Chapter 843: Three Coins
After leaving the King's study, Xia De did not immediately leave Yodel Palace. Instead, he waited in the waiting room until Chief Anlos finished his audience, then had lunch with his superior at a club in the city.
The Chief of MI6, Mr. Anlos, was very cautious in his actions. Under the dim lights of this club, which outwardly appeared to be a laundry, he emphasized the importance of this mission to Xia De. The club's restaurant consisted of widely spaced booths, and it was one of MI6's strongholds in the city. Its atmosphere and stealth perfectly matched the average citizen's imagination of a secret agent organization.
Xia De's mission was not particularly difficult. All he had to do was monitor the Carson Rick princess in social settings and observe whether she contacted any special individuals. In short, acting as a young gentleman trying to develop a friendly relationship with a foreign princess was the key to this mission.
Xia De had no comment on the nature of this mission, but he was curious about Miss Jialinna's view on it. Chief Anlos, who was also part of Miss Jialinna's faction, provided the answer at the club:
“The Duchess also strongly supports you undertaking this mission. If you can achieve something, with a little effort next spring, although it will be difficult to go from a Knight to a Baron, at least your status in Six Divisions will definitely change.”
Contacting Margaret Anjou was already part of Xia De's plan. After all, he needed a suitable reason to approach Leikins Prisha, who possessed the core Ling Rune of the Guiding Moon. Collecting the spiritual light of another's core Ling Rune was not something that could be achieved by simply shaking hands. Therefore, meeting the Guiding Moon indirectly through the princess was the most correct approach.
However, no matter what, the delegation had not yet arrived in Tobesk City. All Xia De could do was wait patiently and meticulously collect receipts for reimbursement. This was because his reimbursement limit was increased to 1000 pounds during this mission, and if there were special needs, he could apply for more financial support.
After bidding farewell to Mr. Anlos that afternoon, Xia De sighed at the end of his peaceful life. He did not stay home to continue reading but took Mia, who was reluctant to leave the house, to Coldwater Port.
Coldwater Port in late autumn was still bustling and lively. When Xia De confirmed the commission to recover special coins at the Seven Broomsticks Tavern in the Wharf Area, he heard people still chatting about Middlesburg.
Such a major event as the divine descent spread throughout the material world in just a few days. Now, three weeks later, Ring術士 had another topic worthy of awe, leading them to wonder what exactly was happening this year.
Looking at the entire history of the sixth epoch, it was not unprecedented for two divine descent events to occur within a year, but those were usually related. However, the Tobesk in midsummer and the Middlesburg in late autumn, although both had suspected Old God Moon Gods appear, the two events seemed to have no connection whatsoever.
Since there was a first and a second, there could be a third. Even if the matters of the whispering chapters were still known only to a few, now Ring術士 everywhere could feel the world's turmoil.
Xia De was probably favored by an unknown goddess today. Not only did he get an extra, well-paying job at noon, but in the afternoon at the Seven Broomsticks Tavern in Coldwater Port, the commission he had posted for over three months to acquire special coins actually yielded news.
Because Xia De had paid a deposit in advance at the tavern, the burly bartender bought the two coins directly for him. These were coins Xia De had seen before: the Document-level relic, the dandelion coin. Gently blowing on it could make the coin fly, and using the coin could summon any type of wind that might appear in the local environment.
This type of coin had a pleasant light blue metallic luster, similar in size to a penny. Although both sides had dandelion patterns, only one side was engraved with strange text, which was said to be the language of elemental creatures—the Wind Sprites—
"May the wind carry away all thoughts."
The two coins cost Xia De 124 pounds and 3 shillings. This Document-level relic was quite valuable because it could amplify any extraordinary power related to wind. Otherwise, the price of ordinary Document-level relics would not be so high.
After Mia saw this coin last time and "blew it away," she kept blowing at Xia De. So this time, Xia De did not let the cat touch the coin again, but the cat still recognized this interesting toy.
With the good mood from acquiring the coins, he took a carriage to the old lighthouse outside the city, unexpectedly, Mr. Edmund also brought him even better news, and not just one piece of good news.
“The special coin you wanted.”
Just as he reached the top of the sea cliff where the old lighthouse was located, Mr. Edmund, who was carrying a bucket and a fishing rod and walking up from the small path, said.
Although this old gentleman was the lighthouse keeper of this old lighthouse, his daily work was actually quite leisurely. He probably spent more time as a black market trader than maintaining the lighthouse.
“Special coin? How many?”
Xia De asked with a smile, not expecting that after the matter of the Chosen One of death ended, he would be able to find these coins so easily. Consuming the last of the blood money a few weeks ago seemed like the correct choice now; using blood money to find blood money would only lead to falling into the curse of blood money oneself.
“One. Did you think specific relics were that easy to find?”
Mr. Edmund said, handing the bucket to Xia De to carry, then opening the lighthouse door. A week ago, the Spiritual Cultivation Order had already contacted this old man, and the Guiding Light Hermitage had also given Sister Devlin valuable intelligence and made a good profit, so the old man was even friendlier to Xia De.
Xia De, holding Mia, followed Mr. Edmund into the first floor of the lighthouse. The latter walked to the table, pulled open a drawer, picked up a worn brown leather pouch with a drawstring, and threw it into Xia De's hand.
Opening the bag, inside was a sky-blue coin. But unlike the dandelion coin he had just acquired, this blue was not natural; the artificial traces were very obvious:
“Poet Grade - coin of wisdom. Throw this coin into a water glass, then drink the water. It can temporarily enhance your wisdom and strengthen your talent in certain areas. But when the coin's effect disappears, it will slightly damage your intelligence, and frequent use in a short period will cause mental confusion. What's very interesting is that this coin is addictive.”
The old gentleman, with his back to Xia De, held a kettle and prepared to boil water, sighing:
“wisdom also has an addictive quality, but who can give up such extraordinary talent?”
Long-term, high-frequency use of the coin of wisdom would eventually cause the user's soul to degenerate and corrupt into a terrifying spiritual monster. Such a monster, carrying whisper element and named "wisdom Demon," usually required at least one 9-Ring術士 to contend with alone.
The coin's size was similar to the dandelion coin. One side featured the head of an unknown bearded old man, with the inscription below—
"Blue is the color of wisdom."
One side had the equation "one plus one equals two" engraved with ancient mathematical symbols, with the inscription below—
"The wise do not fall into the river of desire."
Xia De held the coin, looked at the cat he was holding in one arm, thought for a moment, and decided not to try to use the coin to make Mia smarter.
“Why not?”
She asked in the sea breeze that blew through the tower door.
“Because this cat is already smart enough.”
PS: To summarize, Xia De now has two youthful immortality leaves and three special coins. Luvia still has a diviner's silver coin, but Xia De is unwilling to easily use the latter.
