Chapter 30: Price Increases
"It hurts."
Belinda rubbed her arm that had just been dragged and hurt, and looked up at Luo Wei, who was sweating profusely:
"Are you having nightmares?"
"I ...... I don't know. β
His chest heaved violently, and he took several deep breaths before he slowly eased.
Is this a vision or a dream? In any case, this is undoubtedly a very serious impact. I need to report this problem to the captain as soon as possible.
After hesitating for a moment, Luo Wei took off the "Lightless Ring" in his hand, and then pressed it under the pillow.
His physique is obviously different from those recorded in the Holy Relic Archive. Others have auditory hallucinations, then nightmares, and then hallucinations. I experienced the things that others would only encounter in three days in one day.
"Am I some kind of special catalytic constitution?" He thought to himself.
Belinda saw the tarot cards on the table.
"You made a new one?" Curious, she walked over to her desk and held the deck of cards in her hand, "It's a good quality." The surface of these cards is still reflective, is it waxed? β
"Uh...... No, uh. Luo Wei hesitated for a long time, and finally reluctantly said, "The previous pair was not easy to use, and I directly photocopied it in the photo studio at the entrance of the Security Department." β
"Doesn't affect the divination effect?" Belinda asked curiously.
"It won't particularly affect. Tarot cards are just a tool, simple or refined, and do not change the final result of the divination. β
Belinda suddenly thought of something and turned her head to look at Lowe: "I remember that someone just invented color photos the year before last. This set of photocopies should be very expensive, right? β
"Uh......"
Luo Wei didn't dare to say that he was conjured up, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "I borrowed the captain's money...... Oh yes, I haven't told you yet, I'm a police officer in the Security Service now, working under Captain Evan, and our family will have an income in the future! β
The news obviously attracted the little girl's attention even more: "Really? Is it okay not to be a wizard? β
"I'm in a special situation...... Because of Uncle Lawrence, you know. Lowe prevaricated half-truthfully, and then said, "The point is! We've got a lot of money now! I get paid more than 6 pounds a month! That's 1,500 donits! β
"1500......" The little girl's eyes were a little out of focus, obviously her mind was speeding through calculations.
"In short, your tuition, food, clothing, housing and transportation in the future, you don't have to worry about it at all! We can save a lot of money every month in addition to our daily expenses. Like buying you some new clothes and adding things to your home, it's more than enough! Luo Weile said heavily.
The little girl raised her head and looked at him with sparkling eyes: "Really...... Is it true? β
"It's really true!" Lowe suddenly remembered what Warrent had given him today, "Isn't there a bag of clothes on the coffee table in the living room?" It was the uniform of the Security Department. β
"Oh-"
Belinda remembered.
She blinked several times before shoving the tarot cards into Lowe's hand and gently patting her cheeks with both hands to calm herself down.
"Lowe."
"Huh?"
"I think Mr. Evan is a good police officer. Shall we give him some gifts? Or, invite him to your home. Belinda thought and said, "I felt the need to thank him in person." β
"Makes sense, I'll try to invite him." Lowe nodded.
The clock rang downstairs, and Lowe realized that he seemed to have slept for a long time unconsciously.
He glanced at the alarm clock on the table: "No, it's already six o'clock......
No wonder Belinda has returned home, it turns out that she has slept from noon to almost night.
For the first time, Luo Wei realized that such a "sacrifice replacement" spell required mental energy. It's just that the amount of consumption depends on what the specific thing is.
Lowe stared at the tarot cards in his hand. He didn't really understand the exact mechanics, but Mirage did expend a lot of energy to make this deck.
"Mr. Warrent has gone back." Seeing him in a daze, Belinda couldn't help but say, "He just left for a few minutes, and complained that you have been sleeping all afternoon, and you are very inhospitable. β
"My fault, I'll charge for the next time he comes back to make him feel what real hospitality is." Luo Wei raised his eyebrows.
Knock knock.
There was a knock at the door downstairs.
Got guests? There are really a lot of people who come to my house today, and there are people and ghosts.
Belinda was the first to run, leaving only one sentence:
"Yvette should be here."
Lowe was curious: "Oh? With a sound, he put the cards in his pocket and followed him downstairs.
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"I'm here to do divination with your brother."
Yvette stood in the doorway, grinning and baring her teeth. She was also wearing a public school uniform and looked young and energetic.
When Luo Wei went downstairs, he saw the housekeeper Lao Mai standing behind her, so he also nodded slightly.
"Now there is a charge for divination. Simple 6 nits at a time, complex point of 1 prang. β
Looking at Belinda and Yvette's wide-eyed eyes, Lowe raised his chin a little smugly.
