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Chapter 155: Dekan Doesn't Swindle Honest Folks

Chapter 155: Dekan Doesn't Swindle Honest Folks

Inside the church, Mauleon took the keys from the mayor's pocket and had been gone for almost an hour.

Meanwhile, Dekan, who remained in the church, had skillfully bound the unconscious engineer and locked him in the confessional. Then, he helped the mayor up and placed him on a chair, letting him lie sprawled across the long table.

Lastly, Dekan took out paper, a pen, and the documents he obtained from the engineer to study the bridge design plans requested by Mauleon.

Several tens of minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

Finally, the heavy doors of the church were pushed open once again. Mauleon seemed to have gathered useful information from his investigation.Updated from

Dekan glanced up at Mauleon before returning his attention to his design task, focusing intently. Fulfilling Mauleon's request was proving to be somewhat challenging. But this challenge didn't deter Dekan.

Keeping everything within a budget of 30 holy coins is nothing!

Mauleon, wearing the mayor's appearance, leisurely walked over to the real mayor and carefully placed the keys back into the mayor's pocket.

Then, he walked to the side of the confessional, touched the engineer, and activated [Touch of Mimicry.]

When Mauleon returned to Dekan's side, he had transformed into the appearance of the engineer.

"Did you find anything during your investigation?" Dekan asked without lifting his head.

As Mauleon approached him to a certain distance, Dekan naturally became alert.

"I searched carefully, including the mayor's house and the places only he had access to. There was nothing related to the mission, and absolutely no clues related to the vampires you mentioned," Mauleon said, leaning back against the table and eyeing Dekan's unfinished design drafts with interest.

"There must be something going on with this small town. Its suspicious that there are no clues in those places; its almost as if they were intentionally cleared out," Dekan muttered, furrowing his brow.

After all, the story's background was very clearthe town was brewing with an impending event. With the disappearance of the priest a few days ago and the destruction of the bridgetroubles had undoubtedly begun.

It was impossible not to discover any information.

If gentle methods couldn't reveal anything, then they would have to resort to more extreme measures. However, this would have to wait until after Dekan and Cornelia had reunited.

"No, 500 holy coins is too much," the mayor firmly refused.

"With my years of experience, before this priest, before the church and under the statue, I swear that no matter which contractor you find, it won't be lower than 450 holy coins. Plus, they can't guarantee the quality like we can with our professional team."

The mayor fell into silence.

"Unless... here's what we can do. We'll still charge you 300 holy coins, but you'll need to pay the full amount upfront to help with our cash flow," Mauleon sighed, appearing to make a difficult decision. "Consider it a service to the townsfolk. We'll even take a loss to get the bridge fixed. You know, business hasn't been good for us lately..."

The mayor raised an eyebrow, seeming somewhat tempted. If Mauleon's calculations were correct, the mayor could only take about 500 holy coins from the town's public funds. If they were to spend 500 holy coins on the bridge repair, the mayor wouldn't be able to pocket much.

Facing this proposal with significant temptation and risk, even though it looked like a trap, the mayor hesitated.

"Please rest assured, we will sign a proper contract with you," Mauleon added earnestly.

At the same time, Dekan discreetly unleashed a round of [Rampant Desires,] enticing the mayor's greedy desires to erupt. Meanwhile, Mauleon used a [Friendship Halo] card, counteracting the effects of "Rampant Desires" on both of them.

[Friendship Halo]

[Category: Spell Card]

[Rarity: Orange Epic]

[Tier: 3]

[Effect: Reduces the impact of mental magic on individuals within the range and decreases the level of hatred towards the caster. The range determines the mana consumption.]

[Note: Thank you.]

This card was the one Mauleon used during the previous mental magic confrontation with Dekan.

For a moment, the mayor seemed to have lost his senses. He snatched the contract Mauleon offered as if grabbing a treasure. "Then it's 300 holy coins in full!"

"I'm glad you've made the right decision," Mauleon replied.

Afterward, the mayor and Mauleon left the church to find the accountant, complete the paperwork, and make the payment in one seamless process.