"Divine items? Oh, yes, of course they are."
The priest held the teacup and introduced with a smile:
"It has two basic properties. Based on the properties of 'Angel', it praises death, then injects its own spirit to actively stimulate it, forming a special area within a 30-foot (about 9.15 meters) range centered on the badge. It can cause relatively powerful attacks on evil creatures such as evil spirits and demons. Even if you can't defeat them, they will definitely not attack you under the light of the badge."
Because he couldn't conduct experiments in the church now, otherwise he really wanted to revive the bones and let Shade try it.
"Based on the characteristics of 'death call', when this badge directly touches the wound of a flesh and blood creature for more than five seconds, the subject will be cursed with death. In the following period of time, the subject's organs will fail, muscles will atrophy, and the probability of contracting various diseases will greatly increase. Although it cannot be said that the subject will definitely die, it is generally impossible to survive. Of course, when you call upon the power of death in battle, this badge can also give you some help, but this enhancement is not obvious to you. After all, it is not as good as the blessing I personally give you."
Father Augustus was not worried that Shade would use this badge to do bad things. If Shade wanted to do bad things, he would not need this at all:
"You have to be careful not to let it touch your wound when you are injured. In addition to these two features, this badge also has the small effects of preventing the wearer from becoming a undead, preventing the wearer from being actively attacked by the undead, resisting instant death attacks, and enhancing the undead and angel-related magic spells, but it doesn't matter to you."
Compared to relics and magic spells, this badge has absolutely no side effects and consumes almost no energy to use. It is a true magical item from the ancient gods and is very valuable even to Shad.
Of course, I went to see Priest Augustus this morning. In addition to asking him why he appeared in St. Teresa's Square on Wednesday night, I also wanted to ask him about the information about the Old God Cult that I had asked him to find earlier this week. In the year 5177 of the Fifth Era, the second test of the Old God Uncertain Wise was to offer a sacrifice to the God, and the sacrifice had to be some kind of "water". Shade hoped to find information about past sacrifices through the priest.
Although Father Augustus was very busy at the end of the year, looking up information did not take up much time, after all, the information provided by Shade was very comprehensive. He did not take out the information, but dictated what he saw.
The Uncertain Wise Man of the Old Gods is actually a very famous Old God. On the one hand, this is because this god did not leave until the end of the Fifth Age. On the other hand, this Wise Man's cult was later partially absorbed by the Church of the God of Creation and Destruction. Most of the knowledge and inherited history were preserved by the Church of Creation.
Priest Augustus had great influence in the local area and had very good relations with other pagans in the Church of the Five Gods. He easily obtained the information that was made public within the church.
Just as the great witches of the Fifth Epoch knew, the followers of the old god usually offered "clear lake water, morning dew, and the tears of newborn babies" as sacrifices, because these were the purest and most flawless waters. The process of offering sacrifices was not just about placing the sacrifices in front of the shrine or the holy emblem, sometimes the container needed to be decorated with purple sage, eight-leaf lily of the valley, or green-leaf chrysanthemum petals.
The entire sacrificial process has been recorded and passed down to the modern day. The sacrificial process itself is also a kind of ritual. Repeating this process in the modern world when the old gods have left can allow the ritual holders to improve their wisdom and inspiration within a certain period of time. It is a relatively basic ritual.
"Besides these materials, is there anything else? Like special offerings?"
Shade asked curiously while sitting on a chair. Father Augustus, holding a teacup, stood by the window, watching the snow and the children chasing and playing. The elderly always liked to reminisce about the past:
"Yes, I asked someone to find some information that ordinary clergy like us cannot see. But you won't be able to find those offerings in a short time. For example, the water from the angel-level relic 'Fountain of Youth'."
Shad stroked the cat and sighed. Mia looked up at Shad and also sighed.
The relic, the Fountain of Youth, originally belonged to the Witch Council and was the common property of the great witches of the Fifth Epoch Council, but it was lost during the changes of the epochs. The great witches of the Sixth Epoch had always wanted this relic, but they just couldn't find it. Miss Carina complained about this to Shade.
Unlike the "Mermaid Elixir of Immortality" that Shade once sold to Miss Carina, the water from the angel-level relic Fountain of Youth is also unlikely to grant immortality, but it is more effective in maintaining one's appearance.
“However, I wonder if the Witch Queen, Miss Violet, carries this spring water with her.”
He guessed.
"what else?"
"The liquefied philosopher's stone."
This is even harder to find. If Shad, Miss Violet, and Miss Theresa had the Philosopher's Stone, the three of them wouldn't have to work so hard writing papers for the first test.
“Is there anything a little simpler?”
