Chapter 33: Do You Know How to Play Cards?
"Miss Lena de Salion, is there any misunderstanding between you and me?"
"Alas, didn't you say you could grant any of my wishes, Lord Loren Turin?"
"Uh... It seems so. ”
"And then you said that whatever you want, whatever the conditions are?"
"Probably... Right?"
"Then why are you still so rambling - anyway, you definitely can't pay off the debt with two million silver coins, so what's wrong with compensating me in another way?"
"Does your so-called 'compensation' also include dressing like this and running to such a place?"
The corners of the black-haired wizard's mouth twitched, and he looked up at the palace-like building in front of him, and in the distance around the flower beds, you could see rows of horse-drawn carriages of all kinds of luxury.
Not only is the building a rare five-storey building in Sackland, but the intricate reliefs and frescoes, bright red bricks and pure white marble tiles, and the floor-to-ceiling windows on each floor are brightly lit.
"Do you have a second way to raise two million silver coins at once?" said Leah, dressed in a pure black dress with her hair scattered, shrugging:
"There are a lot of casinos in the imperial capital, and this is the largest one, even if you win hundreds of thousands of silver coins in one night, it's not a difficult thing, isn't it strange?"
"I thought that if there were such places, they would be more hidden. The black-haired wizard couldn't help but hook the corners of his mouth: "I didn't expect to be so unscrupulous, wouldn't the church say anything?"
"Who knows?" the girl shrugged indifferently, "I've seen a lot of cardinals, dressed up and sneaking here to play." ”
"Gambling, good wine, good food, women...... Speaking of which, you men's interest is actually quite lacking. ”
"Each other, everyone seems to be pretty much the same. ”
Increasingly, Loren understood why Isaac had fallen in front of him...... Although it seems to be just a nerdy girl, after all, it is still a surname de Salion!
Brandon, Conod, Fitlonay, Lena...... There doesn't seem to be a single member of this family who is not difficult, male or female.
Just when the two were still arguing with each other, the waiter outside the door had already stepped forward to bow and salute, carefully accompanied the two to lead the way, pushed the door and walked into the hall.
Through a large door, Loren could already see the bustle inside, with staggered and laughter, holding messengers of wine and food, and girls hurrying through the crowd.
And when you walk in, it's a different story!
The whole hall is like a huge corridor, nearly 100 feet long and wide, with a huge oil painting on the vaulted ceiling, and at the foot is a finely carved wooden board covered with a soft red silk carpet;
The walls on both sides are decorated with marble with light purple gradients, the pillars are transparent emeralds, the capitals and bases are gilded carved into the shape of giant beasts, and the whole hall is full of golden light with 24 48 lily crystal chandeliers.
Not only that, but even the flowers and trees on both sides, the oil painting frames, the trays in the hands of the waiters, and the tableware and wine glasses in the hands of the guests...... All made of solid gold and sterling silver, it shines brightly under the lights.
Richly dressed in luxury, nobles dressed in fine clothes, drunken guests, maidens with trembling flowers, courteous waiters...... Gathered around one bustling table after another, shouting and screaming with red light.
This is the floating world of the imperial capital, this is the real gold cave!
"How do you feel?" The "black-rimmed glasses" beside him suddenly spoke: "Do you feel that your blood is boiling, and you are so excited that you can't control yourself?"
"Nope. The black-haired wizard hooked the corners of his mouth: "I'm a wizard, and keeping my sanity is the most basic ability - please don't question my professionalism." ”
"Oh, is it?" the girl turned her head, her voice small but Loren heard clearly:
"I thought you weren't a man. ”
“......”
At the same time as the two of them entered the door, a middle-aged man accompanied by the waiter suddenly brightened his eyes, and walked towards them with an elegant smile on the corner of his mouth, his cloudy eyes, and the smell of wine and perfume on his body made the black-haired wizard frown slightly.
"Isn't this our genius little witch Miss Lena de Salion?!" the middle-aged man smiled and bowed to the girl "respectfully": "I heard that your debts have accumulated to two million, but I didn't expect to meet you here tonight." ”
"How... Aren't you afraid that you will be tied up by a creditor and ask for ransom from His Majesty the Emperor in the Heavenly Dome Palace?"
"I don't care, but isn't this 'Mr. Creditor' worried that he will be raided by His Majesty the Emperor?"
"Although I don't know much about the laws of the Empire, kidnapping and ransom the royal family... It should be a felony that can be beheaded, Mr. Clermont Calvert, president of the Gem Chamber of Commerce?"
Gemstone Chamber?
The black-haired wizard raised an eyebrow - just like the guilds of all trades, it was the large and small chambers of commerce in the city that controlled the trade between the imperial capital and the whole of West Sackland, and the Gem Chamber of Commerce, which traded between Eboden and Golovin on the Gem River route, was the "big" one of them.
What's more, this is also a big creditor of Lina, holding a loan shark of 200,000 yuan with "black-framed glasses" in his hand.
"But dear Miss Lena, debts are not still under the laws of the Empire, and they are also felonies that can be confiscated and deprived of their titles!" said President Clermont with a smile.
"You're right, but I've never been worried about that. Lena raised her eyebrows: "If my title and property are confiscated, you won't be able to recover any of your 200,000 silver coins." ”
"Extremely clever, worthy of being a descendant of the De Salion family!"
The president of the Chamber of Commerce, who was still smiling, turned his gaze to the black-haired wizard on the side, and the moment the two looked at each other, his face showed a flash of difference, and then he stretched out his right hand curiously: "I don't know who this gentleman who accompanied you today is......"
"Loren Turin is just a wizard. With a formulaic smile, Loren stretched out his right hand, but he was sneering in his heart...... This one obviously recognized himself, but he still deliberately pretended not to know.
Airs... Another tough guy.
"So you're the wizarding advisor to His Highness Brandon, Holy Cross Blessing, I'm so lucky to have met you here!"
The face of the president of the chamber of commerce immediately showed a look of surprise, and he shouted with great emotion, and immediately snapped his fingers, and the waiter next to him politely brought over a pair of silver plates, and the delicate "gold coins" were piled up like a hill.
"These are the common chips of the casinos in the imperial capital, and the pure gold and gold coins that have been specially commissioned to be forged by the Imperial Mint are about 30,000 silver coins. ”
President Clermont's face was full of sneers, and he graciously took the chips from the waiter's hand and offered them himself: "It's just a small gift to show respect to you, and I hope you can accept it." ”
"Oh, if you don't mind, I have a gift for His Highness Brandon when you leave, can you please bring it back with you?"
"Absolutely, thank you so much. Still with a formulaic smile, Loren took the disc, the heavy gold coin was indeed full of red gold, and the intricately carved patterns did not promise much even compared to the imperial gold coins.
The moment he took it, he clearly felt that his sleeve was being pulled by a hand.
"Then please enjoy yourself, and I hope you are satisfied!" the smiling President Clermont nodded, smirking and turning away.
It wasn't until he walked away that the expressionless "black-framed glasses" beside him turned his head: "You were fooled, do you know?"
"Of course I know, this guy must not be happy to give me so much money - eighty percent expect me to lose all the time, and then ask him for money, right?"
Loren smiled a little narrowly, "Am I right, Miss Lena?"
"Then you still have to take it?" saw a trace of anger on the girl's face, or could not see any change in expression at all: "Men are really fools with different hearts. ”
"Maybe, but don't be in vain - I don't have so much capital on me now, as for whether I can pay it back, I ......"
"Let's talk about it first!"