Chapter 84: Mavis Bank (1/2)
Mavis Bank
Lu Yin spent a full three days collecting bribes, and gained a substantial return on his time. Five Mavis Bank crystal cards, twelve crystal cards from Yu Imperial Bank, and 200 star crystal cubes had left Xu San gaping in amazement, and even Bronsen’s cheeks were stretched wide at the sight of unprecedented shamelessness. This was the first time the soldier had seen someone visiting people at their homes to ask for money.
The criminal himself was grinning from ear to ear; none of the 10+ courtiers he’d visited in the past three days had given him too much on their own, but it added up quickly into a tidy sum. He had to do this more often, but unfortunately, most of the other courtiers had quickly closed their doors and declined visitors. No hurry, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.
That train of thought reminded him that he still had to go to Mavis Bank and withdraw some money. It always felt like he was missing something without any on him. As someone who’d just gone from rags to riches, he turned to Bronsen in high spirits, “Set a course for Mavis Bank.”
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Within the royal palace, a few courtiers were making a joint report to the Emperor, “Your Imperial Majesty, the Zishan King is using his identity without restraint to request bribes. Please investigate him.”
“Your Imperial Majesty, please investigate.”
The Undying Yushan lethargically sipped a mouthful of tea, “Did you pay him off?”
“Of course not, Your Imperial Majesty!” one of them grew agitated, “I did not meet him, for I didn’t have the money to bribe him with.”
“Then how do you know that he is asking for bribes?”
Another spoke up, “This humble servant has heard that Lord Bailey, Lord Sicar, and even Lord Garope have been extorted.”
“Heard? Do my courtiers want to accuse the Zishan King based on rumors? Did Sicar or anyone else admit it?” the Emperor asked sternly, leaving all of them cowering in silent fear. How would anyone admit to something like that? He took another sip, “I know that the Zishan King visited some courtiers, and from what I know, some of them gave him welcome gifts. A welcome gift for a child is not too much, do you not agree?”
“Yes, Your Imperial Majesty, it is not too much.” The ministers didn’t dare to speak further; the Emperor was clearly covering for the Zishan King.
“Alright, you can leave,” he waved them off, and they left in a hurry. He couldn’t help a laugh when they were gone, his screen lighting up with information about how Lu Yin had robbed dozens of students in Earth’s trial. He shook his head and smiled, “This kind of lust for money wasn’t Zishan’s style. Perhaps it’s just the youth.”
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As they approached from a distance, Lu Yin noticed that the building was constructed like a large tree, with each branch densely packed with tens of millions of credits. These were genuine notes, some of them even floating down after the occasional gust for people to pick up. The property prices close to any Mavis Bank branch were normally exorbitant, likely even surpassing the royal palace. Countless people strolled around every day, hoping to pick up some free money.
The bank had bought all the land within a thousand miles, planting trees rarely seen in the Outerverse. They had their own specialized security force with Explorers and even greater powers, and some rare creatures flitted across on occasion. Atop the tree was even a space station reserved for the Mavis Family; this place exuded luxury in every way.
A well-mannered young lady walked over to Lu Yin the moment he got off his plane, giving him a brief introduction of the bank before taking him to a counter. When they entered the large tree trunk that led directly to the top floor, he surveyed the dozen counters in his surroundings; there wasn’t much traffic at all. Behind him was a dumbstruck Xu San, wondering if money could just be picked up here. He had already grabbed one note from the floor.