Trash of the Count's Family

Chapter 187: A Small Goal (2)

Human, w, what are these things?!

“Meeeeeow.”

“Meeow!”

They had come out for a walk.

It was a stroll to the casino.

Cale casually walked while looking at the fancy fountain, the magic gambling devices, and the tables to one side of the first floor.

H, human! Did you just see that?! He put in a copper coin and the magic device returned a gold coin!

The invisible six-year-old dragon's eyes were hurriedly looking around the first floor.

There definitely was not any magic that would turn one copper coin into numerous gold coins. Both magic and alchemy returned something equivalent to the item you sacrificed.

You used mana to create fire or wind. Something like that.

The Black Dragon quickly figured out that you needed to line up the pictures of the same fruit to win on these magic gambling devices. The intelligent Dragon that had experienced the world for the past two years shared his thoughts with Cale.

Human, do you want to loot these magic devices?

“Aigoo.”

Cale was flabbergasted. He was amazed at the same time.

‘Dragons really are different.’

Rather than trying out these gambling magic devices that resembled slot machines of his previous world, the Dragon instead wanted to steal the device and break it apart in order to see how it worked.

Cale did feel a sense of satisfaction, but feigned ignorance as he asked.

“Why?”

The floor was so loud that nobody was paying attention to Cale, who was talking while holding a small kitten in his arms.

Only Vice Captain Hilsman who had Hong in his arms and Billos behind him looked at him with confusion. Cale naturally did not pay attention to the two of them.

What do you mean why?! We need to figure out how they work! How could you not know that?

‘Hooo.’

And then I will be able to take all of the money from here! I will use 1 silver coin from my piggy bank in order to rake it all in!

Cale’s expression turned stiff.

A dragon really was amazing. Raon was thinking even more practically than Cale.

Cale seriously considered Raon’s suggestion before seeing someone put in 1 copper coin, which was 1 cound in the Caro Kingdom’s currency, into a machine and then turning away.

Resignation, anticipation, desperation, obsession, and despair. Cale didn’t want to take the money that was gathered through the collection of all of these emotions.

Wouldn’t it be better to steal from wealthier people if he was going to steal?

“Young master-nim, over there.”

Billos stealthily pointed in a direction. Cale's gaze headed toward the innermost section of the first floor.

They were in a building in the shape of a large golden tree.

They called it the Golden Tree because you might strike gold in here. This was the Caro Kingdom’s legal casino.

Anybody could get in if they paid 1 silver coin, or 10 counds. There were fountains in the center of the first floor that were visible once you went into the building.

Once you got past the assortment of fountains, there was a path that started with a golden door.

It was the path to the upper levels that were known as the Fruit of the Golden Tree.

A single person was currently going through that path right now.

This was one of the two people that Cale had Billos send invitations to attend the auction.

It was a middle-aged man who seemed to be in his fifties with a solemn expression on his face.

However, even with the solemn expression, he reminded Cale of a Korean Congressman.

‘But more like an extremely corrupt one?’

That seemed to describe this man perfectly.

Cale was calm while Billos let out a gasp and continued to stare at the middle-aged man in the path.

“…I didn’t expect the merchant guild leader to actually come.”

The middle-aged man was a merchant guild leader.

His merchant guild was known as one of the top five merchant guilds in the Mogoru Empire.

The Singten Merchant Guild.

They had strong business abilities, but more importantly, they had a significant amount of political influence that allowed them to quickly rise in rank in the Empire during the past ten years.

The name of the leader of this merchant guild was Plavin Singten.

to the anonymous invitation that Cale had sent him, but

master-nim really must have the Determination

personally written the invitations. That was why he knew what Cale had used to bait the two

The Determination of Fire.

jeweled necklace that the Singten Merchant Guild was said

in lava a long ago that no fire could damage. The Dwarf Expert who designed

purchased it from the Golden Tree Auction house here in Vegas

did it end up in young

not figure out how it happened. However, he was in

it happened, it meant that

must really have

Night's Exultation was the jewel used to bait

Cale had called this a jackpot and licked his lips. His chubby face was full of

will be a minimum of

billion counds ten years ago. Since it will be traded in secret, it should be close to that value, give or take

that was only if the Singten Merchant Guild wanted this necklace, but the fact

to Cale. He sounded

you will

you

“Excuse me?”

see Cale

Cale truly was shocked.

‘15 billion counds?’

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

straight after seeing Cale's

don't understand how items can be auctioned for

not understand the winning bids for the

sure they are sold for those prices because they are worth the

could be purely artistic value, investment value, or something completely different. And Cale had every plan to

why he had set the price appropriately. The final value of the Determination of Fire came out of

“30.”

“Excuse me?”

after hearing the number that

I hear him

had said that he couldn’t understand how things sold for such expensive prices before naming a price that was twice the value of

amount was no

30 billion counds.

was talking about 30 billion counds for

was the Caro Kingdom’s cound. As a kingdom with a significant development in

is not the type to speak

to become

to speak nonsense. Although he looked like he didn’t pay much attention to things,

said was bound to be a

“Young master-nim.”

“Yes.”

always be

Cale like a loyal servant. Cale snorted and

even more curious after seeing Cale’s response, however, he could not ask about it. The Cale he knew was someone

I ask? But he’s not the type to easily answer,

Billos was correct.

could not explain to

from Ron and Freesia about the merchant guild involved in the slave trade was quite

he had never heard

in this Golden Tree Casino right now and the reason Tasha had joined with them had all happened after they learned about

had reported the findings of the first report the night he chatted with the crown

the profits from this trade were for the crown prince. Of course, giving Alberu the chains

the crown

merchant guild is the

true masterminds of the

same Singten Merchant Guild that he would meet with to trade the

were

network

had no choice

well as Freesia and her other assassin guild members

had seen a member of the merchant guild involved in the slave trade enter one of the Singten Merchant Guild’s branch locations by the Empire’s border and come out with a large amount of money. That led them to start investigating

you consider introducing your

‘Absolutely not, your highness.’

so smoothly because Ron and the other information network members have never been revealed

highness, how should I

with the Singten Merchant Guild’s guild leader in regards to this new information

do you

we follow

‘The original plan?’

believed that the original plan was a

jewel to make money from the Singten Merchant Guild while you continue your investigation to

them

‘That is correct.’

go

it however he wanted now that he had the crown prince’s

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

Billos who was cautiously looking at

very curious about how you plan to sell it.

am curious as well! 30 billion counds?! Human, you are great and migh, no, I am the one who

loud voice was echoing in Cale’s mind. Cale started to frown after hearing the loud voice of

He wondered if he shouldn’t have asked. However, it was not just Raon and Billos. Hilsman, who was just as curious as the other two, as well as On and Hong looked around

loud noises of the gambling devices continued to echo throughout the building. There

Cale started to speak.