Because of the warning from his immediate superior, Viscount Charlotte did not cause trouble again and left before the banquet was over.
Two hours later, the banquet gradually dispersed.
When they were almost gone, Wu Ming and Lucy were taken by the old housekeeper and met Count Cullen for the second time.
There was a red carpet on the floor, famous paintings hung on the walls, and two iron armors at the door as decorations.
Count Cullen was fat and sitting behind a round table with squinted eyes, wiping a firecracker with a rag.
Technology is not evident in the world of gods, but it is not without technological creations.
This thing similar to a blunderbuss is the crystallization of goblin technology. It can effectively kill first-class professionals and is the favorite of many noble families.
"Little guy, what level of title do you want to buy?" Without raising his head, Earl Cullen asked casually while wiping his blunderbuss.
Wu Ming considered his needs and said, "Your Majesty, Earl, can I hear the price first?"
"Honorary Lord, 1,000 gold coins. Honorary Baron, 10,000 gold coins. Honorary Viscount, 100,000 gold coins." Earl Cullen is a real earl, and the limit he can be canonized is Viscount. No higher is possible.
Wu Ming thought for a moment and realized that such a low-level title was meaningless, so he said, "Your Majesty, I am planning to purchase the honorary title of Viscount."
While speaking, an exchange ticket with a face value of one hundred thousand gold coins was placed on the table by Wu Ming.
Seeing the golden ticket, Earl Cullen's eyes lit up and he smiled even more happily, saying: "Honorary titles are passed away from generation to generation. Do you want to become a Viscount with real power and be able to pass it on?"
The honorary title represents honor, while the real title represents the possession of a fief.
For example, Gart's father, Viscount Charlotte, was a powerful viscount who owned several small town fiefs.
On weekdays, as long as you pay taxes to the superiors on time, you will be the emperor in your own fiefdom. This is the foundation for the continuation of a family.
Therefore, when Wu Ming heard the proposal from the powerful Viscount, he was immediately surprised.
If he guessed correctly, the many viscounts currently existing are veterans who have served the Earl Cullen family for more than hundreds of years.
These people, as the first earl settled here, reclaimed wasteland and built cities, many of them were the personal knights of the first earl, and this gave rise to an unshakable inheritance that lasted for hundreds of years.
In the hundreds of years since then, no real nobles have been canonized, which has made the gold content of the real nobles soar, and Earl Cullen's proposal obviously intends to break this rule.
"Two hundred thousand gold coins, I will give you a powerful baron. This opportunity is really not to be missed." Count Cullen asked for money, and seemed a little impatient.
Upon hearing this, Wu Ming's first reaction was why Count Cullen was so short of money.
It stands to reason that a powerful earl who owns several cities should not be short of money, with a net worth of at least several million gold coins.
But looking at Earl Cullen, he is so poor that he is even willing to sell his title. This is no longer about asking for money, but about shaking the foundation of the Earl's family. Killing the goose and getting the eggs is nothing more than that.
"Count Cullen believes in the Lich God, and his thoughts are no longer on the side of humans. Could it be that he is ready to open up the passage between the two worlds, and intends to make the last profit in preparation for launching a war?"
The only explanation Wu Ming could think of was that Count Cullen was going to start a war.
Only when war is imminent, a large amount of gold coins will be needed, and Earl Cullen will sell out the powerful nobles en masse.
Moreover, in the major event of the undead invasion, Count Cullen played the role of a vanguard. I am afraid that the day the passage between the two worlds opens will be the day he takes off his disguise.
Before this, it was not impossible to obtain war funds by any means necessary.
"According to Green, the undead tribe will occupy the Holy Light Empire at least three to five years later. During this period, the status of the real nobles is definitely more useful than the honorary nobles, which is conducive to contact with those big nobles. Perhaps, this is me
opportunity, because apart from Count Cullen, who has a traitor in his head, there will be no other person to do this."
With his mind full of speculations about Count Cullen, Wu Ming tentatively said: "Two hundred thousand gold coins, the powerful Viscount."
"Haha, I kind of like you." Count Cullen laughed. The laughter lasted for a while, and then he suddenly said seriously: "Deal!"
