The Lord Legend Of The Raicarnated Lord
Calculating Income and Beggars
Chapter 41: Counting Income and Beggars
"How boring .." said Lorist.
Cups and plates can be seen all over the table. Lorist was leaning against the wall while stretching and sighing after enjoying a delicious meal.
"Sol, you've become a very rich person yet you're complaining about something this small .. How frustrating," Charade said as she chewed her toothpick and looked at Lorist with disdain.
"Hehe, fatty .. Am I bothering you? Don't forget that I treated you to breakfast today, you know. Other people will be polite after receiving a gift from someone, yet you start giving me angry looks after you are treated. “Given Lorist there was nothing better to do, he started arguing with Charade.
"I'm not mad at you .. I'm just jealous and envious! Back then, you will join me to go on missions all over the place for some gold coins. But now, you've managed to buy your own building that costs 5,000 and more gold coins without winking! With over 40 rooms in it, you can easily collect up to 8 gold coins rent per month! How can I stay calm about that ?! Terman, Yuriy, Steve, don't you think that too? ”Charade said as he tried to drag the others to his side.
The others nodded and agreed to what Charade had just said.
Yuriy asked curiously, "Locke, how much money did you make in this month?"
Lorist thought about it and shook his head. “I have not counted them, but there should be seven to eight thousand gold coins. I only noticed that I had saved up a lot when Els asked if I was interested in the building. Since I had nothing better to spend, I bought it right away. ”
"I think you should hand over the count to me. ”Charade was instantly upset at the mention of money. “In 3 and 4 months, you have defeated all 27 academies in the Academy Sector and the old man promised you 100 gold coins per academy right? That should already amount to 2,700 gold coins, right? ”
"Sol, how do you know about that?" Lorist gritted his teeth. The old man was afraid that the gift would cause others to be green eyes with jealousy so that's why he just told me personally … How does that fat know about it?
“You don't need to know how I got the news. It did happen, right? ”Charade said full of smiles as he raised his nose high like he knew everything, making Lorist have the urge to deliver a good blow to his face.
Lorist nodded with doubt.
"That's just part of the story. You should have earned a decent amount from a challenger who did not represent any academy either. The number of challengers each month starting from the third is 240, 360, 680, 700 and in the last month itself, which is the 7th month, he said, You have 520 challengers totaling 2,500 people. At the end of each month, the finance department will give you a commission of 3 gold coins per challenger. Just based on that, you've got 7500 gold coins in your pocket. So it was already over 10,000 gold coins. No wonder you didn't even blink when spending all the money on that building, ”kill Charade in great detail.
Lorist suddenly recalled that the Charade Enforcement Department also got a 10% cut for each challenger. That's why he's so clear about the details.
“Also, within this month, there are 18 days of challenges open to those not affiliated with the academy. Although there were still many who wanted to register, the academy had decided to end this dueling event when the number of challengers reached 3,000. After the day after tomorrow which is an open challenge day, you should already have 380 challengers for this month. After beating the other 120, you will achieve your 3000 Win. That is why, you still have 1,500 gold coins that you have not claimed from the Finance Department. ”
Terman seemed to remember something when he asked, “I heard that if Locke managed to get 3000 consecutive wins, he said, the academy would spend 1000 plus gold coins to create a bronze statue the size of him in the academy to commemorate it. I wonder if it's true … "
"So what if it's? It's not like 1000 gold coins would fit into Locke's pocket, so it's pointless. If it was me, I would give him 1000 gold coins and make him stand there all day at the statue place. “Charade really can't stand the fact that the gift won't add to the money they'll get. That was the main reason why he strongly opposed the construction of the statue.
"Prepare, I don't have time to stand around the academy pretending to be a statue. I'm not Els, you know, ”salak Lorist. Upon hearing that, everyone recalled the incident when Els disguised himself as a plaster statue in the ladies' bathroom and laughed out loud.
Charade continued to calculate Lorist's distance, “ Locke's biggest earnings came from the betting pool Els had set up. Although, he had yet to obtain it, and fewer and fewer people were betting to lose Lorist. He could only collect income by the time the dueling event ended. However, the last time when I checked with Els, Locke had at least about 20,000 gold coins! Good Sol! I really can't stand the thought of Lorist swimming in a sea of gold coins .. I'll never make that much, no matter how hard I work in my life! ”Charade really felt that he was slowly going crazy.
"Hey, don't say it like you deserve it. I'm the one who did all the work there on the dueling platform. Don't forget that you have enough money of your own without doing much to get started, at least 10,000 gold coins. Now that you mention it, each of you here has made at least a few thousand gold coins of your own. Even if you can't buy a building, you can certainly afford a nice house, right? Fatty, if you want to swim in the sea of gold coins, why don't you take my place on the dueling platform? "
"Sol, if I have the ability to do so, I won't let you take your place in the first place" Charade said bitterly.
