When he returned home for breakfast, Shade opened the letter sent by Miss God this month on the dining table and read it while eating.
Last month, Miss Gothe wrote in a letter that she was sick again. When Shade wrote a reply, he also cared about her health. In this letter, Miss Gothe admitted that she was probably sick due to overwork.
Ever since she returned to the small town where her declining family lived last summer, she has been busy. But fortunately, her body has recovered a little now.
In this month's letter, in addition to once again caring about Mia and reminding Shade that spring is the cat's estrus period, Gothe also mentioned the "little things" that were mailed with the letter. The original text of the letter is as follows
written:
[I found some interesting objects in my ancestral house. They may be valuable, but they may also be worthless. What I lack now is not gold pounds, but time, so I give these to you as a souvenir. Thank you again.
Please don’t be polite to me about taking care of Mia.】
So out of curiosity, after eating, Shade opened the heavy box. He originally thought that it was the rusty gold cup, the antique photo frame that was about to fall apart, and the like that Miss Gothe found in the ancestral house.
, I didn’t expect to use a crowbar to open the box, only to realize that I had guessed completely wrong:
"I mean, why is it so heavy?"
The wooden box was padded with straw, and what was wrapped in the straw was actually a golden rectangular metal box. The four sides of the cuboid were surrounded by "smiling sun pattern", "sword shield", "golden cat" and "curved patterns".
The bottom of the box has no pattern, but the top is a prayer praising the sun written in densely packed small characters.
"It doesn't look like solid gold."
Shade stretched out his hand and knocked it, and then felt funny at his own whimsy. As for the words used on the box, Shade had never seen it in any written form.
"What on earth is it?"
I put my palm against the box and touched it carefully. The cold feeling of the metal was very obvious, but there was no reaction from any elements.
The six sides of the entire rectangular box fit together perfectly, and it was impossible to see how to open it. The box was even larger than the "God's Gift Box".
Shade checked the circle very carefully, and finally, under "her" prompts, he saw that on the side of the "sword and shield" pattern on the four sides, there was a metal shield pattern decorated with sun patterns in the center that could be pressed.
s position.
After gently pressing, the sound of hinges moving was actually heard from inside the box. Shade immediately backed away with Mia, who was looking at her curiously, and was surprised to see that the box opened slowly and automatically, with hinges connected to the four sides.
, slowly falling in four directions, and the top is connected to the side of the "sun pattern".
When the four sides were completely lowered, what appeared in the middle of the box was actually a set of gold metal armor stacked together.
The complete set of armor includes a helmet, breastplate, gauntlets, skirt armor, leg armor, long sword and small hand shield, and of course, there are also fragmentary connecting parts of laces and chains.
These metal parts are supported by metal rods. In the unfolded box, they jointly form a majestic golden lion, or the shape of a big cat. Even the tail part is acted by chains. If the various parts of the armor were not too obvious,
Shade even thought this was a cat-shaped metal ornament:
"Oh, this is really a beautiful angel-level (level 1) relic [Golden Holy Wardrobe] (Chapter 727)?"
Shade immediately thought of that well-known relic, but that relic was stored in the Church of Creation, and its appearance was not like this.
He touched the metal armor again, and after confirming that it was really an ordinary item, he pulled out Mia who was trying to get in.
"How come there is such an item in Miss Gaode's house?"
Shade thought in surprise, but he liked this gift very much. Although he didn't know what to do with this gift, he still liked it very much:
"It seems that I need to learn about the maintenance of armor in the future. I wonder if Miss Carina's maids know this."
He smiled and stroked the armor. Without letting the big cat shape fall apart, he picked up the tiger-faced helmet that formed the cat's head and put it on his head. Then he unexpectedly found that the size was just right:
"Roar!"
He then yelled at Mia, and the cat looked up at him and continued walking around the unfolded box.
So Shade took off his helmet and planned to close the box and put it away, and find a suitable place for it when he had time. Moreover, he was very lucky that no other person saw the scene just now.
"However, this should be considered decorative armor."
Because he had been exposed to a lot of cold weapons, Xia De came to the conclusion easily. As for when he wrote a reply to Miss Gao De later, Xia De not only thanked this special gift, but also stated in the letter that he would
At the end of this windy month, or next month or the beginning of April, I will take Mia to the small town to visit her.
