Blue Sword

The so-called "underworld coins" in this world are certainly not super-large banknotes with denominations of 999,999 and above, with King Yama printed on them.

But the coin in the mouth.

Legend has it that Charon, the ferryman of the River Styx, was responsible for transporting the dead to the other side of the River Styx. However, this guy had to collect the boat fee.

If you pay for the boat, you can reach the bottom of the subconscious ocean opposite the underworld, and live in the depths of your memory forever.

If he can't pay for the boat, he will refuse to board the boat.

The rejected dead can only stay in the gap between the main plane and the underworld for a long time, and gradually lose their memories of their lives, and eventually turn into muddle-headed spirits, wandering aimlessly everywhere like zombies, and fall into eternal catastrophe. Go into the chronic decay.

Or they may be summoned by those with "spiritual body" abilities to be used as tools.

Therefore, from the Second Age to the Fourth Age, the Solomons and Cyreans would put a coin in the mouth of the deceased before he was buried, which was regarded as payment for the ship fare to Charon.

However, this custom no longer exists after the Fifth Age. This is all due to the Holy See's active promotion of Solomonism around the world, letting everyone know that the "Ferryman of the River Styx" is all fake and heretical, just to make you superstitious. I made up a story to scare you.

Don't be afraid that you won't have money to bribe the ferryman after you die. The key is to cherish your life while you're alive, do you understand? If you don't seek death, you won't die.

Ask stood in the middle of the corpses on the ground, collected his thoughts for a while, and then used the tip of his sword to pick up the money bag from the waist of one of the guards.

It's a bit heavy. It seems that these guys have gained a lot from the blackmail just now.

Beside the corpse were the trembling fellow travelers. They had their backs pressed against the carriage, holding hands, looking at Aske with great fear - watching this sudden explosion, chopping up the guards present like melons and vegetables. The vicious man he killed almost kneeled down and shouted "Hero, spare your life".

"Huh?" Asik then noticed that the passengers in the same carriage with him were all staying where they were, "Why don't you run?"

The passengers said nothing, but stared at the pistol in the gun pocket on his chest with pale faces.

run? Will it run away more than ten meters like a rabbit and then be shot down by you in seconds?

"The businessman." Asik waved to someone among the passengers. It was the fat businessman who said he was going to Constance last time. He smiled and called him, "Come here."

"My lord..." the fat businessman stammered, "I don't know anything, I haven't seen anything. I have never met you..."

Ask was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the other party was afraid that his identity would be sensitive, but at this time he was exposed to the guards' interrogation, so he was going to kill him and silence him.

So he didn't explain anything, just picked up the money bag and threw it into the fat businessman's arms:

"Help me take out the coins, put one in each of these corpses' mouths, and treat it as Styx ferry money."

The fat businessman was slightly startled when he heard this.

He was aware of this ancient Siris custom, and thought that this gentleman was really leisurely... In other words, at least he didn't look like a cold-blooded and ruthless evil person who would kill innocent people at will?

"Okay! Okay!" he said hurriedly, quickly counting coins from the money bag and stuffing them into the mouths of each corpse.

"What are you doing here?" Asik asked in surprise when seeing the remaining passengers still frozen in place.

"We're leaving now, we're leaving now." Everyone quickly pushed each other and left.

The fat businessman here also completed all the work, with half the coins left in the money bag in his hand, and handed them back respectfully.

"No need, I'll give it to you." Asik waved his hand.

"Thank you, sir!" The fat businessman was overjoyed. The gold content of this Lorraine gold coin is quite high and its value is not small.

Just as he was about to flee the scene, the fat businessman suddenly remembered something and mustered up the courage to turn back and say:

"Sir, you'd better run away quickly! The people of Count Württemberg will soon find out that something is wrong. If you are discovered by them around here, the suspicion of collusion between you and the Falcon family will be confirmed!"

"Haha, it's okay." Asik said it didn't matter.

Under the eager eyes of the fat businessman who wanted to continue persuading him, he smiled and said:

"Because I'm really in cahoots with the Falcon family."

Fat businessman:………………

After all the unfortunate ones who had been involved ran away, Ask also found a secluded corner and summoned Nora from Hearth Island.

"Hey, are you looking for me?" Nora was a little surprised, "I thought you were looking for Ellie."

"Wouldn't looking for her expose our identity?" Ask said.

"Yes." Nora had to admit that with Eleanor's noble background, maybe 80% of the nobles in the empire knew her.

"However, there are many nobles in Swabia who do business with the Holy See." Nora showed a somewhat embarrassed expression, "Maybe I will also be recognized..."

"That's great." Ask said immediately, "I'm just going to lend you your identity."

Nora:? ? ?

My identity?

"The famous continental army and fire giant, the second daughter of the Licinian plutocrat family." Asker said, "During the outbreak of the civil war in the Holy Solomon Empire, isn't it normal to come to inspect the market environment of the Swabian Principality, which is in high demand? ?”

"You mean, under the guise of selling arms, you secretly test the attitude of the Lun family?" Nora hesitated.

"That's right." Asker said, "I remember that the Holy See also has similar export control regulations for various countries. For this reason, it is necessary to ask whether the Shisolen family intends to surrender to the emperor or continue to maintain its allegiance to the Griffin family. The other party will give a corresponding explanation.”

"That regulation is just a restriction on the surface." Nora shook her head and smiled bitterly, "In fact, everyone doesn't pay much attention to it."

The everyone she mentioned was naturally referring to Solomon's thirteen wealthy families.

Asker was naturally familiar with this, and waved his hand and said, "Of course, a name belongs to a name. As long as you have a business-like attitude, can they clarify the unspoken rules under the table?"

Seeing that Nora was still hesitant, Asker took out a reassurance:

"Besides, if the other party is really extremely cooperative, then you can contact your sister. In the end, it is not your sister who has the final say on whether to do this business or not."

"If you do it, it means you have discovered a business opportunity for your sister; if you don't do it, there will be no loss to your family, and it won't be considered a lie to the Sauron family. After all, in their eyes, at least you want to promote business. of."

These words just hit Nora’s heart. It wasn't that she minded the fake power, but she was worried that using her name in front of the Sauron family would bring unnecessary trouble to the family.

However, Asker's proposal just solved this worry, so Nora finally nodded... After reading her mind and confirming that the leader did not use men's rhetoric to deceive her innocent and pure self, she nodded and agreed:

"All right."

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