Luotendo
Poker.
Dice.
Slot machines.
Chips piled high like mountains.
Cigarettes.
Fine wine.
A den of iniquity.
Loose and bewitching women.
Under the luxurious, dim lights, gamblers, each dominated by the demon of greed, pushed their fates— whether a night with a beauty or a frozen corpse on the roadside— onto their last remaining chips, faces feverish as they pushed them across the gambling tables…
This was a paradise that could fulfill all your desires and dreams.
It was also a hell that could just as easily strip you of everything you owned, not even leaving your underwear.
It had a name known to all in the Empire, and one ten thousand flocked to across the entire Divine Crystal Continent: ‘Luotendo’.
Though not stated outright, this place was without a doubt a casino.
As the most renowned casino on the continent, even in the Empire’s center where land was worth its weight in gold, Luotendo’s scale reached a terrifying length and width of one li. Its daily miscellaneous expenses, plus its exorbitant land tax, was a staggering sum that would make anyone tremble.
Luotendo was an industry belonging to the Empire’s ‘Lord Nobility’. The casino alone accounted for a full 90% of the entire family’s annual income.
It could be said that the Lord Nobility’s position among the Empire’s most noble, top-tier, and wealthy powers was entirely thanks to Luotendo.
And what no one could believe was that the direct manager of such a casino, a power at the very top of the Empire’s pyramid… was actually a girl!!
Carol Lord.
A name hailed as legendary by Imperial Citizens. The sole daughter of the Lord lineage. Born blessed by the fortune of an RNG God. Possessor of the world’s one and only ‘Artificial Divine Crystal’. Living a protagonist’s life akin to a Child of Destiny. Also renowned as the woman with the greatest personal wealth on the entire continent. (Weilin: ?)
Marrying her meant possessing a starting point 3 million years ahead of everyone else. She was the flawless goddess of dreams in countless men’s hearts. But the most heartbreaking fact was… she was a Lily!
Commonly known as a Lesbian.
At this moment…
Luotendo, top floor.
Even the gilded patterns on the chair exuded an aura of ultimate extravagance and luxury. A young girl with short pink hair, her smooth, jade-like legs crossed, swirled the deep purple grape juice in her highball glass. Her gaze landed faintly on the empty air before her, displaying the casino hall footage being relayed live by the patrolling robots…
“Miss.”
A human girl, but dressed in a full Succubus Costume, walked up to Carol and said respectfully.
“What’s the matter?” Carol’s gaze didn’t shift, still looking faintly at the “hall surveillance” as she asked.
“A message has come. General Beck’s suicide bombing plan to assassinate the Illusory Snow Queen failed.”
Beck Lord. The Imperial citizen who colluded with the Second Prince.
Carol took a slight sip of grape juice. The purple liquid stained her red, tender lips, making them glisten with a seductive shine.
“Failed? Wonderful,” Carol said with a faint laugh.
“Why would the Miss say that?” Carol’s personal Succubus maid let out a curious “Eh?”, asking.
“If it were that easy to succeed, that Illusory Snow Queen would be far too weak.”
Carol swirled the grape juice in her highball glass, her expression relaxed. Her clear blue eyes narrowed slightly, as if radiating the wise light of intelligence. “…Forcing the Snow Kingdom to hand over the Mourning Snow Divine Crystal— this is a decree personally issued by Her Majesty the Emperor, a heavy responsibility entrusted to our Lord Family. Tell me, if we seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to establish a Branch Reserve Merchant Guild system belonging to us Imperial citizens, and then with this Young Miss’s influence to build momentum, countless Imperial citizens will definitely respond…”
“…Is Miss suggesting we squeeze out the Cloudstride Merchant Guild from the Empire?”
“What do you mean, ‘squeeze out’? Fence-sitters like the Cloudstride Merchant Guild who sway to both sides were never permitted in the Empire to begin with!”
“What does Miss plan to do?”
“Simple. Send word out. Say that Rezno Lord, as an imperial envoy, was murdered in the Snow Kingdom. Carol intends to muster troops for revenge… Publicly emphasize that we will dispatch one thousand ‘Paradise Armaments’!”
Rezno was Carol’s own brother.
“But… it was General Beck who died. Why say it was Mr. Rezno…”
“How can you be this stupid after following me for so long?!”
“Eep… it’s not that, it’s just that Miss is too smart, I… I…”
“Forget it.” Carol sighed, then explained, “Brother joined the Empire’s secret trial and won’t be back for several years, so there’s no worry of exposure. Letting everyone believe my brother was murdered sufficiently demonstrates my resolve to trample the Snow Kingdom… Plus those one thousand Paradise Armaments… and Her Majesty’s handwritten decree… It will surely make everyone place their supreme expectations on our triumphant return!”
“Then, while all Imperial citizens’ attention is focused on our Luotendo, we strike by opening Luotendo’s financing system! We sell Deficit Heaven Gold Notes, and guide public opinion to suppress the Cloudstride Merchant Guild, which does not belong to our Empire…!”
Gold Coin Vouchers had the same nature as the Cloudstride Merchant Guild’s Gold Coin Cards.
People deposited countless genuine gold and silver with them, only to receive a card or paper voucher marked with a different number.
Carol was well aware. Only by pushing out the Cloudstride Merchant Guild and monopolizing the gold coin deposit business across the entire Empire could their Luotendo truly reach its peak of prosperity!
One day, surpassing even the Cloudstride Merchant Guild was not impossible.
“As expected of Miss…” the Succubus Maid sighed in admiration.
“There’s still much you need to learn.”
“For now, start by learning how to elegantly savor fruit juice…”
A superior smile gracing her lips, Carol gently lifted one of her snow-white, slender jade feet. She then poured the remaining half-glass of grape juice right over her foot. The magnificent purple liquid trickled down in a stream, flowing past her cute, delicate ankle, running along the distinct, tiny bones of her foot, about to drip from her jade toes, like soft pearls, onto the floor…
“Ah… Don’t.”
The girl dressed as a succubus saw this and swiftly crouched down. Her two slender hands reverently cupped that perfect, delicate foot like a precious treasure. Like a kitten dying of thirst, she extended her pink, tender tongue and caught the dripping grape juice flowing between the girl’s jade toes without missing a single drop.
“…Master’s foot is dirty. Let me help clean it for you…”
Finishing, she bent her head down again and began meticulously licking the magnificent purple liquid clean from between Carol’s jade toes with her tender little tongue.
“Little Ying is getting into character fast,” Carol comfortably narrowed her eyes, reaching out to stroke the girl’s beautiful hair in praise.
“…Mmph, because Master has been constantly violating me… providing earnest instruction to my body… phrases that can… gulp… bring Master pleasure— I’ve grasped them naturally?”
“Little Ying, what do you think our chances of victory are?”
“One thousand Paradise Armaments… their construction cost was five hundred million Gold Coins. On this point, no one in the world can compare to Master… So… wherever the Master’s banner points, we shall surely sweep all before us… Aaah, Master!”
Her soft breasts were suddenly grabbed forcefully by Carol’s small hand, kneaded into various shapes. Little Ying let out a startled cry, then quickly, her face flushed crimson, her waist writhing, moans escaping continuously…
Carol Lord raised a smile to her lips, excitedly violating her exclusive plaything. The blazing light flickering in her eyes made one wonder if it was lust that excited her, or the pulsing of ambition about to be realized that made her blood run hot. Carol spoke darkly,
“Exactly. After all, the wealth I command… is unparalleled.”
