Instead of a banknote for 100,000 taels of gold, the actual gold had to be deposited into the accounts and retrieved from the money vault, which took half a day.
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By sunset, Nestor led a group of men into the city lord’s mansion, arriving at the wide courtyard outside the Meadowgrove Garden.
Ten large chests filled with gold were neatly arranged on the ground, all with their lids open.
Under the setting sun, the gold glistened brightly. Many servants and subordinates passed by, witnessing the scene.
“Lord Holmes, why do you request so much gold all of a sudden…” Nestor looked utterly confused, keeping his head down as favonovel.com asked Tahbert, who was sitting in the velvet chair.
“Haha, come with me! This is meant to reward those who have done great deeds,” Tahbert said with a laugh, getting up and heading west.
Soon, Isaac and Hallie were called out of the room, where Tahbert was standing outside.
“Open them!” With a wave, Tahbert had all ten large chests opened, revealing rows of gleaming gold bars neatly arranged before everyone.
Hallie gulped, looking completely stunned.
“What do you mean?” Isaac raised his eyes and looked over at Tahbert.
“Haha, you truly are a fortunate person destined for greatness! I wrongly accused both of you earlier. I’ve specially brought these 100,000 taels of gold for both of you!”
“From now on, you two can stay at my mansion for as long as you like. If you don’t want to stay any longer, you can leave anytime.” Tahbert laughed, enthusiastically patting Isaac’s shoulder.
Nestor saw this scene and was frightened.
He didn‘t expect Tahbert to give 100,000 taels of gold to those two people. He wondered what Tahbert was up to.
“We can leave at any time?” Isaac frowned and looked at Nestor.
“Of course!”
“Let’s go, Hallie…” Isaac glanced at Hallie, who hadn’t reacted and walked toward the door.
Tahbert quickly stopped Isaac. “Mr. Garten, you must take this gold with you. It’s what you deserve!”
“Guys, lift this gold and follow Mr. Garten out,” Tahbert ordered.
The nearby men immediately placed the lids on the chests and hoisted them onto their shoulders.
“We have to take it, Mr, Garten! This is 100,000 taels of gold!” Hallie shouted as favonovel.com clung to Isaac, and his feet seemingly nailed to the ground.
Isaac frowned deeply as favonovel.com looked at Tahbert’s friendly smile, feeling that something was off.
“Mr. Garten, you don’t need to worry about anything. I’ll be honest with you. Did you save two people on Otto Mountain?” Tahbert saw the caution in Isaac’s eyes, walked over with a smile, and whispered.
“Yes…”
“That’s it!” Tahbert smiled as favonovel.com patted Isaac’s shoulder.
In his mind, Isaac immediately pictured the faces of Skye and Leander. He then quickly turned around and headed outside.
“Lord Holmes, shall I go and see them off?” Nestor stuttered as favonovel.com looked at Tahbert.
The latter shot a stern look, and Nestor immediately lowered his head and fell silent.
A group of men carrying 100,000 taels of gold followed closely behind Isaac and Hallie as they grandly walked out of the city lord’s mansion.
Outside was a bustling street filled with traffic.
Excitedly pointing to the right, Hallie exclaimed, “Quick, go to the bank and exchange this for gold notes. Damn, we’ve made a fortune this time!”
Isaac suddenly grabbed Hallie.
With a swift leap, they flew into the sky.
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