The people she could hire were only ordinary residents of the Gourd Sea.
Players, on the other hand, could only be hired through quests. If she went too far, she might even incur Infinite City's displeasure, so players were beyond her control.
Unicorn Horses were incredibly strong. Each one could easily kill more than a hundred ordinary people. Every year, she had to pay a hefty sum to hire players to deal with them, turning wild, untamable beasts into mounts players could safely buy and ride.
It was this expense, which she had no desire to pay, that had recently given her an idea: use the students undergoing their assessments to tame the horses.
Her attitude had been so nasty purely to test Martin and Momo's limits. After all, taming beasts was not part of their quest.
Only after testing their limits could she determine whether her plan would work.
Under normal circumstances, players would never accept work outside their quests. But if Martin and Momo cared enough about their assessment, she had ten thousand reasons to make them obediently take on extra work.
Such was the wisdom of a miser.
It might not belong in polite company, but it worked.
At the thought of saving a fortune in horse-taming fees every year, Rich Mani burst into a three-part queen's laugh. Luohan, standing guard outside the door, could not help mourning for Momo and Martin. He knew the two had fallen into his boss's schemes as well.
Then he remembered the huge sum he still owed Rich Mani and sighed helplessly. He had no idea how long he would have to work to pay off that debt.
Horse Meadow.
Momo planted her foot in the dirt and ground it down. Through clenched teeth, she said, "If I run into her