Don't call me evil god

Chapter 630 Hot Gold Coins

Brandon's eyes turned red with envy.

In his opinion, everything was going well for Pete, Miranda and Lancelot!
An invitation from the King himself;
Enter the palace for a formal audience;
the honorary status of a hero of the kingdom;
Every single thing was a scene that he would only dream of.

Now there is one more item to add.

The richest man in the kingdom was willing to send them gifts as a show of support, and he was generous, giving them 1000 gold coins right away!
This amount of money is more than enough to purchase equipment for a legendary level 6 warrior, allowing him to be armed from head to toe and even to the teeth.

You know, even the most advanced and high-quality armor of the Stone Castle dwarves, which can be used as heirlooms, only costs 300 gold coins for a complete set!

"Hiss, hiss, why didn't His Majesty invite me? I have made many contributions, haven't I?"

"I have killed countless level 3 monsters. I always rush to the front in every battle. In terms of combat performance, I am not worse than you, right?"

"I'm so envious!"

Brandon yelled dramatically.

He didn't think too much about it. He simply envied his companions for having such good luck and being able to encounter so many good things.

Pete looked conflicted.

In fact, he felt a headache when he saw the gold coins.

If Monger had given them some small gifts like those given to other nobles as a gift, then Pete and the others would have accepted them with peace of mind;

Or, the number of gold coins he gave out could be smaller, such as 100 or 200 gold coins.

But Munger gave a full 1000 gold.

This number is too exaggerated.

In short, this money is hot to handle.

Pete is now on high alert.

He remembered clearly that before the audience officially began, the news that the three of them had arrived in the capital at the invitation of the king appeared in the special edition of "Trade and Wealth".

Therefore, now everyone in the capital is talking about the "Hero of the Kingdom". No matter which tavern you go to, you can hear people talking loudly and boasting about exterminating monsters, being conferred a nobility, and so on.

News spread abnormally fast.

Only one day had passed since the parties involved received the news, and the news was released.

Who is the source of the information for the person who wrote the press release?
Pete suspected... no, he was basically certain that there must be someone behind the scenes fanning the flames, who could get the relevant information and start operating at the first opportunity, allowing it to ferment quickly!
The same is true.

If Pete and the other three accepted this amount of gold coins, if nothing unexpected happened, the new issue of "Trade and Wealth" would have more headlines like "Lord Mung hosted a banquet to entertain the heroes of the kingdom and strongly supported 1000 gold coins to show his respect."

For those who see the news, an impression will be engraved in their minds:
The richest man Monger has a good relationship with the heroes.

Taking the money meant that Pete and the others had established a connection with Monger, and they accepted Monger's goodwill in releasing them.

What if the other party takes this opportunity to bring up some “seemingly simple” matters and hopes that Pete and the others can help?

Do they help or not?
If you don't help, you will be labeled as selfish.

Seriously affects their image;
After all, the same thing goes, the money is taken!

Help, what if this incident will cause trouble for Pete and the others later?

That would still seriously affect the image. This is the capital of Starosh. It is not simply the case that whoever has the bigger fist can have the final say. When the population reaches millions, the effect of force will be infinitely compressed by the power of social order.

People need a stable, safe, and peaceful social order, so they will agree to abide by the order and no one is allowed to take the initiative to use force;

Whoever dares to violate the agreement will stand against everyone.

Unless someone is really strong enough to directly confront everyone and beat them all into submission.

Not to mention Pete and the others.

Even a strong man like the legendary Archmage Alcandas couldn't do it to that extent;
A 6th-level wizard can wipe out tens of thousands of people with a powerful high-level magic with a wide coverage, but that is the limit.

Until your strength is strong enough to force everyone to obey your demands, you still have to abide by the rules of the current environment.

Pete instinctively felt that the money would be hot to handle.

But “not taking it” is not actually a good option.

Just as taking the gold coins would leave the impression that "Monger has a good relationship with the heroes", not taking them would also leave the impression that Pete and the others:
"Heroes have lofty ambitions and regard wealth as dirt."

This makes it easy to put yourself on the spot;
They were deified.

Then, every move of Pete and the others must conform to this characteristic, otherwise their "image will collapse and they will fall from the altar."

Don't underestimate the role of "image" and "reputation".

Because Pete, Miranda and Lancelot are so popular now, they are followed by so many people in the capital, and they are highly expected by His Majesty the King. All these things are actually based on their "heroic image".

If we really talk about strength, there are many people in the royal capital who are stronger than the three of them. There are many level 4 professionals, many top level level 5 experts, and even level 6 legendary ones.

No matter what they want to do in the royal capital, they currently rely on the bonus of this status, and not entirely on their own strength.

If the aura bonus brought by Pete and his heroic image is gone;

Then in people's eyes, they are actually no different from ordinary adventurers.

Brandon and Lancelot had never considered these intrigues.
Dolan and Reina had a vague sense of this, but their understanding of these things was not as deep as Pete's, so they were still a little confused;

Pete stared at the invitation on the table in confusion, wondering how he could politely reject this huge sum of money.
While he was lost in thought, the door of the luxurious mystery suite was opened from the outside.

Gail and Miranda came in hurriedly.

As soon as he came in, Gale said anxiously to Pete and the others:
"We've made a terrible discovery!"

"Lune Monger, the Gilded Club he founded... No, I mean, he seems to have some special means to exploit people's greed!"

"Miranda and I discovered this by chance. Damn it, this is definitely against the laws of the kingdom!"

While Gale was speaking, Miranda beside her quickly rummaged through her bag and found the materials needed to cast the [Purify Evil] spell, chanting a prayer.

The holy white light fell on Gale.

However, the remaining 4 minutes of [Sin: Greed] status on him did not disappear because of this!
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There will be 4 more chapters to come in the evening, a little later!!

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