"Count Voss, are you suggesting we resort to violence?" Alia's eyes were filled with hostility.

"Your Grace, I didn't intend to challenge you or the Church, but this is a matter concerning me and the Aisin Gioro family... I have some connections with the Archbishop within the Church..."

"Don't use others to intimidate me. Even if the Pope were here, he would not be able to harm Luo Wei." Alia showed no fear towards Voss, and his expression turned unpleasant. He had thought this could be a bargaining chip, but it turned out to be ineffective.

"Alright, Alia, don't scare him." Luo Wei smiled, easing the tension. He didn't plan to resort to violent means.

Voss found it strange. This renowned cold-faced Saintess seemed surprisingly obedient before Luo Wei, appearing as if she had been fed something unusual.

"I say, Count Voss, it's the modern era now; there's no need for constant talk of fighting and killing. We are in a civilized kingdom, can we not be more civilized?" Luo Wei said with a smile, but there was a hint of coldness in his words.

What does this person want?

"But if Count Voss really wants to resort to violence, I don't mind accompanying him." Luo Wei smiled as frost, formed by the ice attribute magic, silently penetrated the ground, forming ice layers beside Voss. If he got any closer, Voss would probably become a human popsicle.

Voss could indeed take such an action and retrieve what was rightfully his. But he didn't plan to do so. If a count were killed, the kingdom wouldn't turn a blind eye. They would send wave after wave of people to seek revenge on Luo Wei, and that would just turn into a tower defense game. Tower defense isn't interesting at all.

This was not the kind of scenario Luo Wei wanted to play.

"Fourth... fourth-tier magic..." It seemed like he was only creating some ice layers, but considering factors such as temperature, generation speed, and magic concentration... at the very least, this was the level of a fourth-tier mage.

Voss had never imagined that a little-known Viscount Luo Wei would possess such power. He involuntarily swallowed, feeling a dry throat.

"What... what do you plan to do?" Voss started to feel hesitant. He suddenly realized that he had underestimated Luo Wei. He was actually confronting him without any bodyguards around.

If things went wrong, he might end up in a bad situation. Although afterwards this Luo Wei would certainly be captured by the kingdom and sentenced to death, Voss didn't want to exchange his life for it. He hadn't enjoyed enough wealth, enough women. He was still hoping to have a chubby child born to him this year.

"Count Voss, I just want to ask, do you still want to confront me head-on?"

Voss remained silent, then clapped his hands, causing some commotion outside.

"Alright, I have ordered everyone to leave. If you don't believe me, you can go out and see for yourself," Voss said, and Luo Wei didn't doubt him. He quickly withdrew his magic, and the ice layer dissolved on the ground as if nothing had happened, aside from some moisture.

This seemingly casual action made Voss sigh repeatedly, also confirming that Luo Wei was not bluffing.

"Well then, Count Voss, let's talk about business." Luo Wei's mouth curved upwards cunningly, like a fox. Gambling, he did have some knowledge about it.

"I know that even if you return the items to me this way, you won't be satisfied. So how about we try a different approach?"

"What approach?" Voss eagerly asked.

"Gambling! You like gambling, don't you? Well, I'll gamble with you. This time, let Alia, let the Saintess be the witness. They say a legitimate contractual agreement cannot be reneged upon. How about that?"

Voss found himself tempted by what Luo Wei said. Leaving aside everything else, when it came to "gambling," Voss had full confidence and talent.Otherwise, he wouldn't be a well-known professional gambler among the aristocrats, even being called the "Gambling Saint" wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Yet, Luo Wei actually wanted to challenge him in this aspect?

If he could win, then Voce would almost be guaranteed. Once the contract was signed, even if they ended up in the Kingdom Court, the other party couldn't go back on their word.

But there was one thing that Voce was afraid of, Luo Wei personally brought it up, which always made him feel somewhat strange.

"What's wrong? The renowned Count Voce, known for gambling, are you afraid?"

"The provocation won't work on me, but... are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious. Whoever speaks falsehoods is Akuya."

Luo Wei nodded.

"But in what way should we gamble? I'll let you decide."

"... "

After careful consideration, Voce ultimately didn't want to miss this opportunity. If it were to escalate to the Kingdom, he wouldn't have much advantage, and he could even be convicted for privately inciting gambling. But if he won this time, it would be different.

"How do you want to gamble?"

"Very simple, we'll play Landlord."

Luo Wei grinned and had Alia take out the deck of 54 cards that had become popular worldwide.