After getting permission, Xia De took the candle out of the wooden box, and after touching it, he confirmed that it was indeed a relic.
Sniffing it lightly, the candle has no smell. Although the surface does not appear to be scratched, it can feel fine lines. It's just that the candle itself was burnt down to the last piece, and even though there were words on it, Xia De couldn't know what it was.
"Poet-level relic [Bordeau candle], a relic discovered by the Zarath Academy of Literature from the 'ghost town' Bordeaux in the middle of the mainland in 201 of the Sixth Epoch Universal Calendar. At that time, there were a total of twelve candles, which were arranged in a certain ceremony. They are all inserted into the mouth of a dead body. Twelve candles have the same function, and the person who ignites and holds the candle enters the invisible state. In the invisible state, his own temperature, disturbance to the air, sound, etc. all disappear. And unconventional detection means, it is almost impossible to detect people in the invisible state. You can think that the invisible state of the candle is almost impossible to detect.
Note that you cannot use any supernatural power during the invisible period, otherwise the candle will go out automatically. However, the influence of supernatural power will not disappear before lighting the candle (Note). Remember, this is stealth, not entering unknown space, so the invisible state can also be attacked. "
Many spells and thaumaturgy can achieve so-called "invisibility", and the invisibility ability of this candle sounds almost impossible to be detected, which is very useful for Shad:
"Can I carry items in the invisible state? Or do I have to take off my clothes?"
"Before entering the invisible state, the skin touches a substance whose weight is less than twice its own weight, including living things, which can also be invisible because of the lighting of the candle, but after entering the invisible state, the contacted substance cannot be made invisible. After the candle is lit, Any method cannot affect the burning speed, so the usable time can be judged according to the remaining length. The remaining ones can be used for about 7 minutes and 23 seconds."
Looking at the candle, the old man remembered the past, and couldn't help but sigh:
"It was a rainy night twenty-two years ago. A six-ring correspondence student from the Zarath School of Liberal Arts who I was acquainted with was deducted from me. I didn't expect that I had never seen him again since then. A candle has been kept with me for so many years. Instead of selling you a relic with serious side effects, I think it’s better to give you this, at least it can be used to escape.”
Xia De has no way of judging the truth of the story. Although a small part of his heart thinks that the other party made up the price increase, the possibility of the truth of the story is very high:
"And what about negative traits?"
He hasn't forgotten this.
"The candle must be extinguished every 47 seconds, otherwise the candle will fall directly, and the user will completely disappear in this world. This point has been identified many times during the containment of the Zarath Academy of Literature. In addition, some hallucinations may appear during the invisibility period. Hearing and hallucinations, but ignore it. The most dangerous thing is that you will hear someone calling your name during the invisible period. At this time, don’t agree. If you agree, you will also disappear. As for the containment method, keep it dry and don’t immerse it More than 10 seconds in the water. Zarath Academy of Letters consumed a candle to prove that doing so would cause an accident worse than the explosion of the Tobesk Armory."
Old John said that he seemed to be able to remember the specific information of all the [relics] here, and he never had to look through his notebook when selling things to Shade.
"The negative characteristics are so small?"
Shade was pleasantly surprised.
"Because the effect is very small, it's just invisibility. There are too many ways to do it. This candle is only a relatively complete invisibility. But if the enemy you encounter has mastered a large-scale destructive thaumaturgy, then the invisibility is complete. Better to run fast enough."
The owner explained patiently, but added a sentence at the end:
"Of course, although the effect is not very great, the price is not low. You have to understand that this thing is quite useful when escaping for your life or sneaking in for an assassination."
"43 pounds, no bargaining."
After a pause, he immediately said:
"Don't mention that cane, this time it's really not bargaining."
This price is still reasonable, not counting the time key, the only relic Xia De really bought from Old John is [Silver Moon Orb]. The orb had even less effect, but it also cost Xia De more than 13 pounds. Relatively speaking, the candle with 7 minutes and 23 seconds left is indeed worth the high price of 43 pounds.
Xia De tried again, and after confirming that he really didn't want to bargain, he spent money to buy the candles. Old John asked Shade again what exactly he wanted to do, and seeing that he didn't want to answer, he suggested that other people in the same group could help him.
"If I ask you for help, how much will it cost?"
Xia De asked jokingly, and Old John said quite proudly:
"Me? Well, young man, gold pounds are not enough. I'm a pretty good ring magician."
"How powerful is it?"
"superb."
After leaving Old John's Pawn Shop, he went straight home. After having lunch with Mia, I waited patiently for Miss Galina's reply.
At home, Xia De also experimented with the effect of the newly acquired 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 let him figure out most of the characteristics of this candle, first of all, the way it is lit, the spell [ignite] can light the candle. In the invisible state, no matter how you shake the candle, it will not extinguish it, which means that you can perform many large-scale actions in the invisible state.
The experiment of invisibility with intelligent life was also very successful. He stood in front of the mirror with the cat in his arms. When the candle was lit, the person and the cat in the mirror suddenly disappeared~www.mtlnovel.com~ The strange phenomenon even Scared Shad.
Mia is considered a more alert cat, so Shade also used it to test the invisibility effect of the candle. He put Mia on the floor, and after lighting the candle himself, he yelled and strode up and down, while circling the cat squatting on the floor for no apparent reason.
It really didn't notice Xia De, otherwise Xia De's weird movements would have made the cat furious.
While not aggressive, this "full stealth" is powerful enough. Not only for running away, but also for disappearing abruptly during the frontal battle, and then cooperating with [La Laig's jump] to sneak attack from behind, it is also quite a good usage.
Even lending candles to the more powerful Miss Bayas and Miss Anat can be of great use in battle.
"In this way, I have auxiliary abilities such as invisibility, healing, life extension, illusion, tracking, eavesdropping, spirit summoning, 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 currently the biggest obstacle restricting Xia De.