Mage Veigar

Chapter 196 Scam
The city of Kareni is the strategic frontier of the empire in the north.

The Grand Duke and the Marquis are among the true great nobles of the United Kingdom. The former is only conferred on princes with royal blood, while the latter is the only noble title that does not require royal blood to establish a marquisate.

How many marquises are there in the whole of the United Kingdom?

Their number is even rarer than that of grand dukes, because it is natural to grant land to royal blood, but it is impossible to grant land to non-royal blood, unless you have made extraordinary contributions.

So was helping the United Kingdom occupy the North an unparalleled achievement?

The answer is probably somewhere in between.

However, Vega did not think that the United Kingdom would hand over the strategic front tooth of Kareni to him as a marquisate, because even within the United Kingdom, there was no precedent of granting a strategic city to a grand duke.

The king was also afraid that the fiefdoms would take the opportunity to rebel.

If the kingdom's royal family treats their own royal bloodline in this way, would they be so generous to him, a person from another family?

The answer is undoubtedly "no"!
The United Kingdom's actions are totally inconsistent with the actual situation.

Now that he had calmed down and thought about it carefully, during the cooperation negotiation process, the other party did not seem to hesitate at all and directly put forward conditions that he could not refuse.

boom!
Vega punched the wall angrily.

He now admits that he was dazzled by the grand welcoming ceremony at the beginning and the big promises made by the other party, but Moore Albarn was obviously treating him like a child. Wasn't this a bit too much?

The trick unfolds instantly.

Vega did not leave, but sneaked back to Moore's manor. He was determined to find out the truth of the matter no matter what.

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Alban Manor, reception room.

Charles Alban stood beside Moore, who was sitting in the main seat. He dismissed the butler and servants, and then said, "Father, isn't the price you paid too exaggerated? Will the kingdom really pay it back?"

"When did I ever say I would deliver on my promise?"

Moore's amiable expression disappeared, replaced by a look of disdain: "How much knowledge can a young boy have? We just paint a big pie for him and worry that he won't work for us?"

Charles Alban's pupils shrank: "Father, are you deceiving that little brat?"

“Can teaching children be called cheating?”

Moore smiled coldly and said, "It's time to wake up the naive child. In this world, what you put in is always proportional to what you get out. People who are greedy, humph... deserve to be deceived to death."

"Father is wise."

Charles Alban asked cautiously, "What if that brat doubts that we won't keep our promise?"

"Suspect?"

"You are not a businessman, and you don't understand human beings at all."

Moore shook his head and said with a look of disappointment: "Our Chamber of Commerce has issued something called 'Lucky Ticket'. As long as you spend a copper coin, there is a small chance of getting a 1000000% return. Do you think anyone would buy this thing?"

"If it's just a copper coin, of course," Charles said firmly.

Moore nodded and continued, "Later, there were rumors that my 'lucky ticket' was rigged, but there was no evidence to prove that the rumor was true. Would you continue to buy it at this time?"

Charles hesitated.

Finally, he nodded and said, "Although I have my doubts, I will continue to buy." "That's right."

Moore Alban said disdainfully: "Although I did operate in secret and most people began to doubt it, my business did not decrease much. Instead, it continued to rise. Do you understand now?"

Charles looked as if he had suddenly realized something.

He looked at Moore with admiration and said, "Father, do you mean that even if the little devil has doubts in his heart, he will continue to do it in the face of huge benefits, even deceiving himself, and finally be used by us?"

"Yes."

"If adults are like this, what about a child?"

Moore Alban said with certainty: "Human beings are born with a lucky mentality. Unless they are hit hard and bleed, they will never wake up. I have even seen some stupid people who still deceive themselves even though they know the truth."

"I've learned something." Charles Albarn looked at Moore with admiration.

at the same time.

Vega outside the door showed a self-deprecating smile.

Everything was just as he expected. Moore was indeed deceiving him. Fortunately, he was not the kind of person who would be blinded by huge profits. To be precise, the less he paid and the greater the profit, the less secure he felt.

In Vega's opinion, the input and output are most likely proportional.

If he had used an ordinary chip, Vega might have believed it, but Moore insisted on playing such an exaggerated drama. Isn't this a bit of an underestimation of him, a time traveler who grew up under the red flag and suffered from the torture of "I, Qin Shi Huang, and I want money"?

"I'm still underestimated after all."

When Vega finished listening to this conversation, he quietly left Alban Manor.

The reason for leaving was simple. First, the duration of the trick was almost up. Second, he was not 100% sure of defeating the opponent, and Vega did not want to alert the enemy.

"Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust."

Vega had already made plans. He wanted to convey the news that the Alban business family was a branch of the kingdom's intelligence organization to the empire in exchange for a reasonable military merit.

However, he needed to observe carefully which general to convey the message to. If he met the wrong person, there was a high possibility that his credit would be taken away. After all, one must be on guard against others. Moreover, he still had plenty of time. It would be best to find out the time when the Kingdom Army would attack Kareni again before reporting to the military.

There's a saying that goes, 'Fat them up before slaughtering them'.

The decision is made.

Vega headed towards the commercial district in a happy mood. The anger of being deceived and betrayed was long forgotten. Betrayal is something that can happen at any time once the benefits are big enough and the cost is small enough. If you take it seriously, you will lose.

Come to the commercial district.

Vega went straight to the magic item shop in the Professional Guild of the Imperial Capital.

His purpose was clear, which was to see if there was any cheap and good quality third-level shadow magic that he could buy. After all, he still had 3 gold coins and skill points that he had not used.

Even if the professional's level cannot be improved for the time being, he can still enhance his strength by learning magic. Now the only thing Vega believes in is strong strength.

Because anyone may betray you, but you will never betray yourself.

If the supreme status is the end of a smooth life, then strong strength is the foundation for survival.

(End of this chapter)