Master of Kaidan
Chapter 146: A New Urban Legend

Chapter 146: Chapter 146: A New Urban Legend

Pete’s emotions were extremely excited at the time, but with his excitement came a strong sense of panic, because just today, his class experienced widespread absence for a very simple reason.

Those classmates who had bullied him were all stripped of their clothes and hung on streetlight poles.

It was said that each of them had a sign hanging on their body, with the words "Transaction Completed" written on it.

Although this was not something too abrupt for Beckland, where crime had noticeably increased in recent days, Pete was very clear that all this stemmed from the coin he had tossed.

After the man disappeared, he returned home with the coin, and after witnessing the surreal event, his adolescent heart full of fantasies ignited. Once home, he tried to find the origin of the coin, but no country had ever issued such a strange coin.

He had thought about using the coin to ask for money or to learn supernatural abilities, but every time he looked at the hearts and gold bars at both ends of the scale on the coin, it made him suppress such thoughts.

It must be said that in Victoria, a country with a relatively strong religious atmosphere, there are many parables related to making deals with demons. As to why that man was judged to be a demon... In the eyes of the Cross Sect believers, only Yahweh could grant miracles, and any user of extraordinary power other than Yahweh could be called a demon.

Originally, Pete wanted to collect the coin as a memento of a unique experience, but in the following days, under the bullying of those classmates, he finally made a choice.

Humans are a strange kind of creature, who can endure no matter how painful the experiences are when they have no power to resist, but as soon as they have the means to fight back, their patience dramatically decreases.

What could usually be considered ordinary bullying, this time ignited a hatred in Pete, and in a moment of impulse, he threw a note with the words "I hope those who have bullied me will be punished" along with the coin into the 13th storage box at Princeton Station, and the result was that the next morning, all the classmates who had bullied him had become decorations on streetlights.

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The incident with Pete was not an isolated case. After the murderer codenamed "Shadow Ghost" was captured, Beckland once again saw a new "criminal" —

Underage children were hung on streetlight poles, cars parked in someone else’s parking spot suddenly disappeared, and even prisoners in prison died mysteriously. What linked all these events together was a sign with the words "Transaction Completed" that could always be found near the victims.

And as time went by, this incident began to ferment gradually, and a new urban legend started circulating on Beckland’s social media —

In Beckland, you might occasionally encounter an Asian youth asking for your help. If you helped him, you would receive a refined coin. Wrap the coin with a note containing your wish, and throw it into the location the other person told you, and they would help you fulfill one wish.

From finding lost cats and dogs, curing diseases and saving people, to assassination and revenge, jailbreaking, it seemed there was nothing that couldn’t be done. But conversely, not every wisher got the result they wanted.

For instance, a certain man seemed to have made a wish like "I want money that I can’t spend in a lifetime," and the next day after he made this wish, his house was filled with gold that needed to be measured in tons and a sign saying "Transaction Completed." But before he could enjoy for long, the news came out that the Beckland Central Bank had been robbed, and this man was arrested in a very short time. It was because of his testimony that the story of the wish coin truly spread.

However, as the rumors spread wider and the number of times the "Transaction Completed" signs were seen increased, people also roughly summarized some patterns.

That is, the "legitimacy" of the transaction itself. However, this legitimacy did not seem to be based on Victoria’s laws but rather a very primitive "moral concept," or as the people of Yan Country would say, "Return good with good, return malice with justice, a life for a life, debt for debt."

"If that’s in line with their ethical view, then even infiltrating Victoria’s top prison and assassinating a criminal whose sentence was too light would be a piece of cake, but if one seeks what they shouldn’t have, it would bring about dire consequences."

Although that was the case, the value of this coin continued to attract considerable attention. Some people offered a substantial amount of money in vain for a single coin, while others scoured the streets looking for the Asian youth, so much so that, for a time, the lives of the Asian community in Beckland improved significantly.

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As the culprit who started it all, Feng Xue arrived excitedly at the Storage Box at Saint George Station to check if anyone had made a wish. For each coin, he had instructed a different drop-off location, which though a bit of a hassle, minimised the chances of being staked out.

"Oh, there really aren’t any... Looks like the person who got the coin this time has bigger ideas!" Finding no coins in the Storage Box, Feng Xue was not very concerned. Whether the individual used the coin for making a wish or sold it at a high price to someone else, both reflected a kind of "value."

The fact indeed confirmed his speculation, because just last night, he had created his first true Phantom Object—

Name: Phantom Object·Handmade Coin

Elements: [Transaction], [Currency], [Precious], [Valuable]

Description: A refined handmade coin that when given to any target with the cognition of "transaction", one can request the target do something within their capabilities.

Note: Remember, a transaction is just a transaction.

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There was no doubt that this was an object that seemed ordinary but was extremely practical. However, just like in the coin Kaidan created by Feng Xue, those who were too greedy and met with misfortune, this coin would become weak and ineffective once it went beyond the principle of a willing exchange.

As the description states, a transaction is just a transaction, not brainwashing. It cannot truly twist a person’s cognition. Even if Feng Xue used the coin to forcibly buy a top Phantom Object from someone, they could just toss the coin back to him and buy their Phantom Object back.

Nevertheless, Feng Xue’s success was undeniably a good start. He not only truly manufactured his first Phantom creation in the real sense but also understood how to develop manufacturing tags like [Chef] and [Copyist].

Following this path, he might eventually be able to create a Phantom Secret Manual without relying on Golden Finger—provided enough people believe he has transcribed a Secret Manual.

"It’s a pity this is Victoria, giving away Secret Manuals on the streets not only lacks a market but you might also easily be labeled as an LT fetishist."

Feng Xue grumbled discontentedly, but then an idea struck him, and he immediately set off towards the supermarket—

If Secret Manuals are not acclimated to Victoria’s environment, what about cuisine with special effects?

Demon’s cooking, after all, isn’t it normal for it to have a bit of magical effect?