Chapter 151 Other Options

After speaking with Yulia, Vincent was able to understand Zemin Clan's stance on his current position.

Right now, he was thinking of accepting the duel, which no one has probably expected since he was blind. Once he did that and even miraculously win the duel, there would be implications that he wouldn't be able to avoid… One of that would be the falling off of his relationship with the Zemin Clan. That's because he would surely announce the break of the engagement himself after the duel.

So he has to weigh his options.

Though he didn't mind breaking off his relationship with them after they gave him the cold shoulder, he can't remain unattached to a powerful organization as that could probably affect his arrival at the Black Tower.

There was no way he would be allowed to just freely walk off to another country. He would need some kind of background or identity there and the Black Tower is definitely the best option he has right now.

This is why he needed to meet Professor Turhan.

Luckily, his meeting with him went well.

Turhan even appears to have expected that he would look for him.

"Though it will be difficult to join the Black Tower with your condition it's not impossible if you have other skills or talents that you're proud of. Our organization values talents after all."

Vincent smiled helplessly at this as he replied, "Since I'm blind now, even if I'm skilled in some field before, I can no longer be the same. At most, I have some skills as an Appraiser. As long as they are things I'm allowed to touch or feel with my skin, I might have a way to appraise them."

This answer excited Turhan.

He immediately tested Vincent's appraisal skills.

He took out three items in his dimensional storage tool and placed them down on Vincent's table.

'Appraiser, huh… I wonder what Tier this guy is at… If he's at least a Tier 2 Appraiser, Selda would surely be happy if I bring him to her…' Turhan thought as he looked at the three items on the table.

The one on his left is a magic sword that a Tier 1 Appraiser can identify. The one in the middle is a ball of amethyst crystal that only Tier 2 Appraiser and above can determine its purpose. Finally, the one on his right is a Skill Manual that only special appraisers or those in Tier 3 can decipher.

What he meant by being a special appraiser was for them to possess some kind of Mystic Eye that can identify an item. These Mystic Eyes can be an Advanced Appraiser Eye, Seer Eye, Data Eye, Composition Eye, Past Tracing Eye, or others that can identify an object.

At first, Turhan considered that Vincent has Lesser Appraiser Eye suited for a Tier 1 Appraiser but he believed that this eye wouldn't work since he has become blind.

The other possibility is that Vincent probably has Lesser Appraiser Hand or maybe an even better technique to identify the items. Although Appraiser Hands wasn't as good as Appraiser Eye, it still has its own advantages like being able to better understand the structure or components of the item.

Turhan waited in bated breath as he saw Vincent pick up the one in the middle. Normally, appraisal takes several minutes even if you possess an Advanced Appraiser Eye.

While Turhan was waiting, Vincent didn't hesitate to use his Appraisal Skill.

[ Tranquil Mind Crystal ]

[ Quality: Unique

Enhancement: 1/10

Durability: 15/80

Tranquility: A passive ability that creates a field of protection that can clear the mind of affected people and absorbs any soul attacks.

Soul Shake: An ability that releases all absorbed soul attacks in exchange for 30 units of mana. Absorbed Soul Attacks: 10/10

Description: A Magic Artifact made of Arcane Amethyst Crystal and Soul Stone Dust. This item can't be repaired through normal means.

Remarks: Two Skills found. Every enhancement will improve the skill effect of the item. ]

Vincent carefully read the description and realized that the Tranquility effect has similarities to his Memory Connection Stone's Mind Clarity Skill. The difference is that instead of just the user being affected, it was able to create a small field and it absorbs soul attacks instead of just defending against it.

He had always kept this stone in his pocket because of this Mind Clarity Skill. After all, the scariest attacks were those that can't be seen by the human eye.

Vincent then acted like he hadn't confirmed the item yet as he touched the crystal everywhere. After waiting for a couple more minutes, he decided to reveal what he has found out.

"This is an amazing item, Sir Turhan. Unfortunately, it is quite damaged already… but that's probably normal since this thing can't be repaired through normal means."

"Oh~ As expected, you were able to see through it… Tell me more…" Turhan asked excitedly.

"This item is called Tranquil Mind Crystal and it should be a Unique-Rank Magic Artifact. It has two skills called Tranquility and Soul Shake… As for how it was created, I'm not sure of it."

Vincent said. He decided not to reveal that he knows the composition of the crystal as he already learned a few things from Therese before.

"I understand… So you have an appraisal skill than can detect an Artifact's Skills but not their components, huh… Is that all you've found out about this item?" Turhan asked.

Vincent already knows that not many Appraisal Techniques can detect the components of an item. He could reveal to Turhan that he knows that it was made of Arcane Amethyst Crystal and Soul Stone Dust but that would be problematic to him since Soul Stone Dust is an item that not even Advanced Appraisal techniques could identify. There is only one method to detect it and it's by exposing it to fire.

He learned this while working with Therese before.

Of course, Vincent is not planning to end it like that. He still needs to act a bit special considering how he plans to be connected with the Black Tower.

"I also noticed that this crystal is quite different… It seems to have been strengthened through an unknown method. Unfortunately, I can't tell you more about it as my skill was still lacking…" As soon as he said this, Turhan's expression stiffened as he seriously looked at Vincent.

He didn't comment on that as he let Vincent appraise the other two items. Again, he was able to know their names, abilities, and condition but not their components, age, or even their creators that other appraisal techniques can do so.

Nevertheless, the skill he had shown made Turhan recognize him as a Tier 3 or Advanced Class Appraiser.