Chapter 69: Resentful Doll
"This thing is not bad, I'll keep it for now and decide later if I want it." Herag pointed at the crimson eye.
Hu En nodded with a smile and said, "Mr. Herag has a keen eye, immediately spotting this now-extinct Kuluta Race eye."
Seeing Herag choose this made him very happy because this item wasn't very valuable.
Only some nobles who collected human body parts would buy such things, ordinary people couldn't appreciate nor liked them.
Kuluta Race eyes were only popular among nobles two hundred years ago. At that time, nobles were infatuated with this crimson color, which made the price of Kuluta eyes extremely high; only the great nobles had the means to purchase and admire them.
But now this thing is no longer in vogue, and naturally, the price has gone down too.
As for the matter of a race disappearing because of this, no one cared, nor would anyone speak up for them.
"Wizards' hobbies are indeed quite special." Hu En found this matching his imagination of wizards.
Herag continued to walk forward, noting down some things he liked along the way, planning to compare after looking at everything to decide which three items he wanted.
"This necklace is quite beautiful."
As Herag wandered, he saw a necklace. A huge blue gemstone was hanging from it, with two flowers sculpted in gold on top, inlaid with more than a dozen smaller gems.
When Hu En saw this necklace, he hesitated for a moment but then smiled and said, "This is the famous Queen Milani's necklace, known as the Heart of the Ocean, a necklace countless women dream of."
Queen Milani was very famous; even Herag had read related histories.
Queen Milani was the queen of an ancient kingdom a thousand years ago, extremely beautiful, renowned as the greatest beauty of the North. To this day, her portraits are sold at exorbitant prices, with many great nobles spending lavishly at auctions to acquire them.
"I didn't expect her necklace to be here with you. Is it real?" Herag questioned.
Startled by Herag's imposing manner, Hu En quickly said, "Yes, it's real, my father acquired it at a great cost when he was young."
"Alright, this is also good." Herag planned to give this as a gift to Lillian, after all, he had previously taken so many things from Lillian without payment, he should return some gifts.
Hu En felt a bit of pain, but he couldn't take back the words he had spoken. After all, the person in front of him was a wizard; it was already good fortune not being robbed of more by him, let alone daring to go back on his word.
The Violet Kingdom is under the protection of the Wizard Organization, and generally, wizards do not trouble these great nobles. But if Herag bullied him a little, Hu En would have no one to complain to.
Unless Herag completely looted his possessions, the higher-ups of the kingdom wouldn't bother reporting to the Wizard Organization for him.
Herag naturally noticed the flash of pain on Hu En's face, smiled, and continued exploring the treasure trove.
Most were just ordinary treasures; after wandering for a while, Herag discovered a peculiar item.
A pink doll lay quietly atop a pile of gold, made of ordinary cloth material.
In the treasure trove filled with treasures, such a cloth doll stood out starkly, incongruous with everything around it.
Herag's expression became somewhat solemn: "Shenlan, analyze this doll."
"Comparing with the database..."
"After comparison, the doll is most likely a Resentful Doll, a top casting material for many high-level curse magic."
Shenlan quickly provided the result.
Herag frowned: "I didn't expect it to be this thing; no wonder there are so many negative energy particles."
From afar, he could sense the negative energy particles entwining around the Resentful Doll, and the intense malice.
This item is a top casting material for high-level curse magic. What's termed high-level curse magic refers to Level 1 spells, spells used by official wizards.
The Resentful Doll is exceptionally rare and almost impossible to artificially create, only forming in certain special places.
Such places generally harbor many casting materials, magic potion materials, and are invaluable to every wizard.
However, such places generally also present certain dangers, depending on the specific circumstances.
"Where did you get this thing?" Herag asked as he held the Resentful Doll.
This item isn't something ordinary people could come into contact with; Herag hadn't expected it to appear in a regular noble's treasure trove.
"This..." Hu En stuttered as he looked at the Resentful Doll.
"I'm asking you, where did you get it?" Herag impatiently asked again.
Hu En stammered, "This doll is an ominous object, Mr. Herag best not take it."
"You keep an ominous object in a treasure trove? I know better than you what this is. Tell me where it came from?" Herag continued to inquire.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Hu En said, "This doll was brought by a thief, said to have mysterious powers, so I bought it and kept it in the treasure trove, nearly forgetting about it."
"A thief? What is his name? Where is he?" Herag sensed that Hu En wasn't telling everything, so he continued to ask.
"His name is Robert, a Grand Knight-Level Thief. I don't know exactly where he is now; you can ask at the Adventurers' Association, he's quite famous." Fearful that the situation wasn't simple, Hu En quickly spilled everything he knew like beans from a bamboo tube.
"A Grand Knight-Level Thief?" Herag suddenly thought of the thief who'd been following him the other day, perhaps it was the same person. There couldn't be two Grand Knight-Level Thieves appearing so shortly.
"Understood." Herag nodded, "I'll take this doll, the Heart of the Ocean Necklace, and the crimson eye."
After speaking, he put away the Resentful Doll, then started to head back, picking up the Heart of the Ocean Necklace and the crimson eye.
Hu En followed behind with a forced smile, not daring to express any opinion. Herag was merely informing him, not negotiating with him.
After selecting the three items, Herag left the treasure trove, with Hu En struggling behind him to push the door shut.
Even that modest-looking door seemed heavier than it appeared, with Hu En's face turning red as he barely managed to close it.
As Hu En closed the small door, he wiped his sweat and gasped for breath, quickening his steps to catch up with Herag before he got too far away.
The outermost layer's main door didn't require his personal effort; two Knight Level guards stood by to close it.
Seeing Hu En anxiously closing doors, Herag found it somewhat amusing, as Hu En seemed very afraid that he would loot his treasure trove.
Herag, though tempted, still maintained reason.
The Violet Kingdom falls under the jurisdiction of the Aluf Swamp, which is also a powerful Wizard Organization.
The strength of these nobles shouldn't be underestimated; if he truly went overboard, they could certainly contact the Aluf Swamp, and he'd be in trouble, as it was someone else's territory; causing trouble wasn't sensible.