From Witcher to Lord of the Empire.

Chapter 172 My Money Ability Is Above Yours

Hearing the words of inquiry, several people turned around together.

In front of her was a graceful and luxurious lady, her hair was neatly tied into a bun, her long skirt was plain and clean, and she was wearing a belt embellished with broken diamonds.

She doesn't have much jewelry on her body.But House, who was taken by Lane to see the collection of the Sintra royal family several times, knew that the few jewelry on this lady were worth the jewels of a whole table not far away.

"We are the attendants of the Lannister family, and I am the butler of the Earl." House said an identity that was approved by Lann and matched the occasion on the ground, "Which lady is it?"

The old woman on the opposite side was not surprised when she heard House's self-introduction.

A decent enough earl's family should have a complete butler team, and it is not unacceptable for a young man under the age of 20 to call himself a butler.

A gentleman next to the old woman looked at the three attendants with scrutiny: "This is the Duchess of Minole."

Hearing the title of "Duchess", the three attendants saluted again.But there was no tension in their hearts, and their expressions were still calm.

People in the northern border all uphold the class concept of "my lord's lord is not my lord, and my vassal's vassal is not my vassal".Facing an unknown noble lady, even a duchess, it is enough to do basic etiquette without causing trouble for her swearing-in.

This is also the reason why the courtesy received by Lane's side dropped sharply after he left Sintra.

Especially in the free city of Novigrad, there are too many nobles, bankers, artists, and masters in various industries.

Of course, if you have enough swords in your hands, you will be respected by everyone.

"Mr. Kahn, can you give me some space? I want to talk about some personal matters with the Lannister family."

This man named Kahn seems to be a banker. When he was parting, he also talked to the Duchess about his business capabilities: "If you need me, I am always on the other side of the room."

After the banker left, Duchess Minorle said to House: "I have heard rumors that Earl Lannister is a witcher. I wonder if this news is true?"

House did not affirm or deny, he was not sure of the purpose of the lady in front of him.

"Sorry, as a servant, it is against honor to discuss the Earl's private affairs with strangers."

Mrs. Minole chuckled lightly: "That is to say, the rumor is true?"

House made a move.

"Then honorable attendant, please tell me, has there ever been a demon hunter with a wolf's head necklace around your lord earl?"

House was silent for three breaths, organized his words, and was about to speak——

In the end, Mrs. Minole interrupted again: "It seems that there is one, great."

House opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

"Servant of honor, can you bring me a message to your earl? I hope to meet him."

The old woman confirmed the news she wanted, and she was in a good mood at the moment: "I hope this meeting can be facilitated as soon as possible, it may be a bit impolite... In this way, Earl Lannister sent his men here to see some auction items .Being able to travel thousands of miles from Sintra to come here should be enough as a gift.

Tell me, what are you here for? "

The development of things soon exceeded House's expectations.

Without waiting for the end of the first round of auction, Mrs. Minorer directly led the three attendants all the way inward, and found Horst Borsodi all the way under the bow of the auction house's guards.

The patriarch of the Borsodi family has a look that fully matches his worth, with luxurious and flamboyant clothes, a big belly, a bald head but a well-trimmed beard.It feels as if the hair that should grow on the top of the head has all gone to the face.

"Ms. Minole, you are our most honored guest, and you have almost never been absent from our auctions for decades. Even if you want to reserve a certain auction item in private, then we have nothing to say. Honored guest deserves to be treated with dignity.”

Horst Borsodi spoke with a deliberate politeness.His sight didn't fall on House and the others for even a second, as if he couldn't see them.

"But what you are asking for now is the house of Maximilian Borsodi, my father's relic to us and my brother! Especially since my brother disappeared, it is the only thing that can carry me and my family's past. "

Borsodi said in a tone full of regret: "It's not a very valuable thing in itself, and I can't think of what you want him to do. But I'm sorry, I can't put this as a memory of our family. Treasure to you."

Mrs. Minorer seemed to have expected this situation a long time ago. She said unhurriedly: "I am deeply saddened by the story behind this treasure. Your father and I are close friends, and I miss him all the time. I want to come He will definitely be pleased to see that you have managed the auction house to the scale it is today."

