The Founder of the Great Financial Family

“Was it so common to run into orcs? I thought villagers only encountered them by chance, once or twice a year,” 

“It was like that, but they seem to be appearing more often recently,” 

“Is there any reason?” 

“No idea. It’s not like I’m familiar with the behaviour patterns of orcs,” 

How did the orcs become more active at the very edge of the Empire? After thinking about it for a moment, Rockefeller understood the reason without difficulty. 

‘Is it the work of the Goblin Bank?’

The Goblin Bank. 

It was the largest bank in the continent – a place where the loan business transcended tribes, nations and species, and in the novel, it was a place of darkness. 

‘The main character had a really hard time because of these guys.’ 

Unlike some other novels in which goblins were classified as dumb or low-level monsters, the goblins in this novel were clever and well-rounded. 

‘Besides that, when talking about money – these weirdos created a bank even before humans did. They’re guys who really give you a headache.’

So when it comes to goblins, they are a race everyone in the world points fingers at and hates. It wasn’t because of how smart and conniving they were but because they were money lenders who lived on exorbitant interest like the goldsmiths. 

On top of that, they had an extremely ruthless side that meant they only think about themselves and would never hesitate to do anything to earn money. 

And the result of that was…

‘It’s to either cause strife between factions or to promote a war,’

War meant money, and places like the Goblin Bank that could lend this money would make huge profits when war broke out. 

Perhaps they were trying to control the orcs and cause a disturbance with the dwarfs somehow. Then, if it causes war, the goblins would probably dance around in happiness,’

The recent suspicious movements of the orcs on the borders of the Empire was the work of the Goblin Bank who were trying to instigate a war between the two races. The Dwarven Kingdom bordered the territory near the Empire, and the relationship between the dwarves and orcs had never been good. 

‘And if that is the case – then I’ll have to be careful about mining the gold for the time being – it’d be just my luck to encounter an orc at a time like this,’

Carter had already moved to examine the Placer Gold that Rockefeller had brought said, 

“Is that all you’ve brought?” When Carter asked that with a look of regret, Rockefeller just scratched the back of his head because even he knew he had brought too little, 

“Yeah, it’s not much. He only gave me this much,” 

Although the transactions were still at a stage where trust had not been built up, it was impossible to make a big profit with this much, so Carter could only sigh. 

“The amount is too small. I can’t even have fun with this,” 

After muttering alone by himself, he began to try his luck with Rockefeller in his disappointment. 

“You too, if you want to make some money, talk to the smuggler. Wouldn’t it be better for you too if he and I did business in larger quantities?” 

“It would… but he’s so careful. After all, it’s not just a matter of trust between you and him. There’s also me in the middle, right? That’s probably why he doesn’t entrust me with a large amount at once,” 

Carter frowned slightly, 

“Still, try and talk to him – after all, even he can’t make much money with this much,” 

“Then I’ll try talking; after all, I want to make money,” 

“I wasn’t going to go this far, but what’s left for you after trading this small amount? In that case, it would be better not to do it at all. After all, it’s not worth the risk to smuggle this amount.”

Rockefeller didn’t miss the sight of the goldsmith who was dissatisfied with the amount of money he was making. 

‘This person is just like me after all,’ 

In the eyes of ordinary people, the goldsmith was a wealthy man. It wasn’t like he lacked anything, so why was he acting like he needed to make money?

But Rockefeller didn’t think like that. 

‘If you earn 100 million, you want to have 1 billion, and when you earn that 1 billion, you want to have 10 billion. That was human nature. This person doesn’t show it much, but he’s very greedy for money.’