This Is Not Usury...

Day 6.

William, Annie, Burning Ash, Diablo advanced to the Semifinals, while the already mature Little Shadow Assassin was unfortunately eliminated.

Is this a sign of moral decay, or a distortion of human nature?

In conclusion

Alec sat sullenly beside William, hoping the Prince would comfort him, or at least touch him like he touched Annie's hair.

The City Lord seemed to understand the meaning in his eyes.

He reached out and placed his hand on Alec's head.

In his expectant gaze.

Snap!

The slap almost made Alec bend over and eat the bird.

William gently pinched Annie's cheek, ignoring her struggles and slaps, and just grinned and tilted his head, saying, "So what if you didn't make it to the Semifinals? It's not a big deal. Assassin aren't meant for the arena. The arena is for head-on combat. How many Assassin and Warrior have you seen fighting one-on-one?"

And you must remember that.

Failure is the mother of success.

If you fail this time, just try again next time, right?

Alec rubbed his aching head and said tearfully, "O(╥╥)o, I understand, Your Highness is right. I'll go home and train hard, and I'll come back to compete when I become Grandmaster."

"That's right, go home and practice hard, then you can use Mana Gemstone as you please."

"After all, I never expected that participating in the competition would lead me to run into Wayne's Little Treasury, and I actually made 49,000 Mana Gemstone for free." William nodded with a smile, for only men from Dawn City are unafraid of failure.

indomitable.

Never give up.

Strong and brave.

Um.

These are mostly other people's issues, so they have nothing to do with me...

Wayne Gold Coin, who had originally intended to get closer to William and borrow some ' Mana Gemstone ' to try and continue spending money in the Semifinals, sighed silently after hearing William's words.

He made his decision.

No more spending money on in-game purchases for the Semifinals.

It wasn't because William cheated him out of money.

He is rich.

He doesn't care about money.

What is money?

It's just numbers.

I just didn't bring that many of my own Space Ring.

The crucial point is that William actually changed his surname.

Secret stash...

MMP.

I'm so annoyed!

Do you think I'm a vault, that I can just take money from anywhere?

That's so unfair!

I'm never spending money on in-game purchases again!

result.

With a prompting from others, William spotted Wayne's Little Treasury and immediately ran over. "Isn't this young master Wayne from the Goldcoin Family? Did you not bring enough savings? Do you want me to lend you some?"

"Hmm... hmm?" Wayne was about to nod when he looked very seriously at William, who had been beating him up yesterday, and felt that there was some conspiracy involved.

But is His Prince the kind of person who thinks about slush funds?

He immediately took out 20 bags of Mana Gemstone, slapped them into Wayne's hand, and said in a deep voice, "I trust the reputation of your Goldcoin Family. You can take these 20,000 Mana Gemstone."

Try to climb higher in the rankings; I also believe your true fighting power is more than this.

You should be among the top fifty High-Class geniuses in the Southern Region.

However, the monthly interest rate is 20%, and it increases by 20% for each month beyond that. But I believe you can pay it off in less than a month, right?

"The monthly interest rate is only 20%..."

"Are you going to lend it or not?" William interrupted him.

Wayne was shrewd with money. He calculated carefully, considered his status and wealth, and nodded decisively, saying, "This is a crucial time, so the interest won't be high, only 20%..."

I can pay it back within a month, not two months.

"That's good. Let's sign the agreement. Remember, this money can only be returned to me; it doesn't count if it's returned to anyone else." William handed him the prepared agreement and found a Master Tier Temple Knight to check it and act as a notary.

Just as Wayne Gold Coin was about to stamp his official seal, he suddenly paused, "What if you suddenly disappear? How am I supposed to pay you back? What if you vanish for years...?"

"..." William twitched his lips. He was indeed not easy to fool. So he took out a pen, crossed out the previous condition, and said, "Is this alright?"

"Well, based on my many years of experience in business, a certain..."

With a "snap," Wayne Gold Coin stamped his Magic seal, which still bore his own soul aura, making it impossible to fake.

The two shook hands happily, each taking a copy of the contract, feeling they hadn't lost out.

Upon discovering that Wayne Gold Coin was gone, Burning Ash couldn't help but ask, "Are you just going to let him go like that? This isn't Your Highness, Your Highness."

William raised an eyebrow. "After you've looked at a contract, will you look at it again once you get it back?"

"Um... probably not. At most, I'll take it out and take a look on the day I pay back the money." Burning Ash shook his head.

"That settles it then." William tossed his copy of the contract to Burning Ash. Half an hour later, the 'month' in the monthly interest rate had gradually changed to 'day,' without any trace of alteration.

It is virtually flawless.

"Holy crap..." Burning Ash and Diablo stared wide-eyed. "Is this even possible? What kind of Magic is this? It's amazing! They didn't even notice!"

William raised an eyebrow smugly. Of course, that Master Tier Temple Knight was just a brute; he couldn't possibly see through Director Mo's amazing Magic!

Before he decided to participate in the Magic-Martial Tournament, he asked Moxis for many blank contracts, which had no other words on them except for the single word 'month'.

As long as you activate this contract!

Half an hour later, the character for 'moon' will silently transform into the character for 'sun'!

So William only needs to modify it a little to fool a lot of people.

Of course, if you're really doing business with the Wanderers' Chamber of Commerce, you definitely can't produce this kind of contract, because they're wealthy and powerful, and they might tear up the contract and wipe you out.

This tactic is only used against people who urgently need money...

Hmm.

It's definitely not about urgently needing a high-interest loan...

Anyway, he wouldn't feel satisfied if he didn't swindle some money from Wayne Gold Coin, the Player's ATM in his previous life.

Who is Wayne Gold Coin?

Spend lavishly.

They are extremely wealthy.

Countless properties.

A super-rich man in the Southern Region.

If someone dares to compete with him for something he likes, he can sell it for an astronomical price, even if it's worthless.

Especially since this guy has a terrible memory...

I keep getting scammed by the same person multiple times...

Wayne only stopped contacting those people after being prompted by one of his subordinates.

Wayne Gold Coin's personality is still unknown, as the Magic-Martial Tournament is his first official appearance. He will be involved in most of the money-spending events in the Southern Region that follow.

As for whether William's trickery of Wayne Gold Coin will cause Wayne to hold a grudge against him...

Absolutely impossible.

As long as his character isn't insulted, and as long as no one tries to outdo him in wealth, the Young Master Wayne of the Goldcoin Family completely ignores mere financial scams...

What's this called?

That's truly extravagant.

The Goldcoin Family isn't really that well-known in the Southern Region. The Goldcoin Family patriarch is only the Vice President of the Wanderers' Chamber of Commerce, which is just a nominal position.

In fact, their own business has already expanded to the entire continent.

Legendary Chamber of Commerce.

Super chambers of commerce spread across the entire continent.

The old patriarch of the Goldcoin Family was one of the founding members of the Legendary Chamber of Commerce.

Wayne, the young master of the Goldcoin Family, is not a fake tycoon like William.

If His Prince were to be swindled out of his money, he might just confiscate that person's property, dig up their grave, and whip their corpse a hundred times over.

Not long afterward...

In the Semifinals, William faced an unexpected opponent.

Kanis Ironfist!

A Dwarf prince from the Iron Fist Kingdom, one of the seven Dwarf Kingdom.

Upon entering the arena, this person looked at William with extreme dislike...

In an instant.

The air was thick with the smell of smoke.

His Prince seemed to understand something.