NCCnovel Chapter 191 The more beautiful a woman is, the more she loses money
Chapter 191 The more beautiful a woman is, the more she loses money
"Maybe it's because we haven't talked together for too long...
It’s hard to imagine that the way you speak now is completely different from how you spoke as a child.”
Chatting with the young city lord in a rambling manner, Alvin tried hard to recall the fragments of memory in his head.
He couldn't remember at all what the guy in front of him looked like when he was a child.
Xiuman can be said to be one of the few human nobles who dresses simply.
A certain human being was wearing an exquisite lace shirt with a large lapel and a calfskin belt when he was on trial.
As a result, the city lord casually put on a half-leather breastplate over the linen sweatshirt.
Not to mention the nobles, even businessmen with a little status dressed more elegantly than Xiuman.
"You are also very different from my impression... my impression of what a city lord should look like."
Afraid of exposing the story of how his soul traveled here, Alvin chose his words carefully.
"Hahaha, indeed—
Ever since I was captured by my old man, I was forced to undergo a rather miserable transformation..."
Shuman picked up a bell from the table and shook it gently twice.
Then, an elderly man walked in from outside and waited respectfully at the door.
"Butler Yide, please help me add a pair of candlesticks...
Oh, and please inform the kitchen that I will host a banquet for guests in the small dining room tonight."
Seeing the butler close the door and leave, Xiuman lowered his voice, bowed his body to Ivan and the other two, and his expression became very serious.
He seemed a little anxious, and his fingers kept rubbing his chin.
"Okay, I won't beat around the bush, Alvin.
It really makes me happy to see that you, who used to mess around in Radiant City, can now join the druid camp.
The alien creature invasion mentioned by Bol in the letter...
Based on my understanding of those brain-dead councillors, they would probably clamor for sending troops only when the group of half-dragons have fought outside of Radiant City."
He tapped the table three times with his fingers and raised his chin, motioning Ivan and the other two to come closer, as if the city lord was a little overly vigilant.
“Those old guys in the parliament finally couldn’t sit still anymore. From the day I took over the position of city lord, they began to prepare their methods.
Huiyao City is in a mess right now. Some decrees were issued directly without going through the City Lord's Organization, including your exile...
They are gradually undermining my power as the city lord!
Alvin, as your former playmate, I know exactly what kind of person you are by nature, and I am willing to believe in you and help you.
But if you need Radiant City to send out troops, you either have to convince the House of Representatives and let them spend several months discussing it slowly;
Or, help me take back the power that should belong to the city lord."
After saying this, Xiuman quickly stood up again, and his upright sitting posture was very much in line with the demeanor of a noble.
Before Alvin understood what this meant, the door of the study behind him was pushed open, and the old butler walked in holding an exquisite candlestick.
“Although I cannot agree to your request for the time being, I am still willing to have dinner with my old friend.
I wonder what Alvin and the other two ladies think?"
“Thank you for your kindness, Lord City Lord.
Since we haven't reached an agreement, it would be better for us to leave first.
After all, everyone has a lot of things to do.”
After saying that, he pulled the confused Xiling and Lian out without looking back.
Ivan was worried that the longer he stayed, the greater the risk of exposing himself as "not himself".
Before I had walked far, I heard the voice of the old butler in the study.
"Sir, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to let an exile go like this?"
"Exile? Butler Ide, I don't remember signing such a document.
Al Nolihuys is an old acquaintance of mine. If his name is on the document, I should have been impressed..."
……
The Seven-Stringed Harp Inn is a common place for druids to stay in Shining City.
Compared to other hotels with dim lights, noisy lobby, drunkards, and "human-style services" that most hotels have, the Seven-Stringed Harp Hotel seems a bit out of place.
First of all, this hotel is owned by a church. As for which church it is, I believe you can tell from the name of the hotel.
Secondly, the person in charge of the hotel is a lady who is somewhat of a germaphobe, so the entire hotel, from the lobby to the rooms, is cleaned several times a day, and it is very clean.
Apart from being expensive and having no "special services", the Seven-Stringed Harp is the first choice for normal accommodation needs.
"Ten gold coins?
Wait a minute, let me slow down... let me see if there is something wrong with my memory of the prices..."
Alvin stood blankly in front of the bar. Although his original memory might be wrong, Alvin was still very clear about what the value of ten gold coins meant.
Let’s put it this way, most civilizations in the main material plane still use gold, silver and copper as their currency.
Most of the lower-class civilians used silver and copper coins. A dozen copper coins were enough for a strong man with a good appetite to have a full meal.
When he was a playboy, he would pay for everything, but he could not spend more than ten gold coins in a night.
This is roughly the concept of 100,000 Chinese Yuan on Blue Star.
If we make the value of gold coins more concrete, then buying a slave with a contract collar, a good-looking slave would cost at most ten gold coins.
So when Alvin saw Xiling readily throwing down twenty gold coins and taking the room key, he felt terrible.
"Xi Ling... Druid... Um, I mean our order, is it rich?"
"what?"
Xiling, who has lived in the wilderness for many years, was a little confused by what Alvin said.
"I don't think I'm rich. I haven't lived in a human city for a long time, so I don't really understand the value of these currencies."
"How much income does the cult have each year? I mean the income in gold coins?"
"Hmm... about fifty... maybe less than fifty. Most of them are medical fees from the druids for treating illnesses."
"In other words, you just spent half a year's financial income of the entire cult without even blinking an eye?"
This time Alvin was completely stunned.
I know that the prettier a woman is, the more money-losing she is, but I've never seen one so money-losing...
Compared with her original self, the so-called second-generation noble, Miss Xiling spends money like a royal aristocrat.
"But druids don't need these gold coins. They only stay in Brilliant City for one day at most every year."
Ivan took the key handed over by the half-elf lady, and his hands began to tremble.
"Well...why don't I cancel one room...I can..."
"Pervert! Stop it!"
The short Lian interrupted Ivan angrily.
"I knew what you were planning!
Even...even if that's the case, you have to wait until after your wedding with your sister!
Besides, I was with my sister at night!"