The gas lamp in the house was very bright, Mia the cat under the lamp was very cute, and Shad in the living room was also very surprised.
Surprised, even when Mia stretched her head to sniff the metal plates, Shade did not stop her.
The pattern on the one shilling note, two intaglio plates and two relief plates, is extremely delicate and realistic. When you rub it with your fingers, you can't feel the roughness of the metal at all. It has a unique feeling of civilization and steam industry.
"Um... ... "
Xia De felt hot all over and itchy on his back in the middle of the night, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead:
"This can't be..."
Looking at the sides of the metal plates again, all four of them were clearly engraved with the letters "Dlarion Kingdom Mint. Top Secret", and below the letters was the coat of arms of the Cavendish family.
"Um... ... "
Xia De put down the four silver-gray metal plates in his hand, then covered his face and rubbed it hard twice:
"Dlarion Kingdom Mint, this is the master plate for printing banknotes."
The gifts given by God's gift box are copies of existing items, so even if Shade's guess is correct, there would be no news of important items missing from the coin house and a nationwide wanted criminal.
Xia De carefully examined the object in his hand under the light again, and then basically confirmed that this was the 1850 edition, but this thing remained in his hand, the standard master version of the shilling banknote.
This gift is quite a trouble.
"I really want more pounds, but just give me the printed version and let me print it myself..."
Not to mention that Xia De was not so poor as to take such a big risk to make counterfeit money. Even if he wanted to do so, he had no idea what material the paper of the banknotes was made of.
"So, this thing is completely useless. Is it used as a table leg at home?"
Xia De thought hesitantly, and then pulled out the cat that had jumped into God's gift box at some point in time.
He looked at the four metal plates on the sofa:
"It's a pity to destroy it... Besides, it's a gift from God, and it's not polite to destroy it rashly. So, why not give it to someone else? I can't keep it. Even if I'm not discovered, it's not pleasant to think about it all day... Leicia will be able to return to Tobesk soon. Giving this to her as a gift after her trip should be a surprise... But is the printing master of the coin a suitable gift for a girl?"
The reason why Miss Carina was not considered to be willing to pay a high price for these things was because Shade was really worried that the witch would use the master templates for printing these banknotes to cause trouble.
Shade believes that Miss Carina is such a person.
After thinking of ways to deal with these tricky "gifts", Shad put God's gift box and the four printing plates back behind the wall of the basement, and then carried the cat back to the second floor through the dark stairs.
The stranger liked the sound of his shoes on the stairs because it reminded him that the big house under his feet belonged entirely to him.
"Well, Leicia will probably like it."
But anyway, Shad didn't plan to tell anyone that he had gotten this thing, not even Dorothy. After all, these four printing plates were, in a sense, more dangerous than relics. Once they were spread out and obtained by someone who really knew how to use them, it would cause great trouble to the country, and Shad's peaceful life would no longer exist.
"But the request for this gift is very simple."
Last week he did laundry for others, and this week he went outside to feed stray cats twice a week. This was not complicated for Shad, as he had cat food at home, and there was no shortage of stray cats in a city like Tobesk.
"Still need to avoid Mia though."
If the cat, which has been getting smarter recently, found out that Shade took its food away to feed the cats outside, it would probably pass out from anger.
"All in all, it was another pretty magical Monday."
This was the last thing Xia De thought about before turning on the gas lamp at the desk, removing the cap of his pen, moving the cat away from the paper in front of him, and starting to write his investigator's report.
(Dorothy is working on her manuscript...)
When I woke up on Monday morning, the sky outside was foggy and I couldn't tell whether the weather was going to be good or it was going to rain.
The pen on the table reflected an even fainter light in the faint morning light, while the owner of the pen stretched lazily, ready to start a new week.
The report submitted to the college last night has received a reply. Professor Garcia seemed to be frightened by the first key, so he stayed up all night waiting for Xia De to deliver the report. He handled all the follow-up of this investigation task overnight and gave his reply to this investigation report.
Because the report was written in a standard way and Shade did not mention encountering a god, the professor gave Shade 5 practical credits as a reward according to the ordinary poet-level key. 3 credits were for basic research, and 2 credits were for Shade's information about the "Dread Fort" and Mr. Riddle's life.
The History Department will conduct a more in-depth investigation into Mr. Riddle and the Dreadfort. Professor Garcia believes that Shad's activities are not this one, so even if he is not in danger, in order to supplement the missing history, this matter must be investigated.