"Then you better shut up. Rather than grumbling about how much Locke earned, you should train your Battle Strength and try to break through to the Gold rank. Brother Locke relied on his own skills to earn the money. You don't know how big of a risk he has to take by dueling all those people in the last few months. Do you think that any of you can survive even one day there? The people in Morante City did not call him Iron Locke the Defeated Silver for nothing, ”a voice interrupted and scolded Charade.
"Sol, Els .. Since when is it your job to nag me?" Charade said while jumping furiously.
The one who had just arrived was Els. He looked at Charade with an annoyed expression and said, “What? You are not satisfied? Why don't we go out and finish it with our fists? ”
"Good Sol .." said Charade as he lifted his beer cup and drank a few gulps in anger. "Your brother here is a civilized man and will not take you seriously. ”
Two months earlier, the dark attribute of Els Battle Force had finally reached the Silver Three Star rank which prompted him to go look for Lorist for the duel, only to end up losing his flat on the ground as usual. Given that Charade talked about her during the duel with Els, she was challenged by him afterwards.
After reaching that rank a year before Els and seeing Lorist defeat him without breaking a sweat, Charade believed that he would not have much trouble defeating a novice like him. No one expected the dark attribute of Els Battle Force to be far superior to normal ones. Coupled with the various evil skills Els claimed to train in, Charade was actually cremated three out of three times. Unsatisfied with his loss, Charade challenges Els for another seven times in person in the coming month. Although Charade wanted Els to keep the outcome of the duel a secret, Els did not care either.
"This, it's done," Els said as she handed Lorist a leather pouch. It contained a deed for the building along with a receipt for management fees as well as taxes with some gold coins and some gold coin notes remaining.
Picking up a bottle of blackcurrant beer and removing the cork, Els drank straight from the bottle before saying, “That building is already registered in your name. The management fee is 0.5% of the price while the tax is about 10%. There will be no more fees in the future and the change is in the bag. Give it a count to make sure it's right. ”
“That's no big deal, brother. ”
This was the first property Lorist had purchased in Morante City and was located on Rose Street which was close to the Business Sector. It was a Gothic-like building that had four floors with 12 rooms on each floor. Originally, it belonged to a count from the Duchy of Mobia who decided to sell it in a hurry due to some personal circumstances.
When Els heard about the news, he remembered that Lorist had mentioned that he wanted to buy some properties in the city and invited him to go check on the building. Satisfied with the building, he asks Els to help him buy. Although Els managed to seal the deal on only 5400 gold coins instead of the original 7000, the taxes and management fees still did not make Lorist feel better. On the bright side, after paying off those costs, the building would completely belong to Lorist and he would not have to pay any other fees for the rest of his life.
"What are you planning to do with that building?" Ask Els.
“I'll hand it over to Jindoz. Wouldn't he set up an organization that provides labor services? I will let him use the building and collect half of the rent from him every month, ” Lorist said.
"That's a good idea . I'll have Jindoz prepare a contract for you in the next two days, ” Els said as he nodded.
"Uncle Locke, I want another big drumstick" Alisa said as she ran and pulled Lorist's arm. Before that, she was toying with her brother Howard in the backyard of the Red Grace Inn.
Lorist's friend from the same homeland, the peak Silver ranked mercenary Potterfang, had recovered after two months of rest. The two of them did not talk much, but their implicit mutual understanding made them close friends. As for the two Potterfang children, Lorist was spoiled and took care of them. Howard is a studious and hardworking kid. When Potterfang saw Lorist give Reidy some pointers in swordsmanship, he told Lorist that he wanted Howard to also become Lorist's disciple when he awakened his Battle Power within a few years.
Originally, Potterfang had only intended to mention it casually but Lorist confirmed back in a serious tone. Potterfang simply nodded and Lorist instantly made Howard bow to him 3 times and had Reidy perform the same ceremony as well. That was how Howard officially became Lorist's second disciple with his senior apprentice brother who became Reidy.
As for Potterfang's daughter, Alisa, Lorist paid close attention to her and was often reminded of her own daughter in her past. That resulted in him granting his every request to the point where he had artisans hired to renovate the attic into a proper bedroom for siblings, much to their excitement and excitement. Potterfang was even a little envious because his children were closer to their beloved Uncle Locke than he was.
When Potterfang fully recovered and was about to leave with his children, he was blocked by Lorist for many reasons. Some of the main ones are the fact that the kids really love it here and the city will be a better environment for the kids to grow up as opposed to as they roam around with Potterfang. And, considering Howard was already Lorist's student, there was no way he would leave before he was taught anything, right? Another reason was because Potterfang did not really have a purpose to aim for, he should not let his children suffer along the way with him. The final reason was the most convincing, that is, Potterfang would be allowed to leave whenever he managed to defeat Lorist.
Seeing his two children so close to Lorist, he could only reluctantly agree to stay longer until he could decide where he would settle in the future.
Lorist offered to recommend Potterfang as a Silver-ranked instructor for Dawn Academy, but the proposal was rejected by him because he had no intention of permanently settling in Morante City. Lorist knew that there was no point in forcing her so he took her to the Red Grace Inn and introduced her to Charlando so that she could accept a personal request there in the future.
