Book of Gods and Demons

January 21st, evening, eight o'clock.

In the entertainment hall of Apophis Palace, Joe and a group of aristocratic youths are having fun.

I just enjoyed a loving dinner carefully cooked by the old lady Mary. Everyone was in a happy mood and smiled beautifully.

And Ferdinand made Dunn and others feel extremely beautiful.

They are playing a nine-ball game.

This is a popular snooker game in the aristocratic circle of the Durham Empire. There are nine **** numbered from one to nine. As long as you have the opportunity, you can directly hit the number nine ball and pocket the nine ball to get a round. victory.

If there is no chance to hit the number nine ball directly, then the hit can only be completed in the order of number one, number two, and number three.

If in this process, for example, you should hit the number three ball, but accidentally pocket the number five, number seven or other ball, then you will lose the chance to hit the ball and give the right to the ball to your opponent.

Of course, no extraordinary powers can be used during the game!

Ferdinand, who was drunk at dinner, joined the battle enthusiastically, and in just half an hour, he lost to Dunn and the other guys more than a hundred gold marks.

Dunn and his friends have a limited amount of pocket money, and they spend quite a lot of money, and now it's almost the end of the month, they are pretty tight.

Ferdinand lost more than one hundred golden marks, which were evenly distributed to everyone, and there were as many as eleven or two golden marks.

This is almost equal to their pocket money for a month!

Therefore, Dunn and the others grinned, one by one they almost didn't jump up. They kept talking about Ferdinand’s ‘exquisite’ skills, and at the same time, a little bit, one gold mark and one gold mark increased the upper limit of the bet.

Ferdinand obviously drank too much, his eyes were a little red, and after another half an hour, he lost more than three hundred gold marks.

Dunn and the others laughed more brilliantly.

And Ferdinand took out the traveler’s check that Hessen gave him, and waved the check arrogantly: "Ha, little guys, your Uncle Ferdinand has money...As long as you have the ability, you You can win a lot of money from me...A thousand gold marks? Ten thousand gold marks? Oh, oh, no problem!"

Joe smiled and stood by the table, drinking mellow, sweet white beer.

He didn't join the game because he hadn't played this stuff since he was a kid, he didn't.

Let him play, either he will pierce the ivory billiard ball with one stroke, or he will blast the billiard ball into a cannonball with one stroke, smashing a hole in the wall!

Therefore, for the luxurious decoration of the Yueyue Hall, he still shouldn't mix it up.

Especially-Joe's instinct sensed that Ferdinand seemed to be holding back... This old guy, when has he been so generous?

The earl of the sealed family is directly under the control of the family, these days the little tail is about to pick up the teeth of the sky, wearing a luxurious aristocratic costume, with a gold-inlaid jade sword teeth at the waist, and walking in standard small dance steps. Rushed in.

He leaned to Joe's ear and murmured a few words in a low voice.

Joe's eyes widened, he greeted Dun En, and followed Fang out of the entertainment hall.

Ferdinand’s ears trembled slightly. When he heard Joe’s footsteps fade away, he grabbed the wine bottle on the side and drank a big sip: "Ah, I lost again. Here is a small ruby ​​with a market value of one thousand two hundred gold marks. How about I use it to make a bet of one thousand gold marks?"

"Well, lads, you have won a lot. Or, let's play bigger? In the previous round, everyone bet only a few dozen gold marks. Now, everyone bet a minimum of 100 gold marks, how about?"

From his pocket, Ferdinand took out a pigeon blood ruby ​​the size of a corn kernel and a perfect color.

Dunn and the others also drank a lot of wine.

During dinner, Ferdinand frequently toasted them with wine, and they drank a lot at that time.

In addition, in this entertainment hall, everyone was in a good mood and had fun, so they poured a lot of drinks...especially, Joe had a great variety of drinks here, and many of them drank a lot of mixed drinks!

Therefore, everyone is a little bit alcoholic.

Therefore, Ferdinand's proposal was unanimously approved by all the boys, who applauded and raised one after another.

Joe followed Fang, all the way to the Crystal Hall of Apophis Palace.

Under the light, in the radiant and magnificent crystal hall, wearing a long dress and a necklace hanging from his neck, the pendant of the necklace is a blood-colored gem the size of a goose egg, and the gem shines brightly under the light. Was walking around in the Crystal Hall nervously.

As soon as Joe walked in, he saw the blood-colored gem hanging around Velenya's neck.

In fact, the appearance of this gem is too perfect, and the size is so huge.

