Being a Life Player in the Middle Ages

Because Bayard proposed a new method, Mia could rest assured for the time being, but she still asked to see the lawyer earlier and make the appointment as soon as possible.

The news of the caravan being attacked has not yet been reported back. The officials in charge of the aftermath will have to verify the identities of everyone before sending someone back to report the news and let their families come to claim the bodies and bury them carefully. During this period, her relatives will not know that the merchant has died. Mia wants to take advantage of this time difference to catch them off guard and prevent them from preparing in advance to rob the merchant's property and money.

What's even more fortunate is that the relationship between the businessman and his relatives is not very good. Although the business is very big, he does not let his relatives participate in it. At most, they only cooperate with each other from time to time. Therefore, if they are not given time to prepare, the movable and immovable properties of Xiaomia's family will be safe.

Bayard can also help Mia obtain an officially signed death certificate, so that when the lawyer deals with property issues, even without official notification, he can prove that the businessman is indeed dead, and thus the estate can be transferred.

Bayard also knew her urgency, so he agreed to take her to see a lawyer the next day.

"One more thing, Knight Bayard."

Mia said in a businesslike manner, "I hope you don't think I'm too greedy because of my many requests, but I have no choice but to trouble you again on this matter."

Bayard said, "Please don't worry about it. I know you are not a greedy person."

Mia then said, "Something happened to someone in the caravan. According to the rules, my father needs to pay a pension to their family, but I don't have any money right now. So, if you can get my father's goods back, could you help contact someone to buy them? I want to use this money to pay the pension."

Bayard's expression softened at her words.

"This isn't a greedy request. I'm more than happy to help. I have to say, Miss Mia, I'm surprised you've considered this."

Bayard was surprised and even shocked by her idea. He thought that if other children of Mia's age suddenly encountered such a thing as the destruction of their families, they would probably just cry helplessly. But she could not only plan her future in an orderly manner, but also think of other people who had suffered the same disaster.

This kindness is precious and is also appreciated by Bayard. He originally helped Mia out of chivalry, but now he has a new respect for Mia.

So before leaving, Bayard helped move the box to Mia's current attic room and said to her, "If you want to stay in Constantiburg (the locals' abbreviation for Constantiburg), Martha and John are indeed good choices for guardians. Perhaps you could also consider becoming their adopted daughter."

When Bayard heard Mia say that she was an only child and wanted to inherit her father's estate, he knew that the young lady would never be short of money in the future. As a knight who went to suppress the bandits, he could naturally get a glimpse of how rich the unfortunate merchant was from those precious goods.

But this wealth is not so easy to protect, especially since Mia is an orphan. If she chooses to live alone, it will probably take only a few days for robbers to break into her house and commit crimes.

At the same time, an orphan girl said that she faces more than just her own safety.

If she had a nominal guardian, she would no longer be considered an orphan. Moreover, Martha and John had a good reputation among the common people. With their protection, Mia would be able to better integrate into the life here. Bayard also believed that they would not covet Mia's family property, but would help her hide these secrets.

Mia was stunned for a moment. They had just talked about living together before, how did it suddenly become adoption?

But she still nodded and said, "Okay, I'll think about it."

After seeing Bayard off, Mia asked Martha if she needed any help, but Martha refused with a smile.

"There's nothing much to do in the store today, so go back to your room. Bayard brought you something, and I think you'll need some time to sort it out."

Although she didn't know what they talked about, Bayard came with some things and left empty-handed. Considering Mia's previous experience, Martha could guess that those should be Mia's own things.

Mia was rushed back to pack her things, but she also wanted to know what else was in the box.

Although Bayard helped her find her luggage, the lock of the suitcase showed signs of damage and the key was not the original one, so Mia didn't think the things inside could be preserved intact.

In fact, Mia's luggage included more than one box, but the other things were packed by the servants when she went out, and this box contained her clothes and some valuable personal belongings. Now, I don't know if those valuables are still there.

After a while, Mia looked at the things she took out of the box and fell silent.

As she expected, many things that originally belonged to Mia were indeed missing. The clothes were all there, but several valuable pieces of jewelry were missing. Fortunately, the relics left by her mother were still there, perhaps because they did not seem to be that valuable.

In addition, there was a bag filled with coins and an exquisite box in the box.

Both of these items have patterns that Mia is familiar with. That is the fancy signature designed by Mia's father using his own name. He uses it as a merchant mark. All of Mia's family shops have similar marks, and her suitcase also has one. Even Mia's own signature imitates her father's signature, and it is obvious that they are of the same origin.

Mia opened the bag first, and inside was a large bag of coins of different sizes and denominations.

