Although this set of items has such a powerful effect when used together, it doesn't mean they're weak if used alone.
As a matter of fact, the Demonic Mask's passive effect allows him to strengthen all of his Spells by at least 20 to 25%.
From a certain perspective, it was definitely a lot better than the Energy Potion that Alchemist Sherah could produce in her laboratory.
After all, the Demonic Mask doesn't cause a significant strain on your body after usage. The only problem with the mask was the fact that he couldn't use it for long unless he repaired it.
That's right, both the mask and dagger were actually damaged. Vale had no idea how to fix it unless he brought it to an expert in the Academy. It may cause some problems if he was questioned about its origin, but that's the quickest way to do it.
He doesn't know anyone who could fix this outside the Vermont Academy anyway.
Of course, there's another solution to this, and that is to simply learn how to fix it. In his second year, he will study the fundamental reconstruction and creation of Mystical Items. Then, he'll have an intermediate study of it in his third year.
He might be able to fix it at that time since he would also do some self-study, but if in case he fails to do so, he still has an advanced study of this subject in his fourth year.
'The side effect of losing vision if used excessively was quite scary… I shouldn't use it again unless I fix the damage.' Vale thought as he recalled the side effect of using this mask.
The loss of vision may be temporary if he exceeded the limit, but it was still quite scary to think about it.
This was why when he felt that the mask was starting to cover his sight, he immediately turned around to leave.
'Anyway, I still earned quite a lot today. I hope their bags have some valuable things.' Vale muttered as he opened the bags one by one.
"Elemental Talismans? Not bad… They look a lot better than the ones I got from Brylle and the others." Vale muttered as he scoured the four bags. He didn't know what level of quality they were since he was not an expert.
Nevertheless, the paper itself feels a lot more expensive than the ones he got from students of Rakmiths Academy.
He also found some cash in them but wasn't too excited to see them since he wasn't lacking money.
Currently, most of his needs as a practitioner of Arcane Arts can be resolved by having enough Contribution Points. Whether they are Spell Models, Mystical Items, or knowledge, they could be found in the Academy.
As for having cash, he wouldn't need plenty of them unless he started going out of the Academy most of the time.
'Well, having a few hundred more is not a bad thing.' Vale silently thought as he estimated the amount of money he got.
It was only about six hundred zen, worth about the same price as a mid-grade Regular Mystical Item.
As he continued searching the bag, something finally caught his attention.
"Hmm?" Vale found a token about the size of his palm inside one of the belt bags. It wasn't heavy, but it was quite cold to touch.
Without any hesitation, he entered his Phantasm State and saw a blue ball of light inside it.
"This… Isn't this light mean it's connected to a certain realm?" Vale frowned as he recalled what he had learned in the Rudimentary Usage of Mystical Artifacts Class.
Without a doubt, this mystical item was a rare and precious one. However, this type of item is normally used as a sacrifice during rituals.
As for what ritual this token could be used, Vale had no idea.
Anyway, he didn't overthink about this since he still had other matters to attend… It is the collection of the Night Flare Grass inside this forest.
Vale then placed all the bags inside the treasure box with Yvaine's help, but he kept six Elemental Talismans inside his pocket.
It might be useful since he was about to enter an unnamed enchanted forest. He may not find robbers or bandits in this place, but encountering Evil Spirits or even possessing corpses inside wouldn't be surprising.
After all, any Arcane Arts Practitioners who die here for various reasons may not be cremated in time. Not being cremated or being sealed only means one thing, a perfect vessel for Evil Spirit.
As expected, as soon as his Phantasm State spread around him, he felt the presence of two horrifying beings.
'No wonder they were going here in a group… There could be danger ahead.' Vale silently thought as he recalled the group of Elementalists.
He then paused for a moment as he shifted his attention to the other things he had detected.
'If I'm not mistaken, the Night Flare Grass are those things emitting strong fluctuation of energy. There are indeed plenty of them. I should take as many as I can.' Vale thought as he decided to take the nearby Night Flare Grass first before dealing with those Evil Creatures.
Each blade of Night Flare Grass emits a faint red light which easily attracts the attention of nearby animals and people.
Without any hesitation, Vale collected the grass according to what the Elementalists said.
After collecting a total of 14 blades of grass, the Evil Creature finally noticed Vale's presence as it quickly moved towards him.
"Hmm? What a strange Evil Creature... Did it grow up here in the forest?" Vale muttered in surprise.
Currently, his Divine Sense allowed him to sense the movement of the Evil Creature. It was quite big, similar to the size of the Evil Creature in the Serenity Hall, but it moved like a monkey.
The creature uses the trees and branches to skip the obstacles and reach him as quickly as possible.
Boom!
As soon as it had arrived, Vale was already prepared to fight…
As the horrifying creature landed about 4 meters away from him, its chest was already stabbed with Demonic Dagger that Vale had just taken out from Yvaine's treasure box!
It happened so quickly that the creature didn't even notice the dagger stabbing into its chest and only felt a bit itchy at first…
However, after a few seconds, the dagger on its chest erupted with flames, and it was already too late to remove it from its body!
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