Chapter 45: Open the Box

On the way back to the herb garden, Gao De was able to maintain a normal pace at first.

It was just that he reached out to touch his chest from time to time to confirm that the spell scroll placed there was still safe and sound.

When he got closer and closer to the herb garden, Gao De finally couldn't suppress the urgency in his heart, and his pace became faster and faster.

As soon as he stepped into the gate of the herb garden, he ran a few steps and drilled into his workshop.

Gao De bent down and dragged out the large wooden box placed under the workbench, and then took out the spell wooden box he had carefully put away from it,

Then, he took out the precious spell scroll from his arms, the scroll that carried the spell "Knock."

Thinking about it, Gao De, who had long been impatient, forced himself to calm down and did not immediately use the spell scroll, but went out to the washroom to wash his hands first.

Better to believe it exists than to believe it doesn't.

What he was about to do next was equivalent to opening a blind box.

And it was a krypton gold blind box.

This is a spell scroll bought at a huge price; if it doesn't open anything good, it will be a loss.

So, before opening the box, the sense of ritual that should be there must be arranged.

In a world full of metaphysics, believing in metaphysics is not shameful! After washing his hands and returning to the workshop, Gao De finally picked up the spell scroll.

He just pulled the knot on it lightly, and the spell scroll had been opened and spread out in his hand.

Gao De took a deep breath and concentrated his spirit on the scroll in his hand.

In an instant, the obscure magic characters on the scroll had emerged with faint light, resonating with Gao De's spirit.

Feeling that powerful force, Gao De's heart moved, and he sent an intention to drive the spell wooden box placed on the table.

Under Gao De's intention, the light on the spell scroll burst out suddenly, diffusing a magical fluctuation that could not be seen by the naked eye but could be clearly felt by mental power.

This magical fluctuation seemed to be given life, and in an instant, it turned into a lightning bolt, shooting out along Gao De's intention, heading straight for the spell wooden box on the table. 【45-2

This fluctuation penetrated the air, striking directly at the invisible arcane lock on the wooden box.

The moment the two collided, a ripple like a wave on water spread across the surface of the wooden box.

It was as if the surface of the water had been broken by a pebble, erupting into a series of fine, dense cracks.

The cracks appeared continuously, then vanished.

Each appearance and disappearance was accompanied by a faint sound.

With the final cracking sound, the ripples finally vanished completely, signaling that the magical power of the arcane lock on the wooden box had been temporarily suppressed.

As for the spell scroll in Gao De's hand, after the magical power contained within it dissipated, it also turned into specks of fluorescent light and vanished into the air.

——Scrolls disappear after use; this is common knowledge.

"It should be openable now, right?" Looking at the wooden box before him, which seemed no different from a moment ago, Gao De thought to himself.

He knew he had to open the wooden box quickly and retrieve the items hidden inside.

Because Pierre had told him that the Knock spell could not break an arcane lock; it could only temporarily suppress the spell effects of the arcane lock.

Once the time passed, the arcane lock would become effective again.

Although he knew time was tight, Gao De did not act recklessly.

Instead, he retreated a few steps first, until he reached the doorway, and opened the door so that if there were any abnormalities, he could dodge and run away at any time.

Subsequently, a faint, barely perceptible shimmer gathered at Gao De's fingertips.

A translucent, floating ghost hand appeared.

Under his control, the ghost hand reached forward, gently and precisely touching the wooden box from a distance.

【Mage Hand】.

"May the King of Yellow and Black, who holds good fortune, bless me."

After praying silently in his heart, Gao De controlled the Mage Hand to give a gentle push.

Creak. With a faint friction sound, the wooden box, which he had been unable to open despite using all his strength, was opened with ease.

Gao De glanced from a distance and could see that although the wooden box was not large, the items inside were not few.

It was not an empty box!

A flash of pleasant surprise crossed Gao De's eyes.

He dared not delay, fearing the arcane lock would become effective again, and hurriedly manipulated the Mage Hand to take out everything in the box.

As the items inside the wooden box were taken out, Gao De's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

First were three thicker books.

Then came five smaller booklets that were much thinner.

Beneath those were three pieces of old parchment.

Next was a small stack of paper pages, about twenty in total, getting older the further down one went; the bottom-most pages had already yellowed, looking as if they had experienced some years.

After that was a scroll tied with string, which looked somewhat similar to a spell scroll.

And the last thing taken out made Gao De's breathing quicken.

Golden and shining, exuding a moving temptation, round and smooth, with a pattern of a spirited little rooster engraved on the surface.

Saint Xi En gold coins!

Master Seda had pressed the gold coins at the very bottom of the wooden box.

A full fifty Saint Xi En gold coins.

Gao De, who had never seen or possessed so much money, could not restrain his excited mood at all.

"Praise the King of Yellow and Black!" Gao De could feel his heart pounding.

This wave... he had directly struck it rich.

This was the harvest one deserved for taking a huge risk to kill a veteran third-rank magic apprentice!

The items in the wooden box had now all been taken out.

After confirming there were no hidden dangers in the wooden box, Gao De hurriedly closed the door, then impatiently walked to the wooden table and picked up the fifty gold coins to play with them.

The gold coins collided in his hands, emitting an incredibly pleasant sound.

The cold metallic texture made Gao De love them even more.

Not long ago, he was still feeling heartache over adding a meal.

He wished he could split a single copper coin in two to spend, and it was only because the value would decrease if a copper coin were split in two that this restless thought was stopped.

Now, seeing so many gold coins, he even felt a sense of unreality.

"With so much money, how should I spend it!"

After playing enough with the fifty gold coins left by Master Seda, Gao De shifted his gaze to the spell wooden box still open on the side.

He knew that in a little while, the arcane lock on this wooden box would become effective again.

By then, the box would be locked again and could never be opened.

Gao De pondered slightly, his heart stirred, and he casually gathered a small stack of waste paper from the table, stuffed it inside to fill the wooden box back up, and then closed the box.

And at this moment, a ripple of faint light spread out.

The arcane lock became effective again at just the right time.

Gao De looked at the re-closed box and revealed a knowing smile.

The student surpasses the master.

Just because Master Seda didn't play counter-tactics didn't mean he wouldn't.

After doing all this, Gao De finally began to calm down and check the other loot.

(End of chapter)