Greta took off the hood on her head as she spoke, revealing two round and thin little ears underneath.
"The Feldman family...why haven't I heard of it?" Miss Rabbit was a little confused when she heard this.
"Because Feldman was not a big noble to begin with, and it had already declined before the establishment of the Red Lion Empire." Fausto explained.
"My brother and I are the only two people left in the family. We are no longer nobles. Before joining the Church of Life, we once lived on the streets and made a living by begging." Greta put on her hat again.
"Then can your brother control the rats like you?" Li Yu asked.
"No, he didn't drink the awakening potion. In addition, Priest Cornelia said that not everyone is suitable for taking the awakening potion. For some people, it has no effect after drinking it, and it may even be life-threatening. And even if they are members of the same family,
, the ability to awaken is also likely to be different.”
"Are there many people in the Life Church who take awakening potions?"
"I don't know. I only know a guy who can breathe underwater and an assassin who walks very lightly and has great swordsmanship."
Greta paused and then said, "Okay, I've told you everything I know, but I haven't proven that you can get rid of the curse."
"Where are those cursed rats?" Li Yu said straightforwardly without any nonsense.
"In the forest outside the castle, I asked them to wait for me there."
"Then wait a moment." Li Yu asked a guard of the Arias family to go to Shuangxiujiao's territory to get a bottle of vitamin K1.
Afterwards, he soaked K1 in water, pretended to recite a few prayers in front of Greta, and handed the basin of water to the girl, "Let those cursed rats drink it."
Greta looked at the basin of colorless and tasteless water and asked doubtfully, "Is this enough?"
"You can try it yourself."
Greta didn't say anything after hearing this, and hurriedly left the castle holding the basin of water.
She came back again at dawn, and her complexion became much better when she came back. It was obvious that the pot of vitamin water that Li Yu gave her had its effect.
After drinking the water from the basin, the sluggish mice regained their spirits a lot and moved faster.
At this point, Greta no longer has any doubts about the strength of Li Yu and Shuangxiu Jiao.
But what she said next made Miss Rabbit almost jump out of her chair, "What, you said you have no money now?!"
After saying that, she turned to look at Leo and said, "Then give her a cushion first. Haven't you collected a lot of money during this time?"
"Every money I collect in the Western Territory has a certain amount," a member of the royal family rubbed his nose and said, "If I touch this money, even if it is only a few hundred gold coins, Your Majesty will know about it."
"Then what you said before about paying us 10,000 golden lions was all a lie," the female lord said to Li Yu, "Can you curse me again?"
"Since I promised you, I will definitely pay the money." Greta said again at this time.
"How to pay?" Miss Rabbit asked, "Do you have any way to make money?"
"I can ask the rats to help me find valuable things."
"Oh?" The female lord became interested again, "Your mouse can also hunt for treasure. Is that how the thousand golden lions you gave us before came from?"
"No, I snatched the thousand gold coins from a caravan."
"…………"
"They are not good people. I saw them staying in a small village. The villagers in that village warmly entertained them. However, early the next morning they killed all the men in the village and captured the women and children.
Got up.
"I also heard that they wanted to sell these people to the south. I followed them for a long time before I found an opportunity to take action and rescue them."
"Okay, how long will it take you to collect the remaining nine thousand gold coins?"
"I can't give an exact time," Greta said sincerely, "but please believe me, I will definitely pay it off."
"That's not what you said." Miss Rabbit shook her head, "How can it be the same if you pay now or if you delay paying for a few years?"
"What do you mean?" Greta didn't understand.
"Money can make money. If you pay me 10,000 gold lions now, I can use the 10,000 gold lions to lend money. Calculated at an interest rate of 15%, I will have eleven thousand and five hundred gold lions at the end of the year."
Golden Lion, in the second year, I used this money to continue lending and earned more than 1,700 gold coins...
"Look, the longer you delay, the more I will lose. Strictly speaking, you owe me nine thousand gold coins now." Ilea helped the girl settle the account, "In this case, you have to pay me back one at the end of the year.
Thirty-five hundred gold coins."
Greta was confused, "Why is it 13,500 gold coins again? With an interest rate of 15%, shouldn't it be 10,350 gold coins?"
"The interest rate of 15% is lent to reputable nobles and large chambers of commerce," Miss Rabbit said. "Although you are a noble, your family has declined and you have no territory. A lender like you can't get
The borrowing interest rate is at least 50%."
"Fifty percent...this is too much." Greta felt dizzy for a moment, feeling that she would never be done with it in this life.
"There is no way," the female lord spread her hands, "The market price is like this. If you don't believe me, you can go to the nearby towns and ask about it. Ordinary people can borrow money at an interest rate of 10%."
"Then...what should I do?" Greta finally panicked.
"You can try asking Merlin for help. He has the most solutions." Leo interjected.
"Prophet Merlin, can he help me pay back the money?"
"Okay." Li Yu's answer was beyond the girl's expectations and gave the latter a glimmer of hope.
"Seven thousand of these ten thousand gold coins are for you to pay me to remove the curse. I can waive it for you, but the remaining three thousand are for you to compensate the Arias family for their losses. You still have to pay, but you
I already paid one thousand gold coins before, so now I only owe two thousand.
"Of course, there is a price for me to forgive you the debt. I need you to work for me for five years. In addition, I also need you to help me get a bottle of awakening potion."
"The quantity of the awakening potion is very rare. The great nobles in the royal capital can't even get it," Greta said. "I can't get a second bottle either."
"Then you have to work for me for ten years."
Greta fell into deep thought. To be fair, Li Yu's offer was already very generous. The debt of seven thousand gold coins, even without interest, would be equivalent to a salary of seven hundred gold coins a year after ten years of work.
With such a large amount of money, top experts can hire more than a dozen.
But the problem is that she is from the Church of Life. Priest Cornelia gave her a new life, but she came to work for the Church of Life. This is somewhat unjustifiable.
This chapter has been completed!