Chapter 2211: One-Shot Kill Pistol

The doctor, in his bedroom on the third floor of the clinic, showed Xia De the relic used for spatial movement. The appearance of the relic was very surprising to Xia De:

"A pistol?"

It was a small, pocket-sized pistol, smaller than any pistol-type relic Xia De had seen so far, such as 【Gun of Kindness】 and 【Faded Memories】. The small silver pistol could be hidden casually, and if its magazine did not have spatial specificity, it could hold at most one bullet at a time.

There was a line of fancy letters on the side of the pistol barrel, the meaning of which was easy to recognize:

【Concentrate faith, one-shot kill.】

Xia De hugged Little Mia, who had slept enough in the afternoon and was now spirited:

"Doctor, introduce its function?"

"Okay, Secret-Keeper level relic 【One-Shot Kill Pistol】. Relic characteristic: every shot is guaranteed to hit the target, but its bullets are not automatically generated and must be filled by oneself. Fortunately, it can adapt to most calibers of bullets. Because the bullet is an ordinary item, there is an upper limit to its power. Therefore, although the range of the bullet is almost unlimited, it can only reach positions without obstacles.

For example, if you hide in a completely enclosed house made of ten-foot-thick steel plates, this gun certainly cannot hit you... but you also need to be vigilant about the risk of suffocation."

The doctor put the gun into Xia De's palm:

"Although it is 'guaranteed to hit' in the conceptual sense, in reality, it is just 'guaranteed to arrive'. If the bullet arrives at the target's position but the target dodges, this bullet will not turn to chase the target."

Xia De nodded to indicate he understood:

"For example, if one wears the Document-level relic 【Enemy of Arrows】, one would not be afraid of this relic."

He gave this example because this relic was seized by him on the central island of Green Lake and was now in Princess Ajelina's hands.

"But if it were just ordinary bullets and one-shot guaranteed hit, the relic's rating would not reach the Secret-Keeper level, at most it would be Poet level."

Xia De raised this question, and the doctor nodded again:

"Yes, after all, only low-tier sorcerers would be afraid of bullets. This gun can actually be loaded with special bullets, and even relic bullets are possible. But because such items are rare, and the effect of alchemical bullets is actually not very strong, its Keeper-level rating is not because it can use special bullets."

Research has found that the 'guaranteed hit' of the bullet fired by this gun is not simply flying a long distance, but the bullet performs a spatial jump after leaving the muzzle for about 10 feet, and appears randomly within a 20-foot range around the target. Subsequent research further showed that if the muzzle is pressed against a solid object and fired, that solid object will also be brought to the corresponding position."

Xia De squinted his eyes and thought for a while, and by the way, pushed away Little Mia, who had stretched out her claws and wanted to touch the gun:

"Interesting, so if the muzzle is aimed at you and fired, the bullet will bring you to a certain place in Moon Bay that it wants to hit. When you come back, can you do the same?"

"Theoretically, that is the case."

The doctor nodded, and Xia De looked at the pistol with great interest:

"Then I understand. The value of spatial jumping is indeed worthy of a 'Secret-Keeper' rating. The wound caused by the bullet is easy to heal, which is almost equivalent to spatial movement without cost... Then what are the negative characteristics and limitations?"

"The limitations are easy to understand. The spatial traversal performed by the triggered bullet is not suitable for humans. You are a user of spatial power, you should understand that the most important thing about normal spatial jumping is to protect the user, but this gun does not have this ability. Even for me, this method of spatial movement cannot be used much. One round trip is the limit. I also don't want to make myself lie in bed for a long time like I did when I forcibly used the Sublimation Language last summer."

The doctor said, took back the pistol Xia De handed over, and carefully stored it in a metal empty biscuit box. Such a "chic" storage method was related to the relic's containment requirements:

"The negative characteristics are quite troublesome, which is also the main reason why the relic is rated as 'Secret-Keeper level':

One-shot kill, pulling the trigger must harvest a life. This gun can only be aimed at living creatures. If the target is a human or a similar highly intelligent creature, then if the target is not killed, one must personally kill one person afterward to compensate, otherwise the shooter will die themselves; if the target is a low-intelligence creature, then regardless of whether the target is killed, one needs to personally kill a creature with an intelligence level not lower than a human afterward."

Xia De frowned:

"Sounds like a demon creation."

"I am very sure this is not a demon creation. Detective, the terrible things in our world are not just demons."

The doctor shook his head, and then stated his plan:

"Tomorrow we will gather at your house, then you go to Moon Bay, I will aim at myself and fire, and the target will be you. Don't worry, this bullet is very easy to dodge. As for me, Old John has a method to offset this 'killing price', and he also sold it to me as a package."

