After examining every item, Anvis fixed his gaze on one of them.
It was a transparent crystal ball, the size of a human head, filled with strange swirling pink mist.
The mist seemed to be the outward manifestation of some special power. Anvis had never encountered that kind of power and knew nothing of its properties.
But that was not important. What had caught his eye was the material of the crystal ball itself.
By Anvis's assessment, it seemed to have been carved from a single piece of Hess Crystal!
This type of crystal had excellent affinity with the School of Prophecy. Prophecies cast with crystal balls carved from Hess Crystal were far clearer than those cast with ordinary crystal balls.
Yet as a rare low-to-mid-rank gemstone with a wide range of uses, Hess Crystal was not cheap.
Moreover, most raw crystal pillars had cross-sections no larger than a palm. Raw ore large enough to carve a crystal ball the size of a human head was exceptionally rare.
Once he returned, all he needed to do was find a way to strip away the special power within. The remaining large, pure piece of Hess Crystal would make an excellent prophecy-alchemy material—
"Respected Instructor Nancy, I choose that crystal ball."
Having made his decision, Anvis turned toward Nancy and pointed at the crystal ball surrounded by numerous items as he spoke with elegant poise.
The silver-haired young instructor glanced at it and nodded lightly, her slender hand waving. The crystal ball detached itself from the pile of strange objects and floated before Anvis.
Anvis smiled gracefully, stored the crystal ball in his ring, then stepped back to clear the center of the room.
"Lona, you're second."
"Yes!"
The petite girl with shoulder-length light green hair answered nervously, then stepped forward a