Chapter 70: “Guests” Arrival (Part 2)
In the end, Elrose’s personal information was sold for a price of 200 large gold coins.
“Miss Elrose, you really are quite the straightforward person,” Bachth said somewhat embarrassedly. The original price of twenty gold coins had been raised tenfold by Elrose.
Fortunately, this was considered a business expense and could be paid with public funds. If she had to pay out of her own pocket, he might have spit blood on the spot.
Elrose looked at the sparkling gold coins in her pouch, saliva nearly dripping from her mouth: “Of course, who would deliberately go against money?”
Satisfied, Elrose stuffed the coin pouch into her pocket, then, in a place where Bachth couldn’t see, she placed the pouch into the Heart of Shadow. “Bacht, hurry up and ask what you want to know. I’ll give you five minutes, but I should remind you, I won’t necessarily tell you everything, and what I do tell you may not be true.”
Bachth sighed helplessly. As expected, she was a woman favored by the young master; she was truly proud.
“Alright, then I’ll trouble you, Miss Elrose?” Bacht quickly took out some paper and a pen and began asking, “May I ask, Miss Elrose, how old are you?”
“15.”
“Height, weight, measurements?”
“Height: 152 cm, weight 44 kg, measurements 71-53-73.”
“Wow, that’s quite a perfect figure.”
“Thank you for the compliment.”
“Can you use Battle Qi or magic?”
“No.”
“What is your class?”
“Magic… oh no, Villager.”
“Did you just say ‘magic’ or something similar?”
“No, you heard wrong.”
“Do you know any nobles or royal elites?”
“I don’t know anyone, oh, wait a minute, does Bardel count? Isn’t he the son of a Count?”
“Oh, of course, I’m referring to nobles other than him.”
“I don’t know anyone.”
“I see.”
“What are your hobbies?”
“Eating, sleeping, snacks, ice cream.”
“…”
Between the back-and-forth questions, the five minutes quickly passed.
“So for the final question, what do you think of Young Master Bardel?”
“Bardel?” Elrose paused, thinking for a moment. “He has been rude to me before, so my first impression of him was not good. But the day before yesterday, during the incident with the Blond Kid, he performed quite well, so my impression of him has improved a little.”
“Oh, I see.”
Bacht nodded emphatically, then wrote the following line in his notebook.
【The meeting between Young Master Bardel and Miss Elrose was not perfect, but Young Master Bardel is gradually changing the impression she has of him through his continuous efforts.】
“Alright, thank you for your answers, Miss Elrose.” Bacht contentedly put away his little notebook.
From the investigation results, it seemed that Elrose was just an ordinary girl, with no magic, no Battle Qi, no specialties or skills, and no notable family background.
However, Young Master Bardel liked her, and she spoke to him, so none of this would be a problem.
The lady would surely be very pleased with her.
Oh, right, he also needed to let the lady know what Elrose looked like, after all, that was Elrose’s biggest advantage compared to those noble ladies.
Thinking of this, Bacht took out a photography crystal, infused it with mana, and suddenly, with a blue flash of light, Elrose’s figure was captured within the crystal.
But at that moment—
Elrose suddenly stood up, very angry, and said, “What are you doing?”
“Taking… a photo.”
“Who allowed you to take my picture?” Elrose snorted coldly, then extended her right hand towards Bachth.
“Uh… Miss Elrose, what does this mean?”
“Do I have to explain?”
“Add money!”
In the end, Elrose’s bare-faced photo sold for 300 royal gold coins.
Bacht sighed helplessly. Although he spent quite a bit today, it was still less than one-tenth of the “Finding the Most Suitable Wife for Bardel Fund.”
More importantly, he had obtained all the information he wanted. As long as the lady was satisfied with Miss Elrose, it would all be worth it.
“Well then, Miss Elrose, I have obtained what I wanted, thank you very much for your cooperation.” Bacht smiled.
“You’re welcome, you’re welcome.” Elrose, holding the heavy pouch of money, said with a beaming smile, “If there’s anything like this in the future, please come find me again, I’m always available.”
“Understood.” Bacht slowly stood up and respectfully said, “Then Miss Elrose, my task is complete for today, so I will take my leave now.”
“Bye-bye, safe travels, dear.”
Bacht slightly bowed and turned to leave through the door.
In the next moment—
“Woohoo, little money!”
Looking at the pouch full of gold coins, Elrose’s eyes became gold coin-shaped, and her expression was exaggeratedly ecstatic.
“How many cakes and ice creams can I buy with this? My goodness, I can hardly imagine, hehe.”
“Wait, no, with this much money, why buy cakes and ice cream? Just buy a dessert shop, and then I can have endless snacks every day.”
“Woohoo, let’s take off.”
“Ding ding.”
