Whispering Verse

After receiving permission, Shade took the candle out of the wooden box, and after touching it, he confirmed that it was indeed a relic.

After a gentle sniff, the candle had no smell. Although there seemed to be no scratches on the surface, small lines could be felt. It's just that the candle itself was burned to the last bit. Even if there was writing on it, Shade couldn't know what it was.

"Poet-level relic [Bordeaux Candle], a relic discovered by the Zarath Academy of Literature from the 'ghost town' Bordeaux in the middle of the continent in 201 of the Sixth Age Universal Calendar. There were twelve candles in total at that time, and they were arranged in a certain ceremony. Each candle They are all inserted into the mouth of a corpse. The twelve candles have the same effect. The person who lights and holds the candle enters the invisible state. In the invisible state, his own temperature, disturbance to the air, sound, etc. all disappear. Conventional And unconventional detection methods are almost impossible to detect people in the invisible state. You can think that the invisible state of candles is almost impossible to detect.

Note that you cannot use any extraordinary power during the period of invisibility, otherwise the candle will automatically extinguish. However, the influence of supernatural power will not disappear before lighting the candle (Note). Remember, this is stealth, not entering an 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 detect. This is very useful to Shade:

"Can I carry items while invisible? Or do I need to take off my clothes?"

"Before entering the invisible state, the skin is in contact with substances whose weight is less than twice its own weight. This includes living objects. It can also become invisible by lighting a candle. However, after entering the invisible state, the material in contact cannot be made invisible. After the candle is lit, No method can affect the burning speed, so the usable time can be judged based on the remaining length. The remaining length can be used for about 7 minutes and 23 seconds."

The old man looked at the candle and remembered the past, and couldn't help but sigh:

"This is a rainy night twenty-two years ago. A sixth-circle correspondence student from Zarath School of Literature, who is familiar with me, deducted it from me. Unexpectedly, I have never seen him again since then. This This candle has been kept here for so many years. I think instead of selling you a relic that has serious side effects, I would rather give you this, which can at least be used to escape."

Shade had no way of judging whether the story was true or false. Although a small part of his heart believed that the other party had made it up to increase the price, the possibility of the story being true was very high:

“What about the negative traits?”

He didn't forget this.

"The candle must be extinguished every 47 seconds, otherwise the candle will fall directly and the user will completely disappear from the world. This has been identified many times during the containment of Zarath Academy of Literature. In addition, some hallucinations may appear during the invisibility period. Hearing and hallucinations, but ignore them. The most dangerous thing is that you will hear someone calling your name during the invisibility. Do not agree at this time. If you agree, you will also disappear. As for the containment method, keep it dry and do not soak it In the water for more than 10 seconds. The Zarath Academy of Literature consumed a candle to prove that this would lead to an accident as serious as the explosion of the Tobesk Armory."

Old John said that he seemed to be able to remember the specific information of all the [relics] he had 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 is just invisible. There are too many ways to do it. This candle is only relatively complete. But if the enemy you encounter has mastered the thaumaturgy of large-scale destruction, then the complete invisibility can still be achieved. Might as well run fast enough.”

The shop owner explained patiently, but added 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 and sneaking in for assassination."

"How much?"

"43 pounds, no bargaining."

After a pause, he immediately said:

"Don't mention the cane. I really won't bargain this time."

This price is quite reasonable. Not counting the time key, the only relic that Shade actually purchased from Old John was the [Silver Moon Orb]. That orb had less effect, but it cost Shade more than 13 pounds. Relatively speaking, the candle with 7 minutes and 23 seconds left is indeed worth the high price of 43 pounds.

Shade tested it again and confirmed that there was really no bargaining, so he spent money to buy the candle. Old John asked Shade again what he wanted to do. Seeing that he didn't want to answer, he suggested that he could help from other people in the group.

"If I ask you for help, how much will it cost?"

Shade asked jokingly, and Old John said quite complacently:

"Invite me? Oh, young man, only a gold pound is not enough. I am a very powerful ring magician."

"How powerful?"

"superb."

I left Old John’s Pawn Shop and went directly home. After having lunch with Mia, I waited patiently for Miss Carina's reply.

At home, Shade 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 he understood most of the characteristics of this candle. The first is the lighting method. The spell [Fire] can light the candle. In the invisible state, the candle will not go out no matter how you shake it, which means that you can perform many large-scale actions in the invisible state.

The experiment of becoming invisible with intelligent life was also very successful. He stood in front of the mirror with the cat in his arms. When the light of the candle lit up, the man and the cat in the mirror suddenly disappeared. The strange phenomenon even scared Shade. .

Mia is a relatively alert cat, so Shade also used it to test the invisibility effect of candles. He put Mia on the floor, lit the candle himself, and jumped up and down while roaring and spinning around the confused cat squatting on the floor.

As expected, it couldn't notice Shade, otherwise Shade's weird movements would have made the cat's hair explode.

Although not offensive, this "complete stealth" function is powerful enough. Not only for escaping, but also for disappearing suddenly during frontal combat, and then using [Ralleg's Jump] to sneak attack from behind.

Even lending candles to the more powerful Miss Bayas and Miss Anat can play an extraordinary role in the battle.

"In this way, I have the auxiliary abilities of invisibility, treatment, life extension, illusion, tracking, eavesdropping, summoning spirits, etc. Although the attack power of the first link is not strong enough, at least the ability is quite comprehensive."

The frontal combat capability is not strong and cannot be made up for in a short time. After all, there is only one ring, and ring level is currently the biggest obstacle limiting Shade.