The old priests still had the same professional 'kind' smiles, neither agreeing nor rejecting. Maybe it was because the sound from the silk bag was quite clear and not heavy at all. This meant that the number of coins was a bit small, so they were not impressed.
These old guys.
Lin went directly to the second step and poured out the coins from the silk bag. They were more than ten golden Gewana Empire double-sided Kir (gold coins), which made everyone's eyes shine.
The coins of the Gowana Empire are round in appearance and engraved with the symbols of the casting period on the edges. One side is a portrait of the emperor during the casting period, and the other side is a stamp representing the tulips of the imperial family. The fineness of the casting fully reflects the imperial casting
Technical excellence.
Compared with the coins minted by other countries, it may be that a piece of gold is burned until it is soft, and then the pattern is stamped out like a seal. Most of them are single-sided and will not be deliberately rounded, but only have enough weight.
Ugly is ugly, but compared to problems with casting technology, the quality of coins is more important than their appearance.
Midi does not have alloy technology, so the quality of coins is based on the degree of purification of the metal, but it is impossible to purify it to 100% pure gold, pure silver, or pure copper. Not only because it is impossible, but also because the purity is too high.
The metal is soft, and after it is cast into coins, it cannot withstand a few uses, and it may turn into a lump of gold that no one can recognize. Therefore, the decision-making process depends on the conscience of the minter.
The coins of several major empires are of good quality and beautifully minted. Even if you want to use other metals with similar colors to make counterfeit coins, it is of course very difficult to imitate them. This is also a coin minted by the Gwana Empire, and it will be called good.
The reason for the currency.
Most of the coins minted by other countries are just coins, or even bad coins that most people disdain to use. In terms of use, these coins and bad coins may not be regarded as "one" coin in other places except in the country where they were minted.
To use it, you need more money to buy something at a certain price, and you may even be banned from using it.
Although mathematics has begun to spread in the Lost World in recent years, there is still no general understanding of the "exchange rate" of money, bad currency and good currency - there is no such term in the Lost World. Businessmen still have no common understanding when trading.
, when encountering coins that are not good coins, we should still use the past practice of bidding purely based on our feelings, or else not accepting it.
Under the current economic system of Lost Land, the purchasing power of the dozen or so Gwana Empire gold coins that Lin took out is amazing. Regardless of the magician's different perception of spending money from ordinary people, after all, the price of magic materials is not close to the people at all.
These more than ten gold coins are enough to feed and clothe a family in this temple for a whole year, so don't waste it.
So after seeing the gold coins of the Gewana Empire in the silk bag that was not heavy at all, even the old priests who had seen the world, their eyes lit up.
The children even ran to the table. All the children, big and small, clung to the edge of the table. While looking at the gold coins, they exclaimed in a milky voice: "Is this Kir? It's the first time I've seen it."
Hey, this is the temple of the Goddess of Gold Coins. A group of little kids said they saw "gold coins" for the first time. How miserable they must have been.
The little girl Lucretia seemed to not believe it. She actually clasped her hands in her fists and lowered her head to pray. Then there was a magical shot, which was shot on the coins scattered on the table! Under the power of the gods,
, the gold coin emits a pure white light and looks holy and flawless.
"Wow, it's really Keir." The girl, who seemed like she had never seen money in her life, exclaimed in admiration with her eyes shining.
"Wait a minute, what was that magical skill just now?" Lin asked curiously.
The oldest old priest replied: "It is a kind of identification technique, but it can only be used to identify the quality of coins. The whiter it is, the better the quality is, and the darker it is, it is not good. Whether it is Kir (gold), Jiang Ming (gold) Either silver) or damba (copper) will do. The white light just like before means that it is a Kir made by the empire."
Wow, there is such a magic. Someone has been wandering around in the world for more than 20 years, and I just found out about it today. The point is that this magic is very good and will be of great use in the future. It just needs to be modified.
To put it simply, when someone comes to the door with coins, they regard all the coins as "one" coin, or after the color is appraised, they just call out an exchange rate as merchants are used to.
If you want to formulate a credible exchange rule, what is the basis? The free conscience of the forensic priest? This approach is no different from asking for death and is absolutely undesirable. At this time, this magic can come in handy, but It needs to be more detailed. To put it bluntly, it means converting the identification results into data.
However, the details of divine magic can only be discussed with His Majesty. When priests use divine magic, at most they show a person's sophistication or inexperience in the timing and method of use. However, the effects of divine magic are the same, not Mortals can change.
After appraising the quality of the Kir given by Lin, the indifferent attitude of the old priests softened somewhat. At least under the eager gaze of a group of children, they could not restrain themselves and gave away the money they had almost received. Rejection. What’s more, the purpose of the money is not to make them violate their conscience and do some blasphemous behavior. So the oldest priest thought about it and said:
"Your Majesty the Magician, you said you wanted to offer something as a sacrifice, but I don't know what it is?"
