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"Don't try to evade taxes. See this water curtain? I can see exactly how many Thunderstones anyone has when they pass through it. Tax evaders will be severely punished."
There was an uproar among the people.
"Wouldn't he be able to obtain nearly 20% of the total value of the 312 treasures left behind by Lord Kabu without doing anything at all!"
Some people did a rough calculation and were astonished.
"He really made me cry. He could have robbed everything, but he only charged 20% of the fee."
A muscular man from the Three Axe Mountain faction shouted in a high-pitched voice, "Lord Lin Hao is truly a cosmic philanthropist!"
A chorus of strange cries suddenly erupted behind him.
"If you ask me, 20% is too low!"
The red-haired female psychic from Hundred Tigers Tower lashed her fiery whip, "Our Lord Lin Hao doesn't even give face to the Ninth Princess, so this security service is worth at least 70%!"
Brolin's face immediately darkened, but Lin Hao suddenly snapped his fingers, and a lifelike water dragon shot out from the water curtain, surrounding Brolin. The law runes condensed on the dragon's whiskers were clearly visible.
"Would Your Highness like to try the VIP channel?"
Lin Hao smiled and tossed the Ice Soul Blade back to you. "First recharge discount of 6.7%, plus limited edition exclusive security—this is my special offer to you!"
"Mr. Lin Hao, I'll think about it some more..."
Brolin squeezed out the words through gritted teeth, deciding to ask her grandfather.
After all, she needs to go in to exchange for the first password of the inheritance crystal ball. Even with a 6.7% discount, she still has to pay more than 2 trillion cosmic coins in taxes—that's 2 Chaos Units!
"Lord Lin Hao, what are we ordinary adventurers going to do if we don't have that many universe coins..."
Someone in the crowd asked in a loud voice.
"Simple! You can choose to sell the Thunderstones, or exchange them for treasures first and pay the fee later. I will select 20% of the treasures you exchange as tax, and any item less than one item will be counted as one item!"
Lin Hao made it up casually.
Suddenly, a commotion arose from the direction of North Dragon City.
Three stellar-level adventurers, shrouded in a gray mist that blocked detection, stealthily skimmed along the ground as they rushed toward the water curtain.
"Looks like someone wants to test my professional skills."
Before anyone could react, the layer of gray fog had already frozen into an ice sculpture.
Through the crystal-clear ice, one could clearly see the 200,000 Thunderstones hidden in the three people's rings glowing with a faint blue light.
A line of shimmering, universal language appeared on the ice sculpture base:
[Exemplary Tax Evasion Case – Punishment: A Left Arm]
"Please look, everyone,"
Lin Hao strolled to the ice sculpture and gently tapped the ice surface with his fingertips. "Losing an arm for a mere 600 billion cosmic coins is not worth it."
As he turned around, the ice sculpture shattered with a deafening roar, revealing three bloody arms neatly arranged in front of the water curtain.
The three stellar-level adventurers were all still alive, except for some mental exhaustion.
However, it didn't look good either, as tiny ice crystals of the laws were still condensed at the cut of their arms, inhibiting their recovery ability.
This injury is no simple matter. Even if it's just a tiny bit of primordial power triggered by the laws, it's not something that can be resolved at the stellar or even cosmic level.
Several captains in the allied forces who were secretly moving Thunderstones shuddered and silently put their spatial equipment back in place.
"Now--"
Lin Hao opened his arms wide. "Let's begin the pleasant tax payment process."
……
Thunder World Entrance.
"Is he one of your mercenary alliance members? You're preventing us from going in so he can cause trouble inside?!"
Hargrave questioned Chinya, who was still blocking the doorway.
“I don’t know him, and he is indeed only at the Stellar level, and he hasn’t violated any of our Mercenary Alliance’s rules.”
Qinia was amazed by Lin Hao's performance in the Realm Within a Realm, but she still shook her head and offered a brief explanation.
"Hmph, even if he is a genius that the king values, I will teach him a lesson when he comes out!"
Hargrave could only utter harsh words and silently sulk.
The other realm lords were amazed by Lin Hao's actions within the realm, thinking it was a perfect lesson.
Given Lin Hao's talent, they wouldn't dare do anything to him. But since you're carrying a valuable treasure and wandering around alone, we'd like to escort you along the way for your safety. Is it okay to charge you a security fee?
Although Lin Hao has shown great potential, he has a high chance of becoming immortal in the future.
There may be unfathomable powerful figures or elders behind them.
So what? Since your backer hasn't shown up yet, what's wrong with us, as your seniors, personally escorting you and charging you a fee? We won't say how long it will take you to become immortal, or whether you'll encounter any calamities or die along the way.
Even if you become a big shot in the future, do you really think you can come to this remote corner of Black Dragon Mountain to cause trouble over such a trivial matter? Everyone has their own sect or friends.
