Chapter 44: My Talent is Digging Holes

  Although both belong to the Elf tribe, compared to the elegant and kind White Elves, the Dark Elves who walk in the shadows have always been regarded as evil and sinister beings.

  So, after seeing Mr. Cohen's enthusiastic welcome, Ye Ge's first thought was that this fat man shouldn't be severely color-blind to the point where he mistook a dark elf for a white elf.

  It turns out that Mr. Cohen is really not color-blind, to be honest, even if he's facing the white spirit now, he probably won't have such enthusiasm.

  Under the gaze of everyone, regardless of whether a dozen or so Dark Elves had reacted, he directly took out a large bag of gold coins and frantically stuffed them into Ye Ge's hands, with an attitude that seemed to say "If you don't accept this, I'll smash my head to death": "Dear Miss Ye Ge, here are 500 gold coins, just a small allowance, everyone can take it and buy some small things."

  Five hundred gold coins? Or pocket money? More than a dozen Dark Elves were completely speechless, and Ye Ge almost dropped his wooden staff.

  Wait, what's going on here? Humans aren't supposed to be afraid of the Dark Elves, are they? Even if they're not afraid, they should at least have a greedy and lustful expression, but this fat guy looks like he's seen his savior or something.

  In fact, this enthusiasm lasted until everyone got on the carriage. Lin Taiping couldn't even get a word in edgewise and just enjoyed drinking red tea while watching Mr. Cohen continuously praising Ye Ge.

  From complimenting his appearance to his soul, from complimenting his clothes to his abilities, until he was tongue-tied and speechless, this guy simply knelt on the floor, swearing that he was a follower of the Dark God, and had always been most devoted to the dark elf tribe.

  "Damn it, what is this guy trying to do?" A few minutes later, unable to bear the passionate nocturne any longer, he finally couldn't help but strike a blow, restoring calm to the entire world.

  "It's simple, it's called emotional investment." Lin Taiping smiled happily as he sipped his red tea, watching Mr. Cohen sink into a coma with white foam at the corner of his mouth. "Businessmen always prioritize their interests, as long as you can bring them high returns, they wouldn't mind joining the Dark Elf tribe directly."

  "That's humans for you!" Ye Ge let out a cold snort, but his curiosity grew even more, "But I really can't think of what benefits our Dark Elf tribe could bring to him... Wait, did you discuss this with him before?"

  "It's no fun if I say it out loud." Lin Taiping gently put down his teacup, turned his head to look outside the window, "In fact, I've already thought of what I want you to do, but for now, we're still missing a catalyst."

  "Are you sure?" Ye Ge expressed her skepticism, seemingly unintentionally turning her head away to avoid the other person's gaze. "Don't forget, we agreed on a 15-day deadline, and three days have already passed."

  "Is this a reminder?" Lin Taiping smiled and looked at her, "No problem, maybe at the welcome party later, we can..."

  How hateful, selling out again. Ye Ge hated it so much that her teeth ached, but at this time, the carriage had already arrived at the entrance of the lord's mansion. Mr. Cohen, who was confused and looked around: "Hmm, my head hurts, what happened just now?"

  "It's nothing, you were just bitten by a rabbit with pointed ears." Lin Taiping smiled and replied, completely ignoring Ye Ge's resentful gaze, and opened the car door leisurely.

  The nobles who received the notice had been waiting at the door in person, and when they saw Lin Taiping smiling and jumping off the carriage, they immediately rushed to greet him. Lord Forte was even more enthusiastic, rushing up with tears in his eyes: "Dear Lin, we've waited for you for so long, you're finally back, it's not easy, not too easy!"

  Thus, the grand welcoming feast began. Toru led the Minotaurs to squat in a large circle at the corner of the wall, hugging the roasted whole sheep and eating with gusto. At the same time, he didn't forget to instruct the uneasy Dark Elves on how to command the servants to serve themselves and how to grab the most delicious food.

  In fact, for the newly arrived Dark Elves, the atmosphere of this human wine party made them feel very unaccustomed. Everywhere was luxurious and gorgeous, everywhere was indulgent and intoxicating. Ye Bei even faintly felt that she was like a castaway living on a deserted island, suddenly arriving in a wealthy metropolis... Alright, not just like, it actually was.

  Apart from this, what made the Dark Elves feel strange was that although those human nobles' eyes were still filled with drooling and greed, not a single one of them came up to take action, nor even flirted.

  "I'd like to, but the question is how dare I?" Lord Ford muttered to himself. After all, that Eastern mage had easily taken care of a large group of pirates; if someone dared to touch his female slave, it would be no different from looking for death.

  But the problem is, looking at a group of beautiful and charming dark elves in front of them, the nobles still felt itchy and unbearable. After a while, Viscount Forte finally couldn't help but take advantage of the wine excitement, leaned into Lin Taiping's ear and whispered: "Dear Lin, I heard that those dark elves are all your female slaves?"

  You're the female slave! Your whole family are female slaves! Although the voice was very soft, Ye Ge heard it clearly thanks to her racial talent and immediately rolled her eyes in exasperation.

  But the problem is, Lin Taiping actually liked this question and smiled while sipping his red wine, "That's right, these dark elves are all gifts from my teacher before he left, specifically responsible for serving tea and water."

