Chapter 38: Chapter 38: New Entry! Demon Spirit Doll

"Hm?"

Su Xuan listened as the voice in his mind gradually faded away. He was completely bewildered.

’It feels like I did nothing, yet at the same time, it feels like I did everything...’

Su Xuan pulled the Mind Pendant from his pocket. It was emitting a faint halo. ’Did this thing just save my life?’

Lady Natasha truly is my Goddess of Fortune!

With the dissipation of the Witch’s Remnant Soul, the water spirit seemed to have lost its source of Magic Power.

After Rosaline lopped off its head for the seventh time, it dissolved into a pool of clear water and went still.

[Killed water spirit (1/1)]

The moment the water spirit died, the lake began to dry up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Not a single drop left?"

Su Xuan stared at the dry lakebed, a hint of surprise on his face.

Fortunately, both commissioned quests were complete. Although their difficulty wasn’t high, the encounter with the Witch’s Remnant Soul had left him with a lingering fear.

Even though Players could use revival coins to resurrect, the threat of death was still enough to inspire fear and unease.

Besides, he was afraid of pain.

"Didn’t it leave anything behind?"

Su Xuan walked to the center of the dry lakebed. The entire lake had completely vanished, leaving behind only a few rocks.

And a Trait, floating in mid-air, that only Su Xuan could see.

Su Xuan collected the Trait.

[Water Spirit]*

Adding this to the previously obtained [Soul Mate]*, Su Xuan now had two Additional Traits he could use.

Since [Soul Mate]* wasn’t suitable for either Ivsha or Rosaline, he hadn’t been able to use it. But [Water Spirit]*...

Su Xuan’s gaze fell on Ivsha and Rosaline. Perhaps he could choose one of them to test the effect of an Additional Trait.

"Mr. Su Xuan, look! There’s a strange stone here," Ivsha said, suddenly sensing a faint trace of Magic Power and pointing it out to Su Xuan.

"A stone?"

Puzzled, Su Xuan walked over to Ivsha and picked up the black stone.

[Strange Stone: ?]

"?"

’It really is a strange stone...’

Although he didn’t know what effect the stone had, he knew in his heart that any item marked with a "?" was bound to be extraordinary!

’I’ll just take it for now!’

"Let’s head back."

"Yes~"

With a flash of white light, Su Xuan returned to the Guild.

After submitting the quests, his Experience Pool reached 2,300 points, but that was only enough to level up Rosaline once.

"I’m short on experience!"

Su Xuan sighed softly and poured all the experience into Ivsha.

[Experience -1800]

[Your Adventurer, Ivsha, has been promoted to Level 8!]

"Thank you for your grace, Mr. Su Xuan~"

Ivsha gave Su Xuan a look of joyous gratitude, expressing the thanks in her heart.

"And now..."

Su Xuan applied the [Water Spirit]* Trait to Rosaline. As for why not Ivsha?

Because Ivsha never lacked for water.

[Rosaline has gained a new Additional Trait!]

[Water Spirit: A companion spirit created from Soul Element.]

"A companion spirit created from Soul Element?"

Su Xuan was very curious about this new Trait Rosaline had acquired. When he looked at her, he was surprised to find a Water Spirit Little Snake resting on her shoulder.

’And since it was formed from Rosaline’s Soul Element, does that make it a little female snake?’

’Also... why does this little snake have a pair of tiny wings?’

Su Xuan reached out and gently poked the little snake resting on Rosaline’s pauldron.

It felt incredibly smooth, like poking a blob of jelly.

However, his touch elicited no reaction from the little snake; it remained asleep.

"Oh well, I won’t wake it."

Su Xuan decided not to wake the little snake and let it continue to sleep.

"Let’s go. While we still have time, let’s make another trip to the church."

"As you command~"

「The scene changes, and Su Xuan arrives at the church once again.」

He had come this time to ask Sister Kelly about the production rate of the Nun’s Talismans.

The production of these Holy Artifacts, which were coalesced from a Nun’s Power of Blessing, was typically not very high and varied from person to person.

For example, a Nun with high Magic Power might only need two weeks to create one Nun’s Talisman, while a Nun with weaker Magic Power might need a month or even longer.

Ivsha certainly wouldn’t know about organizing such tedious numbers, so he needed to ask Sister Kelly.

After making some inquiries, Su Xuan learned that the Nuns at the church could only weave about 20 Nun’s Talismans a month using their Magic Power.

When Sister Kelly learned that Su Xuan intended to help them sell their surplus stock of Nun’s Talismans, she was somewhat surprised. After all, the profit margin on a Nun’s Talisman was razor-thin; each one sold for 5 Silver Coins, but the material cost was a steep 4 Silver Coins.

Moreover, an item that only slightly increased Luck Value wasn’t a necessity for the townspeople, so sales had always been lackluster. This left Sister Kelly quite perplexed as to how Su Xuan could possibly sell these talismans.

However, Sister Kelly didn’t refuse Su Xuan’s proposal. She even gave him 10 Nun’s Talismans on the spot and told him to do as he saw fit. As for how to split the profits in the future, she decided they could discuss it after he succeeded.

Su Xuan understood in his heart that Sister Kelly’s unconditional trust in him was largely due to Ivsha’s relationship with the church.

Ivsha’s close ties to the church had earned him the deep goodwill of the other Nuns.

To reciprocate the Nuns’ trust, Su Xuan decided to purchase a collective prayer session from 50 young Nuns.

A Nun’s prayer had the miraculous power to grant the recipient temporary Attribute Amplification and various buff Statuses, such as an increase in Luck Value.

The more Nuns who prayed for him, the stronger the effect.

For a Player, these amplification effects were definitely a good deal—he might even make a killing!

Of course, what Su Xuan looked forward to the most was the scene of 50 Nuns praying for him simultaneously.

His gesture also brought a considerable income to the church, prompting the Nuns to express their gratitude and immediately begin preparations for the prayer.

"Mr. Su Xuan is so generous~ Ivsha has no words to thank you~ I can only offer myself to you~" Ivsha said seductively, taking advantage of the moment while the other Nuns were busy preparing to quietly link arms with Su Xuan. "Warming your bed, bathing with you, wrapping myself around you~ whatever Mr. Su Xuan desires, this little lady is willing to provide~"

"Ahem!"

Su Xuan turned his head away, slightly embarrassed. ’The Nuns are watching~’

’Ivsha is getting bolder and bolder~’

"This is for you~"

Just then, Emily, the Little Nun he had met before, suddenly handed Su Xuan a cloth doll.

"This is for me?"

Su Xuan asked curiously.

"Mhm!"

Emily nodded, revealing a pure and kind smile.

She wanted to express her gratitude to Su Xuan by giving him her beloved toy.

"I appreciate the thought, but this doll..."

Su Xuan was about to politely decline the gift. He was a man about to enter university; he was past the age of playing with dolls.

However...

Wait a minute.

Su Xuan’s words died in his throat. His gaze fell upon the doll, and a flashing Trait caught his attention!

[Demon Spirit Doll]

(Rare Trait! Using this Trait in a combination guarantees the recruitment of an Epic quality Adventurer!)

(Trigger condition: Emily’s cloth doll)

"I love this gift. Thank you, Emily."