Chapter 301: The Gold Rally
Chapter 301: The Gold Rally (Part )
"You are right. Those things that look like dolls are actually living creatures. Those miniature manors are also real manors."
After picking up the purse that fell on the ground and throwing it to Leon, the lazy young man explained:
"The true god of the Scale Gold Cult is a very pragmatic god. Although he also likes the faith offered by humans, he prefers believers to practice his own ideas rather than kneeling and bowing. In simple terms, it is things like 'wealth', 'exchange', 'value', 'commercial behavior', etc.
Therefore, the gathering of the Scale Gold Cult is more like a trade fair with no taboos than a gathering.
Believers and followers of the true God will come here to buy and sell what they can trade, which is a kind of alternative prayer, and everyone invited to the gathering will receive a temporary purse containing a large amount of conceptual currency for shopping. "
“Conceptualized currency?”
"It's just... um... this is a little difficult to explain. Why don't you open this purse and I'll give you an example."
"Ah, okay."
Following the method taught by Senior Tom, Lyon reached out and touched the cat paw badge on his chest, and then touched the same badge on the seal of his purse. The purse in Lyon's hand then opened automatically, revealing a pile of colorful and strange currencies inside.
"Wow, you have quite a lot of 'property'!"
After taking a look at Lyon's bulging purse, the lazy young man raised his eyebrows in surprise, then pointed at the golden coin on top and said:
"Look here, on the front of these conceptual currencies, there are patterns such as hearts, swords, holy grails, crosses, and tarot cards, representing emotions, strength, health, faith, secrets and other valuable things.
For example, the scepter pattern on the front of this coin represents the power that can be used for trading, and the lion on the back of the coin should refer to the lion heart emblem of the Ryan family.
So if I'm not mistaken, this coin represents your status as the Duke of Lionheart, and if you want, you can use it to purchase goods in the assembly square.
And whoever gets this coin can replace you as the Duke of Lionheart of the kingdom... This is what I mean by 'conceptualized currency'."
what? !
After hearing what the lazy young man said, Leon was shocked and asked in disbelief:
"Can the Scale Gold Cult even do something like this?"
"Of course they can."
The lazy young man raised his eyebrows and said:
“Don’t underestimate the power of wealth. The concept of wealth is not limited to humans. From a nest of ants to the demons in the abyss, wealth is a very important concept for all species with social structures.
So even though the True God of the Golden Cult is not good at fighting and cannot beat our director in a head-on duel, his status is not low and he can be considered a very powerful True God. It is not difficult for him to do this."
"But... this is already considered using 'anomalies' to interfere with the kingdom. Shouldn't our Cleanup Bureau be responsible for this?"
"Of course we have to supervise it. Transactions involving dukes are definitely not allowed. But if it's a low-level transaction with little impact, and the royal family doesn't come to raise any objections, most branches are not willing to deal with it."
After opening his purse and taking a look, the lazy young man continued to explain while pulling Leon towards the center of the square:
"The Scale Gold Sect is a relatively mild sect. Even if they cause trouble, they rarely go too far. Moreover, their abilities are very special, allowing the cleaners to easily obtain some useful items, or repair the lifespan and limbs lost during the mission. Therefore, most of the branches turn a blind eye to this sect. Only when they obviously cross the line will they start to wipe them out severely, warning them not to go too far.
For example, if a fool took your coin and didn't go to the Scales of Gold to exchange it, but wanted to use it himself and become the Duke of Lionheart, then the Scales of Gold would be in big trouble...
Oh, by the way, is there anything you want? As long as it's not too expensive, I can buy it for you. "
What I want... Wait! Aren't we here to save people? Why are you still shopping?
……
"Senior Tom!"
Faced with the lazy young man's sudden shopping proposal, Leon, who was worried about Emma's safety, couldn't help but whispered:
"At the moment, Senior Emma is still in danger, and we don't know how long she can hold out under the hands of the Snake Spirit. Should we go look for her first?"
"Don't worry, we are looking for her now."
After pointing at the Colosseum-like building in the center of the square, the lazy young man lowered his head to select goods from the shelves while explaining without moving his lips:
"Do you see that hollow circular building? We are now just outside the gathering place of the Golden Cult. That is the core area of the gathering place, and only there can Emma be trapped.
The badges we two got are just the most basic believer badges. We need to complete enough "consumption" in the periphery to upgrade these two badges before we can be qualified to enter the core area, so buying things is equivalent to looking for her. "
After buying most of the messy things on the stall amid the surprised look of the roadside vendor, the lazy young man turned around and smiled at Leon, then comforted him in a gentle tone:
“I know you have a good relationship with Emma, so I’m worried about her, but you’d better not worry about it.
Although I am also a first-level cleaner, I am not the type with outstanding combat power like Emma. Most of the anomalies I possess are functional, with almost no frontal combat capability, and I do not have the ability to kill the Holy Spirit under siege.
So for now, it is best for us not to act rashly, but to retain this identity and try not to alert the high-ranking officials of the Scale Gold Cult, and sneak into the core area of the gathering place first... Come on, go and choose the things first, and then I will help you pay."
"Okay...but you pick the items, senior, and I'll pay!"
After thinking about the meaning of the money in the purse, Leon suggested:
"To me, this duke status is of no value. If you need to use currency such as health or strength to buy something here, it would be better for me to pay, so as not to affect your performance in the future."
"No, I have more money than I can spend!"
After looking at Leon in surprise, the lazy young man shook his head to reject his proposal, then opened his purse and showed it to Leon.
Damn, why are there so many? ! ! !
"I was ready before we walked in."
Under Leon's surprised gaze, the lazy young man, whose purse was piled high with coins of various colors, said confidently:
"Do you remember the ceremony that took place before I entered? The set of copper weights, a small silver mirror, and two gold teeth as the main materials is a wealth secret ritual called 'The Law of the Balance'.
From the moment the secret ritual takes full effect, the next person who gives me money will have her property divided equally with me, and the next person who gives me money happens to be the one whose badge was made by the cat spirit of the Scales of Gold Cult.
Therefore, during the three hours that the Law of the Balance lasts, I can use the wealth of the cat spirit of the Scale Gold Cult at will. If we were not worried about being discovered if we took too much, we could even buy everything here!"
(End of this chapter)