Chapter 80: The Third Choice
In the face of the Pauls' request, Norab Corvich's face did not change, and he did not speak, he looked at the sincere expressions of the two, and the beautiful light blue eyes narrowed slightly, as if to measure something. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Seeing this blonde teenager's performance, her heart was even more curious.
Tsk, it seems that this little ghost is not simple!
If what Alex had told her was true, it was clear that the Paul couple were now deliberately distorting the facts, trying to deceive the young viscount and get his help in reversing their own disadvantage. In addition, even if the other party doesn't agree, I'm afraid that the two of them will no longer be held accountable for their previous responsibilities, and the strategy of killing two birds with one stone will be beneficial to the two of them no matter what!
This Lady Lena Paul is much more scheming than her husband, and Vic Paul only thinks about how to get rid of the blame for the troubles in the city, but this Lady Paul has already thought of using the power of the young viscount in front of her to turn the situation around, and invisibly brushes away the previous guilt of the two.
However, this little imp named Norab Corvich doesn't seem to have fallen for this Mrs. Paul?
She saw the flickering eyes of the blonde boy on the main seat, and knew that he had not taken the bait thrown by Lena Paul, and that he was very alert.
At last, Norlab Corvich made a move, but beckoned to his butler, Satz Rillwaz, and summoned him to his side, and the two men began to talk to each other in low voices, as if to discuss the matter, their voices were so small that with her keen hearing, she could only hear a few words, and they could not form a substantive sentence at all.
After a short wait, the butler of Saats Reilvoz took a step back and stood back in his original position, as if he had never moved. The young viscount, Norab Corvich, sat upright, looked at the Paul couple with honest expressions, and spoke.
"Since it is a matter of His Majesty the Royal Majesty, the task entrusted to you by the Duke of Vlamir is obviously a rather confidential matter, and I am not going to force you to tell the details. ā
Norab Corvich looked serious, although on the surface he was saying that 'this is your secret, I can't interfere with it', such humble and polite words, but in fact he shirked the matter and did not want to cause this trouble, and completely ignored the request of Paul and his wife: "It stands to reason that you have caused trouble in the northern city and affected the order of Wendelier City, and you should be punished with at least three days in prison!"
"This ......"
Vic Paul was in a hurry and was about to speak, but Norab Corvich glared at him, he was young, but his momentum as a lord was full, so that the two-handed swordsman held back the words that came to his mouth, and even Lena Paul secretly pulled the corner of her husband's clothes and signaled him not to speak.
For, as soon as Norab Corvich spoke, the clever Madame Paul had already guessed a little what the other meant, and sure enough, the young Lord Viscount continued to speak---
"But, as you said before, your situation is a bit urgent, and given that your friends may have been attacked, I can't stop you from helping your friends. So, then, if you are willing to pay sixteen gold mannies in lieu of a fine of three days' imprisonment, I can open up and agree to your immediate release?"
In the Kingdom of Chirod, according to the normal fluctuating exchange price, one golden manny is equivalent to thirty silver mannies, one silver manny is equivalent to thirty-two bronze mannies, and sixteen golden mannies, that is, four hundred and eighty silver mannies, which is equivalent to fifteen thousand three hundred and sixty bronze mannies!
Such a price can be described as a sky-high fine, even the average small nobleman is estimated to be unable to afford it, and would rather choose to be imprisoned in prison for three days!
Norab Corvich, the blonde imp, was deliberately retaliating by setting such high terms for agreeing to release the Pauls?
She has been in this magical world for a long time, and she still has hundreds of soul memories, so she naturally knows very well what the sixteen golden mannies represent, obviously, the young man in front of her not only saw through Lena Paul's ulterior motives, but also deliberately followed the steps given by the other party, climbed the steps, and put the other party in a dilemma.
Because, the territory of the kingdom of Chirod is a lordship, even the Duke of Vlamir on your head, he does not have the ability to order Norab Corvich to do something, although it is very unwise to offend the other party, but as for whether to help Paul and his wife, it is all up to someone's own mood.
So, since you've put things in such a critical position, you shouldn't abandon your 'friends' just because of the sixteen gold mannies, right?"
Sixteen gold mannies, although it is not impossible to get it, but even for the Paul couple, this is a very painful price!
Suddenly, Lena Paul regretted her previous actions.