It was already the 8th month of the year and most of the courses in the academy had stopped for the semester break, except for the War Force awakening course that Lorist had borne. There were dozens of students in the last group who would raise their Battle Troops by the end of the month, among them include President Peterson's son who has lost more than half his body weight from 180 plus kilograms to 90 kilograms. While it was still a little overweight, it was no longer an obstacle in awakening its Battle Power.
Last month when President Peterson came to check on his son, he shed tears of joy at seeing his son's current physique and instantly took out some gold banknotes as his gratitude. Had Lorist not stopped him before, he might have already obtained the 3,000 gold Forde reward the president had promised long ago. On that day alone, the president forcefully put nine banknotes into Lorist's pocket, which was worth about 900 gold coins.
The academic season on the Grindia Continent was rather strange and loose. Each year, there are two academic semesters with one longer than the other. The longer one begins in the 3rd month and ends around the middle of the 8th month. In the 9th month, the citizens of the continent celebrated the harvest festival so that no activities in the academy would be carried out at that time. After that, the school resumes on the 15th day of the 10th month and ends around the 15th day of the 12th month and the holiday period will start again until the 3rd month of the next year. Lorist estimated that the long winter holidays were due to the culture of the Grindia people to stay cooped up in their homes during the winter.
Moreover, while Dawn Academy boasts of having over 5000 students, it is already a pretty good number if at least 2000 plus of them appear to study for a semester. Most of the others are usually enrolled students who work part-time at the academy or take time off from school to earn money to pay their fees. Some others like Charade took advantage of the cheap housing rent in the academy and even brought their families to live there with them, as evidenced by one survey conducted by Charade some time ago which revealed some students who have been there for 5-5 years. 6 Years old and not willing to graduate because they want to live in a student dormitory. The loose regulations of the students in the academy made Lorist feel that it was more of a commune than an educational institution.
As Els mentioned earlier, Lorist had become one of the most famous personalities in Morante City with his moniker being Iron Locke the Silver Undefaten, his, a Gold rank two instructor who was proud of the Iron ranked War Force. Some rumors even said that during the academy's final year's assessment, the Dawn Academy's ranking would rise by one place, placing it ahead of Saint Marceau's Academy. The main contributor to that rank increase was probably Lorist's victory over the Silver ranked instructors from 27 different academies in the Academy Sector.
After the 7th month, the number of Silver Swordsmen who had come to challenge Lorist had decreased considerably despite the fact that Academy Head Levins raised the prize reward to 500 gold Ford. Charlando, owner of the Red Grace Inn even said, “While 500 gold coins seem attractive, most people know that they will not be able to obtain them without sufficient skill. Rather than chasing the pipe dream, one would probably understand the 10 gold coins that would be required for the registration fee tightly in their hands instead. ”
It caused Lorist to feel somewhat bored as he had already gotten used to dueling people over the past few months. Now that the number of opponents had suddenly reduced, he felt like there was nothing more to do. Although he wanted to go on an adventure with the other mercenary friends, he was unable to do so because he still had things to settle within the academy. That was why he brought the two children and Reidy and invited his other friends from the academy to the Red Grace Inn for a party once again.
Relaxing rubbing the nose of the little girl tugging at his arm, Lorist said, "Alright, alright. I will make her favorite chicken princess to my little daughter. ”
Looking at the table, Lorist shouted, "Louise, ask McDuffin to make me another plate of fried chicken sticks. ”
Standing behind the table is the new female owner of the inn, Louise, who just got married to Charlando three months ago. After buying another potion from the Mishla Temple to restore her fertility, she was quite quick despite not being married for long. That led many to praise Charlando for still having 'it' in him despite his relatively old age. Despite that, Els personally told Lorist that the old man ordered a few bottles of Terrence's donkey whip from him. "If it doesn't help him recover his old skills, then he'll just blame himself" Els said at the time.
Golden brown chicken drumsticks were quickly served on the table and Alisa took two of them and said that she would give one to her brother and run. However, a little later, Alisa came back and took two more.
"Huh? Alisa, why are you eating so fast? I only managed to get two bites of my own during this short time. Could your mouth be bigger than mine? ”Kata Els while teasing the sweet girl.
“No! Alisa's mouth is small like yours. Just now, I gave the chicken to a beggar who looked very pitiful, ” said the little girl, dissatisfied at being said to have a big mouth.
Lorist gave the girl two more drumsticks and said, “Now, don't go give this to the beggar again, okay? If they really need it, you can ask your brother to give them two copper coins. ”
The girl took the chicken and replied innocently, “But my brother has already given them the money. He said that they were people from the Northlands who had come to Morante City to look for someone named Norton Lorist whom they referred to as their young master. Big Sis Louise said that she had never heard that name before and gave them a bowl of porridge. Alisa just gave them the chicken because they had nothing left to go with the porridge. ”
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