He laughed. Then he cried. Then he entered his credit card details.
It took him 90 seconds. ADVISOR-Prime scanned his entire account history. It reclassified the Obsidian Wyrm loot as "Capital Gains (Long-term, due to the dragon’s age)." It deducted his fortress maintenance as "Home Office Expenses (30% of floor space used for tax-related brooding)." It even found a "Loss Carryforward" from the time he’d been scammed by a gnome selling fake magic beans.
Klaus leaned back. The curvature of his spine softened. He smiled.
Those are 40,000 gold pieces. For the DLC. Each.
The DLC downloaded. A new icon appeared on his UI: a small, bespectacled badger wearing a green visor. He clicked it.
The game had finally become fun again.
Within ten minutes, his tax liability was zero. Not only that—he was due a refund of 1,200 gold pieces.
