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.

in response to the anonymous invitation that Cale had sent him, but he gasped after realizing a more shocking

master-nim really must have the Determination

why he knew what

The Determination of Fire.

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

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

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

it end up

happened.

it meant that the necklace was currently

he must really have the Night's Exultation as

Exultation was the jewel used to

and licked

minimum of

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

fact that the guild leader himself showed up meant that he

to Cale. He sounded

will make at

you talking

“Excuse me?”

could see Cale looking

Cale truly was shocked.

‘15 billion counds?’

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

straight after

don't understand how items can be auctioned for billions of

understand the winning bids for the jewels and

are sold for those prices because they are worth the

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

appropriately. The final value of the Determination of Fire came out of Cale's

“30.”

“Excuse me?”

out after hearing the number

I hear him

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

amount was no

30 billion counds.

talking about 30 billion counds

house was the Caro Kingdom’s cound. As a kingdom with a significant development

is not the

started to

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

was why the number he said was bound to be

“Young master-nim.”

“Yes.”

will always be by your

like a loyal servant. Cale snorted and ignored Billos’s

knew was someone who would only share the necessary information and allow you to naturally figure

Should I ask? But he’s not the type to easily answer, even if I do

Billos was correct.

explain to

and Freesia about the merchant guild involved in the slave trade

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

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

with the crown prince. He had then shared the second

profits from this trade were for the crown prince. Of course, giving Alberu the chains to Antonio’s neck

remembered what the crown prince had

behind that merchant guild is the Singten

were the true masterminds of

same Singten Merchant Guild that he would meet

were getting involved

information network

no choice but to

as Freesia and her other assassin

the Singten Merchant Guild’s branch locations by the Empire’s border and come out with a large amount of money. That

you consider introducing your information

‘Absolutely not, your highness.’

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

highness, how

the trade with the Singten Merchant Guild’s guild leader in regards

do you wish

say we follow the

‘The original plan?’

believed that the original plan was a

money from the Singten Merchant Guild while you continue your

of money from them before capturing

‘That is correct.’

go

he wanted now that he

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

Billos who was

very curious about how you plan to sell it. Could

curious as well! 30 billion counds?! Human, you are great and migh, no,

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

not just Raon and Billos. Hilsman,

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

Cale started to speak.