Li Aili's days were filled with various tasks.
In the morning, Joanna indicated that Ruby Moneybags, the bank manager of the goblin bank, had something urgent to discuss with her.
Since it concerned the Emerald City's 'treasury', Li Aili apologetically declined her appointment with the Duke.
Yes, marriage didn't cool their love; on the contrary... well, Arthur seems to have become even more clingy?
To put it another way, it's like a lone wolf that's always lingering by its partner's side.
"I can't go on the hunt this morning; it seems there's some trouble at the goblin bank." During breakfast, Li Aili made a swift decision, not even looking up, not daring to see Arthur's expression.
Sure enough, the sound of the knife cutting the steak stopped.
The Duke's voice seemed to carry a chilling undertone, "The goblin bank in Emerald Valley is going bankrupt?"
"You have to meddle in such trivial matters? Are all the civil servants in the city hall idiots?"
Li Aili dared not utter a sound.
After all, it was only by agreeing to today's hunting trip that the still-wanting Duke finally stopped...
"Um, it seems like you haven't taken the knights hunting in a long time."
The Duke's face grew even colder.
"I mean, as a leader, appropriate team-building activities can be helpful..."
His face was cold and dark.
Li Aili felt incredibly guilty. "How about we move our date to the afternoon? You can go hunting with the knights in the morning, and then wait for me to come home in the afternoon before we go on our date?"
Arthur's expression softened as he was pleased by the word 'home'.
"Do you remember that silver dragon?" The Duke continued cutting the steak in his hand.
"The golden dragon and the silver dragon have gotten together. I went to see them yesterday, and they've already laid eggs."
Li Aili: "???"
Li Aili: "!!!"
"Really!?" This was something she never expected.
"Yes, this afternoon, we can go open the dragon egg together."
During the incubation period, dragons are generally very averse to any creature approaching their eggs.
But Arthur is different; his eyes and heart come from the platinum dragon Caesar. And metal dragons are born to submit to platinum blood.
Thus, the couple happily finished their lunch and went their separate ways.
Li Aili stood at the window of the city hall office, watching the dashing knights ride off in their silver armor.
Excitement was evident on the knights' faces.
Hunting means they beat their prey until they're 'scratching their teeth'.
On the training field, they were utterly defeated by swarms of giant, living plants.
Li Aili turned around, and Ruby Moneybags behind her was still talking non-stop.
“God of Wealth, those people always find all sorts of excuses to default on the loans we lend them.”
"Those piece of shit! Forgive me for using such vulgar language in front of you."
However, the thought of those bad debts in the ledger easily makes me lose control of my emotions.
"I don't know if you've heard, but some lazybones, after hearing about these things, have already started to have crooked ideas."
“Our auditors have discovered more than one such case of loan fraud.”
“Those lazybones only need to buy a nice outfit, take the time to tidy up their sloppy appearance, and pretend to be respectable. With just their mouths and clever tongues, they can come here to cheat us out of loans.”
Ruby Moneybags said this, his dark green face turning red (from anger), and he was panting heavily.
He took a deep breath. "With your wisdom, you must be able to find a way to solve our current predicament."
Li Aili listened to the gist of it.
The incident began with an accident a month ago.
A bakery owner who had taken out a business loan from a goblin bank was unable to repay the loan due to a fire at his shop.
As a result, some people had wicked ideas.
They were planning to scam the goblin bank out of its business loan.
Although Li Aili gave the goblin bank some advice, using methods that would embarrass the 'deadbeat' nobles, she still managed to 'ask' them to repay their debts.
But obviously, this trick is ineffective against those shameless thugs and hooligans.
Unless auditors spend a lot of time and effort conducting background checks, the Goblin Bank will inevitably face bad debts.
Moreover, this is a bad start.
Li Aili put down her teacup and, under the goblin's eager gaze, asked, "Do you know about mortgage loans?"
Goblin: "?"
Li Aili gave a brief explanation.
The goblin's eyes lit up the more he listened.
A lazy person may not have a job, but they will definitely have a place to sleep.
As is well known, the land in Emerald City is extremely valuable.
No one would give up a property worth 100,000 gold coins for a startup fund of 1,000 gold coins.
When Li Aili looked up and saw the goblin's restless expression, she immediately guessed that the guy might be up to no good.
Great, now she doesn't have to worry about deadbeats cheating on loans anymore. Instead, she has to worry about goblins sabotaging borrowers' businesses for the sake of real estate.
"As for business failures caused by unforeseen circumstances, I recommend a new project to you called 'insurance'."
For the remaining hour, Li Aili explained the concept of 'insurance' in detail.
The goblin's eyes grew brighter and brighter as he listened, until they were practically glowing like light bulbs.
After he left the office, Li Aili breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and glanced at the time; it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.
She stood up and hurried home, eating a simple sandwich in the carriage.
The Duke has returned.
Li Aili could smell a faint scent of blood in the air of the front courtyard. "Arthur is back?"
The polite butler, Conrad, replied, "Yes, His Highness and the knights brought back many high-level magical beasts."
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