The Count's steward had plenty on his plate, so after completing the handover of the apartment and confirming that Liang En would accept the commission, the steward returned to France by plane.
After bidding farewell to the steward at the airport, Liang En first listed the apartment with an agency for rent. Then he headed straight to Pierce's shop to collect a few items he had previously ordered, and also to consign some luxury goods with him for sale.
Upon returning from Egypt, Liang En had called Pierce to ask for help in crafting a pendant box. This silver pendant box was custom-made for the silver ring he had obtained in the United States.
Following his professional advancement, Liang En had finally gleaned some information from the ring. Unfortunately, he couldn't unlock its full potential until he obtained 10 points of Legendary Power.
Realizing this, Liang En ordered a silver necklace with a pendant box from Pierce, intending to keep the ring with him at all times. He planned to accumulate enough Legendary Power to activate the ring's power.
Initially, he had considered keeping the ring at home, much like the bronze drum from Cardzan. However, after the upgrade, he discovered that the ring's power could only be triggered when worn.
To ensure he could activate the ring's power as soon as he accumulated enough Fate Power, Liang En decided to hang the ring in a pendant box around his neck.
The reason for not wearing it on his hand was simple—since the ring was designed for women and his fingers were a bit thick, it was impractical to wear the ring on his finger.
As for the task commissioned by the Count, Liang En intended to undertake it at a later time. He believed that in another world during the 1960s, Viking settlements had been found on the northern part of Newfoundland Island.
Considering the minimal differences between this world and the previous one, coupled with the fact that the Viking colony in this world was also abandoned within a short period, Liang En estimated that there wouldn't be much disparity between the Viking settlements in this world and the previous one.
Thus, finding this colony required a trip to northern Canada. However, considering the temperature and the issue of icy coastlines, going to such high latitudes at this time wouldn't be suitable. Therefore, he decided to wait a few months until the weather warmed up a bit before visiting.
"Good afternoon, Pierce," Liang En greeted as he entered the shop. He then placed the luxury items he had brought on the counter and continued, "I've acquired some luxury items recently. Do you need any of these?"
"Luxury items? Of course, we do," Pierce replied, his expression shifting from a wry smile as he stared at the computer screen. He got up, opened the bag Liang En had placed on the counter, and started taking out the leather bags and wallets one by one.
"These are quite good, really top-notch items," Pierce commented, nodding in satisfaction as he placed the items on the table. "You've brought some highly sought-after merchandise this time. They'll sell quickly and easily."
"Then I'll leave these items to you," Liang En nodded in agreement. Then he glanced at the computer behind Pierce. "By the way, what were you looking at just now? I noticed you were shaking your head."
"It's just a record of a colleague messing up a job," Pierce said, opening the counter's partition to let Liang En in, then pointing at the screen.
"He had an agreement with a church to search for treasures on church land, and they were supposed to split the findings evenly. But after he found the treasures, he simply made off with them."
"And now, even though he fled to a place like Australia, the church still pursued him and took him to court. Most of the wealth he gained probably ended up benefiting those lawyer vampires more than anything."
"That's why there should always be limits to making money, especially when dealing with powerful collaborators," Liang En shrugged, spreading his hands. "Sadly, most people find it difficult to control their greed."
After discussing the unlucky colleague, they started talking about matters related to their business. As a seasoned antique dealer, Pierce had recently found several new opportunities.
"Since you gained fame, I've received quite a few commissions, especially after our collaboration. About 70-80% of the commissions I received specifically mention the task with Panda Expedition Studio."
Pierce said as he clicked the mouse to open his email inbox, which contained a dozen or so emails. The subject lines indicated that these emails were from different places.
"These are all invitations for you. There are a total of 17. Mostly from nobles and wealthy individuals, they want you to attend their gatherings or help them find something."
"These invitations seem quite similar." After briefly looking through these emails, Liang En lifted his head from the computer and asked, "Do you have any recommendations among these invitations?"
"I recommend this one, from the Lewis couple." Pierce walked over and pointed at an email, saying, "Their commission is relatively straightforward. They want you to inspect their residence."
"More importantly, if you agree to do it, they will pay you £3,000. And if you find something valuable, they'll pay extra. I think, as long as luck is on your side, you could make at least £5,000 or £6,000."
As Pierce described it, Liang En's interest began to grow. Finding treasure didn't always yield results; sometimes the findings wouldn't cover the costs, which was quite normal for treasure hunters like them.
Despite having the 'Golden Finger,' he could only find more wealth compared to others; it didn't guarantee he'd return empty-handed every time. After all, the 'Golden Finger' couldn't magically create items out of thin air.
For Liang En, activities like this that promised a minimum fixed income were quite appealing. At least it ensured he wouldn't come back from an adventure with nothing.
"That does sound good—by the way, do you know anything about this client?" Compared to this commission, the others, which didn't even offer a base salary and were imbued with a certain arrogance in their tone, were quite irksome.
After all, as an ordinary person, sometimes it wasn't embarrassing to kneel down to earn money. But when there was an opportunity to make money standing up and one still chose to kneel, there really weren't many adjectives besides 'submissive' that fit the situation.
However, Liang En could also understand why some billionaires might issue commissions with such arrogance. Deciphering Ancient Egyptian scripts was a niche field, and the significance of it wasn't clear to the average person.
So, for many wealthy employers, Liang En was just a celebrity among treasure hunters—reliable in this field. In such cases, they naturally wouldn't hold much respect for the treasure hunter they hoped to hire.
Especially for some nouveau riche, they were excessively confident, almost overly so about their wealth. Hence, they always believed money could solve everything, and this often made interactions with them uncomfortable.
"I have some information. From what I know, the clients are important shareholders in an internet company." Pierce pulled up an image on his phone.
"Based on publicly available information, the Lewis couple are both Americans. They recently bought a residence in Cambridge, which is why they made this request."