"So boring …" Lollister said.
The table was a mess. Lollister, who had just enjoyed a delicious meal, leaned lazily against the wall and sighed.
"F * ck, you're a super rich man now. Don't moan about nothing, it's disgusting." Fatty Shi spat out the toothpick in his mouth with a look of disdain.
"Heh, Fatty, how did I disgust you? Don't forget that I paid for the meal you just had. They say that one's hands are short and one's mouth is soft. Look at you, after eating and drinking, you're turning your back on me. "Since he was bored, Lollister didn't mind bickering with Fatty Shi.
"I'm not turning my back on you. I'm envious, jealous, and hateful! Last year, you were just like us, running around desperately for a few gold coins. But now, you can even afford to buy a house. It's more than five thousand gold coins! You didn't even blink when you said you wanted to buy it. More than forty rooms, and you can earn seven or eight gold coins every month. How can we not be jealous? Terman, Yuri, Steve, don't you guys agree? "Fatty Shi started to recruit allies for himself.
The others at the table next to him nodded in agreement, thinking that Fatty Shi was right.
Yuri asked curiously, "Locke, how much money did you earn in the past few months?"
Lollister thought about it and shook his head. "I really didn't count, but it should be around seven or eight thousand. When Aire asked me if I was interested in taking over that building, I realized that I'd already saved so many gold coins when I got home. It was useless to just leave them there, so I just bought the building."
"Let me help you calculate." When it came to money, Fatty Shi became excited, "In March and April, you defeated twenty-seven academies in the academy district and won the duel. That damn old man called you to the headmaster's office and said that you would be rewarded with one hundred gold coins for each academy you won. You earned two thousand and seven hundred gold coins, right?"
"F * ck, how did you know?" Lollister felt his teeth hurt. The old man was afraid that the reward would be too big, so he gave it to him privately. How did Fatty Shi know so much?
"Don't worry about how I know. That's true, right?" Fatty Shi said proudly, looking like he knew everything.
Buckingham nodded.
"That's the first batch of revenue. The next ones will be the challengers. In March, there were 240 people. In April, there were 360 people. In May, there were 680 people. In June, there were 700 people. In July last month, there were 520 people. In total, there were 2500 people. At the end of every month, the finance department will give you a settlement. You will get a share of three gold coins from each challenger. That's 7,500 gold coins in total. It's more than ten thousand yuan in total. That's why this kid doesn't feel bad about spending so much money on a building. "Fatty Shi remembered it in detail. ,
F * ck, Lester suddenly remembered that the Academy's Law Enforcement Division, which Fatty Shi was in charge of, also received ten percent of the profits from the challengers. No wonder he calculated it so clearly.
"Also, this month has already held 18 External Challenge Days. Although there are only a few challengers who have come to sign up, the academy has still decided to end this event when there are 3,000 challengers. The day after tomorrow was also the day of external challenges. There would be 380 challengers in total. As long as there were 120 challengers, Locke would have three thousand victories. That's why he still has 1,500 gold coins in the academy's finance department. "
Terman suddenly thought of something and asked, "I heard that if Locke can win three thousand battles in a row, the academy will spend more than 1,000 gold coins to build a life-sized bronze statue of him and erect it in the academy as a commemoration. Is that true?"
"So what if it's true? The problem is that the 1,000 gold coins are only for little Locke's statue, not for his prize money. What's the use of that? I think it's better to give the 1,000 gold coins to little Locke as prize money and let him stand in the academy as a bronze statue when he has nothing to do. Everyone will be happy that way. " Fatty Shi had always hated projects that didn't increase the thickness of his wallet, so he criticized the academy's decision to build a statue for Lollister.
"Get lost, you're the one who has nothing to do. I'm not El," Lollister scolded jokingly. When he said that, everyone was reminded of the past when El ran to the women's bathroom to dress as a plaster statue, and they all laughed.
