Fortunately, the more than two thousand gold coins Colliver had mentioned were shoddy coins minted in the final years of the Olehols Dynasty. The corrupt regime had been forced to mint coins on a massive scale to cover its military expenses.
As a result, gold coins from the dynasty's final years contained less than ten percent gold. Compared with the standard coins used in the Kingdom of Arthur today, their gold content was more than eight times lower.
Even so, they still came to two hundred gold coins by current standards—not a small sum. At the height of Saint Brieuc Fortress's prosperity, its annual tax revenue had amounted to no more than three hundred gold coins.
Just as Renard was marveling at how wealthy Colliver's ancestors had been, Colliver suddenly shouted, "Get out of the way!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Miss Heidi and Fat Henry immediately sprang to either side, leaving only the enraged Shadow Tiger where they had been standing.
Then Renard felt as if something had struck his eardrums and heart at the same time.
Two muffled booms rang out. Colliver's body slid backward more than two meters, while the blue orb that had gathered at the Beast Hunting Crossbow's muzzle shot forward like lightning.
Renard had every reason to believe that if someone ambushed him with such a weapon, he would be doomed, even if his reflexes were ten times faster.
Though the Shadow Tiger excelled at stealth and speed, it had no chance of dodging such a sudden attack. The blue orb sent its massive body flying more than ten meters, and it crashed through two trees before finally coming to a stop.
Normally, a beast as tough as the Shadow Tiger could take dozens of knife wounds and still get back