Chapter 72: The Third Item: Coin Catcher
Jiang Lexin said this and took out a copper coin from his bosom.
He lay flat on the ground, pinched the edge of the coin with two fingers, and looked out through the square hole in the center of the coin with one eye squinted.
"The copper cauldron furnace burns corpses to make coins. The zombies who only want to return home are turned into firewood for making coins, and disappear into ashes with their resentment."
In this delivery mission, except for the man with glasses, everyone else has received copper coins.
The man with glasses stretched his neck and quickly said to Jiang Lexin: "Can you give me this copper coin?"
Jiang Lexin didn't make things difficult for him and just threw the coin over.
"I have already explained where I came from. To show my sincerity, shouldn't you also tell me your identities? What are you doing here?"
"We are just a courier!"
Bian Ling answered quickly, but she soon realized that Jiang Lexin would definitely not understand if she said that.
Catman A stretched his muscles and added lazily:
"It's just a profession, similar to your corpse-carrying job, but you deliver corpses back home, and we deliver lost copper coins."
He thought for a moment, and then added, "Oh, by the way, we don't belong to this world. The reason why the copper coins belonging to your world are lost is probably because... your world has collapsed."
"Hollow?"
Jiang Lexin seemed to understand, but vaguely realized that this was a very serious matter.
Chen Li was rarely distracted and listened quietly.
He glanced at the sky filled with resentment and continued, taking over the words of Catman A:
"If nothing is done, the world will completely fall apart in a few years."
What happens when the world falls apart?
Is there anyone else who can survive?
Jiang Lexin didn't dare to think about it.
He had roughly guessed why the world would fall apart.
"Is it because of the copper cauldron furnace?"
The reason why he questioned Shen Li was because he could see that Shen Li was different from the others.
This time, Shen Li told him a very definite answer.
"yes."
He stood halfway up the mountain and looked into the distance.
"The black smoke from the burning of corpses in the bronze tripod is mixed with the resentment of the zombies who cannot return home. The resentment is growing more and more. If this continues, the world will be destroyed sooner or later."
Jiang Lexin fell to the ground helplessly.
A person's power is so small, what can he do.
"what do I do?"
Jiang Lexin hugged her head and buried it in her knees.
"Can you help me?"
The man with glasses thought Jiang Lexin’s request was outrageous and couldn’t help but break his fantasy.
"Help you? We can't even protect ourselves, how can we help you?"
"You saw the bodies of those people in the hut with your own eyes. They were all our companions. They returned the copper coins that were lost outside..."
The man with glasses said this and suddenly realized something was wrong. "That's not right. The copper coins have been returned. Why are we still entering this instance? Do these copper coins need to be delivered to a specific person?"
He anxiously flipped through the system panel.
In addition to asking them to pick up the package, the panel also marks the recipient at the beginning of the task, and the recipient is unknown.
They still have to find the owner of these copper coins to complete the task.
Isn't this bullshit?
"Copper coins, these are copper coins! They are always in circulation. Today they belong to you, and tomorrow they belong to him. Where does the owner come from?"
Bian Ling also had a worried look on her face and had no idea what to do.
Chen Li held the copper coin in his hand and observed it carefully.
The copper coin is round on the outside and square on the inside, with the words "Tongtai Tongbao" written on the front.
On the reverse side, some characteristic patterns of the current world are painted on the left and right sides of the coin.
Jiang Lexin, who was standing by, saw how intently Chen Li was watching and couldn't help but come over to take a look.
"Tongtai Tongbao, this copper coin was minted in Tongtaizhou."
Jiang Lexin said this and poured out a few copper coins from his purse.
"In addition, there are Jizhou Tongbao, Qingzhou Tongbao and Cangzhou Tongbao."
"Except for the difference in the place of casting, they are used in the same way."
“No, there is a difference.”
Chen Li placed the copper coin in his hand next to the copper coins that Jiang Lexin had just poured out for comparison.
"Mine is darker in color and has a green tint around the edges."
Catman A also came over and said, "This is the patina from oxidation. This is an old coin that has been minted and used for many years."
"So..."
Bian Ling took out her copper coin as well, "Mine is also an old coin."
The fisherman was threading his fishing line and preparing to go out fishing, but before he left, Bian Ling stopped him and asked, "Look at your copper coins."
“It’s also old currency.”
“Are they all old coins?”
Bian Ling confirmed again and again.
"no."
The man with glasses took out the copper coins that Jiang Lexin returned to him and placed them next to the copper coins of other people.
“Mine is new currency.”
The copper coin of the man with glasses looks obviously different from other people's copper coins in color.
This copper coin is very new and the surface is clean.
"Could it be that you made a mistake?"
The man with glasses expressed his doubt and poured out all the copper coins in Jiang Lexin's purse.
