Mixed Blessing System

The Frost family forbade its members to gamble due to past experiences in which the family had lost years of accumulated profits through the mistakes of their descendants.

Because of this trauma, any member of that organization caught gambling in casinos suffered heavy punishments that could even go as far as their exile.

In Concordia, debts were not passed on to family members or organizations behind the person who made such debts. However, the organization that had debts to collect even had the right to demand the life of its debtors!

The imperial family prohibited assassinations within the cities of the empire. Still, once someone was proven to be a debtor unable to pay his prize, the creditor organization could act without further problems with the local laws.

The imperial family did not help in this dirty service. Still, it also would not persecute an organization for merely claiming the life of its debtor.

That was extreme, true. But in a world where currencies were so crucial to cultivators, hardly anyone would sacrifice their wealth just to kill a person. On the other hand, creditor organizations usually do not take their debtors' lives.

After all, ending these people's lives was the same as accepting the loss.

As such, what usually happened was that the debtor lost his freedom and became a slave of the creditor organization!

In any case, even if houses or family members did not inherit other people's debts, these organizations frequently harmed themselves by saving their loved ones' lives or freedom.

That had been the case with the Frost family in the past.

The people who had placed bets and lost were relevant to the family, and as such, that organization had paid their debts.

But in thinking about this plan to deal with Lothur, that man was not concerned about that happening. After all, that young man was only a son-in-law of the Frost family, someone who, according to the rumors, did not even sleep in his wife's residence.

So, suppose they could trick Lothur into acquiring a large debt at a local casino. In that case, that could be the end of Viktoria's marriage!

As for afterward, they could even claim his life without any significant problems.

It was a perfect plan!

"Well, I hope he falls for that," Elise said as she thought about what that fellow had already done.

Lothur had been taking bets during the six months he had been married to Viktoria. However, aside from the problems and rumors concerning his less notable characteristics, no one had proof of his actions.

On the other hand, no person had ever gone to collect debts from the Frost family so that his freedom would not be compromised.

Thus, even though he had his gambling stories, the earthling's predecessor had never been punished by that family.

And with no sure evidence of Lothur's gambling character, Elise could only pray that the rumors were true!

"Anyway, do as you choose. I think this might help us while I try to find loopholes to deal with him." She thoughtfully said before finally changing the topic. "Speaking of problems, I heard disturbing rumors about something going on between your organization and the Baier family..."

"Is that true?"

That man's previously worried expression turned even uglier when he heard that. "They are targeting us, but we are innocent regarding this situation."

"It seems that young master Baier was beaten until he was crippled while doing business with some of our boys."

"Because of that, those damn Baier family are blaming us for that brat's misery!" He growled, furious at dealing with such a big problem that was not their fault.

He and his organization operated in the underworld, doing dirty jobs, framing people, killing, etc. So they constantly had to deal with problems generated by their actions, which had made this man calm about misfortunes.

However, now his organization was facing an unseen threat, something unrelated to them, but that seemed to be the work of an enemy trying to hit them...

Now that, yes, was enough to take the calm out of that man!

Elise then said. "Settle this as soon as possible."

"We can't let a misunderstanding get in the way of the young master's plans!"

"Tsk!"

"You don't have to tell me that!" Kai commented as he looked at Elise's body, feeling irritated and thinking of the future rewards he would have.

'I hope the young master truly gives me what I want...'

'If he does, all this effort and trouble will be worth it.'

Realizing the lust in that person's eyes, Elise felt disgusted with that person again and soon left that dirty place.

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Meanwhile, a few minutes had passed since Lothur's escape from that place where he had heard things he should not have.

After leaving that area in a hurry, he returned to his room and took a brief shower just before leaving that property.

He did not want to hang around that place after almost getting caught at the wrong place and time. So, after making himself presentable, he had taken to the streets of Peters City, ready to pay a visit.

With that, he quickly made his way to the street where the Thousand and One Medicines store was located, heading directly to a nearby red house.

'Doctor Snee's Office.' Lothur read the sign there and followed a stone path surrounded by a living fence about a meter high.

Arriving at the front door, Lothur used a mechanism to attract the attention of someone there, curious to know why Sofie had invited him.

He had not planned to come to this place at this time. Still, after considering that he would be busy during the week and was not interested in continuing his training today, he decided to come here.

That was an opportunity for him to solve a curiosity that was on his mind while simultaneously putting aside the previous problem and giving Annaliese time to return to the Frost estate.

And he did not wait long in that place when finally the violet-haired woman appeared to greet him. "Lothur?" Sofie asked in her sweet voice.

"Good afternoon, Sofie." He smiled at the sight of that woman, greeting her before entering that part of Doctor Snee's residence.

"Sofie, after what you told me earlier, I couldn't bear the curiosity to come here to find out what Doctor Snee wants with me."

"I wonder if I can talk to him now?" He asked as he looked at the surroundings, a relatively simple place with high-standard chairs for people to sit on and a small reception desk at the beginning of the entrance hallway there.

There was no one else there but these two, so Lothur did not bother to go straight to the point, seeking a word with the doctor who had already helped him twice.

Sofie nodded to him in agreement and commented. "Wait here for a moment."

"Doctor Snee is finishing a procedure but will be free to attend you in a moment."

Afterward, he sat in a seat while that woman rushed to Doctor Snee's workroom to warn her boss of Lothur's arrival.

"Doctor, the young master of the Frost family is here to see you." She said in a low voice in the ear of that man, who was finishing sewing the hand of a tall, muscular individual.

"Oh?" He took his eyes off the shiny objects made of spiritual energy in his hands to look at Sofie. "Tell him to wait for me for just five minutes."

"I'll finish closing up Captain Xaver's injury and be unoccupied."

After Sofie left that place, the black-haired, unshaven man looked at the person helping him and asked. "A new disciple?"

"Haha, who knows."

"That young man definitely has the will necessary to walk any path." He remembered the strength of will he had seen in Lothur and what Sofie had told him about Lothur's super recovery.

Thus, this man could not help but ponder the idea of how Lothur would fare in his field of his, even considering the clear disadvantages Viktoria's husband had.

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