Chapter 996 Card Game
After entering the East Balam Military Veterans Mess, Klein handed his cane and hat to his valet, Enuni, only to see Colonel Calvin of the Loen Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense wearing an army uniform, waiting at the foyer with a glass of red wine in hand.
This long-faced officer smiled as he raised his cup at Dwayne Dantès.
“Long time no see.”
“It really has been a while.” Klein smiled as he walked over.
Colonel Calvin immediately offered his right hand.
“Congratulations. You did pretty well. Everyone was very pleased.”
“I was very pleased as well.” Klein used a Loen-styled euphemism to express his pleasure in cooperating. He then shook hands with him.
Calvin retracted his arm and glanced at Macht before he said with a laughing sigh, “Back when you first introduced Dwayne, I was quite distrustful of your judgment, but now I understand how you’re a Member of Parliament.”
“Anyone who interacts with Dwayne can easily tell that he’s an expert at this,” Macht accepted the colonel’s approbation with the same Loen-styled euphemism.
Calvin retracted his gaze, sipped some red wine, and smiled at Dwayne Dantès, asking in passing, “How much did you earn this time?
“Don’t worry, I won’t raise prices in the future because of it. I’m simply curious.”
“20,000 pounds in gold,” Klein gave the midpoint value as an answer.
In actual fact, he had earned 25,000 pounds, but after paying Miss Messenger 10,000 pounds for “Her” services, he had only earned 15,000 pounds.
Calvin nodded.
“Not bad. If you need to convert those gold bars into gold coins, I can introduce you to someone from an imperial mint factory.
“How was it? Did you notice anything abnormal around Maysanchez’s area?” Klein said directly without thinking, “Yes!
“There was a place called Revival Square under his control that was destroyed by lightning.”
“That, I’m aware of,” Calvin replied with a rather heavy expression.
said, “Also, Maysanchez seems to be maintaining a fragile balance among many factions, but in actual
of Knowledge and Wisdom. All he did was divulge a little to win the trust of
can be confirmed is that it isn’t us,” Calvin nodded and said with a deep
helped him eliminate one
Calvin tersely acknowledged.
either. The few factions surrounding Maysanchez are supported by Intis. If he wishes to expand, there’s no way he can circumvent them. When the time
he offered a
of Storms,
Evernight Goddess, Klein and Macht smiled in response without giving a
red wine, Calvin pointed at the second
brought you here today to play cards
Klein asked with
“Admiral Amyrius. He has been given a post and is currently in charge of the Ministry of
was stripped of his post as governor-general, had his mistress corrupted by the Mother Tree of Desire, and ended up losing his post as highest commander of the Central Sonia Sea’s navy? I’ve worked with him before and even pretended to be him for some time… Indeed, when it comes to a demigod, as long as they didn’t
Admiral Amyrius Rieveldt, he still felt some guilt towards him. Although most of what happened back then didn’t have anything to do with him, his mistress’s anomaly was ultimately a result of the Mother Tree of Desire’s wish
cooperation requires
how it is.” Calvin nodded and pointed up the stairs.
front of a pair of dark red double doors. Calvin turned his head
mission today is
money? Klein sized up Calvin as he curled the ends of his
“I’ll try my best.”
almost impossible if you wish to win any money.
Klein nodded thoughtfully.
200 pounds in cash. Would that be
worth 1,000 pounds for you. Just remember
pounds a year on the surface… You bunch of profligates… Klein sized up Calvin
colonel didn’t notice it as
the double door creaked open,
thick, soft carpets. There wasn’t a lot of furniture, making it appear rather
could accommodate more than ten people. Surrounding it were
were gold-plated cutlery, marble-carved sculptures, coffee tables with
didn’t look different from before. His black hair was neatly combed backward, with his blue eyes dark and profound. The corners of his lips drooped slightly, and his face was clean-shaven. He had an austere temperament, and he wore dark blue clothes with an
his gaze, Klein found another “familiar
a short and hard crew-cut of the same color. He had dark blue eyes and a high nose-bridge with a bushy mustache spreading out from his mouth. He had a long face with accentuated outlines
MI9’s deputy director,
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