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.

anonymous invitation that

must have the Determination of

had personally written the invitations. That was why he knew what Cale

The Determination of Fire.

of the jeweled necklace that the Singten Merchant Guild was

in lava a long ago that no fire could damage. The Dwarf Expert who designed the Magic Tower eventually turned it into a beautiful

that the Singten Merchant Guild purchased it from the Golden Tree Auction house here in

it end up

happened. However, he was in awe

happened, it meant that the necklace was currently in

he must really have the Night's Exultation as

was the jewel used

Cale had called this a jackpot and licked his lips.

be a minimum

ago. Since it will be traded in secret, it should be close to

Singten Merchant Guild wanted this necklace, but the fact

quietly whispered to Cale.

like you will make at least 15

are you

“Excuse me?”

could see

Cale truly was shocked.

‘15 billion counds?’

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

after seeing

don't understand how items can be auctioned

not understand the winning bids for the jewels and

for those prices because they

purely artistic value, investment value, or something completely different. And

final value of the Determination of

“30.”

“Excuse me?”

after hearing the number that Cale called

I hear

couldn’t understand how things sold for such expensive prices before naming a

amount was no

30 billion counds.

30 billion counds

with a significant development in commerce, 30 billion cound would

not the type to speak

started to become

speak nonsense. Although he looked like he didn’t pay much attention to things, Cale was very meticulous when it came to

was why the number he said was bound to be a reasonable

“Young master-nim.”

“Yes.”

be by

like a loyal servant. Cale snorted

someone who would only share the

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

Billos was correct.

not explain to Billos

about the merchant guild involved in the slave trade was quite

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

with them had

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

profits from this trade were for the crown prince. Of course, giving Alberu the chains to Antonio’s neck

remembered what the crown prince had

merchant guild is

masterminds of the

Guild that he would meet with

they were getting involved like

information network

choice

as well as Freesia and her other assassin guild members who used to be active in

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

you consider introducing your

‘Absolutely not, your highness.’

and the other information

how should

to deal with the trade with the Singten Merchant Guild’s guild leader in regards to this new information about the slave trade. However, Alberu just asked

you wish to

follow the

‘The original plan?’

the original plan was

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

from them before capturing them and squeezing

‘That is correct.’

will go

it however he wanted now that he had the

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

looked down at Billos who

how you plan to sell it. Could you give me a

are great and migh, no, I am the one who is

started to frown after hearing the loud

if he shouldn’t have asked. However, it was not just Raon and Billos. Hilsman, who

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

Cale started to speak.