Guardian Qingyu nodded slightly to Horus, revealing a friendly smile.
Horus hurriedly returned a stiff, wooden smile.
The faces of Manolo Bana and others darkened as they reluctantly explained, "This is for the interest of the Royal City, an individual is not suitable to possess such vast wealth."
A cold laugh echoed from within the Elder Council, and another Elder spoke, "Elder Gula, don't you think it's inappropriate for you to say that? The laws of the Royal City have never stipulated such a thing. Moreover, we have emergency provisions, where an individual's wealth will also be donated to the Royal City in times of crisis, isn't that essentially still the city's money? It's merely stored with him temporarily."
"Isn't that right, Lord Horus?"
Horus hurriedly nodded, "Not wrong at all, Elder Brinden."
The dissenters realized something was amiss; why had the typically favorable Elder Council undergone such a drastic change?