Chapter 368 Back in Triumph (2/2)
”I know, I know, I'm just too damn happy, hahaha…”
The old man, who looked like a cranky dwarf, held both of his hands in front of Rhode, feeling incredibly excited. Then he bowed his head and whispered.
”By the way, I heard that Rosen b*stard had died? And he even died by Anne's hand?”
”That's right.”
”Hahaha!”
When he heard Rhode's confirmation, the Old President clapped his hands and jumped up like a child.
”Rosen you fool, you idiot! I did not think that an old bastard like you would also have such a day, hahaha! You actually died in the hands of a little girl. Great… great! Ten years from now, whenever I see that group of sly Southerners, I will have such a delightful topic to discuss! Hahaha, that old b*stard…!!!”
Rhode looked at the mad-like Old President, puzzled. Then, he shifted his gaze towards Sereck who was smiling wryly beside him.
That situation lasted for about ten minutes before the Old President finally returned to back to normal. However, it could be seen that he was still really excited. He even had to support his body by propping himself by the table.
”Haa… haa… that's really good! Unfortunately, I was unable to see it before my own eyes. Geez…”
Sereck, who had been watching from the side finally walked towards him and patted his shoulder.
”Enough, old bud, you're scaring this kid. Calm down, don't forget that we're here for business.”
”Oh, that's right.”
The Old President smacked his head and calmed down. Then he looked at Rhode with a serious expression.
”Well, hmph, kid, listen well… just pretend that you saw nothing just now. Let's get down to business. Now that you're a guild leader, I should be telling you about the rules of a mercenary guild right now, but I think you already know most of it. Of course, you can also ask if there's anything you are unsure of. Just don't make any trouble, and we, the Association will definitely support you!”
”Thank you.”
Rhode nodded and thanked him. Although his words sounded unreliable, Rhode knew that once the Mercenary Association backed him, he would be able to do anything without much difficulty. In the beginning, he was a little worried that the Association would use this opportunity to restrict his guild, but it seemed like he didn't have to worry about it anymore.
However, Rhode knew that the both of them wouldn't be here just for that…
”Well, enough with that. Next is the reward… As you've probably predicted, the reward is not from us. And I'm sure that you also won't be interested in our reward.”
The Old President smiled, but his expression was filled with hate, envy, and jealousy. Well, after all, Rhode had received a twenty million gold prize money after winning the midsummer festival. The Mercenary Association wouldn't be able to rival this amount as they didn't have that much money to give out. Perhaps one to two million was their limit. Since Her Highness, Lydia was the one who organized the midsummer festival, she definitely had the capital to do so.
Rhode didn't have the means to move twenty million gold coins to Deep Stone City, so he had to convert them into silver coins and equivalent gems according to the average exchange rate. Lydia also gave him a spatial bag that had half the size of an underground vault for free to help him relocate the money. Otherwise, he would probably need half a year to move everything back to Deep Stone City.
Of course, the Old President had no say in that, so he could only express his envy by showing it on his face.
Then, he took out a scroll and placed it on the table with a solemn expression, saying, ”Your request has been approved kid. This magic contract has been validated by the Mercenary Association HQ, our Paphield branch, and Sir Klautz. From now on, you are allowed to build your fortress in the Land of Atonement…”
The Old President hesitated for a while and asked.
”But kid, why did you choose the Land of Atonement in the first place?”