Chapter 1558

Xia De wanted to explore more possibilities through dialogue, but this blacksmith soul, which was triggered by language, remained silent and floated above the tombstone, except for responding to "key."

"My knowledge can explain this situation."

Xia De's abrupt words made Miss Pharmacist unable to realize at first that Xia De was talking to her. And after understanding who Xia De was talking to, she looked at him in surprise:

"Don't joke; do you think this is the first time I've encountered this situation? What do you think I collected adamantine, mithril, and mountain copper for? I have checked a lot of materials, but there is no definite knowledge that can explain the cause of these strange souls; this is not a normal method; these souls are very natural, and there is no trace of being transformed or manipulated at all. Even if you are from St. Byrons, I can be sure that even that Thirteen-Ring Red Moon Witch in St. Byrons cannot explain the cause of these souls."

She was very confident:

"Regarding wisdom and knowledge, although I will not arrogantly think that I surpass everyone, there are not many people in this era who can compare with me."

Xia De withdrew his gaze from the blacksmith soul and turned to look at her: "Three possibilities."

"Ah?"

"First, the ancient Death Messenger, manipulating or even transforming souls on a large scale here. That is the most devout believer of the Ancient God, helping the ancient God of Death send off souls that refuse to leave in the material world."

"But in our era, there shouldn't be such life forms that are close to the rules themselves. Even if they exist, it's impossible for them to appear here easily."

Miss Pharmacist was obviously knowledgeable and knew what Xia De was talking about. But she was wrong about one point: Joy Barton and Ms. Marilyn Handel were definitely Death Messengers. And the Chosen of Death, Sister Devlin, if she were willing to spend effort and time, could not necessarily not transform such souls.

Of course, the situation here could not be related to them. "Wait, you actually know this?"

She asked Xia De suspiciously, and Xia De continued:

"The second possibility, the evil spirit demon of the Third Era—Soul Thief Bishop. This is a demon that steals souls and likes to use the souls he has stolen to build a stage for stories, and then let those souls perform tragedies one after another without stopping. This is very similar to the situation here."

The 【Demon · Soul Thief Bishop】 of Moon 9 was a card Xia De won from Demon Scholar Mr. Sean Asmon when he first met him at the Pink Rose Hotel in Coldwater Port. Later, Xia De discussed various demons with Dr. Schneider, and the doctor mentioned this one. "An evil spirit of the Third Era? There is indeed this possibility; if the Edwards family begged the demon for the elixir of immortality and then ended up like this, it also fits my understanding of those evil monsters."

The sorceress muttered to herself, but Xia De thought this possibility was also very small.

First, he could not sense any demonic power; the sorcery 【Demon Sight】 could not see a trace. Moreover, "Demon Expert" Dr. Schneider had told Xia De many demon stories; if this were really a story stage built by a demon, what they would see would not be an abandoned town in white fog, but a strange black land of filth and decay in black fog.

"Your knowledge is indeed very profound; you even understand this kind of Third Era existence." Miss Pharmacist praised again:

"This is the first time I've seen a man as capable as you; continue talking; you have already won my friendship. What is the last possibility?" The sorceress asked again, and Xia De narrowed his eyes slightly, stroked the tombstone in front of him, and said:

"The last possibility, Angel-level relic 【Book of Soul Stories】."

This was knowledge Xia De obtained from 【Witch Echo · Luweiya】. Although this memory was not complete, because it was partial information about a Level 1 relic, his impression was very deep:

"I don't know much about this; I only know that the relic itself is a book. By demarcating a certain area, one can regulate the behavior of souls by writing stories, and even endow them with powers related to the story. The reason I guess it is this is because this place satisfies the characteristics of a strange environment, soul gathering, and souls performing stories."

"What kind of relic is this? Why haven't I heard of it? What force is it contained by?"

Miss Pharmacist asked hesitantly, and Xia De looked at her without answering directly. Because this book was not recorded at all now; this book was contained and recorded by Luweiya Anate. Because 【Book of Soul Stories】 was also related to "fate," it was one of the main relics of the long-haired Luweiya, similar to Xia De's 【Night Watchman】 and 【Twenty-Sided Dice of Fate】.

"Lady, be humble; no one can know all knowledge." "But I am... the most outstanding sorceress."

The lady with short light brown hair raised her head slightly, and Xia De laughed:

"My guesses are just these; it's also possible that all three guesses are wrong. I'm not interested in that key; I just want to find all the Edwards. If you want that key, I can give it up and not compete with you, but you have to tell me more things related to the Edwards."

