Chapter 11: The Shadows

"Old Jack, you made a lot of money today, why are you so bitter? It's not like you! In the castle, Zhuo Ao, who came back from cultivation, looked at the old Jack with a depressed face, and couldn't help patting him on the shoulder, today's two games, although the odds are not big, but they can't stand a lot of gold coins they put in, just today's gold coins harvested in one day are comparable to the sum of the past four months, with the character of Old Jack, at this moment, he should drink heartily, is it the legendary joy and sorrow.

"Gold is not everything." Old Jack snorted, didn't overdo it, and continued to drink his stuffy wine.

"What did I hear?" As if discovering a new world, Zhuo Ao looked at Old Jack with a look of surprise: "The most stingy iron rooster in Leyson City, tell me that gold coins are not omnipotent?" ”

He looked back at Gloria and said, "Are you sure Old Jack doesn't have any long-lost twin brothers?" ”

"I'm sure of that." Gloria naturally understood why Old Jack was like this, and just nodded faintly when she heard this.

"The sun is coming out in the west." Shaking his head, Zhuo Ao felt that both father and daughter had problems today.

"Master." A slave leader walked in, bowed to Zhuo Ao, and said, "There's a gentleman outside who calls himself Richard of the Colosseum of Leysin who wants to see you. ”

"Oh?" Hearing this, Zhuo Ao glanced at Gloria, nodded and said, "Please let him in." ”

"What could it be at such a late hour?" Gloria walked up to Zhuo Ao's side, frowning slightly.

"What can happen?" Old Jack couldn't help but say: "Zhuo Ao is the popular candidate for this Dou Wang Competition, it must be Richard who wants to take the opportunity to expand Zhuo Ao's influence." ”

"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Gloria said softly.

"Well, I have a hunch that Richard coming to me at this time will definitely not be a good thing." Zhuo Ao nodded, still agreeing with Gloria's idea, as for Old Jack, he rarely had anything else in his mind other than gold coins.

"Dear Zhuo Ao, your performance today is truly amazing!" Richard walked in with a smile on his face, smiling at Zhuo Aodao.

"Mr. Richard, you don't come late at night just to show surprise, do you?" Zhuo Ao stretched out his hand and motioned for the other party to sit down.

"Well, there are indeed some things to discuss with you." Richard said hesitantly.

"Gianna, go to Chef Ali and see when dinner will be ready, Keya, you go and arrange the slaves' work tomorrow." Zhuo Ao leaned lightly on the back of the chair and said indifferently.

"In that case, my father and I also have some things to deal with." Gloria stood up very sensibly and pulled away old Jack with a reluctant face.

"Zhuoao, I have to sigh, you have found a very good butler, not only beautiful and moving, but also very sensible." Looking at the direction in which Gloria's father and daughter left, Richard smiled and looked at Zhuo Aodao.

"I think so too." Zhuo Ao nodded, looked at Richard, and waited quietly for the following.

"Zhuo Ao, about the King Fighting Competition...... You...... Any thoughts? Richard looked at Zhuo Ao in embarrassment.

"I think I'll be the king of this year's fight." Zhuo Ao's eyes flashed with confidence.

"Well, I'm glad you can have such confidence." Richard nodded, suddenly looked at Zhuo Ao: "What if...... I mean, what would you do if I asked you to give up your position as the king of Dou and deliberately lose to Kuloo when he fought him? ”

Zhuo Ao's heart was suffocated when he heard this, and he raised his head, his eyes gradually becoming indifferent.

"Of course, we at the Colosseum will give you some compensation, for example...... We will also give you the bonus that Douwang can get, and double it! Richard said quickly.

"200,000 gold coins, if you add the Dou Wang who is recognized by you, it will be 300,000 gold coins!" The corners of Zhuo Ao's mouth pulled up a sarcastic smile: "That territory and ...... What about the titles of nobility? ”

Richard shook his head and said: "Zhuo Ao, you have to understand the preciousness of a noble title, even if it is just a baron, it is also a symbol of nobility, and a piece of territory, no matter how small, is not easy to get, the Colosseum can take out such a territory has been in operation for a long time, and it is impossible to take out another one." ”

"Since you know the value of these two things, but you want to make me quit with the condition of giving me an extra hundred thousand gold coins, Mr. Richard, I don't think there is any humor in this joke." Zhuo Ao said coldly, these things are still secondary, and the most important thing is that this matter is related to 50,000 summon points and a chance to experience a secret realm, and it is impossible for him to retreat.

"Listen, Zhuo Ao, I know it's hard for you to accept this, but this is the final decision of the Colosseum, you must obey or ......" Richard said as he looked at Zhuo Ao.

"Otherwise?" Zhuo Ao looked at Richard, and the cold glint in his eyes flashed: "What will happen?" ”

"Even if you win the Fighting King Tournament, not only will you not be able to get anything, but you will lose everything you have now, including that beautiful butler, you understand?" Richard said at the end, his voice also became indifferent, and when he saw Gianna and Keya who came back, he said lightly: "Think about it, although you have lost the opportunity to be promoted to the nobility, at least, you still have 200,000 gold coins to take, and there are so many lovely girls by your side, and in the future, there may not be no chance, so I will leave first." ”

Getting up, Richard left directly, and Zhuo Ao sat in his seat with a somewhat gloomy face.

