Chapter 294 Red Sand Slab
"Can I waste a moment of your time, you two?" Harold walked up to Gabriel and Jade and said with a smile.
Jade looked at the young man in front of her with curiosity. He had a fair complexion and wore a long cloak, which was completely different from the attire of a desert man.
From the city? From the caravan? To entrust us with the protection of the caravan?
Jade thought with interest.
"Please go ahead." Gabriel nodded.
Knowing that his silent refusal would not make him back down, he did not play deaf and dumb any longer.
Harold: "I would like to entrust you to escort our caravan - don't rush to refuse, I think my reward is enough to impress you."
Gabriel had actually given a negative answer in his heart, but after hearing what Harold said, out of politeness, he did not refuse immediately, but stood there quietly waiting for the next step.
What will the reward be? Money alone is useless. Last time, the scholar gave so much, ten times the normal escort mission, but my father didn't give in. He has a stubborn temper.
Jade looked calm, but her curiosity was aroused. She wanted to know if Harold could convince her father.
She knew nothing about her father's past, but she had always been fascinated by the mysterious desert area that she had never set foot in. Now might be the closest she has ever been to there.
"How about red sand slabs?" Harold said calmly.
Red sand slab?
Jade muttered to herself, she had never heard of such a thing. She looked up at Gabriel, but was shocked to find that her usually calm father had changed his expression.
"Dad, do you know what this stone slab is? Is it something important?" Jade asked.
Gabriel murmured “hmm” softly.
"The Red Sand Slab is said to be the key to opening the palace gate where the Red King's secret treasure is buried. I think every believer of the Red King cannot resist its temptation." Harold said as if talking to himself.
This sentence seemed to explain the "Red Sand Slate" to Jade, but in fact it was to add a layer of rationality to the bargaining chip he offered, telling Gabriel that he used the "Red Sand Slate" as a reward because of their identities, in order to dispel his doubts.
Because the red sand slabs and the golden dreamland are not only the spiritual home for Gabriel as a believer of the Red King, but also the unfinished research project of his late wife Yufei. They are clues to the secret treasure of the Red King that his former friend and current enemy who killed his wife, Mesal, have been pursuing. It is bound to attract Mesal's attention, so it is also a signal to get to know Mesal.
It should be said that in the eyes of Gabriel now, the latter accounts for even more than the former. In the original plot of the game, Gabriel and Jade accidentally received the commission from Yufei's relative, Tirzad.
The scholar named Tirzad had to pick up his relative's unfinished research and head to the desert because of his lack of ability. After coming into contact with "Master", Gabriel and Jade, he spoke the truth after drinking and revealed the origin of the stone tablet, which of course could not avoid its previous owner, Youfei.
Tirzad was quite resentful about Youfei's choice, saying that she, a scholar with great potential and high hopes in her family, actually abandoned her family and eloped with a wild boy from the desert.
Gabriel did not say anything at the time, but when Tirzad said that the Red King was a tyrant and the slate he picked up might have no meaning at all, Gabriel, contrary to his usual style, ridiculed him for his shallow thinking and suggested that he should give up his academic path as soon as possible.
Even Jade was puzzled by her father's reaction: she felt that he was going too far by denying the efforts and suffering of a scholar.
When Harold read this plot, he felt that Gabriel's anger stemmed from Tirzad's assertion that the Red King was a tyrant. This was indeed difficult for the Red King's followers to accept. It was no different from scolding Jesus in front of Christians. Gabriel just made a few sarcastic remarks, which was considered a good temper.
But after learning about Youfei's experience back then, he felt that the reason why Gabriel was angry was because Tirzad said that the stone slab left by Youfei had no research value and said many discouraging words. His sarcasm was also meant to provoke him. In his heart, he wanted to complete this research for Youfei, so Tirzad, the current owner of the stone slab, must cheer up.
Reviewing this plot again, Harold couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Fate is so wonderful. When they first met, Tirzad would never have thought that the two bodyguards he hired, one was a wild boy who kidnapped the best scholar in their family, and the other was their illegitimate daughter.
If Tirzad had known this from the beginning, the traveler and his emergency food would have heard him cursing "evil desert people" at the beginning of the "Golden Dreamland" mission.
"Do you want to accept this commission, Dad?"
Jade put her hands on her hips and gave Gabriel a consulting look. She was eager to try. Although she had always lived with her father and had no sense of belonging to the Red King, she could see that her father's performance this time was unusual. She thought that this stone slab must be a very important thing.
If you want to do it, just do it. Why is Dad hesitating? Is he still worried about me? I am very strong. Even adults are no match for me. Dad knows that. Jade thought.
After a moment of silence, Gabriel said, "Can you change the commission, or are you willing to sell the slate to me?"
Harold shook his head: "You know, we are now facing the threat of the 'God King's Legacy'. I hired you to solve the urgent problem. Otherwise, I would not have taken the red sand slab as an exchange.
For scholars, the temptation of the Red King's treasure is huge. Undoubtedly, those who crack its secret will be rewarded by the Council of Magisterium, and it is not impossible to be promoted directly from Diliyeshi to Hebanda. "
Harold was talking nonsense in a serious manner. In fact, he had no interest in the red sand slabs. Having gone through the plot, he already knew that the Golden Dream was to put the Red King's followers into eternal sleep.
In the words of the Blue Planet, euthanasia.
Harold has no such plans now.
He doesn't even have the red sand slate, but it's not a big problem. After returning to the rainforest, let Dolly find Yufei's family and spend some money to buy the slate back. After Yufei's death, no one cares about this research. A scholar with mediocre talent like Tirzad can easily get it, so it shouldn't be difficult for Dolly.