Aiwass was a little confused: "Has the batch of goods smuggled by the former Minister of Trade arrived?"
He remembered that Sherlock specifically mentioned this matter just this morning.
The cargo ship was originally scheduled to return to the port today. And it was dispatched before Minister Droste was arrested. With no information after leaving the shore, they could not know that something had happened to Droste. Therefore, the previous smuggling plan should also be
is proceeding normally.
So now it should be fully loaded.
"This kind of matter should be directly handled by the Inspectorate, right?"
Aiwass was a little confused: "Where is Edward?"
Speaking of which, it seemed like he hadn't seen Edward for a while.
The last time they met, it was before Aiwass faked his death - because Aiwass wasn't too confident about Edward's acting skills, he didn't inform him of the news of his faked death.
After all, he is not like Sherlock... Sherlock likes to act alone and conduct private investigations. When he faked his death, everyone was really shocked. Because something might really happen to him, so he needed to inform a circle of people.
Don't scare your own people.
But Aiwass is obviously much more stable than Sherlock, so it's not so easy to deceive people, and he doesn't even have a corpse.
So Aiwass needs to let Edward help him deceive others - Aiwass himself doesn't need to do anything. When Edward becomes anxious, others will know that "Oh, it seems he is really missing" and not hiding.
After dealing with the matter between Lloyd and Minister Drost, the prince was cursed to death, and the Inspectorate was attacked by the giant prince Wolfram, who set up a trap to kill the bone sculpture and help Ms. Meg shed her skin and be reborn...
Immediately afterwards came Aiwass's advancement ceremony and final exam.
He has been very busy these past two weeks.
Aiwass simply forgot to find Edward.
But now he remembered - oh yes, I still have an older brother.
Speaking of which, I have been "resurrected" for a week. Why hasn't Edward come to find me?
——In other words, when Prince Andrew passed away, why didn't Edward come to the funeral?
"I don't know, I haven't seen him for a long time."
Isabel shook her head slightly.
Although under the guidance of the Queen, she has now begun to get involved in politics. But after all, she still has to take into account the improvement of her studies and extraordinary abilities, and does not have so much energy to directly take over various political affairs in Avalon.
"Since he didn't come to Prince Andrew's funeral, it means Edward may have disappeared a week ago."
Aiwass fell into deep thought and muttered to himself: "But His Majesty didn't specifically mention this to me. Ligeia didn't say anything either...so at least nothing happened to him."
"Isn't he also faking his death?"
Isabel blurted out.
Aiwass almost choked on his own saliva.
"It's not... it shouldn't be." This is definitely impossible rationally, but now Aiwass suddenly became a little unsure, "After all, as the inspector general, he usually keeps a low profile. People who can see him
, either he has a very high status, or he has committed something big..."
"Don't you know?"
Suddenly, Yanis's voice sounded: "Edward has gone abroad."
"Um?"
Aiwass was startled.
The paintings hanging in the house had just been burned. Where did Yanis get out?
Yanis's voice came from the magic painting above Aiwass's bedroom - the magic painting that looked like a window. Because it looked so much like a window, Aiwass glanced over and forgot that it was a window.
A painting.
It usually brings the fresh air outside to Aiwass, and at this moment, Yanis also popped out of the painting. Because the material of the magic painting is not ordinary paper, it can be in the Morning Crow Fire.
Survived under the burning halo.
At this moment, Yanis was like a puppy with her paws on the edge of the bed, grabbing the painted "window" with both hands and poking her head in from the outside.
"...How long have you been listening here?"
Aiwass had a complicated expression.
Yanis smiled and said: "Start from 'I'm afraid of pain'."
——Didn’t you hear everything?
"Huh……?"
Isabel opened her eyes curiously.
Aiwass...are you afraid of pain?
She was suddenly excited - maybe she was even better than Aiwass in this aspect.
——She is not afraid of pain!
During the promotion ceremony before, even if her head hurt so much, it did not affect her investigation; even if her head was blown off with a pistol, she could recover by just shaking her head.
"Don't worry," Yanis slightly lowered half of her head, revealing only a pair of smiling eyes, "I'm just watching from the side. I don't want to be the person in the painting... In that case, I have to be biased.
The road slants towards dusk."
Yanis really likes to eavesdrop and peek. She doesn't reveal secrets and is very strict with her mouth. She is just full of curiosity and wants to get over and take a look at everything.
The "painter" can penetrate into any painting, but usually it requires constant jumping and there is a certain distance limit; but if it is a painting drawn by oneself, then it can be transferred instantly even if it is far away.
I hope Isabel will not imitate her teacher when she reaches a higher level...
If Isabel also learns this bad habit, it will be over.
——After all, the Queen can decide the currency.
The banknotes used by Aiwass today were only used on a large scale about a hundred or two hundred years ago. Before that, the most commonly used currencies were various coins.
The coins at that time were not edged and could easily become irregular during use. At that time, many people would cut off the edges of the coins or grind off some powder. Over time, a lot of coins could be made.
Silver or even gold. Because of this, many coins on the market become smaller and lighter as they are used.
In order to put an end to this kind of bad currency, a king introduced paper money more than two hundred years ago. At that time, Prince Lloyd had not yet appeared, and the royal family still had complete and unrestricted power. They could do whatever they wanted.
Anything you want to do.
