Earlier, when Dorcas was worried that the "tickets" were magic crystals, Angor didn't think much of it. The energy in this place was very stable. Besides, what would an alchemy puppet do with magic crystals?
Besides, the Wood Spirit was here before, so it didn't have any. This was why Angor believed that the "tickets" weren't magic crystals.
But now, since he didn't know anything about the Chest of Sisia, magic crystals became the best test.
As for who would pay the crystals?
Angor didn't ask for their opinion this time. He took out a bag of magic crystals and prepared to pay for it himself.
First of all, he didn't lack magic crystals. Second of all, he wasn't sure if magic crystals could be used to buy tickets.
Since he had his doubts, he would try it himself. At most, he would lose some crystals.
Besides, if magic crystals could really buy tickets, they would have to consider the consequences. Either Angor could take everyone with one ticket, or everyone had to buy tickets at once.
Arguing over who should pay for the crystals was a waste of time. Maybe they would all have to pay for it in the end.
Angor's initiative saved them a lot of time.
Angor was already prepared to pay the price himself, but to his surprise, someone else beat him to it.
A figure dashed out of the moving illusion and stood in front of the alchemy puppet.
The puppet's mechanical voice came again.
"Face not recorded. Not a researcher, not a prison guard, no criminal record."
"Temporary identity: civilian."
"Available authority: none."
When the alchemy puppet finished its speech, the person in front of it turned around and gave Angor a flattering smile.
"Mister, I'll pay for the crystals. I don't usually come out of Mesopotamia, and I saved up a lot of crystals by reading my death. I don't have anywhere to use them, so let me do it this time. "
It was none other than Vait, Angor's new fan.
Before Angor could say anything, Dorcas already yelled, "You saved up a lot of crystals? Why did you say you didn't have any when I asked you to borrow them last time? "
Wa Yi rolled his eyes at his friend. "Can you afford to pay me back if I lend it to you? I didn't even take your crystals for reading your fortune. What more do you want? "
Dorcas looked aggrieved. "Aren't we good friends?"
"So, just because we're friends, there's no limit to borrowing but not returning? Then lend me your Cross Tavern and I'll help you run it for a few days. "Wa Yi retorted.
To Dorcas, the most important worldly possession was the Cross Tavern. Wa Yi knew this all too well, so his words hit the nail on the head, hitting Dorcas' weak spot.
Dorcas mumbled for a long time, but didn't reply.
Wai ignored Dorcas and turned to Angor with a slightly embarrassed look. "Shall I begin, sir?"
The style of the story continued to twist and turn, and the plot was bizarre. It took Angor a while to recover from the shock.
The magic crystal was only a touchstone, and it might not be enough to get him a "ticket". However, if the Chest of Sisyia wanted something more important, and he could not refuse it, he might even force the deal to be done.
With Wa Yi's current strength, he was definitely at a disadvantage.
Therefore, he decided to take control of the first transaction himself.
But in the end, Angor nodded. He saw the Black Count's stone slab on Wa Yi's body.
Since the Black Count showed up on Wa Yi's body, Wa Yi must have been ordered by the Black Count. Maybe the Black Count wanted something more?
Or maybe the Black Count was simply being "generous".
Either way, since the Black Count ordered Wa Yi to do it, the Chest of Sisyia wouldn't be able to do anything to Wa Yi even if something went wrong.
What Angor didn't know was that Wa Yi didn't come here because of the Black Count's order. From Wa Yi's perspective, his idol had been helping him all this time, and he couldn't do anything in return. Paying some magic crystals was just a token of his appreciation.
So, Wa Yi had actually come out to share his idol's worries.
The Black Count, on the other hand, was forced to "open" his shop.
If Angor could think of this, the Black Count would surely think of it as well. After all, Wa Yi was a descendant who inherited the Black Count's nose talent. It wouldn't be good if something happened to him. Therefore, the Black Earl, who had been comfortably staying in the mobile illusion, had no choice but to fly out and help Vail clean up the "future trouble" that could possibly exist.
…
Wail looked at the alchemy puppet again and froze on the spot.
He was so focused on helping Angor that he didn't think about how to "buy" the magic crystals.
In other words, what should he do now? Should I just throw the magic crystal into the black box directly?
While Wa Yi was still pondering, he heard a cold humph in his mind.
