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"No need!"

Matthew quickly and explicitly refused.

The water in the Black Suo Mountain Prison is so deep that even ordinary legendary mages may not be able to swallow it.

Matthew is very self-aware of himself.

With this strength and energy right now, it would be good to run the Rolling Stone Kingdom and the Gold Coast well.

A behemoth of this level.

Even if he could smell the fishy smell of oil, he didn't dare to get the slightest bit of it.

Upon hearing this, Hera immediately complained:

"Then tell me, among the seven saints, which one can eat the Black Suo Mountain?"

Hera's words seemed a bit abrupt.

But Matthew quickly reacted.

The other party should be referring to the privatization issue of Mount Hesso that caused a lot of commotion in the past few years.

The Silver Council has discussed the change in the nature of the management rights of Black Soil Mountain.

in that debate.

Parliament finally gave the go-ahead for the privatization of Mount Blackso.

But the embarrassing thing is.

No one has taken over this place!

Matthew had not yet joined the Alliance, so he was not very impressed with the issue.

However, after becoming a member of the Silver Council a while ago, he used his authority to find a lot of information and look at it.

Some of the memories are still relatively fresh.

The fundamental reason why the management rights of Heisuo Mountain were put up for sale by the Silver Council, but no one has taken over so far is——

The maintenance cost of this fortress is too high.

In comparison.

Operating Mount Blackso requires compliance with the extremely harsh prison law promulgated by the Alliance hundreds of years ago.

The bill stipulates that prison operators must comply with a series of rules that are difficult to generate economic benefits.

This results in the extremely low cost-effectiveness of operating the Hesso Mountain Fortress.

Plus this prison has been going on for hundreds of years.

Many of the ancient prisoners have long been squeezed dry.

But for some reason, they did not die. Instead, they had to enjoy certain treatment in prison.

The economic benefits these prisoners can create in prison cannot cover the costs incurred in controlling and feeding them.

This phenomenon has a long history.

In the final analysis, it is still the characteristic of the magical world——

The cost of incarcerating extraordinary criminals is staggeringly high, and there is still the risk of unrest from time to time.

recent years.

The Silver Council's budget approval for Blackso Mountain is getting tighter and tighter.

This has led many law enforcers to start taking on private jobs unscrupulously.

Even wardens like Alexander had to participate in various transactions in order to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

Matthew is actually an example.

The knowledge points he handed over to Alexander must have been laundered by the latter into genuine alliance gold coins through various means.

It is impossible to know whether these gold coins were used by Alexander to maintain the operation of the prison, or whether they were used to enrich his own pockets.

all in all.

Black Soil is a confusing and complicated account.

Its current situation is also inseparable from the internal structure of the alliance.

Matthew only found out after he joined the Silver Council.

The Alliance of Seven Saints, which seems extremely majestic to outsiders, is itself a grassroots team.

This alliance was originally founded by the seven powerful men who followed the Scourge Mage.

They had initially made various covenants, but at that time they were all verbal agreements, and the power structure, territory division, job allocation, resource allocation, etc. were all unclear.

This situation has improved in the past century.

But as long as one goes through the accounts of the Silver Council, a discerning person will find that the Seven Saints Alliance is essentially fed by the most powerful group of legendary mages.

This is no different from when it was first founded.

This phenomenon may be counterintuitive.

But in Matthew's opinion.

This is also the inevitable result of the extraordinary power of the magical world being attributed to one person.

Therefore, in a large sense, the existence of the alliance is a burden for the legendary mages.

Especially the Seven Saints.

They might be able to make more money without the alliance.

And their power and power will not be reduced in the slightest because of this.

So from an absolutely rational point of view.

Disbanding the alliance and going their separate ways is a better choice for the Seven Saints.

However, under the pressure from external pressures such as Tianlun Palace.

Not only did the alliance not disband, but it changed from the loose structure at the beginning to the closer relationship it has now.

Matthew guessed that the Seven Saints would most likely be able to see the situation clearly.

They are also willing to spend money to support the alliance.

But what about the legendary mages outside the Seven Saints?

Even if the Seven Sages themselves are willing to spend money, spending more is still a waste, and spending less is still a waste.

There are no specific restrictions on this account.

In the context of war and confrontation, the alliance will add many additional expenses.

Therefore, as the spokesperson of the Seven Sacred Wills, the Silver Council will naturally tend to tighten the existing budget in other areas.

It's not just Mount Blackso prison that has suffered from budget cuts.

The same goes for other coalition utilities.

It's just that the repercussions are not as severe as in prison.

Think of this.

Matthew couldn't help but sympathize with Hera.

He knew that Hera's position was very special. When Alexander was there, she could do whatever she wanted without any worries;

But once Alexander ran away.

Naturally, she became the temporary warden of Heisuo Mountain, and all the pressure suddenly fell on her.

No matter how powerful Hera is.

She is also just a construct.

She actually doesn't have much background within the league.

She is not even considered one of Isabel's people, she is a complete outsider.

Hera lacked the experience and ability to deal with other mages, and her ability to make money was probably far inferior to Alexander's.

As we all know.

Economic problems are the root and foundation of many problems.

No wonder Matthew felt much more comfortable than last time as soon as he entered Heisuo Mountain today.

By now he had reacted.

Compared to before, Heisuo Mountain has at least closed more than half of its anti-magic force fields!

This is actually a danger signal.
To be continued...