Joe remembered that his mother Liya had a unique hobby of sapphires, so Liya had collected a lot of precious sapphires.

In the mainland of Medland, the prices of sapphires and rubies are at the same level.

In Liya's collection, there are several sapphires that are comparable in appearance and volume to the ruby ​​of Velenya. The price of those sapphires each exceeded one million gold marks.

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"Aha, Velenya, I didn't expect you to be a rich little woman!" Joe burped a drink, patted his belly lightly with his right hand, and smiled and joked to Velenya: "But, you Such a petite and beautiful girl, you walk the night with such a piece of baby, are you too confident in Hyderabad's security, right?"

Velenya squinted at Joe: "Oh, I don't have much confidence in the police in Hyderabad... but I have confidence in my people."

Velenya's face became very strange and weird.

"Don't you know? Hyderabad, or even the most famous bandit group in Medland, those kidnapping, stealing, robbing, and extorting, about 90% of them are from my tribe?"

Velenya shrugged: "I have a way to let them know who I am... No Portusian who knows who I am, dare to take one of my coppers!"

Joe opened his mouth.

Ya also widened his eyes in surprise, staring straight at Velenya.

very good, very powerful.

Joe knew that Velenya had a very high status among the Portusians, and he could be called a princess-level noble figure.

Unexpectedly, her identity... is actually so easy to use?

"Okay, please sit down, please sit down, uh, what to drink? Tea? Coffee? Or, wine?" Joe touched his head vigorously: "If you drink, it's wine? Whiskey? Brandy? Rum? Gin. Or, other? Anyway, the wine cellar here is very big, there are many, many good things in it! Most of them are left by the previous owner."

Velenya shook her head. She looked at Joe seriously, her eyes flickering, and she untied the necklace from her neck.

"Joe, I don't have time to stay here much. For the sake of our friendship, for the sake of having the same mentor... Can you lend me a sum of cash? I use this piece of'burning red' Qiangwei's pledge and borrows 1.5 million gold marks from you in cash."

Joe blinked his eyes: "What's the matter? Velenya, what do you want so much money for? Uh, although this is a bit rude, but... even the most popular opera star, there are ten in a year. Wanjinmark will be able to live comfortably in the imperial capital..."

Velenya raised her head abruptly, her long hair trembling violently.

"Oh, hell, it's not for these... my savings are enough for me to have a good life in the imperial capital."

"Joe, when the imperial capital was in turmoil a few days ago, my people... some idiots, they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity, so they took advantage of the chaos and went to the streets."

Velenya glared at Joe fiercely: "Then, they were... arrested. They were detained in the detention center for more than half a month."

"Now, the empire officials finally have time to deal with them...they, together with their families, and the tribes they belong to, there are about 50,000 people in total. They were sentenced and sent to the northern coast of the ice sea to clear up the land. "

"Joe, that's a **** ghost place, you didn't go there, it's a **** ghost place!"

"Not to mention the harsh weather, just the wandering beasts, and the barbarians who cross the sea from time to time to looting, will let them die within a few months!"

"I need a supply~www.ltnovel.com~ to help them build some settlements over there... Those **** who break the law, they are damned, I admit it, but... at least, at least...the kids are Innocent."

"I figured it out. I want to help them raise basic living supplies, as well as the tools and materials used to build settlement walls and houses, plus the transportation costs of these materials, and so on. It will cost about two million gold marks."

"I borrowed one and a half million from you, plus a little bit of my savings, barely enough."

Joe blinked his eyes: "Is that so? You are a... kind person... But you have said that since we have the same mentor, then..."

Before Joe could say the next words, Velenya had already puffed up her chest: "Joe, I know you are a kind person, but please don't use your kindness to insult my self-esteem."

"I borrow money from you, of course I need collateral... I have my own pride!"

Joe closed his mouth.

Looking at Velenya with a stubborn look, what can Joe say?

He can only take out the checkbook.

Velenya shook his head repeatedly: "Oh, no, Joe, I need cash, can you give me cash? Gold coins, banknotes, it's okay."

Joe looked at Ya: "Uncle Ya, I'm sorry to ask you to get Miss Velenya two million gold marks in cash."

Joe looked at Velenya and said seriously: "Venya, don't refuse, if you meet someone who likes rubies, they will definitely be willing to buy it at a premium. One and a half million? This is not its real gem. value."

"Two million gold marks, I hope your people can live better in the north!"

Joe nodded vigorously.

Velenya squinted her eyes.

She was silent for a while, then said softly: "Joe, you are a good person!"