"Now you're confused? Why weren't you confused when you came out just now? "
Without a doubt, the Black Count was the only one who could directly communicate with him without using Spirit Bond.
Hearing Black Earl's voice, Wa Yi immediately lowered his head and muttered in his heart, "I, I just wanted to share some of the team's burden. After all, I haven't been of much use until now, so I'm still qualified to offer some magic crystals … "
The Black Count sneered, "Now you're lying to my face. Eighty percent true, twenty percent false. Do you think I can't tell if you're trying to share the team's troubles or trying to impress Angor? "
Seeing his thoughts exposed, Wa Yi became even more embarrassed and lowered his head even more.
"I really don't know how your brain works. Stay in the illusion and don't expose yourself. You might have to pay two tickets in the end. "
Wa Yi didn't dare to say anything.
The Black Count sighed deeply and tried his best to hold back his scolding. Everyone was waiting for Wa Yi to "buy" the "tickets". It would be a waste of everyone's time if he continued.
"If you don't know how to do it, just ask!"
Wa Yi: "Ask, ask Master Chaowei?"
"He's never done it before. What's the point of asking him? I told you to ask the alchemy puppet! "
Wa Yi took a deep breath and asked the alchemy puppet under everyone's gaze, "I'm willing to give you a treasure as payment. What should I do?"
Wa Yi was worried that the alchemy puppet wouldn't answer his question. But he was clearly overthinking it. This kind of basic problem would definitely be engraved in the puppet's feedback mechanism.
A dark red light flashed in the alchemy puppet's eyes, and the cold mechanical voice sounded again. "Put your treasures into the Casket of Sisia. When they reach the standard, the Casket of Sisia will naturally open a path for you.
"Ask it, how do you know if it's up to standard?" the Dark Earl said in Ray's mind.
Wa Yi repeated.
The alchemy puppet said, "Put your hand on the Casket of Sisya, and it will tell you."
Angor nodded to himself. He was right. It was the Dark Earl who was guiding Wail in the dark.
On the other side, Wa Yi began his first attempt after hearing the answer.
He followed the "step by step" method given by the Black Count to see how many magic crystals the Chest of Sisia needed.
He couldn't give too much or too little for his first attempt.
After pondering for a moment, Wade took out 10 translucent magical crystals, and threw them into the pitch-black hole of the Casket of Sisya.
Wa Yi waited for several seconds, but the Chest of Sisia didn't give him any response.
"Does this mean it's not enough?" Wa Yi didn't know what was going on, but he remembered that the alchemy puppet told him to put his hand on the Chest of Sisia.
With that in mind, Wa Yi reached out his hand and carefully touched the Chest of Sisia.
As soon as his hand touched the Chest of Sisia, Wa Yi felt something sticking to his hand. He tried to break free, but the more he struggled, the more he couldn't move.
Wa Yi wanted to ask the others for help, but when he looked back, he saw that he was surrounded by darkness. Even the Black Count's stone tablet was gone.
What's going on? Where are the others?
Just as Wa Yi was feeling frightened, a crisp female voice echoed in his ears.
"Ten magic crystals with mixed energy purity, and you want to use this to get rid of me? Do you know what a treasure is? Do you? Get lost! "
Wa Yi felt a sudden pain in his forehead and he started to feel dizzy. After fainting, Wa Yi looked up and found that the people who had disappeared were now looking at him.
Wa Yi was about to ask what had happened when he felt his vision turn red. It wasn't his surroundings that turned red, but his vision was blurred by blood.
Wa Yi hesitated for a moment before reaching out to touch his forehead.
The pain was accompanied by a sticky feeling.
There was no doubt that his forehead had turned red.
"What's going on?" Wa Yi asked in a daze.
"We were about to ask you what's going on! Why did you suddenly stop moving? "Dorcas' voice came from the Spirit Bond.
Wa Yi still hadn't recovered and subconsciously looked at the Black Count beside him.
The Black Count sighed and said to Wa Yi alone, "See, this is what happens when you take the initiative to go first. Sigh … "
After saying this, the Black Count switched to the Spirit Bond and said to Wa Yi, "It seems that what you experienced was different from what we saw. You can tell us what you experienced later, as for what we saw … "
The Black Count paused, "We saw your hand touch the Box of Sisia, and then you stuck your head above the opening of the Box of Sisia. Five magic crystals flew out of the box and hit your forehead. Those five magic crystals should be five of the ten magic crystals you put in before. "
After the Black Count finished speaking, Dorcas added, "Those five magic crystals flew out at just the right places, it should have been calculated and a five-petal flower appeared between your eyebrows."
