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.

had come in response to the anonymous invitation that Cale had sent him, but he

really must have the Determination

That was why he knew what Cale had used to bait the two people

The Determination of Fire.

name of the jeweled necklace that

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

said that the Singten Merchant Guild purchased it from the Golden Tree Auction house here in Vegas City about ten years

end up

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

matter how it happened, it meant that the necklace was

must really have the Night's Exultation

Night's Exultation was the jewel used to bait the second

Cale had called this a jackpot and

be a minimum

for 15 billion counds ten years ago. Since it will be traded in secret, it should be close to that value, give

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

Cale.

master-nim, it looks like you will

you talking

“Excuse me?”

see Cale looking

Cale truly was shocked.

‘15 billion counds?’

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

up straight after seeing Cale's serious

understand how items can be auctioned for billions

understand the winning bids for the jewels

sold for those prices because they are worth the

investment value, or something completely different. And Cale had

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

“30.”

“Excuse me?”

blanked out after hearing the

hear him

things sold for such expensive prices before naming a price that was twice the

amount was

30 billion counds.

talking about 30

As a kingdom with a significant development in commerce, 30 billion cound would be worth about 35 billion gallons in the

not the type to

to become

pay much attention to things, Cale was very meticulous when it came

the number he said was bound to

“Young master-nim.”

“Yes.”

will always be by your

like a loyal

even more curious after seeing Cale’s response, however, he could not ask about it. The Cale he knew was someone who would only share the necessary information and allow you to

he’s not the type to easily answer, even if

Billos was correct.

to

from Ron and Freesia about the

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

had joined with

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

were for the crown prince. Of course, giving Alberu the chains to Antonio’s neck allowed Cale to change the ratio from 5:5 to 7:3

remembered what the

behind that merchant guild is

masterminds of the

same Singten Merchant Guild that he would meet

they were

information network is

had no choice

her other assassin guild members who used to be active in

out with a large amount of money. That led them to start investigating that branch until they

your information

‘Absolutely not, your highness.’

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. However, Alberu

do you wish to

say we follow

‘The original plan?’

believed that the original plan was

Singten Merchant Guild while you

money from them before

‘That is correct.’

We will go

do it however he wanted now that he

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

Billos who was cautiously looking

you plan to sell it. Could

migh, no, I am the one who is

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

it was not just Raon and Billos. Hilsman, who was just as curious as the other two, as well as On and Hong

of the gambling devices continued to echo throughout the building. There were no other people

Cale started to speak.