Ten thousand gold coins?"

"Yes, ten thousand gold coins. Jones seriously confirmed it again.

All of a sudden, the air froze somewhat.

Adair blinked and looked at Jones in disbelief, "Don't you even have ten thousand gold coins?" Oh no, I mean, I thought you were going to borrow a few million gold from me, and I was a little worried that I wouldn't be able to take them out in one go. However, all you need is 10,000 gold coins, which means I can lend you at any time. ”

Adair chuckled twice, as if to ease the awkwardness, only to make it even more awkward.

Jones' eyes flickered, and he stubbornly explained: "Actually, I just bought a castle and still need a little money to develop it...... It's just a little bit missing. The big head I've come out on my own. ”

"Oh, I see. Adair breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought something had happened to you." Generally speaking, if the castle itself is not worth much, the bank that sold the castle to you for the development cost will be more than willing to support it. There is not even interest, just a preferential purchase agreement for future outputs. ”

"Oh, really?"

"Of course, all three of Hilde's banks are ours. Need I introduce you?"

Oh, that's really good news. Does that mean that as long as Adair flips through the ledger, he knows everything?

Jones's face was red to his neck, and he wanted to find a hole in the ground to dig into.

The scene was awkward, very embarrassing.

Adair looked at Jones quizzically.

Jones also looked at Adair with a numb scalp.

Helpless, Jones could only change his words and say, "Okay, I admit it." My father didn't give me pocket money, and I had to earn money on my own. Ten thousand gold coins is a lot for me. The castle I bought was only worth 10,000 gold coins, and I bought it with a loan. from your family's bank. Now they won't lend me any more......"

By the end, Jones's voice was as small as a mosquito.

"Didn't the Lich King give you pocket money either?"

"He doesn't have any money himself. Lichs are not interested in money. But I found a gold mine in the castle's territory. ”

"Oh, yes? Ignoring the question of 'gold mines' entirely, Adair frowned and said to himself, "Is there a castle in this world that is only worth 10,000 gold coins? I thought the castle would cost at least 500,000 gold coins. It's incredible. Can the castle of 10,000 gold coins really be lived? Will there be quality problems? I must see this castle with my own eyes when I have the chance. ”

Jones's face turned purple and he said hesitantly, "What if...... I mean, if you can lend me 20,000 gold coins, I might be able to pay it back a little faster. ”

"Don't say it, Jones, you are my brother, how can I sit idly by?" Adair put on an amiable smile and said with a smile, "I will lend you 100,000 gold coins without interest." You can pay it back when you're happy, and you can pay it back if you're not happy. Just a little bit of support for my brother. ”

As he spoke, Adair had already taken the pen and paper from the butler next to him, walked to the desk and began to write with his head down.

"No, interest must be paid. Jones hurriedly stopped: "What do you think, I may not be able to pay any more, after all, I only have one gold mine." ”

"If you insist on paying interest, I'm not going to lend you it?" Adair glanced up at Jones and smiled, "I can't collect interest from my brother, that's the rule." If you insist on giving me interest, then you are not my brother. In that case, I wouldn't have a reason to lend it to you. ”

Once again, the atmosphere has become eerie.

Jones broke out in a cold sweat and could only nod heavily.

......

When he left Adair's house, Jones took a letter with a note on it that read "One hundred thousand gold coins" and signed Adair's name and stamped it.

One hundred thousand gold coins arrived, ten times what Jones wanted at the beginning. However, at this moment, Jones just wanted to find a place to cry.

Yes, Jones's fragile self-esteem has been hurt by ten thousand points, and there is already blood left. Why is there such a big difference between the same blood clans? Is it just because there is a different father?

"No, I'm going to work hard to make money! my children can't be like me anymore!" the young Blood Lord swore in his heart.

Wiping away his tears, Jones took the sticky note and went to the previous bank again, and put it in front of the teller, Mr. Goblin.

The goblins were dumbfounded, and asked suspiciously, "Are you...... A member of the Brotherhood of Young Master Adair?"

"Yes. Questions?" Jones replied with a blank face.

