The massive vault doors opened with a faint sound.
A beam of light from outside spilled into the resplendent, gold-and-jade interior.
The place was filled with gemstones, magic scrolls, books that left one feeling enlightened at a glance, and legendary equipment suffused with dazzling, multicolored spiritual radiance.
A high-pitched voice devoid of inflection spoke:
"We're here. Borrow whatever you want. Though I wouldn't really recommend spending all your Night Watchers coins on renting my items, but the points are yours—you have the final say."
"Whoa!" Jiang Han exclaimed in shock, cautiously rising onto her tiptoes to step over a ruby brick, sensitive as a cat.
Her slender feet, wrapped in blue-gray stockings that faintly showed the flesh beneath, advanced carefully through patch after patch of treasure.
Angelite, in her boots, showed no such tender regard for the vault's precious contents. With a clatter, she stepped on a crystal necklace and said:
"The treasures in Vault Number One cost 5,000 tokens to rent, but things like magic scrolls are sold according to type. Consumables can't be rented, after all—they can only be sold."
"Mhm, mhm, there are so many treasures in your vault. Mhm, mhm! And this is only Vault Number One... That's incredible!"
Jiang Han exclaimed loudly as she stared unblinkingly around the entire vault. This was also her first time being inside a treasure vault at such close range.
Angelite's enormous treasury was divided into twenty-three levels. Even the very first level held a vast quantity of legendary equipment, as well as all manner of wondrous items—items the Witches called "curiosities."
As an alchemist, being familiar with Witch curiosities was an essential part of the craft.
For the overwhelming majority of alchemist Witches, such knowledge could only be acquired by studying books one after another, then recording the effects