Chapter 72: Magic Detection, Platinum Coins

It took about half a minute.

The brown-haired woman who had left returned with a middle-aged man dressed in a formal black suit, wearing a pocket watch on his chest and a monocle, looking like an appraiser.

This middle-aged man became serious the moment he glanced at the bone chains in the package.

"This way, my lord."

The middle-aged man spoke respectfully to Tang Zheng. He extended his palm in an inviting gesture, pointing toward the other side of the counter.

Tang Zheng nodded slightly, picked up the package, and followed the middle-aged man toward the back.

Following Tang Zheng's departure.

Many adventurers in the hall immediately broke into an uproar; what was previously just speculation was now thoroughly proven: those two black chains were indeed bone chains from an Evil Spirit Hound.

"That little Evil Spirit Hound following him must have been born not long ago, right?"

"Once raised, it will be a level 45 difficulty monster when it reaches adulthood!"

"Evil Spirit Hounds are such cunning monsters, they are quite dangerous; even if you raise one, it will likely bite its master to death the moment it has the strength to resist."

"That black-haired kid, daring to tame such a monster, perhaps he is a Beast Summoner."

"I think he's more like a Beast Tamer."

Various discussions erupted in the hall; clearly, discussing a powerful person was more interesting than the previous talk about what happened in the Tob Forest.

There were also some adventurers in the crowd who remained silent, wondering what they were thinking, but it was clear that most people's first impression of the suddenly appearing Tang Zheng was that he was someone not to be trifled with.

If Tang Zheng, who had just left, could hear the crowd's discussion, a satisfied look would surely appear on his face.

What is camouflage?

Camouflage is doing your best to make your opponent miscalculate your intelligence and information; the existence of the little Evil Spirit Hound was itself a layer of deceptive behavior.

And once this layer of deceptive camouflage is peeled away, the revealed information becomes even more convincing.

Inside a simply decorated, very quiet room.

Tang Zheng placed the package on the table, then sat on the sofa, quietly waiting for the middle-aged man's appraisal.

"Please enjoy, it will be a moment."

The middle-aged man brought over a cup of black tea, placed it respectfully in front of Tang Zheng, and then spoke.

"Go ahead." Tang Zheng nodded.

Only then did the middle-aged man sit on the opposite sofa, wearing a pair of clean white gloves, and gently picked up the bone chains to observe them.

"Both the luster and the hardness are quite high quality."

"These are bone chains from an adult Evil Spirit Hound."

The middle-aged man gently stroked the bone chains with his palm, his eyes brightening slightly, then he found the head of the bone chain and paused upon seeing the break:

"The break is a bit rough, but it's not a big problem; it will be fine after spending some time polishing it."

Then.

The middle-aged man set the chains down gently, raised both hands toward the bone chains, and whispered an incantation: "Magic Detection!"

A faint blue magical light flashed from the middle-aged man's palms.

Hum—

『Discovered Tier 2 magic "Magic Detection", required level 8–14, current conditions met.』

『Consume 1 skill point to learn?』

Seeing the information flash across the attribute panel.

Tang Zheng was slightly stunned, looking at the middle-aged man opposite him with some surprise; he hadn't expected the other party to be a Magic Caster.

"No."

At the same time, he thought to himself.

The spell "Magic Detection" is among the weaker ones in the detection category; it can only simply appraise the magical intensity of an item or whether an opponent possesses magic items containing mana.

It has little practical use in combat. A moment later.

The middle-aged man canceled the spell, a look of regret appearing on his face.

"After an Evil Spirit Hound dies, the mana contained in its bone chains dissipates somewhat, especially during the process of removing the bone chains, where you also lose some mana."

"So special methods are required, but the customer's pair of bone chains is still preserved quite well, though the price will be slightly lower."

The middle-aged man looked up at Tang Zheng and explained respectfully and earnestly.

"Can it be sold as soon as possible?"

Hearing the other party's reply, Tang Zheng also felt a bit of regret in his heart.

"Of course."

The middle-aged man nodded quickly, "This kind of high-quality magic material can be crafted into a magic weapon with just a little processing."

"If the customer is not in a hurry, it will only take three days for us to find the buyer who needs this pair of bone chains the most and sell them for the highest price."

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"Of course, we will charge a ten percent fee."

"If you want to sell them as soon as possible, we can also purchase them directly, but the price will be lower, and naturally, no commission fee will be needed."

Both options had their pros and cons.

Tang Zheng thought for a moment, "How much will you pay for them?"

"360 gold coins for one, 720 gold coins in total for the two bone chains." The middle-aged man straightened his back and spoke immediately.

Tang Zheng's eyes flickered; this price actually exceeded his expectations.

However, thinking about the value of magic items in this world, it was considered normal.

Seeing Tang Zheng agree.

A smile clearly appeared on the middle-aged man's face, and he immediately stood up and left, taking about two or three minutes.

When the middle-aged man returned, he had two money bags in his hand; one was noticeably bulging, while the other was much flatter.

"720 gold coins; since it's not very convenient to carry, I took the liberty of applying for a conversion to platinum coins for the customer."

The middle-aged man placed the two money bags on the table, pushed them toward Tang Zheng, and said softly: "Here are 34 platinum coins and 40 gold coins."

Platinum coins?

Hearing this name, Tang Zheng frowned slightly; he had only heard of them but had never seen one.

Moreover, 34 platinum coins and 40 gold coins—this exchange rate also seemed problematic.

"Awoo..." The little Evil Spirit Hound seemed to sense Tang Zheng's shift in mood and bared its sharp teeth at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man turned pale and hurriedly explained: "The exchange rate for platinum coins is different from the kingdom... to be precise, it's different from the exchange rate of gold, silver, and copper coins of various countries."

"20 gold coins can only be exchanged for one platinum coin; in some smaller countries, the exchange rate for platinum coins is even higher."

"Furthermore, platinum coins have higher priority in various countries. Of course, if the customer wants gold coins, I can exchange them back for you immediately."

The middle-aged man's tone carried a hint of panic; he leaned back, looking at the little Evil Spirit Hound with some fear, terrified that it might pounce on him.

Platinum coins, huh.

Hearing the middle-aged man's explanation, Tang Zheng didn't speak immediately, but reached into the money bag and took out a platinum coin.

The color looked similar to a silver coin, but it was noticeably heavier and thicker than a gold coin.

Suddenly!

Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes, seeing that what was engraved on the back of the platinum coin was not the national emblem of the "Re-Estize Kingdom," but the image of a dragon's head.

Dragon!

Tang Zheng's eyes flashed.

The dragons in this world were all extraordinary existences.

Platinum coins?

Platinum Dragon Lord?

(End of chapter)