Chapter 973: The Obtained Glow Stone and the Thief's Treasure

The humanoid relic that had returned to normal stood in the center of the damaged living room, and the four people, Doctor Shi Nai De, looked at this scene in a daze.

Xia De smiled and opened his mouth to speak, but saw a strange fog wrapping around him. The light in his field of vision disappeared again, and he arrived at an unknown small island in an instant, facing the huge stone pillar emitting golden light in front of him.

That stone pillar was exactly the island-center stone pillar that Xia De hit with the 【Thunder Spear】 when he started the trial on the island in the center of Lake Schluch.

"She" reminded softly:

【Trial of Vinals: Capture the person who does not exist in Tobesk City, completed. Outsider, you can make a wish to the stone pillar of Vinals.】

"I don't have any wishes."

Xia De said.

The fog disappeared, and Xia De returned to his home again, but looking at the expressions of the four people around him, it seemed as if he had never left at all.

Xia De opened his right hand, which he had clenched at some point, and a crystal-clear blue teardrop-shaped crystal was lying steadily in his palm.

"Oh, my God, this is..."

Doctor Shi Nai De looked at the crystal in surprise.

"Yes, in the Academy's reward, they are willing to exchange a 【Sage-level】 relic for it."

Xia De nodded, and then looked at the black-clad man standing in the center of the damaged room. 【Jack the Phantom Thief】 did not leave immediately. Following Xia De's gaze, it lowered its head:

"You truly caught me."

The thief wearing black clothes took out three items from his pocket and placed them on the floor:

"I will never steal from you or your residence again in my life. Choose one to exchange for my freedom."

The three items placed on the pitted floor were all relics. From left to right, they were a blue chalk, a stone ring, and a handful of silver fine sand:

"【Door Pen】, draw a continuous line on any wall to generate a door of corresponding size. But there is a probability that the door does not connect behind the wall but connects to a dangerous subspace;"

"【Time Sand】, the main body is a desert located outside the material world, and these sands are derivatives of the relic. Disposable item, sprinkle the sand to pause time in a certain area. Depending on the number and strength of individuals and objects with supernatural power in that area, the length of time paused is uncertain, and it also has an effect on oneself. Using these silver sands has a probability of summoning hounds raised by ancient gods to maintain time stability, and after time resumes flowing, one will suffer a two-week time curse;"

"【Moonstone Ring】, wear the ring to transform into a werewolf. Each transformation requires 39 hours to return to its original state. In werewolf state, one can only use sorcery related to the moon, amplifying any power related to the moon, but there is a probability of never being able to return to normal. Attacking living creatures in the transformed state, if the opponent is injured, they will transform into a werewolf due to the werewolf curse on the next full moon phase of the red moon, and this state cannot be reversed. The relic is limited to human use."

The thief gave the introduction, and these three items corresponded to "Time", "Space", and "Moon", which were exactly Xia De's core Spirit Runes.

All three relics were very interesting, but Xia De didn't choose any of them. 【Time Sand】 was a disposable item and would definitely have no effect on enemies that Xia De truly couldn't resist, such as subspace evil things and gods; the 【Moon Eclipse Ring】's werewolf transformation effect not only had great limitations but also could spread the werewolf curse if one was not careful, and he was at his strongest combat power when in human form; and although 【Door Pen】 looked very good, it was only very good, and Xia De had other ideas.

He glanced at Princess Lei Qianya, whose face was flushed with excitement because of his victory, and said to the thief in front of him:

"I defeated you twice. I won't ask you to give me two relics, but you must hand over the two letters stolen from this lady."

Princess Lei Qianya pursed her lips and looked at Xia De. Xia De knew that Xiao Miya had actually been feeling guilty about this matter all along. He had always wanted to perfectly solve the "Xiao Miya theft" incident; Xiao Miya shouldn't have to feel guilty about this matter all the time.

The thief wearing a black trench coat didn't speak. The two letters were taken out, and Xia De used 【Move Object】 to make the letters float in front of "Xiao Miya". The princess seemed very moved.

"I don't want these three items either. I want another item you stole recently."

Xia De held 【Night Watchman】 and looked at it:

"And it's not for me, it's for others. You know who I defeated you with."

The man in black was silent for a while, and his hoarse voice sounded as if it had been burned by fire:

"Okay."

The three items in his hand disappeared, and then the thief disappeared completely from No. 6 St. Deran Square.

All five people breathed a sigh of relief. Xia De looked at the 【Sage's Glow Stone】 in his hand:

"This wasn't obtained by me alone; we obtained it together. I don't want to hand it over to the Academy to obtain a Sage-level relic; I want to handle this relic myself."

"No need to compensate me; the gift you gave me a few days ago is enough."

Priest Ao Gu Si said immediately.

"No need to compensate me either; this is enough."

Princess Lei Qianya said, holding the two letters.

"I was the last one to arrive; I have no credit for this matter."

The purple-eyed girl winked at Xia De.

"I also..."

Doctor Shi Nai De just wanted to speak when he saw Xia De throw over a ruby. After getting it, he realized that it was a teardrop-shaped relic with cracks on the surface.

