After leaving the king's study, Shad did not leave the Yodel Palace immediately. Instead, he waited in the waiting room until Director Anros finished his meeting, and then had lunch with his boss at a club in the city.
The director of MI6 acted very cautiously. Under the dim lights of this club, which was ostensibly a laundry, he emphasized the importance of this mission to Shade. The restaurant of the club was a series of booths far apart. It was also one of MI6's bases in the city. The atmosphere and anonymity completely matched the imagination of ordinary citizens about secret agents.
In fact, Shad's mission was not difficult. All he had to do was to monitor the princess of Carsenrick in social situations and observe whether she had contact with special people. In general, the key to this mission was to treat himself as a young gentleman trying to develop a friendly relationship with a foreign princess.
Xia De did not comment on this kind of mission, but he was very curious about what Miss Carina thought of this mission. Director Anlos, who was also in Miss Carina's camp, gave the answer in the club:
"The Duke also supports you in carrying out this mission. If you can gain something, you can do some work next spring. Although it will be a little difficult to go from a knight to a baron, at least your status in the Sixth Office will definitely be different."
It was in Shade's plan to contact Margaret Anjou. After all, he needed a suitable reason to approach Mr. Legins Prisha, who possessed the core spiritual rune of the "Moon of Guidance". Collecting the spiritual light of the other party's core spiritual rune was not something that could be achieved by just shaking hands, so the most correct approach was to get to know the "Moon of Guidance" through the princess.
But no matter what, the delegation has not yet arrived in Tobesk City, and all Shad can do is wait patiently and carefully collect the reimbursement vouchers. Because during this mission, his reimbursement amount has been increased to 1,000 pounds, and if there are special needs, he can apply for more financial support.
After saying goodbye to Mr. Anros that afternoon, Shad lamented the end of his peaceful life, so he did not stay at home to continue reading, but went to Coldwater Harbor with Mia, who was reluctant to leave home.
Coldwater Harbor was still bustling and lively in late autumn, and when Shade was confirming a commission to recycle special coins at the Seven Broomsticks Tavern in the dock area, he heard people here still chatting about Midhill Castle.
It only took a few days for such a major event as God's Descent to spread throughout the material world. Now, three weeks later, the ring wizards have another topic worthy of awe, and from it, they speculate what happened this year.
Throughout the history of the Sixth Era, it was not uncommon for two gods to descend in one year, but they were usually related. Although the moon gods who looked like the Old Gods appeared in Tobesk in midsummer and Midhill Castle in late autumn, the two events did not seem to have any connection.
Since there was a first and second time, there might be a third time. Even though only a few people knew about the Whispering Poems, ring sorcerers everywhere could feel the turmoil in the world.
Xia De was probably taken care of by an unknown goddess today. Not only did he have an extra job with good income at noon, but in the afternoon at the Seven Broomsticks Tavern in Coldwater Harbor, he actually got news on the commission to purchase special coins that he had been waiting for more than three months.
Because Shade had paid a deposit in advance at the tavern, the burly bartender bought the two coins for him. This was a coin Shade had seen before, a clerical-level relic dandelion coin. Blowing gently on it could make the coin fly, and using the coin could call upon any kind of wind that might appear in the local environment.
This coin has a pleasant light blue metallic color and is about the size of a penny. Although there are dandelion patterns on both sides, only one side is engraved with strange words. Those are the words of the legendary elemental creatures - the wind elves.
May the wind take away all my longings.
The two coins cost Shade 124 pounds and 3 shillings. This kind of document-level relic is more valuable because it can amplify any extraordinary power related to wind. Otherwise, the price of an ordinary document-level relic would not be so high.
After Mia saw this kind of coin and "blew it away" last time, she kept blowing air at Shad, so this time Shad did not let the cat touch the coin again, but the cat still recognized this interesting toy.
In a good mood for having bought the coins, he took a carriage to the old lighthouse outside the city. Unexpectedly, Mr. Edmund also brought him better news, and there was more than one piece of good news.
"The special coin you requested."
Mr. Edmund, who had just reached the top of the sea cliff where the old lighthouse was, said this as he walked up the path carrying a bucket and a fishing rod.
Although this old man is the keeper of this old lighthouse, his daily work is actually quite leisurely. He probably spends more time as a black market trader than maintaining the lighthouse.
"Special coins? How many are there?"
Shade asked with a smile. He didn't expect that after the death of the Chosen One, he would be able to find these coins easily. Spending the last blood money a few weeks ago was the right choice now. Using blood money to find blood money would only make him fall into the curse of blood money.
"One. Do you think that specific relic is so easy to find?"
Mr. Edmund said, handing the bucket to Shad to carry, and then opened the lighthouse door. A week ago, the Spiritual Order had contacted the old man, and the Guiding Light Hermitage also gave Sister Defulin valuable information and made a lot of money, so the old man became more friendly to Shad.
Shad, holding Mia, followed Mr. Edmund into the first floor of the lighthouse. The latter walked to the table, opened the drawer, picked up a brown, worn leather bag tied with a hemp rope, and threw it into Shad's hands.
I opened the bag and found a sky blue coin inside. But unlike the dandelion coin I just got, this blue color is not natural and has a lot of artificial traces:
"Poet Level - Coin of Wisdom. Throw this coin into a cup of water and drink the water. You can temporarily improve your wisdom and enhance your talents in certain areas. But when the effect of the coin wears off, it will slightly damage your intelligence. High-frequency use in a short period of time will cause mental disorder. Interestingly, this coin is addictive."
The old man turned his back to Xia De and held the kettle to boil water, sighing:
“Wisdom can be addictive, but who can give up such a great gift?”
Long-term and high-frequency use of the Coin of Wisdom will eventually corrupt the user's soul into a terrifying spirit monster. The monster, named "Wisdom Demon" with whispering elements, usually requires at least one 9th-ring warlock to fight alone.
The coin is about the same size as the dandelion coin, with an unknown bearded old man's head on one side and the words -
Blue is the color of wisdom.
On one side is the equation "One plus one equals two" engraved in ancient mathematical symbols, and below it is written -
The wise do not fall into the river of desire.
Xia De took the coin and looked at the cat he was holding with one hand. After thinking for a while, he decided not to try to use the coin to make Xiaomia smarter.
Why
she asked in the sea breeze that came through the tower door.
"Because this cat is smart enough."
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