Chapter 131 Officer Brief: Semmi (1/2)

”This is very nice.” Hyai sat across the small table from him while the two of them enjoyed dinner by candlelight in his room. Apparently they didn't do things like this in Colonial.

Nix smiled and took a long drink of his beer. ”This reminds me of my childhood.”

”Oh? Did you enjoy candlelight dinner when you were a boy?”

Nix nodded, the smile on his face growing. ”There used to be these terrible storms in Camden during the summer. The lightening would cause us to lose power and my mother would break out the candles. Of course, without power, we'd eat sandwiches or cold leftovers.”

Hyai knew all about his two sisters and parents. He would often talk about them when they were alone. ”The older sister. Beverly was it?”

”Good memory. We called her Bev or Bevvy. Unless she was in trouble, then she was Beverly.”

Hyai laughed softly. ”Couldn't Bev visit you here?”

Nix stared at his plate, using a piece of bread to sop up the last of the gravy. ”I suppose she could.”

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A gentle shake caused Nix to wake up. Hyai was sitting on the bed next to him, already fully dressed. ”You asked me to wake you, hun. Morning meeting right?”

Nix yawned and sat up in bed. ”Yep...” He tilted precariously, his eyes still not opening.

Hyai leaned closer and kissed him before standing up. ”You're going back to bed aren't you?”

”Hmm... maybe.” Nix teetered there for a moment before finally opening his eyes as the door closed behind her. ”I'm up... I'm up.”

/Inferno: Semmi: It's a full house Nix, report to Guild Hall when you get up.

/Inferno: Nix: How many showed up?

Nix started getting dressed, smiling when he saw that Hyai had left him breakfast.

/Inferno: Semmi: 36, every single person I spoke to is here.

/Inferno: Nix: That's more than you said yesterday.

/Inferno: Semmi: I approached the Upper Tier guilds that are still here but were qualified to leave.

/Inferno: Nix: Smart. Thanks, Sem.

A half-hour later Nix stood in front of three dozen mid-tier guild leaders. ”Semmi already told you our offer. In exchange for registering your Upper-Tier guild. You will pay the cost of registration and sign over your votes.”

”That's a bit harsh isn't it?” A woman dressed all in black spoke. She had recently been appointed Guild Leader of the mid-tier Salamander Guild since their previous leader had been executed.

Nix tried not to scowl, Necromancers put him on edge. ”If you think so then leave. This is only a proposal, although I won't negotiate, no one is forcing you.”

A man sitting toward the back of the room stood up. ”How would this work Nix?”

”I will have a 2-part contract set-up. The Guild Leaders in Oasis will receive a notification asking them to give their votes up in exchange for registration. If they agree, they will receive a second notification asking if they agree to have a Guild registered in their name. If they pay the fee, this will conclude the contract.”

A red-haired cleric who was the first to arrive raised her hand politely, she was the Guild Leader of an Upper-Tier Guild called The Red Hand. ”What about the guilds who haven't left yet?”

”Same as the others. The only difference is that we'll take care of it right when you cross the Escalades.” Nix smiled pleasantly like he was giving them a good deal. ”You'll arrive without having your Guild communications disrupted. You'll be able to build a Guildhall and take on Guild raids.”

/Inferno: Semmi: Even when their guilds are registered, they still won't be able to access Parliament. Unless the Fir'Dhassi opens up the travel lanes for humans.

/Inferno: Nix: Should we ask for their Guild office too?

/Inferno: Jun Li: That's a bit much probably.

/Inferno: Semmi: I agree.

Semmi moved to the front of the room and stood next to Nix. ”You've heard our proposal. This offer expires in a week, so contact the higher-ups within your organizations. We will register all the guilds at the same time.”

Nix didn't say a word as they slowly filtered out.

/Inferno: Nix: How many votes are those guilds worth?

/Inferno: Semmi: Two each. We would have two also, but we received a bonus for being first.