Night draped the world like a curtain, and flames painted the dark sky with a glow bright as day. They were special fireworks, set off at the docks of Vast Sea Wizard City. Rare smiles appeared on the faces of the mortal laborers, their hearts filled with hope for the future.
The great ships that voyaged across the Endless Sea brought the joy of harvest. This was the annual Harvest Festival. But as a Wizard Freshman, Ryan was destined to miss the grand spectacle of Umbral Expanse's hunting fleet.
Multicolored light reflected across his fair cheeks as he silently shut the window of his room in the mansion. Some perfume had been sprayed over the large bed. Its scent was not strong, carrying only a faint fragrance instead. On the bare desk sat a Golden Pocket Watch. Its engraved patterns were not particularly refined; even in the Mortal World, such a pocket watch would not have been worth much.
Ryan had paid a bottle of Healing Potion for it, and everyone believed the values of the two were unequal. Some had even laughed at Ryan for it.
After all, it was merely an object from the Mortal World. The value contained in precious gold lay in gold essence refined from it, which could be mixed into the crafting of Wizard Artifacts as a neutralizing agent. It would take thousands of pocket watches like this to extract enough. Even then, it would not match the value of a bottle of Healing Potion.
But Ryan believed it was an Equivalent Exchange. Because this pocket watch was very special—so special that even he could not make sense of it.
Fine blue glimmers radiated from his pupils.
``` Target: Golden Pocket Watch
Details: An ordinary Mortal World golden pocket watch without any special qualities?