Above the mage

Chapter 45 Unboxing

On the way back to the herb garden, Gao De was initially able to maintain a normal pace.

He would occasionally reach out and touch his chest to make sure the spell scroll he had placed there was still intact.

As they got closer to the herb garden, Gao De could no longer contain his eagerness and quickened his pace.

As soon as he stepped into the gate of the herb garden, he jogged a few steps and plunged into his workshop.

Gao De bent down and dragged out a large wooden box from under the workbench, then took out a spell box that he had carefully placed inside.

Then, he took out the extremely precious spell scroll from his pocket, the scroll containing the spell "Strike".

After thinking it over, Gao De, who was already impatient, forced himself to calm down. Instead of immediately using the spell scroll, he went out to the restroom to wash his hands.

I would rather trust it to have it than to trust it to have nothing.

What he's about to do is like opening a blind box.

Moreover, it involves spending money to open blind boxes.

This spell scroll cost a fortune; if it doesn't yield anything good, it'll be a complete loss.

Therefore, before opening the box, we still need to arrange the necessary rituals.

In a world full of metaphysics, it's not shameful to believe in it!

After washing his hands and returning to his workspace, Gao Decai finally picked up the spell scroll.

He simply pulled the knot on it, and the spell scroll was opened and laid flat in his hand.

Gao De took a deep breath and focused his mind on the scroll in his hand.

In an instant, the obscure and incomprehensible magical characters on the scroll began to glow faintly, resonating with the spirit of God.

Sensing that powerful force, Gao De's mind stirred, and he sent his intention to drive the spell box placed on the table.

Driven by Gao De's will, the light on the spell scroll suddenly burst forth, emanating a magical fluctuation that was invisible to the naked eye but clearly perceptible to spiritual power.

The magical energy seemed to come alive, instantly transforming into a bolt of lightning that shot out according to God's will, heading straight for the spell box on the table.

The energy surged through the air, striking the unseen, mystical lock on the wooden box.

The moment the two collided, a ripple-like effect spread across the surface of the wooden box.

It's like a pebble breaking the surface of water, creating a series of tiny, dense cracks.

Cracks kept appearing and then disappearing.

Each appearance and disappearance was accompanied by a soft sound.

With the final crack, the ripples finally disappeared, signifying that the magical power on the wooden box had been temporarily suppressed.

The spell scroll in Gao De's hand, after the magical power contained within it dissipated, turned into specks of light and vanished into the air.

—It is common knowledge that the scroll will disappear after use.

"It should be open now, right?" Gao De thought to himself, looking at the wooden box that seemed no different from before.

He knew he had to open the wooden box quickly and take out what was hidden inside.

Because Pierre had told him that the striking technique could not break the arcane lock; it could only temporarily suppress its magical effects.

Once the time has passed, the arcane lock will reactivate.

Although he knew time was of the essence, Gaode did not act rashly.

Instead, he took a few steps back until he reached the doorway and opened it, so that he could escape if anything went wrong.

Then, a barely perceptible glimmer of light gathered at Gaode's fingertip.

A translucent, floating ghostly hand appeared.

Under his control, the ghostly hand reached forward and gently and precisely touched the wooden box from a distance.

【The Mage's Hand】.

"May the King of Yellow and Black, who holds the key to good fortune, bless you."

After silently praying in his heart, Gao De gently pushed the mage's hand.

creak.

With a slight scraping sound, the wooden box, which had previously been impossible to open even with tremendous effort, was opened with ease.

Gaode glanced at it from a distance and could see that although the wooden box was not very big, it contained quite a lot of things.

It's not an empty box!

A hint of surprise flashed in Gao De's eyes.

He dared not delay, fearing that the secret lock would take effect again, so he quickly manipulated the mage's hand to take out everything from the box.

As the items inside the wooden box were taken out, Gao De's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

First came three thicker books.

Later, there were five much thinner booklets.

Below that are three old parchment sheets.

Next was a small stack of papers, about twenty in total. The lower the stack, the older the papers became, with the bottom ones yellowed and showing signs of age.

Further on was a scroll tied with a rope, which looked somewhat similar to a spell scroll.

The last thing they took out made Gao De's breathing quicken.

It glitters with gold, exuding a captivating allure; it's round and smooth, with a spirited little rooster pattern engraved on its surface.

Sean Gold Coins!

The monk Seda placed the gold coins at the very bottom of the wooden box.

A full fifty Sean gold coins.

Gaode, who had never seen or owned so much money before, could not contain his excitement.

"Bravo, King of Yellow and Black!" Gao De felt his heart pounding.

This wave made them instantly rich.

This is the reward one should expect for taking such a huge risk to kill a senior third-class mage apprentice!

Everything in the wooden box had now been removed.

After confirming that there was no hidden danger in the wooden box, Gao De quickly closed the door and then eagerly went to the wooden table, grabbed the fifty gold coins and started playing with them.

The gold coins clinked in his hands, producing a wonderfully pleasant sound.

Its cold, metallic texture makes Gaode even more fond of it.

Not long ago, he was still feeling bad about having to eat an extra meal.

He was so eager to split a copper coin in half to spend it, but the fact that splitting a copper coin in half would decrease its value stopped him from having such a tempting idea.

Seeing so many gold coins now, he felt a little unreal.

"How am I going to spend so much money?!"

After playing with the fifty gold coins left behind by the mage Seda, God's gaze shifted to the open spell box to the side.

He knew that in a little while, the magical lock on the wooden box would reactivate.

At that point, the box will be locked again and can no longer be opened.

After a moment's thought, Gao De had an idea. He casually rummaged through the table, gathered up a small stack of scrap paper, and put it inside, which filled the wooden box again before closing it.

At that moment, a faint ripple of light appeared.

The Arcane Lock reactivated at just the right time.

Gao De looked at the box that had been closed again and smiled knowingly.

the student surpasses the master.

The fact that Master Seda doesn't use unconventional tactics doesn't mean he doesn't use them at all.

After doing all that, Gao De finally calmed down and began to examine the other spoils of war.

(End of this chapter)