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"I think it should be here, right?"

We arrived at a room beneath a giant statue.

Zicomo went inside.

In the temple-like room, a large box half a meter high was placed in the very center.

Upon opening the box, one finds a peculiar knife and a flower emitting a faint white glow.

Chapter 52 Hunting Finger Knife, Arriving at the Divine Tower of Lienia

The knife is naturally the "hunting finger knife".

Look at its style.

It resembled a scimitar formed from countless intertwined death vines.

The shape of a human torso is faintly visible on the blade.

Zicomo recalled that this thing, like the so-called "divine body transformed into a sword," was born from a corpse.

Thinking about this, Zicomo suddenly felt a bit disgusted by the thing.

It was quickly thrown into the system space.

He focused his gaze on the flower.

"Large-flowered Lingyi Cemetery Lily of the Valley," that's its name.

As for the effect, it can upgrade the ashes from +9 to +10.

That is, the highest level.

This is a qualitative change for any set of ashes.

This gives the ashes some combat power, instead of just being cannon fodder and scratching the sidelines when fighting bosses, as before.

And let's not forget the most unique set of ashes that Zicomo just received—the "biomimetic teardrop."

Consume your own health to summon an entity that mimics you, and now enhance it by +10.

(I previously wrote "consumes mana", sorry.)

All I can say is that your older brother is now stronger than you.

Having taken the "Hunter's Finger Knife," Zicomo set off back to Lani's mage tower.

As soon as she reached the top of the tower, Lani opened her eyes.

Her eyes held a hint of surprise as she spoke:

"...Ah, it's you. You certainly didn't disappoint me."

I know that even in deep sleep, I can still feel it.

"You've obtained Noklon's secret treasure, haven't you?"

"Yes, I found it in the Eternal City."

As he spoke, Zicomo took out the "Hunter's Finger Knife" from his system space and handed it to Lani.

"Thank you, now all the conditions are met."

Then all I had to do was set off—embark on the path only I could take, deep into the darkness.

"Are you in such a hurry to leave?"

"Yes, after all, this doll is not suitable for me to be awake for a long time."

...Before you embark on your journey, I'd like to give you something.

You've brought us great results; this is a thank you gift.

As she spoke, Lani handed Zicomo an object that looked like an hourglass.

However, the inside of that object was an upside-down statue of a god.

"...That item is quite peculiar, but if it is given to you, an extraordinary person, you will surely cherish it."

That said, this reunion was truly a stroke of fate. I should also thank Toretto.

"...You can leave now. It wasn't long, but you did very well."

Zicomo held the "upside-down idol" and examined it carefully.

He couldn't see anything special about it either.

It's just a switch that can turn Kalia's study upside down.

Was Lani hinting at something to him?

Thinking that if the study of Kalia were turned upside down, it would lead to the Tower of Lienia.

The Tower of Divine Gift contains Lani's original body.

Then he could indeed love it so much that he couldn't put it down.

Ahem, he was referring to the amulet on Lani's original body—the legend of the stargazing girl.

"What? Aren't you leaving yet?"

I too am embarking on a journey—my own path, deep into darkness.

Seeing that Zicomo was still not leaving, Lani urged him again.

The seat propped up by the books was not comfortable at all, and she wanted to get down as soon as possible.

"Okay, take care, I'll be going now."

Zicomo left Lani's magician tower and set off for the Divine Tower of Lienia.

Actually, the gates to the magic tower of Lani's teacher, the witch Reina, have already been opened in the Three Sisters Tower.

There, on the top floor, is a portal leading to the main stream of the Ansel River.

In the Ansel River, Lani hid a petite Lani there.

That's a 1:100 scale figure.

But Zicomo still decided to go to the Tower of Lienia first, and then marry the petite Lani.

After all, it sounds rather strange to bring one's wife's soul along to collect her body.

Upon arriving at Caria's study, Zicomo placed the "Upside-down Idol" on the platform in the hall.

The study shook, and now the entire study was turned upside down.

Seeing the shocking scene before him, Zicomo couldn't help but marvel at the wealth and power of the Caria royal family.

They already had a large library called Real Lucaria.

In order to build a divinely inspired tower, a Kalia study was also built.

They also added a mechanism to "invert the statue".

That's incredibly extravagant.

After much effort, Zicomo finally reached the top of the Tower of Divine Gift.

Looking at the corpse curled up and lying on its side in front of me.

His entire body was charred black by the black flames of death.

A faint red tinge can be discerned at the hairline.

Yes, it's definitely a Ladagan species.

This is Lani's original body.

On the night of the conspiracy, she killed him with her own hands and abandoned him here.

He also had half a death curse mark on his body.

And the legendary amulet of the stargazing girl, which was not destroyed by the black flames.

The effect is +5 Intelligence.

Yeah, the kind where you give a marriage proposal gift, and the other person wears it and suddenly becomes incredibly intelligent, then rejects it.

Of course, just kidding.

The actual effect is to increase a person's comprehension and enhance the power of magic.

After all, learning magic in a game requires meeting certain intelligence requirements.

Magic damage is also closely related to intelligence.

Zicomo carefully put Lani's body away.

At that moment, Lani, far away in the mage's tower, seemed to sense something.

"々｀ My body was taken away by him. Hmph, that guy is definitely not a good person."

Every time I talk to him, I can sense that he harbors some bad intentions.

But he's not as disgusting as Servis. Let's observe him for a while longer.