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It was a very solemn barracks-style building, and the square structure looked like a solid rock in the midday sun. The three figures who ascended the long staircase in front of the main entrance were none other than Isenhard, the former god of war of Candras, the leader of Vorsam's newly formed alliance of gladiator trainers, and his two loyal subordinates: Thor and Ricksat.

The guards at the gate of the bank are two heavily armed grassroots warriors of the Knights of Light, wearing a full set of mighty Gothic armor, wearing a fully enclosed long-horned steel helmet, and holding a majestic and sharp two-handed giant sword, which looks very sacrosanct. Esenhard led two of his subordinates to the door, and respectfully showed the doorman the reservation slip written on papyrus with the family seal: "Good day, two lords! 」

Esenhard knew how illustrious the Knights of Light were, even if they were just bank guards, they were all nobles, and not only that, they were all direct vassals of the royal family, and they couldn't be neglected at all. The doorman was obviously pleased with his courtesy, and nodded, "Please come in, Master Esenhard, Lord Gulash is waiting for you on the third floor. 」

As soon as the three of them entered the spacious and bright hall, they saw a well-dressed servant with neatly combed hair bowing politely, and then led them up to the third floor, where he was brought to a quaint wooden door decorated with gold, and knocked lightly. A calm reply soon came from inside the door, "Master Esenhard, please come in." 」

The servant then opened the door and made a "please" gesture to let the three of them in.

God, it really deserves to be the office of Gurash, the head of the Wisham branch of the Knights of Light! Isenhard secretly admired that the room was very spacious and magnificent, and every decoration exuded a solemn, sacred and luxurious atmosphere. Directly in front of them was a row of antique wooden and gilded desks, behind which sat none other than Lord Gurash himself and several of his lieutenants. Esenhard bowed and saluted, and carefully looked at this high-ranking officer of the Knights of Light, who had admired the name for a long time, and sure enough, his temperament was extraordinary!

Although he was wearing civilian clothes, it could be seen that Lord Gulash was definitely a truly noble paladin, and in terms of elegance and bearing, he was more than a few levels higher than that "good lord" Gunnag. Even when he fully displayed his aristocratic demeanor, it was difficult for Thor to catch up with him, after all, Thor was still too young.

Gurash looked to be in his forties, with a well-groomed mustache, a cleanly shaved chin, a majestic figure, and a handsome face. At the same time, it is very manly, but also reveals the unique elegance of a gentleman, which can really be described as a dragon and phoenix among people, a talent!

"Master Isenhard is here to apply for a royal loan...... Gurash accurately pulled out Esenhard's application form from the pile of documents on the table, and carefully examined it again before saying, "After we received the last application, we immediately started to investigate, and according to your family's financial and social background, we have preliminarily set the loan amount at ...... Ten Easter. After all, we already know that you have organized a gladiator trainer alliance, and if we don't have additional materials, we will have to re-conduct the risk assessment, which may affect the progress of the loan, or even the amount. 」

Ten Easter!Thor standing in the back, couldn't help but secretly gasp: It seems that Esenhard's net worth is much bigger than he thought! "Easter" is the same as the aforementioned "Al", "Ed", and "Ral", it is also an ancient magic rune stone, but its rarity and value are not the same as the previous three, and each piece can be described as priceless. Between high-ranking nobles and wealthy merchants, it was often used as a trading currency for bulk commodities. The seemingly small Esenhard family is actually worth ten Easters, and it seems that the Knights are quite optimistic about their prospects.

Esenhard calmed: "Your Excellency, please rest assured, I have brought all the materials, first of all, please take a look at this. With that, he told Ricksat to come forward, take a stack of papyrus papers from his pocket, and hand them over. It was the alliance contracts of the other small trainers, and Gurash flipped through them carefully, and couldn't help but admire Isenhard's methods a little: the grammar of these contracts was very lame, the words were extremely difficult, and the rhetoric was quite ornate, and on the surface it seemed to be selling the knowledge of the drafter, but the real purpose was to make the contractor in a fog, and unconsciously suffered a big loss. Behind the seemingly generous conditions of joining, these small trainers were actually sold by Esenhard, and the price of their dividends and protection was to unify their personal property under the management of the alliance, saying that they were jointly negotiated and controlled, but the alliance leader could have the final right to dispose of it. Just like the mortgage at this time, Isenhard could have treated their family business as a common asset of the alliance, and these rules were cleverly diluted in the play on words, and those small trainers who could barely read could not see it at all.

