Alien world

Chapter 1367 1. Genius Martin
The tilted and floating Liberty City straightened up again.

The merchant fell down while trying to resume the forward movement of the cart, the children who were running up and down the slope fell down, the woman stood with her hands on her hips looking at the tables and chairs piled in the corner, and the man in the public toilet looked at the urine stain on his crotch and wanted to cry but had no tears.

Soon, the Mage Tower issued a city-wide notice:

[The changes just now are related to the addition of arcane energy cores in Liberty City. Please do not panic, residents and tourists. Liberty City will soon return. ]

In the core room, listening to the sounds coming from the outside world, Annan turned his attention back to the merchant.

"How did you know I needed an arcane energy core?"

"Don't underestimate a businessman's business sense." The businessman said proudly.

"He is indeed a businessman, always able to sell his products at the right time." Compared to him, the devil is just forcing people to buy and sell.

The crisis in Liberty City has been resolved, but the crisis in Annan has just begun.

The merchant gave Annan an account: "I brought three medium-sized arcane energy cores, a total of 750 million gold nars. Do you want cash or credit?"

"On credit?"

"The amount to be repaid within one month is 750 million knars, within two months is 787 million knars, and within three months is 826 million knars..."

“It’s K12 million for 1340 months,” Annan said on behalf of the businessman.

"It seems that the world's prejudice against sorcerers does not include you." The merchant offered his praise without hesitation.

"Let's put the flattery aside for now." Annan looked at the three extra arcane energy cores on the mithril base and said, "In fact, we don't necessarily need so many."

Even if I sold Annan, I wouldn't be able to get 750 million gold nars, but selling the temple fragments would be enough...

The businessman smiled and said, "You can pull it out and try."

Just give it a try...

Annan walked towards one of the arcane energy cores, took it out from its fixed base, raised his head and felt it carefully.

The woman in the house had just put the furniture back in place when she saw it trembling and moving sideways. "Oh no..." The businessman held the cart again, the children continued to climb the slope with cheers, and the man leaned against the wall, looking at the enlarged area of ​​his crotch in despair...

click-

Annan quickly put the arcane energy core back in place, and the crooked Liberty City returned to normal.

[Liberty City is debugging the arcane energy core. Please do not panic, residents and tourists. If you have suffered losses, please go to the City Lord's Mansion to register. ]

Lilith's cold voice echoed outside.

Annan was completely convinced: "So accurate?"

"I have been selling goods for hundreds of years, and I can tell any situation at a glance." The businessman said proudly.

"Can I—"

"No leasing at all." The businessman refused.

Forget it, I have to buy it sooner or later, so the worst that can happen is that I will suffer a little more!
However, it was a loss if he didn't pick up any money when he went out. Annan always felt that he was at a disadvantage because the merchant forced him to buy three medium-sized arcane energy cores for no reason.

He asked tentatively: "Since you are here, how about replacing five of our medium-sized arcane energy cores with one large arcane energy core for free?"

"For the sake of old customers."

Annan felt better, and then, under the witness of Claire from the Devil's Notary Office, he signed a devil's contract worth 750 million kina.

The businessman left satisfied, and didn't seem to worry at all that Annan would default on his debt.

Annan returned to the City Lord's Mansion, threw himself on the sofa in the lounge, and became depressed.

He has to pay back 750 million Kinnars within thirty days... Even if he is sold, he can't pay it back.

Even if he went out with the succubus to pick up customers, charging 1000 gold nars per customer, and working 25 days a week, he would have to pick up customers every day...

It doesn’t seem like there are many?
Olmedo walked downstairs, not knowing whether he had woken up or was awakened by the noise, and saw Annan slumped on the sofa.

"what happened?"

Annan stared at the ceiling and recounted what had happened: "If we can't pay back 750 million kina within a month, we will have to pay interest of kina every month, and it will get higher and higher..."

"come on."

Olmedo returned upstairs in his fuzzy slippers.

"What does come on mean?"

Olmedo said lazily, "I'll take care of the outside affairs, my elder sister will take care of the inside affairs, and you'll be in charge of making money. Wasn't this the division of labor from the beginning?"

Annan was speechless.

After staring at the ceiling for a while, Annan got up and found Ingrid to ask her about the finances of Liberty City. Ingrid gave her a number: 340,000 gold nars.

This is the net profit of Liberty City and nearly 200 commercial streets every month.

This figure is enough to be compared with the tax revenue of many kingdoms, but the corresponding expenditure is as high as 300,000 kinaers.

Annan didn't ask why there were so many, because the Mage Tower was a big spender.

And even if we use it all to pay off the debt, it won’t even be enough to cover a fraction of the 750 million.

What's going on...Shouldn't I be a lord, with a treasury full of wealth? Why am I suddenly in debt of millions...

"Is there no savings in our vault?" Annan held on to the last glimmer of hope.

"Enough to pay the interest for the first three months," said Ingrid.

Demolish the Golden Palace in Broken Mountains?

But the alliance contract states that the Golden Palace is jointly owned by three parties... Even if we sell it and divide it into one third, there won't be much left.

"Go ahead and do your work. I'll think about it."

Annan returned to the sofa in the lounge and continued to lie down.

He seemed to have been forgotten here. Olmedo and his eldest sister had their own things to do, his second sister was sleeping in because there was no fish to catch, and everyone else's attention was attracted by the temple fragments brought back by Annan.

I was lying on the sofa, half asleep and half awake, when suddenly a head popped up from behind the chair.

"Why are you here?" Annan asked Martin.

"Aunt Susan knows you're back, so she prepared a lot of food and asked me to invite you to dinner in the evening."

Annan felt warm in his heart, but he couldn't smile when he thought about such a huge debt.

"You don't look very happy." Martin said, looking down.

“I owe a lot of money.”

Rustling——

Martin held out his hand, and in his palm lay three silver and fifteen bronze coins.

"Thanks, but it's not enough."

Annan sat up and told him about the temple fragments. Afraid that Martin might not understand, he deliberately slowed down his tone and spoke word by word.

"You sound like Aunt Fina's son with cerebral palsy," Martin said.

"Damn it, do you understand then!"

"I see. If you sell the temple fragments, won't you have enough money to buy the arcane energy cores?"

Annan opened his mouth, almost confused by Martin: "I sold the temple fragments, so why would I buy the arcane energy core?"

"Yeah, why buy it?"

Annan waved him away: "I just want money. Tell Aunt Susan I know."

"Is money hard to come by? Can I help you get it?"

"You? Help me?"

"I am Annan's brother, who wouldn't believe what I say?" Martin said confidently.

"yes……"

How could I forget about the bank?

"Martin!" Annan sat up. "I take that back!"

"Which one?"

"Questioning your wisdom."

Martin said in a low voice: "Then you have to take back a lot of what you said."

"Yes, I withdraw them all."

Annan wanted to hug Martin's head and kiss him.

"There are so many misunderstandings about you in the world, but I have always known that you are a genius!"

(End of this chapter)