Dorothy paid no attention to Shade muttering things no one could understand. She picked up the gray "square stone block":
"It's solid. Let me see what this is. It's actually this? Shade, your friends really are generous.
Though it's a one-use Relic, this is a genuine Sage Level Relic. The Gray Mountain Dwarf's Whetstone. Supposedly, only eight have appeared so far. This should be the ninth one ever discovered."
Miss Galina, who had been examining the copper whistle, also looked over:
"That Relic? I remember its property: it sharpens objects with 'piercing' capabilities, such as knives, swords, spears, and spikes, granting them extremely powerful strength. For ordinary items and Alchemy Items, this enhancement is permanent and may even directly elevate them into Relics."
Humans could not artificially create any item containing Whisper Elements, and this clearly relied not on humans, but on a Relic creating a Relic Derivative.
"And for Relics, it temporarily grants power beyond their own. Though this item is Sage Level, it can greatly enhance even Angel Level Relics. Moreover, the inscriptions on different whetstones represent different additional enhancement effects. Dorothy, take a look at what is written on the back of this whetstone."
Dorothy turned the stone over and motioned for Shade to look as well:
"I don't recognize the Ancient Language on it, Shade. You translate it."
"Let me see. Forged Holy Cross, Dragon-Slaying Blade?"
The Duchess continued explaining:
"Based on the characteristics summarized from the first eight whetstones, the first half indicates what type of item this whetstone is most effective at enhancing, while the latter half is the special enhancement effect. Your translation must be correct, so the whetstone in Dorothy's hand can most greatly enhance weapons related to 'crosses,' and can grant them a special effect against 'dragons.'"
Dorothy, who was equally