Chapter 210: Chapter 208: Miss Saintess Never Lets a Grudge Go Unpunished!

After returning to the room with Hilia, Elina rubbed her stomach, which only had a little bit to eat, and grumbled through clenched teeth, "Thank you, Miss Xilia, for getting me out of that situation. I really do appreciate it."

Hilia turned back with a smile, showing her white teeth, "No need to be polite. I should thank you for letting me sneak in on the City Lord’s lavish lunch."

Elina was instantly annoyed, grinding her teeth.

Grow~

Just then, her stomach embarrassingly growled.

Elina’s face visibly turned red.

Hilia was shocked, "You haven’t eaten?"

Elina: "..."

Hilia apologized, "I’m sorry. I didn’t know you hadn’t eaten. Why don’t you go grab something now? The City Lord and others probably haven’t left yet."

Elina immediately shook her head, "No, I’m not hungry. I’m leaving. Thank you for saving me last night, and thanks for your ’hospitality’ just now. See you if fate allows."

With that, she entered the room to pack her bag.

The packing went fast; she only had a small bag with a few sets of clothes inside.

After packing, she picked up her bag and looked at the Pure Magic Crystal in Hilia’s wardrobe, hesitating for a moment before asking, "Miss Xilia, could you sell me that Magic Crystal?"

Hilia gave it a glance and said, "I use that to power my Magic Staff, so I don’t sell it in principle."

"I don’t sell it in principle" means it could be sold if the price is right.

But Pure Magic Crystals are rare and hard to find.

They usually appear at auctions with a starting price of at least 1000 Gold Coins, a tempting item even for a High-tier Mage.

Gold Coins is a lot; a regular family only earns around ten Gold Coins a year, and that’s with everyone working together.

And that’s all based on official exchange rates; in reality, ordinary families rarely hold Gold Coins, mostly Copper Coins and Silver Coins.

For a mage, most items are priced in Gold Coins, but those worth 1000 Gold Coins are still rare.

Moreover, if the demand is high, it might sell for four or five thousand Gold Coins.

This is a number that would make any common noble drool.

If Elina could offer a price Hilia found tempting, Hilia wouldn’t mind selling it.

This Magic Crystal, having been long used by the Deep Sea Mutual Aid Association, has suffered from magic pollution, and according to Rose, its value has been greatly diminished by long being used as a conduit for faith transmission.

Rose gave Hilia a metaphor: "mining card", which Hilia didn’t understand, but it clearly indicated that this Magic Crystal is much less valuable compared to unused ones.

"Unused Magic Crystals can probably only be found in a Magic Crystal Vein; that’s truly a rare find," Hilia thought.

Elina looked longingly at the Pure Magic Crystal and said, "I, I actually don’t have much Gold Coins. How about this: I know an ancient ruin that’s never been discovered by anyone. I’ll tell you where it is, and you give me the Pure Magic Crystal, okay?"

Hilia’s smile vanished.

"Take care, I won’t see you out."

Such as a dungeon.

What’s so special about that?

If you were to say you’d clear the dungeon, guarantee its completion, and give me everything inside, then I’d be interested.

If I remember correctly, after covering the Lost Lighthouse, the total reward the team received was over three thousand Gold Coins.

And that doesn’t include all the stuff we looted while storming the way up the Lighthouse.

Those items were pretty good, but the situation was so pressing at the time that they didn’t have the time to pick them up, especially on the fourth floor.

Afterwards Hilia fainted, and never found out where those items ended up.

Thinking about it now is too late; she can only wait until she goes back to school to ask Doris or their leading mentor Abros as their captain.

"I’m serious, no one has discovered this ancient ruin yet, I just glanced at it from the outside and I’m certain there are many rare items and materials inside!" Elina said anxiously.

Hilia said, "You can trade the rewards from covering that ancient ruin with me once you’ve done it. I promise I’ll trade, oh, and make sure to bring the proof of completion so I can exchange it for Gold Coins with the Holy Court."

Elina: "..."

She looked reluctantly at the Pure Magic Crystal before leaving.

Hilia walked over, picked up the Pure Magic Crystal, and examined it closely.

"I have a feeling Elina wants the Pure Magic Crystal for an unusual purpose."

Rose said, "While surveilling Elina, I applied the Yesterday Reappearance Skill to the Magic Puppet to magically record some of her actions. Do you want to take a look?"

Hilia was taken aback, eyes widening, "Wouldn’t that be bad?"

Even as she spoke, she unleashed the Yesterday Reappearance Skill stored in the Magic Puppet, forming a projection over the entire room.

Everything from when Elina woke up to Hilia’s return was captured, but Hilia skipped the unimportant parts, focusing more on Elina’s expression after she took a bath.

Before bathing, she was afflicted by magic pollution, carrying an expression of pain.

But after bathing, she appeared comfortable, as though the pain from the pollution had vanished.

"Is it possible she purged the pollution just by bathing?" Hilia asked.

Rose nodded, laughing, "Yes, this elf girl is quite interesting; just a bath stabilized the Demonic Qi, and without your purification, she could eventually find a way to purge it herself."

"Then why was she waiting for me to come back and purify it?" Hilia was puzzled.

Rose said indifferently, "I didn’t let her leave."

Hilia: "...Alright then."

Hilia quickly skimmed through Elina’s subsequent actions but didn’t discover anything unusual because the Yesterday Reappearance Skill only reproduces images and doesn’t allow sensing of the target’s Magic Power fluctuations or physical condition.

After watching, Hilia pondered, "So she’s Elf Royalty?"

Rose shook his head, "She didn’t lie; she’s not royalty, but her condition is even more intriguing than that of the Elf Royal Family. If possible, try interacting with her more to uncover her special traits."

"But...we just let her leave, so we probably won’t have another chance to meet, right?"

"You should stick around here, try staying a few more days and see."

"Wait for her to show up?"

"Yes, she surely won’t give up on the Pure Magic Crystal since it has special use for her. Keep the Magic Crystal with you by all means, and be careful not to misplace it."

"Got it!" Hilia nodded, recalling another matter, "Speaking of which, there’s still something I need to do."

"What’s that?" This time, Rose was puzzled.

"I need to report that uncle named Dark." The girl said angrily, "He actually blackmailed me for 4 Gold Coins! I can’t let it go."

Rose fell silent, which was rare for him.

If Hilia hadn’t brought it up, he would’ve forgotten about that.

"You plan to tell the City Lord?"

"No, I want to assist in urban planning for the Array’s reconstruction," Hilia said shyly, "Even though everyone says it’s not my fault, the destruction of the Array, the Divine Hall and the castle, all have a lot to do with me. I can’t help with the castle and the Divine Hall, but I think I can contribute a bit to the Array."

"Of course! The main goal is to block off that uncle’s underground tunnel through the Array’s reconstruction!"

Rose: "..."

All this just to advance in resource planning and leverage fusion energy, it seems?