Goddess's Manuscript (II)

Goddess's Manuscript (II) is a Quest Item obtained during the .
==Text==
...Wise Antonio, in the basementof the crumbling house,began reading the ancient bookhe had found. His oillamp shook from time to timeas the swaying structure above-groundcollapsed.The village was to be symbolically razedby the dragon, and hehad been chosen by the dragon,for he had not returned home. ButAntonio did not care.He only wished to studythe book the old lady had given himon the bridge he passed today.This book was titled the"RadiantCarter," and withinwas reord all the rules thatevery beiin Simulankamust follow. It was written in the languageof world's creation at the very start,and if Antonio was not possessed ofextraordinary wisdom, and deciphered thisprimordial text, there would have beenno study to be had.This book recorded no solutionsas to resolving the difficultythat Constellation Satellitepresently faced, nor did it containany hexes that could aidAntonio in repairing his own home.But he knewthat wisdom was the mightiest thingin the world.The morning light shone throughthe ruins of his home, and the neighboringblacksmith and chubby chief tookgreat pains to get rid of the house'swreckage, which blocked the basement hatch.With dark circles about his eyes,Antonio said to the chubby chief:"I shall defeat the dragon.I will return soon.""Are you sure you're alright?You don't look like you got any sleep.""Just smoke from the oil lamp.Don't worry about it."...The dragon sat atop a mountainof treasures, gazing downat insignificant little Antonio walkingcloser. Flames gatheredin its throat, preparing to burnthe area one centimeter before him,all the better to scare this puny,foolish creature away."Halt! I'm a qualified 2nd-class Meister!The 'Radiant Charter' states thatshould I refuse a duel, you cannotuse force."This restriction did indeed exist,and so the wicked dragonswallowed its flames whole — ah, how itdreaded going to the toilet tomorrow.Antonio, for his part, had not expectedthat the 2nd-classrust-clearing Meister qualification exam hehad taken on a lark would come in useful."And since I am a 2nd-classMeister, I proposea duel of riddles. You cannot refuse!"Now, Simulanka had just such a law, mainlyfor the benefit of sphinxes, old sages, andprincesses who wished to make life hard forothers. The evil dragon had not expectedthis rule to catch up with it."I shall ask the first question:My house sold for 8,000 Mora yesterdayBut I thought there was roomto raise the price, so Ibought it back for 9,000,planning to sell it for 10,000.How much Mora did I lose in the end?"The dragon laughed in contempt."What's so hard about that?You could have waited untilit hit 10,000 to make your move,But you sold for 8,and bought for 9, so youlost 1,000 Mora, that youcould have earned instead!""Wrong. You burned my housedown yesterday, and I couldn'tsell it in time, so I've lost far more.""S—Sorry. I mean,I do have to burn a house, and youhappened not to be home,so I might as well hit one that doesn'tresult in any loss of life.""Now that you've lost thiscontest, I have the rightto loot of the same valueas your life, minus 1 Mora.And considering thatyou've burned my house, I canseek damages. Let's assume thatmy house is worth just 1 Mora...Well, then, wicked dragon,you know what to do with yourself.""P—Please spare me. I'll give youanything!""Your words, not mine," Antonio saidas he pulled out a contracthe had written long ago....Thus did Antonio use hiswisdom to take all the evildragon's treasures.The dragon, devastated, would neveragain return to attackConstellation Satellite,where Antonio lived.Many years later, a child asked Antonio:"You sold your place for 8,000and spent 9,000 buying it back,so it looks like you actuallydid lose 1,000 Mora?"A.A.
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pt-br:Manuscrito da Deusa II