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Chapter 700

Author: Old Pumpkin
Breeze City’s GDP plummeted even quicker.

Simon had to ask about the GDP every few hours, and he was beginning to fear sleeping because when he woke up, the numbers dropped again.

“Why hasn’t anyone bought the development zone yet?” He had already lowered the development zone price drastically.

Before coming to Breeze City, he had thought the problems here were not that serious. He believed that things could be resolved with just a little effort.

However, the problems exceeded his expectations. Now, the situation was not only resolved but heading toward complete collapse.

Just as he got a headache, his phone rang. Simon glanced at the screen and saw that it was the South Regent.

“Have you been busy lately?” The South Regent chuckled.

“Did you call just to mock me?” Simon’s voice turned cold. How dare a leader outside the borders mock him? He wanted to send people to wipe out the South Regent’s forces right now.

The South Regent laughed. “Of course not. I’m not that kind of pers
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