Starting with a Military Arms System I Rise to Dominate Another World Chapter 37 : Chapter 37

Chapter 37: Nika’s Gratitude, Arrival at the Castle

Ryan was extrely confident about this trip.

He had not been feeding Nika empty promises.

The reason he had killed the two n who followed them earlier was entirely because they had first harbored malicious intent toward him.

But he could not deal with the Jurgen Family the sa way.

If he wanted the Jurgen Family to relent and let Nila leave, then he would definitely have to offer them sufficient benefits.

Ryan’s plan was courtesy first, force later.

If Nila was willing to leave with him,

then he would entrust the sale of perfu to the Jurgen Family.

Back at the Orphanage, Ryan had entrusted the sale of perfu to Mark’s family.

However, Mark’s family only had influence within the Kingdom of Mia.

Their control over the other five kingdoms was very weak.

And for a product with enormous profits like perfu,

without powerful backing, it would simply be a fat sheep waiting to be butchered.

That was why Mark’s family had never expanded the perfu business into the other five kingdoms.

This trip to the Kingdom of Candel was also an opportunity.

An opportunity to make perfu sell wildly here as well.

The Jurgen Family held trendous influence within the Kingdom of Candel.

There could not be a more suitable choice than entrusting the perfu business to them.

Ryan had never once considered running the perfu business by himself.

It would waste ti and effort, and it would get in the way of him enjoying his life in another world.

And there had been plenty of examples on Blue Star in his previous life.

People who tried to keep all the profits for themselves usually died even faster.

So Ryan had never intended to keep everything for himself.

Wasn’t doing it this way much better?

He could hand all the troubleso matters over to a powerful local family and concern himself only with spending money.

Every ti he had not even finished spending the last payout, the next profit share would already arrive.

Maybe so people who transmigrated into another world dread of becoming the richest person in the world.

But Ryan had no desire to beco the world’s richest man.

He had already had more than enough of that beast-of-burden life in his previous world.

This ti, he intended to enjoy life to the fullest.

He would find seven or eight won, have seven or eight children,

and if he had enough children, forming a football team would not be out of the question either!

After hearing Ryan’s explanation, Nika finally understood.

It had to be said that Ryan’s thinking was extrely thorough.

A mont ago, she had simply been too worried about her younger sister, so she had completely overlooked the possibility that Rudolf might be lying.

Now that she thought about it, she felt a lingering chill of fear.

What if Rudolf had lied?

What if her sister were currently trapped in a living hell?

At that thought, Nika spoke again. “Thank you, Master. I really did not think that far just now.”

“It’s fine. I understand.”

Ryan smiled as he patted Nika on the head.

He did not bla her either.

When it ca to her own family, Nika had already handled herself quite well.

“Thank you very much, Master. Because of my sister’s matter, I have caused you trouble.”

“And how are you going to thank ?”

“Mm...”

Nika froze for a mont. Everything she had, body and soul, already belonged to Ryan. She truly had no valuables she could offer him.

But in the next instant, Nika rembered what the older woman at the Slave rchant Guild had taught her.

Her cheeks imdiately turned crimson. Then, gritting her teeth, she slowly knelt down in front of Ryan.

When Ryan saw Nika’s movent, he could vaguely guess what she intended to do.

But he did not refuse.

He had gone to great lengths to help reunite the sisters. What was wrong with enjoying himself a little?

In the next mont, Ryan instantly felt a shudder run through his soul.

“Hiss...”

It was a night of passion.

Early the next morning, Ryan woke up.

The movent of Ryan getting out of bed woke Nika as well.

Nika rose and made her preparations too.

After Ryan took Nika downstairs and ate breakfast with her at the inn, they headed to the Jurgen Family’s castle.

The Jurgen Family’s castle stood on a hill to the east of the town. The hill was about one hundred ters high, and the base of the castle lay roughly two kiloters from the edge of town. From the town center, one could look up and see the castle’s towers.

The castle as a whole was square in shape and covered an area of about twenty thousand square ters. Its outer walls were built from gray stone, with evenly sized blocks fitted tightly together. The walls stood twelve ters high and three ters thick, and their surfaces were lined with loopholes shaped like funnels, wider on the inside than on the outside.

At the top of the outer wall were battlents one ter high, spaced one ter apart, with a guard rotating duty behind each one.

The castle had two entrances: a main gate and a side gate.

The main gate was located on the south side. It was arched, five ters high and three ters wide, and made of thick iron plates reinforced with horizontal iron bars. Riveted to its surface was the Jurgen Family’s crest—a silver shield engraved with crossed swords and a magic wand.

Behind the main gate were two barriers. The first was an iron portcullis, and the second was a wooden gate plated with iron. Both could be raised or lowered by chanical devices inside the castle.

On either side of the main gate stood a square tower, each twenty ters tall. The tops of the towers were capped with conical roofs covered in dark gray stone tiles, and at the peak of each tower flew the family banner, black in color and emblazoned with the family crest.

The mont Ryan and Nika reached the gate, they were stopped by a guard.

“Halt. This is the Jurgen Family’s castle!”

