The humanoid relic that had returned to normal stood in the center of the destroyed living room. Dr. Schneider and the other three looked at the scene in amazement.
Xia De smiled and opened his mouth to speak, but saw a strange fog coming. The light in his vision disappeared again, and he came to an unknown island in an instant, facing a huge stone pillar emitting golden light.
That stone pillar was the one that Shade hit with his lightning spear when the trial began on the island in the middle of Lake Schluch.
She reminded softly:
The Trial of Venus: Capture the nonexistent person in Tobesk City, completed. Outsider, you can make a wish to the pillar of Venus.
"I don't have any wishes."
Shad said.
The fog disappeared and Xia De returned to his home, but judging by the expressions of the four people around him, it seemed that he had never left.
Xia De opened his right hand, which had been clenched at some point, and a crystal blue teardrop-shaped crystal was lying safely in the palm of his hand.
"Oh my God, this is..."
Dr. Schneider looked at the crystal in surprise.
"Yes, the academy is offering a bounty for it. I am willing to exchange it for a sage-level relic."
Shade nodded, then looked at the man in black standing in the middle of the damaged room. Thief Jack did not leave immediately, but lowered his head as Shade watched:
"You really caught me."
The thief, dressed in black, took three items from his pocket and placed them on the floor:
"I will never steal from you or your home again in my life. Choose one thing in exchange for my freedom."
The three objects placed on the bumpy floor are all relics. From left to right, they are a blue chalk, a stone ring, and a handful of silver sand:
"The door pen can draw continuous lines on any wall to generate a door of the corresponding size. However, there is a chance that the door is not connected to the wall, but to a dangerous subspace.
The Sands of Time, the main body is a desert outside the material world, and these sands are derivatives of relics. A disposable item, sprinkling sands can suspend time in a certain area. The length of the suspension time is uncertain, depending on the number and strength of individuals and objects with extraordinary powers in the area, and it also has an effect on oneself. Using these silver sands has a chance to attract hounds raised by ancient gods to maintain the stability of time, and after time resumes flowing, you will suffer a two-week time curse;
Moonstone Ring. Wearing the ring will turn you into a werewolf. Each transformation takes 39 hours to recover. You can only use magic related to the moon in werewolf state. It can increase any power related to the moon, but there is a chance that you will never be able to recover. If you attack a living creature in the transformed state, if the opponent is injured, you will be transformed into a werewolf in the next full moon phase of the red moon due to the werewolf curse. This state cannot be reversed. The relic is only for human use. "
The thief gave an introduction, and these three items corresponded to "time", "space" and "moon" respectively, which are the core spiritual runes of Shade.
All three relics are very interesting, but Shad didn't choose any of them. The Sands of Time are disposable, and will definitely have no effect on enemies that Shad cannot truly defeat, such as evil creatures in the Warp and gods; the effect of the Eclipse Ring on transforming into a werewolf is not only extremely limited, but it can also spread the werewolf curse if one is not careful. He is in his strongest combat state when in human form; and the Door Pen, although it looks good, is just good. Shad has other ideas.
He glanced at Resia, whose face flushed with excitement because of his victory, and said to the thief in front of him:
"I have defeated you twice. I will not ask you to give me two relics, but you must hand over the two letters that were stolen from this lady in addition."
Lecia pursed her lips and looked at Shad. Shad knew that Dorothy had actually been feeling guilty about this matter. He had always wanted to perfectly resolve the "Dorothy theft" incident, and Dorothy should not feel guilty about this matter all the time.
The thief in the black windbreaker said nothing. Two letters were taken out and Shad used moving objects to make the letters float in front of "Dorothy". Her Royal Highness the Princess seemed very moved.
"I don't want these three items either. I want the other item you stole recently."
Shade held the Night Watcher and looked at it:
"And not to me, but to someone else. You know who I defeated you with."
The man in black was silent for a moment, and then he made a hoarse voice as if his throat was burned by fire:
"Can."
The three items in its hand disappeared, and then the thief disappeared completely at number 6, Place Sainte-Teresa.
The five people all breathed a sigh of relief. Xia De looked at the Wise Man's Pyroxene in his hand:
"I didn't get this alone. We got it together. I don't want to hand it over to the Academy to get a Sage-level relic. I want to deal with this relic myself."
"You don't have to compensate me. The gift you gave me a few days ago is enough."
Father Augustus said immediately.
"You don't have to compensate me, this is enough."
Leicia said while holding the two letters.
"I was the last one to arrive. I have no credit for this incident."
The purple-eyed girl winked at Shade.
"I also... ... "
Just as Dr. Schneider was about to speak, Shade threw a ruby over to him. After he took it, he found that it was a teardrop-shaped relic with cracks on the surface.
