The Golden Scepter was tossed in among numerous other Relic Items from the intermediate section, looking rather inconspicuous.
Most of the surrounding students were searching for targets in the low-level section. The few older students examining Mystic Items in the intermediate section had not noticed it either.
In fact, this was the normal situation.
Under ordinary circumstances, most Relic Items could have their specific functions determined with a sweep of a High-Ranked Professional's Spiritual Power.
However, there were always some unidentifiable objects that required meticulous testing by Mystic-type scholars before their functions could be confirmed.
These mysterious items excavated from Ancient Ruins varied greatly in difficulty to decipher depending on their type.
Relic objects below Fourth Rank that emitted low-rank mana fluctuations were easier to decipher than objects that had no mana fluctuations whatsoever.
Items with relatively common forms, such as bottles, beads, and mirrors, were easier to decipher than bizarre objects whose uses could not be identified.
Normally, the easiest items to decipher were those that emitted low-rank mana fluctuations and possessed obvious mana-conducting structures.
The most difficult were strange Artifacts. They possessed no Magic Circuits at all, yet could produce all kinds of mysterious effects.
Having confirmed his target, Anvis casually picked up the Dark Gold Scepter and inspected it closely.
As he picked up the scepter, Anvis's hand sank slightly. It was heavier than he had expected.
Upon closer inspection, he could see that the scepter's actual material was a dull black. Its dark golden appearance from afar came from countless exceedingly fine and intricate golden Secret Pattern circuits on its surface.
Anvis tried channeling a trace of mana into it, causing the golden Secret Patterns on the scepter's surface to glow faintly.
But they only lit up faintly, with nothing further happening. Even when he continued