Luo Xiao's sudden excitement puzzled Navia. She frowned slightly, and a hint of worry appeared in her eyes.

She knew that Luo Xiao was not someone who easily showed his emotions; behind every emotional fluctuation of his was a story he was unwilling to mention.

"What's the good news?" Navia asked cautiously, afraid of touching a sensitive nerve in Luo Xiao's heart.

At the same time, she also felt a little confused. Could it be that... Luo Xiao's brain was really damaged by the primordial fetal seawater?

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiao's lips curled into a faint smile, and a sly glint flashed in his eyes. "It's nothing, I just thought of some interesting things."

His answer clearly failed to convince Navia, but she also knew that if Luo Xiao was unwilling to talk, she wouldn't be able to get any more information out of him.

So she decided to stop asking questions and instead focus on the practical problems at hand.

“We’ve been searching for so long today, why don’t we go to the Steambird Newspaper to report the situation?” Luo Xiao suggested, his gaze fixed on the busy road ahead, as if he already had a plan.

Navia nodded. She knew that Luo Xiao's suggestions always had their reasons, but she couldn't help but be surprised when Luo Xiao proposed to buy a clockwork horse.

"Why did you suddenly decide to buy equipment?" Navia asked, her voice tinged with a hint of doubt.

Luo Xiao smiled slightly, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. "As the saying goes, time is money. We can't always waste time on the road."

His words silenced Navia; she knew Luo Xiao was telling the truth.

Every minute and second is precious when carrying out a mission. If there are machines to speed up their actions, that would indeed be a good investment.

Although Fontaine is a major producer of clockwork mechanisms, the abundant supply of parts from Melló Petersburg has successfully driven down the price of clockwork mechanisms. An ordinary mechanical horse can be bought for about 10 Mora.

However, it was still a bit of a luxury for Navia, since the Thorn Rose Society was in dire financial straits. If it weren't for the commission from Ou Fu to provide funds, Navia wouldn't know how to get the money.

“It’s okay, I’ve won a lot of Mora from delivering lottery tickets before.”

As Luo Xiao spoke, she took out a large bag of Mora from her pocket, opened it, and placed it on the table.

Navia and Silvermeiers were stunned when Luo Xiao pulled a large bag of Mora out of his pocket.

Navia and Silvermeiers looked into the Mora bag, which was full of Mora notes worth 1 each, and there were at least 50 of them.

They stared at Mora on the table, their eyes filled with disbelief.

“You…how do you have so much Mora?” Navia asked, her voice filled with shock.

Luo Xiao simply smiled faintly, his attitude unusually confident, "I won the lottery, all of this is what I won."

Navia's eyes widened like saucers, her body trembled slightly with shock, and her full breasts heaved. She felt a surge of excitement, as if what lay before her was not a bag of Mora, but a small mountain of gold.

Her mouth opened wide enough to swallow a steam bird, but she made no sound.

"You...is this real?" Navia finally managed to squeeze out a few words, her voice trembling with disbelief. Her fingers gently touched the Mora, as if she were wondering if this was a dream.

Luo Xiao's lips curled into a smug smile, a playful glint in his eyes. "Of course it's true. Why would I joke about a fake Mora?" His voice was calm and confident, as if he had just discussed the weather rather than revealed a huge secret.

Silvermiles joined them, their eyes fixed on the Mora as if searching for any trace of forgery, but soon they too had to admit that it was real.

Silver looked up at Luo Xiao, his eyes filled with respect: "Mr. Luo Xiao, where did you get such good luck?"

Luo Xiao shrugged lightly, looking indifferent. "Luck, sometimes it just falls on your head for no reason, but today, it decided to favor me."

However, upon hearing Luo Xiao's words, Miles subconsciously took a few steps back and frowned.

As a veteran of the underworld who had been around for decades, he had seen it all.

He heard that there were several incredibly wealthy older women in Fontainebleau who specifically sought out young men like Luo Xiao with delicate skin and tender flesh, then dragged them into their rooms to engage in all sorts of exciting activities.

Could it be that... Luo Xiao abandoned his principles and morals in order to help the young lady complete the task faster?

Seemingly noticing the questioning look in Myles' eyes, Luo Xiao could only shrug and say to Myles, "Okay, to be honest, these aren't actually the Mora from the lottery, but the hard-earned money I made through my own labor."

Hearing Luo Xiao's words, Miles became even more certain of his suspicions.

[Sweat money?!]

They were sweating from being bullied. How exactly did these old women treat Luo Xiao, the young man?

Thinking of this, Myles angrily decided to take his sword and settle accounts with those old women.

Luo Xiao is the young lady's childhood sweetheart, and now she's being bullied like this, it's outrageous!

However, Miles had no direct evidence to prove this, so he had to give up.

Navia took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.

"Luo Xiao, your health is already poor, how can you still try to earn money through labor?"

"I'll figure out what to do about Mora. You can't act so rashly again. What if something goes wrong?"

Navia looked at Luo Xiao with heartache. She already owed Luo Xiao too much and couldn't let him make any more sacrifices for her.

"Don't worry, Navia, I'm fine. The work I'm talking about is just mental work, it won't affect my health. Plus, I was lucky and unexpectedly gained so much Mora, so it's pretty much like winning the lottery."

Hearing Luo Xiao's words, Navia nodded in relief and stopped asking questions.

She knew that Luo Xiao was not someone who would have good luck for no reason; he always had his plans and purposes.

But now, she doesn't want to delve into the story behind it, because no matter what, this windfall is a huge blessing for them.

“Then let’s go buy the clockwork horse now.” Navia’s voice finally regained its composure, her eyes gleaming with determination. “With these Mora, our movements will be much faster.”

Luo Xiao nodded, stood up, and dusted off his clothes. "Let's go then. Our time is precious; we can't waste it here."

The three of them walked out of the Steambird Newspaper Office and embarked on the road to the Clockwork Machinery Shop. Although Navia still had some doubts, she was more excited about the future.

After all, every surprise Luo Xiao brought added a lot of color to their journey.

Before long, the group arrived at a mechanical shop in Baisong Town that specialized in selling wind-up mechanisms.

"Welcome!"

As soon as a customer arrived, a shop assistant at the door quickly bowed and greeted them, her cleavage almost spilling out.

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