He had made plans for this trip since last year. Seeing that things in the Randall Valley were coming to an end, he arranged a long-distance trip for himself in the spring. This is also a rare thing for outsiders after coming to this world.
A long-distance trip arranged not for any big event, just to relax.
"When the time comes, do you want to take other people with you on the trip?"
This is the only worry about the journey ahead.
After going out to deliver the letter to the mailbox, Shade took the black metal dagger that the devil gave him last night to the Schneider Psychological Clinic on Roentgen Avenue in the East District of Tobesk.
Of course, after he called the carriage at the door of his house, he did not forget to take the [Magician's Escape Box] with him. And after Dr. Schneider in the clinic heard that Shade had arrived with a big guy, he also understood that he had finally arrived.
It's time to act.
"Friday night."
The [Magician's Escape Box] was temporarily placed in the doctor's bedroom on the top floor of the clinic. Shade told the doctor what happened last night in the reception room on the second floor used for weekly meetings:
"Since Oxenfurt asked me to meet on Friday night, he definitely didn't just want me to get the card. I think it's time to deal with Goethe. This matter has been delayed for so long, and it should come to an end.
"
"Friday night? No problem, but are you going to Oxenfurt Manor with me, or do you have other plans?"
the doctor asked hesitantly.
"You can't go with me, otherwise the devil will most likely refuse to show up."
Shade took out his Rhodes deck:
"On Friday morning, I will put this card for you."
He drew out [Origin·Darkness]:
"Doctor, you need to keep an eye on this card all night. Once you find that this card has disappeared, enter the [Magician's Escape Box] immediately."
Although there are other methods of remote communication for ring warlocks, they do not rule out the use of mystery locks, seals, relics, and different spaces to block long-distance communication. Shade, on the other hand, can unconditionally draw out balance, darkness, death, and
Knowledge has a very high priority, so it is most appropriate to use this card as the secret code for the agreement with the doctor.
"That's no problem, but do you want to bring [Demon Hunting Seal] and [Night Watch] to the manor? If you don't, I'm afraid you will be in danger."
The doctor asked again, and Xia De thought for a moment and shook his head slightly:
"It's better to be cautious. I don't carry them myself, but I arrange for others to carry them outside the manor, ready to rush in and rescue me at any time. I still know some very powerful friends in the Randall Valley."
"I feel relieved now. It's better to be more cautious when dealing with demons."
The doctor nodded and took the dagger that Shade had brought in the scabbard. The scabbard was an ordinary item that Shade had found himself, and the relic was just the black dagger itself.
"It turns out this is it.
The Keeper-level relic [Blade of the Soul-Draining Devil] is said to be Keeper-level, but it is actually very close to the Sage-level. It is the same as the most dangerous Keeper-level relic, which is the measure of the Keeper-level [Secretkeeper]
Eye] is comparable. Its characteristic is that as long as the blade of the dagger is completely inserted into an individual's body, the soul of the other person can be sucked into the dagger."
The doctor points to the handle of the knife:
"Depending on the absorbed souls, different faces will appear here, and different abilities will be given to this weapon. But the upper limit of absorption is three souls. If it is exceeded, the relic itself will lose control and instead devour the user's soul, making this weapon
The sword gained the ability to move freely, which to a certain extent resurrected the ancient evil spirit - the soul-sucking demon. Of course, ring warlocks above the middle level have a certain resistance to this kind of absorption, but if they are hit, they will still be there.
Causes huge damage to the soul in a short period of time."
At this time, there is no soul on the handle of the knife, which means that the knife now only has the most basic soul-absorbing ability.
"As for the Stone Oxenfurt you mentioned, although he has become a demon, he is still not a ring magician. There is no life ring in his soul. Therefore, if he is seriously injured by the weapon you prepared to deal with the undead, and then another
If you are attacked by this dagger, there is a high probability that your soul will be sucked away directly."
"The devil, wants to seize Oxenfurt's soul through my hands?"
Shade guessed, but the doctor sneered and put the dagger back into the scabbard:
"Of course not. If the devil wants to take the souls of mortals who have signed a contract with it, there is no need to borrow the hands of others. Goethe is wary of you, confusing you, and wants you to think that it wants to borrow your hands to absorb Orson.
Ford's soul. In other words, he wants you to think that if you kill Oxenfurt with a dagger and then escape with the dagger, you can prevent its next conspiracy. No matter what you think, as long as you pay attention to
