Because using the Coin of Wisdom at a low frequency was not particularly harmful, some Ring Arcanists treated such coins as aids for seeking inspiration and making breakthroughs. Ordinary people who discovered their use, meanwhile, had a chance to become famous figures such as pianists, writers, or renowned detectives overnight.
This meant that although the coin was only Poet Level, its price was somewhat higher. Shade spent 28 pounds to buy it.
"Also, there's progress on the matter of Time Perception you asked me about a few days ago."
After boiling the water, the old man poured Shade a cup of tea. Though the lighthouse was quite dilapidated, the black tea leaves were of excellent quality.
"I don't know where you heard that our Hermit Order possesses knowledge from the Cult of that Old God, the Gray-Robed Sage, but you were right. We do. I wrote to the Keeper of Secrets responsible for the library and asked him to search for it. It took two weeks to find what you wanted."
Shade looked at him expectantly. Mr. Edmund shook his head.
"It is a stone tablet bearing the Emblem of the Gray-Robed Sage. It was brought here by the Cult when they joined the Hermit Order, but no one knows how to use it."
Shade thought he probably knew. Judging from his experience in the Gaddis Library, that Old God had likely set the tablet so that speaking its name would reveal the knowledge within.
"Furthermore, the tablet only records one-third of the content—this is documented in our Great Library—so you will have to find the other parts yourself. But we cannot simply give you the tablet. You understand, it is a rather precious object. More than one Ring Arcanist has gained Spirit Runes related to libraries and books by