Chapter 12: Pave 10 Paths and Earn a Penny (2)
It took a while before I managed to calm down.
I sat on a flat boulder that was nearby and fixed my posture. I’ve already shown Lapis my worst side, so I didn’t have even the slightest right to make a display, but I wanted to be serious today. I had an important business proposal.
Lapis furrowed her brow slightly after hearing my request. It was so minute that I wouldn’t have noticed it if it weren’t for my ability that allowed the other party’s emotions to transfer to me.
“You are interested in receiving a loan?”
“That’s correct.”
The Keuncuska Firm doubled as a bank. There are times when Demon Lords required emergency funds. In those cases, the firm would lend them the money.
There was one thing I realized after spending half a month extracting ores non-stop. It was the fact that, at this rate, it was only natural for an adventurer’s axe to fly at me and take my life.
2 gold a day? If I worked for a hundred days without rest, then I would only manage to make 200 gold.
With 200 gold, far from being able to hire a lowest-tier golem, I wouldn’t even be able to hire a goblin. I’d just barely be able to hire a goblin after grinding my bones to dust swinging a pickaxe. How was I supposed to protect my dungeon with a golem and 2 goblins?