"Shade, how many credits does the Academy intend to reward you with for this operation?"
After lamenting the relic's danger, the doctor asked another question.
"I haven't submitted the report yet. The Academy said they'll give me an answer once I turn it in, but it'll probably be around ten credits."
The Poet Level Relic, the Endless Mercury Bottle, was probably worth four or five credits, while this Document Level Relic itself was worth around seven or eight credits.
The reason Shade could receive ten credits this time was because he could submit a complete relic recovery report and mention an entirely new method of relic recovery, rather than simply "selling" the relic to the Academy. This report, which Shade had not yet begun writing, would enter the Academy Library. It would provide significant reference not only for this relic, but for containing others of the same type. This was, in fact, the value of knowledge.
"This way, I'll have all fifteen credits!"
Shade could not help smiling. He had originally treated the event provided by the Priest as a backup plan, thinking he would only encounter a real relic through Iluna on Friday. He had not expected to finish the task today.
"Doctor, I'll submit that Mercury Vial on Saturday. Tomorrow, I'll try my luck and see whether I can run into another incident. If I really do, that'll mean saving a relic."
He said this to Doctor Schneider, who shook his head.
"There's nothing wrong with that arrangement. I'll notify the Academy. But people cannot always trust in luck. Luck truly is an unpredictable thing."
Coming from Doctor Schneider, those words were particularly thought-provoking.
"It's not just the credits. I'm also expected to receive around twenty pounds in reward money."
Still in high spirits, Shade added. Compared to