“Hello. I am Ryan, and this is my slave, Nika. We have business with Lord Alfred Jurgen. Could you please announce us for ?”

“Do you have an appointnt?”

“No, we do not.”

“My apologies. Without an appointnt, you cannot see the Lord.”

Ryan was taken aback.

This was not what Rudolf had said at all.

Had Rudolf not claid that anyone could ask to see Alfred Jurgen?

So why had he hit a wall the mont he arrived?

What Ryan did not know was that countless people wished to et Alfred Jurgen.

After all, the Jurgen Family wielded enormous local influence, and many families were eager to cooperate with them.

Visitors like Ryan, who ca seeking an audience with the family head, were the kind of people this guard saw every day.

If he had to go announce every single one of them, then he would not be doing his job as a guard at all.

So if a guest had no appointnt, he would not pass the ssage along.

Ryan only thought about it for a mont before he understood the guard’s aning.

It seed that eting Alfred Jurgen would not be simple after all.

Nika looked at Ryan anxiously.

Ryan gave her a look, signaling for her to stay calm.

Then Ryan took out one Gold Coin and one bottle of perfu and stepped up to the guard again.

“My friend, I am a rchant. I ca here this ti to discuss a business partnership with Lord Alfred Jurgen. Let put it this way—I do not want to make things difficult for you. Please help deliver this bottle of perfu to Lord Alfred Jurgen, and tell him I am here to discuss cooperation. I believe Lord Alfred Jurgen will definitely agree to see .”

With that, Ryan handed the Gold Coin and the perfu to the guard.

Ryan only asked the guard to deliver the perfu to Alfred Jurgen, which ant the one Gold Coin was for the guard himself.

And one must not think that one Gold Coin was a small amount.

In this world, an ordinary household’s yearly inco did not even reach one Gold Coin.

Of course, soone like a guard of the Jurgen Family would certainly earn a bit more.

But no matter how much more, there was no way his monthly pay could reach one Gold Coin.

The one Gold Coin Ryan casually offered was already a very large sum.

The guard understood Ryan’s aning, and his eyes imdiately lit up.

One Gold Coin was already an enormous amount to him.

Still, out of duty, he had to ask clearly first.

After all, what if this thing called perfu was poisonous and hard the Lord?

“What exactly is this perfu used for?”

“It’s like this. Perfu is...”

Ryan explained the purpose of perfu to the guard.

The mont he heard the explanation, even this guard could tell how extraordinary perfu was.

If perfu really worked the way Ryan claid, then it would definitely beco an astonishingly profitable business.

The guard imdiately said, “All right, I understand. Wait here. I’ll go pass on the ssage for you.”

“Good. Thank you for the trouble.”

Ryan nodded and quietly let out a sigh of relief.

The first step had succeeded.

Now all that remained was to wait.

But Ryan was very confident.

If Alfred Jurgen was truly a successful family head, then he would definitely understand the value of perfu.

And if he understood its value, Ryan would definitely get to et him.

And just as expected,

Ryan did not have to wait long before the guard returned and said, “Hello. The Lord has agreed to see you. Please co with .”

The guard’s attitude toward Ryan had undergone a complete reversal.

All of it was because of Alfred Jurgen’s reaction just now.

The guard had not forgotten the excited look on Alfred Jurgen’s face after hearing what perfu could do.

Even the guard himself had been praised because of it.

And Alfred Jurgen had even said that if the partnership was successfully concluded,

then the guard could be promoted directly and beco the Guard Captain.

The mont he heard that news, the guard was overjoyed.

And naturally, his attitude toward Ryan changed as well.

This man was his benefactor!

He had rely helped pass along a ssage, yet he had received such a trendous reward.

It was truly a blessing dropped from the heavens.

Ryan followed behind the guard with Nika, observing the interior of the castle.

Inside the castle, the grounds were divided by walls into three sections.

The front section was the drill yard. The ground was paved with smooth bluestone slabs, and the slabs bore dents of varying depth left behind by long years of training.

On the north side of the drill yard stood a row of wooden target fras. In front of them were ten straw dummies dressed in Leather Armor for swordsmanship practice.

On the west side were six stone magic practice platforms. Basic magic circles were carved into their surfaces, and they were used for practicing low-level magic.

The middle section was the living area, with two rows of stone houses roofed with tiles, serving as the residences of family mbers and servants.

Between the houses ran a cobblestone path. A few fruit trees had been planted along the roadside, their trunks thick and their branches and leaves broad enough to block part of the sunlight.

At the center of the middle section was a well lined with stone, fitted with a wooden winch. The water inside was clear and used for daily life.

The rear section was the core area, containing the main castle, the magic tower, and the armory.

The guard led Ryan and Nika to the council chamber of the main castle.

Alfred Jurgen was waiting there for Ryan’s arrival.

Knock, knock, knock!

“Co in.”

The guard led Ryan and Nika into the council chamber.

“My Lord, the guests have arrived.”

“Very good. Bring them in. You may leave.”

“Yes, my Lord. Sir, please enter.”

The guard bent at the waist and extended a hand, gesturing for Ryan to enter the council chamber.

Ryan entered the council chamber with Nika and finally t the head of the Jurgen Family.