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 had sent him,

really must have the Determination of

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

The Determination of Fire.

the jeweled necklace that the Singten Merchant Guild was said to

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

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

how did it end up in

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

meant that

he must really have the Night's Exultation

Exultation was the jewel used

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

be a minimum of 20

15 billion counds ten years ago. Since it will

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

to Cale. He sounded

looks like you will make at least 15

are you

“Excuse me?”

see Cale

Cale truly was shocked.

‘15 billion counds?’

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

straight after seeing Cale's serious

items can

could not understand the winning bids for

those prices because they are

could be purely artistic value, investment value, or something completely different. And Cale had every plan to utilize that, ‘value,’ to

the price appropriately. The final value of the Determination of Fire

“30.”

“Excuse me?”

out after hearing the number that

I hear

had said that he couldn’t understand how things sold for such expensive prices before

was no joke

30 billion counds.

30 billion

house was the Caro Kingdom’s cound. As a kingdom with a significant development in commerce, 30 billion cound would be worth about 35 billion gallons in

not the type to

started to become

much attention

he said was bound to be

“Young master-nim.”

“Yes.”

always be by your

looked toward Cale like a loyal servant.

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 naturally figure things out if you remained by his

not the type to easily answer, even if I

Billos was correct.

explain to Billos

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

was one he had never heard of, however,

now and the reason Tasha had joined with them had all happened after they learned about the identity of the true owner

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

for the crown prince. Of course, giving Alberu the chains to

what the crown prince

guild is

masterminds of

the same Singten Merchant Guild that he would meet with to trade the Determination

interesting that they were

network

choice but to be

well as Freesia and her other assassin guild members who

Singten Merchant Guild’s branch locations by the Empire’s border and come out with a large

consider introducing your information network

‘Absolutely not, your highness.’

because Ron and the other information network members have never been

highness, how should I

to deal with the trade with the Singten Merchant Guild’s guild leader in

do you

follow

‘The original plan?’

believed that the original plan was a good

while you continue your investigation to capture

of money from them before capturing them

‘That is correct.’

We will go with

however he wanted now that he had the crown prince’s

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

looked down at Billos who was

plan to sell it. Could you give me a

and migh, no, I am the one who is great and mighty, but you

to frown

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, as well as On and Hong looked

echo throughout the building. There

Cale started to speak.