Chapter 344: The Ring on the Left Index Finger

"Pick one, Sevia."

"Just think of it as… a command that must be executed."

Gifts can be refused.

But commands cannot.

At this point, Sevia had no reason to hesitate. She walked up to Xu Xi obediently and, following his command, began to choose a style for the spatial ring.

Some were simple and elegant, lightly tracing a sense of beauty.

Others were shimmering and lustrous, glowing like a sea of stars.

A galaxy seemed to flow upon the ring's setting.

Perfectly condensing the profound depths of the night sky within.

Or perhaps, those that fused the natural style of the Elven race, using leaf patterns to engrave the aesthetic beauty of the spatial ring.

Sevia looked on, somewhat dazed.

Her eyes reflected the various designs of the rings.

After a while, she snapped back to her senses, her face showing an apologetic conflict: "I'm sorry, Lord Wizard."

"I… haven't worn jewelry in so long, I don't know how to choose."

"In the past, it was always my mother who chose for me."

As she spoke.

Her fingertips, encased in silver armor, wanted to touch the surface of a ring, but she slowly pulled back for fear of damaging it.

"It's alright, Sevia. These rings are very sturdy."

Xu Xi took hold of the hand that wanted to retreat.

Under that warm encouragement, the undead girl finally extended her finger, using the white bone that lacked any sense of touch to pick up a ring.

After cycling through them several times.

The girl still hadn't found an answer she liked.

She looked up, her gaze pleading for help: "Lord Wizard, which one do you think is better?"

A Hero is good at slaying the undead, but not at picking rings.

Lacking an opinion of her own, she subconsciously relied on the person she trusted most—the Xu Xi before her.

"If it were me…"

Xu Xi pondered.

His eyes scanned several rings of different styles.

Finally, he picked up a spatial ring with a silver setting and green accents.

It adopted the Elven style.

Forged entirely from mithril and inlaid with crystallized Tears of the Ancient Life Tree, it was gentle and versatile; even an undead's Soul Fire could be nourished and protected by it.

"Sevia, how about this one?"

"Yes, it's very beautiful!"

Taking the ring Xu Xi had chosen, Sevia appeared very happy, but soon, that happiness turned into confusion.

An undead body was different from a normal person's flesh.

If worn on a skeletal finger.

It would indirectly affect the layer of armor worn on the outside.

But if she were to put the spatial ring directly over the armor, it would be difficult to use normally due to the size mismatch.

"Lord Wizard…"

Once again, Sevia cast a pleading gaze toward Xu Xi.

"Let me do it, Sevia."

"Have you decided where you want to wear it?"

"On the left index finger?"

"The use of a spatial ring actually comes with an adjustment function. Look, you do it like this."

Xu Xi responded to her reliance.

Smiling, he took the undead girl's left hand.

Sevia's dominant weapon hand and her daily habits were primarily right-handed.

Therefore, she chose to wear the spatial ring on her left hand to prevent its presence from affecting her feel for her weapon.

Holding it gently.

Placing it gently.

Activating the spell formation on it with Soul power.

The brilliance of the ring erupted at her fingertip, light and dazzling.

As Xu Xi proceeded to put the ring on Sevia, the ring automatically adjusted its proportions, fitting snugly and flawlessly, merging as one with her left index finger.

It was not loose because of the skeletal finger inside.

Nor was it tight because of the armor outside.

"Mm, perfect."

Xu Xi nodded with satisfaction.

The girl before him was incomplete, having lost a truly living body and only able to rely on the concealment of armor to create an illusory facade of a body.

But Xu Xi felt.

That the worn ring, with its shimmering emerald light, matched the girl's eyes very well.

"It suits you well, Sevia."

Xu Xi praised sincerely.

In a world shrouded by the black sun, dim and lightless, two points of green light flickered.

Sevia looked down at the ring on her hand, her eyes reflecting the ring's body, and the ring's body reflecting her eyes; in that gorgeous phantom, it was as if her eyes had been restored to wholeness.

"…Thank you."

"…Lord Wizard, I like it very much."

"…It has been… a very long time since I last received a gift."

The voice simulated by her Soul Fire.

Became very faint.

Like wisps of a light breeze, sweeping away the heat of a summer's day.

Her eyes were half-curved, still possessing the strength in Xu Xi's memory, yet also somewhat soft.

"Lord Wizard, how should I use it?"

"Sevia, you only need to inject Soul power and Mental Energy to open the internal space for storing and retrieving items."

"It feels quite amazing… Lord Wizard, if you have items that need to be stored, please use my ring."

"No need, Sevia, I have many empty rings here."

"I see…"

Faintly, Xu Xi heard disappointment in the Hero's voice.

Did he hear wrong?

Xu Xi looked out at the darkness, deciding that after leaving the Plateau of the Gods, he would find a suitable open location to construct his exclusive Wizard Tower.

In the future.

This Wizard Tower would become a carrier for cross-planar technology.

At the same time, it would be Xu Xi's mobile fortress for eliminating the undead and harvesting Soul Fire.

"Harvesting Soul Fire by myself is ultimately too inefficient. With a Wizard Tower to assist, it will be much easier."

…

[Sevia deeply treasures the spatial ring you gave her]

[You often see]

[She huddled in a hidden corner, staring blankly at the ring's surface by herself]

[Hero Sevia's confidence is increasing]

[Hero Sevia's fighting spirit is increasing]

[Hero Sevia's courage is increasing]

["Lord Wizard, I… am no longer afraid!"]

[So says Hero Sevia]

[You are gratified by Sevia's growth, encouraging her to study more and teaching her more Second-circle spells]

[The trip to the Plateau of the Gods was a harvest far beyond your expectations; not only did you learn about the situation in the Wizard World, but you also obtained a large amount of data, sorcery, Materials, and items]

[To the fourth, fifth, and Sixth-circle wizards who left]

[These things didn't amount to much]

[But in your eyes, they are truly mountains of gold and silver, playing a key role in your subsequent strength improvement]

…

[One month has passed]

[Under the unceasing flight of the Netherfire Crow]

[You and Sevia landed in a wide canyon]

[The undead are scarce here and the location is remote, making it perfect for the construction of a Wizard Tower]

Generally speaking.

The construction site of a Wizard Tower would be placed in a safe, flat, and high-altitude location.

Like the Tower of the White Crow in the Kingdom of Auca.

It was established at the highest point of the kingdom.

This was both a symbol of a wizard's status and a convenience for the wizard to defend against enemies; attacking from high to low is always the easiest.

Building a Wizard Tower in a canyon is usually the worst choice.

However, the Wizard Tower Xu Xi planned to build was a floating fortress with mobile capabilities, so he could ignore that disadvantage.

"A Large-scale levitation spell, a Wind element propulsion spell… pushing a massive Wizard Tower into the sky is no easy task."

"Fortunately, I scavenged the Plateau of the Gods."

"I am… slightly rich."