Chapter 15 - Chapter 15: Chapter 14 Transactions (Please follow for updates!) (1/2)

Chapter 15: Chapter 14 Transactions (Please follow for updates!)

The Fischer family soon recruited five more guards, all of whom, unlike the novice guards selected and trained from the servants, were experienced old soldiers, retired mercenaries, and skilled sailors brought by Lucius.

Their combat abilities were clearly stronger, but the expenses for food, clothing, housing, and wages were also greater, such that the current finances of the Fischer family could only support the many guards and servants for a few months.

The Fischer family desperately needed more money, whether it was to buy Extraordinary materials, maintain the family’s fixed expenses, or to figure out a way to purchase Mysterious rare artifacts.

Irene naturally did not forget the important oracle; the mission of the Fischer family was to find Mysterious rare artifacts for the great Lord of the Lost.

However, Mysterious rare artifacts were exceptionally valuable, costing even more than Extraordinary materials.

According to information obtained from sea merchant John, even the lowest level “Collectible class” artifacts were priced the same as Class 2 Extraordinary Materials.

The price of Class 0 Extraordinary Materials was around one Gold Coin, while Class 1 Extraordinary Materials fluctuated between five to ten Gold Coins, and Class 2 Extraordinary Materials and Collectible class Mysterious rare artifacts required at least thirty Gold Coins to have a chance of acquisition.

Thirty Gold Coins were equivalent to a whopping twelve thousand copper nals, a sum that many ordinary people in Nasir Town could likely never earn in a lifetime.

The wealthy sick in Nasir Town had already been thoroughly exploited, and the chance for Irene to heal others and earn money from the wealthy had become more difficult.

As for the money from the poor.

The poor also get sick but truly have no money.

Irene often treated the town’s poor for free. At first, Lucius had some objections, but later he understood that accumulating goodwill from the common people was also a resource, only insisting that she must accept the most basic treatment fees to avoid resentment from the wealthy.

Simply put, the Fischer family urgently needed a way to further obtain funds.

Today, a distinguished guest arrived—the heir to the knight clan living in South City, the Taylor family.

The Taylor family’s heir was named Robert, who appeared very scholarly, distinctly different from his uncles and aunts who revered the knightly spirit.

The Taylor family inherited the bloodline of the Firework Giant Lizard, with a total of three Extraordinary Exponents at the first level of power of Bloodline, including Robert’s father, uncle, and grandfather.

While Robert was not yet an Extraordinary Exponent himself, his family was gathering funds in hopes of concocting another Magic Potion to awaken the bloodline and make him the fourth Extraordinary Exponent.

He had left the Cyart Kingdom several years ago to study abroad in the Lorne Empire, the central part of the Ouden Continent.

The Lorne Empire, often referred to as “The Empire” by many, is one of the most powerful nations on the Ouden Continent, against which the Cyart Kingdom and the other three countries of the eastern continental region could not stand to compete.

The East Coast area is only a part of the Cyart Kingdom, and the port town of Nasir in the East Coast is not even one of the most notable towns there.

When Robert Taylor arrived at the Fischer family, he was received by Irene and Lucius; Irene was the only publicly known Extraordinary Exponent in the Fischer family, while Lucius acted as the regent of the household.

Robert, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and sporting a small mustache, dressed in elegant light purple attire, sat down and smiled, saying,

“I didn’t expect that a few years after I left Nasir Town, a new Extraordinary Exponent would appear here.”

Lucius displayed a trustworthy smile and said, “It’s nothing more than the gods’ blessing and good fortune for the Fischer family to have an Extraordinary Exponent among them.”

Robert instructed his servant to bring in a gift, then continued speaking,

“I have recently returned from studying in the Lorne Empire, and I can feel that the developments there are starkly different from here, particularly in the last few years, something called a ‘steam engine’ has played a significant role.”

Irene, sitting beside him, couldn’t help but ask, “The steam engine you mentioned, is that a Mysterious rare artifact?”

Robert was startled for a moment, then laughed and answered, “That steam engine is not a Mysterious rare artifact. In fact, so far the steam engine has not shown any Extraordinary traits, although many believe it to be a marvel of its own.”

“The power of a steam engine is comparable to a horse’s; it can easily and automatically drive various things without the help of human or Extraordinary power.”

“In a few years, I’ve seen the Lorne Empire progressively use steam engines in mining and textile production, greatly increasing the output of both, and I’ve come back this time to raise funds to buy a batch of machinery for the Cyart Kingdom.”

He said this while pushing up his glasses and naturally remarked, “It’s just that the current available funds of the Taylor family are somewhat lacking.”