Volume 2: Empire Chapter 13 Princess Dale's Visitor
The tense situation in Saint Lun City caused by Princess Dale's disappearance forced Luke to temporarily change his plan in the downtown area. He carefully prepared a contract, and when it was close to dusk, he went to the Extraordinary Species Research Institute of Malken with the fast runner who returned with the check.
The sleepy Dai'er stayed at home.
Now the area around the residence is full of spies from all sides, and no one would dare . In addition, Luke has set up several secret traps in the residence, so there is no problem in protecting Dale's safety.
Luke was sitting in the car that was driving fast, but he hadn't driven far when he was stopped by a beautiful woman standing on the side of the road.
It's Alice.
While she was happy about getting a gold certificate and several silver certificates, she heard the news that Luke had invested 50 million Reichsmarks in the Malken Institute of Extraordinary Species.
50 million Reichsmarks stabbed her heart like a dagger. She could see that Luke was rich, but she didn't expect him to be so rich. Now all parties in the lower city were ready to make a move. Alice was waiting near Luke's residence, wanting to knock out her own piece of gold from this mountain of gold.
In order to achieve her goal, she changed her usual coquettish attire. Outward coquettishness is used to deal with those rough men, to deal with these people of status... you have to be coquettish inside.
She was wearing a water blue dress, a net hat that half covered her eyes, and her bright red lips looked plump and juicy. She was wearing lace long-sleeved gloves and a small bag on her arm, which gave her a fresh look.
Luke enthusiastically let Alice into the car and praised her appearance and outfit.
"If I didn't have the scent of jasmine, I would have launched the most fierce offensive against Miss Alice. Every part of your body is in line with men's aesthetic point, making people want to get you uncontrollably."
Alice laughed at Luke's praise.
"Unfortunately, I don't have your wife's family background and wealth, so I can only carefully deal with those unromantic men in the lower city of the imperial capital. Mr. Luke, I heard that you are about to invest 50 million imperial marks in the Extraordinary Species Research Institute of Melken. Don't you think that handing such a large sum of money to him... is too risky?"
After getting in the car, Alice kept leaning against Luke, and this time her hand was on his leg again.
Very dishonest.
Luke reminded Alice, "Let me introduce you. The driver is called Fast Legs. He is a loyal servant of Jasmine's father."
Alice immediately took her hand back, sat down properly, and greeted the fast-legged man with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Fast-legged... Please don't misunderstand, Mr. Luke is so charming that I forgot that he is a married man."
"It doesn't matter if I misunderstand, but don't let my young lady misunderstand."
The fast-legged man responded casually and continued driving.
Alice didn't know how to proceed. Her methods didn't seem suitable for this situation.
Fortunately, Luke broke the awkward atmosphere: "Ms. Alice, you just said...Is it too risky for me to give all this huge sum of money to Melkan?"
“Yes…” Alice quickly replied, returning to the topic: “You only saw Melken’s ability in cultivating and transforming extraordinary species, but you don’t know him as a person.
I can tell you responsibly that Malken is a lunatic, a complete lunatic. His mind is full of how to dismantle people and transform them into extraordinary things. Even... even with me, you know... the topic is to add a pair of succubus horns on my head, or something.
This kind of person will never honestly use your money for the research you want.”
Luke looked at Alice and couldn't help but smile. "I don't think that Melken's suggestion of giving you a pair of succubus horns has anything to do with lunatics. And I can't just invest 50 million in someone I don't know. I have investigated Melken.
If a supernatural species breeder of his level had not been excluded by the Empire Supernatural Species Breeding Center, it would be impossible for him to commit himself to the Lower City. It is no exaggeration to say that he can easily own a supernatural species research institute of his own in any country and receive unlimited financial support.
For me, 50 million Reichsmarks is a great value to be able to work with an extraordinary trainer of Melken's caliber. "
Alice was stunned. She knew that Melken's technology for cultivating extraordinary species was powerful, but she didn't expect it to be so powerful.
"Is this lunatic so valuable?"