The monetary system of the East Bai Empire had eight denominations, of which the largest denomination was the Nomisma (also known as the Sorid) gold coin, the medium denomination was the Forli silver coin, and the smallest denomination was the Numi copper coin, which was used to measure the existence of other currencies.

On this basis, there are also gold coins with a face value of "Themisces" of half a Nomisma and "Teremisces" of one-third of a Nomisma.

Among the silver-plated coins were the half-fortuna, which had a face value of half a fortuna, the decanumion, which was a quarter of a fortuna, and the pentanumion, which was an eighth of a fortuna.

At the same time, Decanumium also means 10 numi, and Pentanumium means 5 numi.

It is worth mentioning that although the Forli and Half Forli look like silver coins, they are actually silver-plated copper coins. However, because of the silver plating, people are also accustomed to calling them silver coins. The Decanumium and Pentanumium, which are based on the Forli and Numi, are copper coins.

Although they look very reliable, in fact the face value of these coins is basically converted according to their own materials and weight, so it is easy to distinguish them just by looking at the size and material.

而整套货币的兑换率则是：1诺米斯玛/索里德=2塞米西斯=3特雷米西斯=180弗利=360半弗利=720德卡努米昂=1440彭塔努米昂=7200努米。

There were eight kinds of currency in the purse, but the most numerous were forli and half forli, followed by three copper coins, and the least were gold coins, only 5 in number, but they were the Nomisma with the largest face value, and the remaining coins added up to less than one Nomisma.

The contents of the wooden box were even more exaggerated. It was filled with colorful gems, each one bigger than a pigeon egg, and crystal clear. They were obviously top-quality goods.

Mia was stunned at the time. Mia had no memory of her father carrying such valuable goods, so she didn't know that he brought so many gems. Even though Mia didn't know much about the price of gems, she knew that such a box of gems was absolutely priceless, and it would not be an exaggeration to sell a single gem for hundreds or thousands of Nomisma.

But Bayard put all the gems in her box. Judging from the size of the box, she was sure that he did not leave any for her.

Mia tilted her head, feeling that this knight was quite unexpected. Things like this should be considered spoils of war that needed to be handed over for registration. The fact that Bayard could return it to her meant that he had found it alone. No one else should have discovered this box of gems, otherwise he would have had to hand it over to the king.

Moreover, he was not tempted by so many gems. He did not hand them over or embezzle them. Instead, he returned them to her. Such honest people are a rare species even in modern times, let alone in this era. Even according to Dongbai's laws, half of these gems should belong to him.

The character of this knight seems to be as pure and precious as a gem.

Mia put the precious gems and the box into the game backpack, and put all the gold coins in the purse into the backpack. She only left the silver and copper coins, but even these were a lot of money for a commoner, enough for her daily expenses for a long time.

Putting the purse at the bottom of the box, Mia sorted out her clothes, picked up one of the linen petticoats, and decided to use it to make some underwear. She was really tired of the feeling of being idle these days.

Fortunately, this body has just begun to develop, so she doesn't need to worry about underwear for the time being, otherwise she would have to make more than just underwear.

She took out the sewing tools from her backpack. Unlike the one sewing needle she had in the game, Mia now had a sewing set, which included a whole set of needles of different sizes, hundreds of threads of different colors, two pairs of scissors, one large and one small, for cutting cloth and thread ends respectively, dressmaking chalk for cutting cloth, a tape measure for measuring, a bunch of pins and safety pins for fixing, a double-headed two-in-one needle threader and a thimble.

All the sewing tools are packed in a suitcase, which is considerately an old-fashioned box made of wood and iron. After opening it, all the tools are neatly fixed on the lining of the box. It is not only convenient for storage, but the entire box only takes up one backpack grid.

These things are more or less magical. They will not be damaged or consumed. Mia once tried to completely dismantle one of the rolls of sewing thread, but no matter how much she took out of the ball of thread, the size of the ball did not change.

However, the threads that are taken out are no different from ordinary threads, except that their colors are very bright and they can be split into smaller strands. It seems that they can be used for embroidery in addition to sewing.

However, these tools can only be used by Mia. All tools produced in the game are classified as judgment items, which means that these things cannot be used by others. Even when Mia is more than a certain distance away from them, the tools will automatically return to Mia's backpack.

Of course, things that have been used will not have this effect. For example, a piece of thread she pulled off from the ball of thread will no longer be a binding object after it is disconnected from the ball of thread.

This means Mia doesn't have to worry about her tools being lost or stolen, but it also requires her to be careful not to be discovered if they suddenly disappear.