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

have the Determination of

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

The Determination of Fire.

name of the jeweled necklace that the Singten

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

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

how did it end up

out how it happened. However, he was in awe of Cale’s

it happened, it meant that the necklace was

have the Night's Exultation

jewel used to bait

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

will be a minimum of

Fire had sold for 15 billion counds ten years ago. Since it will be traded in secret, it

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

to Cale. He sounded

like you will make at least 15

you

“Excuse me?”

could see Cale looking

Cale truly was shocked.

‘15 billion counds?’

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

up straight after

can

bids for the

those prices because they are

value, or something completely different. And Cale had every plan to

The final value of the Determination of Fire

“30.”

“Excuse me?”

the number that Cale

hear

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

was no joke

30 billion counds.

about 30

significant development in commerce, 30 billion cound would be worth about 35

not the type

to become

didn’t pay much

was why the number he said was bound to be a reasonable

“Young master-nim.”

“Yes.”

be by

toward Cale like a loyal servant. Cale snorted and ignored

Cale he knew was 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 if I

Billos was correct.

explain to

about the merchant guild involved

name 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

was not in this Golden Tree Casino right now and the reason Tasha had joined with them had all

the findings of the first report the night he chatted with the crown prince. He had then shared the second report with the crown prince

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

power behind that merchant guild is the Singten Merchant

were the true masterminds of the slave

he would meet with to trade the Determination

were getting involved

network is quite

no choice but

had Ron, as well as Freesia and her other assassin guild members who used to be active in the

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 bird

your information network to

‘Absolutely not, your highness.’

only going so smoothly because Ron and the other information network

highness, how should

was asking about how to deal with the trade with the Singten Merchant Guild’s guild leader in regards to this new information about the slave trade.

do you

follow the

‘The original plan?’

the original plan

from the Singten Merchant Guild while you continue your

money from them before capturing

‘That is correct.’

will go with that

he wanted now

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

who was cautiously looking at

how you plan to sell

as well! 30 billion counds?! Human, you are great and migh, no, I am the

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

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

throughout the building. There were no other people next

Cale started to speak.