"Wait a minute. With the sticky notes in hand, the goblin shrunk his head and walked away. I went into the distance and found a goblin that was a little bigger and looked a little bigger. The two goblins looked down and whispered something.

The big goblin took the sticky note and examined it carefully against the light. It took a while to hand it back to Mr. Goblin at the counter.

There is no need to guess, he must not be able to trust Jones, and find someone to verify the authenticity of the seal. Jones didn't bother to pay attention to it. Anyway, in the past few days, my face has been thrown on the ground and stepped on and stepped on, and it is not bad for this kick. Just sit expressionless and wait quietly.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. The goblin finally returned, smiling professionally and wiping his sweat: "Young Master Jones, you should have said earlier that you were a member of the brotherhood of Young Master Adair." In this way, there will be no previous misunderstanding at all. ”

"Was it a misunderstanding?" Jones asked with a blank face.

"It's hard to ...... Isn't it?"

"I'll just ask you something, you know I'm the adopted son of the Lich King, why do you do this to me?"

"I ...... I just wanted to get that tricky castle out sooner rather than later. I thought, if you really have a lot of appeal, a mere hydra is not a problem at all. If not, I don't need to give you preferential treatment. It's a misunderstanding, really. ”

"I've already said it, it's not a misunderstanding. ”

"I ...... How can I compensate you?"

"I can't make up for it, just wait for death. ”

Across the counter, Jones looked at the goblin with a blank expression. The goblin wiped his sweat frantically and looked at Jones cautiously. The atmosphere was completely frozen.

When he left the bank, Jones got his wish and got ten bank certificates, each of which could be exchanged for 10,000 gold coins at the Sambo family's bank. Yes, it's that simple. It's just ten sheets of paper stamped with seals and painted with magical runes.

Jones had thought he would have to hire a few people and a few cars. After all, it was also the first time he had seen such a thing that "only rich people know".

Grabbing ten vouchers, Jones carefully scrambled them in his pocket and headed straight for the slave market.

Goblins, on the other hand, sneak out of their shifts and go straight in the exact opposite direction.

......

"Lord Adolf, I'm going to be killed by you. I messed with someone I couldn't afford to mess with at all. What should I do? If he asks again, I'll have to tell the truth. You asked me to sell that castle to him. ”

In the small room, the goblins were sweating like rain, and they were about to cry.

With his back to the goblin, Adolf stood by the window and stretched out a hand, gently opened a crack in the curtain, and looked out the window at the pedestrians passing by on the street.

"Don't worry, he won't ask you. ”

"Why? He had just doubted. ”

"I said he wouldn't ask, he wouldn't ask. ”

"But he threatened me just now. ”

Adolf sighed helplessly, turned around and said, "He won't pursue it." He was angry, but he wouldn't mess with a goblin. ”

"But in case ......"

"No in case. Adolf said lightly, his bright eyes with an extraordinary coercion, forcing back the words of the goblin to his lips.

"Okay. The goblin could only wipe his sweat helplessly: "Thank you, Lord Adolf, thank you." ”

As he spoke, he was about to leave, but suddenly stopped, turned back and asked, "Also, Lord Adolf, is it true that he said that there are gold mines in the territory of that castle?"

Glancing at the goblin, Adolf replied softly, "Yes, so he's happy now, and it's too late to thank you." I won't be held accountable. ”

"Thank goodness. But, Lord Adolf, why did you sell him a castle with gold mines for such a bargain?"

Adolf didn't speak, just watched the goblin silently.

The goblin who came to his senses hurriedly bowed and apologized: "I'm sorry, I asked what I shouldn't have asked, and I ask Lord Adolf for forgiveness!

As he spoke, he stepped back and turned to leave the room.

The annoying goblin is finally gone.

Adolf was the only one left in the simple room. Reluctantly, he continued to keep an eye on the pedestrians on the street outside his window, and sighed softly and said to himself, "The Lich King is a new thing." The people here have no concept of the Lich King, and even think that the adopted son of the Lich King is not as good as a member of the Brotherhood of Adair...... Oh, I hope it's not really as good. ”

......

At this moment, the slave market.

