Chapter 131: Patience is the first lesson
Returning to the traveler's dreamland, Mochi wrote down all the clues he had mastered on a piece of paperβ
"Revenge", "Winter Veil Ball", "Things Are Ready", "Tomorrow Will Be Sent to the Palace", "Avena's Birthday", ......
After adjusting his state and putting aside the emotional factors in his mind, Mo Qi immediately found a new clue - the man said that things would be sent to the palace tomorrow, and the fireworks had already arrived at the palace before today.
"Gareth should be told to do a rigorous check on the goods that arrive tomorrow...... No, more than that, those with bad intentions are likely to change their plans and delay the delivery of the item to the palace after receiving the news. Therefore, it is also necessary to investigate the goods and suppliers who were scheduled to arrive tomorrow......"
"Because there are likely to be moles within the Praetorian Guard, don't let too many participants know the purpose and time of the investigation before executing the plan......"
Mochi rearranged his suggestions into letters, intending to hand them over to Gareth. Gareth is one of the few people in Silvermoon City who can be trusted. When he arrived at Gareth's office, he found that Gareth was not there.
Sherry told Mochi: "Gareth left early today. This is really not like his style of acting, usually he works overtime until the last one before leaving. β
Mochi handed the letter to Sherryan.
Leaving the Praetorian Guard's office, Mochi wanted to go to the Royal Library to look up some materials and see if he could find other clues, and even if he couldn't find useful clues, he could learn something about the world. When he arrived at the library, Moqi realized that it was closed after the library's opening hours.
Mochi could only leave in a huff.
Walking to the Royal Trade District and seeing the dazzling array of jewelry on the stalls, Moqi remembered that it was Avenna's birthday in a few days, and he hadn't prepared a gift for her yet. Silvermoon City's main export goods are jewelry from the hands of elves, and a large jewelry area has been set up in the Royal Trade District to facilitate foreign merchants to buy.
"Or do you want to give jewelry?" Mochi hesitated.
But Anwena has grown up since she was a child, and she is the princess here, can she look at the jewelry she bought from here?
But when it comes to relatively expensive things that are popular with women, the only thing is jewelry, right?
Is there a better alternative......
"Oops!"
Because Moqi, who was pacing back and forth in a tangled way, accidentally bumped into a person, and he was about to apologize to the other party with his body movements, but he heard the other party say "I'm sorry" first.
Mochi looked up and saw that this person was none other than Gareth, who had red hair and was wearing a violet golden robe.
Gareth was also stunned when he saw Mochi, but then his eyes were a little evasive, as if he had been hit by something unspeakable by the sudden appearance of Mochi.
Moqi looked at the jewelry market, and the bustling streets were already decorated with festive decorations, pure white and light blue flags, snowflake-shaped crystal hanging lamps, and a red velvet hat symbolizing Grandpa Winter, which should be the decoration of the Winter Veil Festival.
Could it be ......
Is Gareth worried about what gifts to buy for Sherryan?
Mochi narrowed his eyes and looked Gareth up and down.
Gareth explained humbly: "I'm just buying a gift for Sherry by the way, after all, we have worked together for many years, so I should buy a gift!" β
Mo Qi sneered, deciding not to care about the truth of his words. Anyway, I ran into it, so I simply went in and chose a gift together. Mochi pointed to himself, then to Gareth, and then to the jewelry market, motioning for them to go in together to buy gifts.
Gareth immediately understood what Mochi meant, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "You are going to choose a gift for Her Royal Highness...... Well, okay, let's go in and have a look. β
So Mochi and Gareth, who are not good at picking gifts for girls, team up and enter the largest jewelry market in Azeroth.
"You're here for the first time. I'll give you an overview of what it's like here, but in addition to the usual Sindore jewelry, you can also buy masterpieces from famous jewelers. Of course, you can also buy rough stones and gold nuggets, and appoint a jeweler to create the jewelry on site, specifying the style and pattern, as well as the inscription text. Of course, you can't expect to ship on-site, and the more complex the design, the more craftsmanship and time it takes......"
Mochi noticed a row of stalls on the right side of the market with a lot of onlookers, so he pointed to the other side and asked Gareth to tell him what was different about the stalls over there.