"How? What did Richard tell you? Are we talking about opening a market with you? Or let you take a stake in the Colosseum at Leysson? Seeing Richard leave, Old Jack couldn't wait to rush to Zhuo Ao's side, with an excited smile on his face: "After winning the Dou King, you will be a nobleman, Richard, this guy actually came to slap you in advance." ”

"Father, shut up!" Gloria saw that Zhuo Ao's face was wrong, and hurriedly pulled Old Jack by the hand, looked at Zhuo Ao with concern and said, "What happened?" You don't seem to be happy! ”

"He asked me to give up the title of Dou King, and offered a price of 200,000 gold coins." Zhuo Ao leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and said slowly.

"Two hundred thousand gold coins, that's not bad." When Old Jack heard the gold coin, his eyes couldn't help but be cold, and then he thought of something, looked at Zhuo Ao and said, "What about the territory?" And the barony! ”

"Nope." Zhuo Ao shook his head with a gloomy face.

"No!?" Old Jack's reaction was even bigger than Zhuo Ao: "How can this be, shady, this is shady, you didn't promise him!" ”

"Father!" Gloria frowned and stopped Old Jack, turned her head, looked at Zhuo Ao and said, "If you don't want to say it, don't force it." ”

"Nothing bad to say." Zhuo Ao's face regained his composure, and he said indifferently: "For them, my attitude is not important, I accept it, of course, everyone is happy, but if I refuse, in Richard's words, even if I win the Dou King in the end, not only will I not get anything, but I will also lose everything I have now." ”

Old Jack and Gloria fell silent at the same time, they were different from Zhuo Ao, they were born and raised in this world, and although they were not very clear about the background of the Colosseum in Leyson, they also knew how amazing the power behind it was to have such an estate in the capital of a province like Lysin City.

The whole hall fell into a brief silence, and even the food did not arouse the appetite of the crowd.

"Gloria." After a long time, Zhuo Ao looked up and looked at Gloria.

"Yes." Gloria subconsciously stood up.

"Go and get the contract between Gianna and Koya, and bring two more bags of gold coins." Zhuo Ao said lightly.

"Okay." As if sensing something, Gloria nodded and left, and after a while, with two contracts and two money bags.

"It's your deed of sale." Zhuo Ao tore the two contracts to shreds in front of the two of them, looked at the red eyes of the two little girls, stood up and handed the two money bags to them respectively: "Although a hundred gold coins is not much, it is enough for you to live the rest of your life happily." ”

"Master......" Gianna looked up and looked at Zhuo Ao with teary eyes.

"Don't be like this, life is a common thing, I'm not ready to let you two beautiful little girls serve me for a lifetime, don't cry, cry again, it's not beautiful." Zhuo Ao smiled and patted the shoulders of the two of them, and said softly.

Old Jack suddenly raised his head, glanced at Gloria, and said with some difficulty: "Actually, you don't have to be like this, listen, I know, young people are hot-blooded and impulsive, but you should calm down, this world is like this, being able to get 200,000 gold coins is actually not bad, anyway, you didn't care about it at first, didn't you, we can still live the same life as before, without worrying about food and clothing......"

"That's it!" Zhuo Ao stood up and patted Old Jack on the shoulder: "The world is what it is, that's because the world is like this in your eyes, but I'm different, I'm a slave, how the world is, depends on me, not other people's opinions, I won't let go of this opportunity, no matter what it is, I will only take it with my own hands, but don't worry, I won't implicate you, so, Old Jack, this year, thank you for taking care of you, however, I think our fate is over!" ”

"Don't be like this, Zhuo Ao......" Old Jack opened his mouth, trying to continue to persuade.

"Remember, in the future, when doing business, you must know how to make profits, make less money, you only earn a part of the gold coins of this person, but you will get the opportunity to do business with more people because of this, you are actually very smart, but many things can not be solved by being smart, you are always complaining that those stupid people who are not as smart as you are succeeded, that is because, they know how to make profits, human nature is greedy, you can see this clearly, and do it, you are not far from the rich." Zhuo Ao put his arm around Old Jack's shoulders and said softly.

"Zhuo Ao......" Old Jack felt a little astringent in his throat.

"That's it, I can't use the gold coins of the castle, so I'll leave it to you, but I think you should leave with the gold coins as soon as possible."

"Why do you want to do this, is it worth losing your life because of something you can't get?" Old Jack almost snarled as he uttered this.

"It's worth it or not, only I have the final say." Zhuo Ao took out his dragon pattern gun, wiped it carefully, and finally raised his head and said: "And I don't think that in this Laisen Province, there is really someone who can take my life!" ”

"Enough, father, don't try to hinder a man's determination!" Gloria stood up, stopped Old Jack, and bowed slightly to Zhuo Ao, "Thank you for your care all this time. ”

"Be careful yourself, beauty is your advantage, but sometimes, it can also bring you disaster." Zhuo Ao nodded, looked at Gloria's beautiful face, and sighed.

"Yes, you can get some rest, too."