Chapter 44: Crisis
"You should know the price of asking me to help, there have been a few little shrimp in the thieves' guild popping around here lately, as if they are looking for someone. In order to avoid being discovered, I also had to restrain myself, after all, the thieves' union has not revoked my wanted arrest. β
The middle-aged Benson said in a low voice, as if he was a little dissatisfied with the old man finding him at this time.
The old man laughed dryly twice and waved his hand.
"Benson, a few low-level thieves, with your strength and concealment methods, those little guys in the Thieves Alliance won't be able to find you at all. This time I bid 30 gold karls, and I will ask you to make a move, and whether you succeed or fail, this money will be yours. How?"
Benson, the middle-aged man, stood still and did not answer, half of his face frowning slightly, as if he was hesitating.
Seeing this, the old man scolded in his heart, knowing that the other party was raising the price, and said helplessly: "You must know that our Thundering Chamber of Commerce attaches great importance to the number of students of the Holy Light Academy this time, and the qualification challenge cannot be lost.
This kid named Brent is very strong, and he has already threatened Young Master Renault, no matter what, I will get rid of him. If you're not willing to do it, then I'll have to find another place. β
Benson raised his eyebrows, his gaze became sharper, he stared at the old man, speechless for a while, as if waiting for the other party's next step.
The old man smiled bitterly and shook his head, as if he was very troubled by the other party's behavior.
"This kid has the support of the Aydra family behind him, which is very tricky, and if he does it on his way back to the family mansion, their family guards and the patrol guards of Sparta will be a problem. Once entangled, I think you should understand the truth that you can't die when you fight snakes, right? The anger of the Edra family can burn the entire city of Sparta. And..."
Speaking of this, the old man's tone paused, he looked at Benson with a smile, and muttered: "Moreover, I'm afraid that I will pay more attention to the safety of that kid Brent, and when the time comes, if you want to do it again, it will be troublesome." β
Benson was not surprised, he had already taken into account what the old man said, he knew that what the old man said next was the key, and what he just said was just nonsense.
Glancing at Benson, who was as calm as usual, the old man spread his hands and said very casually: "So, in this matter, only you are the most suitable candidate, I really hope you can agree." Others, I'm afraid, it's hard to accomplish. If you're not willing to make a move, that's a shame. β
After the old man finished speaking, he quietly waited for Benson's reply, his face was flat, and he didn't seem to be worried that the other party would refuse.
Benson stood there and muttered for a moment before he spoke, "Fifty gold karls." His tone was calm and powerful, with a bit of a categorical charm.
"Okay. Deal. The smile on the old man's face gradually expanded, and although he had expected the other party to agree, he was still a little excited.
"I'll shoot tonight. Success or failure, I'll give you an answer tomorrow, and take my reward. Benson turned slowly, his body disappearing into thin air, his words whispering through the narrow staircase aisle, quickly dissipated by the wind.
After getting Benson's promise, the old man was determined to attack and kill a low-level 2-level martial artist with Benson's strength, which was simply handy.
Although the Edra family was heavily guarded, for Benson, except for a few limited forbidden places that were difficult to set foot in, the rest of the places could be accessed.
Evening.
In the Edra family's mansion, the spacious living room was bustling with activity, and Count Warren, his wives and many children gathered together for dinner, and the protagonist of this banquet was Butian.
The crowd gathered around a large rectangular table, with Count Warren at the top, Countess on the upper left, and Bu Tian on the right.
A large number of servants and maids waited in the corner of the living room, waiting for dispatch.
Today, Butian is the protagonist, and everyone pushes the cup and changes the lamp to pour him violently, and the words of congratulations and praise are endless. The wives of Earl Warren took turns to fight, and they all saluted him, and they were so dizzy that they almost fell down on the spot, and Wendy was anxious in her eyes.
Butian's impressive first place finish in the second round of the qualifying tournament is a very good start and a golden springboard.
The already famous Edra family will be even more brilliant after today, and their position in the Duchy of Crook will be more secure.
As the head of the family, Count Warren's words will become more weighty in the future, and his status in the aristocratic circle of the Principality of Crook will also rise.
Today's Earl Warren was so happy that he even sent a message to inform his eldest son Kevin, who was serving in the imperial capital.
"Come, nephew, uncle toasts you, you... Today can give me a rise and a face, and it has won great glory for our Aydra family. β
Count Warren, blushing and tongue-barred, raised his glass to the sky.
