“But what is the cost of using it?”
Shade was not overwhelmed by the description of the necklace's function, even though it was simply an extremely weakened version of the "Divine Afterglow State".
The Great Witch replied:
"When you use the necklace, you will be cursed by the witch, and it is an amplified version of the witch's curse. When you wear it, any male who comes into contact with your skin will have severe allergic symptoms that are life-threatening and uncontrollable headaches. Of course, this curse has no effect on the witch herself. So, it's best to wear it when you need it, and don't come into direct contact with the Silver Eyed One."
"That's all? That doesn't seem very dangerous."
She smiled at Shade:
"Of course, there's more to it than that. The necklace itself is attached with the witch's hatred and curse. If the curse breaks out, the user's ring warlock level will directly jump 12 levels, and then the user will lose their mind and attack anyone until they die. But don't worry, this effect has been temporarily suppressed by the parliament, at least you will have no problem using it."
"Oh, that's really good... Miss Carina, please allow me to express my gratitude."
"You don't need to thank me. I'm just lending it to you. However, this is my personal jewelry. I can lend it to you, but you can't let anyone else use it. Do you understand?"
Xia De nodded. He understood this request very well. After all, it was personal jewelry.
"No problem, I'll use it myself."
So Miss Carina asked again:
"How about trying out the specific effects? Male servants of the manor are not allowed on the second floor, so you don't have to worry about triggering the curse."
Xia De nodded and tried to put the necklace on his neck carefully. However, since he had never worn such a thing before, he failed after several attempts. Finally, the maid helped him buckle it behind his neck.
After thanking him a little embarrassedly, Xia De looked up at the sky.
Snow flakes fluttered down from the sky, and Miss Carina reached out to catch them in surprise.
Xia De glanced at her, made sure that she didn't notice anything, and continued to operate the maze.
This was not because he was careless, but because he wanted to see if the secret of the maze could be discovered by the other party. If it was discovered, he would explain it directly, saying that it was nothing for Miss Carina to know the secret; if the other party could not see through it, Shade would understand that the thaumaturgical maze would not be easily discovered in its incomplete state.
As the maze continued to operate, the light in the room suddenly dimmed, and the wind blew snowflakes into the sky. The three of them looked up at the ceiling, but there was a night sky with a silver moon hanging high in the sky.
However, this scene only lasted for three seconds before it ended. Shade's face turned pale and the magic ended. The effect of wearing the necklace was equivalent to about two-thirds of the improvement after ringing the Judge's Holy Bell. The latter directly allowed him to summon the match girl, but the former could only change the environment on a large scale.
"Very good. Very good."
As he spoke, he reached out to take off the necklace. But this time he still failed, so the maid held back her smile and reached out to help again.
"As long as you are satisfied, you can take this necklace with you and return it to me after the incident is over. Don't worry about being recognized by others. I never wore this necklace when I was acting as the Witch Council. Its enhancement effect is not obvious for high-level ring sorcerers."
Miss Carina said this, and then suddenly said:
"Oh, Detective, don't... Tifa, get the jewelry box from the bedroom."
Xia De stopped stuffing the necklace directly into his pocket, and then realized that it seemed a little wrong to put someone else's personal jewelry directly into his pocket.
The maid left the room, and Xia De mentioned the topic about the evil god:
"Ms. Carina, there is one more thing that must be confirmed. Are you sure that the coming of the Lord of the Evil God Blood Feast can be prevented by the church? I don't want to come out of the underground ruins with my companions and see... ... the entire Tobesk has become part of the dining table."
The events at Lakeview Manor left a deep impression on Shade.
"I can't guarantee you 100%, but there shouldn't be any accidents this time."
The Duchess said, and seeing that Shade still looked worried, she continued to explain:
"The Church of the True Gods has been dealing with similar matters since its inception. Since the records began in the middle and late Fifth Era until 1853 of the Sixth Era, there have only been two cases of the evil gods descending under the Church's supervision. Although the losses were indeed heavy in those two cases, we had to call on the righteous gods to descend to resolve them... I have also looked up information within the Council. The ritual of allowing the Lord of the Blood Feast to descend in the form of a saint, a human container and a grand bloody banquet are necessary conditions. Now the Church is confident that it can control Mr. Lawrence at the banquet, and the grand banquet will be destroyed by the Church in time, so it is impossible to succeed anyway."
"But Mr. Lawrence was just the vessel that Mercury Blood helped to prepare. What if those cultists have a second-hand preparation?"
Shad was still worried.
"Then the church has other options."
The Great Witch has great confidence in the church.
"But even if the feast was prevented, the concept of 'feast' in the ritual does not necessarily refer to an actual feast. What if they found some other way to hold the ritual?"
"In that case, they would have to cause an effect equivalent to a 'blood feast' throughout the city, but that is almost impossible."
Miss Carina replied, and seeing that Shad still looked worried, she knew that the incident at Lakeview Manor had left a deep impression on him.
The voice suddenly lowered:
"The church has a final insurance policy. They have prepared an Unknown Level (Level 0) relic."
Xia De raised his head and looked at the witch in surprise, and the latter nodded:
"You are absolutely not allowed to tell anyone else about this. I didn't even tell Tifa. That's right. There is a level 0 relic in the Tobesk area. The relic was specially designed to deal with the appearance of the Saint. It was brought and guarded by the thirteenth-ring warlock 'Sunshine Greatsword' not long ago. Mortals cannot fight against gods, but gods can fight against gods. It is a weapon left behind by an old god when he left in the past. With great sacrifice, the god in the form of a saint can be temporarily confined to a certain area to buy time for the Orthodox Church to call on the help of the Orthodox Gods. The Orthodox Church has never lacked people with a spirit of sacrifice, so detective, what you need to consider is the banquet and your own actions. It is the job of the Orthodox Church to prevent the evil god from coming."
"What exactly is that unknowable relic?"
Shad asked.
"I don't know either. This is a secret of the church. I know that this thing is in Tobesk because the parliament got the information."
She sighed and looked towards the door:
"Since Tifa hasn't come back yet, let me tell you one more thing... Actually, I can't tell you anything. This matter is more secret and important than the level 0 relic. Anyway..."
Miss Carina looked at Xia De in embarrassment, and after a long while she said softly:
"Anyway, if you encounter any strange church sorceresses recently, remember to tell me."