Chapter 52: Harvest I
With the death of the blue-robed mage, Rhodes' battle with the merchant group is completely over.
At this time, the message from the spirit imprint made Rhodes understand that the vampire had little health left.
In the original battle, the vampire was seriously injured after receiving the spell of the blue-robed mage, and after several dagger attacks in succession, the vampire's state at this time was even worse than when he was subdued by Rhodes.
The vampire pulled the dagger out of his body, and after gesturing to Rod, he began to devour the flesh of the blue-robed mage on the ground.
Due to the decapitation of the blue-robed mage, it would be difficult for Rhodes to make him an undead creature, so he did not stop the vampire.
Rhodes went to the corpse of the blue-robed mage and picked up the dagger, while removing the package from the blue-robed mage's back and the remaining scrolls from the blue-robed mage's pocket. In the process, Rhodes also found a pendant worn by the blue-robed mage.
By moonlight, Rhodes searched around the corpse of the blue-robed mage again, and finally found a spatial ring next to the severed finger that the blue-robed mage had cut off when he took out the dagger for the first time.
Rhodes knew that this spatial ring contained the real items transported by the merchant group on this trip, a large number of revenant crystals.
The Space Ring, along with these Revenant Crystals, was the biggest takeaway of the trip, and the other gains seemed to be less important than that.
Rod wore the spatial ring on his left hand. Since he didn't have much mana at the moment, Rhodes didn't rush to open it, but planned to take inventory of other items.
Without opening the package on the blue-robed mage for the first time, Rhodes was obviously interested in another item.
Rhodes took the dagger the blue-robed mage had used earlier in his hand and began to check the system logs.
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【Magic Dagger】
Quality: Treasure
Type: Magic weapon
Equipment Requirements: None
Basic attributes: Damage +5, Durability?
Special Attributes: After draining blood, the magic dagger will become extremely sharp.
Comments: This dagger has a long history, but with the knowledge you have so far, it's hard to uncover its hidden secrets.
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Rod looked at the system log and couldn't help frowning.
As long as the magic items of the treasure category have a certain history and the player's special skill occult level is not enough, the true function of the treasure cannot be identified.
For example, the [Elliott's Thoughts] that Rhodes obtained earlier, because this treasure was originally produced with the help of the will of the hero Elliott, there is no special history, and Rhodes can directly identify its role through the system log.
Due to Rod's low level of occultism, the system log only provides a partial description of the dagger, briefly explaining some of the daggers' circumstances.
The information provided by the system is also the perception of this dagger by ordinary people.
Looking at the dagger, Rhodes knew that the blue-robed mage considered the dagger to be the appearance provided by the system. It was only at the last moment that the dagger revealed its true function, breaking free from the control of the blue-robed mage.
Rhodes realized that the blue-robed mage didn't think about fighting himself completely with a dagger at first, but only wanted to use the dagger to parry the vampire's attacks, and the main means of combat was to rely on his own magic.
It's just that for some reason, the will contained in the dagger almost completely drove the blue-robed mage into madness.
Rhodes understood that most people would not be able to judge the true purpose of the dagger. If anyone could easily see the strangeness contained in the dagger, this dagger would not have been in the hands of the blue-robed mage.
Thinking of this, Rhodes was going to give it a try.
Rhodes came to the corpse of the blue-robed mage, and instead of paying attention to the vampire who was biting the corpse, he dipped his dagger in the blood of the blue-robed mage on the ground.
As Rod had thought, the dagger didn't react. The blue-robed mage's blood flowed down the dagger, not even leaving a trace on it.
Rod continued to try, slicing the tip of his left index finger with the dagger, and smeared the blood on the dagger with his left hand, and suddenly, a burst of red light appeared on the dagger.
Rhodes waved the dagger, feeling nothing, his combat experience not improving in any way, as if the dagger was just as the system log said, only sharpened after sucking his own blood.
Rhodes knew that in the previous battle, the blue-robed mage turned around many times without looking at it, blocking the sneak attack on the side. This is not something that can be done by relying on the original combat consciousness of the blue-robed mage, but more importantly, it is the dagger who takes the initiative to fight with the body of the blue-robed mage.
The dagger also has limitations to the control of the blue-robed mage. In previous battles, the blue-robed mage was more likely to swing the dagger than to take advantage of the dagger's extreme sharpness to make a close attack. If so, Rhodes wouldn't be able to dodge easily.
As time passed, it didn't take long for the red light on the dagger to dim due to the lack of blood provided by Rhodes.
Rod looked at the dagger again, and at this point it was no longer indistinguishable from the dagger commonly used by thieves, only to reveal anomalies after absorbing blood.
Thinking of the scene of the previous battle with the blue-robed mage, Rhodes knew that this dagger was not so simple, but for a while, Rhodes could not judge its true effect.
Due to the wide variety of treasures in the game, treasures of various effects exist. Just like the dagger is introduced on the surface, the weapon that sucks blood and becomes sharp, Rod has also seen before.
Therefore, Rhodes could not judge the true efficacy of the dagger based on his own experience alone. You can only know what it really does if you increase your occult level, or go to the magic guild to find someone to identify it.
After examining the dagger's effects, Rhodes set his sights on the pendant worn by the blue-robed mage.
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【Primary Magic Talisman】
Quality: Treasure
Type: Pendant
Equipment Requirements: Maximum mana greater than 30
Basic attribute: Regenerates an additional 0.5 mana per hour
Comments: A magical talisman of the first grade, suitable for mage apprentices.
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Due to the lack of quality, Rhodes knew that the [Primary Magic Talisman] was only an ordinary item in the category of pendants, and it was not a treasure.
Putting on the [Primary Magic Charm], Rhodes continued to check the next item.
Rhodes opened the package on the blue-robed mage, which contained three books and some pure gems, but the gold coin Rhodes did not see.
Due to the rush of his escape, the blue-robed mage did not bring all his belongings, but quickly selected some high-value items, as well as the books he needed.
Rhodes knew that these books should be all skills that the blue-robed mage did not master, and the blue-robed mage's magic books were also among these three books.