Gurash and several of his deputies circulated the contracts repeatedly, and after carefully examining their true legitimacy with a magnifying glass, they raised their heads and said, "The assessment will take some time, you can wait here for a few hours, or you can go back first and discuss it tomorrow. 」

"We can wait. Apparently he wanted to solve the problem that day, and made a decision on the spot. So Gurash ordered his servants to prepare a seat for them, and the three of them sat opposite Gurash and the others, and watched with great interest as they settled their accounts.

"Twenty-six small trainers, eighty-three gladiators, ninety-one slaves, twenty-six real estate of the training grounds of small mansions...... Plus their weapons and equipment......" The Gulag's deputies muttered as they counted the numbers. It was clear that Isenhard had been planning for the loan for a long time, and the appendix to each treaty required the franchisee to make a detailed list of the property, which was used as a basis for dividends on the basis of contributions.

In the Middle Ages, when there were no assistive devices and the calculations were entirely done by pen and paper, the accounting was a slow process, and it took more than three hours for the deputies to hand over the preliminary estimate to Gurush. The Lord examined it carefully, took a pen and paper, and calculated more variables, before finally speaking, "The property of all the members of the franchise, plus the amount of five Easters that we have judged through long-term observation that your coach Kaizon may bring to their gladiators. 」

Twenty-six trainers were just half as much as the Esenhards!Thor and Ricksat both froze: Can these people really stand up?, but Isenhard didn't seem worried, he smiled, took out a parchment scroll from his pocket, and handed it to Gurash, "Look at this again, sir. 」

"The seal of the Black Iron Crown...... Gurash nodded, "that is, the endorsement of the Candras Blacksmiths' Guild...... Okay, very clever cooperation, but Iresa doesn't have a lot of control over the guild, so I can only add two more Easters at most. 」

"Wise judgment, my lord. Isenhard smiled in admiration and pulled out another scroll: "And this. 」

Gurash unfolded it and immediately said, "You are also wise, master, the endorsement of the nobles is much more valuable. Eressa, the eldest lady of the Cooper family in the southern part of Vossam, is more convincing than Iresa, the "king of blacksmiths". Her support can bring you three more Easter credits. 」

"That's good. Isenhard smiled and said, "I have a letter of guarantee from the nobles here, please look at it." 」

"Ah...... Letter of Guarantee from the Simonson family at Fort Clarion ...... The seal of the head of the house, Viscount Elena Claudia Simonsen, can give you ten more Easters. Gurash took the last scroll and nodded his head in reckless light. The gold content of the nobles with knighthood is obviously much higher, and Yelena's endorsement actually doubled the loan amount directly! This is something that Isenhard himself did not expect, and it can be said that it is a very big surprise.

"Thank you for your trouble. Esenhard stood up and bowed, "Thirty Easter's loan amount is already very generous for a villain. 」

"It's just a matter of following the rules. Gurash smiled and said, "Does the master want to take it all at once, or do you want to keep the quota and take it as you go?"

"The latter. Isenhard made an immediate decision: "Also, since the Gladiator Training Arena's income is tied directly to the tournament schedule, there won't be much coming in in months with fewer events, so I'd like to see interest accrued on an annual basis rather than a monthly basis." 」

"Okay," Gurash agreed, "that's how interest is calculated. At the end of each year, you must repay at least the current year's interest, otherwise you will be punished directly from the royal family!"

"Understood, sir. Isenhard nodded, "Then sign a contract and release the money, I'm going to take five Easters out first." 」