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 Cale had sent him,

have the Determination of

the invitations. That was why he knew what Cale had

The Determination of Fire.

jeweled necklace that the

mysterious jewel that was discovered in lava a long ago that no fire could damage. The Dwarf Expert who designed the Magic

Merchant Guild purchased it from the Golden

how did it end up in young master-nim's

it happened. However, he was

meant that the necklace was currently in Cale's

must really have

Night's Exultation was the jewel used to bait the

called this a jackpot and licked his lips.

minimum of

Fire had sold for 15 billion counds ten years ago. Since it will

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

quietly whispered to Cale. He sounded very

looks like you will make at least 15 billion

you talking

“Excuse me?”

see Cale looking

Cale truly was shocked.

‘15 billion counds?’

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

stood up straight after seeing Cale's

items can be auctioned for billions

understand the winning bids for the jewels and artworks in the

for those prices because they are

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

final value of the Determination of Fire came out of Cale's

“30.”

“Excuse me?”

out after hearing the number

hear him

he couldn’t understand how things sold for such expensive prices before naming a price that was

amount was no

30 billion counds.

30 billion counds for

significant development in commerce, 30 billion cound would

the

to

he didn’t pay much attention to things, Cale was very

was why the number he said was

“Young master-nim.”

“Yes.”

be

looked toward Cale like a loyal

curious after seeing Cale’s response, however, he could not ask about it. The Cale he knew was someone who would only share the

not the type to

Billos was correct.

not explain to Billos even

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

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

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

of the first report the night he chatted with the crown prince.

the chains

what the crown prince had

guild is

the true masterminds

was the same Singten Merchant Guild that he would meet

were

network is

no choice but

her other assassin guild members who used to be

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 that branch until they managed to

you consider introducing your

‘Absolutely not, your highness.’

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

how

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

you wish to

follow the

‘The original plan?’

that the original plan was

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

of money from them before capturing them and

‘That is correct.’

We will go

he wanted now that he

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

who was

to sell it. Could

migh, no, I am the one who is

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

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

the building.

Cale started to speak.