Miss Pharmacist nodded after considering for only two seconds:

"Okay, but after I collect the materials, you have to come to the island with me to see this soul again. You were wrong about one point earlier; regarding the memory of a newborn, it's not about extracting memory, but taking out a symbolic item related to the birth of a newborn in the Edwards family. For example, blood-stained cloth, umbilical cord, etc."

She stared at Xia De, who was one meter away:

"I admit you are a strange man; I originally helped you only because of your relationship with Grandma Natalie; now I know, your ability is very outstanding. With your help, what I want to do can also go more smoothly. When my affairs make progress, I can give you the information you want, or even give you wealth, relics, knowledge, and power; an Eleventh-Ring sorceress has this confidence. But you still have to guarantee that you cannot approach me within a distance of 1 meter in any way."

"Okay, when you are ready to set off, send a letter to the Green Lake Hotel, and I will come to the island with you again. After all, I originally planned to come to the island again, but don't forget your promise."

This was a good cooperation, and Xia De naturally agreed, but he added another sentence:

"But why are you so vigilant against me? Lady, although it is very offensive to say so, I have a woman I admire, and she is much more beautiful than you."

【Are you deliberately angering her?】

The voice in his ear asked with a chuckle, and Miss Pharmacist indeed showed a disdainful expression:

"My face now and your face now are both fake; can you guess my true beauty? Mr. Watson, please don't be too confident about your female companion; if one day in the future, you have the honor to see my true face, I hope you won't be too surprised."

Xia De laughed secretly in his heart; his speculation about the identity of this Miss Pharmacist was further confirmed. He wanted to say something more to probe further, but a strange buzzing sound in the distance interrupted him.

The two stood up from the tablecloth together and looked into the white fog, but unfortunately, due to the limitation of vision, they could see nothing. 【Something else has come to the normal material world through the fragile space. Be careful, it's a big guy.】

While they were wondering, the fog suddenly receded a bit, allowing the originally limited vision to return to the state it was in when they first came to the island. More tombstones in the town cemetery were seen by them; the standing tombstones had no regular arrangement, and even the styles of the tombstones were different, as if every time someone passed away, the location and tombstone style were chosen at will.

"The time for losing the sense of direction has passed? So fast? This is less than twenty minutes?" Xia De asked Miss Pharmacist in surprise, and the latter was also not very clear;

"In the past, this kind of thing I experienced always took at least an hour... Be careful!"

A pitch-black tentacle covered in pustules and black mucus shot silently from the woods on the side of the cemetery toward the two; the thickness of the tentacle was at least twice Xia De's waist.

Xia De was already vigilant against attacks. After being reminded, he immediately turned his body backward, his right leg swung back like a whip, dazzling silver moonlight attached to his leg, colliding head-on with that thick, heavy tentacle, kicking it back into the forest along the original path:

"The strength is smaller than mine, but if the tentacle is this big, it's hard to imagine the volume of the main body."

"What is this thing? Isn't this island very safe except for the fog?"

"I don't know either; what is this?"

Miss Pharmacist was equally surprised, even more surprised than Xia De: "I have never encountered this before."

"Run, things are starting to get wrong here! Which direction leads to the pier?"

Xia De asked, looking at the fog in the direction where the tentacle disappeared, and the sorceress hurriedly pointed the way; they walked quickly through the tombstones in the cemetery. But before they had walked a few steps, Xia De suddenly threw a Thunder Spear at the sorceress in front of him, and then the Thunder Spear grazed her side face and pierced the fog in front of her.

Clearly there was nothing, but the sharp scream showed that there were indeed invisible enemies around.

"Lady, since you are an Eleventh-Ring, cast a spell to protect us quickly; the situation here is very wrong. This is not an invisible enemy; the opponent is hiding in another space, but it can interfere with our space. The space on the island has become more unstable!"

"I wasn't lying earlier; I can't cast spells at will right now!"

Miss Pharmacist said and wanted to retreat to Xia De's side, but thinking of her situation, she still did not come over, but took out a few bottles of potion from her small bag and drank them, and threw two completely transparent potions to Xia De:

"Potions to enhance perception and restore spirit. Use them sparingly; you know the value of the latter." 【Left.】

"She" in his ear reminded softly, so Xia De's right hand flew out a Shadow Sphere; the light-absorbing black sphere touched the air, and then the petrified outline appeared in the air; it looked like a monkey with four arms.