Volume 6 Chapter 1-2 Ancient Gold Coins
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
I take out the ancient gold coin Schulz gave me. The country that made it no longer exists, so it’s worthless as money. Its only value comes from the gold itself.
But if it’s rare, coin collectors might pay a lot for it. Dwarves probably know about these things.
”What is this? No way, that can’t be…”
Ms. Mahal’s face changes when she sees the coin. She looks shocked, just like before. It’s a dragon souvenir, so maybe it’s special.
She dumps jewels from a box onto a shelf and carefully places the coin on velvet. Hey, those jewels on the floor are valuable!
”There’s no way it’s real! But it is, right? Too bad, it has a scratch.”
She seems flustered. Her reaction tells me it’s probably very valuable. I didn’t even notice the scratch before.
”It’s definitely an ancient holy empire’s large silver coin. It’s almost perfect—my hands are trembling!”
”So it’s really valuable?”
”It’s priceless. One coin could buy a country.”
I’ve heard of such items: holy swords, powerful gems, immortality elixirs. Things so valuable they can’t be sold for money.
Items of such high value apparently can’t be traded for money. They’re usually exchanged for other rare items, or even entire cities or mines. Recently, a commercial city-state gained independence from its suzerain by offering a rare ring as payment. A ring that could buy a country.
While magical items might be worth that much, I can’t see how mere old coins could hold such value. If they truly are valuable, that would be amazing.
Similar coins were piled high in Schulz’s treasure vault. If one coin could buy a country, then that hoard could probably buy the entire world.
I spread a soft cloth on the table and carefully arranged the coins I’d received. Since even a scratch could significantly reduce their value, I had to handle them with care.
Ms. Mahal’s mouth was wide open in shock.
”Let me handle the sale. I won’t cheat you. You’d just make a fool of yourself trying alone.”
Selling rare items is hard. Even heroes with cheat strength only get a fraction of their value.
For ordinary people without connections, trying to cash in on a treasure often ends badly. They might be eliminated by the person they try to sell it to, or even if they survive, the recipient might disappear with the item, or the transaction could be intercepted by a powerful authority and the item confiscated. In short, it rarely ends well.
Trusting Ms. Mahal is the easiest choice. I agreed with a simple “I’ll do it.”
The coins had different designs and colors. They weren’t pure gold but alloys.
Ms. Mahal picked 3 types, 5 each, and pierced the rest to prevent them from being sold.
Rarity sets their price. If more appear, their value drops. Not selling them is safer.
Ms. Mahal will give the coins to the dwarf king. One will be auctioned; the rest are for his collection.
I’ll be getting a share of the reward Ms. Mahal receives, which is apparently enough to make me wealthy.
Most of the profit will go to the Dwarf King, but I don’t mind. As long as Ms. Nina’s revival is successful, I don’t have any plans to spend a lot of money afterward. From what Mr. Zenom says, the Dwarf King seems like a much better person than human kings.
Apparently, this item is so rare that no one would believe it’s real without the Dwarf King’s seal of approval. At this level of antiquity, the certificate of authenticity is more valuable than the item itself.
When I get the money, I’ll have a solid gold female statue made for Schulz. After all, if he hadn’t kept these coins safe, they wouldn’t exist in this world anymore.
Together with Ms. Mahal, we double-check that everything needed for Ms. Nina’s revival is ready. My checklist was praised for being very clear.
We’ll start working on it tomorrow, so I’ll be staying at the secret hideout tonight.
Before going to bed, I stop by the laboratory to check on Ms. Nina. Through the faintly fogged glass, I see her bust-like figure floating in the artificial amniotic fluid.
Ms. Mahal is confident, but there are still uncertainties. I know there’s no guarantee of absolute success.
I guess this is when people turn to God.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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