4: Chapter 4 Fiana's Disappointment

The Demon Grand Duke Bloodline was undoubtedly a higher-level existence than the Bauhinia Family bloodline within his body.

It could be called one of his most powerful trump cards.

Once the bloodline awakened, his combat power would inevitably see an exaggerated increase.

In this world fraught with crises, powerful strength was the most fundamental guarantee.

However, the problem was that the task required earning 10 million currency in three days, a difficulty level sufficient to suffocate an ordinary person.

Even on Earth, with his vast network of connections, earning 10 million in a short time would be extremely, extremely difficult.

Loren fell into deep thought.

"Startup capital... back to this problem again."

"The original owner was rejected when borrowing from the Fairy Bank, and inquiries for support from those noble families with old ties to the Bauhinia Family were also rejected..."

"Is making money really that hard?"

He absolutely could not refuse the rewards given by the system, and even without the system tasks, making money was something he had to do.

His thoughts began to turn, and he frowned as he started to recall the memories left by the original owner; he needed more information to make a judgment.

A moment later, a strange expression appeared on Loren's face.

10 million currency was an astronomical figure for ordinary people, but he was a descendant of the high-ranking noble Bauhinia Family; how could his status be anything but noble?

With this status, where would he lack money?

As long as he operated a little, let alone 10 million, even 20 or 30 million would be a mere trifle, so why would he need to beg people so humbly as before?

High-ranking nobles naturally had ways for high-ranking nobles to make money; the power and status brought by this identity were definitely not comparable to those ordinary adventurers.

Born into nobility, precious beyond words, why would he need to be so servile?!

After calculating the next plan in his heart for a moment, Loren instantly steadied his mind, and a calm smile hung on the corner of his mouth.

This wave, it was stable... he was determined to get the system's reward.

He stood up, straightened his slightly wrinkled noble robe, and stepped out the door elegantly.

Creak~

The moment Loren stepped out of the room, the aura on his body quietly changed.

On that outrageously handsome face, there appeared a calmness and composure born of having seen many storms, and in his pitch-black eyes, there was a vicissitude of life that did not match his age.

Coupled with the classical, elegant noble temperament nurtured since childhood, a stunning feeling came rushing towards one.

Temperament only intoxicates people after being brewed by time.

This is true for women, and it is also true for men.

It is hard to imagine that such a young boy would have such a special temperament that makes one's heart tremble; it was the calmness and composure after being washed by time and passing through waves and winds.

If there were any member of the opposite sex present, they would surely exclaim: How could there be such a handsome boy in this world?

The hotel corridor was very low and permeated with an atmosphere of shabbiness everywhere; the oil paintings hanging on the walls were slightly whitened, even fading from their original colors. The only redeeming feature was that the candles mixed with beast fat had exceptionally bright light.

Fiana, who had just left the room in anger, had not left the hotel but was looking out into the distance from the balcony at the end of the corridor. The girl stood at an angle from which she could just happen to see Loren's room.

Obviously, the other party was always thinking of him.

Although she was extremely disappointed in her heart, Fiana was still stunned for a moment by this extremely handsome boy after Loren appeared.

But in an instant, she returned to calm.

Loren's reputation in the Bauhinia Family was very ordinary; calling him a wastrel wouldn't be accurate, but describing him as mediocre was not an exaggeration.

If it weren't for the fact that he took the initiative to give up the inheritance rights of the Grand Duke and came to the Northern Territory to become a Frontier Lord, which seemed to show some courage.

She would never have agreed to the order of the Grand Duke of Bauhinia to become his guardian.

She had originally been full of hope, thinking that the person she was to protect was someone who truly had the world at heart.

But after two months of contact, she discovered that Loren was just someone whose aptitude was as mediocre as could be.

Whether it was building the territory or resisting the invasion of the Bloody Corruptor on the Day of Blood, his performance could only be described as barely satisfactory.

I am afraid that anyone chosen at random from the descendants of the Bauhinia Family would be better than him.

