"Increase your luck. Among the countless possibilities, choose the one that is most beneficial to you. Yes, I think this relic should meet your requirements."
At Old John's Pawn Shop on a Thursday morning, Papa John sat behind the counter with his head sticking out from behind the newspaper. The outward page of the newspaper in his hand was the news of the imminent arrival of Marguerite Anjou, which is the front page of most serious newspapers today:
"You are lucky, I really found it. However, those who play with fate will eventually be played by fate, so if it is not necessary, young man, I do not recommend you to do so."
The old man flipped through the newspaper and said lazily, this is a kind reminder.
"Which relic did you find?"
Xia De also knew that what Papa John said was right, he had experienced it many times in [Twenty Sided Dice of Fate] and [Puppeteer's Notebook].
"Or, it's not a relic? Is it a special ancient era transfer ritual? Or the so-called lucky potion?"
"Detective, please think about it carefully. If I had a lucky potion and a fortune-telling ritual, wouldn't I have sold it to Schneider long ago? It's a relic, keeper level, [Golden Lucky Rabbit Foot]."
Xia De thought for a while:
"never heard of that."
The old man continued to read the newspaper, and introduced in a lazy voice. In early winter, the smog in Tobesk is particularly severe. You can see the gray streets from the window. Most people walk forward with their heads down and hats covering their mouths, but the indoor auction house is warm. yet comfortable:
"This is not a well-known relic, and its characteristics are very simple:
Touch the relic to get lucky, and every choice you make after that will lead to the optimal option. When it doesn't feel like the extra luck is needed, a cold shower can terminate the character. And the negative traits are pretty simple, the more luck you borrow, the more rabbits you will dream about at night. Therefore, this characteristic is not fully controlled, because people often do not know how much the best choice among the choices they make is worth. "
Xia De nodded, then asked suspiciously:
"The...rabbit in the dream?"
He only dreamed about cats in his dreams.
"Yes, swarms of rabbits will invade your dreams and drive you crazy in your dreams. This relic affects ordinary people and ring warlocks no differently. As long as you borrow luck, you can't escape the swarm of rabbits. "
Old John nodded and continued to read the newspaper.
"Is that the only way? Then how did you get the rating of Keeper of Secrets (Level 3)?"
Xia De had had many weird dreams before, and he didn't think that the swarms of ordinary rabbits in the dream could give such a high evaluation of danger.
"Just borrowing a little luck to complete a crucial choice, it will only make the mentally weak guys who touch the rabbit's leg go crazy for a few days, and will like to eat carrots for a period of time. But if the heart is greedy, Using luck too many times while the luck effect is active, then..."
Old John raised his eyes from behind the newspaper and looked at Shad:
"You have probably heard that there are a large number of evil things sealed in the subspace next to the material world. Among them is an evil thing born in the fourth era. Its image itself cannot be described, even if I can describe it, I cannot say I'll let you hear it, but in the eyes of mortals, it has a flesh and blood body like an ugly rabbit, and is good at getting into dreams and manipulating fate. That thing is more terrifying than the aggregate of undead that appeared in Mibao last month.
If too much [Golden Lucky Rabbit Foot] power is borrowed, then it is possible to summon the projection of that terrifying evil thing. "
With a sigh, he finally closed the newspaper:
"So, the danger level of this relic is actually not low, it mainly depends on whether the user is greedy or not. Maybe the holder of the relic can always remain rational and refuse temptation, but how to ensure that everyone who touches the relic, Can they all stay sane? The containment conditions are not harsh, just cut off a small piece of rabbit meat every few days and eat it, but what kind of determination does the person in charge of the care have to make in order to be able to control themselves and manage What about someone else?"
"A rabbit visiting dreams and recipe changes? I guess I can live with that."
It sounds like it would be safest for this relic to be contained in the Orthodox Church. But now, the owner of the relic is a friend of Old John, and his ostensible identity is Mr. Logan Rodriguez, a historian who is a visiting scholar in the Kingdom of Carsonrick.
Old Logan was also a member of the Priory. After confirming that Shade wanted to borrow this relic, Old John asked him to pay a usage fee of 10 pounds, and asked him to help look after the **** shop temporarily, so he grabbed his coat and borrowed it. up.
The keeper-level relic [Golden Lucky Rabbit Foot] is not the air-dried rabbit leg that is less than the size of a palm as Xia De imagined, but a sturdy fresh rabbit leg that is half the size of a pig. Very textured, and there are even traces of fresh blood where the rabbit leg was broken.
Papa John put it in a box, and called Shade to carry it from the carriage into the **** shop with great effort.
When the old shopkeeper wiped his sweat and lamented that he was old after all, Xia De opened the box. For a moment, he saw a pair of eyes staring at him from the white rabbit fur, but when he looked again, there was nothing.
"The soul is too sensitive, the inspiration is too high."
Muttering in his heart, Xia De sniffed the smell of flesh and blood, and stretched out his hand to touch the rabbit leg. The touch of soft white rabbit fur is completely inferior to that of the docile and lovely little Mia's cat fur.
