Chapter 154: Fraudulent Names
The so-called "underworld coin" in this world is, of course, not a super-large banknote with a denomination of more than 999999 printed on the king of Yama.
It's a coin in your mouth.
Legend has it that Charon, the ferryman of the River Styx, was responsible for transporting the dead to the other side of the River Styx, but this guy had to collect money for the boat.
If you give the boat money, you can reach the bottom of the subconscious ocean opposite the underworld, and live forever in the depths of your memory.
If you can't pay for the ship, then he will refuse to carry it.
The deceased who were denied carriage could only stay in the gap between the main plane and the underworld for a long time, and gradually lost their memories of life, and finally turned into a muddy spirit, floating aimlessly everywhere like a walking corpse, falling into a chronic withering from which there will never be a return.
Or they are summoned by the "spirit" ability to be used as tools.
So from the Second to the Quaternary, the Solomon and the Cyrethians would put a coin in his mouth before the dead were buried, which was regarded as the fare for him to pay Charon.
However, there is no such custom after the Fifth Age, and this is all thanks to the Holy See's active promotion of Solomon Religion around the world, so that everyone knows that the "Ferryman of the River Styx" is fake, and it is all heretics who make up to scare you in order to make you superstitious.
Don't be afraid that you won't have money to bribe the ferryman after death, cherishing life before death is the key, understand? If you don't die, you won't die.
Asker stood in the middle of the corpses strewn across the ground, gathered his thoughts for a moment, and then picked up the money bag from the waist of one of the guards with the tip of his sword.
It's a bit heavy, it seems that these guys have gained a lot from the blackmail just now.
Next to the corpse were trembling fellow travelers, all of whom were holding hands with their backs to the carriage, and looked at Asker with great trepidation, looking at the vicious man who suddenly broke out and killed the guards present like chopping melons and vegetables, and almost knelt down and shouted "Heroic spare".
"Huh?" Asker then noticed that the passengers in the same carriage with him were all staying where they were, "Why don't you run?" β
The travelers didn't speak, just stared at the pistol in the pouch of his chest with pale faces.
Run? Do you run more than a dozen meters away like a rabbit and then be shot by you in seconds?
"The one who does business." Asker beckoned from someone among the travelers, the fat merchant who had said he was going to Constance last time, and called to him with a smile, "Come here." β
"Big man...... "I don't know anything, I don't see anything." I haven't met you ......"
Aske was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the other party was afraid that his identity was sensitive, but at this time he was exposed to the interrogation of the guards, so he was going to kill people next.
So he didn't explain anything, but picked up the money bag and threw it into the arms of the fat merchant:
"Help me take out the coins and put one in each of these corpses, and it will be the Styx ferry money."
The fat merchant was slightly stunned when he heard this.
He knew about this ancient Sirisian custom, and thought to himself that this lord was really leisurely...... In other words, at least it doesn't look like a cold-blooded and ruthless evil person who will kill innocents at will?
"Okay! Good! He said busily, quickly counting the coins from the purse and stuffing them into the mouths of each corpse.
"What are you doing here?" Seeing that the rest of the travelers were still frozen in place, Aske asked in surprise.
"Let's go, let's go." Everyone hurriedly pushed each other and left.
The fat merchant here also completed all the work, and there was still half of the coins left in the money bag in his hand, and he handed it back respectfully.
"No, I'll give it to you." Asker waved his hand.
"Thank you, sir!" The fat merchant was overjoyed, the gold content of this Lorraine gold coin was quite high, and the value was not small.
Just as he was about to flee the scene, the fat merchant suddenly remembered something, plucked up the courage to turn back and said:
"Your Excellency, you better run away! The people of the Count of WΓΌrttemberg will soon find out that something is wrong, and if you are found around here, you will be suspected of colluding with the Falcon family! β
"Haha, it's okay." Asker said it didn't matter.
In the eager eyes of the fat businessman who still wanted to continue to persuade, he smiled and said:
"Because I'm really in collusion with the Falcon family."
Fat Merchant: ..................
After all these unfortunate creatures were swept away, Asker also found a secluded corner and summoned Nuo from Hearthfire Island.
"Hey, are you looking for me?" Nou was a little surprised, "I thought you'd be looking for Ellie." β
"Isn't looking for her revealing our identities?" Asker said.
"Yes." Nuo had to admit that with Eleanor's noble background, maybe eighty percent of the nobles in this empire knew her.
"However, there are also many nobles on the Swabian side who do business with the Holy See." Nuo showed a somewhat embarrassed expression, "Maybe I'll be recognized...... too"
"That's great." Aske immediately said, "I'm going to borrow your identity." β
Promise:???
Who is my identity?
"The famous Continental Army fire magnate, the second daughter of the family of the Licinius chaebol." "Wasn't it normal for the Holy Solomon Empire to come and inspect the market conditions in the Swabian principality during the outbreak of the Civil War in the Holy Solomon's Empire. β
"You mean, under the guise of selling arms, secretly trying to explore the attitude of the Lun family?" Noh hesitated.
"That's right." "I remember that the Holy See had similar export control regulations for various countries. For this reason, the other party was asked to explain whether the Sthollon family intended to defect to the emperor or to continue to maintain their allegiance to the griffon family. β
"That regulation is just an overt restriction." Nuo shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Actually, everyone doesn't pay much attention to it. β
When she said everyone, she naturally referred to Solomon's thirteen wealthy families.
Asker was naturally clear about this, waved his hand and said: "Of course, the name belongs to the name, as long as you put on a businesslike attitude, can they pick out the unspoken rules under the table?" β
Seeing that Nuo was still a little hesitant, Asker took out a reassuring pill:
"Besides, if the other party is really extremely cooperative, you can contact your sister at that time. In the end, it's not up to your sister to decide whether to do this business or not. β
"If you do, you've found a business opportunity for your sister; If you don't, it's not a loss to your family, and it's not a lie to the Sauron family, after all, in their eyes, at least you want to make a business. β
These words are right in No's heart. She didn't mind the fox and the tiger, but she was worried that using her own name in front of the Sauron family would bring unnecessary trouble to the family.
However, Asker's proposal addressed this concern, and Nod finally nodded...... After reading it and confirming that the head of the regiment did not use men's rhetoric to deceive his innocent and pure self, he nodded and agreed:
"Okay."