The ancient kingdom of Aram, the port of the Holy Miracles, one of the many marquis' palaces of Rhodes.

The room was filled with the aroma of spices, which smelled fresh and pleasant, and the price of these spices alone was enough for an ordinary family's living expenses for several months.

Anrui stood by the window, looking out at the pool, where there was a statue of a mermaid, holding a bottle with a steady stream of water spraying outward. He came here to collect the money, but Rhodes himself hadn't come yet.

It's been two days since that gladiatorial fight.

Some of the minor injuries on An Rui's body have been healed and he has become a vigorous player. If you look closely, you can see that the cuff of his right hand has a slight edge of dragon stripes. This is the dragon pattern that the Black Arashi Dragon has turned into. A fierce and powerful force surged in the dragon-shaped pattern, as if it was about to roar out at any time, choosing people to devour!

The door suddenly opened, and Rhodes, dressed in brocade clothes, walked in, smiling all over his face.

"An Rui, your battle was very exciting, especially when you hit the Black Lan Dragon with your strength, and when you reached out to submit the Black Lan Dragon, it left a deep impression on me." Rhodes laughed as he walked.

"Thanks for the compliment." Anrui turned around and responded with a smile.

The two exchanged a few words and took their seats.

In the middle of the conversation, Rod untied a bag from his waist, put it on the table, and said with a smile: "This is the thirty percent profit that we said in advance, you can take it." ”

Anrui took the bag, unfastened it, and looked inside.

Inside, there was a large pile of translucent blue coins, more than 300 of them. These coins, also known as diamond coins, are a higher grade of money than gold coins. One diamond coin alone can be exchanged for more than 500 gold coins.

This time, the bet on Heilanlong to win reached more than 600,000 gold coins. Divided into thirty percent, that is, more than 180,000 gold coins, if you pay for gold coins directly, there is enough gold mountain to pile up, and it is not convenient to carry at all. It is much more convenient to convert it into diamond coins to pay, and it adds up to only more than 300 diamond coins, which can be filled in a small bag.

Anrui took the money bag in his hand. He weighed it twice, but he didn't count it. These diamond coins were not much different from the money he deserved, so there was no need to worry about it. It doesn't matter if you have more or less, and people like Rhodes won't do anything about it.

"It's nice to have a deal that doesn't have to pay taxes." An Rui shook the money bag in his hand and smiled.

This transaction is a secret private transaction, and the money earned belongs to Anrui himself. There is no need to tax any power. The legal system of all countries in the Seven Seas World is not perfect. Only some of the transactions on the surface are taxable, and the rest of the transactions are not taken care of at all.

"This sentence really won my heart." Rod smiled and squeezed his eyes.

When a businessman inevitably has to deal with taxes, he naturally hates paying taxes, and no one wants to share a part of his hard-earned money with others.

Funding the country to become rich and powerful?

But there are very few people who have that kind of state of mind.

"Marquis of Rhodes, if it's okay, I'll go first." An Rui glanced at the clock hanging on the wall and was surprised. He had already achieved his goal on this trip and obtained the Holy Belt of Suppressing Evil Spirits. I also got the Black Lan Dragon, and it's time to get ready to go to sea.

"Anrui. Don't rush to leave, in fact I have one more thing I want to talk to you about. Rod stretched out his hand and pressed twice, signaling An Rui not to worry, "You are quite satisfied with this harvest, right?" ”

"Of course I am satisfied, the income this time is more than what I have earned from my hard work."

"Hehe, in fact, under normal circumstances, I wouldn't give so many dividends to my gladiators at all, and this is the first time we've worked together, so I've made an exception."

"I understand."

"It's best if you understand." Rod stared at An Rui, "I still want you to help me fight again, but this time I can't give you another thirty percent of the dividend, I can only give you one percent, I hope you can understand." ”

"One more fight?" An Rui frowned, he still had a lot of things to do, and he didn't have much time to delay in the gladiatorial arena. Moreover, the one-percent bonus is far less attractive than the three-percent bonus, which makes it difficult for him to be too interested.

"Yes, one more fight! After you defeated the Black Orchid Dragon, you won the favor of many viewers, and many people wanted to see you in the gladiatorial arena again. It would be a shame if you left like that. ”

"If there is another fight in the short term, I can think about it, if the gladiatorial fight is scheduled for too long, I'm afraid I won't have that time."

"Don't worry. I'm going to schedule your next gladiatorial fight in about three to five days, and it won't be too long. ”

"Three to five days was ok. Tell me, who will I be against next time? For the sake of the bag of diamond coins in his hand, An Rui accepted the matter.

