Chapter 767: Chapter 354: Return to Frost Leaf Town

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Luo De stared at the black stone tablet with a sense of inexplicable annoyance.

The first time he saw the black stone tablet, Luo De didn’t have a strong feeling.

But the second time he saw it, some irritation began to grow within him.

Now, that annoyance was even more intense.

"Can’t touch it, can’t hold it, and the energy on it can’t be absorbed either."

Luo De directly closed the box and set it aside, ignoring it.

He then shifted his attention to the other items in the box.

The Church was wealthier than Luo De had imagined, with thirteen magic scrolls.

Previously, those scrolls that required Holy Light to trigger were useless to Luo De.

But now, the little girl under his command who could wield Holy Light could use these magic scrolls.

In addition, there were twenty-one pieces of magic jewelry, most of which were taken from the priests, with only a few found on them.

The rest were just bottles and jars filled with magic materials.

"Sao, come over here."

Luo De took out a bracelet and a ring and handed them casually to Sao, "Here, take these."

Sao was slightly taken aback and said, "Saint Master, you already gifted me a Protective Ring."

Protective Rings were common in the Church, the most basic of magic jewelry, and Luo De had seized quite a few.

Luo De only had ten fingers, not enough for so many rings, so he distributed more to Avril, Vivian, Durant, and his loyal subordinates.

With these magic jewelry pieces, they would be more confident against the Church’s clergy.

"A Protective Ring can only provide an ordinary shield; a simple zero-ring spell can break it."

Luo De looked at Sao and said sternly, "As my knight commander, you must have sufficient means to protect yourself."

"Yes, Saint Master."

Sao respectfully raised his hands to receive the ring and bracelet, "Thank you for your gift. I will do my utmost to protect your life."

"You also need to take good care of yourself. Your life is very important to me too."

Luo De sternly reminded him.

"Yes!" Sao solemnly responded.

"By the way, the bracelet’s effect is magic protection, automatically triggering when attacked, and it activates three times in total."

Luo De explained to Sao, "The spell on this ring is the Breath of Frost, an attack ring, but it can only be used once."

Having said that, Luo De looked at Linda, "Am I correct?"

"Completely correct, Lord Duke." Linda nodded.

Luo De, having been affirmed, turned back to Sao and instructed, "You’ll have to test its specific effects yourself. When the energy is depleted, go find Lusen to recharge it for you."

"Understood, Saint Master." Sao nodded in response, carefully putting the two pieces of jewelry on.

Luo De then turned to Carlos, "Come, you take two as well."

Luo De handed two magic protective bracelets to Carlos.

"Thank you for your gift, Lord Duke."

Carlos respectfully returned the gesture, receiving the magic bracelets from Luo De with both hands.

"That’s more like it. Just take what I give you, no need to save it for me."

Luo De said with a smile, "Of course, if you need anything, just tell me."

After speaking, Luo De glanced over at Wright and Linda,

"Come, you two pick out something for yourselves."

Luo De waved and stepped aside, his voice softening a bit as he cautioned,

"You must have heard what those stewards said, they targeted you since they can’t assassinate me."

"Today we got lucky and stumbled upon their plan, but such things might happen again in the future."

"So you both need to be careful."

"Yes, Lord Duke."

Wright and Linda responded in unison.

Wright chose only a ring that cast an ice barrier from the box, then solemnly bowed to Luo De in thanks.

Linda rummaged for quite a while and then handed a pendant engraved with star patterns to Luo De,

"This Spirit Pendant can increase meditation efficiency and enhance spell-casting speed."

"Hmm, good."

Luo De gave Linda a surprised glance and accepted the pendant.

Linda’s sudden thoughtfulness surprised Luo De.

However, Luo De did not delve deeper into it and instructed, "Once you two are done, help me categorize these magic jewelry according to their effects."

For ordinary magic jewelry with no special effects, Luo De intended to use them to arm his subordinates.

Of course, he kept the teleportation crystal stone for himself.

All the magic materials were to be brought back; they were useful for crafting magic scrolls and equipment.

"Do I get a share too, Lord Duke?"

Selena leaned on her cane and smiled as she walked out from the temple.

Luo De generously pushed the box over, "Take whatever you want."

"Thank you very much for your generosity."

Selena slightly bowed in salute, "I don’t need these magic jewelry, but I’d like to select some magic materials to repair the Array below."

"No problem, take whatever you need."

Luo De said generously, "Repairing the Array is a public service, no material cost will be deducted."

Selena smiled and nodded, focusing on her selection.

"Blood of Magic Power, Dispelling Fluid, Anti-Magic Powder... It’s surprisingly complete."

Selena’s erudition was surprising, as she seemed to know all the bottles and jars in the box by heart.

A moment later, Selena picked out six bottles and three pieces of animal hide.

When she stood up, Luo De presented the wooden box containing the black stone tablet to Selena.

"Have you found this thing again?"

Selena looked at the wooden box in surprise, "To be honest, Lord Duke, I also have a piece of such black stone tablet."

"Ah?"

Luo De looked at Selena in surprise and asked, "Then why did Lusen say he didn’t recognize this thing?"