To You, So Noble and Vulgar (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 131

The reason the Alprehi family’s arms business had flourished in the past was partly due to the support of the Duke of Seo, but most of all thanks to the eccentric engineering doctor, Hertio.

Ariana signed a contract with Roburn, a weapons merchant from the empire’s frontier, and brought Hertio to introduce him to Roburn. Since Roburn himself was far from ordinary, he got along splendidly with the eccentric Hertio.

The two joined forces to create various weapons and, before even half a year had passed, began selling a rather high-performance hunting rifle they had developed.

The hunting rifle, engraved with beautiful patterns along its barrel, sold like wildfire. Five percent of the profits earned thus flowed into Ariana’s account.

‘The Duke of Seo won’t recover his financial strength so easily.’

Ingo Alprehi had sent the Duke of Seo an enormous wedding gift in exchange for marrying Helena. Confident in his business—one of the top five in his portfolio—he likely believed he could quickly recoup that sum.

The Duke of Seo used the money from selling Helena’s wedding gifts to put out immediate fires, but his reputation did not recover easily. He even earned the infamous label of “that vile old man who sold his granddaughter off to the likes of the Alprehi family.”

Though the money he received from Ingo might have been enough to appease the victims of the perfume incident, it would have been difficult to cover the secretly diverted state operating expenses as well.

‘Before, with solid funding, he could secretly expand his military forces and even forge deep ties with the Pagarnus faction.’

This time, it wouldn’t be so easy.

‘The Alprehi family will collapse soon too.’

The Alprehi arms business had not always prospered.

Once, faulty weapons caused deaths, forcing a full recall that nearly toppled the business. Back then, it was the Duke of Seo who had managed to contain the crisis.

‘But this time, he won’t be able to. After all, the Duke of Seo himself hasn’t properly extinguished the fire burning at his own feet.’

With his reputation already tarnished by the perfume incident, it was obvious how much further it would plummet if he interfered in his son-in-law’s arms business troubles. The Duke of Seo couldn’t possibly be unaware of this.

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