This time the crystal slipper landed in the attic of the house. Dorothy, who was waiting for Shad to come back home, suddenly heard a heavy sound coming from the attic.
After she and Mia, who had followed her out of curiosity, went up to the attic, they saw Shade lying on the floor like a drowning fish, with his trembling hands bringing the pink perfume bottle to his mouth:
"Oh, Shad, what's wrong with you!"
The teleportation function of the "Cinderella" puzzle lock consumes more spirit the farther the distance, and consumes less spirit the closer to midnight. It is 11:53 now, which can be said to be the most unsuitable time of the day to use this magic.
Dorothy soon understood Shad's predicament, helped him sit up, and carefully fed him some pink essence. Of course, when Shad recovered, he asked Dorothy to print all the hundreds of pages of documents he had memorized on film.
He was not sure what Leicia wanted to know, so he wrote down even the seemingly useless notes. Dorothy was a little unhappy that Leicia had made Shad run around again, but she didn't say anything, and Shad didn't know if she was complaining to Leicia about this in her heart through her communication with Leicia.
Afterwards, the two of them had 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 sighed that spring was coming so quickly. It was already the 19th day of April. According to the climate of Tobysk, spring had already arrived at its best. Shade could even hear the sounds of cats in heat on the street at night.
The blonde girl looked at the street outside the window and suddenly asked Xia De:
"The last Red Butterfly Day was the closing day of the City Equestrian Competition, which was on the third day of this month. Calculating the time, next Friday is that special celebration day. Leicia and I want to arrange some special activities. Spring only lasts a few short months every year. If you miss it, it will be the next year."
"No problem, but didn't you say on Thursday that you wanted to schedule it on the night of the lunar eclipse? Next Friday is the 25th, and it may not be a lunar eclipse."
"Actually, any day is the same, as long as you are by my side."
She leaned in Xia De's arms, her tone somewhat sad for some reason.
For this group study session, everyone arrived on time and the doctor seemed to be in a good mood:
"The academy has distributed the rewards for our group mission. Adding the spoils we seized from the strange ring sorcerer, this mission was quite successful."
The five people sat down on the sofa and placed the harvest that needed to be distributed on the coffee table:
"The school has added practical credits to us. If you have any questions, you can check at any time. During the period when we were in charge of the relic, it was out of control due to no fault of ours. However, we contained it again and prevented the angel-level relic from getting out of control in the heart of a civilization like Tobesk. Therefore, the school has added a reward for us - everyone who participated in the operation will be evaluated one level higher at the end of this year."
Everyone smiled, but considering that the remains of the Nameless One were genuine angel-level relics after all, this reward was reasonable.
"Of course, there are also material rewards. The prize money has been increased by 3,000 pounds, and we can divide it equally later. Originally, there was only one keeper-level relic, the Mind Mirror, but after discussion at the academy, an additional clerical-level relic was given."
It was agreed that the doctor would take the Psychic Mirror, and then he would give other compensation to the four people. And the document-level relic turned out to be two coins. This time it was not a metal disc, but a real coin:
"A clerical-level relic, the Ghost Iron Coin."
The doctor handed the coin in the bone box directly to Luvia, knowing that Luvia had been looking for this special coin.
The bone box is a containment measure. The coin is about the same size as a 1 shilling coin and is made of black metal. The obverse side, which Shad believes, is a picture of a boatman in a black robe rowing on the river, and the reverse side is four rows of densely packed tadpole-shaped letters engraved vertically.
The ancient text was unrecognizable to anyone except Shad, and although there were many letters, after being translated, one sentence could cover its meaning:
If you want to get on the boat, you have to pay first.
"This relic has two basic properties. First, if you put an iron coin in the mouth of a corpse, the corpse will not decay for ten thousand years, and it is absolutely impossible for the corpse to become a ghost. Second, if a living person lies down and closes his eyes, and puts two coins on his left and right eyelids respectively, the body will fall into a state of suspended animation, and the soul will safely leave the body. As long as the soul returns within twenty minutes, this kind of soul leaving the body is almost harmless. When using the second property, the two iron coins must be used together, and the coins must not be taken away during use."
The doctor introduced the function of this coin, and Shade looked at Father Augustus. The Father nodded. He was indeed aware of the deeper effect of this relic:
"Although it is currently classified as clerical grade (level 4), this coin can cause great trouble if you are not careful. Do not place the coin on the eyelids of a dead person, otherwise it will use the corpse to summon very ancient and terrifying undead spirits, similar to the ones I encountered in Midhill Castle last fall; do not place the coin on the eyes of a dying person, otherwise once that person dies, a door to true death will be temporarily opened, sucking in all souls within a range of 100 feet. Yes, this also includes souls protected by the flesh."
