Chapter 978: Priest Ao Gu Si's Gift

Hearing Father Andre's suggestion to Xia De, President Stan immediately said again:

"Other compensation should be no problem, 200 pounds, plus some others, let me think... Are you interested in the newly issued Luo De card 'Old Continent Mineral' series?"

This was hinting to Xia De, but Xia De was still hesitating. Of course, it was not that he didn't agree to the transaction or wanted more, purely because he wanted to appear reserved.

The president and vice president of the Prophecy Society, as well as the old priest of the Dawn Church, were all very understanding of Xia De's "hesitation", so they either drank tea or organized documents with the secretary.

The imposing office suddenly became quiet, and Little Mia looked up at Xia De. Xia De looked at the stained glass window and then reached out to stroke the cat slowly:

"I hope..."

Everyone looked at him:

"This transaction will not be known to others... After a few months, no, by the end of the year's Year-End Festival, I will explain this to Miss Galina, and I hope she can forgive me."

He tried hard to show an expression of guilt. President Stan lowered his head and pushed his glasses, and Father Andre comforted softly:

"This doesn't count as tarnishing your reputation, Mr. Hamilton. Only by having the courage to admit mistakes can one better make up for mistakes that cannot be changed."

"Permanent ownership of one founding series, 200 pounds in cash, plus one 【Old Continent Mineral · Cavill Gem Mine】, in exchange for the teardrop crystal in your hand."

President Stan summarized:

"I think this is no problem, Mr. Hamilton. Which founding card do you want to choose?"

"【Founding · Knowledge】."

Xia De said without hesitation. He suspected that if he chose "Founding · Fate", other things would happen in Tobesk:

"Should I hand over this crystal to you now?"

He pointed to the wooden box on the table.

President Stan looked at Father Andre:

"No, no, keep this crystal in your hand first. We will send someone to take it at an appropriate time. Yes, at an appropriate time. However, please do not inform anyone about the matter of this crystal. Just put it in this box and keep it well. Of course, you don't have to be too nervous. In fact, except for our Prophecy Society, it has no great value to others."

This most outstanding fortune teller in the Tobesk area held up the lead box placed at his feet. Although 【Sage's Glow Stone】 was not a relic in the strict sense (Note), it was not something that could be placed at will:

"As for 【Founding · Knowledge】, because that card is still at the southern headquarters of the Society, it will take half a month to a month to be delivered to Tobesk, but I think it will definitely be fine before the end of this year. You know, it is winter now, and the snowy weather makes steam train transportation extremely dangerous."

President Stan said, letting Father Andre take paper and pen to draw up the contract for this transaction, as well as documents regarding the ownership of 【Founding · Knowledge】. Taking advantage of the time to re-draft the contract, Vice President Mr. Judit went to the Prophecy Society to invite the Society's accountant and lawyer, and withdrew 200 pounds of cash from the financial department.

"And this."

Mr. Judit pushed a flat wooden box the size of a palm to Xia De. The back of the wooden box was the pattern of the Luo De card "Sun, Moon, and Stars", and the front was the Ouroboros symbol of the Prophecy Society. This kind of wooden box was a professional Luo De card box sold by the Prophecy Society, but because the price was extremely expensive, only a few particularly wealthy players would buy it.

Inside that box now was a whole set of brand-new Luo De cards. In addition to the special rule card 【Old Continent Mineral · Cavill Gem Mine】 promised to Xia De just now, there were two other special paper cards belonging to the 【Old Continent Mineral】 series.

"You know, unless it is a celebration, commemoration, or an event held jointly with major kingdoms, the Prophecy Society does not actively sell or give away any special rule cards, but just clips the special rule cards into sets of cards, waiting for people to buy them. This is the Society's rule to prevent the Society from wantonly manipulating the flow of special rule cards."

This man who looked quite shrewd said with a smile:

"So, we are not violating the rules by providing you with special cards, just giving you a set of cards. As for the content of the card set, it depends on your own luck."

"I understand."

Xia De played with the exquisite card box, and then checked the new cards. The feel and smell of the new cards were different from the old ones. That special ink smell, like brand-new parchment, could really make people feel happy.

The three special paper cards had special card faces, and the card faces showed the appearance of well-known mineral products in the Old Continent. As for 【Old Continent Mineral · Cavill Gem Mine】, which had the suit of "Sun 13", its rules were also quite interesting:

【If this card is the fourth card drawn, the card points can be adjusted between 12 and 13.】

Compared with other cards that require "rolling a specific number on a 20-sided die" to adjust card points, the requirements of this card are relatively simple. But under the 21-point rule, the card points of the fourth card drawn being "13 points" means a considerable possibility of directly busting. Therefore, although the adjustment between 13 and 12 is not completely useless, the effect is not very great. Maybe it will only truly play a role once in dozens of draws.