But considering his status and the fact that he hadn't admitted defeat even after his territory was breached, she still fulfilled her last bit of friendship and gave him her savings.

Fiana knew that after this money was sent out, the probability of getting it back was infinitely close to 0.

In her view, it was very difficult for Loren to survive the next Day of Blood; when facing a situation like the last time with countless monsters surrounding him, she could hardly guarantee his life or death.

This could be considered her explanation to the Bauhinia Family...

Loren looked at Fiana standing on the balcony of the corridor, and his expression softened.

Regardless of how one put it, this twenty-six-year-old girl was currently his guarantee for personal safety, and she had just given him all her savings.

This sentiment was one he had to accept no matter what.

"The Eye of Truth I just acquired can check the loyalty of subordinates. I wonder if it can check Fiana's??"

After this thought arose in Loren, he only felt a coolness in his eyes, and then a strange attribute panel appeared in his mind.

Fiana Grant

Level: Platinum Primary

Bloodline: Human/Unknown (A+ Rank, Awakened)

Loyalty: 90

Profession: Snow Dance Swordsman, Professional Skill (Wind and Snow Sword Qi S Rank, erupts Sword Qi, performing indiscriminate attacks on surrounding enemies)

Bond: Dancing in the Snow, in a cold environment, all attributes increase by 30%.

Introduction: A Platinum Expert with powerful strength, she is loyal to you.

After seeing Fiana's attributes, a piece of information appeared in Loren's mind again.

Loyalty 100 is Die-hard: Never betray.

Loyalty 90 ~ 99: Absolutely loyal, firm belief, impossible to be subverted, unless you kill her parents, children, or other close relatives, she will never betray.

Loyalty 80 ~ 89: Highly loyal, willing to risk her life for you, difficult to be subverted.

Loyalty 70 ~ 79: Moderately loyal, willing to risk her life for you, small chance of being subverted.

Loyalty 60 ~ 69: Normally loyal, willing to work for you, chance of being subverted.

Loyalty 0 ~ 59: Harboring evil intentions, will betray you at any time.

If loyalty is a negative number, they regard you as an enemy.

Fiana's loyalty had actually reached 90 points, reaching the level of absolute loyalty.

This made Loren's gaze increasingly soft.

But what was up with the "Unknown" in her bloodline?

Was Fiana a half-blood?

However, there were so many races in this world that it wouldn't be strange for her to be a half-blood.

Thinking of this, he weighed the cloth bag in his hand, looked at the girl who walked over after noticing he was ready to go out, smiled slightly, and handed the cloth bag over.

Fiana reached out to take it subconsciously, but that exquisite, near-perfect face became even colder, her brows furrowed, and her eyes looked at him coldly.

"Loren, is this the answer you give?"

Acting on impulse!

When the territory was in urgent need of funds, he still refused to face his own predicament and use all available power.

This 500,000 could be called life-saving money, and now the other party had just rejected her like this, and the reason was merely because she had scolded him.

This caused Loren's already poor image in her heart to drop another notch, and she was completely disappointed in him.

A man can have poor talent, can be mediocre in aptitude, but if he doesn't even have the proper breadth of mind, then what can he accomplish?

For a moment, Fiana felt a sense of hopelessness; forget it... in the future, she would just be a quiet guardian, only caring about his life and death, and nothing else.

Loren looked at the girl's cold expression and smiled.

"I rarely use a girl's money..."

He had been able to send money back to support his younger sister while in college and had been able to build assets worth over 100 million before he was thirty; how could he not have pride in his heart?

No matter how down and out he was, he hadn't yet fallen to the point of using a girl's savings accumulated over many years to develop.

Moreover, as a direct descendant of the Bauhinia Family, although he had given up his inheritance rights, was it hard to earn some startup capital just by virtue of this status?

The original owner didn't know how to use this status, and Fiana, this guardian, didn't understand either, but that didn't mean he didn't understand.

Nobles naturally have the noble way of doing things.

Looking at the firmness and indisputability in Loren's deep eyes, Fiana was stunned.

