Chapter 235

"But what is the cost of using it?"

Xia De was not carried away by the description of the necklace's effect, even though it was practically equivalent to an extremely weakened version of the "Divine Radiance State."

The great witch replied:

"To use the necklace, you must bear the witch's curse, and it is an amplified version of the witch's curse. During the period of wearing it, any man who touches your skin will develop allergic symptoms severe enough to threaten life, as well as uncontrollable headaches. Of course, this curse has no effect on witches themselves. Therefore, you had better put it on when you use it, and do not make direct contact with the Silver-Eyed One."

"Only this? This doesn't seem very dangerous."

She smiled at Xia De:

"Of course, it's not just this. This necklace itself is attached with the witch's resentment and curse. If the curse erupts, the user's Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi level will jump directly to the 12th Ring, and then they will lose their mind and attack any target until death. But don't worry, this effect has been temporarily suppressed by the Council; at least you will definitely have no problem using it."

"Oh, this is really not bad... Miss Miss Jia Lin Na, please allow me to express my gratitude."

"Gratitude is unnecessary, anyway, it's just lent to you. However, this is my personal jewelry. I can lend it to you, but you cannot let anyone else use it. Do you understand?"

Xia De nodded; he understood this request very well, after all, it was personal jewelry:

"No problem, I'll use it myself."

So Miss Miss Jia Lin Na asked again:

"Do you want to try the specific effect? The manor's male servants are not allowed to enter the second floor, so you don't have to worry about triggering the curse."

Xia De nodded and carefully tried to put the necklace around his neck. But because he had never worn such a thing, he tried several times without success. In the end, the maid helped him fasten the clasp behind his neck.

After Xia De thanked her somewhat embarrassedly, he looked up at the sky.

Snowflakes drifted down from the sky, and Miss Miss Jia Lin Na reached out to catch them in surprise.

Xia De glanced at her, confirmed that the other party didn't see any clues, and then continued to run the Mystery Lock.

Doing this was not out of carelessness, but to try whether the secret of the Mystery Lock would also be seen through by the other party. If discovered, he would just explain it directly; it wouldn't matter if Miss Miss Jia Lin Na knew this secret. If the other party couldn't see through it, Xia De would know that the sorcery Mystery Lock would not be easily discovered in an unfinished state.

As the Mystery Lock continued to run, the light in the room suddenly dimmed, and the wind swirled with snowflakes dancing in the sky. All three of them looked up at the ceiling, but there was actually a night sky with a silver moon hanging high.

It was just that this scene only lasted for three seconds before ending. Xia De ended the sorcery effect with a pale face. The effect while wearing the necklace was equivalent to an improvement of about two-thirds after ringing the 【Judge's Holy Bell】. The latter directly made him summon the Match Girl at that time, while the former could only change the environment on a large scale.

"Quite good, very good."

He said, reaching out to take off the necklace. But this time he still failed, so the maid helped him again, suppressing a smile.

"As long as you are satisfied, you can take this necklace directly and return it to me after the event is over. Don't worry about being recognized by others; I have never worn this necklace when acting in the identity of the Witch Council. Its improvement is not obvious to high-level Ring Mages."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na said this, and then suddenly said:

"Oh, Detective, don't... Difa, bring the jewelry box from the bedroom."

Xia De stopped the action of stuffing the necklace directly into his pocket, and then realized that putting someone else's personal jewelry directly into his pocket seemed a bit wrong.

The maid left the room, and Xia De mentioned the topic about the Evil God just now:

"Miss Miss Jia Lin Na, there is one more thing that must be confirmed. Are you sure that the arrival of the Evil God 【Lord of the Blood Banquet】 can definitely be stopped by the Church? I don't want to see... the whole of Tobeisi turned into a part of the dining table as soon as my companions and I come out from the underground ruins."

The Lake View Manor incident left a very deep impression on Xia De.

"I cannot guarantee it to you 100%, but there should be no accidents this time."

The Duchess said, and seeing that Xia De still had a worried look, she continued to explain:

"The Orthodox Church has been dealing with similar things since its establishment. Since the records in the mid-to-late Fifth Era to the present 1853 of the Sixth Era, mistakes where Evil Gods were allowed to descend under the Church's monitoring have only happened twice. Although those two times indeed suffered heavy losses and had to call for the Orthodox Gods to descend to solve them... I have also checked the information within the Council. The ritual for the 【Lord of the Blood Banquet】 to descend in the form of a Saint requires a human container and a grand blood banquet as necessary conditions. Now the Church is confident in grasping Mr. Lawrence at the banquet, and the grand banquet will also be destroyed in time by the Church, so it is impossible to succeed in any case."

"But Mr. Lawrence is just a container prepared with the help of 【Mercury Blood】. What if those cultists have a second plan?"

Xia De was still worried.

"Then the Church has other ways."

The great witch had great confidence in the Church.

"But even if the banquet is stopped, in the ritual, the concept of 'banquet' does not necessarily refer to a real banquet. What if they find other ways to hold the ritual?"

"In that case, they would have to cause an effect equivalent to a 'Blood Banquet' across the entire city, but this is almost impossible."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na replied, and seeing that Xia De still had a worried look, she knew that the Lake View Manor incident had left too deep an impression on him.

Her voice suddenly lowered:

"The Church has a final insurance; they have prepared an Unknown-level (Level 0) relic."

Xia De raised his head and looked at the witch in surprise, and the latter nodded:

"This matter is absolutely not allowed to be told to anyone else; I didn't even tell Difa. That's right, there is a Level 0 relic in the Tobeisi area now. The relic is specifically for dealing with the appearance of Saints, and it was personally brought and guarded by that 13th-Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi 'Sun Greatsword' not long ago. Mortals cannot fight against Gods, but Gods can fight against Gods. That is a weapon left behind when a certain Old God from the past left. By paying a heavy sacrifice, it can temporarily restrict the God in the form of a Saint to a certain area, in order to buy time for the Orthodox Church to call for the help of the Orthodox Gods. The Orthodox Church has never lacked people with a spirit of sacrifice, so Detective, what you need to consider is that banquet and your own actions. Stopping the Evil God's arrival is the work of the Orthodox Church."

"What exactly is that Unknown-level relic?"

Xia De asked.

"I don't know either. This is the Church's secret. I was able to know that this thing is in Tobeisi only because of intelligence obtained by the Council."

She sighed and looked at the door:

"Since Difa hasn't returned yet, let me tell you one more thing... Actually, I can't say anything. This matter is even more secretive and important than the Level 0 relic. In short..."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na looked at Xia De in a dilemma, and it was a long time before she said softly:

"In short, if you encounter a strange Church female mage recently, remember to tell me."