[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-shota-s-isekai-ntr-adventure":3,"chapter-shota-s-isekai-ntr-adventure-shota-s-isekai-ntr-adventure-chapter-427":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Shota's Isekai NTR Adventure",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},991871,1296,"Chapter 427 Auction trap (4)","shota-s-isekai-ntr-adventure-chapter-427",427,"\u003Cp>\"Then let's discuss this further at a later date.\" Viscount Teomold said with a wide smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said with a nod, \"I hope that you'll help me spread the news to the others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viscount Teomold's lips twitched a bit, but in the end, he still said, \"I'll do my best.\" Then after a pause, he added, \"But there are some people that aren't as willing to listen, so I hope that you understand if I fail, Count Zwein.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I revealed a knowing smile when I heard this before saying, \"Just do what you can. I'm not expecting much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viscount Teomold's smile became wide again when he heard this as he said, \"Of course, of course. I hope to have a long cooperation with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gave a nod without saying anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Viscount Teomold walked away, I looked at him and gave another secret cold laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are people that aren't willing to listen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of all this ore and a connection to the Dwarven Kingdom, who wouldn't be willing to listen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew that he was just trying to keep this secret so he could earn as many benefits as he could off me. At most, he would just tell this to a few other nobles that he was close with so that he could keep the benefits within his group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his thinking was just too small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, there was no way that he and his noble friends would be able to digest all of the ore that I was getting from the Dwarven Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he saw all this ore, if he still didn't tell others, it would be equal to offending me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would have no choice but to spread word of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, it wasn't as if I would just rely on him alone to spread the word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The actions of a small villain really weren't worth paying attention to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Viscount Teomold left, there were other nobles that came forward to talk to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them were talking to me for the same reason, they had all heard about the trade deals with the Dwarven Kingdom and they wanted a slice of it. But when it came to these people, I didn't respond as enthusiastically as I did with Viscount Teomold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them were nobles that I had never met before and they were nobles that didn't have territory near me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no incentive for me to build this relationship with them while I was still trying to take over the area around my territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one stretched their business too wide, there would be holes that would form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once holes formed, there would be the danger of creating gaps and dangers of making mistakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One had to make sure that they kept the core of their business tight so that no one could take advantage of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As such, I gave them all ambiguous responses when they asked me about the ores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear by the looks on their faces that they were unhappy about these responses, but I didn't care at all. I wasn't afraid of them since this was a trade that was backed by both a duke and the king.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they were unhappy, it wasn't as if there was anything that they could do to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I didn't burn the bridge with them completely since I didn't know what Haley wanted to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We couldn't use up all of the ores and it was impossible even if we included all of our neighbours. So we would have to eventually sell these ores to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that before we did, I wouldn't make any commitments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would leave it all the Haley when the time came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After talking to these nobles for a bit, I was finally able to enter the auction house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before entering, I gave Shaka a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave a nod in response to this to show that he had also seen it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were some cloaked figures that had entered from the side entrance while we had been talking to the nobles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were either our targets, or here to do some shady business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was better to keep our eyes on them than to let them leave unnoticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Shaka gave a sign to the driver to let him take care of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver was our link to the fourth prince's forces, so he would pass this message on to the fourth prince for us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the auction house, we were immediately greeted by a beautiful woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, I didn't think that she was here for me, but then she came up right in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave a bow before saying, \"Count Zwein, thank you for coming to our auction house today. I will be your guide for today's auction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that she worked for the auction house and was here to guide me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As we followed her in, I looked over at Shaka.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaka saw me looking over and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What I was asking him was if this beautiful woman was an assassin or a guard and his response was no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as Shaka could tell, she was nothing more than a simple worker for the auction house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beautiful woman led us up a set of stairs and up to a different floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rooms that were on this floor were completely different from the rooms down below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear that this was some kind of VIP space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But we didn't stop there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She led us up another set of stairs and brought us up to an even more luxurious floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was most likely the VVIP area, reserved for only the most important guests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't see how I would be able to make it up here, but I knew why I was here today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the fourth prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the one that had prepared this room for us.\u003C\u002Fp>",1007,"2026-06-03T08:25:27.812Z","2026-06-03T08:25:33.750Z",1,"novelbin.me","cf90ba84536ca7f9b62067b8e7d00fde762d7280b0aa7c383c68cc62cbf808b5","shota-s-isekai-ntr-adventure-chapter-428","shota-s-isekai-ntr-adventure-chapter-426",2237,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshota-s-isekai-ntr-adventure-cover.jpg"]