Luke smiled and said, "The cultivation of extraordinary species is itself a place where lunatics gather, and the more accomplished the cultivator is, the crazier he becomes. They have no moral restraints and no respect for life.
Alice, please tell me what you want from me. I can't be deceived by your beauty and words.
And you are not smart enough to deceive me."
"Money!" Alice was not angry when her trick was seen through. She said frankly, "I know I'm not smart, otherwise I wouldn't have to sell my beauty to make money. I want to leave the downtown area and live a carefree life in a place where no one knows me.
This requires a lot of money.
I'll do anything for money."
"What can you do for me?"
Alice replied: "I grew up in the downtown area. I know every inch of this place and every . Many secrets here are not secrets to me. For example... I know who will come to you after you sign the contract with Melken this time.
If you don't want to get into trouble in the downtown area because of your wealth and don't want to encounter bad things, hiring me can make your life in the downtown area smoother.
If you would like me to help you manage all your investments in downtown... I would be happy to do that."
Luke looked at Alice and said, "Do you think I would let someone who could run away with the money at any time manage my investments in the downtown area?
If you want to make money , start by being my investment consultant in the lower city of Saint Lun. This is the investment contract that Mr. Melken and I are about to sign. I hope to see the research results as soon as possible. If you have spare funds, you can plan the extraordinary pet business in advance.
I guarantee you can make a lot of money in this business.”
"Really?"
Alice quickly took the contract and read it. The more she read, the happier she became. From the content of the contract, she could see how optimistic Mr. Luke was about the future market of extraordinary pets. Now that she was hired as Mr. Luke's investment consultant in the downtown area, she could create a purchasing and sales channel for herself based on Mr. Luke's extraordinary pet plan.
Begging for money is definitely not as safe as earning it yourself.
Luke replied, "Of course! If you provide me with assistance in the Lower Town, the amount I can give you in business will far exceed the income from your small bar. Investment consultant, weekly salary of 1,000 Reichsmarks, and bonus converted from intelligence fees will be calculated separately... If you have no other requirements, start working now."
Alice was used to getting close to Luke out of joy, and when she saw the fast legs driving ahead, she immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, I was a little too excited. Mr. Luke, thank you for giving me this job, I will do my best to provide the most accurate information for your investment in the downtown area."
Then, Alice began to tell Luke the news she had obtained, especially the actions that various parties in the lower city would take, and the people who needed to be wary of.
…
Dai'er, who was alone at home, was still sleeping.
She dreamed that she was sitting on a ship sailing on the blue ocean, with the empire getting farther and farther away behind her and a vast and unknown free world ahead of her.
She came to the bow, letting the sea breeze blow across her face and her hair. The bird she had released landed in her hands, and she combed its colorful feathers with pleasure.
At this time, a voice sounded beside him: "My dear Molixiang, our fifteenth child is about to be born. Have you thought of a name for him?"
She looked to the side in shock and saw Luke holding a baby and smiling at her. Then she looked at her belly... When did it get so big?
And "Mom", "Mom", "Mom"...
When Dai'er saw the deck behind her full of children calling her "Mom", she was finally awakened by this nightmare.
"How terrible! How terrible!" Dai'er realized that she was dreaming and calmed her pounding heart with her hands: "Fortunately it was a dream...but why did I have such a dream?"
Dai'er looked out the window. It was already dark and night had arrived.
The hunger in her stomach made Dale get up and go downstairs to the kitchen to find something to eat. She turned on the light and called out the names of Fast Legs and Luke, but received no response.
Then, with a slightly clearer mind, they remembered that the two of them should go to Melken's Institute of Supernatural Species to sign the investment contract.
But I can’t cook, what should I do?
Facing the kitchen utensils and ingredients, Dale didn't know which step to start with when making dinner. Cooking was an unsolvable problem for a princess who always had food.
"Master, is there anything I can do for you?"
A sudden voice startled Dale, and then she saw a little elf with pointy ears flapping its transparent wings flying beside her.
