Chapter 135 Baals Faction 2 (2/2)

”However,” Coux added. ”I would like the bank to do a little favour for us after we have the loan.”

”If it is within my capabilities, I will try my best.”

Coux smiled. ”I'm sure you have contacts with many high profiled customers. Lord Baal has a message for them. We will be hosting a competition at our newly acquired shop in two days. The winner of the competition will receive twenty of those stones. No fees are required and any number of participants is allowed. They may send their servants or participate it themselves, there are no restrictions.”

The goat demon looked slightly surprised. He couldn't read what was on the trader's mind. Nobody looked surprised when Coux mentioned twenty high-grade magic stones as the prize. It wasn't something that arch demons could manage. Who was this mysterious girl who could make twenty with the snap of her fingers?

Amaraline heaved a silent sigh of relief. Making twenty stones was something manageable. Whatever Coux was planning, Amaraline was just glad they didn't have to work for it. However, she had questions. How will they earn anything to pay back the loan within two hours? The competition was in two days, why were they not seizing the opportunity to make money from it? Still, she held her tongue and waited for Coux to finalise the terms of the loan with the goat manager. In the end, they didn't have to pay anything for the loan of Qin Yun's administrative charges. It went to the inactive Lord Baal's tab.

”Here is twenty thousand for the loan. As requested, these are the recommended areas to get a decent shop and the owner's contact details. Is there a way for the bank to contact you to inform you about the number of patrons interested in the competition?”

Qin Yun smiled. ”You can send a message to Lord Baal's castle looking for Lady Van Doux. Also, while we are at it, I would like to open new accounts for two people. One of them is Coux Van Doux and the other is Truen Zheng who isn't here with us today.”

The manager smiled. ”We can do that if you have something of Truen Zheng to verify his identity.”

”None whatsoever,” Qin Yun said. ”However, I have a set of security questions that only he can answer.”

”Very well. May I have a look at those questions?”

The fox demoness handed it over and waited. The manager was stumped for a moment. Whatever was written on the paper had to be either an unknown language or a prank.

”Ms Qian Qiu...”

”It's Qin Yun now.”

”Ms Qin Yun,” the manager began. ”This isn't something the bank can accept. For starters, it isn't in a registered language.”

The fox demoness shrugged. ”It's an ancient language only he and I would know apart from the Sage Gods. If you want to, I can record both the questions and answers for the bank's reference.”

Numbly, the manager agreed and Amaraline was impressed. She'd never heard Qin Yun speak in a different language other than common back on Earth. Hearing demon tongue from the fox demoness was weird but hearing this ancient language made Amaraline think that Qin Yun should be speaking in this language more often. The words sounded beautiful and the lady sounded as if she was singing.

”Thank you,” the manager bowed. ”I will prepare the new bank accounts for Truen Zheng and Lady Van Doux here with Ms Qin Yun as the guarantor. The loans will be ready shortly after the contract has been signed. Is there anything else I can do for you?”

Coux and Qin Yun exchanged a look before the trader raised a finger. ”There is one last thing,” she said.

”We would like to have the latest map of this town and a general map of the abyss drawn within the last ten years.”

It was a rather strange request but the manager agreed to have someone give them the maps requested with the contract. Lord Baal's nap must have gone on for longer than anyone expected and honestly, nobody was surprised. Lord Baal was known to take naps for hundreds of years at a time. His castle was now nothing more than a wasteland and Lord Baal's wealth has been squandered away by his servants over the years. If not for the covenant mark on the back of their hands, he wouldn't be wasting his precious time by entertaining these nameless guests.

”If that is all, I shall take my leave for today” he bowed and the ladies waved at his on the way out.

The moment the door closed, Amaraline fell over, her closed off expression crumbling rapidly. Coux patted the girl on her head.

”You did well,” she praised and Amaraline pouted.

”It was so complicated. I didn't understand anything! Also, how will we earn that money? There's no way to pay the loan back in two hours! Besides, why are we getting a shop? What's the competition all about? Why is the stone worth so much?”

Qin Yun crushed the girl in a hug and cooed at her innocence.

”Don't worry,” the fox demoness grinned. ”You should put more trust in her. She's not the heiress to the Van Doux name for nothing. Also, if there was something you wanted to blame, you should blame the wolf in goat's skin.”

Amaraline didn't understand but couldn't ask further when there was a knock on the door. The maps and contract were brought up together with the application form for both Coux and Truen that Qin Yun looked over. Left with nothing to do, Amaraline sipped the now cold tea.