Fatty Shi continued to calculate for Lollister, "Little Locke's biggest income comes from the plate set up by El and the others. Although we haven't gotten it yet, and very few people bet on Locke to lose now, the plate can only be paid after the academy's event. But last time I calculated the total account with El, Locke has at least 20,000 gold coins left. Damn! I can't stand the thought of this kid sleeping on a pile of gold coins in the future. I won't be able to earn that much even if I work hard in the academy! "Fatty Shi was about to go crazy as he calculated.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't pant just because you're fat. The money I earn is earned from fighting and dying in the arena. Don't forget that you, a bystander, also earned quite a lot from me. Ten thousand, no, a few thousand gold coins is enough. Speaking of which, you're all millionaires with a few thousand gold coins. You can't afford a house, but can't you afford a small yard? Fatty, if you want to sleep on a pile of gold coins, that's fine too. Wait for me to get off the arena, then you can take over. "Lollister said.
"Damn, if I had that kind of ability, would it be your turn to get on the arena?" Fatty Shi said resentfully.
"If you don't have the ability, then shut up. You're always jealous and gossiping. If you have the time, why don't you go back and work hard on your cultivation? Advancing to the Gold rank is the right thing to do. Brother Locke can earn so many gold coins because of his ability. It's not like you guys don't know how much danger he's gone through in the arena these past few months. If it were you guys, who would be confident that they could survive a day? Black Iron Locke, invincible silver rank, he is now a famous signboard of our Morent City. "A voice interrupted and reprimanded Fatty Shi to his face.
"Damn, El, when did it become your turn to teach your brother a lesson …" Fatty Shi was furious and jumped up.
The person who came was El. He slanted his eyes and disdainfully looked at Fatty Shi, "What, you're not convinced? How about we go to the backyard to practice?"
"Damn …" Fatty Shi was terrified. He sat down hatefully and drank a mouthful of wine, "I'm a civilized person. I won't lower myself to the level of a gangster like you."
Two months ago, El's dark attribute dou qi finally advanced to 3-star Silver rank. Therefore, he went to spar with Lollister in high spirits. The result was the same as before, he still had to go down. However, El soon found his balance with Fatty Shi. Who told Fatty Shi to stand on the side and talk nonsense when he was sparring with Lollister? In the end, he brought trouble upon himself.
Fatty Shi advanced a year earlier than El. Seeing how easily Lollister beat El, he thought that he would have no problem dealing with this newbie who just advanced. Who knew that El's dark attribute dou qi was much stronger than the usual attribute dou qi. In addition, El had come up with all sorts of bandit moves. Fatty Shi was beaten black and blue and lost face three times. Fatty Shi was not convinced. In the following month, he sparred with El seven more times in private. The result of the sparring was announced to the public. Fatty Shi suggested peace, but El did not agree.
"Here, it's all done." El handed a brown paper bag to Lollister. This was a real paper bag made of cowhide. Inside was a house deed, a management fee receipt, and a tax certificate. There were also a few gold yuan scrolls and a few gold coins.
El picked up a bottle of black plum wine on the table. Without even using a wine cup, he directly took a few big gulps with his mouth, "The house owner's name has been changed to yours. The management fee is 0.5%, and the tax is 10%. There will be no other fees in the future. The rest of the money is in the bag. You can count it. "
Lollister raised his wine cup, "Thanks, El."
"You're welcome, we're brothers."
This was the first property Lollister had bought for himself in Morant City. It was a concave building on Rose Avenue near the business district. It was a gothic four-story building with a pointed roof. Each floor had twelve suites. It was originally the residence of a count from the Mobian Duchy, but three months ago, something happened in the duchy. The count was in a hurry to sell this building for cash.
When El heard this, he remembered that Lollister had said he wanted to buy a building, so he took Lollister to see it in private. Lollister thought it was a good idea, so he asked El to buy the building for him. The building, which was originally worth more than seven thousand gold coins, was bought for only five thousand and four hundred. Lollister was very satisfied, but he had to go to the city hall to pay 10% of the property's value in taxes and 0.5% of the management fee. But what was comforting was that once he paid these two fees, the building would truly belong to Lollister. He would not have to pay any taxes for the building until he died.
