"Oh? That Level 0 relic! Did the Association actually find it?"
This was more surprising than the disappearance of Dorothy and Leicia last night.
"Of course not. How could it be so fast? However, the association has found the followers of the old god, the Golden Lord."
This was more attractive to Shade than the discovery of the Destiny Pedestal, because that Unknown-level relic would definitely not be in his hands:
"Did they really find them? Where are they now? I thought that all the true believers of the old god had disappeared."
"Oh, my dear knight, don't underestimate faith. Although the nominal cult has disappeared, the association has found several ring magicians who inherited the magic of the old gods through divination. Do you know the magic - the Midas Touch? This magic was once believed to have been lost, but I didn't expect those ring magicians still retained the way to learn it..."
Luvia smiled and said to Shade:
"When the association found them, they discovered some special items that had just been converted into gold in their residence. These ring sorcerers who called themselves the Gold Investment Club agreed to cooperate with the association because the association promised to help them keep the matter of converting gold a secret."
Using divine magic to transform gold is actually a kind of alchemy in essence. As long as it is not sold in large quantities to disrupt the financial order of ordinary people, the Orthodox Church will not care. This belongs to the gray area. But it is obvious that those club members should have shipped a large amount.
“Are those people rich?”
Xia De asked curiously:
"He can transform gold and is also a believer of the God of Wealth. He can't be poor, right?"
The smile on Luvia's face became even bigger:
"You would never have guessed that when the association found them, they could barely afford the rent for a place to hold public gatherings. It is said that after the ancient cult was destroyed, the cult's mortal enemies cursed them, making them remain poor forever. As for converting gold, it is just a way to break the curse."
Xia De also smiled. Just as he was about to ask where those people were now, Luvia mentioned new information:
"Also, the first batch of data they sent to the association contained some information related to the synthesis of the Philosopher's Stone. The ancient alchemy manuscript is incomplete, but also very valuable. It seems that the origin of the divine art - the Midas Touch is related to the Philosopher's Stone. The association is still investigating, this is a brand new discovery."
Shade touched his chest and took out the pendant with an attractive luster, "ruby". Mia immediately came over from Shade's shoulder and licked it. However, this was the Philosopher's Stone from the Stone Mirror Demon - Goethe. It was definitely not something that could be licked into pieces by a cat. Shade didn't know why the cat liked it so much.
"Edwards' ancestors' research is also related to this, the Philosopher's Stone..."
He was lost in thought as he stared at the stone in front of him. Luvia reminded him:
"Because the president is going to bring people here, and the original location of those Old God believers is very close to Green Lake, so they will come here to meet the president first, and then they will be protected by the association."
"Will I have a chance to meet them?"
Luvia shook her head slightly:
"This is difficult, but there is a solution. Did you only tell me about the Pedestal of Destiny?"
"Of course, you were so excited when you heard the news last Thursday morning. I knew it was very important to you, so I didn't tell anyone else. Not even Yin Luna knew."
The purple-eyed girl smiled gently:
"Although it is very important, even if the association finds it, they will not give it to me. Besides, I don't think it is that easy to find. Tell Miss Danister of the academy about this. Saint Byrons will definitely be interested. And since Miss Danister has obtained such important information, she will naturally be able to negotiate with the association and help you arrange a meeting with the believers of the Old Gods."
This is a good idea. As for the residence of the college professors in Green Lake, Yin Luna, who came by train with the professors, has already told Xia De.
There was no sign of rain in Green Lake City that morning, but after lunch, the entire Green Lake was surrounded by rain clouds. Compared to Tobesk City, the frequency of precipitation in the Green Lake area in spring is really exaggerated, but it is also because of this that the area near Green Lake is one of the most important grain-producing areas in the central part of the Old World.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, Miss Danister, together with Professor Mistra Trass of the School of Political Economy, Professor Anna Bell of the School of Astronomy, and Professor Neo Fudge of the School of Chemistry, led by two middle-ring warlocks sent by the local Peace Church to show the way, along with several other associate professors of the academy, lecturers from the middle ring, and a few students who were brought along, arrived at the village of Pukhov on the shores of Green Lake.
Two ring sorcerers from the church contacted the team stationed in the village and arranged for a boat to take them to the lake to inspect the situation. The elderly Professor Trass pushed his glasses and talked with Professor Fudge from the School of Chemistry about the abnormal distribution of elements in the lake in the rain and fog.
