Shade shook his head.
"Even if I use up the [Philosopher's Stone], I won't let you make it up to me. I'm also curious what your mother left behind."
"...You know the value of the [Philosopher's Stone], right?"
Wei Ge sought confirmation, and Shade nodded.
"Of course. I was trained through a proper Ring Arcanist education, so naturally I know its value. Wei Ge, you know I have something to do at three this afternoon, so don't keep talking to me about this."
Thus, Miss Eve MacDonald watched Shade open the test tube and carefully draw out a small amount of the [Philosopher's Stone]. This Special Material existed somewhere between liquid and solid. It had clearly looked liquid inside the test tube, but once it truly appeared in the air, Shade turned it solid.
He decided it would be better to conserve it, so he first placed a very small amount of the Philosopher's Stone into the groove in the box.
Fortunately, that was enough. As the groove lit up, the Philosopher's Stone melted into the Rune Lock. Then, after absorbing the [Philosopher's Stone], the [Emerald Record], and Wei Ge's blood, the entire box continued its alchemical ritual. An even more complicated alchemical ritual circle appeared in the air.
After all the runes drifting across the box's surface dissipated, the box finally opened, revealing the collection within.
Even before looking inside, Shade could sense a distinct Whisper Element. That meant Lady Le May had left behind at least one Relic.
The box slowly descended from the air. Wei Ge caught it, glanced inside, and sighed.
"There really is quite a lot."
She took the items out one by one. First was an extremely well-sealed Curved Neck Bottle, filled with a solution emitting a faint red glow. Yet Wei Ge, Shade,