This Mrs. Paul could not have imagined that a good plan to kill two birds with one stone would be easily cracked by the other party, and the plan would be used as a punishment for her impure motives.
"No, that's too ......"
Sure enough, Vic Paul was taken aback by Norab Corvich's price, and subconsciously wanted to refuse.
"Oh?"
In this regard, the blond young man sitting on the main seat just sighed lightly and asked lightly: "Then you are going to choose to be imprisoned for three days, ignoring your friends?"
"We choose to pay the fine, honorable Lord Corvic!"
Lena Paul replied immediately, and despite her husband's astonished eyes, she decided to swallow the bitter fruit that she had planted with her own hands.
The lady Paul feared that if she hesitated any longer, she was afraid that the amount of a certain number would rise again, which would be even worse!
"Well, sure enough, it is the virtue of being very sincere to a friend!"
Norab Corvich nodded in appreciation, as if he recognized the 'decisiveness' of this Mrs. Paul, and his tone was very satisfied: "In order to pay tribute to you, as the lord of Wendelier City, I also have the responsibility to ensure the safety of the people in the city, so I will send someone with you to the location of the magic explosion to investigate, Ayad Guard!"
"In!"
Captain Ayad Rost stepped forward and responded in a sonorous tone.
"Send a team to follow Paul and his wife to the blast site in the southern city, keep them safe at all times, and search for their friend!" Norab Corvich waved his hand, and commanded, and as he spoke, he deliberately kept his eyes on Paul and his wife, as if to say: Look, I'm still very kind! The sixteen gold mannies you paid were regarded as the hard work of my men.
"Yes!"
Captain Ayad Rost suddenly received the order, bowed to Norab Corvic, and then, turned to Paul and his wife, with a straight face, and stretched out his hand to signal in the direction of leaving the hall, but he didn't know whether to take the two to pay the fine, or let the two of them prepare to go to the southern city to find some thief leader, perhaps, both?
Tsk, you're playing really beautifully, little ghost!
She watched as one of the two hapless couples left the hall, but on the main seat, a blonde Shota with a harmless face turned his gaze at her, smiling at her gently.
"Okay, this 'passer-by' who happened to be walking nearby, do you want to choose three days in prison or pay a fine?"
Obviously, Norab Corvich doesn't believe this guy's nonsense, and she has already betrayed her position with a few 'unintentional words'!
Although the young viscount did not know why she had a conflict with Mr. and Mrs. Paul, or what grievances she had, he was 100% sure that she had absolutely nothing to do with it! Otherwise, she would not have deliberately caused Mr. and Mrs. Paul to change their position again and again, until they were forced into a desperate situation.
However, Norab Corvich did not seem to be ready to choose to let her go because of her 'selfless help', and he threw the same question in front of the seemingly innocent girl, looking selfless: "Of course, the total fine for those two people is sixteen gold mannies, and if you are only one person, the amount will be halved, and you only need to pay eight gold mannies!"
"Three days' imprisonment, and a fine of eight golden mannies?"
Looking at this cunning and hateful imp, she couldn't help but sigh lightly and shook her head: "If I choose to be imprisoned for six days, can you give me eight gold mannies?"
"Huh?"
Norab Corvich was stunned by her words, and it took him a moment to react, and he looked at her with some surprise, as if surprised by the girl's strange logic.
Imprisoned in prison and doing nothing for three days, he netted eight gold mannies?
"Heh... You're really ......."
Looking at this silver-haired girl with a delicate face like a doll, and her exclamation tone that seemed to be very embarrassed and lonely, the blonde boy didn't know what to say about her.
Could it be that this beautiful girl of his age is still a little money fan who wants money and doesn't want to die?
Before Norlab Corvich could figure out how much poverty this thing had gone through that made her look back, she spoke again, and the corners of her mouth curled in a playful arc: "Hmph, I'm sorry, I'll choose the third option!"
"The third option?"
All of a sudden, everyone in the hall looked at her with vigilant eyes, and on the main seat, the young viscount narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at her and asking, "I don't remember that I ever gave such a thing!"
"That's true! But I can give it to myself!"
Unconcerned about the attitude of the people in the hall, including a blonde imp who thought he was smart, she reached out her right hand under her cloak and snapped her fingers lightly.
Suddenly, her figure burst like a bubble and disappeared without a trace.