As he spoke, he pulled out the silver chain hanging in front of his chest and shook it. A silver skull was attached to the chain, which was a quite powerful alchemical item:

"Old John wouldn't sell me this gun either. This is what he rented to me, and I have to return it after use. You probably can't imagine that the price of this alchemical item is more expensive than the rent of this gun. Old John said that alchemical items are also made using relic derivatives.

The action plan for tomorrow has already been told to you, and the clock tower you described is indeed very suitable for hunting crows. I am very at ease with you, but I am worried about Miss Sianode. I cannot guarantee 100% safety. Even with a unicorn, she, like us, has to bear risks."

"In this world, there is no such thing as 100% safety."

Xia De sighed:

"Just execute the plan with peace of mind tomorrow. I believe in her, and I also believe in us... What I am worried about is, what if it runs away? Although we each have one marble, it is useful no matter who makes the move, but Doctor, you also said that the other party has never been caught by anyone for so many years."

The blue-eyed middle-aged psychologist sat in the chair, arms crossed over his chest, pursed his lips and snorted from his nasal cavity:

"There is no 100% certainty in anything, just do your best. If it really runs away, I will find another way to help Miss Sianode use other means to dispel the curse of that thing. But it is better not to be like this. Compared to successfully dispelling the curse, I think the success possibility of catching that black crow is higher."

The plan did not change, and the details had already been discussed, so Xia De did not stay long at the doctor's clinic, and left there after 3:00 in the afternoon. Because it was still early when he got home, the maids who usually cleaned at home on Saturday afternoons had not left yet.

Xia De did not intervene in the cleaning at home, so he took Little Mia to Moon Bay for a turn. After agreeing with Emilia on the departure time tomorrow morning, he chatted with the reluctant Miss Belindell for a while, and only then rushed home before dinner. After all, today was Saturday, and since Dorothy was not there, tonight was Princess Lei Qianya's teaching time, and Xia De absolutely could not be late.

"Princess Margaret will arrive tomorrow afternoon. Once Vanessa and Emma meet you, we won't have time alone."

When parting, the countess with a lipid-red birthmark on her brow was still reluctant, and she kissed Xia De for a long time before she was willing to let him leave.

When he threw the crystal shoe and returned home, it was 5:00 in the afternoon. At 5:00 in summer, the sky was still very bright, and it didn't look like it was approaching evening at all. Xia De thought he would have to wait a while before someone came to the door, but when Little Mia, who was looking forward to the dinner content, returned to the second floor from upstairs, she actually saw Luvia sitting on the sofa, flipping through a stack of materials.

"Good afternoon, Xia De."

The purple-eyed fortune-teller lady greeted with a smile, pointing to the letter on the coffee table:

"Lei Qianya sent someone to deliver a letter to me, very regretfully asking me to tell you that she has something to do tonight and cannot leave the Yodel Palace, so she can only let me come here to accompany you through this Saturday night... She is really very regretful.

As for why she let me come, in the letter she gave me, she seemed to express the hope that you can develop the habit of being very energetic every Saturday night, so this tradition cannot be broken."

Xia De didn't know how to evaluate Lei Qianya's idea, but he could only say that it was worthy of Lei Qianya.

After picking up the letter, he immediately smelled Lei Qianya's perfume; she had sprayed a lot on the letter paper. As for the letter, it expressed her apology to Xia De for not being able to conduct the night class this week, and complained that the Casenrick ambassador to Tobesk actually accepted her father's invitation tonight to be a guest at Yodel Palace and eat dinner.

"Lei Qianya said that Miss Miss Jia Lin Na will also attend tonight's banquet."

Xia De said, and then saw that there was no signature from Lei Qianya at the end of the letter, but a bright red lipstick mark was left.

"Even if Miss Jia Lin Na is fine, I don't think Lei Qianya would want her to come."

Luvia said, and then stuffed the stack of materials in her hand to Xia De:

"These are the actual shooting locations corresponding to the landscape photos of Sparrow Hamilton that you gave me. I have repeatedly confirmed every location, and there should be no mistakes."

"Oh, Luvia, you have really worked hard."

Xia De didn't look at the materials first, but hugged the purple-eyed girl first, which made Luvia very satisfied.

The two took Little Mia out for dinner first, then took a walk after dinner while walking the cat. By the time it was almost 7:00 and the street lamps in St. Deran Square were all lit, they returned home together.

The photo analysis results given by Luvia were very useful, because although the scene of Mount Karas did not appear again in the landscape photos that Detective Sparrow left in the attic at home, there was a photo of a large lake, and its shooting location was not far from Mount Karas, or rather, it was at the foot of the mountain.

These photos had not been stained by the power of time, so Luvia easily divined that the large lake photo was taken in 1850, which was four years ago. ===== CHAPTER 2212 =====