Chapter 42

"The academy probably thinks so too. After all, I haven't heard of any newly enrolled correspondence Ringed Shushi who can get a Keeper-level 【Relic】 at once."

Dr. Schneider also agreed with Miss Lu Yisha's view. Involving fate, Ringed Shushi are after all quite cautious.

Just staring at the die, Xia De had a strong urge to take it out of the embedding. But fortunately, the die was still in a contained state, and Xia De completely resisted this temptation.

But he still placed a finger on the die, wanting to feel its cold metal touch.

In his mind, the whispering woman's voice suddenly sounded:

【Although the path of fate splits under your feet, if there are useful tools, it is not impossible to choose a suitable path. From 1 to 20, and then from 20 to 1, you saw your own peculiar fate from the rolling die. At this moment, it is the time to fumble with the die...】

"Are you sure you want me to throw the die now?"

Xia De asked back in surprise in his heart, and the whispers in his ears sounded:

【Outsider, when you step on this path of fate, the choice has always been in your hands. But sometimes, some reasonable attempts can allow you to better understand your fate. Through my vision, I saw interesting things for you. Do you have the courage to challenge luck?】

Xia De thought about it. He was quite clear about the peculiarity of his "another me." Although he didn't know whether this was the characteristic of an outsider, or whether the other party had a problem, any behavior of the whispering voice so far was credible. Although he was full of worry and suspicion about the world where mystery and weirdness ran rampant, Xia De was also willing to take out some trust occasionally.

Before the doctor and others opposed, he picked up the die and let it fall towards the coffee table.

The sound of the metal die hitting the wooden coffee table startled everyone present. But the die soon stabilized, and the number "20" faced the top. Xia De felt that he was not so surprised, he just heard the pleasant laughter of the woman in his ears.

【Although you never believe it, I am you.】

The four looked at the number on the die and didn't speak. After a long time, the doctor reminded very seriously:

"This time it is 20... This is your 【Relic】, we have no right to interfere. But I must remind you, Xia De, people are not always so lucky. This impulse brought the gift of fate, but the next time it won't necessarily be so."

"Every gift belonging to fate has already been marked with a price. This 20... will probably consume your luck for a long time. I have always believed in the 'Law of Conservation of Luck'."

The writer lady also said, but Father Augustus, the clergyman, pointed out that the conservation of luck is a superstition without basis.

Xia De accepted these admonitions, but he didn't intend to explain his motivation for doing so. The uniqueness of the woman's voice in his brain is a secret that belongs only to him, and it is the characteristic of an outsider. Knowing this himself is enough. At least for now, he won't tell others about this.

The "good thing" of throwing 20 points cannot be observed for the time being, but according to the characteristics of the die, Xia De will know sooner or later, so he just needs to wait.

After all the matters of Xia De officially joining the academy were handled, the doctor opened the bottle of champagne to celebrate that the group finally had five people.

Xia De didn't like drinking much, but since it was a celebration, he didn't decline. When the doctor poured wine for everyone, he also curiously asked whether these books would be considered leaking the academy's secrets if he brought them back and lost them accidentally, but the doctor told him not to worry about this:

"First-year textbooks and materials do not have any precious value. It is not that this knowledge is not precious, it is just that other channels can also get it, so even if you lose it, you only need to spend more pounds to buy a set at the academy. It will be until the second year that some books will be encrypted."

Now Xia De was relieved. The doctor, the writer, and the priest all encouraged Xia De to study hard as people who had come before, and unanimously believed that his main task now was to engrave the first spirit rune for himself.

"The 'Basic Theory of Spirit Runes (Part 1)' course will give recommendations for engraving the first rune according to the Ringed Shushi's talent. What recommendation did the academy give you? Is it 【Light】?"

"Yes."

Xia De said while flipping through the book in his hand.

"Usually, the academy suggests engraving runes representing elements for the first spirit rune, because this will be simpler. You yourself have 【Silver Moon】, and your compatibility with 【Light】 and 【Star】 is quite good, and you even actively created 【Silver Moon Light Technique】. But 【Star】 is too complicated for the first year, so it is indeed 【Light】."

The doctor laughed, and then stood up and pulled out a book from the pile of books and handed it to Xia De:

" 'The Crazy Light Chaser', a crazy novel written by an unknown writer in the Fifth Era. Because of civilization, it has 【Enlightenment】. This is a copied version after translation. Trying to engrave 【Light】 by reading it is the most appropriate means. Of course, few people can directly obtain light. Even if you obtain any extended concept spirit rune, it counts as passing."

Before the gathering this morning, the doctor had already shared the information about the sage-level relic 【God's Box】 and the Mercury Blood organization that Xia De obtained with others in the same group in advance. They all agreed to pay Xia De 1 pound each for this news.

Xia De did not take the four pounds including Miss Luweiya Annat who was not in Tobesk, but used the money to pay off part of the 10-pound debt this month. The remaining 6 pounds still need to wait for a while. After all, he still needs pounds to support himself and Little Mia.

It is said that the orange cat's appetite is very good, and Xia De must be prepared.

The doctor's efficiency was very high. Before the meeting this morning ended, he told Xia De another good news:

"I found news at the real estate agency. The house at No. 6 St. Therese Square, the entire three-story house including the land, was the property of the original Detective Sparrow Hamilton. Did he leave the text of his will?"

"Left it, locked in the cabinet."

Xia De was dazed by this good news for a moment, and couldn't believe that he had inherited the entire house. All the haze after coming to the steam era seemed to dissipate because of this news. He didn't even know that he was so eager to have a home of his own.

Father Augustus had a normal expression, and Miss Lu Yisha looked at Xia De in surprise:

"Mr. Hamilton, you won't be short of pounds for the rest of your life."

"But."

Xia De didn't get happy too early, but looked at the doctor. The doctor also used this conjunction to continue his narration. He had a tangled expression, not knowing what tone to use:

"But don't be happy too early. That house has problems. No. 6 St. Therese Square was bought by the original Detective Sparrow Hamilton for 300 pounds when he came to Tobesk two years ago."

"How could it be cheap? Even if it's a haunted house, it wouldn't..."

Miss Lu Yisha frowned and asked. 300 pounds is a lot, but you know this is Tobesk, the capital of the Delarion Kingdom, one of the two major human kingdoms in the material world. The Northern Pearl, the Fog City, the gathering point of Old World civilization, these are all titles here.

And No. 6 St. Therese Square is a building complex that can directly see "Yodel Palace" from the window. The soil there is more valuable than gold.

The doctor has a clinic, the priest lives in the church, and only the female writer is currently living alone in an apartment rented in the Tobesk university area, and is very sensitive to housing prices. Not counting the land, just the entire house in the St. Therese Square area, let alone 300 pounds, even 20,000 pounds wouldn't be enough to buy it.