A Greedy Goblin! A short, flying, extraordinary creature that knows a lot of magic.
Dai'er didn't know how this little elf who liked precious metals could appear here.
She looked around and saw nothing unusual, so she asked, "Why are you here?"
"Master, I was summoned here according to the mystical contract. According to the agreement, I will provide you with services and you must pay me."
Under the instructions of the Greedy Fairy, Dale saw the secret ritual of summoning it. She realized that this was the secret ritual that Luke had specially arranged for her. Although the Greedy Fairy was greedy for money, he was a good hand at housework.
But they also demand high rewards.
"It's a pity that I don't have any money. I don't like to carry money with me." Dai'er spread her hands to the greedy fairy. As a princess, she indeed had no habit of carrying money, and the greedy fairy did not accept banknotes.
"No, you have money! Please follow me..." The greedy fairy took Dai'er to a cabinet in the living room and showed an extremely greedy expression: "Inside, I smell the smell of gold coins, lots and lots of gold coins.
You must be hungry.
As long as you give me a gold coin, I will immediately make a sumptuous dinner for you, my master."
Dai'er opened the cabinet and found that there were indeed a lot of shining gold coins piled inside.
He was very thoughtful.
Dai'er took out a gold coin and threw it into the air. The greedy fairy immediately pounced on it and hugged the gold coin in her arms, caressing and kissing it...
Dale reminded the money-grubbing fairy: "You have received the money. According to the contract, you have to prepare a dinner for me. Use your best cooking skills. Do you see the gold coins inside? Earn them all from me, and you will become the richest money-grubbing fairy."
“Yes, Master… I will work hard to become the richest money-grubbing goblin.
I will go prepare dinner for the host now, please wait in the restaurant."
The greedy demon put the gold coins beautifully into his pocket and then quickly flew to the kitchen.
Dale only waited for a short while in the restaurant before the greedy goblin served her dishes one by one. It also used magic to open a bottle of red wine for Dale and poured it into the glass in front of her with a sense of ceremony.
"Master, please enjoy your dinner."
Dale had only heard that the greedy goblin was good at housekeeping before, but now... judging from the color and smell of the dishes, it was no less than the court chef. Dale tried to cut a small piece of steak, and it tasted good.
Dale didn't eat much at Melken's place at noon. Now facing a table full of delicious food, she started to eat with big mouthfuls of food out of hunger.
Seeing that Dai'er liked the food he cooked so much, the greedy fairy stopped by happily.
After a while, it suddenly thought of something.
"Master, while you were resting, a guest came to visit. It said it was looking for you. Would you like to see it?"
Have guests coming?
Dale was very puzzled. Why would someone come to see her? She didn't hear any sound. But the greedy goblin would not lie to the employer during the execution of the contract. It seemed that there was really a guest.
"Bring your guests here. Your dinner is so delicious, they will love it too."
"Yes, Master. I will bring the guest now."
The greedy goblin flew out and came back dragging a wooden box in his hand with magic power.
Dai Er didn't see anyone coming in with the Greedy Fairy, so she asked, "Where is the guest?"
"The guest is right here, Master... It runs around everywhere, so I put it in here so as not to disturb your rest."
The greedy goblin placed the wooden box on the dining table opposite Dai'er and then opened it.
Dai'er stared at the wooden box in confusion, wondering what kind of guest would be in it, and then she saw a mouse crawling out of the box.
"ah!"
Dai'er screamed in fright, and a magic bolt flew out from the tip of the knife in her hand and chopped at the mouse .
The mouse nimbly jumped over the magic beam, and when Dale was about to release the second magic, it actually spoke in human language: "Princess Dale, it's me, it's me... the Shadow Parasite Iteration.
We met on that garbage ship, I helped you and you helped me."
Dale held the knife, and magic beams gathered on the tip of the knife, and a powerful magic was taking shape. Anyone who was enjoying a meal and suddenly saw a mouse running in front of him would have the idea of destroying the world.
Now Dai'er also has this idea.
