7.Legend

"Once upon a time in London, there lived a swindler named Lawrence who idled away his days, hoping to strike it rich and then indulge in pleasure for a while. Yet, this very man possessed three peculiar gold coins. Lawrence claimed that these coins came from the distant New World, and only those who held the coins could escape the curse of the jungle god and find endless treasure."

"This is a rather crude lie, so much so that later generations suspected there must have been some hidden truth behind it, which attracted much attention at the time. Lawrence sold the first gold coin - yes, he claimed he no longer had the energy to explore the new world, so he sold this opportunity to get rich at a low price. The buyer was a merchant, and since then, no one has ever seen the whereabouts of this gold coin."

"Lawrence wandered around for a while, until wine and women drained his body and purse, he then remembered the continuation of his crude lie. He took out another gold coin, still swaggering and deceiving on the streets, trying to sell the gold coin for a good price again."

"But this time, he did not attract reputable rich merchants, but instead attracted a notorious jackal. A pirate - or a privateer's sailor, there was no difference between the two in the current era - He was getting an eye on it, claiming to spend a lot of money to buy this gold coin, and in turn, tricked Lawrence into a remote alley. There, Lawrence received the most painful lesson of his life, the pirate beat him up and robbed all his belongings, including that gold coin. When Lawrence crawled to the guards, there were already few people who could recognize his original appearance."

"However, Lawrence's misfortune seemed to have only just begun. The official at the Tower of London was very interested in his tale. The issue arose when he refused to present the third gold coin as proof that his claims were true. This enraged the official, who arrested him for fraud and imprisoned him in the Tower of London."

"Gentlemen, you must know that the Tower of London is a prison for political prisoners. How could it imprison a local ruffian? As a result, there were rumors that the governor of the Tower of London wanted to possess the last gold coin, so he framed Lawrence and put him in jail.

But from then on, the third gold coin was never heard from again. Some speculated that the official had obtained the coin and passed it down as a family heirloom through generations. Others believed that Lawrence never had a third gold coin. However, more people believed that the coin was taken deep into the dark recesses of the Tower of London, waiting quietly for treasure hunters to this day."

Lord Bard gently swayed the ladder lamp in his hand, the light flickering, making his story more vivid and mysterious.

"Please do not think that this is just a story. I brought this coin here because, like other treasures, it was collected by me on my journey. Just a week ago, I stayed in the bay of Puerto Rico and met a young refugee. He was severely injured and pitiful, with not much time left to live. He handed me this gold coin and told me this story... Yes, he was the descendant of the pirate who took Lawrence's gold coin, the last heir of the shipwreck bay pirate family. He experienced a change and fled here with the gold coin. Unfortunately, his body was so fragile that he could no longer continue the story of this gold coin."