Chapter 1620

The landing spot of the crystal shoe this time was the attic at home, and Dorothy, who was waiting for Xia De to return home, immediately heard a heavy sound coming from the attic.

After she and the curious Little Mia who followed her climbed up to the attic, they saw Xia De lying on the floor like a drowning fish, his trembling hand sending a small bottle of pink essence to his mouth:

"Oh, Xia De, what's wrong with you!"

The teleportation function of the "Cinderella" Mystery, besides consuming more spirit the further the distance, also had a rule that it consumed less spirit the closer it was to midnight. And at this moment, it was 11:53 PM, which could be said to be the most unsuitable time of the day to use this miracle.

Dorothy quickly understood Xia De's predicament. After helping him sit up, she carefully fed him some more pink essence. Of course, after Xia De recovered, he had Dorothy print all the hundreds of pages of documents he had memorized onto film.

He wasn't very clear about what Lei Qianya wanted to know, so he memorized even the seemingly useless notes. Dorothy was a bit unhappy that Lei Qianya kept making Xia De run around, but she didn't say anything, and Xia De didn't know if she was complaining to Lei Qianya about this in her heart through her communication with Lei Qianya at this moment.

Afterward, the two of them ate lunch with Mia, and then went to Dr. Schneider's clinic in the east of the city.

The weather was nice today. While sitting in the carriage, the writer lady lamented that spring had come so quickly. It was now the 19th day of April; according to the climate of Tobesk, spring had reached its best time, and Xia De could even hear the sounds of cats in heat on the street at night.

The blonde girl looked at the street scene outside the window and suddenly asked Xia De:

"The last Red Butterfly Day was the closing of the Ring City Equestrian Competition, which was the third day of this month. Counting the time, next Friday is that special celebration day again. Lei Qianya and I want to arrange some special activities; spring only lasts a few short months every year. If we miss it, it will be another year."

"No problem, but didn't you say on Thursday that you wanted to arrange it for the night of the lunar eclipse? Next Friday is the 25th, which might not necessarily be a lunar eclipse."

"Actually, any day is the same, as long as you are by my side."

She leaned into Xia De's arms, her tone somehow a bit sentimental.

For this group study session, everyone arrived on time, and the doctor seemed to be in a very good mood:

"The Academy has already issued the rewards for our group mission, plus the gains we seized from the unknown Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi; this mission was quite successful."

The five people sat down on the sofa, and the gains that needed to be distributed were placed on the coffee table:

"Practical credits will be added to us separately by the school; if you have any questions, you can check at any time. Since the relic appeared in a containment breach during our custody that was not our fault, but was re-contained by us, preventing a disaster of an Angel-level relic breaching in a civilized hinterland like Tobesk, the Academy has increased our rewards—everyone who participated in the action will have their academic evaluation at the end of this year raised by one level."

Everyone showed smiles, but considering that 【Remains of the Nameless】 was a proper Angel-level relic, this reward was understandable.

"Of course, besides this, there are also material rewards. The bonus has increased by 3,000 pounds; we can split it equally in a moment. Originally, there was only one Keeper-level relic, the 【Mind Peering Mirror】; after the Academy discussed it, they gave an additional Document-level relic."

It had already been discussed that the doctor would take the 【Mind Peering Mirror】, and then he would give the other four people other compensation. And that Document-level relic was actually two coins. This time it wasn't a metal disc, but a real coin:

"Document-level relic 【Ghost Iron Coin】."

The doctor handed the coins placed in a bone box directly to Luvia; he knew Luvia had been looking for this kind of special coin.

The bone box was a containment measure; the coins were about the same size as a 1-shilling coin and made of black metal. What Xia De considered the front was a pattern of a boatman in a black robe rowing on a river, while the back had four rows of densely engraved tadpole-like letters.

No one except Xia De could recognize the ancient characters, and although there were many letters, after translation, one sentence could cover their meaning:

【To board the ship, pay first.】

"This kind of relic has two basic characteristics. First: placing an iron coin in a corpse's mouth keeps the corpse from decaying for ten thousand years, and the corpse absolutely cannot be turned into an undead; second: a living person lying flat and closing their eyes, placing the two coins on their left and right eyelids respectively, can put the body into a state of suspended animation, allowing the soul to safely leave the body. As long as it returns within twenty minutes, this soul departure is almost harmless. And when using the second characteristic, both iron coins must be used together; the coins absolutely cannot be removed during use."

The doctor introduced the functions of this coin. Xia De looked at Priest Augustus again. The priest nodded; he indeed knew the deeper effects of this relic:

"Although it is currently classified as Document-level (Level 4), if you are not careful, this coin will cause great trouble. You cannot place the coin on a dead person's eyelids, otherwise, it will summon a very ancient and terrifying undead through the corpse, similar to those I encountered in Mid-Hill Fort last autumn; you cannot place the coin on the eyes of a dying person, otherwise, once that person dies, it will briefly open a door to true death, sucking in all souls within a 100-foot radius. Yes, it also includes souls protected by flesh."

