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.

invitation that Cale had sent him,

must have the Determination

was why he knew what Cale had used to bait the

The Determination of Fire.

was the name of the jeweled necklace that the Singten Merchant Guild was said to

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

Guild purchased it from the Golden Tree

did it end up in young

figure out how it happened. However, he was

matter how it happened, it meant that the necklace

really have the Night's Exultation as

Night's Exultation was the jewel used to

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

minimum of

Since it will be

necklace, but the fact that the guild leader himself showed up meant

Cale. He sounded very

you will make at

are you talking

“Excuse me?”

see Cale looking

Cale truly was shocked.

‘15 billion counds?’

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

straight after seeing Cale's serious

items can be auctioned for billions

understand the winning bids for

they are sold for those prices because

value, or something completely different. And Cale had every plan to utilize that, ‘value,’

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

“30.”

“Excuse me?”

blanked out after hearing the

I hear him

such expensive prices before naming a price that was twice the value

was no

30 billion counds.

talking about 30 billion counds for

a kingdom with a significant development in commerce, 30 billion cound would be

is not the

to

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

the number he said was bound to be a reasonable

“Young master-nim.”

“Yes.”

will always be by your

like a loyal servant. Cale

however, he could not ask about it. The Cale he knew was someone who would only share the necessary information and allow you to naturally figure things out

I'm still curious. Should I ask? But he’s not

Billos was correct.

could not explain to Billos even

received from Ron and Freesia about the merchant

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

had joined with them had

he chatted with the crown prince. He had then shared

crown prince. Of course, giving Alberu the chains to Antonio’s neck allowed Cale to change the ratio from 5:5

the crown prince

behind that merchant guild is the Singten Merchant

masterminds of the

same Singten Merchant Guild that he would

were getting involved

network is

no choice but

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

branch locations by the Empire’s border and come out with 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

your

‘Absolutely not, your highness.’

and the other information network members have never been

highness, how

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

do you wish to

say we follow

‘The original plan?’

the original plan was a good

the jewel to make money from the Singten Merchant Guild while

ton of money from them before capturing them

‘That is correct.’

go with

he wanted

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

down at Billos who was cautiously

how you plan to sell

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

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

made Billos flinch. 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,

of the gambling devices continued to echo throughout the building. There were no other people next to Cale's

Cale started to speak.