148 Raphael’s Wealth Part 3 (1/2)

Rays of light shot through the window. In the hell of the god’s punishment, there was no day or night, so the light was always greyish and obscure. The setup of the room on the ninth story resembled that of an average person. The bed was placed beside the window, and a desk and bookshelf were on the other side. Leaning against the wall was an enormous cupboard. There was no alchemy bench at the center of the room, and in its place was an antique cabinet which was frequently seen in the rooms of nobles. The upper part of the cabinet was mosaicked with crystals. These crystals were different from the ones on the first story, possessing attributes which allowed magic arrays to be carved directly into them.

There were few decorations in the room, making it appear spacious. Saleen walked to the window and looked outside. From the window, Saleen could observe the forest in the distance. When he looked from top to bottom, the rules of the arrangement of the trees in the forest became even more obvious to him. Each and every spot where the trees were growing was in line with the rules of arrangement of the elements.

Saleen then made his way to the cupboard. It was filled to the brim with clothes when he opened the doors. However, even after opening all the doors of the cupboard, Saleen never saw a proper magic robe. In fact, these clothes were not in the style of the Fourth Dynasty. They were ancient, and apart from their special materials, their style was extremely simple.

There were eight antique cabinets in the center of the room, positioned into a circle. Saleen stood in the center of the room and used a Fluorescence spell. Through the crystal, Saleen could see the objects inside of the cabinets.

The objects were antiques and there was no magic equipment. In comparison, the materials of the antique cabinets were more valuable than the objects themselves. If it had not been for the airtight crystal cabinets, the antiques inside of them would have been rotten by now.

Saleen then went over to the desk. The desk and chair were alchemical items so they were very sturdy. He sat down and began studying the gigantic desk. It seemed like it could fit into the spatial equipment. There were a few pieces of paper made from beast skins and an ink bottle. Even though the ink had dried up, it still gave off a faint fragrance. A magic pen was placed in the ink bottle, and beside the ink bottle was an miniature obsidian water tub which was used to wash the magic pen.

A few magic books were also on the desk, and Saleen was most attracted to one book containing magic notes.

This book had a black cover with dark gold magic patterns, and was buckled to the desk. Beneath the illumination of the Fluorescence spell, the dark gold patterns on the cover seemed to flow about.

Saleen held those magic notes in his hand and flipped to the first page. And on the title page, there was a phrase:

The existence of a mage is to gain insight into the truths of this world. Raphael Jabba.

Practically every mage had heard of this motto before, but very few knew where it had truly come from. When Saleen saw the signature after the motto, he then realized that it was indeed Raphael who had owned this ten story magical tower.

”Ah!” Nailisi exclaimed, causing Saleen to snap out of his thoughts. When Saleen turned around, he saw that Nailisi had pulled the curtain of the bed away. Nailisi stood rooted to the ground stiffly and gave a deadly stare at the bed as though someone had cast the Fossilization spell on her.

Saleen then put away Raphael’s magic notes into the Ring of Gifts and made his way over to the bed. He lifted the curtain and cast a Fluorescence spell, exposing a skeleton lying on the bed. The bones of this skeleton gave off a pale green glow, and it was lying on its back.

These had been Raphael’s magical tower, Raphael’s room, and Raphael’s bed, so it must have been Raphael who was lying on the bed. A mage eventually passed away. That was not surprising. Saleen was astonished because in the legend, had Raphael not been burned to death by the Holy See in the Glorious Square?

Saleen’s throat twitched, and he cast icy sight. Saleen’s control over his body had already exceeded that of Grade 3. Once his icy sight was activated, every single detail of the skeleton would be displayed in his vision.

The strength of the bones was terrifying, and Saleen could not imagine how a mage had managed to accomplish that. He also knew how to harness the power of elements to transform his body, but the transformation needed to abide by the rules of nature. Currently, the strength of Saleen’s body still had not reached the standard of a swordmaster. However, lots of improvement would be needed to be stronger than a high-level swordsman.

Despite that, the skeleton on the bed possessed a level of strength that had already exceeded that of a grand swordmaster. A grand swordmaster used their sword aura to train their body, hence the toughness of their body could easily withstand low-level spells, but training like that could not extend their longevity. A Grade 9 grand swordmaster’s life would never be able to be two hundred years long unless they broke the limits of Grade 9.

The strength of a mage’s body was constrained, but the advantage that was gained was an extended lifespan. The skeleton lying on the bed had obviously ruined that balance.

Nailisi’s saliva nearly dripped out of her mouth. She quickly licked it up using her tongue, and a grunt came from her throat.

”Nailisi!” Saleen’s voice was low, and he put a stop to Nailisi’s plans. Obviously, Nailisi wanted to devour that skeleton. If the skeleton was truly Raphael, then Saleen would not want a dead Grade 10 mage to be disrespected.

”Master, a mage does not care about what happens after they die,” Nailisi argued. There was still energy flowing within the skeleton and it could be absorbed by her.

Saleen looked back and saw Lex standing by the window, gazing outside. Saleen then said softly, ”You cannot eat this.”

Seeing that Nailisi was annoyed and had a childlike expression about her, Saleen softened a little. Many mages chose to end their lives in an extreme manner when they knew that their time was up. For example, using fire elements to incinerate themselves or drown themselves. On second thought, mages really did not care about their remains after they died.

But Saleen was reluctant, he was hoping for Raphael to be buried. Since he had gained Raphael’s assets, Raphael could also be considered half a teacher to him.

”Don’t destroy his bones.” Saleen tried his best to make his voice sound gentler.