Divine Luck: SSS-Rank Battle Maid Harem

Zach and his familiars went around the Imperial Treasury for half an hour before gathering back at the entrance with a pile of things. Zach could only choose one item to bring out of the Treasury, but there were too many good ones for him to choose straight off. They had to narrow down the selection first.

There was a blazing orange feather inside a glass dome, which contained the heat within but not enough for them not to feel it when touching the glass. Next to it was a tiny ingot of a dense, shiny metal that looked like it would become a great material for whatever it was used for, whether it was a weapon, armor, jewelry, or even a potion.

There was a pillow softer than anything any of them had touched or felt before. It was like it was made out of the clouds of Heaven and the darkness of the bottomless pits of Hell. It was sure to guarantee a good night's rest. A dull gold necklace lay next to it.

There was a piece of fabric that stretched to fit whoever held it. It seemed to be very durable and even helped hide the wearer. Next to that was a wooden cane with a lion's head of polished silver.

All good things.

Zach looked at Ursula.

"Any recommendations to help me narrow it down?"

Ursula raised her hands and took a step back.

"What would be the point in telling you to pick one if I helped?" She asked, hiding her surprise at the items Zach and his familiars had picked out.

They weren't all the greatest items in the Treasury. But all of them were among the top tier. A few of them were also niched and not very suitable for Zach or any of his familiars. However, the items were of similar quality to or even better than the ones the other students received.

It was a good selection. Therein lay the problem. Zach didn't know which item to choose.

He could tell that all of them were good. If he wanted to know more, he could always use his Eyes of Truth, but his body might not be in a condition where he could handle the backlash of using that skill inside the Imperial Treasury. It would be fine as long as he didn't look at something that was too much for his brain.

But he couldn't guarantee that.

There also wasn't a need to risk it when Mandra had the same ability, albeit slightly different. However, she couldn't reveal all of what the items did and their effects.

The feather was a pure concentration of flame energy unlike anything she had seen, but it was a dropped feather that, in comparison to its origin, wasn't as valuable. It would have been the best pick if Zach was a fire mage or elementalist like Violina but with fire instead of ice.

But Zach wasn't attuned or restricted to fire or any other element. The other use for it would be for Alzara to try and craft something with it. But that would most likely turn it into a consumable. Zach wasn't interested in that when he knew he could get something better.

The metal ingot would be great if he had a smith who could turn it into a weapon or armor, but even then, he didn't use weapons and didn't need armor. It could be used to strengthen Yanael's sword.

But Yanael wouldn't agree to take Zach's reward for herself.

After how poorly he had slept lately, the pillow was tempting. Maybe if he slept well, he would recover quicker. But if that was all it did, it would be a waste, and he wasn't sure if he would benefit from anything else the pillow could do.

The cape was unnecessary. He had his Blessed Defense for defense and Mandra's magic to evade detection. The cane…He had picked that up himself because it looked cool and because he might need it with how weak his body was right now. It also had a good feeling when he held it.

But its energy was very subdued and it looked like it was the second weakest among all the items in Mandra's eyes. The weakest and most useless item in her eyes was the necklace of dull gold with a medallion on the chain.

Since gold doesn't tarnish, rust, or fade with the passing of time, a necklace that appeared to be made of gold that had done just that had to be fake or made from something that wasn't gold. It was unclear why it was in the Imperial Treasury in the first place. It looked like something one might find on the side of a street vendor's stall.

And that was exactly why Mandra had picked it.

An item like that wouldn't be in the Imperial Treasury for no reason. And after all the years she had spent with her eyes, she knew to not look at only what she saw. She had to look at what she didn't see as well.
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She didn't see anything special with the medallion. That in itself made it special.

Of course, it could also be a keepsake of the Imperial Family and just put in the Treasury because it held sentimental value.

Zach looked at all the items. Yanael, Alzara, Soara, Mandra, and Ursula looked at Zach. The items didn't look at anyone, but the cane faced Zach.

Zach was tempted to reach for the cane since he felt he would look cool with it. It didn't quite fit his image as a young, vigorous man filled with fighting spirit who fought barehanded. But he didn't feel like a young and energetic man. He felt like someone who went to bed early, woke up late, and didn't do much of anything except complain about backpain, knee pain, hip pain, and the youth.

But for that reason, he couldn't take the cane. He couldn't let himself become that.

He reached out and grabbed the item he finally chose.