A Brewtiful Life: A Cozy Fantasy LitRPG (Beers and Beards Book 2) by JollyJupiter

Author:JollyJupiter [JollyJupiter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2024-04-02T00:00:00+00:00

We moved into the Goldstone clan library. It’d once been a rather sparse space with some paintings, a single long table, and a set of chairs. Now it had books filling every wall, along with gold picture frames, a couple sets of plush couches, and a pair of kegs and tankards up against the wall.

Annie’s breath drew in as she looked around.

“Looks just like it used ta, doesn’t it?” John said, a pleased smile on his lips. He went and filled a set of tankards. “New Brew. I know ya hate the old stuff, Pete.”

I chuckled. “Not a fan of the new stuff either, to tell tha truth.”

“Well, more for us then. Take a seat, you two.”

We sat and drank in silence for a minute. Annie looked around the room in wonder, and I admired some of the books on the wall. I was going to talk to Richter about moving our tutoring sessions here. The library was great, but it was always kind of hard to concentrate with so many people around.

“Alright, the bet,” John began. “I don’t think you two really realize it yet, since you’ve been pouring so much gold into expanding and what-not, but you’ve already brought our sales up to what they were before the whole mess with the exploding tanks and the layoffs.”

She blinked. “I… don’t know what the previous numbers were. Are they really that high?”

“Aye. And if you add the money coming in from Whistlemop, it’s much higher.” He looked my way.

“I have an amount of gold that may or may not require scientific notation.” I smirked.

The two gave me blank looks. Annie rolled her eyes.

“What’s–” John began, but she cut him off.

“What does that have to do with you putting the clan’s coffers on a bet, John!? How could you!?”

“You did it once already, remember?” He said off-handedly, and her mouth snapped shut. “Besides, we didn’t have much in the coffers to begin with. At the current rate we would’ve doubled it within a year. This was an opportunity ta make a lot more with one giant bet.”

I squinted. “How much more?”

John’s grin turned feral. “It’ll take the casino a while ta pay me back. After Bran lost all that time and bought a buncha fish, nobody expected him to win.”

Annie and I blanched at that. I resolved to go find out what the return had been. A hundred to one? Two hundred? If he’d put down a whole year of clan finances… my eyes widened.

“I’ve been out and about tha last week buying all the stuff we had to sell over the past few decades to make ends meet. I couldn’t get all of it, but most sold it back at what they bought it for. Folk are always happy when a clan gets back on its feet. Georgie cost a bit extra to get back, but I had to. You’ll be needing him.”

“That’s… next time, please tell me first, John,” Annie sighed.

“I was hopin’ to surprise you.”

“I’m definitely surprised.”

“Which brings me to the next bit of news.

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