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.

response to the anonymous invitation that Cale had sent him, but he gasped after

really must have

knew what Cale had used to

The Determination of Fire.

the jeweled necklace that

could damage. The Dwarf Expert who designed

Merchant Guild purchased it from the Golden Tree

how did it end up in young

how it happened. However, he was in awe of

it happened, it meant that the necklace was currently

really have the Night's Exultation

the jewel used

this a jackpot and licked his lips. His chubby face was full

minimum of

years ago. Since it will be traded in secret, it should be close to that value, give

Singten Merchant Guild wanted this necklace, but the fact that the guild leader himself showed up

to Cale.

looks like you will

are you

“Excuse me?”

could see

Cale truly was shocked.

‘15 billion counds?’

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

straight after seeing Cale's

can be

understand the winning bids for

they are sold for those prices because they

or something completely different. And Cale had every

he had set the price appropriately. The final value of the Determination of

“30.”

“Excuse me?”

out after hearing the number that Cale

I hear him

understand how things sold for such expensive prices before

amount was no

30 billion counds.

talking about 30

cound. As a kingdom with a significant development

the type

to

he didn’t pay much attention to things, Cale

why the number he said was bound to be a reasonable

“Young master-nim.”

“Yes.”

be by

Cale like a loyal servant. Cale snorted and

not ask about it. The Cale he knew was someone who would only share the necessary

I'm still curious. Should I ask? But he’s not the type to easily answer, even if

Billos was correct.

to Billos even if he

Freesia about the merchant guild involved in the slave trade

report was one he had never heard of, however, the second report told him the true owner of

now and the reason Tasha had joined with them had all happened after they learned about

report the night he chatted with the crown prince. He had then shared

prince. Of course, giving Alberu the chains to Antonio’s neck

remembered what the crown prince

merchant guild

the true masterminds of the

that he would meet with to trade the Determination

interesting that they were getting

network is quite

no choice but to

other assassin

a large amount of money. That led them to start investigating that branch until they managed to intercept a secret message the branch manager was sending through a messenger bird and figure things

introducing your information network to

‘Absolutely not, your highness.’

was only going so smoothly because Ron and the other information network members have never been revealed to

how should

the trade with the Singten Merchant Guild’s guild leader in regards to this new information about the slave trade.

do you wish to

we follow the

‘The original plan?’

original plan was a

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

money from them before capturing them and

‘That is correct.’

We will go

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

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

at Billos who was cautiously looking at

plan to sell it. Could

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

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

asked. However, it was not just Raon and Billos. Hilsman, who was just as curious as the other two,

to echo throughout the building. There were no other people next to Cale's group right

Cale started to speak.