"My men captured a Cyclops the other day, and I want you to fight him. In this gladiatorial fight, you can use the Half-Dragon ability, but you are not allowed to release the Black Cyclops, which would be a battle between the Black Aragonus and the Cyclops, not you and the Cyclops. Rod replied happily.

Cyclops are a branch of the Giants, but all giants are very strong and have racial bonuses. To be able to arrange to be An Rui's opponent, he must be the best of the Cyclops clan, at least at the same level.

"No problem, using the power of the half-dragon is similar to directly releasing the Black Lan Dragon." Anrui agreed. He really wanted to take the opportunity to see how powerful the Black Lan Dragon's half-dragon transformation was.

"In addition to that, I have a small request." Rod raised a finger and his pupils contracted slightly, "I hope you can lose in the next gladiatorial fight, losing to your opponent Cyclops." ”

"You're going to make me lose?" An Rui was taken aback.

"Yes." Rhodes spread his hands, "If you don't lose, how can I make money?" You're a hot gladiator right now, and there's bound to be a lot of spectators betting on you to win. Your heart is not in the Holy Miracle Harbor at all, and it will leave sooner or later, and I want to make a small profit before you leave. ”

"Nope." An Rui's previous friendly expression was swept away, and he said resolutely, "I only win battles, not defeat battles." ”

"I don't care if I win or lose, I want to make money."

"This kind of money, you better go to someone else to help you earn it." An Rui shook his head, he really didn't have much interest in losing the battle.

"An Rui, it's so chilling, I didn't expect you to say such hurtful words. Don't forget who got your money bag from. Rod's face also sank, and a momentum unique to the superior emanated, making the air around him even more solemn.

"Our previous cooperation really made me a lot of money, I appreciate your affection, but let me suffer defeat under the noses of tens of thousands of people, I really can't do it, forgive my fate."

"I can't imagine that you are so desperate to save face, this is just a battle, why do you care so much about winning or losing?"

"Everyone has something they care about, and I, as a person, care about this face." Anrui lifted his calloused finger and tapped his cheek.

"It's understandable that young people are arrogant, but that's not a good thing, you have to be flexible." Rod thought for a while, "That's okay, I'll raise the price for you in the next gladiatorial fight, and give you a bonus of one and a half percent, what do you think?" Although you won't earn as much in the next gladiatorial fight, it won't be less than 70,000 gold coins, which is still considerable. ”

"It's not a question of money, it's a matter of face." An Rui stood up, "Marquis of Rhodes, if you ask me to help you fight a victory, or a fair gladiatorial fight, I will consider helping you, but if I am allowed to defeat the battle, I will not talk about it." ”

"Anrui." Rod's face became even more angry, and his voice became cold and piercing, "I advise you to be smarter, think more about it, and don't be rash." ”

In this seemingly simple sentence, there is already an obvious threatening nature, and few people in the Holy Harbor have the courage to disobey Rod's orders. With one word, he can influence the fate of an ordinary person.

An Rui's eyebrows raised, and the other party's words made him very unhappy.

"I'm sorry, but there are some things I'll never learn, and I don't bother to learn. Thank you, thank you, our cooperation is over. An Rui shook the money bag in his hand, put it in his pocket, and strode to the door.

"Anrui, I order you to sit back!" Rod looked at An Rui's departing back and said coldly.

An Rui didn't mean to stop at all, only he ordered others, no one could order him!

At the door, two figures suddenly flashed, sealing the entire doorway. Both of them are Rhodes' subordinates, and they are both quite tricky powerhouses, and just standing there gives people the feeling of being at the top of a majestic mountain.

An Rui's footsteps had to stop, and his face became more and more ugly.

"An Rui, this is the Holy Miracle Harbor, I can cover the sky with one hand here, everyone must obey my orders! Those who dared to disobey my orders were all corpses floating in the city gutters. Do you want to be one of them? Rod said coldly.

The two had a very harmonious conversation before, but after a moment of hard work, they all turned their faces and evolved into the current tense situation.

"I'm not interested in being a corpse, nor in following your orders, and it seems to me that we're just a partnership, not a subordinate relationship." Anrui is full of sense, locking on to everyone around him with sight, sound, and feeling, and is ready to fight at any time.

"You're wrong, you're very wrong, from the very beginning, I was above you. It seems that my previous attitude towards you was too good, giving you the illusion that I was good at talking. Rod's eyes showed a cold chill, "You don't want to think about how a person who runs a gladiatorial arena can be a good talker." ”

"Now it seems that I did have a certain misunderstanding of you before." An Rui turned his head sideways and looked coldly at Rhodes, who was still sitting in place behind him, "You are not a good partner. (To be continued......)