What kind of weird button is this?

Chapter 5 One million gold coins
  Sirius found himself in that time-suspended state again, and then the small red button appeared again in mid-air not far in front of him.

"...Maybe it refreshes every seven days? Not sure, I have to keep an eye on it."

It had been a full week since Sirius left the imperial city and took a carriage to Anka. Nothing major happened along the way. The only thing that gave him a headache was how to deal with the lords there after he arrived in Anka.

Maybe... this button might bring him a glimmer of hope?
  With this thought in mind, Sirius walked slowly forward to check it out, and then read out the description of the button verbatim:

"Press this button and you will get one million gold coins immediately..."

I go? ! one million? !
  Although he had just traveled through time, Sirius was the original author of this novel world after all, so he still had a good understanding of the monetary value of the Xilin Empire.

Let's put it this way, for an ordinary civilian family in the Imperial City, based on the minimum standard for a family of three, the basic monthly expenses are about 1 gold coin.

The start-up capital for opening a tavern ranges from two hundred to three hundred gold coins, and if the scale is larger, it will require more. Of course, this is based on the rental price.

One million gold coins... Although it is not as rich as the country, for him now, it is definitely no problem to at least save his own life.

But the problem is that if nothing goes wrong with this button, it will definitely have a side effect.

Sirius's eyes trembled slightly, and he nervously focused his gaze on the introduction of the negative effects just shown:
  "But... every 10,000 gold coins you spend will give your hostile forces the same amount of assets."

Okay, okay, he knew this button had no good intentions.

If the side effects of the previous skill were not so serious, then this one is a bit too deceptive.

But after thinking about it, Sirius also felt that he had no reason not to press it. After all, saving more would be an extra avenue. At most, he would just not take the initiative to spend it. He couldn't avoid triggering the negative effects of the button if he didn't spend the money. ?

Without thinking any more, Sirius directly pressed the red button. Then as the button gradually disappeared, everyone and things around him returned to their original time flow, as if nothing had happened just now.

Only Sirius knew that he had inexplicably gained the ability to withdraw money, and that this invisible bank did contain one million gold coins common to the Xilin Empire.

"It's quite human...it didn't appear directly in front of me."

After making a casual remark, Sirius observed the environment of Anka City, the final destination of his trip, through the window of the carriage.

What he just passed behind him was a towering city wall, made of solid stone and steel, surrounding this small city.

The fin-like spikes on the city wall are covered with thick iron chains, like an impregnable barrier, protecting the city from the invasion of the lizard race. All the guards and soldiers had a solemn look on their faces, and it was obvious that they had been on the battlefield many times.

"Second Prince, why don't we go directly to the lord of Anka now?"

"Well... don't rush yet."

Sirius knew who the lord of this place was. After all, after the original protagonist, the eldest prince, used this guy's greed to push himself into a desperate situation, the second main task was to kill him in turn.

Of course, the fate of the villains is the same. The protagonist won a high support rate within the empire by trampling on the second prince, and by executing the original lord of Anka, he laid the foundation for the subsequent attack on the Lizardman Empire.

It's just that the subsequent plot has not been written out, so now Sirius doesn't know how much more advantage he can have by relying on his identity as the original author.

Wait...greedy words? Then if I use the gold coins given by the button to bribe the lord of Anka, wouldn't I be saved?

There is no way, he is only accompanied by a groom who has no fighting ability, and he is still the kind of groom who regards him as a loser as a boss.

When encountering danger, people might just stand by and wait for him to take action without any hesitation, without even a little room for maneuver. In such a dangerous world, if you don’t have enough hard power to ensure your own survival, it seems that you can only use the weaknesses of these villains to defeat them one by one.

The lords of Ankh were greedy and timid. The Human Empire actually had several opportunities to attack the lizard people's tribe, but the earl lord named Luther chose to retreat every time because he was afraid that the attack would fail.

From the beginning, the purpose of this supporting role was not for the glory of the empire, nor to defend the human race.

He was just a coward who had just inherited his family's territory and wanted to avoid the responsibilities of the war as much as possible and seek happiness in such a fortress.

So for such a person, giving him money directly is the easiest way to deal with it.

As for the use of the money, the same value will be attached to the assets of the hostile forces...md, Sirius can no longer control so much.

If Ngri is considered a hostile force, sending money to the other party is indeed a kind of trouble.

But at least he can ensure that he can continue to live now, which is the most important thing right now.

"Lian, please help me arrange a place to stay tonight."

"Second Prince, what about you?"

The carriage stopped on a street in Anka City. The people coming and going were staring at the gorgeous carriage in the direction of the two of them. However, the coachman did not pay attention to this. He was only curious about what Sirius was going to do. do what.

In fact, it stands to reason that a servant like him shouldn't ask about this, but Sirius gave him a different feeling from other nobles, and for a moment he actually forgot that he was transgressing.

"I'm going to see the lord to discuss war-related issues."

Sirius explained casually, "It's not appropriate for you to go to the lord's place. Anyway, after you solve the accommodation problem, come and wait for me at the gate of the Paul family's manor."

"Okay, Your Highness, Second Prince."

"Ah."

Seeing that the groom did not suspect anything, Sirius also adjusted his clothes in the reflection of the carriage glass, showed a confident expression only for a superior person, and stepped out of the carriage.

Seeing Mavrian leaving in the other direction of the street with the carriage, Sirius also turned around and walked towards the lord's mansion.

No map is needed, and there is no problem of getting lost, because the city is built on a hillside, and Luther's residence is at the highest point of the hillside.

People were coming and going along the way, and various supplies were sold in the shops, from food and daily necessities to weapons and armor. From this, it can be seen that the overall national strength of the Xilin Empire is indeed strong, even in this kind of border war. The region will not lose its normal economic order even when there is no war.

The market passing through was filled with colorful flags, representing different families and craftsman guilds. Among them, the tallest and most conspicuous blue flag was painted with the symbol of Lord Luther's Paul family.

After walking all the way up for about 10 minutes, Sirius finally arrived at the door of the lord's mansion.

But just as he was about to step in, he was stopped by two guards.

"Stop, this is the lord's residence area, civilians are not allowed to trespass!"

(End of this chapter)