Chapter 533 Corona Scepter
——In the end, Aiwass bought it.
It was a purple-grade Corona Scepter worth 8,800 White Crown Coins. The boss also gave her two elven-crafted daggers... perfect for Lily.
For an elf, this dagger was essentially the same as a short sword for Lily. It was even better quality than the sword Haena had worn as an Overseer, and would last a long time.
Including the daily necessities worth more than 400 White Crown coins, Aiwass simply bought some rare ancient books, as well as some precious ritual materials and potion materials for Sherlock, totaling a total of 10,000 White Crown coins, and got a huge discount of 30% - although Aiwass knew very well that the boss must have earned more money than he saved, he was still very happy.
There is an illusion of making a lot of money.
After all, consumption is not only for needs, but also for happiness. Even if it is an illusion, having the illusion of making a lot of money will make you happy - in a sense, this can be regarded as purchasing a service that can make you happy for a long time.
——Evans defended himself in his heart.
When Aiwass touched the scepter, the properties of the weapon popped up in front of him:
Corona
【Superb Weapon (Purple)】
[Scepter, Medium, Blunt]
[Features: Increased Fire/Light Damage]
[Elf Style: Durability greatly increased, maintenance cost increased]
[Module - Light Concentrator: When there is only one person being treated, the treatment amount is significantly increased]
[Module - Corona Fire: Gain fire damage based on light attribute mana pool]
[Module - Holy Prayer (Candlelighter): One section of the prayer for the candlelighter can be omitted]
Among the many scepters here, Aiwass fell in love with this one at first sight.
Compared to other scepters, this one boasts a high fire damage bonus. You can see the percentage gain in-game, but not here... but Aiwass roughly remembers the stats.
A standard purple-level scepter can increase dual-attribute damage by around 20%-30%. The "Coronal Fire" mod, on the other hand, increases fire damage by a percentage of your light mana pool—a significant fire damage boost for a priest whose mana allocation is three light and one fire at leveling.
In the game, few priests will buy this weapon.
On the contrary, the much cheaper [Consecrated Scepter] is more versatile—it can save two bars of casting time on Bless, reduce the mana cost of Bless, and significantly extend the duration of the buff. Even in the later stages, you might find a priest pulling out a Consecrated Scepter that has been used for who knows how many versions.
Then there is the [Forest Scepter], all three of which are used to increase the amount of healing.
As for Aiwass, there was no need to increase the amount of treatment.
He wasn't an adventurer, constantly watching his teammates' health on the elevator. In fact, Aiwass had never fought in a team as a priest—the meager healing provided by a priest was better than Aiwass using the Book of Spell to deal damage.
As long as I kill all the enemies, my teammates won't get hurt.
This is called prevention.
This is also why Aiwass hasn't been in a rush to find a main-hand weapon for the Priest class. A scepter offers no range bonus or mana savings, its primary benefit being a numerical increase in damage and healing. Something a meter and a half tall and weighing over ten pounds is unwieldy to carry, and it's a pain to knock or scrape.
For priests, the equipment that provides mechanisms is more important than weapons.
Compared to the Book of Law that directly greatly improves combat power... when Aiwass is a priest, what is more important is his identity as a priest itself, rather than the amount of treatment and combat power provided by this profession.
He didn't even have a tank teammate... The only one who could be a tank was Haina, who was now a council member. The others were all squishy, so what was the point of him providing healing?
——But the "Corona" is different, it is closer to the staff used by the wizard.
It has a very significant benefit for Aiwass, whose usual fighting method is to summon small flame butterflies - even if you can't see the percentage, it is at least an 80% or more fire damage benefit.
Aiwass knew the specific properties of this weapon because the "Corona" was a 2.0 version exchange weapon... the kind you exchange for materials after randomly matching in a high-difficulty dungeon every day. Its main effect, however, was to provide transmogrification.
The pure white, spiraling staff features three golden threads converging upward, forming a towering spiral. At its apex is the head of a saint wearing a triple crown. Once activated, a small, flaming crown of thorns appears directly above the "Corona" staff—and when the staff is grasped in prayer, this crown transfers to the bearer's head.