"But I need this treasure now to find mine, so—make an offer, for the sake of my friendship with two generations of you."

"It's not about money." Horst Borsodi shook his head, "I'm not short of money either."

Mrs. Minole explained the essence of a businessman: "But you can't refuse more money, this is the nature of your family."

Horst Borsodi continued to shake his head: "Listen to my explanation, madam..."

"3000 crowns. If you need it, I can also exchange it for the equivalent mark, oren, or florin."

The krona is the currency of Novigrad. Because of Novigrad's strong economic influence, it is widely used in the Northern Kingdom, and there is a faint tendency to become the standard currency.

"Mark" refers to silver weighing one mark, "Oren" is mostly used in Temeria, and "Florin" is the currency of Nilfgaard.

As the well-known auction house of the Borsodi Brothers in mainland China, different types of currencies are often used.

By the way, it is known that the price of killing a water ghost in the countryside is half a krona. In most cases, the villagers can't afford krona, but use "copper coins" as currency.

Mrs. Minole's offer directly stunned everyone.The price is too high for a model that has no practical utility or collectible value.

Milva silently calculated that the money was enough to buy ten high-quality bows from overseas—even better than the mahogany bow that the Earl gave him.

"Ma'am, it's not about money..."

"5000 crowns."

Levin swallowed, it was enough to buy the war horses of all of them—except the Earl's Black Wind.

"Ma'am, that is my father's relic..."

"10000 crowns."

House took a deep breath. This is a year's estate tax for a big nobleman—the kind of nobleman who is older than the Earl of Lannister.

…………

After listening to the narration of the three attendants, Lan rubbed his brows with a headache.

He knew who the Duchess was.

This duchess is different from the "enlightened lady" in Toussaint. She has no real military power, but has amazing wealth, and is closer to the court nobles.

In other words: she has nothing but money.

This is also a character who has appeared in the game, and Lane is also very clear about the reason why the other party did this.He expected that the other party would go to war for his own goal, but he didn't expect it to go to this extent.

After all, Sintra is now in a mess, and Lane's personal financial situation can no longer be as free as before.This is the few times since his debut that he was knocked down by other people's money ability.

"That is to say, the House of Borsodi is now in the hands of the Duchess Minole?"

House nodded tangledly: "She said she wanted to take this as a gift for you—after you visit her and discuss things with her."

Understood.

"Prepare the invitation for me, I'll change my clothes." Lane nodded and said, "The Duchess of Minorle must have told you her address?"

House affirmed: "I will show you the way later."

After tossing in the sewer for half a night, I caught a toad; after that, I went to explore the secret laboratory of the warlock, and killed a golem by rolling and rolling, and then dived in the deep pool with the corpse of a water ghost, Lane One can imagine the health status of the body now, it is really not in a state where I can talk to people about things.

Didn't you see that even Triss kept a distance from him?

Hot water came out quickly.

Lan drove away Milwa who was holding a brush and wanted to join in the fun, and lay comfortably in the tub.

Then, consciousness sank into the system panel.

Before going out, it is still necessary to distribute the harvest this time.

The exploration of the warlock ruins gained three skill points this time. Although it is not as good as the previous harvest in Thomas Molu's laboratory, it is also a surprise.

Lane thought about the three skill points and decided to keep one.After all, now we have the function of [Follower], in case it is useful when.

As for the remaining two skill points, Lan was thrown into the [Dharma Seal] without the slightest hesitation.He is now just short of his last breath before the second level skill of [Fayin] is activated.

Add points - [Sign of the Law] major category, [Seal of Yaden] small category - [Extended effect]!
[Extended effect]: Extend the duration of the spell, increase the number of magic traps that can exist, and increase the number of magic trap attacks. (2/2)

The skill level of [Prolongation of Effect] is only two levels, and at this moment, under the blessing of [Magic Tide], it will directly reach full level.

This "number of magic trap attacks" does not refer to the current Sign of Arden, but the function that will be enabled by the second-level skill later. At that time, [Sign of Arden] will have the additional function of automatic attack.

The moment Lan En clicked on [Extended Effect], Lan En officially invested 8 skill points in the first-level skill of the French seal ([Magic Tide] +4).

The entire [Fayin] skill page trembled for a while.

(End of this chapter)