"【Impure Dragon Blood】, Poet-level, enhances one's own strength, but there is a risk of dragon-human transformation. I originally bought it for the 【Strength】 Spirit Rune, but now it's no longer necessary. Having too many relics in hand is dangerous in itself. Doctor, this is hush money for you. There's no need for the Academy to know about tonight's events; we'll just pretend nothing happened. As long as we don't say anything, the Church is even less likely to let the Academy know."

On the issue of the Chosen, the Church and the Academy were also in a competitive relationship. The Church might let the Academy know about the existence of the second 【Sage's Glow Stone】, but it would definitely not easily say that it was in the hands of an "ordinary person" who could be won over.

"Well, okay."

The doctor hesitated for a moment and finally didn't refuse. Although the relationship between Xia De and the four people in the group was very good, no matter how good the relationship was, some things had to be calculated clearly, just like the group never erased debts or advances for no reason.

Letting the doctor and the other three return to Room 1 first, Xia De cast a spell alone in Room 2, using 【Breath of Time】 to restore the room and the broken knight sword to their original state, and only then returned to the living room of Room 1.

Although the matter of 【Jack the Phantom Thief】 was solved, his matters had just begun:

"The Church people should be here soon; we need to deal with the scene as soon as possible. Priest Ao Gu Si, Xiao Miya, you re-confirm that there are no footprints or hair of yours here. Luweiya, you go to the window to confirm the Church's movements. Doctor, I'll put my sword in the basement first, and then take something from the basement. Wait a moment, please hypnotize me, at least let me sleep for 8 hours."

After the 【Dice Story Collection】 ended, Xia De should fall into a coma and lose his memory.

"Okay, but what are you going to get?"

Xia De carried 【Night Watchman】 out of the room and walked quickly down the stairs. Priest Ao Gu Si cast a spell on the upper half of the stairs to eliminate traces, and when Xia De turned to the lower half of the stairs, the blonde Miss hugged him on the narrow stairs:

"I didn't expect you to still remember the matter of those two letters."

"How could I forget? I've been keeping this in mind."

Xia De said with a smile. Because Mia was squeezed between the two, she squirmed unhappily. Xiao Miya's body let go of Xia De, and the blonde Miss bit her lower lip, looking at him with emerald eyes:

"Knight, if Xiao Miya's body wasn't still uncomfortable, and you had to be in a coma, I wouldn't let you go tonight."

Saying this, she hugged Xia De passionately again and gave him a deep kiss.

The doctor soon knew what Xia De was going to take from the basement because he saw Xia De walking back quickly holding a wooden box. After opening the box, it was full of gems, jewelry, and ornaments. These priceless treasures shone under the light of the gas lamp; this was the light of wealth.

"I let Jack the Phantom Thief give the relic to someone else. But after all, it was caught by the two of us together, so if I have nothing here, it would seem very strange. Instead of letting the Church suspect, it's better to disguise it myself."

Xia De explained in a quick tone, and as soon as he let go, the box fell to the ground. With a 'pop', the wooden box fell apart, and gems, diamonds, and ornaments slid out of the box:

"This looks right."

"What sound?"

The blonde Miss and Priest Ao Gu Si also returned from downstairs at this time. They had already confirmed that the group had not left any traces of having been here tonight. Seeing the broken jewelry box on the ground, they were both stunned, but they all understood that Xia De had his own ideas.

Everything was ready, and the doctor asked one last question:

"Do you need to hypnotize your cat too?"

Xia De glanced at Little Mia held by the blonde Miss:

"No need, it wasn't controlled by the 【Dice Story Collection】, let it move around by itself, someone will take care of it for me."

"Well then, look into my eyes! I am a psychiatrist who charges by the hour, and I am very good at hypnotherapy."

Doctor Shi Nai De said in a soft voice, so Xia De looked into the doctor's azure eyes. As sleepiness surged, Xia De leaned back on the floor without any resistance.

The 【Sage's Glow Stone】 lay in the palm of his right hand, his left hand held the knight sword, and a jewelry box that had been smashed lay beside his head, with pearls and gems scattered all over the floor.

"He is indeed very professional."

The doctor evaluated this scene and then waved to the other three:

"Let's leave quickly, I hope we don't run into the Church's High-Ring Shushi head-on."

Princess Lei Qianya squatted down and put Little Mia on the ground. The cat ran to Xia De's side with great worry, meowed a few times, and seeing that Xia De didn't react, she curled up into a cat ball beside Xia De's head with a look of grievance.

"Wait a moment."

She walked quickly to the fireplace again, used a spell to bring in a cold wind, and cooled the charcoal fire that still had some warmth in the fireplace that Xiao Miya had extinguished before leaving the house to a normal temperature, and only then did the four walk out of the room where the gas lamp was lit one after another.

"This is the first time we have acted together since Xia De joined our group, except for that time at the Lake View Manor. This feeling is really not bad."

The doctor said to Priest Ao Gu Si, and the old priest nodded in agreement.

Luweiya and the princess were in a slightly later position. Looking at the blonde Miss's expression, the purple-eyed girl reminded softly:

"If you want to do something on Saturday night, remember to bring the 【Leaf of Eternal Youth】; he must have given it to you."

Princess Lei Qianya was stunned for a moment, and then her face flushed slightly:

"I know."

Luweiya showed an imperceptible smile, turned her head slightly to look at the high stairs, and then left here with her companions. ===== CHAPTER 974 =====