CHAPTER 228: CHAPTER 203: LAPLACE’S REGRET

Ice Giant City.

This is a terrifying city, located near the Eternal Freeze Court, trailing behind the Deep Blue Clan.

This is the territory of the Ice Clan.

The Ice Clan has only one powerful figure, Marquis of Ice, but many followers, each immensely strong.

The Marquis of Ice also has an only son named "Laplace," who is the most talented and diligent genius in the Gula Mathematics World.

And today, this mathematical genius has completed a whole set of problems left by Lin Ke, reviewed the knowledge within them, and then headed into the city accompanied by a bully’s entourage.

"Make way, make way! The noble, sacred, talented, and intelligent Lord Laplace is here!"

Two lackeys cleared the path ahead, with Laplace protected in the center.

"I said, no need, no need for this! My teacher said that if you love the people, the people will love you, and no one will harm me!"

Laplace, at fourteen, appeared elegant and poised, with a tall and straight figure, frosty long hair, and eyes as clear as ice, making everyone who saw him marvel at his beauty.

"Master Laplace, these commoners are filthy, it’s better to keep a distance. Do you remember what Young Master Lin Ke said? He mentioned that people can catch some kind of disease." One of the lackeys nodded and bowed to Laplace.

"Infectious disease?" Laplace raised an eyebrow, then replied helplessly, "Alright, but really, be a bit more careful. My teacher’s noble qualities are what I need to learn, and from now on, don’t call me smart, I’m not worthy of it compared to his wisdom."

"Yes, yes, Young Master Lin Ke is young master’s teacher, so he is our great benefactor! But although Young Master Lin Ke is wise, aren’t you also the next most talented after him?" The lackey beamed.

"Ahem, though indeed others are not up to me, one of the qualities of nobility is humility." Laplace coughed twice, "That... ahem, of course, I can see the back of Teacher Lin Ke, but there are very few who can see my back... Uh, enough, we’ve arrived now."

As they spoke, they arrived at a storefront distinctly different from others.

Three stores.

The left one reads "Lottery Office."

The middle one reads "Paper Goods."

The right one reads "Bulletin Board."

A large crowd gathered, noisy and chaotic, be it professionals, commoners, or farmers from outside the city.

At this time, an exclamation was heard.

"I won! I won! Rewarded with one silver coin, hahaha, I won! I won!"

A low-level professional was overjoyed, dancing with joy, inciting astonishment and envy among the crowd.

"Fool, you bought ten Azanen Coins and only won once, really foolish." A small nobleman mocked from the side.

"Hmph, then why did you exchange for them? You haven’t even won once yet!" The low-level professional retorted fearlessly.

"What do you know? My two hundred Azanen Coins are for purchasing the finest Azanen Paper, which is Lin Ke’s greatest invention. With that paper, I can record that skill and reclaim my family’s glory." At this point, the seemingly down-and-out small nobleman’s eyes burned fervently:

"Lin Ke is truly great! Compared to Azanen Paper, that damned beast skin paper is outrageously expensive! Those tanners are greedier than dragons... Oh, praise His Highness Lin Ke."

"Yes, praise His Highness Lin Ke." The recent winner felt a resonance with this statement, first offering a compliment, then glancing at the small nobleman, "But you must know, I invested a thousand gold coins in total, and my return... Hmm, hmm, totaled one thousand five hundred gold coins, just this month!"

The winning low-level professional wore a proud expression as the people around him were even more astonished.

So the low-level professional smiled at the small nobleman, "Instead of saving up slowly, why not take a gamble? Maybe you could gather it all at once?"

Take a gamble?

The down-and-out nobleman, clearly new to the lottery, was unaware it could be so lucrative.

He was humble, directly lowering himself to ask, "How did you do it?" He needed money desperately!

"How did I do it? It’s simple!" The low-level professional chuckled, "I buy the double-color lotto and scratch-off lottery tickets every week and participate in ten lucky draws every day, there, at the ticket office, just queue up and buy!"

The low-level professional nodded toward the front.

The down-and-out nobleman thought it was just a draw before, not realizing there were so many lottery games, so he gritted his teeth and decided to take a gamble.

It’s too dangerous to always hunt Magical Beasts in the Frost Forest for sale, better to go straight for the draw!

Meanwhile, Laplace, having watched for a while on the side, couldn’t help rubbing his palms, ready to step forward.

"Master, master! Sir won’t let you play the lottery, Sir said that if you continue, he’ll throw me in the Frost Forest, young master!" The nearby lackey immediately stopped Laplace, panic on his face.

"..." Laplace, seeing his new steward in this state, couldn’t help but sigh deeply, "Alright, alright."

Ever since he spent five thousand gold coins on the lottery, most of which won him "better luck next time" and a few copper coins and silver coins, his father strictly prohibited him from continuing.

"Then let’s buy some paper; I need some fine paper to record the formulas I discovered in the exercises. Perhaps I should order a sheet of the finest Azanen Paper... I think my teacher will like his birthday gift." Laplace smiled and then sighed again, "I wish the teacher were not asleep... It’s been three years, who knows when he’ll wake up, I want to solve problems, I want to learn!"

Laplace’s servants knew that when Laplace mentioned his teacher, there were two. One was the "Mathematician" conducting research and teaching within the family, a follower of the Marquis of Ice.

The other was the renowned His Highness Lin Ke in the kingdom.

Originally, Lin Ke didn’t qualify to be called His Highness, but when the Insomnia Emperor made him "king" of the entire Lava Swamp, it was fitting to call him "Your Majesty."

However, due to insufficient rank, they continued to address him as His Highness.

But that highness had been unconscious for nearly three years, leaving Young Master Laplace often filled with regret and anger.

The regret was that at the final moment back then, he was forcibly sent out by Lin Ke, the reason being that the Marquis of Ice had only him as an only son, leaving him with no choice.

The anger was directed at himself, feeling he didn’t help Lin Ke, thus infuriated.

During his time with Lin Ke, Laplace had become both a student and friend, hadn’t he?

In his mind, Lin Ke’s status far surpassed others, second only to his own father and deceased mother.

"Let’s go, we’ll buy some paper, and afterward, we’ll check the bulletin board."