"You're asking what the stall over there is selling, right?" Gareth took one look and said, "Those are antique jewelry. Prices range from a few silver coins to thousands of gold coins, and of course, someone can buy something good from there at a low price, and someone can buy a fool's gold crown for tens of thousands of gold coins. There are a lot of tourists there, but most of them will be deceived...... Hey, are you really going to go there shopping? β
Before Gareth could finish his sentence, Mochi rushed over.
"Forget it, go with you. I'd better go find out what gift I'm going to give to Sherryan......"
Gareth thought that Mochi would definitely be deceived in the antique jewelry stall, but he didn't know that the last thing Moch lacked was the "eye" to identify the quality of the items.
He has the item-identification instructions that come with the system, and as long as he touches the equipment, props, and accessories, he can clearly know its item attributes and quality.
Identifying the authenticity of an object is a breeze for Mochi. With the excitement of exploring the treasure, Moqi began to "treasure the earth" in front of the stall. He seemed to pick and choose jewelry from the stall at random, but in fact he tried to touch every piece of jewelry with his hands, rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and it only took Moqi five minutes to touch all the goods on the first stall, but he was disappointed to find that there was no real thing inside.
"Do you buy it or not? If you don't buy it, don't touch it! The shopkeeper complained dissatisfiedly.
Mochi stood up and walked to the second stall, taking a few more minutes to identify all the items. This side is a little better than the first one, and there are three genuine products -
A solid gold nose ring, which seems to have been worn by some ancient troll, and the description of the item given by the system is "This nose ring dates back to the time of the Amani Empire, well, and so is the nasal secretions on it." After reading the instructions, Mochi hurriedly tossed it aside, and then washed his hands with the soap and distilled water he had made.
A gold ring, inlaid with oval obsidian, looks like a human craft, and the system gives the item description "The Scourge can kill the owner of this ring, but not the unjust spirits attached to it." Mochi silently put the ring back in its place, silently reciting in his heart the vow of a lifelong struggle for the Light and the Proletariat.
A pair of earrings in the shape of a fiery phoenix, the workmanship is very fine, the lines on the phoenix feathers are clearly recognizable, and the text of the system also indicates that this is a noble ornament from the reign of Anastarian Sunstrider (the father of Kael'thas). It's a pity that the stall owner is not blind, he knows the value of the pair of earrings, and offers Mochi a high price of a thousand gold coins.
Moqi then changed five or six more stalls, and it took more than an hour to find the right jewelry.
Mochi patted his knee, and just as he was about to rest, a ring rolled to his feet.
Bell Boom β
"I'm sorry, my kid is so naughty." Moqi looked up, and a pandaren couple was apologizing to the stall owner. This family of three, Moqi, is a little familiar, it is the same family of three who helped them take pictures in the Undercity a few months ago.
It's true that we meet everywhere in life, but it's a pity that Moqi's current appearance is completely different from the way he looked when he took pictures of them at that time, and they must not recognize themselves.
Moqi lowered his head, intending to pick up the ring and return it to the stall owner, but the moment his finger touched the ring, he felt a warmth and sadness that went straight to his heart.
Moqi looked at it and showed that the ring turned out to be of epic (purple) quality.
"I've found a treasure this time!"
The heart in his chest was beating wildly, but Mo Qi still quietly returned the ring to the stall owner, not letting the other party see his desire for the ring, otherwise the other party would take the opportunity to sit on the ground and ask for the price.
After the Pandaren family of three left, Mo Qi picked out two distressed rings that were different from the purple ring, and then put the three rings together in his hand and asked the stall owner for the price.
"A ring sells you 50 copper coins, and a total of 1 silver and 50 copper will sell you."
Mochi shook his hand, his left hand making a gesture of eight, and his right hand clenched into a fist.
"80 copper is too little. In this way, 1 silver and 20 copper, no less. β
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Mochi eventually bought the three rings for one silver coin.
The stall owner calmly took the silver coins, unaware that he had made a loss-making transaction. In fact, it's not to blame the stall owner for having no beads, it's just that the Sky Diamond on this epic ring is too big and bright, and Mo Qi also regarded this diamond as a glass and crystal at first, and didn't take it seriously.
Who would have thought that such an exaggerated ring would be the real thing?
And even when he saw the name of the ring, Moqi couldn't have imagined that this ring would appear in such a place.
Mochi put the ring in his package and returned to the inn to rest.
The next day, he went to the troll shaman as usual, and as Gizli said, "Patience is the first lesson." β
When there are no clues to find those with bad intentions, finding a way to increase the strength is also a means of coping.