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Chapter 156 - 156 110 Double Standard_3

156: Chapter 110, Double Standard_3 156: Chapter 110, Double Standard_3 After all, Baron West had promised to help store the goods.

If Baron Katelai was unable to dispose of the slaves in his hands quickly, he would be able to keep these over twenty thousand slaves here for free lodging and meals.

Unless Baron West could abandon his previous plan of setting up a commercial center and willingly surrender the geographical advantage of Dardiel City, he would have to deal with this hot potato.

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In the banquet hall, the absence of the host didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of everyone.

Especially the dances filled with exotic flavors attracted everyone’s attention.

A number of nobles even proposed to Baron Katelai, in his presence, to buy the beautiful foreign women.

However, everyone was eventually deterred by Baron Katelai’s conditions.

They could buy the foreign beauties, but the precondition was that they must also purchase a certain amount of orc slaves.

Everyone was familiar with this tactic.

However, Hudson had previously bundled household items with the offer, which was acceptable as they didn’t pose a loss.

Orc slaves, however, were different.

The nobles had no experience in keeping these different races.

What if a slave rebellion broke out and killed these noble lords?

Due to the hundreds of years of demonizing propaganda against orcs by the Kingdom, in many nobles’ minds, orcs were seen as a group of super vandals and madmen.

No matter how keen they were on exotic beauties, they would not purchase a thousand troubles just for one woman.

Compared to the indecent behavior of his fellows, Hudson was much more composed.

It was just a dance, and it was not something he hadn’t seen before.

Although the exotic beauties on the stage were indeed attractive, rationality told him that he must now maintain his composure.

Not just Hudson, all the unmarried young nobles were trying their best to control their emotions.

Others could behave wildly, but that didn’t mean they could too.

If they lost control at the banquet and were caught in the eyes of those who could be their future fathers-in-law, it would be a significant deduction from their reputations.

Carrying the reputation of being lustful and promiscuous makes it almost impossible to find a decent marriage.

Most young noble men tend to be disciplined before marriage and indulge themselves after.

The noble ladies were no exception either.

Hardly any of them caused scandals before their weddings.

If the marital life wasn’t harmonious post marriage coupled with the family being not assertive enough, it could easily lead to a green field (cuckold situation).

Many of them got so carried away that they ended up leading separate lives as husband and wife following their own interests.

In some liberal regions, they even held open meetings to revel together.

Watching an old man boldly walk onto the stage and flirt with those foreign beauties, Hudson silently took a stance.

He couldn’t stay here any longer.

After all, this was someone else’s territory.

If he accidentally fell into a trap and ended up in an arranged romantic encounter, he wouldn’t be able to explain.

If someone watched closely, they would find that every time Hudson drank or ate, he would sway his sleeve slightly.

He had a poison detection master with him.

The mini version of the bear cub was imprinted on his clothes like a pattern, actually, it was a cub bear close to him.

As Belsden’s strength continuously increased, he also unlocked many abilities.

Transforming or poison recognizing were one of his innate skills.

The cost was that all the energy in Hudson’s mysterious compass was consumed.

Now, he has to purchase a thousand gold coin’s worth of magic crystal every month to replenish the compass’s energy to ensure his and the bear’s daily practice.

Reason told him that this was just the beginning.

According to the bear’s absorption capacity, the future demand for energy would be even greater.

Luckily, Hudson was smart enough to arrange a mage’s identity for himself in advance, reasonably occupying the magic crystal exchange quota of many relatives.

This batch was free, after all, others didn’t use it, and they saw it as supporting the outstanding children of their clan.

The quota went to Hudson, but he still had to pay the gold coins.

Regrettably, Hudson had never figured out the cub’s exact strength.

According to Belsden, none of the nobles around him were a match for Uncle Bear.

The specific strength level division was a product humans came up with based on their own understanding.

Unfortunately, the Earth Bear Tribe never engages in those boring things and only recognizes three stages: the juvenile stage, the growth stage, and the adult stage.

The power span of each stage was vast.

According to the Earth Bear’s understanding, one’s combat power could be judged by the size of their body.

Regretfully, the cub was an exception.

Even though its power soared and its talents and abilities were continuously being unlocked, it looked as if it was still in the juvenile stage.

If Belsden didn’t conceal his true form and showed his actual body, anyone who saw him would think he was a bear cub that hadn’t been weaned yet.

Indeed, he hadn’t been weaned yet.

Honey and beast milk were his essential food, and he almost drank a basin of it every day, equivalent to his body size.

It was as if milk was the root of life for bears.

Whoever tried to wean him off would be in big trouble.

If this situation continues, Hudson would probably never see the bear get weaned in his lifetime.

Rationality told Hudson that it was time to find ways to make money.

He couldn’t neglect his primary work while performing a show with Baron West.