Chapter 52
The Wealthy Hobert
Chapter 52 The Wealthy Hobert
The "black cherry" in Calvin's hand, which seemed to be dancing, was the hope of the Balker family.
With it, the Balk family will have one less madman in the future.
The family possesses a sealed artifact that separates extraordinary characteristics, which is the key to the family's survival to this day. As long as the extraordinary characteristics are recovered, they will be separated again and given to future generations to use.
Generally speaking, extraordinary traits are first inherited by immediate family members. For example, Elliott's extraordinary trait comes from his father, who died when he was seven years old.
Elliott's father died at Sequence 7, so Elliott can only receive Sequence 9 to Sequence 7 potions for free. If he wants to advance further, he will have to find his own way.
Or perhaps it will be an extraordinary trait that has no descendants to inherit, but Elliott doesn't hold out much hope for that, as the chances are too slim.
Elliott had already completed his role as a barbarian and mastered the potion.
With Calvin's help, he immediately took the "Briber's" potion.
Hobert's previous efforts to restore order to Elliott had been quite effective, and Elliott did not experience any serious adverse reactions after taking the potion.
Elliott praised the "Creator" in his heart, and for the next six months, he no longer had to worry about his crazy ramblings and loss of control.
After consulting with Calvin and others on how to play the role of "briber," Elliott took his leave.
Calvin was somewhat lost in thought as he watched Elliott leave. He felt that Elliott had been having an unusually smooth run of success lately.
While Calvin was lost in thought, it was Harvey Hayden's turn to give his routine report on the mission, having returned with Elliott after completing it.
However, after Elliott walked away, he immediately reported to the elder: "Elder Calvin, I have something important to report. On the night Elliott obtained the 'Barbarian' extraordinary trait, his behavior was somewhat abnormal."
Calvin immediately took it seriously: "Tell me in detail!"
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On Saturday morning, Hobart brought the jewelry and gold he had seized from Hyman's hideout to the club to make a deal.
After inspecting the goods, the other party offered £1300. They tried to persuade Hobart to accept the £1300 offer, but he had chosen the wrong party. After some friendly negotiations, the deal was finally struck at £1380.
The price of £1500 quoted by Hobart was indeed inflated; the ideal price would be between £1350 and £1400.
If the other party hadn't been so brazen as to try to reason with Hobart like a belligerent rooster, making Hobart unable to resist the urge to argue, the deal might have been made for £1350.
In addition to the jewelry and gold, more than £600 in cash was also found during the search, with Hobart and Hugh each receiving £316.
Including the transaction that just ended, Hobart has a total of £1696 in stolen money.
Hobart originally intended to keep the extra 96 pounds as his commission and give the rest of the money to Mr. Robin and his cousin.
However, his experience from his previous life told him that this was not the right thing to do. It would make his labor and efforts seem cheap, and while he might earn Mr. Robin's gratitude temporarily, he would not gain the respect of others.
So Hobart first put the £96 in cash into his wallet, then divided the £1600 in cash in two, and counted out his commission in front of Mr. Robin, as a way of teaching Mr. Robin a lesson.
That afternoon, Mr. Robin and his cousin arrived as agreed.
Hobart received them in a small meeting room: "After some investigation, and of course some special means, I finally found Mr. Zachary and Mr. Hyman."
Mr. Robin and his cousin had almost given up hope, but when they heard such bombshell news at the start of the conversation, they both stood up excitedly.
"After friendly 'negotiations' with them, I got back the money you were swindled out of." Hobart placed the small briefcase on the table. "But you must know that this money was recovered through special means, so please don't tell anyone."
Mr. Robin stared at the box in Hobart's hand and nodded repeatedly. Finally, Hobart opened the box, and they saw two stacks of banknotes consisting of 5 pounds and 10 pounds.
Then came the excited sound of counting money. They counted it several times, going from disbelief to excitement, and then to tears of joy.
After a long pause, Mr. Robin finally composed himself: "Sir, your professional skills have exceeded our expectations."
Hobart smiled and said, "Thank you for your praise. Now it's time to fulfill your promise."
Although Mr. Robin was somewhat reluctant, he still counted out 160 pounds and handed it to Hobart.
Although his cousin muttered, "Don't lawyers usually charge 15%?" he still reluctantly counted out £160.
Hobart took the money: "I hope you will remember this lesson. This city is more like a dark forest, full of traps set by hunters."
"Don't always think about becoming a millionaire overnight; having that kind of idea is the easiest way to fall into a trap."
He returned £80 to Mr. Robin and his cousin: "This time I only took a 10% commission. If there is a next time, I will take a full 20% commission. Don't complain about the high commission then, because you asked for it."
Mr. Robin and his cousin were overjoyed, and at one point even felt like they had earned £80.
Hobert lamented that the culture of Rune was not "profound" enough. This was a common trick in the Common Era, and almost no one would fall for it, but it worked surprisingly well in Rune.
In any case, Mr. Robin's case has finally come to a satisfactory conclusion.
To prevent any accidents, Hobart asked the law firm's coachman to drive Mr. Robin and his cousin to the bank in a carriage, since this was not within the coachman's job scope. Hobart readily gave him 5 sulphurs as a "field allowance".
Then he went to his rented room and put all his cash together.
罗宾先生这件案子的佣金是160镑，多出来的赃款96镑，加上他原先就有的47镑13苏勒8便士，现在他的现金是303镑13苏勒8便士。
With the extraordinary characteristics of the "Mystic" and the proceeds from the "Mutant Eyeball," Hobart expects to receive around £180, bringing his savings to nearly £500, a sum most middle-class families don't have.
Having so much money all of a sudden, it would be a lie to say he wasn't happy. He went to a restaurant and ordered several servings of their signature Dixi BBQ, and then went to a cake shop and bought a fruit cake and some desserts.
When he got home, Hobart told his family that he had received a commission that day, so he wanted to share the food with them.
Donna remarked, "Dinner has become so much more interesting since Hobart started working here."
Tyron, while munching on his dessert, remarked, "And Hobert seems to have become much more cheerful."
Hobart smiled and said, "That's because I've found my own value, so of course I'll become different from before."
This is just an explanation for why he is becoming less and less like "Hobert". When he first transmigrated, he had to carefully play the role of "Hobert" every day.
On Sunday, Hobart slept in late, not leaving until after 10 a.m., to prepare to sell the extraordinary characteristics of the "Mystic".
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