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"Lord Gasco, I have already paid their wages."
"Ah."
Gasike nodded, then said to the merchants, "Now, the transaction between us has been completed. The money and goods have been settled. Is that ok?"
"Yes, it's no problem, Master Gasco."
Looking at the purple gold card in the white-haired old man's hand, the merchants all breathed a sigh of relief.
Since Lord Gasike is willing to pay for the mission, there is a high probability that he and others will survive.
However, Gaske's next words made everyone nervous.
"In that case, let's talk about the next thing."
"I think you may all be wondering, since Nitron completed the task I issued, why did I kill him?"
The merchants looked puzzled. How could they know why Lord Gasco wanted to kill Nitron?
"Crash..."
Gaske threw the gray purse in his hand, and immediately, gold coins fell out of the purse.
"I was delayed due to some matters, so I asked Butler Lauren to go to the storehouse to withdraw 100,000 gold coins to pay your mission remuneration for me."
"The gold coins here are the rewards that Butler Lauren paid to Niterang. You can take a look."
"This……"
A group of businessmen looked at each other, and finally, the older businessman stepped forward and picked up the purse.
In an instant, the white-haired old man's expression changed.
Wrong quantity!
One hundred thousand gold coins cannot possibly weigh only this much.
As a businessman, he often handles huge quantities of gold coins.
Each person in their chamber of commerce can get at least 2,000 gold coins every year, which means that the total amount of gold coins handled by the entire chamber of commerce is at least more than 30,000 to 50,000.
The old man only mentioned it once, and people knew that the number of gold coins in it was only about 20,000 at most.
The reward of 100,000 gold coins, but in the end, only less than 20,000 gold coins were received...
"So cruel!"
The old man could imagine that if it were him, being bullied so blatantly, he would probably feel helpless, right?
What's even more terrifying is that if Nitron comes out with these 20,000 gold coins, how will he and others deal with him?
By then, this chamber of commerce will not even have the most basic basis of trust. Can it still exist?
"After I finish the work at hand, I will come to thank the person who completed my task."
"I didn't expect that I would be bumped into by this guy as soon as I appeared at the door."
Having said that, Gaske straightened his collar to let these merchants see that his clothes were a little messy after being bumped into by Nitlang.
"hiss……"
After hearing what Viscount Gasco said, how come everyone still doesn't know how Nitron died?
"Lord Gasco, we are very sorry about what happened to President Nitron."
It was obvious that after being tricked by Butler Lauren, President Nitron was so angry that he violated the taboo of Lady Gasco.
"Ah."
Gasike nodded, and then said to Butler Lauren: "Lauren, for so many years, you have served as my butler in my Gemur City, working hard without complaint, and you have both merits and hardships."
"For all your efforts over the years, I won't kill you. However, from now on, you are no longer my housekeeper."
After saying that, Gasike walked into the City Lord's Mansion with her hands behind her back without looking back.
But housekeeper Lauren's face changed drastically.
He never thought that Master Gasike would give up on him for just 80,000 gold coins?
"No, Master Gasco, I was wrong. Please give me another chance..."
Chapter 45 Emotions
However, no matter how Lauren prayed, the door of the City Lord's Mansion slammed shut.
After that, Lauren's shrill howls suddenly stopped.
Obviously, Lauren knew that Lady Gasco was serious this time.
He really abandoned himself because of these 80,000 gold coins.
But Lauren no longer has the energy to care about other things.
Because the other businessmen in the Chamber of Commerce had surrounded him.
"Housekeeper Lauren, right?"
"You have such a big appetite!"
Looking at the businessmen who surrounded him, Butler Lauren showed a look of despair in his eyes.
These merchants traveled far and wide and were all trained warriors.
At least they have the strength of a mid-level warrior.
As the steward of Viscount Gasco's Mansion, Butler Lauren has to manage the huge Viscount's Mansion every day. Where does he find the time to practice?
Even if they had some strength in the past, it has been abandoned in the past few decades.
"Wait, I still have money..."
"Huh? Butler Lauren, do you think we'd be short of that little bit of money from you?"
"and many more!"
Just when the businessmen were ready to take action against Butler Lauren, the white-haired old man spoke.
When the merchants surrounded Butler Lauren, the white-haired old man had already picked up all the gold coins that Gaske had thrown on the ground and put them into the gray purse in his hand.
"This is Lord Gasco's residence. We can't do anything here."
"Take him with you. Once we leave here, we will seek justice for President Nitron."
"Ah."
Hearing this, the businessmen all nodded.
Indeed, no matter what, Lauren is still the butler of Viscount Gasco. Although he has been kicked out by Viscount Gasco, it would be too disrespectful to Viscount Gasco if they attacked Butler Lauren in front of the Viscount's mansion.
Following the advice of the white-haired old man, two stronger businessmen came to Butler Lauren's side, each holding up one hand.
"Please, Housekeeper Lauren."
In the Viscount's Mansion, Viscount Gaske entered the mansion but did not leave. Instead, he stood behind the door and listened to the conversation outside.
After the merchants took Butler Lauren away, Gasco waved his hand, and immediately, a team of guards quickly came to Viscount Gasco.
"Lord Gasco."
"Well, Lyle, Butler Lauren just disappeared, and along with Butler Lauren, the 20,000 gold coins in the warehouse also disappeared."
"I suspect that Butler Lauren is colluding with people outside the Viscount's Mansion to steal the Viscount's Mansion's property."
"You lead a team and bring back Butler Lauren and his accomplices to me."
"Remember, I don't want to live."
"Yes, Master Gasco."
……
"I see. The mystery of the soul is truly intoxicating."
In Locke City, in the retreat room of the Grand Duke's Mansion, Locke opened his eyes, and the joy in his eyes almost escaped from his sockets.
Because of the emotion of "sadness" as a trigger, I began to perceive other emotions from my soul.
This represents that Locke's spiritual attainments have been greatly improved.
The most obvious manifestation was that Locke felt that his control over soul power had improved qualitatively.
After entering the state of "harmony between man and nature", Locke can now clearly sense the emotions of everyone in the mansion through the embryonic form of spiritual consciousness.
The maid was anxious, the guard was angry, and the children in the courtyard were having so much fun...
Through this kind of induction, although Locke cannot achieve the effect of "mind reading", he can easily judge a person's current state from the emotions expressed by his soul.
What surprised Locke was that his perception of "emotions" was much stronger than his perception in the state of "harmony between man and nature".
This means that Locke's soul power, to some extent, has surpassed the "prototype of divine consciousness" in the sanctuary state.
Suddenly, Locke was stunned.
Exiting the state of unity between man and nature, Locke opened the door of the training room.
This time, Locke did not hide himself.
Therefore, the guards guarding in front of the training room immediately discovered Locke.
"Master Locke, are you out of seclusion?"
"I will report to Lord Cole right away. Please..."
When the two guards saw Locke, they hurried forward to salute. One of them had not yet finished speaking when he was immediately interrupted by the other guard who nudged him with the hand.
"Master Locke, please forgive me, this guy is new here..."
When the first guard heard what the second guard said, his face turned pale and boundless fear rose in his heart.
He suddenly fell to his knees, kowtowed to Locke, and cried, "I deserve to die, I deserve to die..."
Although, Cole has been managing Rock City for decades.
However, this territory is called "Locke Territory".
This city is called "Lock City".