Kana and his companion arrived on the shore, drenched all over, but smiles never left their faces.
"Did you gain something?"
Blake looked at the two of them, their joyful expressions were a little too obvious.
This made Blake wonder, could it be? Did His Highness the Prince really discover a treasure-laden relic below?
Kana smiled without speaking, turned his hand over to reach into the space pouch, and took out a palm-sized sapphire.
In Blake's bewildered expression, he pushed it into his hand.
When he came to his senses, he quickly refused, wanting to return the gemstone to Kana.
"No, Your Highness, this is too precious."
Kana's expression was serious, using his hand to block the motion of returning the gemstone: "This is what you deserve, you are a loyal and brave knight.
Accept it, it's your deserved reward."
Saying that, he took out 6 Gold Coins from the space waist bag and put them into Blake's hand, seriously saying: "These are for Rein and Kecha, when you see them next time, please pass them on for me."
This was for others, so Blake couldn't refuse, solemnly nodded, and gave a formal bow.
Blake wasn't good at praise, so he could only say: "You truly are a generous person."
"Haha, well, we are drenched, this is uncomfortable, let's head back first."
They bid farewell to the fishmen and returned to the small town by boat.
As soon as they entered the town, a guard seemed to have been waiting for them and hurried over quickly.
He called Blake away.
Kana and Alyris were drenched, but fortunately, it was noon, and the season had just passed summer, so it wasn't too cold.
Passing by a tailor shop, Kana went in for a short while and came out with a cloak, handing it to Porter, who was cautious and had his head down since entering the town.
"Porter, here's a gift for you."
Porter, walking with his head slightly lowered, looked up, saw the fabric in Kana's hand, accepted it, and found it to be a cloak. His face broke into a delighted expression, and he quickly draped it over himself.
He covered himself, and Porter immediately relaxed a lot.
It was as if the gazes around him suddenly diminished greatly.
He couldn't help but thank, "Thank you, Kana, you truly are a considerate friend."
Kana smiled and said no more.
They returned to the courtyard.
The servant responsible for taking care of them hurried to heat water and prepare clean clothes.
After cleaning up, Kana dashed into his room.
Before going in, he told Alyris, "If anyone comes looking for me, let them wait a bit, I don't want to be disturbed now."
Alyris nodded understandingly, knowing that His Highness the Prince had made a great discovery today and was very happy.
In the courtyard, Porter asked Alyris, "Did you gain much today?"
Porter, who had watched all along, was curious but didn't inquire rashly.
After all, Kana took her in, but she wasn't familiar with either Kana or anyone else.
Even the Round-eared Rat People still have some mouse traits.
Cautious and timid.
"His Highness is very pleased with the gains." Alyris didn't speak directly, but gave a vague answer.
Seeing Alyris not wanting to say much, Porter didn't press further and instead started asking about Alyris's experiences and life in this country.
Her main profession was collecting and organizing information and experiences from various continents and countries.
Alyris was quite happy to chat with Porter about this. She also took the opportunity to ask Porter about some external matters, as Alyris was very interested in the outside world.
Especially since it was confirmed she would follow His Highness the Prince out.
In the room.
Kana eagerly rushed in, locked the door, and sat by the table.
First, he picked up the space waist bag and carefully sorted through the gains inside.
A silver Alchemy Shield, a very fine piece of equipment, waiting to be datafied once Magic Power is restored.
9 Alchemy Ancient Coins, 90 Gold Coins, 900 Silver Coins.
This was a significant amount of money, knowing that a warhorse costs only two Gold Coins, and a set of full knight plate armor plus inner armor is also two Gold Coins.
Most forged standard Weapons range between several dozen Silver Coins to a Gold Coin.
100 Copper Coins equal 1 Silver Coin, 100 Silver Coins equal 1 Gold Coin.
The great decimal system.
Although there were occasional fluctuations in exchange, they generally stayed at this level.
As for Alchemy Ancient Coins, they mainly held collectible value, generally worth more than 10 Gold Coins each.
Various Gemstones and several Alchemy Materials, these Kana couldn't estimate well because they couldn't be compared with game material prices here.
After all, game materials are infinitely farmable, just requiring effort.
But the effort for materials in the game and the effort needed to get these Alchemy Materials in reality is like comparing little to great.
The things inside the brother's tomb were all wealth in value, of course, excluding the Stone of Creation.
In the tomb of the brother who actually built the monument, it could not be compared by wealth alone.
A [Spherical Puppet].
The foundation of the [Puppet Master] profession, the source of its development.
An Alchemy Experiment Manual full of notes and records about the [Spherical Puppet], though the source of development, somewhat outdated with the times.
Yet undeniably, it remains very useful and durable.
A [Knowledge Crystal], a palm-sized pillar-like crystal.
Passed down from the Ancient Alchemy Empire, a pricey thing still useful today.
It can store knowledge inside the crystal, quickly absorbed by intelligent life, saving the tedious process of reading and memorization.
In the game, players call it a [Skill Crystal].
Without a doubt, this should contain the prerequisite knowledge for [Universal Artisan] creation, most of it being Alchemist knowledge.
If in the game, it can probably be likened to the employment credential for the secondary profession [Alchemist].
And a prerequisite to unlocking the hidden profession [Puppet Master].
At least for Kana, this trip was a massive gain.
But for him, the most important thing, the foundation of his existence was.
The [Creation Stone Fragment (small)]
This is the focus of everything.
Kana looked at the small fragment in his palm, about the size of a thumb.
He examined it closely, though broken and irregular, it still had two smooth facets.
Based on this proportion and size, it should be a part of a triangular fragment.
There are six Stones of Creation in total, each with a different shape.
Sphere, triangular, cylindrical, diamond, cube, and cross star.
One can collect fragments based on the characteristics they show, and gather these fragments together to create a complete Stone of Creation, perfectly demonstrating its true Effect.
Of course, few people can accomplish this.
Looking at the Creation Stone Fragment in his hand, Kana took a few deep breaths.
Come on, it's time to continue enhancing his "Golden Finger".
Continue along the datafication path in the game.
Since this is another world of the game.
Let's transform this otherworld into a real game.
And the Stone of Creation, belonging to the world origin, is the best tool for transformation.