Birgan woke up from his deep sleep with a headache, but more of it was the aftermath of alcohol and extreme pleasure.
Yesterday was a crazy night, he thought.
In fact, as long as it was a resident of Tiger Shark Harbor, everyone knew that a grand banquet had been held in Twilight Castle last night to celebrate Birgan's 25th birthday. The banquet would be held for three days in a row. In order to prepare for the banquet, nearly a third of the food, fruit, and liquor in Tiger Shark Harbor had been moved away. In addition, there were dozens of chefs serving the banquet. They made delicious delicacies and desserts, which were delivered to the venue by hundreds of waiters. There were also several bands playing music in the venue. The banquet lasted from seven in the evening to three in the morning. Guests could enjoy any delicacies and chat freely. And all of this, during Eric's rule, that was impossible.
Twilight Castle only gave people a gloomy and terrifying feeling, and it had nothing to do with the words banquet or joy.
Everything was thanks to the great Earl Birgan. This was what the young man, who had just passed his twenty-fifth birthday, thought. Then, a woman with heavy makeup crawled out from under the covers. She was Birgan's bed partner from last night. Last night, there were seven or eight other bed partners like her. Birgan played with them all the way until daybreak before falling asleep from exhaustion. Now, most of the women seemed to have left. Only this woman stayed. Birgan's head seemed to have been soaked in alcohol, and his memories became intermittent. It wasn't easy for him to remember that this woman was called Bo Lifen. She was a woman sent by the great merchant, Taylor.
Bo Lifen had a beautiful figure, and she was very skilled in bed, which Birgan had tried last night. Now that the flame in his body was ignited by the woman again, even though Bo Lifen looked like she was still asleep, he ordered, "Please me!"
When Birgan walked out of the bedroom, Bo Lifen fell asleep again. She probably wouldn't be able to get out of bed until the second banquet tonight began.
Birgan took a shower, changed into comfortable clothes, and walked to the balcony of the castle. It used to look cold and heartless, but now it was paved with lawn. That was Birgan's idea. Apart from the gargoyle statue on the balcony, everything else was fine. However, he was planning to rebuild the castle. He wanted to make the Twilight Castle into a comfortable and gorgeous castle, so that it could serve as a foil to his noble status as an Earl.
Looking at the city under the sunlight, Birgan could not help but laugh. In the past, he dared not imagine that he would one day be able to stand in this castle. Before those people found him in the fish market, Birgan did not dare believe that he would become an earl.
He was Eric's illegitimate son, and as the son of the Bloody Earl, Birgan did not receive any kindness from him. His mother was an ordinary commoner. Eric saw her because she was pretty and brought her into the castle. Eric became her man, but she didn't get any status, so Bill could only be considered an illegitimate child. Then Eric got tired of her and drove her out of the castle, including Bill, who was only three years old.
She had asked Eric why he was so cruel, and the count had replied, "It is my kindness that you are alive now." These words were still on her lips until the woman died. When Birgan was still a teenager, he had to work hard for three meals. He worked as a bartender, a blacksmith's apprentice, a fish market dealer, and so on. Birgan had many ideas for the future, and his greatest ambition was to own his own fishing boat. As for the count, that was definitely not in his imagination.
So when they told him that he was now the rightful heir to Eric's legacy, Birgan even wondered if his demonic father was torturing him again. At that time, Birgan ran away, but he was quickly caught and brought to Twilight Castle. It was only when Birgan sat in Eric's chair and twisted his name on a piece of imperial paper that he knew it was true.
Then he heard something incredible.
His half-brother had died a long time ago, and then not long ago, his father, Eric, had died as well. Moreover, Earl Eric seemed to have died disgracefully, and none of the people concerned were willing to mention it too much. In short, Bill only needed to know that he was now the lord of Tiger Shark Harbor.
After tasting the fresh taste of the lord for a few days, Birgan began to know that it was not easy to be the lord. The tedious affairs gave him a headache, and the finances of Tiger Shark Harbor had plummeted because of Eric's death. Just as Birgan was about to become the first Earl in the history of the empire to flee his territory, the arrival of a man solved all his problems.
Taylor, who claimed to have had some unpleasant experiences with Eric, was forced to leave Tiger Shark Harbor helplessly. But after hearing that Earl Eric had died, he came back out of affection for the city. He brought a new turn to Birgan, and the great businessman alone took care of all the expenses of Twilight Castle. Just take Bill's birthday party last night for example. Taylor had paid for it himself.
