Big Capitalist

"Merlin is a perverted lolicon?!"

Scarlett shouted subconsciously.

But as soon as she said this, she suddenly found that her consciousness had returned to her body. It turned out that Estrid had left.

"Huh?!" Merlin's eyes widened when he heard Scarlett's shout.

You know, it was a quiet night, and the voice Scarlett shouted just now echoed throughout the territory without any hindrance!

The next morning, the Earl of Rio's territory was in an uproar, and the rumor that Merlin was a perverted lolicon spread quickly to every corner like a plague.

People were whispering to each other in the streets and alleys, and occasionally pointing in the direction of the Earl's Palace.

In Merlin's office, the atmosphere was so oppressive that it was suffocating.

Merlin sat at his desk with a gloomy face, his eyes fixed on Scarlett who was trying to please him.

Merlin finally couldn't help but speak, his voice filled with anger and helplessness. "Do you know what people in the territory are saying about me now? Because of that shout you made yesterday, I've become such a terrible person! The whole territory is saying I'm a perverted lolicon. How can I ever go out and see people again?"

Scarlett lowered her head, like a child who had done something wrong, her voice as soft as a mosquito's: "I... I didn't mean to do that. Why don't you just fine me some money?"

Merlin's mouth twitched slightly, and he looked at Scarlett, feeling both amused and helpless.

Scarlett's loan has already been repaid in installments of ten years instead of three years, but she still acts like she's not worried about too much debt.

Seeing Merlin's face grow increasingly gloomy, Scarlett felt a little frightened and unconsciously took two steps back. She hurriedly explained, "I'm a sixth-rank mage now, after all. I can pay back my debts pretty quickly by working part-time."

Merlin was furious when he saw her like this. He said unhappily, "Why, are you still so proud?"

"Tell me, what happened?" Merlin was referring to what happened last night.

Scarlett muttered, "Don't you know the specific reasons? Astrid is my aunt, my mother's sister. It's all because of the trouble caused by your ancestors."

Merlin heard Scarlett muttering and quickly said loudly: "You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. What ancestors? I don't have such ancestors who slaughtered their own people."

He knew in his heart that if he really recognized Andersen as his ancestor, the dream god would never let him go and would tear him to pieces alive.

Thinking of this, Merlin quickly raised his hand and said seriously: "Andersen and I have an irreconcilable feud!"

Scarlett and Merlin had known each other for a long time. Unlike Stacy and Yuna, she didn't see Merlin through any kind of filter. In her eyes, Merlin was timid and calculating, but it was undeniable that he also had many good qualities... Scarlett blushed slightly as she thought about this.

Merlin saw Scarlett's expression and almost blurted out, "You're blushing like a bubble teapot. What's wrong? You're so ashamed."

Just as Merlin was about to learn more about Astrid from Scarlett, the office door creaked open and Una walked in hurriedly.

Yuna looked anxious and said to Merlin, "There's a problem at the ruins of the Oberon civilization."

"Huh?" Merlin was quite surprised, then glanced at Scarlett and signaled with his eyes: You can go out.

Scarlett understood, rolled her eyes in disdain, turned and left.

Merlin raised his hand and released a silent barrier, then asked solemnly, "What's going on?"

Yuna handed Merlin a report and said, "This is the contract document for an adventurer to contract the ruins."

Merlin took it doubtfully and asked, "What's the problem?"

Yuna replied, "The ruins this adventurer discovered are not the ones we had previously marked. They are ruins we have never discovered before."

Merlin looked at Yuna in astonishment and couldn't help but say, "What the hell? There really are ruins in Earl Rio's territory."

Merlin quickly picked up the document and examined it carefully. As expected, it revealed a mysterious relic in the Earl of Rio's territory. Based on the academy's investigation, it was initially determined to be several hundred years old.

"Ruins from hundreds of years ago?"

Merlin's expression instantly turned strange. This was the ancestral home of the Leo family. Hundreds of years ago, the Leo family should have lived here, but there was no record of them in the family.

It stands to reason that a construction project of this scale as building ruins would not be silent at all. How could the family have been unaware of it?

"How about approving it?" Yuna was a little undecided. After all, this was a real relic, completely different from the known relics of the Oberon civilization.

"Approved, why not? Who knows what's inside? It's a good opportunity to let those adventurers explore the way." Merlin waved his hand and stamped the document without hesitation.

For some reason, he always had a premonition that there might be something difficult to deal with hidden in these ruins.

"Anyway, if there really is something good here, our Merlin Chamber of Commerce has the first right to purchase it. By the way, issue a notice to inform everyone that these are not the remains of the Oberon civilization, but other unknown remains." Merlin made arrangements in an orderly manner, trying to gain the greatest benefits for himself and the Chamber of Commerce from this sudden relic incident, while also carefully guarding against potential dangers.

In the extremely luxurious Merlin Club in Earl Rio's territory, warm water vapor permeates the air, exuding waves of aroma that soothes the body and mind.

Second Prince Andor was enjoying this rare leisure time comfortably. However, when he heard the information about the new ruins and took the relevant documents to browse through them, his originally calm expression instantly became extremely strange.

"This location... Could it be that guy's burial place? He's actually been dug out? Interesting. Maybe the final piece of the puzzle is there."

Andor murmured softly, an unreadable glint in his eyes.

After saying that, Andorra slowly stood up from the bathtub full of fragrant foam.

The light shone softly, illuminating his somewhat strange body. The skin on his body was of different shades, and traces of stitching remained at the joints of his arms and thighs, making him look like a carefully pieced-together work of art.

He put on his bathrobe calmly, his movements elegant yet mysterious.

Then, he said to Lincoln, who had been waiting outside for a long time, in an unquestionable tone: "Ruger, there is something I need you to do."