"Raul, sometimes I think you are scarier and crazier than monsters." - Greg said to me seriously.

Only the final touches were left in this scene, the officer and the old man wiped away their tears, checking the gold coins while asking questions.

But this time, their tone was much better.

"Where are you two brothers living now?"

"We live in the forest closest to the kingdom. These days we heard from other gatherers that gold coins can be exchanged for money, so we decided to exchange them all, hoping to settle down in the kingdom... If not, we will continue living in the woods. Use this money to buy food and clothes."

"Ah... You guys have really suffered."

Last night, I cut my thigh and collected some blood to smear on the gold coins, then let them dry. I also used some furnace ash to make them look old and intentionally smashed some of the coins. Those shiny new coins in Night Fall Town were clearly not consistent with our story of struggling to save money with our lives.

And all the coins were packed into a worn-out bag, which suited our image better. People who survive in the wild don't meticulously pack their coins in five different bags, each containing a hundred coins.

My image is that of a hardworking hunter, strong and sturdy, with hands and heart worn out by life.

Greg's image is that of a poor gatherer, timid and gentle, but willing to do anything for his brother.

Perfect, it was truly perfect.

When the gentleman with glasses told us that we could exchange for forty-nine thousand dollars, Greg and I deliberately cheered and danced in excitement. We kept saying that we finally had a house to live in, we no longer have to freeze.

At the exchange, we received both paper bills and coins. We left the exchange amidst the blessings of the soldier officer and the old man from the Magic Council, who also welcomed us to live in the kingdom.

In fact, the kingdom needed gold more than anyone else. This precious metal obviously had other uses for them. Because I always felt that exchanging a hundred coins for one gold coin already exceeded the value of the gold coin itself.

But no matter what, the money was in our hands, and only the final clean-up work was left.

The soldiers at the checkpoint wouldn't remember us, the people at the grocery store would cover for us, only that gang leader would be a hidden threat.

If my speculation was correct, only the fat man and his two bodyguards knew the source of the coins, not all the little gangsters. Greg agreed with me because for such a long time, those three were responsible for the transactions.

And so, the power of money was revealed. It cost only three thousand dollars to obtain information and eliminate the final threat.

When I saw those three lying dead on the street, I felt a burden lifted from my heart. Don't blame us for being ruthless, blame yourself for greed. In the kingdom, there is nothing money can't achieve.

With forty-nine thousand dollars left, I gave thirteen thousand to Greg for purchasing supplies needed in Night Fall Town, and the remaining thirty-three thousand was left for me to handle. Holding so much money, I didn't know what to do with it yet, so I could only start from the bottom as planned and learn about the whole kingdom.

Let's start from the third-level territory, my estimation ability is quite strong.

...

Riding on horses, we circled the outskirts of the kingdom for an afternoon, buying horse feed from farmers three times along the way. The saber-toothed horses, as carnivores, need a large amount of energy replenishment after intense exercise, compared to herbivores.

After returning, I changed to another inn with Greg, renting the best room. Fifty dollars a day is already a small amount for us. There was a bathtub in the room, someone was in charge of heating water, and they even served food. It was great. While taking a bath, I chatted with Greg.

"So, what do you think? Were the old man from the Magic Council and the officer fooled by me today?"

"Don't say that, you almost scared me to death."

Greg lay on the bed, seeming more exhausted than me.

"How did you come up with the profession of being a monster hunter?"

"Haven't I told you before? My wife and I encountered five monster hunters in the past."

"They weren't monster hunters, those people were looking for magic materials."

"Who cares? They wanted to kill my wife, isn't that what a monster hunter does?"

"Why are you mentioning the word wife again? Didn't your magical love story end?"

"Hehe, I said I miss her, do you believe it?"

"Well... it's up to you. But Raul, now that this matter is over, what will you do next?"

"You mean, the exchange of money?"

The question raised by Grey is indeed something we need to consider. We have disrupted the balance this time, what about the next time? Who should we turn to if we need to exchange gold coins again? We can't bring in Simmon and Park to act out another charade, can we?

Actually, I plan to have the kingdom accept Night Fall Town and restore contact with the monsters. It would be a win-win situation for both humans and monsters. However, it's not as simple as it sounds. We need to start by understanding the current attitude of the kingdom.

"Raul, I want to know why you assume there are no other countries near the kingdom."

"It's quite simple, actually. Your merchandise has a 'type deficiency.'"

"What do you mean... 'type deficiency'?"