Father Augustus sighed as he wiped his pipe:
“Death is wonderful.”
"I need these two coins."
Luvia said immediately, and the doctor and Father Augustus nodded. Dorothy unexpectedly said:
"I have no objection, but can you lend me these two coins tonight? I want to experience the feeling of the soul leaving the body. I know there are other ways to do it, but this is the soul leaving the body after death."
Shad frowned at Dorothy, but Dorothy did not meet Shad's eyes.
"Luisa, there's actually nothing worth experiencing here. The separation of body and soul is a very painful process. Even with the protection of the relic's characteristics, losing your body will make your soul extremely weak."
Father Augustus warned, but Dorothy shook her head:
"It's not an experiment. I just want to find some inspiration for my story. I can understand the feelings of the detective, the victim, and the innocent passers-by, but I can't understand the feelings of the dead. Death is also very important in detective novels. Don't worry, I'll let Shade and Luvia watch by the side, so there won't be any problems."
Xia De looked at her suspiciously, suspecting that she still wanted to do an experiment related to Leicia, but he couldn't ask now.
In addition to the two relics awarded by the academy, the ring sorcerers who attacked the crowd also left behind three relics. This sounds a bit much, but since they dared to attack the relics escorted by Saint Byrons in Tobesk City, the attackers must have been fully prepared, so it is normal to have these gains.
The most important one was a badge left behind by the Eighth Ring Warlock who was killed by Luvia's petrification curse. It could summon a winged light shield. The doctor had already examined it at Old John's, and the relic was quite amazing:
"Sage-level (level 2), yes, the Sage-level relic, the Sacred Scroll."
The doctor rubbed his hands and said:
"You heard me right. I originally thought it was only at the Secret Keeper level. This is a relic of the same level 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 and wings emblem on the table:
"The properties are quite simple. After activation, a shield is summoned. The shield can protect against physical attacks, energy attacks, and curses, but the prerequisite is that the shield is opened when the curse is cast. The shield has an upper limit to its endurance, which is also related to the user. The purer the mind, the stronger the shield. If there is a spiritual rune such as 'Angel', it can even increase the strength of the shield."
He handed the badge to everyone to check, and Shade also touched the badge. It looked like metal, but felt like top-grade jade. The front of the badge had curled wings, and the back was flat with fine handwritten ancient letters engraved on it:
May I look after you.
"In addition to summoning a shield, wearing the badge can enhance the effect of any blessing spell. At the same time, the wearer can also be warned in advance when encountering an evil attack. Although this item is not particularly outstanding among sage-level relics, it is a sage-level relic after all."
After everyone had seen the relic, the doctor said:
"Since I have taken the Mind Mirror, I will not interfere with this relic. Sage-level relics cannot be circulated on the black market. It would be a waste to give it to the academy. Who knows if we can be so lucky and get a sage-level relic so easily? Who wants it?"
The doctor didn't want this relic because it was in serious conflict with his demonic power. After the doctor, Shade also shook his head:
"I have very useful protective magic, so I don't have much need for this relic."
In addition to the Sidon Seal, he also had too many relics on him, including two high-level weapons. If it was not necessary, he would try to reduce the number of relics he carried.
"It's a shield-shaped relic, and it's a sage-level relic. Although I'm somewhat tempted, my instinct tells me that it's not suitable for me."
Luvia also shook her head like Shade:
"I trust my instincts very much, so I am not interested in it. Dorothy, do your fairy tales have angels or something like that? If so, wouldn't it suit you very well?"
She asked Goldilocks again, but Dorothy shook her head again.
"Luvia, there is a difference between religious stories and the popular fairy tales I study. Although there are characters like angels in popular fairy tales, unfortunately, there are no angels in my sublime language and other stories involving thaumaturgy. This is not suitable for me, at least not for me now."
Since the other four had expressed their opinions, Father Augustus put down the pipe he was wiping:
"Then leave it to me. But I don't have that much money to make up the difference. What is old John's estimate?"
The priest asked, and the doctor said it didn't matter:
"He refused to estimate the price of the Sage-level relic, fearing that I would cause trouble that would implicate him. Oh, Father John always believed that I would definitely cause big trouble. The five of us can discuss the specific price, and there is no need to give us the cash now. You can take the relic first, and you can make up the difference later when you have the chance. None of us has a large amount of money to spend right now."