This time, the shadow was still standing in front of a table made of rotten wood. Of the three items on the table, only one black severed hand was not covered by the black mist. After the boy expressed his desire to buy the items, the remaining two items also appeared.
One was a rolled-up blood-stained parchment tied with something that looked like a piece of rotten meat that looked like an umbilical cord; the other was a red gel that looked like an embryo and was placed in a glass jar.
Xia De had no idea what the former was, but he recognized the latter at a glance:
"Relic - a replica of the Philosopher's Stone."
This thing was the direct trigger for the God's Descent Night in Tobesk in summer after he came to this world, and he was deeply impressed by it. The witch obviously knew about this thing, and although she wanted to buy it for research, she was worried that she had lost a lot of coins, so she didn't speak.
The boy also heard Shad say the name of the relic. He knew that this was not what he wanted, so he chose the latter between the severed hand and the parchment.
The small black scale fell onto the table, and the shadow placed the parchment on one end of the scale. The boy then nervously added the coin.
He only had 4 coins in his hand at this time. Every time he lost one, his face would turn paler. Fortunately, he bought this unknown item with two coins. This was not a relic, and no one could recognize what it was.
After the boy reached out and pinched the paper scroll, the umbilical cord that tied the paper scroll pierced into his flesh like a worm, and then together with the parchment, it drilled into the boy's body as the boy covered his mouth and screamed.
Both Shad and Miss Higgins looked at the boy alertly. He was soaked with pain. After finally recovering, he lowered his head and said softly:
"I know you don't trust me now. I'll go back to the camp and wait for you."
After saying this, he turned around and left alone along the same path he came from. The light of the torch soon disappeared in the fog.
"What do you think happened to him?"
Miss Higgins asked Shad, who glanced at Mrs. Miles's face to make sure she could go on:
"Don't worry about him. Let's talk about it after we return to the camp. I just hope that he doesn't make the wrong decision."
According to Miss Higgins's calculations, the three of them were not far from the merchant that Mrs. Miles was looking for. They thought that this adventure had come to an end, but less than fifty steps away from the new merchant, another special stall appeared on the roadside.
This time, it was no longer the shadow of the stalls, but a shabby blue tent with a pointed roof suddenly appeared between the stalls. Neither Shad nor Miss Higgins wanted to get close to this place that was obviously different from the others, but even if Miss Higgins tried to take a detour, the next few attempts showed that if they wanted to continue moving forward, other than this road, they would be dead ends.
Obviously, they would not walk right into the tent. At the entrance, a sign with the words "Divination House" written in the contemporary language of the Fifth Era creaked in the windless black fog. The three people, who were already familiar with the camp, had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk in with torches in hand in the increasingly cold environment.
The tent was very empty. In the innermost part, a dark figure sat behind a table, and the only thing on the table was a crystal ball. The base of the crystal ball was made of brass metal, and it looked a bit like a crown, just enough for the cloudy crystal ball to be stuck on it.
But the crystal ball itself is just an ordinary item. What really has an extremely powerful whispering element is the brass base. There is a line of small words on the nameplate of the base. Shade could only see it clearly after he walked closer:
Clear away the fog and see the truth
Xia De felt the young girl's breathing quicken. He turned around and gave her a puzzled look. The latter grabbed her collar and looked like she couldn't breathe.
"It's this, it's this... I didn't expect that the things written in the book would appear here."
"What?"
Miss Higgins did not answer immediately, but first gave Mrs. Miles a pair of earplugs, and after making sure that she could not hear, she introduced:
"Sir, I don't know if you are familiar with the witches' classification of the danger level of relics. But in fact, above the five levels, there is an 'unknown level'."
This is consistent with the Sixth Era.
"Look at that base. Oh my god, it's this. The Unknowable-level relic, the Fate Base, a relic of fate and divination. Placing any crystal ball on it will activate the characteristics of this relic. The only characteristic of the Fate Base: divination. It can divine anything. So far, there has never been a case where the Fate Base cannot divine! I was fortunate enough to attend a paid course taught by a witch emperor. I heard from her majesty that this thing was once a divination tool of the ancient god of fate, Mr. Huan!"
She took a breath, and was so excited that she even seemed to be short of oxygen after speaking:
"If we have this thing, we don't even have to enter this camp to find the soul of Mrs. Miles's lover!"
"Don't get so excited. Even if we sell all three of us, we still can't afford this thing. We can probably only pay to experience divination."
Even so, Shade couldn't help but look at the relic. Even though he had experienced so many things, he had only come into direct contact with a few Unknown-level relics. The only one he had personally touched and used, apart from the special existence of Desire, was the hourglass of the time of rebirth that was borrowed by Luvia and priest Augustus in order to explore the truth of time.
Luvia said that every Unknown-level relic is directly related to a god. The characteristics of Unknown-level relics can even slightly affect a god in the Saint state. These are enough to show how powerful the relic in front of us is.
Even Shad, who has always been cautious and not greedy, couldn't help but imagine what would happen if Luvia got this relic.
He quickly shook his head to stop himself from imagining this:
"What are the negative properties and usage limitations of the relic?"
Shade asked softly. Miss Higgins was still trembling as she spoke. Shade realized belatedly that she was affected by the highest level of dangerous relics:
"Only individuals before the Third Era or beings with extremely powerful souls can activate its divination properties. Therefore, even if those of us living in the present age obtain it, we are unlikely to be able to use it. We need to use some magic potions to temporarily strengthen our souls. Moreover, the conclusion drawn by this relic is absolutely correct. Therefore, you must never use it to predict the future. Never! Everyone's future is uncertain, but once you observe it, you will really fall into the trap of fate."
"Can you only predict things in the past? Like where my lost keys went, or if my neighbor cheated on me?"
"That's about it... But there's no need for such trivial things as divination. Oh, don't let Granny Miles try. Now that we know the merchant's location, don't let her touch the Unknowable Relic."
She had always been alert to the shadows in the camp, but now she took the initiative to walk towards the table. The black metal scale was put down again, and Miss Higgins took a deep breath:
"I want to divine something!"
The scales were immediately thrown out of balance, and not restored until Miss Higgins put in two coins, which were evidently the cost of the divination:
"Where in the material world can I find an undiscovered vein of mithril that I can buy?"
After saying this, she widened her eyes and made a listening gesture, then her face flushed:
“I understand, I understand!”
She bit her lips and tried hard to hold back her smile, and retreated back to Shade's side. Under the firelight, the lady seemed to have gotten rid of the dual influence of the "Black Mist Camp" and the Unknown-level Relics. Her excitement was fully displayed through her glowing eyes.
"you... ... "
"Two coins in exchange for a lifetime of money. Witches have a very high consumption level, and I also have to raise money for the materials of my own advancement ceremony... I have never made such a worthwhile deal in my life! As long as I can get out alive, what else do I have to worry about in the rest of my life?"
Mother-in-law Miles still had her ears blocked. Although she didn't know what Miss Higgins was talking about, she smiled and nodded at her when she saw how excited she was.
Xia De was quite impressed by this idea of using relics, but he still had some questions:
"Can you really predict everything?"
In fact, the "Fortune Telling House" sign that was shaking at the entrance of the tent no longer creaked, which meant that as long as one person did divination once, they could leave, but Shade also became interested in this relic.
"At least I can predict everything I know. However, it's best not to predict things that have little to do with you. Knowing more things will not benefit us. Of course, don't predict knowledge related to God. Although this relic can give you answers, it doesn't mean that you can accept that knowledge."
The excited witch reminded, and Shade nodded:
"Don't worry, I know the rules of divination."
Xia De then came to the table with the crystal ball and took out two coins, but did not put them on the scale immediately:
"If this relic cannot give the result of divination, then you must pay me double."
He said to the shadow, and the shadow behind the table nodded. Xia De was startled and immediately got more information:
"These silent shadows are not just repeating something mechanically. They can make independent judgments."
He put the coin on one side of the scale:
"I want to know, um... why am I here?"
The stranger asked softly. He was not trying to earn more coins, but was really confused about this. Although he had long given up the idea of giving up everything here and going home, he still wanted to understand the cause of all this.
The voice appeared in Shad's ears.