Chapter 119: Abundant Treasure

Among these high‑grade magical gems, some are superior replacements for ordinary magical gems.

For example, the ruby that represents fire magic is superseded by fire opal, and the cat's eye stone that represents prophetic magic is superseded by moon‑pattern stone.

Of course, there are also purely high‑grade magical gems that possess unique functions.

Such as the so‑called — King's Tear.

King's Tear is sometimes called Frozen Tear or Lich's Cry; this extremely rare gem takes the shape of a clear teardrop, its surface smooth and exceedingly hard; in fact, even a hammer and furnace cannot shatter, cut, or chisel it.

Only a death‑lord king, or a female sovereign's tears of sorrow, can create this world‑rare gem.

The effect of this gem is also immensely powerful; in Naimi Xisi's memory, embedding it in a staff can raise a Spellcaster's magical power by two levels.

The same spell grows stronger as a Mage's rank rises; a 5th‑level Mage's Fireball may reach only a few hundred to a thousand degrees, but a Legendary Mage's Fireball can soar to around five or six thousand!

In other words, a 10th‑level Mage wielding a King's Tear staff and casting a Fireball would deal damage equivalent to a 12th‑level Mage's Fireball.

And among the pile of gems Naimi Xisi just scanned, there lay a teardrop‑shaped gem he had long spotted—it was a King's Tear.

He will forge a staff from this King's Tear; as for the remaining high‑grade magical gems, they might shorten his maturation time to under ten years! After allocating the gems, it was the Magic Items on the shelf's turn.

Discarding the vanished crown from the top tier, the shelf has four levels total, leaving four artifacts.

The second tier holds three clustered, continuously orbiting prismatic gems: pearl‑white, ruby‑red, and the most dazzling rainbow hue.

The third tier is a milky‑white pearl that constantly radiates astonishing magical power.

The fourth tier contains two Magic Items: a blue‑covered book and a lavish helmet studded with various gems.

"Is this an Aien Stone? My god, is this a Mana Regeneration Pearl? Or a 9th‑level one? Wait, could this be a Silent Reflection Scroll? No, it's a Comprehension Scroll?!" Ao Duo Li shouted excitedly, her eyes flashing with almost explosive brilliance.

Beside her, Jia Fu Na Si felt a surge of emotion, gazing longingly at the helmet.

At this moment, Naimi Xisi had already identified each Magic Item and its specific function.

First, the three stones on the second tier—these stones, also called Aien Stones, are the Magic Items most commonly worn by Arcane Power practitioners of the ancient Naisuerier Empire; they rotate above a Spellcaster's head and grant various abilities, making them extremely lightweight yet powerful Magic Items.

The pearl‑white Aien Stone grants its holder constant healing spell effects; if the holder already has decent constitution, pairing with this Aien Stone can almost turn them into an Undead War God.

The ruby‑red Aien Stone bestows its holder with strong spell‑penetration and, like the King's Tear, boosts a 1st‑level Spellcaster's magical power; it is the Aien Stone most favored by Arcane Power users, allowing even highly magic‑resistant beings to feel the allure of spells.

Finally, the most precious rainbow‑hued Aien Stone—its wearer links deeply with the Magic Net, dramatically raising mental three‑dimensional attributes: intelligence, charisma, and perception each increase by six points.

Naimi Xisi did not hesitate; he handed one selection right to the Aien Stones, and the three Aien Stones were immediately tucked into his satchel.

After the first choice, Naimi Xisi stepped back, leaving Ao Duo Li and Jia Fu Na Si to choose; whatever they selected, the remaining one would be his.

But he already had a goal.

Jia Fu Na Si did not hesitate to take the helmet, a Magic Item called Radiant Helmet.

The helmet is forged from silver and steel, bearing ten diamonds, twenty fire opals, thirty rubies, and forty cat's eye stones. It can cast a Seven‑Circle Spell "Rainbow Light Jet", a Five-ring Spell "Wall of Fire", a Third-circle Spell "Fireball", and "Daylight Spell".

Each time a spell is cast, a gem shatters; "Rainbow Light Jet" consumes a diamond, and so on down the line, until the gems are exhausted, after which the helmet cannot cast spells unless re‑embedded with gems.

Moreover, the Radiant Helmet continuously deals positive‑energy damage to Undead within thirty feet, without consuming gems.

For Jia Fu Na Si, this helmet greatly enhances her offensive options, since a Sword Singer cannot cast high‑level Spell Circles; compared with the other two, it is undoubtedly the better fit.

When it came to Ao Duo Li, she hesitated only briefly before confirming her choice.

The Comprehension Scroll is a mysterious artifact similar to the Silent Reflection Scroll; when a reader spends six days completing it, their mental attributes increase, and the book then burns away.

The Silent Reflection Scroll raises intelligence, while the Comprehension Scroll raises perception; for an Ocean Mage who relies on intellect for casting, Ao Duo Li has no need for the Comprehension Scroll.

Thus she chose another item — a 9th‑level Mana Regeneration Pearl.

This precious legendary Magic Item can restore each day two Nine-Circle Spell Slots to its holder, or four Eight-Circle Spell Slots, or six Seven-Circle Spell Slots, and so on.

For the vast majority of Spellcasters, this Mana Regeneration Pearl is the finest of the finest, since Spell Slots are an extremely scarce resource for them.

However, for Naimi Xisi the pearl is a chicken‑rib; he never exhausts his Spell Slots, so regaining a few each day is utterly negligible to him.

Seeing Ao Duo Li choose the Mana Regeneration Pearl, Naimi Xisi nodded approvingly; indeed, he had initially intended to take the Comprehension Scroll, for it seemed the most valuable to him—attributes from an Aien Stone vanish the moment it's removed, whereas only a relic like the Comprehension Scroll can truly augment his own power.

Nevertheless, compared with the Comprehension Scroll, Aien Stones undeniably hold greater appeal for Ao Duo Li than the Mana Regeneration Pearl, so to secure both, the cunning Juan Ce Long first chose the Aien Stones, leaving the Comprehension Scroll—unwanted by both Ao Duo Li and Jia Fu Na Si.

"Very well, I'll take this book then."

Naimi Xisi took the Comprehension Scroll, leaving Ao Duo Li a bit guilty, for in his eyes even a Mage like Naimi Xisi doesn't need this trinket, and it can only be sold later.

After dividing the loot, the three returned satisfied to the starting point; Jia Fu Na Si extended her hand, slashed her palm, spraying a torrent of blood onto the gate, which seemed to activate and reopen.

Sea water flooded in, and the trio seized the chance to leave; Naimi Xisi noticed La Feier waiting outside the gate.

"Please return the key to me, beautiful miss," La Feier said, extending his hand to Ao Duo Li with a smile.

"Isn't this Scale Armor Sky the one belonging to that elf?" Naimi Xisi asked with a frown.

La Feier shook his finger: "That elf existed thirty thousand years ago; how could the treasury still hold so many Naisuerier‑era relics?"

"Everything on that bookshelf was placed there by a later human Mage; he used the indestructible Scale Armor Sky to safeguard his collection, even the Arcane seal was set by that human Mage."

"As the one who forged a pact with him and claimed his soul—namely me—I naturally hold ownership of this Scale Armor Sky," La Feier declared proudly.

Ao Duo Li felt a twinge of resentment, but she knew she was no match for a Hell Count; helplessly, she honestly handed over the key.

(End of Chapter)