Chapter 1206 - 594: Recycling Ordinance, Shift in Attitude

Regarding the battlefield loot, the adventurers, who have always been keen on this, completed the distribution only three days after the coastal battle ended.

Among them, the allocation of weapons and armor of the Sha Hua Fishmen, as well as some casting tools of the Fishman Priests, was actually quite easy, simply based on the adventurers’ contributions in the battle.

Simply put, in One-on-One situations, whoever kills the Fishman gets the loot from it.

If it was a joint kill, or if there were special contributions outside of combat—such as Alton’s musical support or the delaying tactics of the Sword of Vengeance against the Blood Skin Shark Beast—then the loot was skewed reasonably after discussions among the leading figures on the field.

All were experienced seniors; everyone knew who did what on the field, and they supervised each other, preventing any deception or fraudulent claims.

The overall distribution process can be said to be very smooth.

Moreover, it must be noted that, according to the unspoken rules of the adventurers.

The Equipment and weapons on adventurers who died on the spot during the battle with the Fishmen, to some extent... are also considered part of the "loot."

Of course, under usual circumstances, if there are still living members of their team, morally speaking, these items should be given to them as relics.

But...

After all, they all have their own desires, and even are driven by desire itself.

How could they possibly face such wealth and remain unmoved like Saints?

For the adventurer team with more surviving members, whose strength remains somewhat intact, perhaps fairness can still be achieved.

But if the case involves teams such as "Wind Forger" or "Furious Tide Battle Gang," where the entire team core, including the Captain and Vice-captain, all perished, leaving only a few insignificant members, whose team name may not even survive.

Would they really leave the inheritance worth four-digit Gold Coins from those deceased members entirely to those with Professional Level only at lv1, lv2?

They’re not that kind-hearted.

Thus, during the detailed allocation process, there was quite a bit of twists and some unspeakable things occurred.

However, perhaps it is also because these adventurers are insignificant and weak, even if they made a fuss, in the end, they still had to compromise and make concessions.

Of course, the noise about loot distribution did not affect Xia Nan.

His contributions in the battle were evident.

And his own strength is there.

The amount of loot he deserves is clear; he won’t ask for more nor will he be deliberately shortchanged.

It’s worth mentioning that because the Captain of Furious Tide Battle Gang, Iron Grid, once showed goodwill towards him, Xia Nan spoke a few words during the distribution of the inheritance of their team members, hoping to secure some extra gains for the few remaining members of the team.

Just... whether the inheritance from Iron Grid and other core team members can eventually be delivered to their families in Suo Yu Bay is beyond what he can decide.

With this as a premise, the adventurers completed the distribution of loot over these days, considering how much Gold Coin this trip could earn, how long it could sustain their spending, or what Level Equipment they could buy.

Faced with the recovery regulations from the Governor Mansion, even with assurances to purchase at market price, they still exhibited very strong resistance.

"It’s my loot, I’ll sell it to whoever I want, not for you to decide!"

"Why should I hand everything over to you just because it’s the Governor Mansion?"

"Get us out of here first and deal with other matters when we return to Suo Yu Bay!"

As the sharp voices fell, voices of agreement rang out from the crowd.

Of course, adventurers are greedy and calculating, but not foolish.

Among these voices of agreement, perhaps a small part truly felt offended by the Governor Mansion’s recovery regulations, but the majority seemed to be trying to pressure for maximum benefits.

Facing this, the young noble named Orixi maintained quite a composed posture.

No one knew why, despite looking so young, he possessed coping experience far surpassing his appearance.

Faced with the adventurers’ pressure, although Orixi still wore a smile, his attitude noticeably cooled.

He knew clearly that conceding now would only encourage these greedy adventurers to push further, so he increased his volume, speaking firmly:

"You are correct."

"Indeed, each of you has the right not to sell the loot to the Governor Mansion, because this is not some mandatory purchasing decree."

"However, if you want to take the Sha Hua Fishmen’s loot back to Suo Yu Bay for sale, you must pay a thirty percent tax and apply for the relevant permits three weeks in advance."

"Like you said, if you just keep them at home as ornaments, you naturally don’t have to deal with this."

"But if certain individuals change their minds after returning to Suo Yu Bay... then the market profit on such type of loot might not cover the tax you’ll have to pay."

The main reason most adventurers undertake tasks is for money.

After Orixi’s explanation, the protest atmosphere originally stirred up by certain people quickly diminished.

Seeing the atmosphere change among the crowd, understanding that warnings and benefits must both be presented for maximum effect,

Orixi suddenly changed his tone again, his demeanor became light-hearted, as if genuinely saying: