At the mont the Curse Binding was spoken,
the pattern on Annan’s chest, resembling the sun, suddenly lit up.
The intense radiance filled the entire room in an instant.
Then, those silvery patterns began to gradually lt away... flowing like writhing rcury into the gold necklace at Annan’s chest.
In the center, the ruby started to reveal runes similar to the sun.
It looked just like a Digimon’s crest.
...In terms of the pattern, it even resembled a "Crest of Courage."
Only the colors on the outside were slightly off.
That was the necklace Salvatore had personally crafted for Annan.
— That very necklace, set with a Philosopher’s Stone and upon which Salvatore had cast a positioning spell!
Around the red gemstone, which resembled a bottle of essential balm, there was a layer of pure gold casing.
It was originally a gold necklace—after all, to maintain sufficient activity, the Philosopher’s Stone needed constant contact with brass or gold; otherwise, it would quickly beco ineffective.
Although using brass for storage would also work, and there would be no difference in performance,
Salvatore had considered that, as this was a gift to celebrate Annan’s promotion to Grand Duke, making it from brass would be sowhat undignified.
Therefore, he specially chose pure gold—so even if the gemstone containing the Philosopher’s Stone were crushed or used up, Annan could still wear it as a gold necklace without it being discarded due to a loss in value.
Out of caution, Annan had still asked Salvatore in advance whether this necklace could be used as a carrier object.
Salvatore was utterly moved at the ti.
...Truly an easy man to fool.
Annan thought.
However, that said, Annan did understand why Salvatore was so touched.
Because Annan knew that Salvatore had tampered with that necklace.
Even though Salvatore had only ntioned a positioning spell... since a positioning spell had been added, couldn’t one also add sothing else, such as a self-destruct spell or the ability to teleport directly into Salvatore’s hands?
The biggest difference between the Truth Rank and the Gold Rank, besides the ability to cross through the Mist at will, is the elimination of the necessity to rely on curse carriers.
Even for Gold Rank powerhouses.
If one could steal the curse carrier object of another before they noticed—if such a feat were possible—one could restrict the other to only using abilities one rank lower than their own, and it would directly seal away all the powerful skills that required their utmost effort.
It was akin to demoting the other’s class level by ten and sealing all their ultimate moves.
This is why so people prepared fake carriers to divert attention, placing them where they were easily visible. It was to prevent their actual carriers from being attacked or stolen.
Annan planned to use the necklace, which Salvatore had ddled with, as his curse carrier for advancing to the Gold rank.
Rounded up, it could be said that Annan entrusted his life to Salvatore.
After all, should Salvatore choose to blow up the necklace or teleport it away at a crucial mont, Annan would certainly be dood.
And of course, Salvatore believed that Annan would have definitely noticed that he had done so things to the necklace.
He really had tampered with it, even though it was all for Annan’s safety... but he had not inford Annan in advance.
However, this trust from Annan was truly precious to Salvatore.
And so, Salvatore made so special optimizations to the necklace for Annan...
In addition to its original properties as the "Salvatore Faction Philosopher’s Stone (Purity 65%)," it gained several new attributes.
From the item prompt given by the system, Annan could see that it had acquired the function to "imdiately capture surrounding intelligence when using the Philosopher’s Stone, and Salvatore would send an alarm and coordinates," as well as the new effect of "automatically using the Philosopher’s Stone to resist injury in the event of an attack that could cause death."
...It could be said that Salvatore was particularly worried about Annan suddenly dying.
The things he made for Annan were basically all about keeping him alive... and they were all pretty handy.
After Annan had designated Isaac, Thirteen Fragrances, and Husky as the confidants for his Gold Rank Curse Binding,
Thirteen Fragrances and Husky were "elevator"-ed up to the seventh-floor laboratory.
If one took into account that Husky was essentially a gentleman...
Arranging accommodation for them beca quite inconvenient.
After the Heath Tower of Black went through one destruction, the mix of students and tutors there had beco quite complex. If they were to live separately, not only would Thirteen Fragrances and Annan be worried that Husky might get deceived... but even Isaac, who was quite fond of Husky, was sowhat concerned.
Although their interactions hadn’t been long, Isaac had also keenly captured the fact that Husky was a simple soul without any ill intentions.
If Husky had really been a girl, by her age, she would have been taught so safety common sense by her family—such as being cautious of strangers, not easily believing what others say, and rejecting sudden approaches from strangers, and the like.
However, unlike always scheming cats,
Dogs truly don’t harbor any ill intentions.
Husky wasn’t stupid, but completely unguarded against others. The nickna really wasn’t chosen wrongly; when Husky saw strangers, he would indeed, just like a Husky, approach them with an unguarded wagging tail.
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If he were just like Thirteen Fragrances, that would’ve been fine.
However, she was now a beauty, even prettier than Jiu’er and Lin Yiyi—after all, whether it was Jiu’er or Xitan Pulan, Defu or Lin Yiyi, their bodies were optimized based on themselves as templates.
But Husky was truly a "two-dinsional beauty."
She was created out of thin air with master-level character designing skill by Husky.
And she wasn’t part of a combat class.
Lacking quick conditional reflexes, and without a physique that could easily resist ambushes without being severely injured. As a wizard specializing in idol and sculpting schools, the legendary sculptor Jude was a good example...
Thirteen Fragrances couldn’t put her mind at ease about her.
Going out with Husky was akin to walking a Husky without a leash...
So in the end, after much consideration, Isaac decided to tentatively lock them up in the laboratory for the night.
Because in the Heath Tower of Black, there were occasionally experints that required all-night supervision or continuous recording over several days. At such tis, one would go to the Eternal Laboratory on the seventh floor—where many perpetual rituals were maintained, specifically for conducting such complex experints.
There were also plenty of beds and devices akin to refrigerators, capable of storing food and beverages. Surrounding the central elevator, twelve rooms spread out in a circle like clock hands, each containing fully equipped, constantly Cleanse-d laboratories with beds, as well as plenty of midnight snacks.
It was now around eleven at night... For them, the day’s gaming ti had just begun.
After all, they still had jobs during the day, and although they finished work early, around five to six in the evening, they would be ready to log on. But their gaming ti was clearly not on the sa level as a wealthy woman like Jiu’er, who could ga all day, and an up-and-coming YouTuber like Lin Yiyi, who was gradually turning into a pigeon.
If Isaac really made them go and live with students or tutors,
Thirteen Fragrances would probably just close her eyes and catch up on ani, watch dramas, and take the ti to study.
But Husky could definitely keep chatting with friends in the sa dorm until five or six in the morning...
From this perspective, Isaac’s decision was actually to protect the students of the Heath Tower of Black.
—Isaac, you’re so kind!
Thirteen Fragrances thought silently to herself.
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