"What are you going to do with the building?" El asked.
"Give it to Ledos. Isn't he setting up a company that provides labor services? I'm going to entrust the building to him and let him rent and manage it for me. I just need to pay half of the rent every month." Lollister said.
"That's good. I'll have Ledos look for you to sign a power of attorney and a management agreement." El nodded, showing that he agreed with Lollister's idea.
"Uncle Locke, I also want a big drumstick." The little girl, Alyssa, ran over and shook Lollister's arm. She had been playing with her brother, Schwald, in the backyard of the Red Raven Tavern.
Lollister's fellow countryman, the middle-aged mercenary at the peak of Silver rank, Boddfinger, had spent more than two months recuperating at Lollister's house before he recovered. During this time, the two of them got along well and became best friends. Boddfinger's two children were also deeply loved by Lollister. The boy, Schwald, was extremely sensible, loved to learn, and worked hard. Boddfinger once saw Lollister teaching his attendant, Redi, how to use the sword. He said that when Schwald awakened impetus in a few years, he would become Lollister's apprentice.
Originally, it was just a joke. Who knew that Lollister would ask him seriously if he was serious about what he said just now? Boddfinger nodded in bewilderment. Then, Lollister called Shiewald over and had him kowtow to him three times. Then, Shiewald bowed deeply to Redi. Thus, Shiewald involuntarily became Lollister's second disciple. His eldest disciple was Redi's attendant.
As for his youngest daughter, Alyssa, she was even more precious to Lollister. Every time Lollister saw her, he would be reminded of his youngest daughter from his previous life. Hence, he doted on Alyssa and fulfilled all her requests. He even specially found a craftsman to convert the attic into a small bedroom for the siblings. This made Alyssa and Schwald extremely excited. It made Boddfinger jealous. His daughter wasn't close to her father, but to Uncle Locke.
After Boardfinger recovered, he wanted to leave with the children, but Laurist forced him to stay. There were many reasons. First, the two children liked to stay here, and their living conditions were better. No matter what, it was better than following Boardfinger around. Secondly, Schwald was already his apprentice. How could he let his apprentice leave his master? Thirdly, Boddfinger didn't have a destination that he had to go to. He hadn't even settled down himself, so how could he bring the children to suffer? The last reason was extremely powerful. He could leave whenever Boddfinger defeated him.
Seeing that the two children supported Lollister, Boddfinger had no choice but to agree to stay for a while longer. He would take the children away when he found a safe place.
Lollister originally wanted to recommend Boddfinger to become a silver instructor in Dawn Academy, but he was rejected. The reason was that he didn't want to stay in Morent City. Lollister couldn't force him, so he let him be. He then took him to the Red Raven Tavern and introduced Old Garr to him so that he could take on missions from there in the future.
It was August now, and most of the professional subjects in the academy were on holiday. Only dozens of students in the impetus class that Lollister was in charge of were still undergoing their final training. They would undergo impetus awakening at the end of the month. The young master of the Peterson family was among them. He used to be a fatty who weighed more than three hundred and seventy kilograms. After a hellish weight loss process, he had successfully lost half of his weight. Although a hundred and eighty kilograms was a little overweight, it didn't stop him from awakening impetus.
Last month, when President Peterson came to visit privately, he squatted in the bushes and cried tears of joy when he saw his precious son. Before leaving, he desperately took out gold yuan scrolls from his pocket to express his gratitude. If Lollister hadn't stopped him in time, he might have gotten the reward of three thousand gold coins promised by President Peterson. That day, President Peterson had stuffed nine gold yuan scrolls into Lollister's hands.
