Just when the pandas were in a wild fantasy about Jinshan, there were people in the royal palace of Thrace City discussing the money.

"After verification, the profit of the Edward Family Chamber of Commerce during this period should have a profit of more than two million gold coins after deducting the previous loan from James Edward's mortgage on the family property. A skinny old man with a goatee reported.

His attitude was very calm, as if the millions of gold coins were just an inconsequential number, and he was not moved by it in the slightest.

Instead, the young man with blond hair and a broad nose and an extremely majestic appearance sitting in front of him changed his face and asked urgently, "Are you sure?"

"Sure. ”

The majestic man frowned and remained silent.

The old man with the goatee didn't ask, just stood there and waited silently.

After a long time, the majestic man said slowly: "The Edward family was originally a side of our Thrace, and Jaime, as a member of the Edward family, should return to Thrace. ”

The old man nodded.

"Since he has returned, then he is a member of the royal family. I cannot forcibly expropriate the wealth of the royal family. ”

The old man nodded.

"But...... What's the use of him asking for these millions?" the majestic man's tone changed, and he said a little unhappily, "No matter how much you spend a lot of time, you won't need millions in a lifetime." Unless he trains the army to rebel, he can't spend so much money!"

The old man nodded.

He was like a robot, expressionless, just nodding silently.

Leopold, the later famous iron-blooded prime minister of the empire, was like this almost all year round. So much so that there are rumors among the people that he is not actually a human, but a golem dressed as a human.

The one who was qualified to sit on his own and let him stand to answer was naturally the future emperor of the empire, the "Lion of Thrace" Richard Thrace.

After Richard muttered to himself, he frowned again, sullen.

As a king who wants to make achievements, he understands the truth that "the strong must restrain themselves". But it's one thing to understand, it's another to be able to do it.

Moreover, in the face of the huge sum of two million gold coins, what reason is it that is tenable? What principles are worth upholding?

If this money is placed on the earth, in terms of social status, it is almost equivalent to the annual budget of the third and fourth countries in the world, with the budget of the two countries being 963.7 billion US dollars and the other being 361.5 billion US dollars. Not to mention the former number, even the latter number is enough for anyone to betray their own discipline - such as the heads of several world powers, who often swallow back what they say, and may not be able to get such a big benefit!

Taking a step back, regardless of social status, if we only calculate the price of gold, assuming that the weights and measures of this world are connected to the earth, and converting gold coins into gold, two million gold coins will at least exceed 500 million US dollars, even if the price of these gold coins has plummeted by half because of their lack of purity, that is 250 million.

Cash.

At 250 million US dollars, there are only a handful of people in the world who can pay more than this price.

It's really a "handful", with the left hand flexion and stretching to count the single digit, and the right hand flexion and stretching to count the ten, it should be enough to count the people who can't buy this price code.

What's more, what Richard is going to do is not to completely break through the lower limit. To snatch it once for the sake of two million is simply a matter of course for the aristocratic circle of this world.

It's better to say...... If you have such an opportunity, but don't do it, it's probably because of a brain problem.

Richard's brain is certainly fine.

So after muttering for a long time, he finally made up his mind.

"He's still in business, right?" he asked.

The Prime Minister nodded.

"He's paid off his debts, right?"

The Prime Minister nodded.

"Then even without the two million, he will still continue to make money, and he can make a lot of money, right?"

The Prime Minister nodded.

"How much more do you think he'll earn?"

The prime minister replied expressionlessly: "I can't estimate." ”

"Can't it be calculated from the amount of raw materials he buys?"

"The success rate of enchantments cannot be estimated. The prime minister replied.

"Based on the average alchemist's success rate in enchantment?"

"Then he won't make two million. ”

Richard choked for a moment, and after a while, asked, "How much can he earn based on that success rate?"

"Less than one and a half million. ”

"In other words, the alchemists he found had a higher success rate of enchantment than average?" Richard asked with interest, "what do you think it might be?"

"Can't estimate. ”

“...... You're really a bit boring. Richard sighed and said, "So his business could end at any moment?"

The Prime Minister nodded.

"So...... Tomorrow you can go for a trip. Richard said, "If he is willing to hand over the books, I will keep him ten percent, otherwise two million." ”

The prime minister still nodded, his face expressionless.

After he had left, King Richard sat in his study and was silent for a long time before asking, "What do you think of this?"

The guard, who had been standing beside him without saying a word, finally spoke, and said in a tone that would make it feel like he needed to drink to keep warm, "Jaime will betray you, and he will do it." ”

Richard was not surprised, was silent for a while, and said: "This is also a matter of course, if it were me, whoever snatched two million from me, I would also try my best to kill him!"

"So let's let him die. ”

This time, Richard was silent for a long time, and finally said, "The ancestors of the Edward family saved the king's life. ”

"Even if he saved your life, that doesn't allow him to be a threat to Thrace. ”

"It's done...... Loss of identity. ”

"Identity is also part of interests, and the king only needs interests. ”

"Heinrich, sometimes I often feel that you are very similar to Leopold. He's really not your offspring?"

"I have no children. ”

"Why don't you leave some heirs, and if you don't think you have a suitable woman, I can mobilize the whole of Thrace to find them for you. ”

"That's what Lucived suggested back then, but I didn't think it was necessary. ”

"Why?"

"Feelings only make my sword not fast enough, cold enough. ”

Richard sighed, "You're such a pure man! Sometimes I feel that you're not a man, but a sword." ”

"There's nothing wrong with being able to be a sword. The man with the name of "Ice Sword Master" replied in a cold tone that would never change, "A sword can exist for thousands of years, but a strong person can only live for a few hundred years. ”

"Do you feel like you're aging?" asked Richard, frowning and a little worried, "I remember that you received the blessing of the King of Elves, and you won't age until you die......"

"You're thinking too much. Heinrich replied, "I'm just lamenting—I recently got the news that the Elven King has died." ”

"Huh, was someone killed?"

"He who died of old age, he has lived for 1,200 years. ”

Richard breathed a sigh of relief, and showed envy again: "I really envy him! ”

"If you live too long, your ambition will wither, and you will gradually become an old man who pursues stability. ”

Richard laughed: "That's not going to work! Without ambition, what's the point of my life? I'm a man who wants to control the whole world in my hands, and ambition is the whole of my life!"

"Under the whole world, it is not the king's land! My life is lived for this!"

His laughter, filled with an air of arrogance and domineering, came out of the study and echoed through the palace.

The guards and officials who heard this laughter all showed awe, and many of them had a flame of worship burning in their eyes.

Soon, many of them would be chanting the slogan "Under the whole world, there is no king's land", conquering one land after another that did not belong to Thrace, igniting the flames of war throughout the Western Continent.