Chapter 11 Blood Boils with Gold
Getting rid of Robbie, who knows nothing about the real situation but is unusually enthusiastic, Mogan has time to turn back.
He saw the iron cube that the king still held in his hand, which had been restored to its shape.
"Success?"
Lucifer hesitated, "I didn't follow your demonstration, I don't know if it's right." ”
He rotated the top level of the Rubik's Cube halfway through, and then pulled a small square of the Rubik's Cube with his fingernails.
Gurgle-
The iron cube was taken apart in its entirety and divided into several simple parts. However, since its overall appearance had been restored to its original state, Lucifer did not take the next steps, but only showed it to Mogan back and forth.
"Like this, I opened it up and put it back together in the right combination."
Lucifer looked firm, already convinced that this was the standard answer.
This is a very familiar "solution", and Mogan is also rarely happy, "If it's just restoration, there's nothing wrong with doing it." ”
It's a surprise to be able to review the fun of your youth in your previous life at this time.
"There is no 'what' problem?"
But Lucifer's reaction was stronger than he had imagined, his eyes widened, and he quickly realized what was wrong.
"I thought you were going to test me...... Sorry, I'll think about it later. ”
He immediately picked up the Rubik's Cube, disassembled it again, and quickly assembled it into another form.
Mogan soon discovered that the order and structure of his assembly was the order he had randomly scrambled at the beginning - apparently, Lord Lestus had the extra skill of "memorizing".
It's not even to be lazy to take apart the Rubik's Cube, but to mistakenly think that Mogan gave himself a question to test whether he will be "flexible".
"It doesn't have to be that way...... Never mind. The three questions are over, and there is one thing that I need additional confirmation. ”
The more honest king really thought of it as an exam, and of course he wanted to hand in a perfect answer. But Mogan himself didn't have much attachment to this matter, and he didn't have time to continue to kill time, and he still had to solve another remaining problem.
"Your Majesty, your self-declaration today is a bit too unexpected. Although it is a bit disrespectful to name you at random, with all due respect, I really can't understand the meaning of your 'frank and lenient' so easily. ”
Mogan said it mildly, but what he actually meant was not at all confined.
Whenever he wanted to strengthen his tone, he did the opposite of what he said when he first met His Majesty, "You don't have to call me Your Majesty" – not only one "Your Majesty" at a time, but also to consolidate the use of honorific pronouns to prove the seriousness of the matter.
This can't happen a second time.
Robbie, a reckless fellow with little common sense and lack of sharpness, can tell his real name in front of an ordinary shopkeeper today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, whenever this King goes to a noisier place and introduces himself......
As soon as "Lucifer Lestus" comes out, the most peaceful Pandora market in Cole is afraid to set off a stormy wave.
What's more, this person will take the initiative to find himself.
Although Mogan has a little background and doesn't think that he will be judged as a "foreign country" just because he knows the king of the kingdom of Lestus, he doesn't want to be casually caught up in suspicion before he has laid a foundation.
More than worried, Mogan could not understand.
Although there seems to be a little lack of scheming, this king doesn't really seem to be incompetent, such as the first lie made up when they met before, more like an effort but not perfect, and lack of experience in this area.
Or maybe it's because he's too strong to use a little trick in the past - maybe it's the same situation as Mogan's mother?
But introducing yourself is too direct, and it produces many contradictions that Mogan cannot understand.
Knowing that he has a significant reputation and a sensitive identity, how can he expose his identity at will?
"I'm sorry, I misjudged the situation." The king, as always, did not hesitate to admit his mistake, "Before, you said that you wanted to recommend a candidate and suddenly left on your own initiative, and brought back another person, I thought you had brought this talented young man in order for him to come and help. ”
Being able to take the initiative to recommend is a credible person, and since it is for review, it is natural to explain the situation first.
Mo Gan was suddenly a little dumbfounded, thinking that this was probably a similar problem to the Rubik's Cube that had been innocently dismantled just now.
The king thought of the third layer to himself, and the advance was even logical, but in fact it was not only a coincidence, but it was difficult for Mogan to figure out so much. Not to mention what talent Robbie can have to be seen at a glance, this misunderstanding also made him clarify the fact that maybe he is not the only choice.
The so-called "unexplainable" conditions are not individual-oriented, but require specific personal qualities to be reviewed.
So, what exactly were King Lestus's demanding and hard-to-find selection criteria? If it weren't for the fact that his parents were busy with official duties, he would really want to send an eagle owl to call them to see if such a dragon or a knight of the right name would meet the king's requirements.
After all, the existing strong is better than "becoming stronger", which is just a marginal demand, and he wants to come directly and properly.
"Mr. Reynolds is a good man, but it's not enough—I still hope for your help."
Even if he faced this problem again, which he could only delay if he couldn't refuse directly, Mo Gan was still relieved.
Lucifer doesn't really explain his identity to everyone at will, so there will be no trouble. Moreover, if he thought about it carefully, even if he really said the name, others would only regard this "His Majesty the King" as a self-righteous madman, and it was impossible to take it seriously.
There are no public portraits of King Lestus, and only a handful of recognizable features can be identified, most of which do not correspond to the facts. After all, even people like Mogan, who consider themselves "active thinking", have been receiving it for a long time, and even now they have not let go of their last doubts.
If there is a progress bar for trusting one thing, then Mogan's progress above his head should have just reached ninety percent. And not just about it, he has less than ninety-nine percent trust in almost all known realities.
Ninety-nine percent forever.
"I now know that you are a businessman who wants to trade and make a profit, and you have plans accordingly."
It is estimated that the key information was extracted from Robbie's output, and Lucifer changed his way of persuasion.
"In that case, I can make a promise that is in line with your thoughts—if I can fulfill my request, I can allocate a large sum of money in the treasury of the kingdom of Lestus, which is enough to satisfy people...... No, any desires and needs in your life. ”
The pause in his rethinking confirmed that he was not talking about the life of a man, but the life of a dragon or a mage.
This is a promise that carries so much weight, if not that there is no upper limit.
Lucifer even took into account the long life span of the dragons, discussing needs and desires separately. This description is too complete and tempting, and another person may be moved by it, but Mo Gan is not interested in it, and even thinks of another cliché.
"That's not a small number. I happen to know how some treasury works, and it seems that the king or queen cannot decide for himself who the treasury wealth is. So, did you make this ad hoc decision out of a position where you wanted me to cooperate, or did you already have a process in place to run it? Isn't it good for you to make such a promise without boundaries for the sake of selfish gain, Your Majesty? ”
Seeing that he could not catch the fish, Lucifer looked away and reluctantly spoke.
"This may require more consideration...... But I'm not motivated by self-interest, and I can't be classified as such. All in all, I'm not short of money, and I have it now, but I don't know exactly how much you're asking for. ”
I see, "not for personal gain".
It's not that Mogan has no desire for the hidden treasures of the kingdom of Lestus, but even he doesn't know what the real upper limit of his desire will be, and naturally he can't answer the question of the specific amount of price.
A box of jewels is not enough, a cave of gold is just a small goal, and then ...... And what will it be?
What's more, without a stable channel for harvesting money, he has no way to gain his "sense of security".
At this moment, Lucifer still has the iron cube in his hand.
And Mogan looked at people and things, thinking back to what he had learned before, trying to dig up more clues in the lie.
"Lord Lestus, you may have a talent for deception, but I can't have misjudged the signal that prevented you from obtaining the gold coins—the blood of dragons boiled with the smell of gold, and if it was really the king of Lestus, you should know this best."