Galinthea's academic system was very strange and relaxed. There were two semesters a year, one long and one short. The long semester started in March, and the holidays lasted from the end of July to the end of August. September was the harvest festival, and this month was a holiday. Classes started on the fifteenth of October, and the holidays lasted until the fifteenth of December. Lollister guessed that this was because the people of Galinthea had a custom of hiding for the winter. That was why the winter holidays were so long.
In addition, Dawn Academy claimed to have more than five thousand students. In reality, it was already very good that there were more than two thousand students attending classes every semester. Most of them were registered students. Or, like Lollister, they worked part-time in the academy. Or, they couldn't gather enough money for school fees, so they could only work for a while and return to the academy when they had enough money. Or, they coveted the cheap rent of the student residences. For example, when Fatty Shi brought people to check the student residences, he found a few couples who had children but were still in the student dormitory. After checking, he found that they were old students from five or six years ago. They hadn't graduated yet and had been living in the academy, treating the student dormitory as their home. In short, the academy was extremely laissez-faire and free to its students. This made Lollister feel that the academy was more like a large community than an academy.
Just as Aire had said, Lollister had become a celebrity in Moronte City. Black Iron Locke, Silver Invincible. He was the famous Black Iron Gold teacher of Dawn Academy. There were even rumors that Dawn Academy had surpassed San Maso Academy in the academy's evaluation at the end of the year and had risen one rank. Among them, Lollister's victory in the duel against the twenty-seven silver teachers of other academies played a huge role.
After July, the number of silver swordsmen who challenged Lollister became fewer and fewer. Even when Dean Levins raised the prize money to five hundred gold coins, it was still the same. The owner of the Red Raven Tavern, Garilando, said, "Five hundred gold coins might sound tempting, but you need to have the ability to get it. Rather than chasing after this illusory bubble of wealth, it's better to hold on to the ten gold coins in your hands. "
That was why Lollister felt a little bored. The duels that had been going on for the past few months had become a habit. Now that the challengers were gone, he was not used to it. He felt that he had nothing to do, and he couldn't be a mercenary like before. After all, he still had some matters to settle in the academy. So today, he brought the two kids and Redi and gathered his friends from the academy for a feast at the Red Raven Tavern.
Lollister affectionately scratched the nose of the little girl who was shaking his arm coquettishly and said, "Alright, alright. Uncle Locke will order a big drumstick for our little princess."
Raising his head, Lollister shouted at the counter, "Madam, tell Madoff to give us another plate of fried drumsticks."
Standing behind the counter was the former head maid, Louise. She had become the owner of the tavern three months ago. Ever since he agreed to marry Old Garrillo, he had gone to the Temple of Micela to buy some recovery potions. Only three months into their marriage, Louise was already pregnant. This made everyone praise Garrillo for being able to get Louise pregnant even though he was almost sixty years old. It was really admirable. Old Garrillo was very proud of himself. On the other hand, Aire revealed to Lollister that the old man had stolen a few bottles of Terence's Donkey Penis from him. If it still didn't work, then the old man's penis was useless.
The golden fried drumsticks were quickly served on the table. Alisa took two and told Lollister to bring one back for her brother Schwald before skipping to the backyard. However, Alisa ran back after a while, wanting to take two more.
"Eh? Alisa, why are you eating so fast? Uncle only took two bites. Is Alisa's mouth bigger than uncle's? "Aire teased the cute little girl.
"No, Alisa's mouth is so small. It's not as big as uncle's. Alisa gave those two drumsticks to a beggar. He's so pitiful. "The little girl pouted. She was unhappy that Aire called her a big mouth.
Lollister took another two fried drumsticks and handed them to the little girl. "Don't give these two drumsticks to the beggar. If he's pitiful, he can ask brother to give him two copper coins."
The little girl took the drumsticks and replied innocently, "But brother has already given him all his money. Brother said he's also a northerner and came to Moront to look for a young master named Norton Lollister. Aunt Louise said she's never heard of this name. She pitied him and gave him a bowl of oatmeal. Alisa only gave him drumsticks because he didn't have any vegetables."
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