CHAPTER 71: 071 HIGH-TIER HEALING MAGIC

Apart from the adventurer’s commission, Reiger and his party had also brought quite a few items to sell to the Dien family this time.

The Dien family was internally developing Spiritual Medicines and special healing items, so they had a demand for drop items that could be used as materials.

Finn had handed over some drop items that could be used as pharmaceutical materials to Reiger and the others to sell.

Among them were the wings of a Strong Dragon that Rephia had casually picked up in the chamber of the Cadmus Spring.

This was an extremely valuable drop item, not only something that would appear in the super-deep 51st floor, but it had also fallen from a Strong Dragon’s body, and this fact alone was enough to sell it at a high price.

Theone had a spirited debate with Amide, their faces flushed with the heat of the argument, before finally settling on a price of twelve million Varis.

"Twelve million Varis..."

Reiger clicked his tongue in amazement.

A single drop item selling for twelve million Varis, Reiger had truly broadened his horizons.

This was already equivalent to the selling price of a quite valuable second-grade special weapon, and a little more expensive, and it might even be enough to buy the Hermit’s Sword in Reiger’s hands.

Indeed, nothing brought out of the ultra-deep layers was without value, whether it was the water from the Cadmus Spring or the drop items of a Strong Dragon, all of them were worth at least ten million Varis.

This trip alone, Reiger’s group had earned several tens of millions of Varis, and if you added the magic stones that other groups and Finn and the others had exchanged for money at the guild, this expedition had brought in at least a few billion Varis for the Loki family.

A few billion Varis!

Reiger had worked hard until now and had only earned nearly ten million Varis, but the family had made many times more than that in spoils from one expedition.

However, there had been significant losses.

Even though a few billion Varis seemed like a lot, when thrown into a large family like the Loki family, it probably wouldn’t make much of a splash.

Just take the main weapons of the top-tier adventurers, nearly every piece was a first-grade weapon worth over a hundred million Varis, and even the lesser ones weren’t far behind.

And on this expedition, except for a few people, everyone else’s weapons were dissolved by those worm monsters.

With that dissolution, that was a loss of several billion Varis right there.

Adding to that, other losses such as backup weapons, backup medicines, backup items, and so on, this expedition really spelled a heavy loss for the Loki family.

If they could have achieved their goal and successfully ventured into the uncharted floors of the 59th floor, there might have been a way to make up for the losses.

Unfortunately, due to those worm monsters and the massive depletion of resources, the Loki family was simply unable to continue the expedition, resulting in the highest floor reached on this expedition being only the 51st floor, not even reaching the final floor of the last expedition.

Even more infuriating was that the worm monsters that caused all this mess could self-destruct, releasing an immense amount of dissolving liquid that melted everything in the vicinity, and not a single magic stone or drop item was left behind, only causing continuous loss without any gain.

Thanks to this, the Loki family at the very least had lost tens of billions of Varis on this expedition, and now they were just trying to cover some of the losses.

"It’s only the Loki family that can sustain such a loss; if it were any other family, they’d probably disband on the spot."

Tens of billions of Varis, even the entire fortune and assets of some large families might not amount to that much.

Not only did the Loki family need to make up for the losses, but they also had to spend a significant amount to prepare for the next expedition, and the group members had to remake their main weapons, which certainly required some serious strategizing.

Finn, Revilia, and Grace were aware of this, which is why they wanted to quickly wrap up the post-expedition formalities so they could discuss the next course of action.

"Let’s settle at this price, then."

Theone finally agreed on a price with Amide, showing a satisfied expression.

Ais, Rephia, Theona, and Reiger could only stand by, watching indifferently, completely unable to intervene in this battlefield.

Seeing the two meticulously haggling women agreeing on a price, Reiger took the opportunity to step forward.

"Miss Amide," Reiger looked at Amide and said, "Could I request that you cast your magic on me just once?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback.

"What’s wrong?" Theona asked in surprise, "Are you hurt?"

Theona thought Reiger was asking Amide for treatment.

"Magic?"

Ais and Rephia seemed to realize something and their eyes lit up.

"You sly dog."

Theone too was initially puzzled, but then she laughed as she figured out what was going on. Having seen Reiger’s ability scores before, she naturally guessed what Reiger was up to.

Only Amide, tilting her head, gave Reiger a quick once over.

"You don’t seem to have any particularly obvious injuries," Amide said, puzzled. "Is it some hidden condition? If so, I can recommend several particularly useful items."

At that, Reiger shook his head and said, "I’m not seeking treatment."

What Reiger wanted was Amide’s magic.

He wanted to learn that magic which had long been famous in Orario.

The Battlefield Saintess, Amide Teysanare.

In Oarai, she was a legend in her own right.

She possessed a high-level healing magic, which could not only heal wounds but also had multifaceted effects such as stamina recovery, toxin expulsion, curse removal, group treatment, and sustained action, and it could even, depending on the situation, separate the effects of recovery, detoxification, and curse removal for individual use, making it a highly versatile and omnipotent magic.

With this magic, as long as she was present on the battlefield, the team she was with could engage in any battle with almost zero casualties, even if the opponent was a super-large species, such as a floor boss.

Therefore, even though she was just a Level 2, third-tier adventurer, barely stepping into the threshold of high-level adventurers, she remained the most coveted talent desired by any team or army.

A healer who alone could sustain an entire frontline—Amide Teysanare.

It was precisely because of this ability and value that she was granted the title of the "Battlefield Saintess".

It’s not that there were no healers within the Loki Familia, but compared to the Saintess, the difference wasn’t just a gap—it was like heaven and earth.

Revilia, the strongest Magic Guide in Oarai, had personally admitted that when it came to healing abilities, she couldn’t hold a candle to Amide.

This was no trivial commendation.

Of the nine types of magic that Revilia possessed, three were for recovery and healing.

Yet, all three put together might still not compare to the single magic of the "Battlefield Saintess".

For this reason, Revilia did not teach Reiger these three magics, but instead taught him other magics.

If Reiger could learn Amide’s magic, then indeed, there would be no need to specifically learn three types of magic which together didn’t match the effectiveness of this one.

In other words, Reiger had long been eyeing Amide’s magic.

This particular magic had a strong presence in the original work, and Reiger was aware of its specific effects; he didn’t need anyone to teach him specially, he only needed the user of the magic to cast it in front of him once so he could personally confirm its existence.

Of course, this was something Reiger definitely couldn’t admit openly.

If the Dion Cazet Familia knew that Reiger wanted to learn their signature, face-of-the-franchise magic, would there be any chance they would allow it?

This wasn’t a matter of learning among members within the same Familia.

If it were within the same Familia, they would be all too happy to have as many people as possible who could use the high-level healing magic.

But being from different Familias meant being competitors.

If the magic that was a signature of one Familia were mastered by another, how could the Dion Cazet Familia conduct their business in the future?

They would probably be constantly anxious, wondering if a competitor of the same caliber would appear on the market.

So, this was what Reiger said.

"I know that treatment by Miss Amide herself using magic must be very expensive," Reiger spoke, "I will pay the full price, please cast it once for me."

Amide was puzzled by Reiger’s request, but she didn’t ask further questions.

Some patients indeed do this, concealing their illness due to difficult-to-mention conditions.

Perhaps this rumored prodigy newcomer had his own secrets to keep?

In that case, it’s better not to pry any further.

After all, it’s just a treatment, magic treatment, and as long as there’s payment, isn’t that good enough?

Since the Dion Cazet Familia already offered healing services, Amide had no reason to refuse.

"If that’s the case, then I shall treat you," Amide stepped out from the service counter and said, "Do we need to go to the consultation room?"

"No need," Reiger looked directly at Amide and replied, "here is fine."

"Alright," Amide was not insistent and said, "Then, I shall begin."

Saying this, Amide spread her arms and closed her eyes.

"[Healing Drops, Tears of Light, Permanent Holy Sanctuary, I summon the medicinal melody here]."

The chant, like a saint offering a hymn to the deities, resonated in the space.

"[The melody of three hundred sixty-five days, the calendar of healing to save all things]."

"[Now, come forth, break away the malevolence]."

"[Bury the wounds, send off the sickness]."

"[Cast the curse to the other side, send forth the pivot of light]."

"[In the name of the deity—I heal]."

This was a bona fide long incantation.

Beneath Amide, a pure white magic array spun into existence, causing countless particles of light to float up.

"[Diya Flatel]."

This was the name of the highest-ranked healing magic that was famous across all of Oarai, even rumored about outside the city.

Watching the particles of light floating in the entire space and surging towards him, Reiger smiled.