  Serve tea and water? The nobles looked at each other in dismay, turning their heads to look at Ye Ge in the distance. Although she was rolling her eyes in annoyance, even that gesture was full of allure. Her delicate features, towering breasts, soft waist, and slender legs...

  "Gulp, Lord Ford swallowed again, feeling the fire in his heart was about to burn up: 'Dear Lin, don't you think it's a bit of a waste to use these dark elves just for serving tea and water?'"

  "Is that so?" Lin Taiping blinked his eyes innocently, starting to get used to taking advantage of people without discussing it with them. "That's right, I should consider letting them learn some new skills, like helping me do laundry and stuff..."

  Upon seeing the undead, over a dozen nobles couldn't help but roll their eyes in exasperation, having an urge to strangle this guy. Viscount Forte stroked his small mustache and finally couldn't bear it anymore, directly proposing: "Dear Lin, I know this request is a bit presumptuous, but if you don't mind, would you be willing to sell me a few Dark Elves?"

  The sentence was spoken more lightly, almost imperceptible in the noisy hall, but Ye Ge heard it very clearly and immediately smiled quietly, secretly grasping the poisonous dagger.

  So in the end, we have to sell out our Dark Elves after all? Alright, if that's how it is...

  It seemed as if he had sensed her movements, Lin Taiping suddenly turned his head to look, but then looked at Viscount Ford and the surrounding nobles again, shaking his head regretfully: "I'm really sorry, I'm afraid I can't agree to your request. These dark elves are a gift from my teacher, so without getting my teacher's consent, I won't sell or transfer them arbitrarily."

  Because of this sentence, Ye Ge's fragrant shoulder slightly trembled and lightly loosened the dagger. Viscount Forte had no idea he just walked a circle between life and death, but instead let out a disappointed sigh with a face full of disappointment. The nearby nobles were even more at a loss, suddenly feeling that the wine party had become dull and flavorless.

  Just then, just as they were about to disperse in disappointment, Lin Taiping suddenly stroked his chin thoughtfully: "However, on second thought, my teacher only forbade me from selling and reselling Dark Elves, but didn't restrict others..."

  "What did you mean?" A dozen or so nobles immediately turned their heads in unison, and Viscount Forte's spirits were greatly lifted.

  "My point is, you can try to pursue them." Lin Taiping replied with a smile, seeing his familiar expression, Ye Ge couldn't help but shudder from afar, suddenly feeling that the group of nobles was in for a disaster.

  The problem is, Viscount Ford had no idea at all and instead jumped into the pit stupidly, pulling down the nobles next to him: "Hmmm, speaking of pursuit..."

  "It's very simple, isn't it?" Lin Taiping smiled and looked at them with a sly gaze, continuing to dig a hole in a calm and composed manner. "To be honest, for successful gentlemen like you who are full of charm, capturing the hearts of several ignorant dark elves is simply effortless, it can't get any easier than that."

  "That's it!" A dozen or so nobles immediately puffed out their chests, and Viscount Forte was not to be outdone. His two small mustaches were trembling slightly, but he looked pleased with himself, although his heart was still a little uneasy...

  This, charm and all that, forget it. But speaking of wealth... Hmm, I wonder what these dark elves like, jewelry and accessories or expensive clothing, or perhaps rare enchanted weapons?

  A few minutes later, the dark elves who had just arrived on Rhodes Island suddenly found themselves to be the most popular characters in the scene. The nobles approached them with various excuses, flattering and presenting gifts, and even two marquises almost got into a duel over inviting a dark elf to visit a jewelry store.

  Fine, heaven knows what's going on, but in just a moment, almost every dark elf received a large pile of gifts, especially the most beautiful Night Song as the tribe leader, who received so many gifts that she could hardly hold them, and at least five nobles followed behind her, until she had to threaten to knock out several bastards before they were scared away.

  "What a bountiful harvest!" Lin Taiping, as a qualified ally, enthusiastically suggested that he could help convert all these gifts into cash and then divide them among everyone in a 7:3 ratio.

  "Divided into five, it's still not enough." Ye Ge let out a dissatisfied cold hum and slightly furrowed her brow. "Listen, this does have some meaning to it, but if the promise you made back then was referring to this, I would be very disappointed, extremely disappointed."

  "Of course not, this is just an appetizer." Lin Taiping smiled and raised his red wine glass, looking at the nobles present as if they were a group of human-shaped wallets. "Next, we need to prepare the first main course. The only problem is that I haven't found that catalyst yet...".

  "Dear Lin!" Just then, Viscount Ford came over with a glass of red wine in his hand, accompanied by the most famous socialite in town, Mrs. Elizabeth, "I just heard Cohen say that you've brought us another batch of magical goods this time, do I have the honor of seeing them ahead of time?"

  As you wish, so shall it be!

  In the gaze of Ye Ge, Lin Taiping paused for a moment, and suddenly revealed eight snow-white shiny teeth, with a smile all over his face, he turned around: "Ah ha, Viscount, your news is indeed well-informed, I'd be delighted to give you gentlemen a demonstration."

  At this moment, looking at the familiar devilish smile, Ye Ge shuddered again. She had a premonition, a premonition that had been proven countless times -

  Alright, these guys present here are going to be in big trouble!

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