"I want five, yes, five dwarven slaves! The kind that can mine! One of them must know how to prospect for ore veins! All of them must be adults, male! Give me two hundred zombies fit to be miners!

In the bustling slave market, Jones has already begun to pick slaves.

The inner perimeter of the slave market is a place that resembles a square. Countless slaves were chained, handcuffed, or kept in cages or chained in a row for people to choose. Bustling.

Of course, normally there must be more slaves than guests.

As for Jones, he is a big customer today. With the exception of those who buy special slaves, the slave market does not have customers who spend tens of thousands of gold coins in one go every day. After all, only newly developed castles need so many slaves, and old castles, even if they change hands, will generally carry enough slaves and do not need to be purchased separately. Usually, it is just supplemented piecemeal.

He was ushered up to the room on the second floor. The one who received Jones was still a goblin. Another goblin, an elderly goblin merchant.

"Little master, you're going to open a new vein, right?"

"Yes, that's right. ”

"In that case, you might have a problem with the ratio. Dwarves must have at least twenty of them, as you still need to explore. If it was the early days, there would not be so many zombies, a hundred would be more than enough. After all, a lot of living zombies can't do it. ”

"But that's not the case with my vein ratio. ”

"How old is your vein?"

"More than a thousand years, maybe three thousand years. As far as I know, the castle is three thousand years old, and my father bought it more than a thousand years ago. ”

"That's right. Zombies have an infinite lifespan, and although they have a low learning ability, they can always learn after a long time. Slowly, you can do more work. There are a few old vein dwarves, and you're clearly a new vein. Dwarves must be many. ”

"Uh...... What if you wait a long time?

"No, after a long time, the dwarves will naturally die. They don't have that long lifespan. Maybe you'll need to add dwarves along the way. By the way, you only wrote that you need to explore the ore veins, do you have anyone to help the dwarves cook and take care of their daily lives?"

"Do you need someone to help them with their daily lives?"

"Of course. Dwarves are not like zombies, at least cooking is definitely needed. If you don't send someone to take care of their daily life, they'll have to take care of it themselves. This wastes a lot of time and reduces their output. ”

"That'...... What should I do?"

"I suggest you buy some more female dwarves. It's cheaper and doesn't have as much strength, but they can help the male dwarves with simple tasks and take care of their daily lives. There is also the benefit of giving birth to dwarfs. ”

"Uh...... Dwarfs? That's a good idea. ”

"Also, it is impossible for a dwarf of two thousand to know how to prospect for mineral veins. This must be an experienced dwarf. This kind of dwarf is not cheap. ”

With a monocle between his eyes, the elderly goblin merchant silently helped Jones revise the list of requirements.

It should be said that fortunately, Adair gave 100,000 gold coins, otherwise, according to Jones's idea, 10,000 gold coins would not have been activated at all.

Dwarven slaves, zombies, and mining tools, Jones solved them all the same, until the sky was gray, and then they were all finalized. A total of 60,000 gold coins were spent.

"Okay, and then there's the delivery fee. A total of 2,000 gold coins are required. After all, it's a three-month journey. The road along the way is not easy. ”

"Half a month? It's been too long, can you hurry up. ”

"We can use the Bloodlines to transport it for you, yes, fly over. It's going to be quick, and you'll be there tomorrow. But the price must be increased to five thousand gold coins. You know, the wages of the Bloodlines are relatively high. How?"

After hesitating for a long time, Jones finally nodded: "Okay." ”

Well, now it's sixty-five thousand. In three months, a gold mine should earn back 5,000 gold coins, right?

Jones's heart ached beyond measure. After all, although there is no interest, the money is to be repaid.

Hilde has day and night.

It was only when it was completely dawn that Jones had taken care of everything and paid for it. I had no choice but to find a random hotel to stay in Hilde.

Lying in a coffin in a hotel, Jones could not sleep at all.

In just a few days, 75,000 gold coins were spent, and now that I think about it, Jones is still a little scared. You know, at least for now, he doesn't have a dime of a steady income. But he was already burdened with a debt of 111,800 gold coins, and only 35,000 gold coins were left in hand. Degree of literature