After hearing Father Andre's advice to Shade, President Stan immediately said:
"I think other compensation is fine, 200 pounds, plus some others, let me think about it... Are you interested in the newly released Rhodes Cards 'Old World Minerals' series?"
This was a hint to Xia De, but Xia De was still hesitant. Of course, it wasn't that he didn't agree with the deal or that he wanted more, it was just to show some restraint.
The president and vice-president of the Prophet Association, as well as the old priest of Dawn Church, were all considerate of Shade's "hesitation", so they either drank a cup of tea or sorted out documents with his secretary.
The grand office suddenly became quiet. Little Mia raised her head and looked at Shade. Shade looked at the stained glass window, then reached out and slowly stroked the cat:
"I hope......"
People all looked at him:
"Don't let others know about this transaction... In a few months, no, at the end of the year, I will explain this matter to Miss Carina, and I hope she can forgive me."
He tried his best to show a guilty expression. President Stan lowered his head and pushed up his glasses. Father Andre comforted him softly:
"This is not an insult to your reputation, Mr. Hamilton. Only by having the courage to admit mistakes can you better make up for mistakes that cannot be changed."
"A piece of lifetime ownership of the founding series, 200 pounds in cash, plus a piece of [Old World Minerals Cavill Gem Mine] in exchange for the Teardrop Crystal in your hand."
President Stein concluded:
"I guess that's okay, Mr. Hamilton, which card do you want to pick?"
"Origination·Knowledge."
Shade said without hesitation that he suspected that if he chose "Founder Destiny", other things would happen in Tobesk:
"Will I give this crystal to you now?"
He pointed to the wooden box on the table.
President Stan glanced at Father Andre:
"No, no, this crystal will be placed in your hands first. We will send someone to take it away when the time is right. Yes, when the time is right. However, please do not tell anyone about this crystal. Put it in this box.
Just put it in and put it away. Of course, there is no need to be too nervous. In fact, except for our Prophet Association, it does not have much value to others."
The most outstanding diviner in Tobesk picked up the lead box placed at his feet. Although the [Wise Man's Pyroxene] is not a relic in the strict sense (note), it cannot be placed casually:
"As for [Original Knowledge], because that card is still at the association's southern headquarters, it will take half a month to a month to be sent to Tobesk, but I think there will be no problem before the end of this year. You know
, it is winter now, and the heavy snow weather makes steam train transportation extremely dangerous."
President Stan said, and asked Father Andre to get pen and paper, and draft the contract for this transaction with Shade, as well as the documents regarding the ownership of [Creation Knowledge]. While the contract was being re-drafted, Vice President Yudi
Mr. Te went to the Prophets Association and invited the association's accountant and lawyer, and withdrew 200 pounds in cash from the financial department.
"and this."
Mr. Judith pushed a palm-sized flat wooden box to Shade. On the back of the wooden box was the back pattern of the Rhodes card "Sun, Moon and Stars", and on the front was the Ouroboros symbol of the Prophet Association. This kind of wooden box
, is a professional Rhodes card box sold by the Prophet Association, but because it is extremely expensive, only a few particularly wealthy players will buy it.
Now in that box is a whole new set of Rhodes cards. In addition to the special rule card [Old World Minerals·Cavill Gem Mine] that was just promised to Shade, there are also two special cards that belong to the [Old World Minerals] series.
deck of playing cards.
"As you know, unless there are celebrations, commemorations, or joint activities with major kingdoms, the Prophet Association does not actively sell or give away any special rule cards. It just puts the special rule cards into decks and waits for people to do so.
Go buy it. This is the association's rule to prevent the association from arbitrarily manipulating the flow of special rules cards."
This middle-aged man who looked quite shrewd said with a smile:
"So, we are not breaking the rules to provide you with special cards, we are just giving you a deck. As for the content of the deck, it depends on your own luck."
"I see."
Shade played with the exquisite card box, and then looked at the new set of cards. The feel and smell of the new cards were different from the old cards. The special ink smell, like brand-new parchment, was very exciting.
joyable mood.
There are three playing cards with special card faces. The card faces are an aerial view of the corresponding mining area, showing the appearance of the famous minerals of the Old World on a small card face. As for the card with the suit color of "Sun 13" [Old World Minerals Cavill
Gem Mine], its rules are also quite interesting:
[If this card is the fourth card when this card is drawn, the card point can be adjusted between 12 and 13.]