In conjunction with the huge crown, a very large flame halo will appear.
——It’s very cool.
It fits Aiwass's current status as Archbishop!
Aiwas was very happy that he could buy this level of extraordinary weapon directly with money without having to go to the dungeon or complete the quest.
After all, as the future head of Moriarty's family, Aiwass is also relatively wealthy.
And other things can also be entrusted to the trolls to take back.
Although these trolls were huge and looked stupid, they did not look so savage when they were dressed neatly. They all wore serious and uniform black uniforms, looked well-dressed, and were relatively quiet when working, only occasionally whispering a few words with their companions in troll language.
And it was obvious that neither Aiwass, Sherlock, nor Lily could understand the gibberish of the Troll language.
The only thing that worries people is whether their clothes will be torn if they carry something too heavy.
In order to lead the way for them, Lily and Sherlock had already left ahead - letting them walk together was mainly to prevent one of them from getting lost.
Aiwass planned to go shopping alone to see if there was anything else he wanted to buy and spend some more money. He would then go back to see Master Janice the next morning.
Anyway, that's the fifth ring road, not far away... The "elevator" here is so slow, and it's rare to come down, so it's better to do everything you need to do in one go.
But shortly after the two left, someone came up to them.
"In the holy name of the candlelighter... the Ennead. Greetings! May you burn long... and shine forever. Your Eminence, the Archbishop..."
A deep and harsh voice sounded behind Aiwass.
The voice was paused, with long tones drawn out. It was the kind of foreign language spoken with a clear lack of practice... Not only was it quite uncomfortable to listen to, but the grammar was also not very correct.
Aiwass raised his eyebrows, gripped the scepter tightly and turned around.
The person in front of him was a semi-acquaintance.
——It was the trio of three-colored trolls that Aiwass and his group encountered at the port.
Compared to the young student-like Aiwass, dressed as an ordinary priest, now wearing the garb of an archbishop and holding a scepter, Aiwass had an air of nobility. It would have been difficult to recognize him after just a few minutes of sight...but these three trolls recognized Aiwass from the back.
The one who spoke to Aiwass was the brown-black troll.
His skin, unstained by any dye, symbolized his supreme status. Of the three trolls, he was also the strongest and tallest. His face was the cleanest, his features the most regular, and his hair was neatly combed and tied into a high ponytail. The rest of his scalp was inscribed with crude black runes.
"We would like to ask you for a favor."
The troll spoke slowly, "There's a reward. We can tell you a piece of information first. Very important information. There's a reward posted on your portrait. Someone is buying your information on the black market."
Before Aiwass turned around, the troll was at least seven steps away from Aiwass, very politely.
Even at this distance, he could already smell the stench of the three trolls—only the brown-black one at the head had a slightly lighter scent, but it also had a strong smell of oil and spices. The remaining two had a fishy smell, and the other had a herbal smell.
Watching Aiwass scanning and sizing them up, the green troll nodded flatteringly to Aiwass and bowed awkwardly.
...Someone is buying my news?
Aiwass raised his eyebrows and suddenly understood why these three people had been pointing fingers at him before.
It wasn't because Aiwass showed off his wealth, but because they were trying to confirm whether it was Aiwass.
"How did you know it was mine?"
Aiwass did not answer them, but asked back.
Upon hearing this, the tall troll translated it in a gibberish voice to the people around him.
The grass-green-skinned troll took out a strange triangular stone rune with three deep claw marks on it.
He sniffed, then pointed at Aiwass. He scratched himself vigorously with three fingers, mumbling something, and then bowed to Aiwass in fear like a monkey.
Aiwass's expression suddenly became serious.
Although he didn't recognize the creature, he had a rough guess—because the grass-green troll was a hunter, which meant he smelled Aiwass, just like a hunter stalking a wounded beast.
And the one who could provide "Blood of Aiwass", plus the shape of that claw mark...
...Xiong Tiansi?
The four apostles are gone, does He have other subordinates or believers?
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