Take on the task
Leonard took out a map from his space ring, spread it out, and pointed it at Elena: "It's right here."
His finger drew a large circle in the center of the Sea of Xio.
"So big?" Elena was surprised.
"You only graduated from elementary school and haven't been exposed to higher-level knowledge. Now I'm going to teach you." Leonard straightened his posture and began to lecture.
In the center of the Western Ocean, there was originally a continent. The people on this continent believed in an evil god. This evil god loved power and blood, and his believers also blindly pursued power and enjoyed killing.
Such a place naturally becomes a source of chaos, and the believers on this continent are committed to bringing this chaos to other continents.
Such a development is definitely not acceptable, so later, the three main gods, the Lord of Light, the Lord of Life, and the Lord of Night, united to kill the evil god. The three major religions on earth also united with the major empires to launch a general attack on this evil continent.
Finally, the evil god fell, and this evil continent fell apart in the battle at the divine level, splitting into dozens of islands of various sizes.
Although the evil god fell and the continent turned into dozens of islands, part of the evil god's power still remained and merged with this large island, forming a sea area that was both illusory and real.
This sea area is shrouded in white fog all year round. Once a ship enters the fog, it can never get out and disappears, so it is called the Sea of Misty Sea.
The Sea of Misty Sea opens once every 50 years. At that time, the shrouded white fog will disperse, and outsiders and ships can easily enter. However, this sea area has been polluted by the power of the evil god. Whether it is the creatures in the sea or on the island, they have mutated and become strange and dangerous.
After many explorations and the sacrifice of many pioneers, the three major churches and major empires figured out the general situation of the Sea of Mist, drew maps, and made agreements.
Only those who have truly entered the field of magic can enter the Sea of Mist, that is, people above the level of wizards, knights, and priests. Low-level people who have just touched the edge of the magical world are absolutely not allowed to enter.
In addition, due to the strangeness of the Sea of Mist, the time of entering and leaving the Sea of Mist must be uniformly agreed upon and measured by fortune tellers from the three major churches. No one is allowed to enter first or delay leaving.
Theoretically, items obtained after entering the Sea of Mist belong to the individual, but if they are sensitive items, they must be handed over to the three major churches for sealing.
"Sensitive object? What is that?" Curious baby Elena asked again.
"They are active or spiritual objects that possess some magical powers. Most of these magical powers are very dangerous. If they cannot be suppressed, they will cause extremely serious consequences to the user, even not just death. After death, they will be reversely controlled by sensitive objects and become puppets or containers of sensitive objects." Leonard said.
Elena’s eyes widened: “It’s so dangerous.”
"Yes, so it must be handed over to the three major churches for sealing, and its use after sealing is also conditional." Leonard said seriously.
Elena looked at Leonard and suddenly asked, "Will you go to the Sea of Mist?"
"Why do you ask?" Leonard asked instead of answering.
"Because I think big risks bring big returns. For someone like you who likes gold coins, this should be a good opportunity for you." Elena said softly, holding her chin with one hand.
Leonard smiled. "Yes, you know me. I came to the capital this time because I accepted a commission that required me to go to the Misty Sea to find something."
"Is it dangerous?" Elena asked again.
"It's not that dangerous," Leonard said. "If I encountered a truly dangerous situation, I would give up."
Of course he would try his best to help Archbishop Colin get the things, but he was not going to risk his life for 5,000 gold coins. His life was very precious.
Elena nodded: "This is what you said before, the purse is over there, as long as you jump far enough and high enough you can get it, right?"
Leonard smiled again: "Good memory."
Elena raised her teacup: "Then I would like to congratulate you in advance on successfully completing the task and getting the money bag."
Leonard raised his teacup and clinked it with hers: "Thank you for your blessing."
The next day, Leonard went to St. Hessig's Church again to meet with Archbishop Colin.
"Have you thought about it, Leonard?" Archbishop Colin asked kindly.
Leonard folded his arms: "I need more information."
