"A petitioning organization?" Michael looked at Mai Ge, thought seriously for a while, his eyes growing brighter and brighter. He suddenly grabbed Mai Ge's hand and said excitedly, "Your idea is brilliant! I've been thinking all day about how to supervise lower level officials, but as long as there's a hierarchical management system, there will inevitably be various loopholes and gray areas. And the best supervisors are actually the ordinary people at the bottom!"
"Yes, if the families of those miners who died had filed complaints when the compensation was embezzled, the tragedy wouldn't have happened." Mai Ge nodded, subtly withdrawing his hand. Although he didn't understand politics, but he was, after all, someone who had experienced modern society, and some policies and institutions still had value if they could be utilized properly.
"Very good, but I need to discuss this with Roland before we can formulate a plan." Michael nodded and looked at Mai Ge sincerely, saying, "Boss Mai, if it wasn't for the fact that you cook so well, I really would have liked to bring you into the City Lord's Mansion as my deputy. You are a very insightful and visionary person."
"I still prefer cooking." Mai Ge smiled and shook his head.
"That's true, the City Lord's Mansion can't afford to pay Boss Mai such a high salary." Michael chuckled as he walked into the restaurant.
"Daddy, did Amy do something wrong?" Amy grabbed Mai Ge's hand, looking up at him with a puzzled expression in her large, bright blue eyes.
"Amy didn't do anything wrong, the world is the one that's wrong."
Mai Ge chuckled and patted Amy's hair, then squat down in front of her, looking at her and saying, "However, in the future, when you give strangers nicknames, you should first consider what kind of person they are. If they are polite and kind, they will take it as a good-natured joke or an affectionate nickname, while an irritable and narrow-minded person will take it as an insult, or even as a reason to hurt you. Daddy believes you don't view the world with malice, but sometimes, the world is indeed evil."
Amy thought for a moment, then nodded seriously and said, "Yes, Amy understands. Sister Xi Xi and Big Bear are kind people, while that bad guy is narrow-minded. From now on, Amy won't give them nice nicknames anymore."
"Mmm, good girl." Mai Ge hugged Amy, then took her little hand and walked into the restaurant, smiling as he said, "Come on, there's an important meeting being held in our restaurant tonight, so you can listen in while they're talking, but don't disturb them."
"Okay, Little Amy understands." Amy nodded obediently.
Inside the restaurant, the giant dragons and demons sat down on opposite sides, looking at each other, and the atmosphere gradually became heavy and oppressive.
Michael sat down in the main seat. A staff member from the City Lord's Mansion was distributing materials, and two civil servants sat at the end, holding paper and pen, seemingly responsible for recording the meeting content. There were exactly ten people in total.
Yabemia poured a glass of water for everyone and placed it beside them, then stood with Sally near the kitchen.
Mai Ge had already explained the details of the meeting to them. Since Michael hadn't asked them to avoid any appearance of impropriety, so they could just watch from the sidelines when no food was being served, as long as they didn't make a sound and disturb the meeting.
Michael didn't say when the food would be served, but normally, such a serious and formal meeting wouldn't be conducted while eating, right?
"Will they start fighting?" Amy, holding the Ugly Duckling, leaned on the high stool behind the counter, resting her chin on her hand and looking at the people sitting opposite each other in the restaurant with great curiosity.
Mai Ge went into the kitchen to continue preparing ingredients. The giant dragons and demons probably had big appetites. After all, the place was booked out today, so he had to provide plenty of food. Otherwise, he would feel embarrassed to accept 300,000 copper coins.
"This restaurant is quite interesting. The Demon Island are well-drawn, almost like a map." Dracula turned his gaze from the wallpaper beside him, his expression quite relaxed. However, when his gaze fell on the three dragons opposite him, he curled his lip in contempt and said, "I say, how can you dragon race be so shameless? After the racial war ended, the two races signed an agreement that the Endless Sea belongs to both races. Whatever was found inside or whatever place is discovered there, it's first come, first served. This time, your dragon race suddenly attacked our demon race's fleet, resulting in the destruction of the entire fleet, which triggered this small scale war. Your dragon race must give us an explanation for this!"
"Nonsense!" Jinx slammed his hand on the table, glaring at them. "This whole thing was instigated by you demons! While we dragon race aren't particularly concerned with areas outside Dragon Island, but that doesn't mean you can approach it at will. Dragon Island is located in the Endless Sea, and there are over 3,600 smaller islands surrounding it that are all our dragon race territory. Your so-called fishing squad actually came to our westernmost island and claimed it as your territory, and even severely injured a blue dragon that lived there! You're trying to seize Dragon Island! You're provoking the dignity of the dragon race!"
"Bullshit! I've been there myself. It's 500 kilometers away from your Dragon Island, and it doesn't belong to Dragon Island at all. If every island in the Endless Sea is your territory, then why don't you say the Demon Islands are also your Dragon Island? Besides, it was that blue dragon who started the fight, just like those idiots in your dragon race, always thinking they can take down a ship full of demons, only to get utterly crushed. When they can't beat us, they go back to call for reinforcements. Next time, if they're so capable, let them wait for our people to arrive before they make a move!" Talus slammed his fist on the table, his voice booming like a loudspeaker. His face was flushed with anger, the table trembled, made a soft cracking sound, and two cracks appeared on the surface.
"It's just a battle, right? Do you think we dragon race are afraid of you? It's just that you're too slow. We've already finished fighting and gone back today, and you're only now coming to collect their corpses. If you're not satisfied, how about we have a match now!" Flames rose from Hai Wei De's body, burning two large holes in the table where his hands were placed, and the chair beneath him was also burned to ashes.
The situation suddenly became tense, with both sides staring at each other, seemingly ready to fight at any moment.
"It's already this intense at the very beginning. What if they smash up the restaurant?" Mai Ge peeked out and thought to himself with some concern.
However, the City Lord's Mansion had previously promised to compensate for any damage to items in the restaurant at the original price. As long as he had the money, anything that could be bought from the system would be fine.
Yabemia clenched her fists as she looked at the tables and chairs that had been burned to ashes, a look of heartache on her face. These guests had really gone too far, actually damaging the tables.
"If you're prepared for a fight, please leave Chaos City now. Chaos City agreed to host this meeting, but that doesn't mean we'll condone your whims. Fighting is not welcome. I suggest you take a look at the restaurant's rules first. You'll have to pay for any damages yourself, the City Lord's Mansion will not be responsible." Michael, who had been silent all along, flipped the menu in his hand and placed it on the table, looking at the demons and giant dragons with a solemn expression. "Of course, the City Lord's Mansion will be responsible for getting compensation for the restaurant."