After explaining the matter of the mission, Doctor Schneider coughed again:
"There is also the matter of the relic reward list. At present, there are twenty-two Correspondence Student Ring Arcanist groups across the Old Continent confirmed to have accepted the mission, all sharing a list containing the names of two hundred and ten relics. Once the mission is completed, there will be two rounds of relic distribution. The order for both rounds will be decided by a drawing of lots. In other words, everyone takes one item in sequence during the first round, then takes another in the second round.
"The list is already available. I have my eye on a very good healing relic. If no one objects, that relic will be our target."
The contents of the relic list could be copied down. Though the descriptions of their characteristics were not detailed, their general uses could still be discerned:
"Keeper of Secrets Level Relic, Thirsty Blood Lantern. It is a metal handheld Kerosene Lamp, its handle wrapped in scorched yellow bandages. At the end of the handle, a hook lock shaped like a spinal bone connects to the black lamp body.
"The lamp's fuel is the blood drawn from its bearer by the spikes beneath those scorched yellow bandages. When lit, the lamp produces no flame, only a blood-red radiance. Everyone within that light slowly recovers from their injuries. The lamp has four modes:
"The containment mode, also known as 'No-Light Mode,' requires the lamp to be wrapped in black silk, and a short poem called the 'Shadow Blood Sutra' must be recited to it once a week. In this state, the lamp's dial pointer faces upward.
"'Bloodlight Mode' merely has the lamp draw the bearer's blood. Its healing effect is limited to bodily injuries. In this state,