If the two hundred thousand gold coins were not given away, I am afraid that many wealthy businessmen would rather go bankrupt than refuse the temptation of a title with real power.
If Wu Ming had only guessed before that Count Cullen was likely to take action, then now he was certain that the timing of Count Cullen's action would be within the next month or two. This was the last madness before the storm.
Wu Ming had a smile on his face, knowing that if he hadn't gotten Green's inside information, he wouldn't have understood the role of Count Cullen.
Similarly, precisely because he knows and has this understanding of the future, he can be more at home.
No wonder, every reborn person is a winner in life.
If you know the direction of future development, you can welcome the good fortune that is good for you and avoid the bad luck that is harmful to you. It will be difficult to remain underdeveloped.
"Pay the money now and prepare the canonization ceremony for you three months later. You won't believe me, right?" Count Cullen said with a smile, just like a smiling tiger.
Of course Wu Ming wouldn't believe it. That's bullshit. The undead clan may invade after three months. This is a naked white wolf.
It seemed that he was by no means the first to hear about Earl Cullen's so-called noble canonization.
I don’t know how many people believed in this guy and happily waited for the canonization in three months, thus achieving nothing.
Thinking of the many wealthy businessmen who worked hard for years to make wedding dresses for others, Wu Ming knew how cold and ruthless there was behind Count Cullen's smile.
According to the information Wu Ming knew, there were no less than 500 wealthy businessmen in Tibulaq with assets exceeding 200,000 gold coins.
Earl Cullen bets his family's honor and deceives these people who don't know the future. If not, most wealthy businessmen will fall into the trap, and the funds withdrawn may even exceed five million, which is enough to build an elite undead army.
"Haha, Fatty, you have great ideas. Do you plan to learn how to cook?" Wu Ming had a sneer on his face, and it was 100% certain that this old fox was playing chat with him again.
Seeing the sneer on Wu Ming's face and the not-so-respectful word "fat man", Count Cullen's smile disappeared and he whispered: "What are you talking about?"
"Fat man, I've been good enough to you. Jason is a problem, so I'll help you kill him. If there's a flaw in the Bone Altar, I'll show up to remind you that I'm treating you well, right? Good guy, I'm so loyal.
, you just play fox and chat with me, do you think I am a three-year-old child?" Wu Ming came to Count Cullen with the idea of a showdown, but he didn't expect that if the tiger didn't show its power, Count Cullen would treat him as a hello kt.
We are all foxes cultivating on the same mountain. It’s fine if we don’t take care of each other. What are we doing with these useless things?
Wu Ming felt that it was necessary to teach Count Cullen a lesson and let him understand what political correctness meant.
"It turns out it's you!" After hearing what Wu Ming said, Count Cullen suddenly realized that something was wrong with him.
He had heard from his necromancer that a masked man appeared to remind him.
It's just that Count Cullen didn't expect that this masked man was the famous good-for-nothing young master in the Percival family. This was really a slap in the face.
"I didn't expect that the laughing stock among the nobles, the famous good-for-nothing young master, would be so well hidden. Well, since we are all acquaintances, let's get straight to the point. My friend, may I ask where you are from?" Count Cullen said.
At this point, he pointed his finger at the table and said again: "Underground abyss, purgatory system, or orc world?"
"What do you think?" Wu Ming remained calm, a faint golden light bloomed in his eyes, and a sense of pressure came over him.
Feeling this pressure, Count Cullen's eyes flickered, he looked Wu Ming up and down for a while, and said with a smile: "You come from purgatory. Only the big devil in purgatory has such soul pressure and concealment methods. Dare to ask, Your Excellency
Which prince actually has a way to come to the continent of the gods? What a great trick!"
"Haha." Wu Ming smiled and said nothing, even more enigmatic.
The purgatory system and the undead system both belong to the evil camp and share the same enemies, which are the gods of the righteous camp.
With the guess that Wu Ming was the devil king of purgatory, Count Cullen felt that many things could be explained, so he said: "I am the undead system, under the throne of the Bone King, the great lich Korando. My friend, this time,