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.

come in response to the anonymous invitation that Cale

really must have the Determination

what Cale had used to bait the two people to

The Determination of Fire.

name of the jeweled necklace that the Singten Merchant

could damage. The Dwarf Expert who designed

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

did it end

figure out how it happened. However, he was

how it happened, it meant that the necklace was currently in Cale's

really have the Night's Exultation as

Exultation was the jewel used to

called this a jackpot and licked his lips.

minimum

ago. Since it will be traded in secret, it should be close to

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

to Cale.

you will make at least

you

“Excuse me?”

see Cale

Cale truly was shocked.

‘15 billion counds?’

“Billos.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

straight after seeing

how items can

the winning bids for the jewels and

sure they are sold for those prices because they are worth

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

The final value of the Determination of

“30.”

“Excuse me?”

blanked out after hearing the

hear

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

was

30 billion counds.

was talking about 30 billion counds for

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

is not the type to speak

started to become

much attention

he said was

“Young master-nim.”

“Yes.”

always be by

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

seeing Cale’s response, however, he could not ask about it. The Cale he knew was someone who

still curious. Should I ask? But he’s not the type to

Billos was correct.

could not explain to Billos even

the merchant guild involved in the slave

the first report was one he had never heard of, however, the second report

and the reason Tasha had joined with them

he chatted with the crown prince. He had then shared the second report with the crown

profits from this trade were for the crown prince. Of course, giving Alberu the

the crown prince

behind that merchant guild is the Singten

were the true masterminds of the slave

that he would meet with to

they were getting

network

no choice but

other assassin guild members who used

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 bird and figure

consider introducing your

‘Absolutely not, your highness.’

Ron and the other information network members have never been revealed to

highness, how should

Guild’s guild leader in

you wish

follow the original

‘The original plan?’

that the original

Merchant Guild while you

from them before capturing them and

‘That is correct.’

go with that

just had to do it however he wanted

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

who was

very curious about how you plan to sell it. Could you

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

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

action 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

the gambling devices continued to echo throughout the building.

Cale started to speak.