Chapter 93 Part 2

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Chapter 93 Part 2: Richard (2)

"Did you ask people to bring me here?"

The man had stubble on his face, looked red, smelled of alcohol, and appeared to be a disheveled middle-aged man.

This is Alita’s father, Karoso. When he was preparing for an adventure, he arranged to have someone bring him here.

"That’s right," Karoso calmly nodded.

The man took a deep breath and walked into the room.

『』 frowned as she looked around the upscale room, seeing scattered low-quality beer bottles everywhere, emitting a strong unpleasant smell.

On the table were many cheap foods like black bread, peanuts, and some inexpensive meat products.

"They haven’t taken good care of you," a cold edge flashed in Karoso’s eyes.

"Master…"

The servant following behind Karoso was surprised and quickly explained, "We clean up every day…"

"Ah…" The man turned to look at Karoso and said, "I know you treat me so well not because of me being useless, but because of my daughter."

"I didn’t eat or drink anything of yours. Everything I used was bought with my own money, from my own savings. Don’t expect my daughter to rack up high debts again!"

Karoso ignored the messy bottles on the floor, walked confidently into the room, and sat on the sofa.

The servant quickly instructed the cleaning staff to enter, and within ten minutes, the entire room was sparkling clean.

The cleaners here all have top-tier qualifications, and they even used many cleaning robots.

Watching the room being cleaned so efficiently, 『』 licked her lips and thought, "How great would it be if I could live in a place like this in the future?"

Of course, on the condition of being free.

Otherwise, with the abilities of Null and 『』, many powers would be willing to offer such treatment.

"Can we talk before the doctor I requested arrives?" Karoso lifted the coffee brought to him by the waiter.

"You, a young master, why are you dressed like that…" The man glanced at Karoso.

Now Karoso’s clothes were tattered, with many cuts and bloodstains on them.

"For your daughter, I personally went to a dungeon." Karoso showed his S card.

Swish!

With a wave of his hand, a huge pile of gold appeared in front of the man.

The man looked at what was in front of him, trembling all over, "This is Shuowang Gold!"

He really wanted the Shuowang Gold, but after years of setbacks, he had given up on it.

After all, even with his daughter working so hard, she couldn’t get it.

Now, this shiny Shuowang Gold has just been made and it’s right in front of him!

His dream of many years has come true, even after he had given up hope, he didn’t know how to react.

Karoso looked at the pile of things, including a sword and a shield.

He picked up the sword and saw some small words engraved on it, "Kevin, you will become a great knight."

The shield had similar words on it when he picked it up.

Both the Sword and Shield belonged to the priest, but now they were Karoso’s spoils of war.

"These are legendary materials, carrying the aura of the hero." 『』 said, "They are fourth-tier."

"If given to a skilled Card Maker, they could be made into fourth-tier equipment."

"A hero, huh…" Karoso murmured.

Because of believing in a mysterious god, the fearless hero turned into a cunning priest…

What kind of being is a god, really?

"Now I understand, you are here to fulfill Alita’s wish." 『』’s gaze shifted to Karoso, "Are you trying to recruit Alita?"

"Yes, she is an excellent Card Maker," replied Karoso.

"No, as a child, your main goal at school should be to learn, to study!" 『』 said with frustration, "Bringing the schools’s teacher away, do we have students like you?"

"You can see that now, right?" Karoso smiled at 『』, "If you are interested, you can also make requests to me, as long as they are reasonable, I will try my best to fulfill them."

"No, no, I’ll pass!" 『』 quickly waved her hand, "I prefer being a free person. It’s nice to teach students. Don’t you have any other plans for me!"

Karoso nodded without insisting.

"What do you want my daughter to do?" The man suddenly looked up at Karoso, "What do you want from her in return? Tell me clearly!"

"You are the kind of person who likes to take risks. I bet you want her to do something very dangerous. I’m telling you, even if I lose my leg, I won’t allow it!"

"I’m wondering if you are qualified to care about your daughter’s future," said Karoso calmly.

The man paused, "What do you mean?"

"Richard Salazar, without a college education, started as a card maker assistant, then became an adventurer, joined the Warrior Guild, and got the warrior’s mark," Karoso looked at him silently, "When he was twenty-two, he married a staff member of the adventurer’s guild and had Alita when he was twenty-four."

"The same year, his wife died from complications during childbirth. He began to resent Alita. By the time she was eight, he had nearly spent all his savings and abandoned her, starting a business."

"Unfortunately, he wasn’t cut out for it. At thirty-two, he lost everything, even the money of his companions."

"At that time, he took the wrong path, pretending to be wealthy and wooing a rich merchant’s daughter with his looks, adventurer’s style, and some business experience, even if it was flawed. The merchant and his daughter fell for his deception, allowing him to marry into their family."

Despite everything, this middle-aged man was quite handsome, or else he wouldn’t have such a beautiful daughter like Alita.

"After marrying her, he repaid his debts first, showing some conscience. However, he didn’t keep it up for long. He went back to his business, sometimes being reckless, sometimes trying to prove himself. Just like before, he failed. He tried to deal in steel, but the prices crashed, resulting in huge losses. After selling a lot of steel, a dramatic turn happened, and the steel prices rose again."

"At that time, you had a mental breakdown."

[Darn it, why is it like buying stocks with me?]

[I don’t know why the stock market is always targeting me, it drops when I buy and rises when I sell.]

"You…" Richard looked at Karoso in disbelief. "How do you know all this?"

Karoso calmly said, "You underestimate how the country’s machinery works. It took me less than three days to investigate you."

For someone like Rayne, this kind of small matter was a piece of cake. If he could do Karoso a favor, it would be the most beneficial deal.

"Darn steel prices!" Richard got excited. "I was right to do steel business, it eventually rose, didn’t it? If, if I wait a bit more…"

"Forgive my bluntness, but that’s a gambler’s mentality, not a businessman’s mentality," Karoso said. "You should hang in there."

"But what if steel prices drop again? What should I do?" Richard shouted. "The price of this thing is not decided by you dirty noble people, is it?"

"It’s not set by nobles, it’s determined by the supply and demand in the market." Karoso shook his head, "We do have the power to manipulate, but if you can’t afford to play, then don’t get involved in this game."

"If you want to continue after failing, I will admire you, but you don’t have that in you."

"What do you know, if I didn’t sell, the debts at that time would have crushed me. You’re just talking nonsense! At that time, who could withstand that pressure, how many could resist that kind of stress?" Richard waved his hand, "Just go, I am stuck with this miserable life, not afraid to offend you nobles."

"So I say, your gambling mentality is totally unsuitable for business." Karoso ignored him and continued, "You shouldn’t have risked everything."

"After this failure, you are left with nothing, your wife has also kicked you out of the house."

"At that time, burdened with high debts, you were confused, not knowing what to do."

"At this time, you received some news, your daughter became an A-class Card Maker."

"You remembered your daughter, you wanted to use her, so you went to a dungeon adventure to get some material for her, as a gift, hoping she would take care of you in your old age."

"No, I didn’t!" Richard glared at Karoso, "I simply wanted to make it up to her."

After speaking, he weakly sat down on the chair, murmuring, "It’s my fault to her…"

"You haven’t visited your daughter for so many years, and now you want to make it up?" Karoso said calmly.

"Are you someone who always considers the pros and cons of everything together?" Richard looked at Karoso with a complicated expression, "Your analysis just now was all from a perspective of benefits and drawbacks."

"Isn’t that right?"