[Outlander, you have obtained temporary luck. 】
"Is that all right?"
"What else do you want? A golden light coming out of your body, or the sound of music playing in your ears?"
Old John asked with a smile, and then called Shade to carry this thing into the carriage together.
"After paying 10 pounds, I always wanted to make some noise."
After leaving Old John's Auction House, he immediately returned home. Preparations for the trip have been made, but the [Night Watchman] is not included in the relics this time. This sword is currently a little sensitive. Xia De will make plans after confirming the specifics of the destination this time.
He greeted the feigned cat lying on the sofa on the second floor, put on his hat, and entered the basement with the white stone crystal in his hand.
"May the original crack bless me in the infinite space."
After the words fell, Xia De, who touched the statue of the ancient god, successfully entered the white misty maze of space.
【Space Labyrinth】Different from most other spaces left by the ancient gods, you must not walk around here at will, otherwise you may be drawn into a disordered space. The safe area in the white fog is the trail in the fog, and now there are three old signposts corresponding to the basement of San Teresa Square in Tobesk, the sea cliff cave in Coldwater Harbor, and the abandoned tower in the middle of Fort Midhill.
Although it is not certain that there is a statue of the ancient **** of space near Huntington City, this adventure for the sake of divinity cannot be delayed.
Holding the white stone crystal with both hands:
"Sacrifice."
[New information has been obtained, you can search for new road signs, please select the general direction. 】
"south!"
The crystal melted silently in the fog, and the fog that diffused on the path dissipated a bit, revealing the fourth road sign.
The dilapidated wood was inserted obliquely in the fog, and a wooden arrow was nailed to the wood, and the number four was written crookedly on the arrow.
Shad walked over, adjusted his mood to face a brand new adventure, and then put his hand on the brand new road sign:
"Now, let's go."
[The original crack will guide you. 】
The whispering sound in the ear fell, and the surrounding white mist also dissipated. What caught my eye was a circular space that was almost exactly the same as the hidden wall in my basement.
But there are no sundries piled up by Shade on the wall here, only a human skeleton leaning against the wall with almost completely rotting clothes.
The two-headed statue of the ancient **** in the center of the space illuminated the place with Xia De's gaze, while the skeleton just leaned against the wall quietly without any movement.
"If there are still undead so close to the statue of the ancient god, then I should wonder if I haven't woken up."
The first thing Xia De did was neither to check the skeleton nor to leave here, but to take out the water bottle toy from his pocket, and after restoring it, he poured a full bottle of water on his hair.
The good luck given by the lucky rabbit leg ended immediately, and Xia De still breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. While wiping his hair with a towel, he approached the skeleton by the wall.
There were no texts or letters around the skeleton, and the severely damaged clothes could not allow Shad to determine the identity of the corpse. There is nothing special about the skeleton itself. Relying on his superficial knowledge, Xia De can only judge that this is a male. Although the exact time of death cannot be determined at all, judging from the degree of decay, it is definitely not within the past 10 years.
Every circular hidden space where the statue of the ancient **** is located is almost exactly the same, so Shade left different marks in different places as identifications. The skeleton in front of him is obviously not a good marker, but Xia De did not touch it, but wanted to explore where this place is first, and after confirming whether this space is not known by anyone like other places, then bury it.
"I'm going to start exploring again. I hope it's not too far away from the civilization gathering area, and I don't need to dive and swim. I can climb mountains, but I remember that there are no mountains near Huntington."
Xia De prayed softly in his heart, drew the holy emblem of Mr. Liming on his chest, then called out his life ring, and illuminated the wall pointed by the statue with the spiritual light of the [Time and Space] spirit rune.
Hidden walls reveal a dark passageway, and the good news is, it's pitch black and there's no sound.
"It's morning, and UU Reading www.uukanshu.com has no light, which means there are no windows around. This time, it's still underground? Speaking of which, it seems that every hidden wall is below the ground"
He didn't go out immediately, but sniffed his nose lightly a few times, the air outside the passage flowed behind the hidden wall, and Xia De smelled the smell of red wine:
"Could it be that some drunks have been drinking here recently? No, the air is very dry, and the smell of this wine is very mellow."
Not only the aroma of wine, but also the smell of oak and hay.
After confirming that there was no one outside, Xia De walked out of the wall cautiously, but he did not immediately call out the moonlight for illumination. Instead, he relied on dark vision and looked around in the dark. What he saw were oak barrels arranged neatly.
The current space is about three times the size of Shade's master bedroom. The floor is covered with hay, and oak wine barrels of the same style are neatly arranged by the wall. A copper faucet is installed on each wine barrel, and crowbars, measuring cylinders, flints, wine cups, wooden spoons and other tools are placed on the only shelf.
The room I am currently in is roughly divided into upper and lower floors, but the upper floor is just a circle of wooden boards around the wall. Apart from the wine barrels lined up on the wooden boards, there are only narrow aisles and railings. Although it expands the space, it doesn't look very safe.
There was no light around, the walls were unpainted, showing rough surfaces, and the wooden gate was locked with hinges. The air is dry and dull, but this environment can better ferment these red wines.