Chapter 451: Furniture

The gas lamp at home was very bright, the Mia cat under the lamp was very cute, and Xia De in the living room was also very surprised.

So surprised that even when Mia stretched her head to sniff these metal plates, Xia De did not stop her.

Two recessed plates and two raised plates; the pattern of the one-shilling banknote was exceptionally exquisite and real. Rubbing it with his fingers, he couldn't feel the roughness of the metal at all, and it had a unique feeling of civilization and steam industry.

"Um..."

Xia De felt his whole body hot and his back itchy in the middle of the night, and cold sweat appeared on his forehead:

"This wouldn't be..."

Checking the sides of the metal plates again, all four plates had the letters "Draerion Kingdom Mint · Top Secret" clearly engraved in the same position, and below the letters was the crest of the Cavendish family.

"Um..."

Xia De put down the four silver-gray metal plates in his hand, and then covered his face and rubbed it hard twice:

"Draerion Kingdom Mint, this is the master plate for printing banknotes, right."

The 【God's Gift Box】 gives gifts by copying existing items, so even if Xia De's guess was correct, there would be no news of important items missing from the Mint or a nationwide wanted criminal.

Xia De carefully examined the items in his hand under the light again, and then basically confirmed that this was the standard master plate for the current 1850 version of the one-shilling banknote.

This gift was quite a big trouble.

"Although I really want more gold pounds, but giving me a printing plate directly to let me print it myself..."

Not to mention that Xia De was not poor enough to take such a big risk to make counterfeit money, even if he wanted to do so, he didn't know the material of the banknote paper at all.

"So, this thing can't be sold at all. Should I use it to pad the table leg at home?"

Xia De thought hesitantly, and then pulled out the cat that had jumped into the 【God's Gift Box】 to lie down at some point.

He looked at the four metal plates on the sofa:

"Destroying them... is a pity, and this is a gift from God, so destroying it rashly is not polite. Then, why not give it to someone else? I can't keep this. Even if it's not discovered, thinking about it all day is not good... Leixia will return to Tobesk soon. Giving this to her as a gift for returning from a trip should be considered a surprise... But is a coin printing master plate a suitable gift for a young lady?"

Not considering Miss Galina, who would definitely spend a lot of money to buy these things, it was because Xia De was really worried that the witch would use these banknote printing master plates to cause trouble.

Xia De believed that Miss Galina was such a person.

Having thought of a way to solve these tricky "gifts," Xia De put the 【God's Gift Box】 and the four printing plates back behind the wall in the basement, and then hugged the cat and walked through the dim stairs back to the second floor.

The Outlander liked the sound of his shoes stepping on the stairs, because this was reminding him that the big house under his feet belonged entirely to him.

"Um, Leixia will probably like it."

But in short, Xia De did not intend to tell anyone that he had gotten this thing, not even Dorothy. After all, these four printing plates were, in a sense, more dangerous than relics. Once they spread out and were obtained by someone who truly understood their use, it would cause big trouble for this country, and Xia De's peaceful life would no longer exist.

"However, the requirements for this gift are quite simple."

Last week was helping others wash clothes, and this week was feeding stray cats outdoors twice within a week. This was not complicated for Xia De; he had cat food at home, and a city like Tobesk was not short of stray cats.

"But still have to avoid Mia."

If he let the cat, which had become increasingly smart recently, discover that Xia De took its rations to feed cats outside, it would probably be angry enough to faint.

"In short, this is another quite miraculous Monday."

This was the last thing Xia De thought about before turning on the gas desk lamp at the desk, opening the pen cap, moving the cat away from the paper in front of him, and starting to write his investigator report.

(Dorothy is rushing the manuscript...)

When he woke up on Monday morning, the sky outside was foggy, and it was impossible to tell whether the weather was good or if it was about to rain.

The fountain pen on the tabletop reflected a weaker light under the faint morning light, and the owner of the pen stretched and prepared to start a brand new week.

The report submitted to the Academy last night had already received a reply. Professor Garcia seemed to have been frightened by the first key, so he stayed up all night waiting for Xia De to submit the report. He processed all the follow-ups of this investigation task overnight and gave the approval for this investigation report.

Because the report was written in a standard way, and Xia De did not write about meeting a God, according to the ordinary Poet-level key, the professor gave Xia De 5 practice credits as a reward. 3 credits were the basic investigation reward, and 2 credits were the reward for Xia De providing information on "Terror Castle" and Mr. Riddle's life.

The History Academy would conduct a more in-depth investigation into Mr. Riddle and Terror Castle later. The event corresponding to the key originally expected by Professor Garcia was not the one Xia De encountered, so even if he did not encounter danger, based on the attitude of supplementing historical deficiencies, this matter could not be abandoned.

