Chapter 346: The Unconquered Fortress (8)
Life is full of twists and turns, and fortune is ever-changing and hard to predict—and today, I am the very embodiment of that saying.
After laughing for a long while at my remark that though I lost the duel, I won the contest, the Lord of Muwang presented the Wish Ticket .
“If there’s anything you desire, speak up. As a commemorative gift for defeating me, I’ll grant you one.”
“……Out of the blue?”
“It’s a commemorative gift for winning the wager.”
“You wouldn’t be offering a woman or anything like that, would you…?”
“If that’s what you want, go ahead. If I must choose, my youngest daughter…”
“Absolutely not.”
I wondered if he meant to give me that female toad lurking behind us, but upon checking, that didn’t seem to be the case either.
In other words, it meant an unconditional wish.
‘What kind of windfall is this?’
Then there’s no reason to hesitate.
The most important commodity created by humans in human affairs.
I should demand money.
“Then gold…”
Just as he was about to demand gold and treasures.
‘Wait a moment.’
A fact came to mind.
‘Is Muwangseong even a wealthy place?’
The fact that Mu Huang City couldn’t possibly be in good financial shape.
Of course, as the ruler of Beichuan, the heart of Zhongyuan, his assets must be immense.
I’d heard the taxes collected were substantial too.
Otherwise, they couldn’t possibly maintain a Nordic-style welfare system and feed the five thousand sword spirits.