Xia De held the lazy cat and asked again. The priest thought carefully for a while:
"The information I saw was all information that can be made public internally. If you want to find more secret information, you may have to ask someone to look for it in the Church of Creation and Destruction, or wait for me to contact an old friend. This will take some time. However, don't you know a ring warlock in the church? I think you can ask your friend to try his luck."
After bidding farewell to Father Augustus, Shade braved the heavy snow and went to Blackstone Security Company. Even riding in a carriage, one could feel the chill of the snowy day. The talkative driver chatted with Shade about the winter in Tobesk through the small window in front of the carriage, which also let Shade know that the area in the city that could afford the unified heating fee was less than one-tenth of the total area of the city.
"So how do you keep warm in winter?"
"The mining area in the north of the city sells loose coal, and we also prepare some firewood ourselves. The steam pipe company allows families to modify the pipes and connect them to their own stoves. When my father and his father's father spent the winter in this city, they didn't have the conditions we have now. Thirty years ago, when I was only in my teens, at least hundreds of people would freeze to death in the city every winter."
The driver said with his back to Shade, then rang the horse bell to remind the pedestrians in front to be careful and get out of the way.
It was necessary to pay extra tips when riding in a carriage on a snowy day. When Shad got off the carriage, he gave the driver an extra shilling. The driver smiled and wished Shad good luck today, and then was called away by others. In this kind of weather, his business would be very good. Before the deep winter comes, earning more money can help to survive the long winter.
In order to protect the secret of "the second wise man pyroxene has appeared", the rest of Yin Luna's team did not know what the ordinary man Xia De experienced on Wednesday night. So when Xia De opened the door downstairs of the security company, the receptionist's wife was not surprised by his appearance.
Seeing that Xia De was looking for Yin Luna, he asked them to go to the reception room on the first floor to talk. After closing the door, the 17-year-old girl looked very happy:
"Shad, how are you? Oh, I was really worried when I saw you actually fainted at your house."
She didn't know that at number six on Saint Teresa's Square, it looked like Jack the Thief was fighting with Shade, but in fact it was a whole team plus a cat fighting against the thief. But before Shade woke up, Yin Luna got the truth of that night from Luvia.
Of course, the girl with purple eyes did not reveal the identities of the other members of the group. Yin Luna only knew that Xia De was hypnotized.
"I just took a long nap and felt pretty good when I woke up."
Xia De pointed to the document bag he had casually put aside, which contained the document he had just signed:
"I have reached a deal with the Prophet's Association, and I will be able to obtain the Founding Knowledge before the end of this year. I heard from Miss Carina that it was you who gave the church the proposal? Thank you so much, you have been a great help."
"No need to thank me. I should thank you for the Mandela Snake Nest vial as well."
Yin Luna felt herself blushing, and she tried to control her expression:
"I heard from Luvia that you used your opportunity to obtain a relic to help us get back the lost relic."
After saying that, he pursed his lips.
"It was you who caught the thief, Yin Luna. You did a great job on Wednesday night."
This is not Xia De exaggerating. If it weren't for Yin Luna's cooperation, things that night would probably have been very troublesome.
Hearing Xia De's praise, the 17-year-old girl finally couldn't help but smile from the bottom of her heart:
"It's just a small matter. Oh, Shad, you know what? We don't have to write reports and self-criticisms. Fortunately, I only wrote the beginning of my report. I was still racking my brains a few days ago about what to do. But the captain was very unlucky. He had almost finished writing his self-criticism and report. When he heard that our punishment was cancelled, he was silent for a long time."
Yin Luna and Xia De were talking about things around them. When Xia De asked about the Uncertain Sage Cult, she became serious:
"Yes, I have found some information. But the sacrifices required are really demanding. Many materials that are very difficult to obtain in the Fifth Epoch do not even exist in the Sixth Epoch. It is almost impossible for us to get the few materials that can still be found."
"The Fountain of Youth, the Philosopher's Stone?"
Xia De asked, and Yin Luna nodded. As the chosen one, she had greater authority and could find more information:
"In addition to these two liquids, there are many other pure liquids that have been offered to the old deity. As the goddess of the lake, most of the offerings she accepts are also similar materials."
Yin Luna took out her notebook and handed it to Xia De. Including the Fountain of Youth and the Philosopher's Stone, there were a total of 9 special liquids on the list. Among them, the one Xia De was more familiar with was "Moonlight Water".
The reward for completing the Key of the Fifth Era 5177 includes the "Ritual - Moonlight Water", but the problem is that Shade must find the sacrifice to complete the task, and to complete the task he must find the sacrifice.