Although the age of the old gods has gone away, the new gods that have come to power in the past thousand years, except for a few who have special requirements for offerings, most of the gods don't really care about the content of the offerings. They are not demons and need blood food or food. Soul. The gods care more about the thoughts that come with the offerings.
Some people are really pious and are willing to dedicate their most precious things to the gods; but some people regard offerings as a bargaining chip. For example, magicians sacrifice to the eight lords of power during meditation rituals. The offerings belong to the latter situation.
But not everything can be sacrificed. Every god still has its restricted areas. If you violate these taboos, the punishment imposed by the gods is relatively light, but you are afraid of injuring other people, such as the priest who presides over the ceremony. of……
Therefore, when the old priest asked this question, he also wanted to ensure that the offerings of the magician in front of him would not violate the taboos of His Majesty in the sky, and then make him angry.
In fact, asking this also implies that he agreed to the magician's request and was just doing the final check. Of course, Lin was not dissatisfied with the result. He took out another silk bag from his arms and took out a red The Brilliant Magic Stone was placed on the table and pushed forward.
The offerings to the gods of Midi continue to some extent the traditions of the old god era. Sacrificial offerings are considered to be quite high-standard offerings, followed by works of art made of precious metals such as gold and silver.
I don’t know whether it’s because the magic materials are in great demand and cannot be used as sacrifices to the gods, or it’s because the big bosses in the sky don’t look down on the magic materials that humans can offer. And I don’t know.
Or maybe it's too precious, and neither magicians nor ordinary nobles would be willing to give away such precious things.
In short, it is quite rare to take a magic stone as an offering. Almost normal people would not do it, but the magician in front of him did it.
The old priest picked up the magic stone and looked at it carefully. It was in the shape of a hexagonal column with two pointed awls. Once he grasped it, the two ends of the awl protruded slightly. This is the standard cut of the magic stone. It is said that the magic stone cut in this way is
It is the easiest way to release the power contained in the magic stone. However, such a magic stone is not a work of art that can be placed on the altar of the gods.
The old priest did not directly reject the object in his hand, but planned to ask for clarification before replying. So he asked: "Your Excellency, this offering is...?"
"Sir, you don't think that I just offer a magic stone. What I offer is the most precious thing for magicians, which is our knowledge." Lin nodded his head confidently and added: "
The messages stored in it can be opened with the browser magic stone. I believe that simple little magic can't trouble His Majesty in the sky."
The old priest still did not agree. He asked carefully: "Your Excellency, I wonder if I can read the content first."
I ask this more because I am afraid that the content recorded in the magic stone, even if it is not blasphemous, is still related to personal privacy. No matter what it is, it is definitely not a good idea to rashly offer it to His Majesty in heaven.
Although Lin didn't understand the old priest's real thoughts, he didn't understand such worries. For example, before time travel, if someone wanted to pass a note to the leader above him through him, or send a letter, he would also worry about the content.
Is there any nonsense? Don't fail to sell the favor, but lead yourself into the ditch. So Lin made a "please" gesture, indicating that he would let the old priest check the content.
After receiving the permission, the priests did not pretend to be reserved. Several of them took out their browser magic stones, skillfully opened the water mirror screen, and used their magic stones to touch the red brilliance magic stone that Lin was about to offer.
, read its contents.
The content is about the establishment and operation model of an organization, and it is related to money. After a cursory reading, the priests cannot say that they appreciate or reject it. Although it feels that if the organizational structure described in the content of the material can be established, it should be a good thing.
But they are all quite old, and their acceptance of new things is not that fast.
However, these judgments should not be made by them. At least the content of the magic stone does not have the kind of words that would offend the gods, so I just presented it. Several old priests looked at each other and understood each other's meaning.
"Lu, take the other children to tidy up the altar and prepare for a sacrifice." The old priest directly instructed the girl who stayed in the church and was mainly responsible for taking care of the young children. After saying that, the priests also got up and went to do the sacrifice.
their own preparations.
Lin then asked: "Everyone, I wonder if I can stay and watch the ceremony?"
"Of course, Your Majesty the Magician. Anyone who believes in our Lord is a believer of His Majesty Ke Yin. Your Majesty will not refuse anyone to participate in the ceremony of worshiping Him."
Seeing the perfunctory attitude of the old priests, Lin was noncommittal. Anyway, as long as he achieved his goal, he didn't care what other people thought.
And the most important purpose, which has never been mentioned to others, is to hold a sacrificial ceremony in the temple, and there should be a chance to peek into the kingdom of the Goddess of Gold Coins. As long as you take a look, you should be able to determine the coordinates of the other party. If
If things don't go as expected, Plan B can be implemented immediately.