"Ah, father, you see that Brent has drunk too much and can't drink any more. β
Wendy on the side was really impatient, and she was extremely distressed, so she hurriedly stopped her father, not wanting to give in to drink it anymore.
"Ugh. Uh, drank too much? Who, drank too much? I didn't drink too much. Also drink, drink. β
Count Warren was probably stupid, so he suddenly threw down the wine glass in his hand, picked up the wine bottle on the table and poured it into his mouth. Frightened, several servants who were waiting on the side turned pale and hurriedly stepped forward to stop them.
The crowd was in a hurry, and finally ordered the servants to help Count Warren back to his room to rest.
Butian sat on the seat and snickered: "Old boy, you're not drunk yet, look at your stupid appearance, you still drink with me, just lie down." β
He is also a thief and shrewd, don't look at him dizzy, in fact, most of it is pretended. When others toasted his wine, he took a sip at most, and poured most of the rest, with his agility of up to 37 points, no one could really see this little action.
In this way, most of the people who toasted him at the table were drunk, but Bu Tianwei was not drunk and pretended to be drunk until now, and the kind Wendy was also deceived by him.
Now that Count Warren, the host, has withdrawn, the atmosphere of the banquet is not so rigorous, Bill drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, slammed the wine glass on the table, snorted coldly, and looked at Butian with extremely cold eyes.
The Countess glanced at her son, coughed lowly, and said with a smile: "Brent, you are now fame and fortune, Lord Earl has explained, and I will give you the low-level 2 combat skills at night."
The Earl values you very much, and now he has handed over this skill to you in advance, hoping that you can rush to the top three positions in Spartan City and win more glory for our Aydra family. β
When she said this, the countess looked at Butian with a smile in her beautiful eyes, looking close. But the meaning of her words, on the surface, was for Butian, but in fact, the deeper meaning was to teach her son Bill.
She was implicitly telling SΓΉ Bill, and now was not the time to turn her face. Now this person is deeply respected by your father, don't spoil your father's big things because of a moment of recklessness, and when you finish using this kid, it's not up to you to clean him up.
Bill was very clever and understood the underlying meaning of his mother's words, he glanced at Butian coldly, chuckled in his heart, and immediately got up to confess his sins and left first.
Bu Tian didn't seem to know some of the twists and turns in the countess's words, but he looked at the countess a little dumbfounded, nodded and smirked, very well-behaved and obedient. Even when Bill left the scene suddenly, he was very friendly and smiling, looking like he was getting along well, as if the other party's cold eyes were not coming for him just now.
Such clumsy acting, let alone a shrewd countess. Even Wendy could see the black line, the blonde girl Darcy couldn't stop snickering, and the other two ladies were a little embarrassed.
Not to mention, the three ladies of Earl Warren are all extremely beautiful, especially Wendy's mother, who looks like a young woman in her twenties.
The third lady has the same long blue hair as Wendy, a pair of beautiful eyes with watery eyes, delicate skin, and excellent maintenance. If you go out with Wendy, I'm afraid most people will think it's sisters. Bu Tian was slandered in his heart: "That old fellow of Count Warren, the old cow eats tender grass." β
Darcy's mother, that is, the second lady, did not talk much during the whole dinner, she was very dignified and docile, and her tone of conversation was soft and weak, coupled with her delicate and beautiful face, giving people a sense of kindness and kindness.
As for the eldest lady of this count, Butian didn't like it.
He sensed that the eldest lady was very scheming, both in the tone of her voice and in her somewhat contrived gesture. Although the other party was smiling from beginning to end, it was this kind of fake appearance that was carved out of the same mold as Earl Warren, and it was no wonder that he gave birth to a disgusting son with a vulture face.
Now that the host of Count Warren has withdrawn, the dinner party will be closed under the greetings and politeness of everyone.
Butian cheekily approached Wendy's side halfway through and begged for his prize, smiling like a thief, and didn't have any good ideas.
The little girl was ashamed and angry, pinched the flesh on Butian's waist fiercely, and twisted it into 360 degrees under Butian's screams, making Darcy giggle and laugh non-stop.
The flirting between the two of them was seen by several ladies, and Wendy's mother looked sad and stopped talking.
The second lady smiled implicitly, as if she liked the youth and liveliness among young people.
Only the eldest lady didn't seem to care, and drank the wine by herself, with a slight inexplicable look flashing in her eyes.