37 The Blessing of the Goddess Part 2 (1/2)

Along the journey, Saleen had obtained a total of four thousand gold coins from various fallen opponents. Two thousand of them had been distributed to Canghong, and he was left with the other two thousand. The credit for getting more than a dozen of magic nuclei was Sika’s, and they did not need to be distributed to Canghong. As these were only worth tens of gold coins, Saleen could use them as consumables.

The witcher spider’s carcass. Saleen was not yet able to make a magic puppet out of it. Hence, it was not of any use to him at the moment.

The metal glove with holy prose. This was also useless to Saleen. If he met with an alchemist, it could be broken down into pretty good materials.

The Goddess of Nature’s ring. This piece of spatial equipment was Saleen’s most valuable item. The space within the ring now included a box and a badge, as well as the Qin eight-faceted sword left behind by the Qin swordsman. Saleen had planned to send this remnant from the swordsman to the Bitter Water Prefecture. As for the three auspicious items in the ring, Saleen had taken all of them out.

The lush green gourd, which was no bigger than his palm, grew warm like jade in his hand. The gourd was not equipment and did not have an opening. Saleen gave it a thorough look, and returned it back into the ring.

The black necklace was made of twenty-four pieces of black crystals strung together. Holding it in his hand, Saleen could not distinguish the kind of crystals it was made of. However, Saleen was very certain that these were neither obsidian nor cheap steel rocks.

Lastly, there was that piece of leaf. Saleen felt that it was something extraordinary. Although the leaf had turned a bit yellow, it still contained a strong vitality. Saleen knew that his grade was too low for him to make sense of the function of this piece of leaf. He could only leave it for later consideration. It might have been mentioned in some of the books he had previously read.

These three auspicious items had definitely come from a nature mage. The nature mages had already disappeared. In order to understand the origin of these items, he would need to check the books he had read before.

Saleen wore the necklace on his neck and returned the leaf back into the ring. Then, he began to examine the ancient Myers script engraved on the inner side of the ring.

These twenty-four characters had been grouped together to form a loop, and there were no sentence breaks in between. Saleen had casually started from the middle last time, and by sheer luck, had unveiled the secret of the space in the ring after only one recitation. When he read it again, Saleen discovered that the twenty-four characters were, in fact, a type of ancient mantra, with every six characters forming a verse.

According to the description in the book, this was a blessing ring from the Goddess of Nature and could be used by any holy master or mage. These twenty-four characters could be recited in different ways to form four different nature spells.

It was indeed an amazing combination. He wondered what the uses of the remaining three spells were. However, at this time, Saleen did not dare conduct such random experiments. His knowledge of magic was vast and also powerful. He knew that since he had been able to use the first mantra to open up the space of the ring, the remaining three mantras should definitely be usable too.

However, if the remaining three mantras were for attacking spells, his magic chords would momentarily be exhausted and would take a few days to recover. In addition to not being able to gain new magic spells, he would completely lose his combat ability.

According to the hierarchal rules of magic equipment, Saleen deduced that once he reached Grade 5, he would be able to use these three spells without them backfiring on him. While the Goddess of Nature’s magic was gentle, it was still restrictive in terms of its grading. This restriction in grading had only appeared after the fall of the Goddess of Nature. In olden times, there were not as many restrictions on mankind’s power.

It was a pity that for such powerful equipment, he could only make use of it as a common space prop. Saleen memorized the order of the twenty-four characters and wore the ring again. For the moment, he needed to protect his three sleeping compatriots. He could not meditate, and also could not rely on his badge to train his mental power. He could only recall some knowledge that he had memorized using memory magic and processed his thoughts repeatedly, converting the contents into his own.

Memory magic referred to learning by rote. Mastering the contents of magic books and notes required continuous study. Although there were shortcuts in the journey to mastering magic, Saleen had merely been equipped with slightly more resources than others, and it was still impossible for him to accomplish things overnight.

Saleen’s memories of the magic books were very concise. He searched for portions related to Myers, the Goddess of Nature, and planned to look for the secret to the ring.

Be it magic books or magic notes, descriptions of Myers, the Goddess of Nature, were few and far in between. Most mages heaped praise on the Goddess Myers. As information regarding the blessing ring was quite extensive, Saleen was quickly able to clear his doubts.

The blessing ring had been created by the Myers Temple, and a total of two thousand one hundred and twenty four pieces had been created. Only twelve pieces among them possessed spatial magic. These twelve blessing rings had been created by four main temples and eight supreme temples, and thus were impossible to replicate. However, the Goddess of Nature was a fair deity, and the mantras on the two thousand one hundred and twenty four blessing rings were identical.

The twelve rings with spatial magic required no consumption of the magic chords to open the inner space of the ring.

The four mantras on the ring were namely the Opening of Space, Gift of Life, Protection of the Goddess, and Order of Nature. Opening of Space was a pure magic spell, Gift of Life was a half spell, Protection of the Goddess was a divine spell, and Order of Nature was unknown.

Having studied it up to this point, Saleen was rather disappointed. The half spell Gift of Life appeared to be was like a holy master’s healing spell, while Protection of the Goddess was purely a divine spell. Now that the Goddess had fallen, even if he were very devoted, he would not receive protection from the Goddess. The Order of Nature was unknown? If even the mages and holy masters from the past had not been able to understand the last mantra on the ring, it would be even more impossible for him to get to the bottom of it. It was fortunate that he had received a blessing ring of one of the highest grades, and that he, at Grade 1, could open up the space.

What would be the grade of the three auspicious items in a blessing ring of the highest grade? Saleen touched the black necklace on his neck and was deep in thought.