"Impure dragon blood, poet-level, enhances one's own strength, but there is a risk of dragon-manification. I originally bought it for the power spirit rune, but it is no longer necessary. Too many relics in one's hands are dangerous. Doctor, this is hush money for you. There is no need to let the academy know about what happened tonight. We can just pretend that nothing happened. As long as we don't say anything, the church is even less likely to let the academy know."
The church and the academy are also in competition with each other when it comes to the chosen ones. The church may let the academy know that there is a second Wise Pyroxene, but it will never easily say that it is in the hands of an "ordinary person" who can be won over.
"Oh well."
The doctor hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not refuse. Although Xia De had a very good relationship with the four members of the group, no matter how good the relationship was, some things had to be settled clearly, such as credit or advance payments within the group, which would never be erased without reason.
Let the doctor and the other three return to Room 1 first, while Shad cast a spell alone in Room 2, using the Breath of Time to restore the room and the broken knight's sword to their original state, and then returned to the living room of Room 1.
Although the matter of Jack the Thief was resolved, his matter had just begun:
"The church's people should be here soon. We need to deal with the scene as soon as possible. Father Augustus, Dorothy, please reconfirm that there are no footprints or hair of yours here. Luvia, go to the window to confirm the church's movements. Doctor, I will put my sword in the basement first, and then take something from the basement. Wait a moment, please hypnotize me and let me sleep for at least 8 hours."
After the Dice Tales collection ends, Shad should fall into a coma and lose his memory.
"Okay, but what are you going to get?"
Shad carried the night watchman out of the room and walked down the stairs quickly. Father Augustus cast a spell to remove the traces on the upper half of the stairs, and when Shad turned to the lower half of the stairs, the blonde hugged him on the narrow stairs:
"I didn't expect you still remembered about those two letters."
"How could I forget? I've always remembered this."
Shade said with a smile. Mia squirmed unhappily because she was squeezed between the two of them. Dorothy's body let go of Shade. The blonde bit her lower lip and looked at him with her green eyes:
"Knight, if Dorothy wasn't still unwell and you had to be unconscious, I wouldn't let you go tonight."
Then he hugged Shade passionately again and gave him a deep kiss.
The doctor soon knew what Shad was going to take from the basement, because he saw Shad walking back quickly with a wooden box in his hand. After opening the box, it was full of gems, jewels and jewelry. These priceless treasures were shining in the light of the gas lamp, which was the light of wealth.
"I asked Thief Jack to give the relic to another person. But after all, we captured him together, so it would seem strange if I didn't have anything here. Rather than arouse the church's suspicion, it's better to disguise it myself."
Xia De explained quickly, and as he let go, the box fell to the ground. With a snap, the wooden box fell apart, and gems, diamonds, and jewelry slid out of the box:
“That’s the way it looks.”
"What's that sound?"
The blonde and priest Augustus also came back from downstairs. They had confirmed that the group had left no trace of being here tonight. They were stunned to see the broken jewelry box on the ground, but they also understood that Shade had his own ideas.
Everything was ready, and the doctor asked one last question:
"Do you need to hypnotize your cat, too?"
Xia De glanced at Mia who was held by the blonde girl:
"No need, it's not controlled by the Dice Story Collection. Let it move on its own. Someone will help me take care of it."
"Well, look into my eyes! I'm a psychologist who charges by the hour, and I'm very good at hypnotherapy."
Doctor Schneider spoke softly, and Shade looked into the doctor's blue eyes. As he became sleepy, Shade fell to the floor without any resistance.
In the palm of his right hand lay the Wise Man's Pyroxene, in his left hand he held a knight's sword, and next to his head lay a broken jewelry box with pearls and gems scattered all over the floor.
“He is really professional.”
The doctor commented on the scene, then waved to the other three:
"Let's leave quickly. Hopefully we won't run into any high-level warlocks of the church."
Lecia squatted down and put Xiaomia on the ground. The cat ran to Shade's side with concern. It meowed a few times, but when Shade didn't respond, it curled up into a cat ball with a wronged look and lay next to Shade's head.
"Wait a mininute."
She walked quickly to the fireplace and used a spell to bring down the cold wind, cooling the charcoal fire that was still warm in the fireplace that Dorothy had extinguished before leaving the house to normal temperature. Then the four of them filed out of the gas-lit room.
"This is our first joint operation since Shade joined our team, except for the one at Lakeview Manor. It feels really good."
The doctor said to Father Augustus, and the old priest nodded in agreement.
Luvia and the princess were standing a little further away. Looking at the blonde's expression, the purple-eyed girl gently reminded him:
"If you want to do something on Saturday night, remember to bring the leaves of eternal youth. He definitely gave them to you."
Leixia was stunned for a moment, then her face turned slightly red:
"I see."
Luvia smiled barely perceptible, turned her head slightly to look up the stairs, and then left with her companions.