"Very interesting rule."

Xia De said with a smile, and then continued to appreciate the other two special paper cards.

The new contract and the document of ownership of 【Founding · Knowledge】 were quickly drafted. The Prophecy Society was actually well-prepared, and at this time, it was just writing out the prepared terms.

President Stan handed the fountain pen to Xia De and said very seriously:

"Mr. Hamilton, after signing this name, 【Founding · Knowledge】 will completely belong to you before you fall into a long sleep."

"Yes, and this beautiful blue gem, you can take it at any time."

Xia De nodded and wrote "Xia De Su Lun Hamilton" at the end of the two documents.

Under the witness of the priest, two hands were held together. Although everyone felt satisfied with this transaction, Xia De thought he was probably the most satisfied one.

After talking about the transaction, the gentlemen of the Prophecy Society had to return to Silver Cross Avenue. Xia De did not leave immediately but wanted to talk to Priest Ao Gu Si about something.

The priest happened to be away from the church today. He was arranged by Bishop Owen to take the young priests of the church to send some things to the slums in the north of the city, but he would be back within half an hour, so Xia De was not in a hurry to leave.

Seeing that Little Mia was still curious about the heavy snow outside, he took the cat to the outdoors again. This time he tried to let Little Mia run for a while. This cat, which had always been lazy, rarely strolled in the snow outdoors for a while, but soon lost interest and meowed, asking Xia De to hold it up.

It is worth mentioning that Xia De was very curious about whether Little Mia would try to lick the snow, but the intelligent cat just lowered its head and sniffed, and had no intention of sticking out its tongue at all.

In short, when Priest Ao Gu Si got off the carriage, he happened to see Xia De standing by the marble pillar on the church steps watching the snow.

He didn't ask Xia De the purpose of coming here, greeted Xia De and walked into the church. The two chatted all the way about various activities of the Dawn Church before the Year-End Festival next month, and only started to talk about business when they returned to Priest Ao Gu Si's own room.

"The matter of Wednesday has been handled, and 【Sage's Glow Stone】 was used to trade with the Prophecy Society. The transaction target is Luo De card 【Founding · Knowledge】."

"I'm not surprised at all."

The old priest said while holding a teacup. The room assigned to him in the church was not big, but the interior decoration had quite a classical and religious color.

"Speaking of which, I haven't asked yet, what were you doing looking for me on Wednesday night?"

Xia De, who was holding the tired cat, asked. He didn't have time to ask when he was there that night and fell into a coma directly.

"This is a surprise."

The priest smiled, stood up and pulled open the drawer on the side of the desk, and took out a white round badge:

"Look at this."

This was a bone product, and the priest himself carved the same skull pattern on both sides of the round badge.

【Outsider, you have touched a "miracle".】

"Didn't you say that although you like badges that are easy to carry, you already have a badge? Now, try stacking the two badges together."

The old priest said proudly, so Xia De overlapped this white bone round badge with the "Witch Detection Badge". The latter was a silver round badge with patterns of thorns, lion heads, and azaleas. It would automatically heat up when Xia De encountered a witch. Except for adventures in the past time, Xia De never left this silver round badge.

The two touched, and the white bone round badge actually slowly "melted" on the badge with the "Duchess of Saladil" emblem. The melted bone wrapped around the silver round badge and finally formed a white bone thin edge on the outside of the round badge.

At this time, the size of the "Witch Detection Badge" hardly changed, just a little heavier. The white bone thin edge wrapping the edge of the silver round badge had dark patterns of wood anemone flowers, making this badge look more exquisite.

"It is indeed convenient to carry like this. However, is this made of angel bones?"

Xia De felt surprised by this, and the priest nodded reservedly:

"Yes, although I am collecting those bones, what I actually need is the power of the bones. Lacking some fragments has no effect. I used those ancient knowledge and added some small techniques I learned at St. Byrons to make this badge. However, I want to remind you that after fusion, only by destroying your original badge can you analyze the bone round badge again."

Priest Ao Gu Si recognized the pattern on the silver badge pendant that Xia De wore with him, which was the emblem of that Duchess, but he didn't point it out.

"That doesn't matter. The kind of props you make should be considered divine items, right? It's really amazing."

Although there were materials, being able to really make it was enough to show the old priest's craftsmanship. ===== CHAPTER 979 =====