Compared with other cards that can only adjust the card value by "rolling a specific number on the 20-point dice", the requirements of this card are relatively simple. But under the rules of 21 points, the point of the fourth card drawn is "13 points"
", which means that there is a considerable possibility that the card will be destroyed directly. Therefore, although the adjustment between 13 and 12 is not completely useless, it is not very effective. Maybe it can be drawn dozens of times before it can really play a role.
“Very interesting rules.”
Shade said with a smile, and then continued to admire the other two cards with special cards.
The new contract and the documents regarding the ownership of [Creation·Knowledge] were quickly drawn up. The Prophet Association had actually prepared it for a long time. At this time, it was just writing out the prepared terms.
President Stan handed the pen to Shade and said very seriously:
"Mr. Hamilton, after you sign this name, [Creation·Knowledge] will be completely yours before you fall asleep."
"Yes, and you can take this beautiful blue gem at any time."
Shade nodded and wrote "Shade Suellen Hamilton" at the end of the two documents.
Under the witness of the priest, the two hands were held together. Although everyone was satisfied with the transaction, Shade thought that he was probably the most satisfied one.
After discussing the transaction, the gentlemen of the Prophet Association had to return to Silver Cross Avenue. Shade did not leave immediately, but wanted to talk to Priest August about the matter.
The priest happened not to be in the church today. He was arranged by Bishop Owen to take the young priests of the church to deliver some things to the slums in the north of the city. However, he would be back within half an hour, so Shade was not in a hurry to leave.
Seeing that little Mia was still curious about the heavy snow outside, he took the cat outside again. This time he tried to let little Mia run by herself. The always lazy cat rarely stepped on the snow outside.
It wandered around for a while, but soon lost interest, meowing and asking Shade to pick it up.
It is worth mentioning that Shade was curious about whether little Mia would try to lick the snow, but the smart cat just lowered his head and sniffed it, with no intention of sticking out his tongue.
In short, when Priest Augustus stepped out of the carriage, he happened to see Shade standing on the church steps next to the marble pillars looking at the snow.
He invited Shade into the church without asking him the purpose of coming here. The two of them chatted about various activities in the Dawn Church before the end of next month, and they didn't start until they returned to Priest August's own room.
Talk about business.
"Wednesday's affairs have been dealt with. [Wise Man's Pyroxene] was used to make a deal with the Prophet Association, and the target of the transaction was the Rhodes card [Origination·Knowledge]."
"It doesn't surprise me at all."
The old priest held the teacup and said that the room he allocated in the church was not large, but the interior decoration was quite classical and religious.
"Speaking of which, I haven't asked yet, why did you come to see me on Wednesday night?"
Shade asked, holding the tired cat in his arms. He had no time to ask that night and just passed out.
"This is a surprise."
The priest smiled, stood up, opened the drawer on the side of the desk, and took out a white round badge:
"Look at this."
This is a bone product. The priest himself carved the same skull pattern on both sides of the medallion.
【Outlander, you have come into contact with a "miracle".】
"Didn't you say that although you like badges that are easy to carry, you already have one? Now, try stacking two badges together."
The old priest said with some pride, so Shade overlapped this white bone round badge with the "Witch Detection Badge". The latter was a silver round badge with patterns of thorns, lion heads and azaleas.
, Shade will automatically generate heat when he encounters a witch. Apart from venturing into the past, this silver round emblem will never leave Shade.
When the two came into contact, the bone round emblem slowly "melted" on the emblem with the coat of arms of "Duchess of Saladil". The melted bones wrapped the silver round emblem, and finally in the round emblem
A thin ring of white bone forms on the outside.
At this time, the size of the "Witch Detection Badge" has almost not changed, but the weight is a little heavier. The thin white bone edge wrapping the edge of the silver round badge is decorated with dark patterns of elderflowers, making this badge look more sophisticated.
Exquisite.
"This is indeed convenient to carry, but is it made of angel bones?"
Shade was surprised by this, and the priest nodded reservedly:
"Yes, although I am collecting those bones, all I actually need is the power of the bones. The lack of some fragments has no impact. I made use of the ancient knowledge, used the angel bones as materials, and added them to my work in St. Byrons.
I made this badge with the little skills I learned. But I want to remind you that after the fusion, you can only separate out the bone round badge again by destroying your original badge."
Priest Augustus recognized the pattern on the silver badge pendant worn by Shade as the coat of arms of the duchess, but he did not point it out.
"It doesn't matter. The props you made should be considered magical items, right? It's really amazing."
Although there are materials, the fact that it can really be made is a testament to the craftsmanship of the old priest.
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ps: As mentioned before, [Wise Man's Pyroxene] is a relic derivative. It can only be produced by relics or special existences related to the ancient god [Secret Master].