While Elrose was lost in her daydreams, suddenly, the door of the Nightmoon Tavern was pushed open again, and a crisp bell rang as a kindly-looking middle-aged man walked in slowly.
Seeing this, Elrose quickly hid her money and stood up: “Hello, our shop isn’t open yet, could you please come back later?”
The man looked Elrose up and down and immediately revealed a playful smile: “Oh, you must be the Elrose Phil who scared Bardel into calling her ‘grandma.’ It’s true what they say, seeing is believing. You’re indeed as adorable as Celia described.”
Elrose frowned: “May I ask who you are?”
“Oh, I apologize, I haven’t introduced myself yet.” The man smiled slightly: “I am Cedric, Cedric Turnawill, the president of the Karashok Adventurers Guild, and I am also the town mayor of Karashok.”
Elrose was slightly taken aback; to put it bluntly, the man in front of her was the head of Karashok town.
“Oh, um, hello, President, oh no, Mayor.” Elrose hurriedly bowed.
“Haha, no need to be so formal.” Cedric said gently, “You are a member of Nightmoon Tavern, you can just call me ‘Uncle Cedric’ like Lilith does.”
“Do you know Lilith and the others?” Elrose asked curiously.
“Of course, I know them.” Cedric explained: “When I was young, I was in the same adventure group as Kendrick; I was the leader. We have a bond that cannot be broken, so how could I not know his daughters?”
“So you are a friend of Mr. Kendrick! You’ve come to see him, right? Please wait a moment, I will go get him for you.” Elrose said respectfully.
“Thank you, Miss Elrose.”
“No trouble, no trouble.”
Saying this, Elrose quickly ran to the kitchen: “Kendrick, someone is looking for you.”
Kendrick frowned: “Who’s looking for me again?”
“A man who calls himself Uncle Cedric,” Elrose replied.
Lilith, who was nearby, suddenly stood up: “The president is here?”
“Cedric? What’s he doing here?” Kendrick set down the ingredients he was holding, washed his hands, and prepared to head to the front hall.
But at that moment, Lilith suddenly blocked him: “Hey, Kendrick, the president is probably looking for me. You can keep preparing the ingredients; I’ll go.”
“No, that uncle said he was looking for Mr. Kendrick.” Elrose interjected.
Kendrick glanced at Lilith without saying a word. For some reason, he felt that Lilith’s expression was somewhat anxious.
“Alright, no matter who he’s looking for, it won’t hurt for us to go out together.” Kendrick said.
As he spoke, he went around Lilith and headed straight for the front hall.
Meanwhile, behind him, Lilith’s pretty face suddenly turned a little grim.
“This is bad, this is bad, something’s going to happen.” Lilith murmured to herself.
“Lilith, what are you saying? What’s going to happen?” Elrose asked curiously.
“Ah, it’s nothing, nothing.” Lilith laughed a bit and hurried after him to the front hall.
Nightmoon Tavern, front hall.
Kendrick approached with heavy steps: “Yo, my big leader, what wind blew you over here again?”
Lilith followed closely, politely saying, “Hello, President.”
But on the other side, Cedric gave no response. Instead, he looked at the two with a strange gaze.
“Kendrick, you seem to be in a good mood?” Cedric asked lightly.
“Yeah, is there something wrong?” Kendrick replied, puzzled.
Cedric then turned to Lilith: “Lilith, haven’t you told Kendrick about that matter yet?”
“N-No, I haven’t,” Lilith said anxiously. “Elrose was sick yesterday, and our family was busy; I haven’t had the chance to tell him yet.”
“That matter?” Kendrick frowned, looking at Lilith. “Did something happen?”
“Haha, it’s nothing big, Kendrick; you shouldn’t ask.”
Lilith had a cheerful smile on her face, but Kendrick felt that something was off.
Kendrick’s expression suddenly dropped: “Tell me, what exactly happened?”
“Uh, well, this, that…” Lilith stammered, unable to articulate anything useful.
At this moment, Cedric spoke up: “Ah, forget it, I’ll just explain it.”
“President!” Lilith called out anxiously. She knew that if Cedric revealed the matter here, things could become unmanageable.
“It’s alright, Lilith, this matter is my oversight; let me handle it.”
Cedric smiled wryly, took a deep breath, and then looked intensely at Kendrick.
“I’m sorry, my old friend, but this time, for the expeditionary force to the Netherrealm, Lilith won’t be able to participate. I’m afraid I’ll have to give her spot to someone else.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room dropped to freezing point.
In the next moment—
A heavy fist smashed violently into Cedric’s face, sending him flying into the wall.
Kendrick clenched his fists, veins bulging. He slowly walked to the wall, his eyes filled with a burning rage.
“Do you dare to say that again?”
