Following the attendant to find the maid Tifa, as he walked through the long and quiet corridor, Shad first considered how much the carpet under his feet was worth to Mia, and then found that after meeting the king, he did not have the idea of "I can replace him" like the protagonists in the stories he had read in the past.
Not only because, compared to the mysticism and those extraordinary powers, secular power is really nothing. It is also because the study of the ring wizard is too time-consuming, and the king just now was still working at eight o'clock in the evening, and eight o'clock was not even the end.
The other person’s miserable hairline speaks volumes about how hard the king’s profession is.
After finally arriving in a different world, outsiders want to see more of this magnificent and mysterious world instead of spending their lives at a desk.
After meeting up with the maid Tifa, the two left the Yodel Palace. However, they did not return to Saint Teresa Square immediately, but took a carriage to get the relic that the Duchess promised.
By the way, the maid will also give the promised "white stone crystal" to Shade.
In the carriage, Shade took back the belongings that belonged to him. He also mentioned the conversation with Larus III, especially the last sentence. Miss Tifa Servet smiled after hearing the question and told Shade not to worry about it:
"People who hold power always think that everyone around them is a pretender. Apparently, our king is no exception."
The promised relics were placed in Miss Carina's mansion on the outskirts of the city. Although Shad got the address last time, it was his first time here.
This place is extremely weird.
He looked out of the carriage window the whole time and found that the closer he got to the house, the thicker the fog became. Moreover, this fog was not like the heavy fog caused by exhaust emissions in the city.
When the carriage stopped in front of the tall fence gate of the suburban mansion, the fog around them suddenly disappeared. Looking around, except for the dirt road the carriage came from, the surroundings were actually surrounded by woods and wasteland, and the area further away was completely gray.
"This place is a bit like the witches' house in the story."
Of course, he was just thinking about it and didn't dare to speak his thoughts in front of the maid.
Because the owner of the house, Miss Carina, was not there, Shade did not go in, but waited in the carriage. The maid Tifa quickly came back along the gravel road in the central axis of the mansion courtyard, and after getting on the carriage, the carriage immediately turned around and returned.
Xia De looked out the car window at the house in the night, and then he found that there was not a single light on inside. This strange situation increased his doubts about this place, but because he did not actually enter the house, the voice in his heart could not sense the elements.
"Here's what you wanted, Detective."
While Shade was daydreaming, the maid had carefully opened the cloth bag in her hand. Wrapped in the bloodstained yellow linen was a hideous stone mask, but it only had a hole at the mouth, and the eyes and nose were blocked.
Xia De's thoughts were withdrawn in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, the Blood Echo was activated, and the stone mask was covered with blood.
"This is the Secret Keeper-level relic that the young lady found for you, Detective. Would you like to guess its function?"
She asked, and then handed the mask to Shade. Because it was made entirely of stone, it was quite heavy. The surface of the stone was rough and even prickly to the touch:
"Wearing it will turn a human into a vampire?"
Xia De thought about it and said jokingly.
"No, this is the other face of the Secret Keeper-level relic. Drop two drops of your blood on the two eyes of the mask, and then the user can control this face to make it fly. You share vision, smell and senses with it. The mask itself is extremely aggressive and has the ability to devour and digest. Any living creature swallowed by the mask will bring a temporary increase in strength and stamina to the holder."
“What about the side effects?”
If we only listen to these functions, Another Face can be considered a perfect long-range attack weapon.
"Once you start using this mask, the connection with it cannot be broken unless the user dies. The user must manipulate the mask to eat a living person every week, otherwise it will go out of control and forcibly attach to the back of the user's head, devour the user's soul, and manipulate the soulless corpse. Do not wear it on the head of any creature, and when unattended, be sure to wrap it with this linen cloth. This cloth has the blood of hundreds of devout church clergy. This is the containment condition."
Perhaps the wheels ran over a stone, and the carriage shook a bit:
"Are you satisfied with this relic, Detective?"
She asked Xiang Xiade, knowing the negative characteristics of this relic, which was almost unacceptable to normal people.
In the relatively small space, Xia De could easily smell the perfume on the maid. When she asked, she subconsciously leaned forward, which made the smell more obvious.
Although the side effects of the relic were huge, Shade fully accepted it. He didn't need a weapon, but a disposable item.
As long as he uses this mask when there is a chance to absorb divinity, even if he fails, the mask will be shattered because of the attempt to devour the god beyond his capacity, and he will not be able to possess it forever.
“Very satisfied.”
Hearing this answer, the maid showed a strange expression, but did not ask any more questions.
"Also, here's the white stone crystal you requested."
She handed Shade a brown wooden box. When he opened it, he saw that it was filled with straw, and in the middle of the straw lay a round crystal as big as a goose egg.
It is white and translucent, and the inside is not uniform, but has flocs. It is not a standard ellipsoidal sphere, but a series of pentagonal small planes on its surface.
Xia De just took a look and closed the box. Although he couldn't find any information about "White Stone Crystal", he also understood that there was no need for the other party to deceive him:
"So Miss Servet, what do you need me to do in exchange for this crystal?"
He has not forgotten that this comes at a cost.
The maid in the same compartment with Shade smiled. Because her lips were painted with very light lipstick, this action made the lines on her lips more distinct:
"It's not a difficult matter, and it doesn't even have anything to do with dangerous relics. This is my personal matter. It's like this. I've been researching some unique potions recently."
She reached her right hand into the pocket of her maid's skirt and took out three wooden bottles between her fingers. They were exactly the same in style, but with different numbers engraved on the surface. They were about the same thickness as a thumb and about the same length as an ordinary fountain pen.
He shook his palm, and the small bottle between his fingers immediately made a sound of liquid shaking:
"I think I succeeded, but I wish I could find someone to help me..."
"No, I won't drink any potion of unknown origin."
Shade shook his head and said that white stone crystals were not only obtained from here, and he was unwilling to take the risk of trying any potions. Although the maid and Miss Carina were temporarily trusted by him conditionally, it did not mean that he would agree to anything without thinking.
What's more important is that he had no idea about Tifa Servet's potion level.