Standing on the balcony, Birgan was very grateful to the businessman who had given him money and women. He had allowed Birgan to truly enjoy the treatment of an earl.
"This is life." Said Birgan loudly.
A light cough came from behind him. Birgan turned around and saw that it was his butler. He shrugged, "What's the matter?"
"Here's the thing, my lord. We're almost out of money. If we continue to hold a banquet of the same standard tonight, I'm afraid it won't be enough. "Said the butler.
Birgan frowned. "Don't bother me with such a trivial matter. Just go to Mr. Taylor. He said he would give me a birthday party that would cause a sensation in the city. "
"In fact, I've already seen Mr. Taylor before. Mr. Taylor said there was no problem, but he needed to meet you before that. "
Birgan nodded. "Sure, let him see me."
"Mr. Taylor is in the living room."
After changing his clothes, Birgan walked into the living room. The great merchant Taylor was sitting in a dangerous position, and Birgan laughed and reached out to give him a strong hug. Taylor patted the young count on the back. "Did you have a good night? My lord. "
"There's nothing to say. It's all thanks to you, Mr. Taylor." After letting go of Taylor, Birgan stepped back a little and said, "Speaking of which, there's something I want to trouble Mr. Taylor with."
"It's about the money for the banquet, right? No problem. In fact, I have already prepared sufficient funds. All I need is for Sir Count to sign on this and then give me something. "
Birgan's smile froze slightly. "Sign? Sign what? Also, what do you want? "
"Here's the thing. I'm a merchant. A merchant never makes a loss. Up until now, I've already paid nearly 100,000 gold coins for Dusk Castle. Although this amount of money is nothing to the count, it's hard-earned money to me. Considering that the count is still young and has just taken over the territory, I'll treat this money as a loan to you. Since it's a loan, of course the count needs to sign the bill. Please don't misunderstand. It's not that I don't trust the count, but it's better to have a basis for everything. This is a habit I've had for many years. "
Birgan wasn't stupid. If it was money from Taylor, he would naturally feel comfortable spending it, but if it was borrowed, it would be different. He had to return what he borrowed, but the problem was how to return it. Seeing Birgan's somewhat confused expression, Taylor smiled. "Don't worry, my lord. There's no need for you to return the money immediately. You just need to allocate a fixed portion of the territory's income from each installment as repayment. "
"That's the problem, Mr. Taylor. I have no idea how to manage the territory." Birgan spread out his hands. In the past 25 years, he had never received any relevant training.
"That's not a problem. I have some people who are good at management. If the count trusts me, I can ask them to help you manage the territory. "
"Of course I trust you, Mr. Taylor. When I was in trouble, you were the only one willing to help me. No problem. You can call your men over. "
"That's good. First, please sign here." Taylor took out a document and pointed at the part that needed Birgan's signature.
Birgan was born poor and had not received a good education. He could not even write his own name well, so naturally, he could not understand what was written on it. However, as long as Taylor was willing to continue funding him, it didn't matter even if he sold Tiger Shark Harbor. He signed his name generously and stamped it with the seal that Taylor had requested. After Taylor looked at it, he nodded in satisfaction and took out a deposit from his pocket.
When Birgan saw the long string of numbers, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva and reach out to take it. Taylor, however, shrank back and said with a smile, "I still need to ask for one more thing from you. It's like this. In order to better share the burden for my lord, I need to know the details of the income and expenditure of Tiger Shark Harbor. Therefore, if it's convenient, I hope that you can give me the territory's financial records so that I can serve you better. "
"No problem, no problem." Birgan was in a hurry to get that deposit. Bluff? Yun's robe hangs down from afar? How dare you try to plot against me? Alliance? Poke the Four Furry Times 0 Yan Shi Jing Guan? Hood? Polypus? Hiss? Qin Nuo Feng? Ring Nobel Prize? The truth?
Taylor stood up with the account book in his hand. "Then I shall not disturb you any further. I wish you a pleasant evening."
"You too, Mr. Taylor. Remember to attend the banquet tonight."
"Definitely."
Walking out of Twilight Castle, Taylor shook his head. "Eric is really unlucky. The legal heir is actually a good-for-nothing." He got into the carriage, put down the account book, and took out the document that he had just asked Birgan to sign. That was not the basis for borrowing money, but a letter of authorization to transfer several important industries in Tiger Shark Harbor to his name. Taylor laughed when he saw this. Using 100,000 gold coins to buy tens of millions of industry authorization, was there a better deal in the world than this?
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