As a Platinum Rank expert, her senses were extremely keen.

At this moment, she quietly discovered that the boy, who used to walk with his head down as if afraid of being discovered by others and had a very weak personality, now actually had a bit of the shadow of the Grand Duke of Bauhinia on him.

Brilliant and outstanding.

But the disappointment in her heart could not be changed by a small change; she had had the same expectation when she first met Loren.

In the end, the other party still disappointed her.

Suppressing the emotions in her heart, she carried the cloth bag casually, her face cold as she stopped speaking.

Inside the bag were Fairy Bank coins worth 5,000 currency each; 500,000 was only 100 coins, so it wasn't heavy.

Just as the two were talking, a thin, middle-aged man in coarse clothes hurried down the stairs, scanned the corridor, and upon seeing Loren, hurriedly stepped forward, his face pale.

"My Lord, those dozen or so soldiers you settled in the South Garden did not receive the holy water sent by the church this afternoon, and having been eroded by evil energy, they have all... died!"

Loren was shocked, and his face turned cold.

After his territory was breached, his subordinates suffered heavy casualties, and those soldiers who still had a chance of survival were transported to Decker City by him.

Being injured by the Bloody Corruptor meant being polluted by evil energy, and without timely treatment, they would die very quickly.

To treat them, one could only rely on the church's holy water, but he had previously arranged for the church to send holy water on time, but now, these dozen or so people had actually all died??

Anger appeared on his face.

"Why didn't the church send the holy water?!"

The thin middle-aged man trembled all over from fright and then stammered, "The priest at the church said that the money you paid was not enough..."

Loren was so angry he laughed, "So they just stopped sending the holy water?"

The man nodded extremely fearfully, his legs went soft, and he stood trembling, not daring to argue.

Seeing this, Loren shook his head helplessly, having no intention of making things difficult for him; this guy was just a servant after all, how could he offend the church with a priest in charge?

With a heavy heart, he waved his hand, "Go down."

The man had been prepared to be blamed or beaten, and upon hearing this, he was immediately relieved. He bowed gratefully to Loren, and as if afraid he would go back on his word, he hurriedly fled.

Loren took a deep breath, once again feeling the annoyance of having no money. Those dozen or so soldiers were all bought with real money from slave traders, and the price was not cheap.

Now that they had died like this, it was another huge loss, making his already not-so-wealthy family situation worse...

"I did not know that the money you paid was not enough..."

Fiana, who had been silent on the side, said coldly.

Loren nodded, not entangled in this issue; this was the original owner's doing, and he couldn't be bothered to think about it.

Getting a sum of money next was the right path; he didn't want to hear the news of his subordinates dying because they lacked money for treatment again.

He turned his head to look at Fiana and said.

"Later, we will go visit a few chambers of commerce together to get some startup capital first; I will need your cooperation then."

Hearing this, Fiana frowned slightly, but finally nodded gently, though she didn't speak or promise anything.

She only sighed slightly in her heart. Even her own subordinates could die because of carelessness, which made she feel an inexplicable sorrow, because she was, after all, also the other party's subordinate...

And yesterday, Loren hadn't received support from any of the noble families with ties to the Bauhinia Family. Now, what would he use to get the chambers of commerce to give him money?

She suspected at this moment whether Loren wanted to use the status of the Bauhinia Family to extort those chambers of commerce... just like other nobles.

And she, a Platinum Rank expert, was his blade for extortion, used to threaten the other party.

If Loren really did that, she would definitely intervene to stop him. Doing this kind of thing in Decker City would likely lead to a backlash. Who doesn't have some background in a chamber of commerce that can survive in a border city?

Even if they were suppressed now, if they took the opportunity to retaliate later, could Loren handle it with his abilities?

Loren naturally wouldn't know that this cold-tempered girl would think so much, and even if he did, he wouldn't bother to say much. When he made money, did he need to use such despicable methods?

He didn't waste any more words, turned around and went downstairs directly, ready to go out and earn his crucial first pot of gold.