Archbishop Colin nodded, brushed his fingers across the space ring, and took out a piece of paper covered with words.
Leonard frowned: "Why write it on paper?"
"Because this sensitive being possesses the ability of prophetic perception, my description of it might trigger its perception." Archbishop Colin pushed the paper in front of Leonard. "So, I used a lot of symbols when writing. I believe you can understand."
Leonard picked up the paper and read it carefully.
The description written by the Archbishop used many antonyms, which, when combined with symbols, meant the opposite. He also used many historical and dramatic allusions to express the action plans of the three major churches and the people who might be involved. These all had to be combined with the corresponding symbols to understand their true meaning.
Really careful and thorough.
After reading it, Leonard finally had a concrete assessment of this task in his mind.
Generally speaking, the danger is not great, and the sensitive creature is not very aggressive. It is just because of its predictive perception talent that it is very sensitive to the dangers that may occur, so capturing it becomes very difficult.
Compared to the sensitive object itself, it is the participants from the three major churches that will bring greater obstacles. Most of these participants are at the same level as him, and even demigods of higher levels may join in. He has to block the competition from the other two churches and help the Church of the Lord of Light seize this sensitive object.
It is very difficult, and the money is not easy to make.
However, looking at the bright side, the three major churches still have a bottom line of credibility and will not fight to the death. If he stops in time, the worst that can happen is that he will be injured and the mission will fail, but he will not die.
"Okay, I'll take this mission." Leonard looked at Archbishop Colin and said, "Pay half of the deposit first."
"Do you want gold coins, materials, or items?" asked Archbishop Colin.
"1,000 gold coins, and..." Leonard listed a few magic materials.
Archbishop Colin wrote it down: "I'll give you 1,000 gold coins first. The materials will not be ready until tomorrow."
Leonard agreed.
Leonard, who received a deposit of 1,000 gold coins, strolled leisurely through the streets of the royal capital.
The shops along the street are filled with a wide variety of goods, housewives are carefully selecting with baskets, porters are delivering goods on the street, and public carriages running along fixed routes are ringing their bells to remind pedestrians to get out of the way.
The royal capital is still so lively.
Leonard turned and walked into a bakery filled with fragrance.
In the small garden house, Elena was holding a visiting card, thinking about what kind of snacks and drinks to prepare to entertain the neighbors who would come to visit tomorrow.
Just now a servant came with a business card, saying that his master is the neighbor who lives opposite and hopes to come over to visit at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
This is normal social etiquette. When you come to a new neighborhood, you always have to get to know your neighbors. Especially in aristocratic areas, this kind of interpersonal communication is very important.
So Elena was seriously considering whether to make the refreshments and drinks herself or buy them?
I don’t know what the tastes of people in the royal capital are like. Do they like to accept new tastes?
If the people in the royal capital like the snacks and drinks she makes, can she open a shop in the royal capital?
At this time, Leonard came back with two large paper bags.
"What are you thinking about? Why are you frowning?" Leonard asked.
Elena looked over, her eyes falling on the two large paper bags in his hands: "What did you buy?"
"I bought some bread." Leonard picked up the paper bag. "I'll take you to meet my friend this afternoon."
"Is it the friend who works at the Royal Magic Academy?" Elena asked curiously.
"Yes, that's the archmage I told you about before, the one working at the Royal Academy of Magic." Leonard sat down on the chair and placed the two large paper bags on the tea table.
The Archmage is a powerful figure in the mage system who corresponds to the Golden Knight. Elena is now a low-level mage and needs to go through the stages of intermediate and high-level mage before she can reach the level of Archmage.
Elena's eyes lit up: "What gifts do you need to prepare?"
"I've prepared it for you. These are the breads he likes." Leonard held out his hand and opened it with a large palm. "Bread, 75 silver coins, errand fee 25 silver coins. Thank you for your patronage. A total of 1 gold coin."
100 silver coins equal 1 gold coin, 75 silver coins plus 25 silver coins is exactly 1 gold coin.
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