I Am Your Natural Enemy

Seeing the Money Leopard Monster looking a bit disappointed, the Field Agent shifted the topic.

”But arranging matchmaking, that’s not a problem. Hold on a bit, I’ll apply for permission from our top leader to look into some things.”

The Field Agent, right in front of the Money Leopard Monster, called the leader above, explained the situation, and got temporary authorization to look into matters related to the Money Leopard.

If there’s a demon, of course, that’s the best; if not, an ordinary Money Leopard would suffice.

After all, for a Money Leopard to become National First-Class, it’s truly not about exertion; rather, it’s because the number is extremely rare.

In the entire Central Plains County, there’s only one Money Leopard Monster.

The Field Agent searched a bit, then on his phone, opened a picture showing a Money Leopard with a murderous gaze, biting an antelope’s neck, warily looking ahead.

”In Tianfu County, there’s a Money Leopard Monster, just a bit fierce. We can try arranging matchmaking for you later, whether it works depends on you.”

”Yes! This is the one!” The Money Leopard Monster’s eyes widened.

That posture, those lines, that gaze, simply perfect. Fierceness is good; it must be a bit fierce so that future generations can be more ferocious and smarter.

”Let’s go, let’s continue to the next one now!”

Watching the Money Leopard Monster’s eyes almost pop out, the Field Agent looked at the picture. To be honest, he couldn’t tell any difference between the Money Leopard Monster in the picture and the one in front of him, except the gaze.

Once the Money Leopard Monster had left first, the Field Agent reported this matter to the leader above, and then proposed an idea.

This special Money Leopard Monster, after all, is National First-Class, with an identity, counting as a member of the masses. There are quite a few similar members of the masses. Should we respond to the masses’ calls, slightly expand attempts at similar things?

After all, for some demons looking for a partner, it really is difficult, only one in a county.

Giving a wife is better than giving money or status.

The Minister of Central Plains County noted down this proposal—​there’s a proposal for this year. If there’s a positive success story, this proposal can truly be mentioned in the end-of-year meeting.

From the Carp Demon, the Gold Nugget was sent to the Central Plains Scorching Sun Department’s base. After several tests, the main component of this thing is gold, with a purity of about eighty-five percent, and it contains some sort of special power, unable to fully ascertain within the short time available.

The Gold Nugget had a small sample taken for deep testing, after some rounds, a professional from the Scorching Sun Department listed a few names on a list — they should be able to discern the power contained in the Gold Nugget.

Among the list, one name was the wandering trader Old Meng. Old Meng conducted business exclusively using Big Yellow Fish and small yellow fish, namely Gold Bars.

Old Meng is famously passionate about gold, and he himself is also an excellent appraisal master.

A day later, Wen Yan received a call from Feng Yao.

”There’s something I’d like to ask for your help with. We have an item that our experts aren’t very skilled with, not too certain. To be safe, we need the wandering trader to appraise it.”

”What is it? You guys can’t appraise it?”

”A Gold Nugget. It’s not that it can’t be appraised; the main component is very simple. The other components inside aren’t particularly difficult either, but there’s other power contained inside. Our appraisal can’t give a precise answer. Since it’s gold, the wandering trader should be very skilled.”

”Alright, have someone send it over, I’ll call Old Meng.”

”Additionally, the origin of this thing is...” Feng Yao explained the origin and mentioned the large Carp that the Water Monarch casually killed.

”Got it. Anything else that needs appraising, send it together, I’ll try contacting Old Meng. If I can reach him, we’ll appraise them together.”

Back then, selling Old Meng that Devil’s Body fetched a large amount of money, stored with Old Meng, not spent, just as good as not having it.

By evening, logistics from the Scorching Sun Department personally delivered the three items to Wen Yan.

Wen Yan looked at them, three items: a Gold Nugget, whose origin had already been explained.

A patina-covered gold coin.

A damaged gold mask.

The main materials of all three are clearly gold.

Wen Yan picked up the coin and looked at it, somehow feeling it’s familiar, not particularly round in shape, coated with patina and a special symbol on its front.

But the moment he touched the gold coin, a prompt flashed before his eyes.

”Cursed Coin.

Originating from an ancient civilization long lost in time, it is the key to unlocking the gate.

Note: Holder will be cursed with drowning upon entering oceanic areas.”

He went to the basement, searched his spoils, and found another gold coin.

He put the two coins together, compared them, the size and thickness were virtually identical.

The only difference was the symbols on them.

If he remembered correctly, the prompts he saw each time were identical.

Wen Yan was secretly surprised, good heavens, when he first obtained the Cursed Coin, he really wasn’t interested.

His only thought was regarding the curse, comparing it to his Calamity Protector Water Official Talisman — which was stronger?

Little did he know there was more than one of these devilish things.

Seeing that the symbols on these two coins were different, Wen Yan pondered and had thought of three possibilities.