Priest Augustus sighed while wiping his pipe:

"Death, it's quite wonderful."

"I need these two coins."

Luvia immediately expressed, and the doctor and Priest Augustus both nodded. Dorothy, however, spoke unexpectedly:

"I have no objection, but can I borrow these two coins for a moment tonight? I want to experience the feeling of the soul leaving the body. I know other methods can do it, but this is soul departure after death."

Xia De frowned at Dorothy, but Dorothy didn't make eye contact with Xia De.

"Louisa, this is actually nothing worth experiencing. The separation of flesh and soul is a very painful process; even with the protection of the relic's characteristics, losing the flesh will make your soul incomparably weak."

Priest Augustus warned, but Dorothy shook her head:

"It's not an experiment, it's wanting to find inspiration for my story. I can understand the detective's mood, the victim's mood, the innocent passerby's mood, but I can't understand the deceased's mood. In detective novels, death is also very important. Don't worry, I'll have Xia De and Luvia watch from the side; there won't be any problems."

Xia De looked at her suspiciously, suspecting that she still wanted to do an experiment, an experiment related to Lei Qianya, but now he couldn't speak to ask.

Besides the two relics rewarded by the Academy, the Ring Mages who attacked the group also left behind three relics. This sounded like a lot, but since they dared to make a move on the relics escorted by Saint Byrons in Tobesk City, the attackers certainly had full preparations, so it was normal to have these gains.

The most important one was left behind by the 8th-ring mage killed by Luvia's petrification curse; it was a badge that could summon a shield of light wings. The doctor had already had it appraised by Old John, and this relic was quite astonishing:

"Sage-level (Level 2), yes, the Sage-level relic 【Divine Favor】."

The doctor said while rubbing his hands:

"You heard that right; I originally thought it was only Keeper-level. This is the same level of relic as the 【God's Gift Box】 that caused a stir in the city when Xia De joined our group last summer."

The doctor pointed to the shield wing badge on the table:

"The characteristics are quite simple: after activation, it summons a shield. The shield can protect against physical attacks and energy attacks, and it also has an effect on curses, but the premise is that the shield is opened when the curse is applied. The shield has an upper limit of endurance, and the limit is also related to the user; the purer the heart, the stronger the shield. If there are spiritual runes like 'Angel', it can even increase the strength of the shield."

He handed the badge to everyone for inspection, and Xia De also touched the badge. Its material looked like metal, but it felt like top-grade jade. The front of the badge was curled wings, and the back was flat, with fine, handwritten ancient letter engravings:

【May I favor you.】

"Besides summoning a shield, wearing the badge can strengthen the effects of any blessing-type divine arts. At the same time, when the wearer encounters evil attacks, they can also receive warnings in advance. Although among Sage-level relics, this item is not particularly outstanding, it is, after all, a Sage-level relic."

After everyone had seen the relic, the doctor said:

"Since I took the 【Mind Peering Mirror】, I won't interfere with this relic. Sage-level relics cannot be circulated on the black market; if given to the Academy, it's too wasteful. Who knows if we will be so lucky again and get a Sage-level relic so easily? Who wants it?"

The doctor didn't want this relic because it seriously conflicted with his demonic power. And after the doctor, Xia De also shook his head:

"I have very useful defensive miracles, so my need for this relic is not great."

Besides 【Heaton's Seal】, it was also because he had too many relics on him; he had two high-level weapons alone. If it wasn't necessary, he wanted to minimize the number of relics he carried.

"A shield-shaped relic, and it's a Sage-level relic. Although I'm a bit tempted, my instinct tells me it's not suitable for me."

Luvia also shook her head along with Xia De:

"I trust my instincts, so I'm not interested in it. Dorothy, do your fairy tales have characters like angels? If so, isn't this very suitable for you?"

She asked the blonde girl again, but Dorothy also shook her head:

"Luvia, there is a difference between religious stories and the popular fairy tales I study. Although popular fairy tales also have characters like angels, unfortunately, the stories involved in my sublimation words and other miracles don't have angels. This is not suitable for me, at least not suitable for me now."

Since the other four had expressed their stances, Priest Augustus put down the pipe he was wiping:

"Then leave it to me. However, I don't have such a large sum of money right now to make up the difference for you. What is Old John's appraisal?"

The priest asked, and the doctor expressed that it didn't matter:

"He refused to appraise Sage-level relics, worried that I would cause trouble and implicate him. Oh, Old John always thinks that I will definitely cause big trouble. We can discuss the specific price among the five of us, and there's no need to give us cash right now. You take this relic first; you can make up the difference when there is an opportunity later. Right now, none of us have any large expenses immediately."

PS: Please vote, it's double monthly tickets now! There are no doubles at the end of the month, only now!