Because of the rain, and the recent trade between the north and south sides has been weakened by the intensified negotiation differences, there are not many other people on the dock. Miss Danister, wearing a raincoat that is not used by normal people, stood alone on the dock pier, looking at the fog in the distance. She remembered what happened when she came here on the night of the lunar eclipse a few weeks ago.
"Meow~"
Suddenly, I heard a familiar cat's cry. I turned around and saw a young man I didn't know standing next to an old house close to the pier, holding a cat that looked reluctant and waving at me.
So Miss Danister said a few words to the other professors, and then followed Shade, who had used magic to change his appearance, along the lakeside towards the east side of the village. Although there were fishermen on the riverside in the rain, the two easily found a small pier outside the village that had long been abandoned and hidden by reeds.
Shad and Miss Danister stopped at the far end of the half-flooded pier and looked out at the lake shrouded in rain and fog.
"If your cat could talk, look at its expression. It would definitely start scolding you."
The sorceress smiled and said, Shade touched Mia's kitten's head and put it in his coat pocket:
"Good afternoon, Miss Danister."
"Good afternoon, Shad. I thought you would come to see me as soon as I arrived at Green Lake. Why, have you been busy lately?"
Xia De smiled awkwardly:
"Yes, busy with other things."
This time, Miss Danister did not tease Shade's relationship with the other sorceresses:
"Last night, did you solve the problem of the distorted projections caused by the unstable space?"
"Why do you think so?"
"Because someone saw the shadow of an angel in the night sky, it was not the church that solved the trouble last night. You must be aware of this."
On the night of the lunar eclipse, Shad claimed that he used the power of an angel to have such exaggerated expressiveness. He fought against the "Mirror Man" and the "Ancestors" on the island one after another.
"No, no, it was definitely not me last night. I was with the girls last night... Yes, I definitely didn't lie. If I lied, let little Mia leave me alone."
As he said that, he patted Mia, whose little head stuck out of his pocket. The cat meowed gently and rubbed its head against Shad's hand. Shad certainly didn't lie. He didn't know who solved the problem last night... Well, he did know. According to the fact that Reverend Augustus arrived at the Green Lake Hotel so late and the rumors about the "angel", it should be the old priest who affected the intersection of Green Lake City and death.
The priests in the battle of Midhill Castle last year would never have done such a thing, otherwise they would have fought with Joe Yin Barton in death. It seems that the many angel skeletons that Shade has collected over the past six months are still useful after all.
"I noticed that you used the plural when describing girls."
The red-haired lady shook her head, worried about the private life of her only student:
"Tell me, what's the matter with you coming to see me? Don't tell me that you want to report your recent study situation to me here."
"Well... let's not talk about this. Actually, I heard about an unknowable relic."
"oh?"
Miss Danister shifted her gaze from the distant fog to Shade's face:
"I really didn't think of that. Could the relic be on that island over there?"
"No, no, it has nothing to do with Green Lake. It is a relic related to fate. The Prophet Association is sure that the relic last appeared in the hands of the followers of the old god, the Golden Lord. Now the prophets have found the remaining followers of the old god, and they will arrive in Green Lake City soon."
The sorceress looked at Shade's face and frowned in thought:
"Destiny? Do you know which relic it is? Its characteristics, or its specific name."
"The Destiny Pedestal, a relic used for divination, looks like a base for a crystal ball."
"oh?"
Miss Danister's sight shifted back to the island in the distance. The college's "Library Management Major" was a major for storing relics. As a librarian, she certainly knew about this famous Unknown-Class Relic:
"Shad, do you know that if the intelligence is confirmed to be correct, this piece of information alone will be enough for you to get full marks for practical credits this year, and at least allow you to choose a relic of the Secret Keeper level or below from the library."
"And there are rewards?"
Xia De had indeed not expected this:
"Forget about the relics. I have too many relics. As long as I get full marks for practical courses, that's enough... I actually want you to do me a favor."
If he really lacked a relic, he could ask Miss Danister for it and she would definitely give it to him.
You are becoming more and more adept at leveraging your relationships with the ladies.
Raindrops fell into the water around the pier, creating ripples. Xia De pretended not to hear this, but he was also thinking:
"Am I really talented at this kind of thing?"