Chapter 1179: Chapter 95: Accepting the Mission_3
"Sacrifice Hall Master, I too am a loyal believer of the Sky God, please bestow something upon me as well," Ah Dai chimed in.
The surrounding diners all crowded around, all of them influential figures in Mimu City, and they too knew quality when they saw it. Seeing the restaurant owner receive such a fine thing, they couldn’t contain their excitement and began imploring Xuan Yue.
Xuan Yue stood up, smiling and said, "Items imbued with a Sacred Aura should not be widely circulated. As long as you devoutly worship the Sky God, you will surely receive the Sky God’s blessing. Alright, boss, please bring us our check. We have other matters to attend to."
Ah Dai stared blankly at Xuan Yue, not yet understanding her intentions, but when he heard her mention paying the bill, he immediately grew nervous.
The owner, having received the Golden Spoon, fearfully said, "Sacrifice Hall Master, it is our honor that you graced our establishment. How could we possibly accept your money? You would be killing us with kindness."
Xuan Yue replied with a smile, "But how could we not pay? Even though we are clerics, we cannot dine and dash! That would tarnish the reputation of the church, and the Sky God would be angry."
"No, no. Sacrifice Hall Master, you are a representative of the Sky God bestowing a reward upon me. How could these mundane items compare to such a precious reward? Sacrifice Hall Master, if you insist on paying me, the Sky God would surely blame me for my greed. Please retract your offer. Having the honor to serve the Sacrifice Hall Master is truly the greatest honor for a humble person like myself." In reality, he had known about Xuan Yue and Ah Dai’s arrival, but due to previous instances where clerics didn’t pay for their meals, and since he couldn’t well demand payment from clergy, he had stayed away. But when Xuan Yue specifically asked to see him, he couldn’t stay hidden and didn’t intend to charge them. Little did he know, the great Sacrifice Hall Master would bestow upon him an object filled with Sacred Aura. His words were truly heartfelt; he genuinely desired to offer this meal to Xuan Yue and Ah Dai.
Xuan Yue sighed and said, "Well, if you are so devout, then we won’t be polite. Big brother, let’s go." Xuan Yue activated the Teleportation Magic she had prepared earlier, wrapping herself and Ah Dai in golden light. Before the astonished eyes of everyone present, they vanished into thin air.
"Sky God, this is a manifestation of the Sky God!" everyone in the restaurant knelt down, devoutly reciting the Prayer Charm.
A merchant leaned over to the restaurant owner and whispered, "Brother, we go way back, don’t we? Look, could you let me have the item the Sacrifice Hall Master gifted you? I’ll pay a handsome price."
The owner cast a wary glance at him and quickly stashed the Golden Spoon into his bosom, shaking his head firmly, "No, that’s not possible. This was bestowed upon me by the Sacrifice Hall Master. How could it be transferred? That would be a blasphemy against the Sky God."
Originally, the other diners had thoughts about purchasing the Golden Spoon, but upon hearing the owner’s words, they had to suppress their greed. Believing they had witnessed a miracle, how could they dare defy the will of the Sky God? The Golden Spoon given to the owner by Xuan Yue was no trick; she had indeed sealed a trace of Sacred Aura within it, imbuing it with certain effects. This could be considered the simplest form of crafting artifacts. With Xuan Yue’s current mastery of magic, this was naturally an easy feat. Later, when the restaurant owner visited the Sacrifice Hall in the city to pray, he had the clerics there identify his spoon. They informed him that the Divine Energy contained within was the purest they had ever seen. Thus, the value of this golden spoon rose sharply, becoming a treasure of the entire Mimu City, something Xuan Yue had not anticipated.
Xuan Yue and Ah Dai were transported thirty meters outside the restaurant by the Teleportation Magic. Xuan Yue smiled and said, "How about that? Big brother, wasn’t that a good solution?"
With Ah Dai’s perception, he had clearly seen what Xuan Yue had done and frowned, "Just by sealing some of your own energy inside an object, can it really be worth that much money?"
"Of course. Otherwise, how could I have ordered so much delicious food? Big brother, don’t forget, magicians are a minority on the continent, and a holy Light Mage of my rank is even rarer. He actually got a bargain. If he were to sell that spoon, it could probably fetch thousands of Gold Coins without question."
Ah Dai, intrigued, said, "Then perhaps we should sell items in the future; that way, we’d have a steady income."
Xuan Yue shook her head, "That wouldn’t be right. If such things were to become too common, they wouldn’t be valuable anymore, and besides, Grandfather would scold me when we return. What I did just now not only allowed us to skip out on our meal bill but also helped spread the word of the Sky God, killing two birds with one stone. Using Holy Power for personal gain would be a desecration of the Sky God, something I cannot do." Having undergone the baptism of the divine, her steadfast faith in the Sky God already saturated her being.
Ah Dai thought to himself that he was, after all, Goris’s apprentice and much more skilled in crafting than Xuan Yue. She might not want to use Divine Power to craft, but why couldn’t he? Creating some simple things was certainly within his ability; furthermore, his True Qi possessed sacred characteristics. If they ever lacked financial resources in the future, he could try her approach, so that they would never want for food or clothing. He already carried several of Goris’s masterpieces with him, but those were his teacher’s legacies; how could he bear to sell them?
Xuan Yue and Ah Dai successfully made their way to the Mercenary Guild Branch located in the central part of Mimu City. Being a small city, the scale of the Mercenary Guild here was naturally much smaller. Only a handful of mercenaries were coming and going, and Ah Dai could feel their weakness emanating from them.
