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One gold pound can be exchanged for twenty shillings, and one shilling can be exchanged for twelve copper pence.
From George's current observations, one copper penny had roughly the purchasing power of about four yuan in his original world.
Therefore, converting one hundred and fifty pounds meant it was worth approximately 150,000 yuan.
For a well-to-do family that had just bought a house and had little savings left, 150,000 was no small sum of money.
And now, because of the lucky draw, Chris had regained one hundred and fifty pounds. It made her go absolutely wild with joy.
Someone once said that there are three greatest happinesses in life.
The first is a false alarm; the second is a reunion after a long parting; and the third is finding what was lost.
Chris was currently experiencing the third. The one hundred and fifty pounds lost to the scam had all returned.
In her excitement, she picked up George and showered him with kisses, marveling at the luck George brought her and the fact that he had drawn the grand prize.
"Baby, you truly are our family's lucky star!"
Clutching the one hundred and fifty pounds in cash, Chris took George directly to the bank via carriage and deposited all the money.
Afterward, she couldn't wait to go to City Hall to tell her husband the good news.
But then she remembered he was at work and feared that showing up abruptly might cause a disturbance. After calming down, she decided to wait until he finished work that evening to tell him.
"Let's go see my eldest sister. It's been a while since we visited, and I should check on how Megose is doing."
Since she couldn't see her husband, she would find her sister to share her current joy.
Thus, she immediately bought some gifts and took George by carriage to her sister's house.
"Megose, that eldest cousin who was scammed and ended up with a big belly."
Lying in the crib, George recalled the information regarding this body's maternal aunt and cousin. He didn't pay it much mind, closing his eyes to continue studying spirituality energy and the abilities of a Magician.
As a baby, closing one's eyes to sleep was the norm; no one would suspect a thing.
By the time the carriage arrived at the aunt's house, it was nearly noon.
The aunt naturally welcomed Chris's arrival.
Her daughter, Megose, stubbornly refused to abort the child of that swindler, which gave her a massive headache. She hoped Chris, as the younger aunt, could offer some good advice.
While Mother Chris and the aunt were chatting and preparing lunch, George, who had been feigning sleep, suddenly opened his eyes.
He slightly raised his head to look at Megose, who was sitting on the sofa in front of him. She was stroking her belly with an eerie smile on her face, causing his brow to furrow slightly.
Even without using mental power to probe, as an existence comparable to the True Gods of this world, he instinctively sensed that something was wrong with Megose.
Megose's soul gave him a feeling similar to the out-of-control Sailor from before.
More importantly, there was the developing fetus in Megose's womb.
That was no ordinary fetus, but one teeming with various evil and negative energies—shadows, darkness, depravity, filth, and mutation.
"Is some Evil God planning to descend using Megose's womb?"
Combining this with the intelligence he had gathered about this world, George already had a suspicion.
"It seems that swindler wasn't just a scammer, but a cultist as well."
Lying back down in the crib, George closed his eyes again.
He didn't intend to ignore this. If he did and the Evil God truly descended, it wouldn't just be Megose who was finished; the entire City of Tingen would be doomed.
But he wouldn't strike immediately.
The power he could currently wield was only at the level of a Magician—albeit one significantly improved and strengthened by his own refinements. He couldn't kill this Evil God while ensuring Megose's safety.
He needed some time to convert his power into spirituality energy, and ideally, learn more about the various occult knowledge of this world.
That way, he would be confident in using sealing magic in a manner consistent with this world's laws.
To deal with an Evil God descending with a sliver of power, the best method was, of course, to seal it.
Perhaps he could even use that sliver of the Evil God's power to pry into some useful intelligence.
In any case, looking at the state of Megose's pregnancy, it would be at least ten months before the Evil God's birth. There was plenty of time.
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Meanwhile, in the suburbs of Tingen, inside a house featuring a lush green lawn, a wilting garden, and a dark red chimney.
A middle-aged man wearing double-breasted, pure black clergyman robes was flipping through a notebook.
"Sealed Artifact '2-049' has arrived in Tingen..."
"Rayne Bieber has turned into a monster..."
"The Nighthawks were attacked by the Secret Order while dealing with the monster Bieber..."
"A mysterious baby of unknown identity easily killed the Secret Order's Magician and plundered his Beyonder characteristic..."
"The mysterious baby's identity is actually Megose's cousin, and he seems to have noticed some abnormalities in Megose..."
Looking at the final entries appearing in the notebook, a solemn expression appeared on the middle-aged man's face.
"Troublesome. I can't let this fellow disrupt my plans. Kill him? No... I'll find a way to get rid of him."
To have easily killed a Magician as an infant even before plundering the Magician's characteristic—this baby's true strength was definitely not simple.
Moreover, the Church was paying close attention to him. A reckless attack would likely have an even greater impact on his plans.
Reaching out to pick up a quill, he wrote in the notebook:
"Marcos, who was about to be promoted and transferred to Backlund from City Hall, suddenly fell ill and can no longer work.
Thus, the Mayor decided to give the position to Jack Burton.
A week later, the Burton family will relocate to Backlund.
This is very reasonable, because Jack Burton's work ability was originally excellent.
Furthermore, the Mayor accidentally learned that the Burton family has some connection with the family of Earl Hall in Backlund..."
"That should settle it."
The middle-aged man put the quill away with satisfaction.
His name was Ince Zangwill. He was originally an Archbishop of the Church of the Evernight Goddess, but after failing to advance to Sequence 4 'Undying,' he defected, taking Sealed Artifact 0-08 with him.
The series of events happening in Tingen were all orchestrated by him in secret using Sealed Artifact 0-08.
His goal was to allow the Evil God, the True Creator, to descend upon Tingen and destroy all the defensive forces here.
Then, he would take the opportunity to seize the ashes of Saint Selena guarded by the Nighthawks, switch to the Darkness pathway, and advance to Sequence 4 'Nightwatcher' to become a demigod.
The Sealed Artifact 0-08 in his hand was called 0-08, and its appearance was that of an ordinary quill.
However, as long as one used it to write a story, the story would become reality.
This Sealed Artifact possessed immense power; someone had once used the stories written by it to bring about the death of a Sequence 2 Angel.
And the more powerful a Sealed Artifact, the more powerful its negative effects usually were.
This Sealed Artifact was no exception.
(End of Chapter)