Originally, when life was in a difficult situation, he was going to use divination to make a living, so he planned to charge a cheaper fee. But now it's different, now his main business is "wizard police", and divination can only be regarded as making extra money at best.
"So expensive?"
"So cheap?"
The two girls spoke in unison, but they said diametrically opposed words.
Belinda, who felt that the fee was too expensive, looked at Yvette with a suspicious expression. And Yvette rushed to Lowe in one step:
"1 Prang at a time, Mr. Austin, are you sure?"
"What do you mean? Don't you think it's expensive? Lowe was confused.
"It's so cheap!" Yvette exclaimed, "Mr. Austin, I don't think you're any worse than the 'medium' Betty spoke of!" How can you just charge so much money? β
Lowe: ???
Who is Betty? What is a "medium"?
Perhaps seeing Lowe's doubts, the butler Old McNugget said, "Today Betty, the daughter of Baron James, came to visit the young lady, and said that she had befriended a 'psychic medium' and invited him for a meeting for 150 pounds. Judging by Miss Betty's attitude, she is full of praise for that 'psychic medium'. β
Oh, got it.
Most of them are otherworldly fortune tellers who have "two brushes".
According to Luo Wei's estimate, maybe this "spirit medium" is still a real wizard pretending.
After all, listening to what Warrent said before, it seems that there are really wizards who specialize in astrology, divination, and psychics.
However, Luo Wei suddenly thought of a question: "Yvette, do you remember what happened in the manor yesterday?" β
Hearing Luo Wei's brainless question, Yvette couldn't help but be a little puzzled: "Manor? Didn't we just have a normal rally and it was over? It's really a shame that you left this beforehand. β
"Is that so?" Lowe was lost in thought.
"Yes, come back to the next rally! I promise to tell them in advance that you will be given priority in the tarot divination! Yvette's tone was sincere.
Lao Mai also had a normal expression on his face.
Lowe touched his chin, it seemed that they had really been erased by the captain. It turns out that this is called "aftercare......
He came back to his senses: "What, in the future, your gatherings will be played by yourself, and I won't go." β
Yvette wanted to ask why, but Lowe shirked it for various reasons, and she didn't ask for it again.
Everyone chatted in the living room for a long time, and the topic turned around and returned to divination.
Yvette insisted that Lowe raise the price of his divination to at least 1 pound each timeβ
At least this kind of price is a normal price in the eyes of rich people like them. It has nothing to do with whether the results of the divination are accurate or not, in short, the business of "predicting the future" is worth the price in their opinion.
And only with such a price can she bring her noble little sisters to Luo Wei to take care of his business.
Although Luo Wei agreed, he still didn't understand in his heart.
Is this the life of a rich man...... It's too capricious.
In the future, he became a rich man, but he couldn't be like this group of fools, buying other people's things and taking the initiative to help others raise prices.
"So, what do you want to do today?"
Luo Wei took out the sacrificial, brand-new tarot card from his pocket: "The price will be raised for the first time today, and you will be given a 50% discount, and only 1 pound will be charged for two questions." β
"Okay, okay."
Yvette poked her chin with her finger, and after thinking for a long time, she looked into Lowe's eyes and said, "Then I'll ask about 'love' and a 'decision'." β
"Love?" Luo Wei narrowed his eyes, "I know, this is one of the important topics that girls can never live without. β
"Hee-hee. I just asked casually, Betty also asked about love when she went to find that psychic medium today, and received a very enviable result. Yvette said.
Psychic......
Speaking of which, assuming that the medium is also a wizard, then he must be in Vito City right now.
The entire city of Vito has a population of nearly three million, and I wonder how many wizards there are?
He shuffled the cards and handed them to Yvette for her to cut. Then reorganize and spread out.
"Alright. Take a deep breath and think about your love, then draw a card from it. β
Yvette complied, and after a brief hesitation, she pulled out one of them.
After the cards were opened, three girls with holy grails came into their sight.
This is an inverted card.
"What kind of card is this? Let me guess...... Is it called the Holy Grail Three? Yvette asked, looking curiously at the cards.
"Yes, you're talented."
After Luo Wei said this, he smacked his lips a little tangled.
"What's wrong?" Yvette asked.
"Uh......"
Lowe scratched his head, and after considering his words for a moment, he spoke, "I take the liberty of asking, Miss Yvette...... Your gender of the person you're in love with...... Are there any tendencies? β
His strange question made Belinda, who was cooking in the kitchen next to him, look at him in surprise.
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