The original banknotes were printed with royal portraits, just like the Triangle of Avalon engraved on ancient silver coins. However, counterfeit coins soon appeared.
Even if the king used the nine tribes' magic to eliminate joy, it was of no avail - the counterfeit currency was extremely rampant, which once disrupted Avalon's economy and caused chaos in the country. So the king was forced to bring back the coins again, and mixed banknotes and coins.
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But things continued to get more and more chaotic after that. It wasn’t until more than a hundred years ago that a king creatively decided to cancel the circulation of gold coins, set silver coins as the highest-grade currency, and then divided them into two levels: red copper coins and copper coins, and printed a new
banknotes.
He had the coins wrapped with a layer of edges so that they would be easily discovered if cut off; he also had the coins and banknotes imprinted with the symbols of the Silver Crowned Dragon, the Candlestick and the Sand Clock. He claimed that this was
For currency used under the supervision of the Pillar God, making and using counterfeit currency is tantamount to blasphemy.
The Theocracy became energetic after hearing this, and asked the bishops of Avalon to help carry out the promotion. Almost from then on, the counterfeit currency in Avalon disappeared.
When people encounter counterfeit coins with king heads or Avalon marks, or inferior coins that are not of sufficient weight, they will most likely pretend they don't know about them and just use them secretly. The result is that more and more counterfeit and inferior coins are circulating in the market.
——But if it has anything to do with the Nine Pillar God, people don’t dare to do it.
Originally, even if counterfeit coins were used, it would be fine. After all, they were not made by them. If they were discovered, it would be a big deal and they would be replaced with real coins. But now, if counterfeit coins are used, there is a risk of blasphemy - although in terms of probability, it is impossible for the Nine Pillars God to keep an eye on them.
Everyone who uses coins may not even bother to care about this kind of thing.
But people don't dare to gamble.
Because there really is a God in this world.
This is the solution to the problem of the authoritarian royal family.
And if Isabel becomes the queen, she has another solution - that is to print all the coins with paintings drawn by herself, and even slightly larger denominations can be directly printed into magic paintings. This is not a problem.
There is no doubt that it is the best anti-counterfeiting mark, and once the volume increases, the cost can be reduced.
In this case, it means that Isabel's "eyes and ears" are all over the country.
Anyone with money will become Isabel's surveillance camera. She can also jump and teleport at will through these banknotes...
That would be too scary.
If people knew about this, it might cause panic.
...And Aiwass had a hunch that if Isabel really did this, she might also be drawn into the money.
I hope Isabel will not remember this matter - or in other words, I hope that when Isabel comes up with this idea, she will have time to stop it.
Aiwass changed his mind and asked, "Did Edward go to the Theocracy?"
His first reaction was, "Did Edward go to see Mr. Oswald?"
Their old butler said he would be back soon, but now, almost half a month later, he still has no news at all. If Aiwass hadn't known that Oswald's combat power was approximately equal to the fifth level, he would have been suspicious.
Did something happen to him too?
——It would be funny if the adoptive father disappeared and the butler went to look for him and then disappeared; then Edward went to find the butler and disappeared again.
Calabash baby saves grandpa, right?
"It's not the Theocracy, it's Iris."
Yanis replied: "The order from the queen - do you remember the girl who assassinated you before? According to the investigation by the Inspectorate, her grandfather was the vice chairman of the Iris Public Safety Committee and the fifth level of Iris.
A strong man, equivalent to our Grand Inquisitor. This is already a diplomatic incident... In order to prevent Avalon and your interests from being damaged, Edward took the initiative to ask Ying to handle this matter.
"His side was going to be struggling for a while because we lacked evidence, which was very troublesome. Fortunately, Lars Graham exposed the flaw - there is no doubt that we will win a big victory this time.
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"If you are curious about the port, you don't actually need to go there. Because Madam Red has already gone to arrest people... This time a smuggler who was in contact with Drost came with the ship. He just sent him to the door.
witness.
"Oh, by the way. You may not know...Mrs. Hong is Edward's deputy. You can just go to the Inspectorate and wait. But I think she can actually handle this matter."
...Mrs. Red?
Aiwass still remembers this man.
She seems to have something to do with Minister Drost, and she also seems to have something to do with Lloyds... But Aiwass is not sure.
He and Lily looked at each other to confirm that their impressions of each other were correct.
——I have to go see her. Not just the smuggler, but also Madam Red.
However, the smugglers who came from Star Antimony to sell the goods to Drost...
For some reason, Aiwass always felt a little familiar.
Then Aiwass said: "Then let's go and have a look. Isabel, do you have a test this afternoon?"
"without."
Isabel shook her head: "I only have one course left, and it's for tomorrow afternoon."
"Me too," Aiwass smiled and patted her hand, "Let's go then?"
"...Is this what you're wearing? How about I get out of the way first, and you can come back to me after you change your clothes."
Isabel replied crisply.
but……
Has his hair grown longer?
She looked at Aiwass's platinum soft hair that had now become shawl, and felt a little confused.
Isabel knew that Aiwass was reading the tantra book - a servant had already told her about it.
——Is this some kind of germination tantra?
If Aiwass looks at it again, will he have waist-length hair?
Isabel felt a little itchy in her heart.
She decided to draw a magic painting for Aiwass with waist-length hair after the exam was over - although Aiwass's hair was far from that long, her imagination could make up for the length!
