After getting permission, Xia De took the candle out of the wooden box and confirmed that it was indeed a relic after touching it.
He sniffed the candle and found it had no smell. Although the surface looked clean, he could feel tiny lines. The candle itself was only a fragment left. Even if there were words on it, Xia De had no idea what they were.
"The poet-level relic Bordeaux Candle was discovered by the Zaras Academy of Literature in the ghost town of Bordeaux in the middle of the continent in the year 201 of the Sixth Era. There were twelve candles in total, which were placed in a ritual, and each one was inserted into the mouth of a corpse. The twelve candles have the same function. The person who lights and holds the candle will enter the invisible state. In the invisible state, the temperature of the person, the disturbance to the air, the sound, etc. will all disappear. Conventional and unconventional detection methods can hardly detect the invisible person. You can think that the invisible state of the candle is almost impossible to detect.
Note that you cannot use any supernatural powers during invisibility, otherwise the candle will automatically go out. However, the influence of supernatural powers before lighting the candle will not disappear (Note). Remember, this is invisibility, not entering an unknown space, so you can still be attacked while invisible. "
Many spells and magic can achieve the so-called "invisibility", and the invisibility ability of this candle sounds almost impossible to be discovered, which is very useful to Shade:
"Can I carry items while invisible? Or do I have to take off all my clothes?"
"Before entering the invisible state, the skin is in contact with materials that are less than twice its own weight, including living things. The burning candle can also make it invisible, but after entering the invisible state, it cannot make the touched materials invisible. After the candle is lit, the burning speed cannot be affected by any method, so the usable time can be determined based on the remaining length. The remaining ones can be used for about 7 minutes and 23 seconds."
The old man looked at the candle and thought of the past, and couldn't help but sigh:
"This was a rainy night 22 years ago. A sixth-ring correspondence student from the Zaras College of Arts, who I am familiar with, gave me this candle. I never saw him again after that. This candle has been kept with me for all these years. I think it's better to give you this, at least you can use it to escape, rather than selling you a relic with serious side effects."
Xia De had no way of judging whether the story was true or not. Although a small part of his heart believed that the other party had made it up to increase the price, there was a high possibility that the story was true:
"What about negative traits?"
He has not forgotten this.
"The candle must be extinguished every 47 seconds of use, otherwise the candle will fall directly and the user will completely disappear from this world. This has been verified many times by the Zarath Academy of Literature when it was contained. In addition, some auditory and visual hallucinations may occur during the period of invisibility, but ignore them. The most dangerous thing is that you will hear someone calling your name during the period of invisibility. Do not agree at this time, or you will disappear as well. As for the containment method, keep it dry and do not immerse it in water for more than 10 seconds. The Zarath Academy of Literature consumed a candle to prove that doing so would result in an accident as serious as the explosion of the Tobysk Armory."
Old John said that he seemed to be able to remember the detailed information of all the relics he had, and he never had to look through his notebook when selling things to Shad.
"The negative traits are so small?"
Xia De was very surprised.
"Because the effect is very small, it's just invisibility. There are so many ways to do that. This candle is just more completely invisible. But if the enemy you encounter has mastered a large-scale killing magic, then being completely invisible is not as good as running fast enough."
The shop owner explained patiently, but added at the end:
"Of course, although the effect is not very big, the price is not low. You have to understand that this thing is quite useful when escaping and sneaking into assassinations."
"How much?"
"43 pounds, no bargaining."
After a pause, he immediately continued:
"Don't mention the cane. I really won't bargain this time."
This price was reasonable. Excluding the time key, the only relic that Shade actually bought from Old John was the Silver Moon Orb. That orb was even less useful, but it still cost Shade more than 13 pounds. Relatively speaking, the candle with 7 minutes and 23 seconds left was indeed worth the high price of 43 pounds.
Shade tried again and confirmed that he really didn't want to bargain, so he spent money to buy the candle. Old John asked Shade again what he wanted to do, and when he didn't want to answer, he suggested that he could ask other people in the same group for help.
"If I ask you for help, how much will it cost?"
Xia De asked jokingly, and Old John said quite complacently:
"Invite me? Oh, young man, gold pounds alone are not enough. I am a very capable ring wizard."
"How powerful is it?"
“Very impressive.”
After leaving Old John's Pawn Shop, I went straight home. After having lunch with Mia, I waited patiently for Miss Carina's reply.
At home, Xia De also experimented with the function of the new candle, and based on the length-time conversion formula given by Old John, he calculated that he had consumed 7 minutes and 23 seconds to 7 minutes and 01 seconds.
But at least he understood most of the characteristics of this candle, first of all, the way to light it, the candle can be lit by magic. And in the invisible state, no matter how you shake the candle, it will not go out, which means that you can perform many large movements in the invisible state.
The experiment of making intelligent life invisible was also very successful. He stood in front of the mirror holding a cat. When the candlelight was lit, the man and the cat in the mirror suddenly disappeared. The strange phenomenon even scared Shade.
Mia was a relatively alert cat, so Shade used her to test the invisibility of the candle. He put Mia on the floor, lit the candle, and then, while yelling and jumping, he circled around the confused cat squatting on the floor.
It really didn't notice Xia De, otherwise Xia De's strange behavior would have made the cat furious.
Although not offensive, this "complete invisibility" function is powerful enough. It is not only used for escaping, but also for suddenly disappearing during a frontal battle, and then attacking from behind with Laleg's jump, which is also a very good use.
Even lending candles to the more powerful Miss Beatrice and Miss Annat can play an extraordinary role in the battle.
"This way, I have auxiliary abilities such as invisibility, healing, life extension, illusion, tracking, eavesdropping, summoning spirits, etc. Although the attack power of the first ring is not strong enough, at least the ability is quite comprehensive."
The frontal combat capability is not strong, and it cannot be made up in a short time. After all, there is only one ring, and the ring level is the biggest obstacle that currently restricts Xia De.