The rest are all new coins.
"It's impossible to make a mistake. After I got this copper coin, I never put it into my purse. There is no possibility of confusion."
Five people, four old coins and one new coin.
Chen Li touched the copper coins one by one. There was nothing wrong with the old coins, but the problem lay with the new coins.
Chen Li pushed out this new coin separately.
"There is resentment on this copper coin."
It's not just ordinary resentment, it's the kind that's firmly attached to the copper coin and can't be driven away.
On the front of the resentful copper coin held by the man with glasses, it is written "Tongtai Tongbao".
It also comes from Tongtaizhou.
"They are all made of copper Taizhou, why is there no resentment on the old coins, but there is resentment on the new coins?"
Shen Li asked.
Jiang Lexin suddenly remembered something.
"This coin was made from the bronze tripod used to burn corpses!"
The use of bronze tripods to burn corpses and mint coins is something that has only become common in recent years.
Prior to this, each state minted coins normally.
Jiang Lexin poured out several other copper coins from the purse and said, "Help me take a look at these. They are all new coins from the other three states."
Chen Li touched them with his index finger, sensing them one by one.
Sure enough, any new currency is mixed with resentment.
"This kind of copper coin has been circulating between people for a long time. The resentment it carries will definitely affect the people who use it. Think carefully, what are the differences between the people in recent years and those in previous years?"
Jiang Lexin frowned.
"If you put it that way, it is indeed different. In recent years, there have been more people looking for trouble. It seems that it is difficult for everyone to control their temper, and they often lose control and hurt others."
In the past, even if there was a dispute, they would just curse at each other.
Now they would hurt people at any time, and even wipe out an entire family because of a trivial grudge.
"When my senior brother first entered the officialdom, I followed him and saw a lot of things like this. Those criminals often regretted their actions when they calmed down afterwards. People who usually look very honest can do terrible things because of anger."
At this point, Jiang Lexin couldn't help but get goose bumps all over his body. He quickly loosened his grip, put the copper coin into his purse, and threw it far away.
"So after all this talk, where should we send these copper coins?"
After hearing this, Bian Ling still had no clue.
"Why don't you come down the mountain with me and look for clues?"
Jiang Lexin extends an invitation to everyone.
"Alright."
Catman A grabbed his collar and sniffed it, his face full of disgust.
"There's no decent place to stay here. Although the grilled fish is delicious, it's too cold when it's windy and rainy. My hair all over my body... Ahem, I mean, clothes! Clothes! All my clothes are wet and it's very uncomfortable!"
Cat Man A cursed in his heart, what a damn aftereffect of the copy, why did it always make him feel like a cat!
Just go.
While everyone was packing their bags, the fisherman was still reinforcing his shelter.
"Why are you still reinforcing it? We're all leaving! Are you addicted to surviving in the wilderness?"
The fisherman was chopping bamboo slowly and leisurely.
"I'm not leaving."
This is the first time I've met such an unsociable team member! He didn't follow the mission at all!
Catman A thought this person was a little strange: "Why?"
Fisherman: "I haven't caught any big fish yet."
Catman A: "??? What's your obsession with fishing? We're here to deliver, not to fish!"
Has this guy been like this in other copies before?
While others are struggling to deliver parcels, he is happily fishing?
The fisherman said nonchalantly: "You go first, I will come back to you when I catch a big fish."
Anyway, when the signal is good, he can see everyone's location.
Bian Ling pulled Cat Man A and told him not to force it.
"Then we have a deal. If you catch a big fish, you must come and join us."
Jiang Lexin had more luggage than them.
Before leaving, he thought about it and decided to pick up the purse that was thrown aside. After all, he would have to rely on this money to live after going down the mountain.
"I almost forgot the main thing!"
Jiang Lexin had just picked up her luggage, but couldn't help but put it down again.
Catman A: "What's the matter?"
Isn't this guy here to help collect the bodies of the previous group of couriers?
After the flood, didn't he go back to the place where he buried everyone? He said he would keep the bodies there for five years.
"Before my master died, he left me a secret letter, asking me to come here to help him complete what he hadn't done that year."
"The master said in the secret letter that many years ago, he buried a zombie in this mountain. He originally wanted to take the zombie back to his hometown, but he encountered bandits on the way. In order to escape, he had to bury the zombie temporarily."
Jiang Lexin's trip up the mountain was mainly to fulfill his master's last wish and bring the zombie back home.
"To be honest, I have been wandering around the entire mountain for three days, but I couldn't find the grave mound that Master mentioned. Did you see it when you came here?"
Speaking of grave mounds, they actually encountered one.
"Is it the grave mound with cinnabar mixed in the soil?"
Catman A asked.
Because they had cleared a path before, it was not difficult to find the grave again.
But when everyone arrived, they found that the grave had been dug up...
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