As for Xia De himself, the most important thing for him today was not to investigate Mr. Riddle's life, but to buy some new furniture for himself.

After all, starting this week, this house was going to be renovated.

Xia De had already contacted the Dawn Church, and they would help connect the stairs from the second floor to the third floor during this period, which was what the Church had originally promised. And the workers who would check the specific damage to the third floor and carry out construction would probably arrive at No. 6 St. Theresa Square after ten o'clock in the morning with the Church people.

Before they arrived, Xia De prepared to go out to buy some furniture for himself. He didn't pursue high-end handmade furniture with quality, and if it weren't for the fact that he still had some savings, he even planned to go to Old John's to find some cheap goods.

But just as Xia De had changed his clothes and was thinking about whether to take the lazy cat out with him, he felt the badge on his chest heat up slightly:

"Oh? My badge is heating up, there must be a witch nearby."

Before he could look for it, the door downstairs was knocked, and outside was Miss Tifa Servit who had arrived by carriage.

Seeing Xia De, who opened the door, dressed to go out, the black-haired maid who got off the carriage asked hesitantly:

"Mr. Hamilton, did I disturb your arrangements?"

"Of course not."

Xia De shook his head hurriedly and invited her in:

"I was just going out to buy some furniture."

When going upstairs with the maid, Xia De briefly introduced the construction that was about to start on this house. Miss Servit nodded to show she understood. As for the purpose of her coming here, it was that Miss Galina wanted to know from Xia De what happened at the Prophet Society last Friday afternoon.

"What happened at the Prophet Society... Oh, it's about the Princess being injured."

If it weren't for the generous reward given by Princess Angelina afterward being so impressive, Xia De would have even forgotten about this matter:

"Is there any problem with this matter? I think my investigation results won't be wrong."

Although puzzled, he still told the story of what happened that day in detail. During this time, the black-haired maid did not say a word, and only said in a low voice after he finished speaking:

"Do you know the identity of the 'murderer' who was 'discovered by the cat'?"

"I don't know."

"He is Prince Sax's lover."

Xia De recalled the age of the girl who was wearing a blue dress at that time and couldn't help but frown. Princess Angelina was sixteen years old, and most of her friends were of a similar age. Even knowing that this world and this era were different from his hometown, Xia De still couldn't help but feel malice toward the Prince who broke into the Yodel Palace with weapons in his heart:

"So, what exactly is going on."

"A naive girl was deceived by someone with ulterior motives, and in order to save her lover, she committed a ridiculous crime."

Tifa said, wanting to explain further, but Xia De already understood completely:

"In this kind of political turmoil, those who know nothing but are still involved are the easiest to be used as guns."

"You seem to understand very well."

The maid asked with a smile, and Xia De shook his head immediately:

"No, no, I don't understand anything, and don't tell me other things, I don't want to know anything."

The smile on her face became even brighter:

"You really do understand... Alright, please don't explain, I will tell your description to Miss."

Saying this, she stood up, and Xia De also stood up, preparing to send her downstairs, but the maid glanced around and asked again:

"Mr. Hamilton, how much furniture are you missing? Please list a list, and it can be sent to you this afternoon."

"No, no, how can I..."

"There is a lot of spare furniture in the manor, and it takes up space in the basement. Besides, a small house like yours doesn't need much furniture. Even if I don't mention it, Miss will prepare furniture for you if she hears about it. Although I shouldn't judge the relationship between you and Miss on my own, even when facing beautiful ladies, Miss rarely takes the initiative to kiss the forehead."

Xia De was actually more curious about whether Miss Galina had kissed the forehead of the beautiful maid in front of him, but he controlled his questions well. As for the furniture, after thinking about it, he didn't refuse again:

"Please thank Miss Galina for me, and of course, thank you too. As for the furniture I'm missing..."

He thought about the specific quantity, and the black-haired maid suggested:

"Why don't you take me for a walk in the house, I'll confirm the size of the room and the decoration style you like, and I'll prepare those furniture for you."

Sometimes, Xia De really envied Miss Galina for having such a professional maid.

The maid's unexpected visit saved Xia De the time of going to the timber market in the Lower City of the North City to look at furniture. After sending her away, seeing that there was still some time before ten o'clock, Xia De took the cat to visit Priest August at the Dawn Church again.

The "Angel Potion" on the priest's side had not been completed yet, but he knew that Xia De wanted the church's construction team to help connect the stairs today, so he asked:

"Speaking of which, do you need a supervisor?"

"Supervisor?"

Xia De didn't understand the meaning of this word for a moment. ===== CHAPTER 452 =====