So everyone continued to patiently wait at the entrance to the Thunder World, watching Lin Hao's performance, and also preparing to let Lin Hao come out so he could learn what it means to put what you've learned into practice and how treacherous the universe can be.
virtual universe.
"Grandpa, what should we do? Should we pay the tax?"
Inside a palace hall, Brolin asked Hargrave.
"Give it to him!"
Hargrave gritted his teeth, "You should try not to disobey him while you're inside. Get the complete inheritance crystal ball code as quickly as possible. We'll talk about the rest when he comes out!"
What other realm lords could think of, he could naturally think of as well.
"Hmph, I won't bully you. Didn't you want to date my granddaughter? When you get out, I'll demand the same amount of dowry from you as the tax you collected from Brolin!"
Hargrave said, "Want to be my granddaughter's husband? I'll see what you're capable of!"
"Grandpa!"
Brolin pouted coquettishly.
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"We've turned around, Lord Lin Hao. May I go in now?"
After receiving instructions from her grandfather, Brolin did not delay and promptly transferred 2 Mixed Yuan Units to Lin Hao!
"Your Highness, Ninth Princess, Lin Hao is at your service! Please come in!"
Lin Hao walked to the left side of the gate, bowed, and gestured for Brolin to go in with his right hand. "I guarantee that no one will disturb you until you finish the exchange."
The lifelike water dragons guarded Brolin at the heart of the space, creating an overwhelming sense of security and demonstrating excellent service.
With mixed feelings, Brolin walked into the castle with her head held high.
"It's all ready. The others will probably hesitate for a while. Once Brolin comes out, hurry over and change your things."
Lin Hao's message lit up on Luo Feng's wristband: "By the way, don't exchange the inheritance crystal ball. I'll have Babata act as your strategist and pick out some useful ones. Don't exchange the rest. Save some soup, otherwise I won't be able to collect much money. I'll give you half after we get out!"
"After the exchange, they should stay obediently near the castle. There's no need for them to go out and work as miners anymore. As for the extra thunderstones, have the four of them find an opportunity to sell them at a high price!"
Luo Feng: (ΩДΩ)!
Shortly after, Brolin, having completed the exchange, walked out of the castle, nodded to Lin Hao, and returned to the Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land team.
The water dragon that followed her vanished into countless tiny specks, as if it had never existed.
"Lord Lin Hao, the money has been transferred to you. I will make up the difference with cosmic crystals."
Luo Feng, who had been waiting for a long time, approached the castle gate and pretended to hand over a spatial ring that had casually appeared. Lin Hao nodded and let him in.
If Brolin's entry to exchange the money had made the various factions somewhat hesitant, they couldn't sit still any longer when they saw the second person willing to pay.
They started applying for funds from their superiors, but their personal wealth wasn't enough to cover the costs.
"Senior Brother, take it easy. I can't even imagine how you'll face those important figures when you go out..."
Luo Feng came out of the castle not long after and transmitted his voice.
"As you told me before, I changed six sets of Thunder Secret Techniques, and then I also changed the remaining Life Fruit to feed the Cloud Vine. I basically didn't touch the other major items."
Babata asked in confusion, "Why?!"
"I've been here in my dreams."
"Damn it, they didn't tell me beforehand!"
Babata is angry.
Lin Hao remained calm and watched silently as Luo Feng returned to the North Dragon City camp.
Although not many people came to exchange for treasures afterward, there were quite a few major forces who came to bargain or small groups who could only exchange for the cheapest treasures, hoping that Lin Hao would make an exception.
"I already said there's a discount for the first recharge, and the Ninth Princess's willingness to be the first in the world shows her strong support for my work!"
Lin Hao impatiently said to the representative of the powerful organization, "Take it or leave it, this is the price!"
Then, turning to the representatives of several small groups with a warm smile, he said, "You guys form a group! Find a few more small teams, for example, each of your teams should exchange for a Tier 5 Force weapon."
"Then each team should get some more Thunderstones, and when we have four teams, we can exchange them for five weapons and give me one of them."
"Don't worry, with me here, no matter who goes in to redeem, they won't be able to steal your treasures."
Even though everyone was unhappy, they had no choice but to submit to Lin Hao's tyranny.
I'm not going to bother him anymore; I need to get to mining or making money as soon as possible.
……
Lin Hao's tax collection at the castle gate went smoothly, perhaps due to his boss's instructions, or perhaps because Lin Hao could ignore energy attacks and possessed an extremely disgusting domain.
In short, even after nearly two million stellar-level adventurers entered the realm within a realm, no one thought of using sheer numbers to fight him.
In their view, Lin Hao's antics were only temporary; once he left the inner world, he would have to return everything he had taken from them.
Suddenly, the struggle for the Thunderstone within and between realms became even more bloody.
After all, as long as you grab enough Thunderstones, you can exchange for an extra 20% of the treasures and pay the protection fee, so the reward is still equivalent to getting something for free!