?"

Holy Shit, you really have debts with everyone, don't you? What's Secret Iron ore? Never mind for now!

Chun immediately looked up game information online, "Yes, the current village chief is called Malagobi!"

Holy Shit! Having this debt relationship makes it easier!

The old foreman's voice trembled with excitement, "But you're exiled here, how will you pull off such a big project?"

Of course, it's Aileen, but I can't reveal her identity as it's confidential!

Chun said, "Actually, I just need you to accomplish one thing. I have a potential candidate, a woman with no identity who can't even enter the city gates, just like how you don't have an account book or IOU! Could you find a way to give her a legal identity, perhaps as your granddaughter or something? All I need is for her to have a legal identity, so she has a reason to demand the village chief to repay the debt."

The old foreman's eyes sparkled like a shooting star, "No problem, I'll call the lawyer right now to draft a will! I'll acknowledge her as my granddaughter!"

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