Dorcas said this while holding back his laughter.
Wa Yi heard this and immediately used an earth magic to create a smooth crystal prism.
Through the prism, Wa Yi could clearly see that a "five-petal flower" had appeared between his eyebrows. And it was a blood-colored flower. Blood flowed down the petals and covered Wa Yi's entire face.
Dorcas said, "To be able to create such a shape with five magic crystals, his control is quite impressive. Did the Box of Sisia do this? "
Wa Yi did not answer. He simply sat on the ground and felt his face burning up.
Others might not think much of it, but Wa Yi was a nerd who rarely went out. Now that he was the center of everyone's attention, he felt … very awkward.
At this moment, a gentle breeze blew across Wa Yi's face.
The warm wind mixed with the damp wind did not cause him any discomfort. Instead, it felt very comfortable. The warm wind washed away all the blood on Wa Yi's face, and the "five-petal flower" on his head was also healed.
When the warm wind disappeared, Wa Yi was almost fully recovered. The mark between his eyebrows was almost gone.
Wai looked up just in time to see Angor withdrawing his mana. Obviously, it was Angor who treated him just now.
Wa Yi was excited, but he also felt a little disappointed.
"Are you alright?" Angor asked with concern.
"I-I'm fine." Wa Yi lowered his head. "I wanted to share your burden, sir. But I messed it up."
"Messed it up? Who told you that? " Angor said, "The magic crystals are just testing stones. Accidents can happen. You didn't mess it up. You're just … "
Angor considered his words carefully. "… collecting data?"
Angor sounded like he was trying to comfort Wa Yi, but he was actually speaking his mind. If Wa Yi was in Wa Yi's shoes, he would also use magic crystals to explore the path. He would also choose to use a small amount at the beginning and add more if it was not enough.
However, he didn't expect the Chest of Sisia to be even more irritable than he thought.
Not only did it swallow half of Wa Yi's magic crystals, but it also used Wa Yi's magic crystal to give Wa Yi a blood flower.
"Tell me about your experience. What did you feel when you touched the box?" Vaz nodded and looked at Vaz, who seemed to have calmed down a little.
Naturally, Wa Yi did not hide anything. He recounted the strange situation from before.
Everyone fell into deep thought after listening to Wa Yi's story.
A moment later, Angor spoke first. "This Sisia Chest is interesting. According to Wa Yi, it doesn't look like an alchemy item. It's more like a Spirit Enchantment item."
In other words, it might not be the Box of Sisia itself that did the appraisal. Instead, it was a soul trapped inside that could perform the appraisal.
Angor paused. "But I didn't sense any soul aura."
Black Earl nodded. "I didn't sense any soul either."
"I'll give it a try and see if it's Spirit Enchantment or not."
This time, no one objected to Angor's suggestion. They all saw what happened to Wa Yi. Even if they did not die, they did not want to embarrass themselves.
The Dark Earl said, "Be careful when you try. I can smell danger from Wai's blood. The Box of Sisia might be more mysterious than you and I think. "
Angor nodded. According to Wa Yi's description, the Box of Sisia was still a powerful item even if it was just a Spirit Enchantment item.
Wa Yi felt like he was stuck to the box for at least three minutes. But in fact, they only saw Wa Yi doing two things: touching the box, and then sticking his head out to get beaten up.
There was a huge difference in their perception of time.
People would sometimes feel that time passed slowly when they were in a panic, but that was only an illusion. As for those who had stepped onto the path of Transcendence, it was very difficult for their thoughts to be affected. This was because the mind space existed between reality and illusion. Even acolytes could resist the invasion of their thoughts to a certain extent.
Therefore, it should not be Wa Yi's problem. It was the "person" inside the box who spoke.
The unknown, strangeness, and the danger that Black Earl sensed had already cast a shadow over his "purchase".
Still, Angor decided to give it a try.
A wood spirit could pass the test, and it was unlikely to have anything valuable on it. There was no way they could not pass the test.
Something must be affecting the Box of Sisia's judgment.
Angor decided to give it a try himself. What did the Box of Sisia use to judge a "treasure"?
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