Kill the Sun - Chapter 502

Chapter 502 – Simon Leaves

"Your time as Governor is done," Nick said.

Markus furrowed his brows. "And who are you to make such a judgment?"

"It's not me making it. It's Aegis," Nick said.

Markus looked at Simon.

"Markus Julius, Aegis is not satisfied with how you have run Crimson City. The Left Arm has deemed you corrupt, and you will be guarding the entrance of the local stronghold for the foreseeable future."

"Corrupt?!" Markus shouted in rage and shock. "How am I corrupt?! I always gave Aegis the tribute every single year without fail! Even when half the city was destroyed by the Crimson Sea, I still managed to get enough Zephyx for Aegis! A corrupt Governor would have said that we couldn't pay, but I still paid everything!"

Simon didn't seem impressed. "This is not my decision, but the Left Arm's. You can send a letter of protest to her and state your case, but I wouldn't hope for anything."

The current Governor had seemed rather neutral so far, in Simon's opinion.

However, when he saw the Governor's "office", he also felt some disgust.

He wasn't as extreme as Nick, but the sheer wealth in this room alone could probably pay for an entire yearly tribute.

Obviously, Crimson City had wealth to spare.

Sure, in a way, Markus could do whatever he wanted with his profits, but Simon still felt a bit of disgust regardless.

Markus clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. "This is an injustice!"

Then, he pointed at Nick. "And who is he that he can just waltz in here and talk to me like that?!"

"I am Crimson City's new Liaison," Nick said.

"Liaison?" Markus asked with furrowed brows.

"I am going to rule together with the new Governor. I will be implementing reforms, which will lead to an increase of 20% of the tribute within five years."

"I can give Aegis more than you, Markus," Nick said neutrally.

"20%?!" Markus shouted. "That is impossible! You have no idea how much Aegis demands every year! 20% will completely bankrupt the city!"

Nick just looked back. "Because you have run it inefficiently. Crimson City is a gold mine. The Crimson Fungus has an entire city from which to draw Zephyx, but you only utilize 20% of it."

Markus snorted. "What? You want to grow the Dregs even more? Weren't you always on about the poor, and now you want them to suffer even more?"

"No," Nick answered. "Quite the opposite."

Markus just sneered as Nick continued talking.

"The blood tax will change from being voluntary to mandatory. The amount of blood paid will be reduced, but everyone will have to pay."

"Inner City, Outer City, lower layer, middle layer, upper layer, Extractors. Everyone."

Markus was taken aback.

Then, he started laughing.

"What naivety!" he shouted. "You want to make these lions pay in blood? You have no idea what they can do! You will be dead within the year, and the poor will suffer even more after that!"

"They want their money, and they will be getting it regardless! If they have to pay with their own blood, they want credits in return that far outweigh the worth of their blood, and they will be getting that! Whether you like it or not!"

Nick didn't seem impressed. "The powerful have power, but in the end, they are also just humans."

"In your endless indulgence, you have grown scared. You are afraid of stomping out a rat because you are scared of getting bitten."

"Your vast storage of Zephyx is wasted. Your power is just wasting away in your possession."

Nick looked at Markus. "No businessman would let their money just rot away in a bank account. You have to invest to make more money."

In the end, the three of them left the office, and Nick locked the door with the key.

Nobody would be allowed to enter the office except Aria and Nick.

Simon instructed the guards of the castle about what to do for the next couple of weeks.

In essence, they had to forward the most pressing matters to Aria while stockpiling the unimportant things.

Naturally, the guards were all extremely shocked.

The Governor was leaving?!

Was Aria going to be the new Governor?!

Although, after thinking about it for a while, the guards realized that it actually made sense.

The recent conflict with Anatomy was really bad.

It actually made sense that the Governor would be held accountable.

It didn't even take two hours until everyone in the upper layer knew about the Governor leaving.

The three of them went to the lower layer and left the megastructure.

Outside the megastructure, Simon turned to Nick. "Someone will come for Ghosty within the next couple of days. I have already dealt with the Heroes from Anatomy before we went to Aegis."

"Everything has been taken care of. You and Aria are now in charge."

Nick nodded. "Thank you."

Simon looked at Nick with a frown.

"I hope for the people whose lives ended unjustly that you succeed," he said coldly.

"If I don't, I will die," Nick said evenly.

"I will hold you to your word," Simon said with a threatening voice.

"You may," Nick answered.

Simon looked at Nick.

He didn't see any signs of dishonesty.

Nick seemed deadly serious.

He was really betting on his life.

In a way, this calmed Simon down.

Nick may be irredeemable, but he could still do good for the world.

Maybe there was something to Nick's words.

After all, even Specters could give humanity power and hope by producing Zephyx and granting abilities.

If even a Specter could be used to help humanity, why couldn't a monster like Nick?

A moment later, Simon left with Markus without saying a word of goodbye.

He didn't like Nick, but he wanted him to succeed.

Their methods and values were different, but both of them had the same goal.

Humanity's prosperity.

Simon hoped that Nick would do well, even if that meant that one more monster would keep living in this world.