"Sis, this blue salt sand can be traded to Black Flame City's Byss family.
We need to get them to hunt down this type of ancient gold coin."
On his last day before skipping town from Rock Sand City, Carlos handed over the special salt sand he'd collected in the Desolate Desert to Iris.
Black Flame City's Byss family, masters of wheeling and dealing, regularly hit up various city-states as merchants—perfect for commissioning them to track down Ersbah ancient gold coins.
With the Ersbah Merit Exchange ruin still buried and unknown to everyone, plenty of folks would be happy to sell.
Iris took the parchment showing a uniquely patterned gold coin
Shaped like a city wall, which on closer look was made up of tiny shield patterns.
"Any limits on how many?"
Iris didn't ask what her brother wanted these ancient coins for. As long as her brother would listen and haul ass out of Rock Sand City's shitstorm, she'd sleep better.
"The more the better."
Carlos added:
