Things were peaceful for the next week, with people from all over the area surrounding Lancershire ing over to the village to experience the incredible gadgets that had been given to them for free.
Everything was being carefully monitored, and although the general emotion that was seen in those who observed the trinkets and the coins that powered them was awe and even jealousy, there were also many who said that that there was no way that they would be able to afford them when they were launched to the public.
These were usually older people, who had seen their fair share of the world, and they were pretty pessimistic regarding most things. They had heard about similar tests being carried out in isolated places, which had resulted in the hopes of the mon people rising, before they were all dashed during the launch when a very high price was announced.
True, the difference here was that it was a kingdom carrying them out, unlike those other cases where they were merchants who simply wanted to squeeze the mon populace dry.
Still… The extremely practical uses of the trinkets which could actually bring down the overall expenses of a household were so tempting that some even decided to splurge their savings, and even started to hope that it would be within the margin that they could afford.
As for the coin, it was taken up and felt by all, and they even discovered the clever trick where if one looked at the coin in the sun, the reflection would make it seem as if the King was smiling at them, as opposed to the stoic expression that one would see on first glance.
It was sort of an Easter egg the Daneel had implemented, and it brought a certain personality to the currency, making it even more unique. Each and every one who held the coin did not want to part with it, and when they found out the name, most said that it was apt.
With this, the population of the village of Lancershire had also started to grow, and it looked like the beta testing of the trinkets was going to be much more of success than Daneel had originally imagined.
Yet, unlike before when he had made his pleasure obvious, now, the King of Lanthanor had a pretty neutral expression on his face even when he heard all of the positive reports from Eloise and Luther.
He had been so ever since that meeting with the man who had e to the kingdom, and he had told the reason to both of them. Hence, they weren't that surprised, as they knew that the king must be thinking about how he could identify the enemies, or how he could counter their moves even if he didn't know just what they were up to.
Indeed, Denny had been thinking about it every day, but he had been unable to e up with anything, and this was continuously frustrating him to no end.
"Daneel! Daneel!"
Eloise's voice snapped him out of the thoughts he had been absorbed in, and he realized that she had asked a question.
Seeing that she had his attention, Eloise repeated it.
"Mass production of the trinkets is going well, and even the coins are being minted at the pace that you set. If all is well, in a week, we'll be able to launch it in the Alliance with a limited number of trinkets and coins. Are we still going forward with the plan we had initially?"
Today was the last day to decide on this, as depending on the decision, a lot of preparations would have to be made.
Before this, Daneel had been hoping that he would find some indication of the enemy.
However…all was silent, and it was almost as if those foes had vanished into thin air.
Shaking his head, Daneel realized that there was nothing else to be done.
"Go ahead.
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