As for Shad himself, his most important task today was not to investigate Mr. Riddle's life, but to buy himself some new furniture.
After all, the house will be renovated starting this week.
Xia De has contacted the Dawn Church, and they will help connect the stairs from the second floor to the third floor during this period, which is what the church originally promised. The workers who will inspect the specific damage on the third floor and carry out the construction will probably come to No. 6 St. Teresa Square after 10 am with the church staff.
Before they arrived, Xia De went out to buy some furniture for himself. He was not looking for high-quality handmade furniture, and if he hadn't saved some money, he would have gone to Old John to find some cheap stuff.
It was just that Xia De had just changed his clothes and was thinking about whether to take the lazy cat out with him when he felt the badge on his chest getting slightly hot:
"Oh? My badge is heating up. There must be a witch nearby."
Before he could go looking for it, there was a knock on the door downstairs, and outside came Miss Tifa Servet in a carriage.
Seeing Xia De opening the door and getting ready to go out, the black-haired maid who got off the carriage asked hesitantly:
"Mr. Hamilton, am I disturbing your plans?"
"Of course not."
Xia De hurriedly shook his head and invited her in:
"I was just going out to buy some furniture."
When going upstairs with the maid, Shade briefly introduced the upcoming construction of the house. Miss Servet nodded to show that she understood. As for the purpose of her coming here, Miss Carina wanted to know from Shade what happened in the Prophet Association last Friday afternoon.
"What happened to the Prophet Association... Oh, it's about the princess getting injured."
If it weren't for the impressive reward Princess Ajelina gave him afterwards, Shade would have even forgotten about it:
"Is there anything wrong with this matter? I think my findings will not be wrong."
Although he was confused, he still told her in detail what happened that day. The black-haired maid said nothing during the whole process. After he finished speaking, she whispered:
"Do you know the identity of the 'murderer' who was 'discovered by the cat'?"
"have no idea."
"She is Prince Saxe's lover."
Shade recalled the age of the girl in the blue dress and couldn't help but frown. Princess Ajelina is now sixteen years old, and most of her friends are of similar age. Even though he knew that this world and this era were different from his hometown, Shade couldn't help but feel malicious towards the prince who broke into the Yodel Palace with weapons:
"So, what's going on."
"The naive girl was deceived by someone with ulterior motives and committed a ridiculous crime in order to rescue her lover."
Tifa said, trying to explain further, but Shade already understood everything:
"In this kind of political turmoil, people who don't understand anything but still get involved are the most likely to be used as guns."
"You seem to understand."
The maid asked with a smile, and Shade immediately shook his head:
"No, no, I don't understand anything. Don't tell me anything else. I don't want to know anything."
The smile on her face became even brighter:
"You really do understand... Well, please don't explain. I will tell the lady your description."
As he spoke, he stood up, and Xia De also stood up to take her downstairs, but the maid looked around and asked again:
"Mr. Hamilton, how much furniture are you short of? Please make a list and it will be delivered to you this afternoon."
"No, no, how can I..."
"There are a lot of spare furniture in the manor, and putting them in the basement will take up space. Besides, a small house like yours doesn't need much furniture. Even if I don't mention it, the young lady will prepare furniture for you after hearing about it. Although I shouldn't presume to judge the relationship between you and the young lady, even when facing a beautiful lady, the young lady rarely takes the initiative to kiss the forehead."
Xia De was actually more curious about whether Miss Carina had kissed the forehead of the beautiful maid in front of him, but he controlled his doubts very well. As for the furniture, he thought about it and did not refuse:
"Please thank Miss Carina for me, and of course, thank you as well. As for the furniture I'm missing..."
He was thinking about the specific number, and the black-haired maid suggested:
"Why don't you take me around the house so I can confirm the size of the room and the decoration style you like, and then I can prepare the furniture for you."
Sometimes, Shade really envied Miss Carina for having such a professional maid.
The maid's unexpected visit saved Shade the time of going to the timber market in the northern part of the city to look at furniture. After seeing her off, seeing that there was still some time before ten o'clock, Shade took the cat to visit Father Augustus at the Dawn Church.
The priest's "Angel Potion" had not yet been made, but he knew that Shade wanted the church's construction team to help connect the stairs today, so he asked:
"By the way, do you need a supervisor?"
"Overseer?"
Xia De didn't understand the meaning of this word for a moment.