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.

shocked that he had come in response to the anonymous invitation that Cale

must have the Determination

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

The Determination of Fire.

of the jeweled necklace that the Singten Merchant Guild was said

could damage. The Dwarf Expert who designed the Magic Tower eventually turned it into

Singten Merchant Guild purchased it from the Golden

end up in

figure out how it happened. However,

matter how it happened, it meant that the necklace

have

the jewel used

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

be a minimum

15 billion counds ten years ago. Since it will be traded in secret,

was only if the Singten Merchant Guild wanted this necklace, but the fact

to Cale. He sounded

it looks like you will make at

you talking

“Excuse me?”

could see Cale

Cale truly was shocked.

‘15 billion counds?’

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

stood up straight after seeing Cale's serious

how items can be auctioned for

for the jewels and artworks in

sold for those prices because they are

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

why he had set the price appropriately. The final value

“30.”

“Excuse me?”

the

I hear him

such expensive prices before

was no

30 billion counds.

talking about 30 billion

kingdom with a significant

not the type to speak

to become

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

he said was bound to be a

“Young master-nim.”

“Yes.”

always be by your

Cale like a loyal

someone who would only share the necessary information and allow you to naturally figure things out if you remained by

not the type to easily answer, even

Billos was correct.

explain to Billos even if

and Freesia about the merchant guild involved in the slave trade

in the first report was one he had never heard

Tree Casino right now and the reason Tasha had joined with

he chatted with the

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

the crown

that merchant guild

were the true masterminds of

he would meet with to trade

were getting involved like

network is quite

had no choice

had Ron, as well as Freesia and her other assassin guild members who used to

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 intercept a secret message the branch manager was sending through a messenger

your

‘Absolutely not, your highness.’

the other information

highness, how

Singten Merchant Guild’s guild leader in regards to this new information

do you wish

follow the

‘The original plan?’

believed that the original

from the Singten Merchant Guild while you continue your investigation to capture the merchant guild,

ton of money from them

‘That is correct.’

will go with that

had to do it however he wanted now that he had

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

who was

you plan to sell it. Could you give

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

Cale’s mind. Cale started to frown after hearing the loud voice of the shocked six-year-old

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

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

Cale started to speak.