"Well, this is just my speculation. For example, you have honey but no sugar; you have steam engines but no distilled alcohol; you have wheat but no rice."

"Sugar? Distilled alcohol? Raul, I don't understand what you're saying."

"Well... in simple terms, all the kingdom's merchandise is produced by the kingdom itself. If the kingdom can't produce something, then it doesn't exist."

Think about it, they have the technology of the first industrial revolution, but they don't know how to steam buns. The fertile land can grow crops other than wheat, but they only have oats and wheat. Ultimately, it's because there has been no exchange with any foreign civilization. Of course, this may also be attributed to the kingdom's own abnormal development.

I dried myself off while sitting on the bed. Although this room is luxurious, they happened to give me a double bed.

"Phew... it's still a bit cold. Alright, Grey, let's go to sleep~"

"Raul, I have one last question."

"Go ahead..."

"Do we absolutely have to kill those three people?"

"Of course, we must kill them. Dead people don't talk."

"Raul, sometimes I think you are scarier and crazier than the monsters."

"It's about the same."

This is all influenced by my wife's past.

Eliminating all obstacles, eradicating all threats, dying in battle if necessary.

Lying in bed with Grey, I don't know what's gotten into me, but I hug him from behind.

"Um... Mr. Raul?"

"You have a slim waist."

"Mr. Raul, I am a man."

"I am also a man, no problem~"

"No, there is a problem!"

Grey yanked away the blanket and went to sleep on the floor.

"If you want a woman, didn't I tell you there's a brothel in town?"

"Ah, I see. I was just joking with you... don't take it seriously."

"Get lost."

Maybe it's been too long since I've been with a woman, it's been over two months. So the next day, I went to the brothel by myself...

I stood outside the door for a while, but I didn't dare to go in. It's not that I think going to a brothel is a bad thing, but it's because the kingdom clearly doesn't have condoms. If I were to catch some disease, it would be a big loss for me.

After careful consideration, I didn't go in. A shut-in like me would rather spend two thousand yuan to buy an inflatable doll than risk going to the red light district. That's just the kind of person I am.

"Oh, isn't this Mr. Raul?"

"Ah, you're that officer!"

"Haha, I'm Captain xxxxxx of the Royal Guard."

The officer recited a long list of ranks, but I didn't understand anything. Anyway, it was something like a certain captain of a certain royal guard. The officer looked sharp today, with a gold-plated handle on his saber, a double-breasted red uniform, and epaulets with tassels. Very impressive indeed.

"Mr. Raul, what are you doing here?"

"Don't you know...?"

"Ah, women, right?"

"Well, I'm a man, you know... right?"

The officer and I smiled knowingly, full of lewdness.

The officer said he still had patrol duty and promised to take me to a first-tier territory tomorrow to see for myself. What a stroke of luck, I didn't have to make much effort to infiltrate the kingdom.

Back at the inn at night, I told Grey about going to the first-tier territory. Grey has also finished his procurement, and since he has nothing else to do, he decided to come with me. The only thing to note is my gun. I absolutely cannot hand it over to the kingdom, so I hid it away and didn't carry it at all.

After a few more exchanges with Greg, we got up early and headed to the border checkpoint of the first-level territory as agreed with the officer.

After that scene, I became the first foreign guest in the history of the Kingdom of Ingelsey. The news spread quickly among the high-ranking officials of the kingdom, and everything changed rapidly.

"Let me introduce you all, this is Mr. Raul from [country name]."

"Mr. Raul, how far is [country name] from us?"

"Mr. Raul is really amazing!"

I could easily handle these conversations, but I regretted saying that I came from "[country name]." Whenever I heard someone introducing me as being from "[country name]," I couldn't help but smile.

For a whole week, we didn't even stay in a hotel; we lived directly in the palace arranged for us by the kingdom. We met hundreds of dignitaries and socialites.

Every day, we had breakfast with luxury items like white bread and honey butter.

The best tobacco, the finest wine, and even the best women were all available.

They say that reaching the pinnacle of life in one night is not a mere saying, right?

Although I emphasized several times that it had been six or seven years since I left, I could no longer remember the direction or distance of my "homeland" in the kingdom. But every day, different people took me and Greg around the most prosperous areas of the kingdom to enjoy the life of nobility. Because my sophisticated glasses and the diary filled with Chinese characters were enough to show that I was a "foreigner."

I didn't indulge in this extravagant life because I knew I had value to the kingdom.

As long as I remembered this, everything else was trivial.

To explore the depths of the kingdom, I needed to offer something enticing. It was time to evaluate the cards in my hands.