The Lich of Glory Knight Spirit: Moving towards Krimasha!-Chapter 253 - 14: Small Goals (3)_2

Because beside Dora stood a goblin.

"Hey, young master, do you remember me? We met yesterday." The goblin said with a smile.

"Uh..." Jones hesitated and asked, "I saw many goblins yesterday, which one are you? Sorry, you all look the same. All green, and all have eyes and noses."

"We met at the bank." The goblin grinned.

"You’re the goblin from the bank?" Jones’s eyes slowly narrowed into slits.

"Yes, that’s right, it’s me."

"What do you want from me?"

"You wanted to buy a castle, right? We have a new batch of options and would like to offer them for your consideration." As he spoke, the goblin pulled out three sheets of paper and handed them over.

"Oh, really?" Jones accepted the papers expressionlessly and pretended to look through them.

*Why "pretended" to look? Because he couldn’t afford it anyway.*

The first sheet detailed a castle located in the northern part of the Kolin Peninsula, very close to the Jones family home. No distinction between day and night, the climate was basically the same as that of the Jones family home. However, it had three mineral veins, one of which was rich. The price was one hundred and twenty thousand Gold Coins.

*This seemed quite a bargain, but still unaffordable.*

The second sheet described a castle located in the southern part of the Kolin Peninsula, quite far from the Jones family home. There was a distinction between day and night, it was rich in resources, and it was near the sea, only a day’s walk to the nearest port. Ideal for some business export across the continent. Aside from fertile plains suitable for farming, it had rivers, lakes, and two mineral veins, with pleasant scenery. The price was two hundred and twenty thousand Gold Coins.

*This could be a great deal, but still unaffordable.*

The third sheet covered a castle in the western part of the Kolin Peninsula. There was a distinction between day and night, surrounded by mountains, forests, rivers, rich in resources, but the minerals were not yet explored. The drawback was the nearest Blood Clan castle was half a month’s walk away, meaning no neighbors. Additionally, there were magical creatures harassing the area; whether farming or mineral extraction, there was potential for disturbances. Besides, human adventurers visited periodically. The price...

"Huh, ten thousand Gold Coins? So cheap?"

"Yes." The goblin grinned excitedly, "The previous owner was anxious to sell, so we acquired it cheaply. Honestly speaking, this is quite a nice castle. Are you interested in it?"

"I am interested, but I may not have enough money." Jones silently stacked the three sheets of paper and handed them back.

"You don’t even have ten thousand Gold Coins?" The goblin wiped sweat, but still pushed Jones’s hand back, "How much do you have? Let me see if I can offer you a discount."

"I have one thousand one hundred and fifty-two Gold Coins." Jones flatly replied.

The goblin’s expression stiffened: "This... is a bit excessive. Ten thousand Gold Coins is already very low, you expect me to offer you a ninety percent discount?"

"Or if you are willing to lend me some money, I can pay interest, just a little bit, symbolically."

"Didn’t you say yesterday you were looking for someone to lend you money? Maybe you could try borrowing again?"

"Actually, these one thousand one hundred Gold Coins are borrowed already. Or you could help me find a castle worth one thousand Gold Coins?"

The goblin was at a loss for words, breaking out in cold sweat.

Jones and the goblin faced each other expressionlessly, in a stalemate.

After a while, surprisingly, the goblin was the first to break. He said helplessly, "Wait a moment, let me think."

He walked to a corner by the window, lit a cigarette, and while smoking gazed out the window, seemingly contemplating hard.

Jones watched the goblin doubtfully.

After a while, the goblin came back and whispered, "Do you have anything to put up as collateral? If so, I could lend you the money."

Jones thought for a moment and said, "A castle perhaps? I could put the castle up as collateral."

"This one?" The goblin looked around.

"Yes, this one." Jones pointed to the description in his hand.

The situation grew awkward again.

Clearly, the goblin thought Jones meant his father’s castle. Yet Jones was obviously referring to the castle valued at ten thousand Gold Coins.

Dora’s eyes darted back and forth between the two.

The goblin started sweating profusely again. He gritted his teeth and said, "Deal."

"Deal?" Jones was stunned. Could it really be this way?

"Yes, deal!" The goblin took a deep breath and said, "I’ll lend you nine thousand Gold Coins, then you use ten thousand Gold Coins to buy the castle, afterward putting the castle up as collateral. This way, you pay one thousand Gold Coins to get the castle, while owing us nine thousand Gold Coins. The annual interest is two percent, that’s eighteen hundred Gold Coins per year. The interest settles annually. How does that sound?"

"Deal."

"Deal."

The goblin swiftly opened his briefcase and filled out a stack of template contracts.

In no time, everything was completed.

A castle purchase contract and a mortgage loan contract were handed to Jones.

After carefully reviewing the contract terms, Jones signed his name.

Of course, he also paid the money.

Everything settled, the goblin handed Jones a box. Inside were the coordinates of the castle, surrounding terrain maps, territory boundary markers, and the deed stamped by the Elder Council of the Blood Clan.

The two silently shook hands.

Jones was probably the only person in history to buy a castle without seeing it in person. Mainly because this castle was simply cheap, cheaper than a flooded castle.

Looking at the box in his hand, Jones could hardly believe it. Just like that? The castle was his?

"If there’s nothing else, young master, I shall take my leave." The goblin said softly.

After a brief silence, Jones asked quietly, "Can you tell me why you suddenly offered such favorable terms?"

The goblin also paused, then answered, "Because yesterday we updated your profile and discovered you are actually a Prince."

"Prince?"

"You are the adopted son of the Lich King." The goblin smiled.

*Well, Jones ultimately couldn’t escape Gray’s shadow. It must be said, the word "Lich" in this world is truly valuable, and combined with "King," even more so.*

*Regardless, the castle was finally in hand, a "small goal" achieved. Along with it came a loan of nine thousand Gold Coins at two percent interest. Starting today, Jones would endure a tough life of repaying debts, even though he hadn’t figured out how to make money yet.*

"So, will you take me to see the castle now?"

"No, actually I haven’t been there myself. It’s too far, and I can’t fly. Young master, now it’s yours. You can follow the map and go check it out yourself. I had my Blood Clan colleague send me here, you can find me at the bank in half a day."

"Alright, that works. But why do I need to find you in half a day?" freeweɓnovel~cѳm

After sending off the goblin, Jones, accompanied by Dora, flapped his wings and took off, flying southwest in urgency. As for the flooded castle that he previously regarded like a lover, it was now entirely forgotten by Jones.

"Heh, human adventurers’ harassment, that’s no problem at all. As long as I put up the Silver Moon Knight Order’s flag..."

Half a day later...

"Horse shit!" Jones stood in Hilde’s bank, roaring at the goblin over the counter, "There’s a Hydra living in the castle!"

"Yes, I mentioned that there were magical creatures around."

"But you didn’t say the magical creature was a Hydra! And living in my castle! Why didn’t you try selling me a castle inhabited by a dragon instead?"

"Did I not mention that? Sorry, I might have forgotten."

"I want to void the contract!"

"Our bank always adheres to the ’customer-first’ principle. If it’s due to quality issues, we’re quite willing to unconditionally void the contract. Of course, you still need to pay one year’s interest."

"But there’s a Hydra inside!"

"Sorry, a Hydra doesn’t count as a quality issue. Just consider it as buying a castle with a complimentary Hydra." The goblin replied expressionlessly.

Jones’s eyes widened as he trembled with rage.

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