Chapter 103: Special Silver Coins
"What is the purpose of this thing, does it have anything to do with me?" Luca's curiosity was already stirring, but his face remained silent. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Whether it has anything to do with you or not, it's hard to say for the time being. However, this thing has something to do with silver coins. Taylor said with a squint.
"Silver?" Luka's eyes lit up, "Tell me about it!"
Taylor pulled a silver coin out of his pocket and handed it over.
The surface of this silver coin has been oxidized and blackened, and the writing and decoration on it can barely be seen. This is not the one that circulates in the Sunset Islands, and the old font cast on it indicates the face value: 4+1/3.
The Sunset Islands are coined in pieces, and the standard weight of a silver coin is 3 grams. Those silver coins with large denominations, which are minted larger and heavier, are also converted according to this ratio.
Lukka weighed the silver coin in his hand.
"We weighed it, exactly thirteen grams, which is the same standard as the one prevailing on the market. Taylor saw his doubts.
Lukka frowned, though, "Does the person who made this kind of silver coin have water in his head?
"I suspect that when this kind of silver coin was used, it should not be calculated according to the face value, but directly weighed. Taylor paused, adding, "But the special thing about this coin isn't its face value. ”
What could be more special?" Lukka groaned, flipping the silver coin over.
The pattern on the reverse of the coin was one he had never seen before. Some chaotic curves were tangled in a haphazard twist, and the rough appearance looked like a ball of yarn that had been disassembled in half.
"There's still small print down there, I can't see it clearly," Lukka took the magnifying glass handed over by Crete, "What 'Enta' is written?"
"You can understand?!" Mores asked, surprised, he hadn't spoken much today, not at all like the sharp-toothed knight lord Lukka had seen in the Templar Tower a few months ago.
"Is this hard to understand?" said Luca, a little confused.
"It's a script used by prehistoric civilizations, and few people in the entire Sunset Islands can understand it. Taylor said, gesturing at Mores, "Joseph has been studying for many years to be able to understand. ”
"I can only watch, not speak. Mores happily admitted his shortcomings, "You just said that the word is pronounced 'Enta'?"
"Not bad. Don't ask me why I know, I won't answer. Lucka's face was unfathomable, in fact, he was also thinking, why can I read it? In a blink of an eye, he was relieved, whether it was to the magic plane or this ocean plane, all the words he saw were almost understood in seconds, this was probably the privilege of the traverser, right?
The reason for this is a headache no matter how much he thinks about it, so he simply puts the problem aside.
"Understand, everyone has secrets. ”
Taylor, of course, didn't ask any more questions, but continued to turn his gaze back to the silver coin:
"This silver coin was excavated from the remains of a prehistoric civilization. We've found five of these relics in a row, but unfortunately, most of them are just rubble. That's our only takeaway. ”
"But what does that have to do with that compass?" asked Luca, pointing to the wooden box, whose new home was clearly not as well made as the one he had stolen.
"After our restoration and testing, the pointer of this compass will point to the nearest prehistoric ruin. Taylor replied.
Lukka looked down at the surface of the compass, and the "repair" that the other party was talking about was probably replacing the blurred glass on the surface of the compass, so that people could clearly see the direction of the pointer.
Seeing that he didn't seem to be convinced, Taylor added, "The five ruins we excavated were all found with this thing. ”
Lukka smiled and replied, "I'm not doubting this. I'm just curious, what exactly are you looking for in these ruins?"
His question seemed to be to the point, and Taylor sighed, smiled bitterly, and then said slowly:
"To be honest, I don't know. ”
"And you're working so hard?" Lukka suddenly felt that the other party was probably bored.
"I don't know, but the Brohn Empire seems to know. Taylor replied, "From the information we've received, it seems that they've been intensifying their search for those ancient ruins lately, and although they don't specify what they're looking for, they're 'an important weapon to conquer everything.'" ”
"Such a big breath?" Lukka felt that this statement was a bit two-hearted, "but in that case, it would make sense that they sent someone to steal the compass." Those two were from the Empire last time, right?"
"Yes. And we also got the news that the order to search for the ruins was issued by the Prime Minister of the Empire, Hall. Taylor nodded.
"Ian Hale, isn't he the High Priestess of the Storm Temple, in politics?" Ollie couldn't help but ask, she was more cautious than Lukka today, and even wore an opal ring on her hand, obviously not wanting to be seen for what she really was.
"It's not news that the Storm Temple and the Empire are mixed up, is it?" said Luca, patting Ollie on the shoulder.
"It's not news, but when I first heard that the clergy were in politics and the prime minister of the empire, I was taken aback. Taylor understood Ollie's surprise.
"Well, no matter what the empire is. Lukka pushed the wooden box on the table along with the silver coins towards Taylor, "But you still haven't explained what you want to do with me." Could it be that you are much kinder than Sunset Express, and they will sell this information for at least 10,000 silver coins. ”
Taylor laughed and pushed the two things back, "I want to ask you to do something for me." ”
"Please, don't do it!" Lukka shook his head firmly, "Please, that's a word for nothing." ”
"Well, I'll put it another way, I'd like to pay you to do something for me. Taylor reorganized the language.
"That's pretty much it, if you want me to help you find the sixth ruin, right? You can't go to that place, can you? It's either Black Sail or the Imperial Territory, right? You can't pay less than 100,000 yuan, right?" Luca's words were obviously focused on the last sentence.
"100,000 is no problem, deal. Taylor agreed so happily that Lukka suddenly felt that his asking price was too low.
"However, there is one more condition. Taylor slowed down.
"You say, I reserve the right to increase the price. Lukka nodded.
The old man turned slightly in the direction of Mores: "Lord Joseph Mores must go with you. ”