Chapter 2687: Repair Resin

The priest's suitcase contained a glass jar filled with a white, viscous gel. The gel itself did indeed possess whispers elements, but they were not strong.

"This is a derivative of the Sage-level relic 【Kandela's Tree of Rebirth】. Do you know about the Tree of Rebirth? Place a mutilated or decayed corpse under the tree, and after three cycles of the sun and moon, the corpse can be restored to its best state."

"This is a very practical function. Although it is not resurrection, restoring a corpse is also very important. Of course, this tree also has limitations; it cannot restore ashes, nor can it restore things that have been dead for more than 1000 years."

The priest introduced it, and Xia De also knew about this relic; it was mentioned in his textbooks, and currently, the Tree of Rebirth was housed in the Church of Nature.

As for the negative characteristics of this tree, the corpses restored by the tree were too perfect, making them very susceptible to erosion by sub-space creatures. Moreover, perfect corpses also belonged to relic derivatives, and coupled with the ghosts in the sub-space, it was never a small matter whenever trouble arose.

As for the resin of the Tree of Rebirth, it was called "Repair Resin." In addition to having the effect of a degraded version of corpse restoration, this relic derivative could also be used as glue to repair some damaged ordinary items and even alchemical items.

Through appropriate blending, the function of the resin could be better utilized. And the jar of gel in front of him was clearly resin specially blended by Father Augustus.

"Piece together the broken key, then move it as a whole into the jar until the resin completely covers it."

Father Augustus explained the method of using this special resin and emphasized:

"If my memory hasn't failed me, the key you mentioned should be restored to its original appearance in about five minutes. This bottle of resin should have some left over, which you can keep to repair other things."

Although Xia De's miracle "Breath of Time" could reverse time, it had a range limit, whereas this resin was useful for damage within a thousand years, so it was a very good thing.

"Then thank you, Father. Also, can you let me see your left eye covered by your hat?"

Xia De asked again, and the old priest shook his head helplessly:

"I was just afraid you would worry, so I wore a hat. There is no problem."

He took off his black silk hat, revealing a gray left eye that looked as if it were blind. Xia De met that eye, which turned unnaturally in its socket.

"Father, this is clearly not a normal phenomenon, right?"

"Meow!"

The cat on the coffee table also meowed, and Father Augustus signaled that Xia De could touch his eyeball:

"This is just a normal reaction in the fusion state. It should be fine in a day or two. Feel it yourself to see if there is anything wrong."

Xia De did not stand on ceremony with him and really reached out to touch the gray eyeball, withdrawing his hand after a moment:

"Although the elements are strong, they are also balanced. Well, it seems that only the appearance has a problem. I thought it was..."

"Although I am weaker than all of you, I wouldn't lose control twice a year, would I?"

Father Augustus also knew that Xia De was worried about his situation:

"If there is a problem, I will go to you and Bill, but this time it is really a normal phenomenon. This eye is transforming into a Magic Eye. I can now choose to observe this world from another perspective."

"Then do you see any problems with me and Little Mia now? I mean, is there anything different from others?"

He pulled the cat on the coffee table over, and the priest blinked at the man and the cat:

"You probably misunderstood. I mean I can see the world of the dead, which helps in detecting undead, the edge of life and death, or whether someone has a serious illness. You and your cat have nothing to do with these. You are very normal."

"I see..."

The priest had to rush back to the church to organize today's activities, so he didn't stay at Xia De's place for too long. Xia De sent the old priest to the hall downstairs and gave him a bag of apples from Creekwood Town as a gift.

The door closed, and the priest walked into the bustling crowd of St. Derand Square. He weighed the pocket and decided to take it back for the children in the church choir to eat.

After walking a few steps, Rat Augustus turned to look at the wall of 6 St. Derand Square. Just now, all the way here, the colors of the end of the world and the death of all things were almost everywhere in his field of vision, but only after entering St. Derand Square did those colors become extremely faint.

Especially after entering 6 St. Derand Square, the colors symbolizing the end almost completely disappeared. And this seemed to mean that the property held by the detective might become the last building standing in the inevitable end of the world.

"So, the scene manifested by the Mystery-End City Tobesk would be here at dusk? The detective really saw what it looked like at the end."

The old man shook his head and walked into the crowded crowd.

"Meow~"

"I know, I know, I will take you with me."

After sending the priest away and returning to the second floor, Xia De gently picked up the cat from the floor. The cat's large amber eyes were still staring at Xia De, and Xia De touched its little head:

"I didn't have a chance to tell you all night last night, it was really thanks to you yesterday."

"Meow~"

The cat didn't seem to understand what Xia De said, just rubbed Xia De's hand with its fluffy cheek. Xia De smiled and rubbed it again, and decided to find time to wash the cat in the next few days and take it for a big meal.

【Is this returning kindness with ingratitude?】

"But I'm curious, Mia, you don't like going out usually, why do you like following me to the past? Come here and let me turn you into a toy, you see, you are always the most obedient at this time—may the World Tree protect me in infinite time."

Click~

【Outlander, you have stepped into the "Corridor of Time."】

【Message from the Ancient God "Father of the Infinite Tree":】

【Summer, 2025, Fifth Era, West Continent, Black Sand Wharf.】

【Event: Farewell.】

【Duration: 50 minutes (3/3).】

【You have gained additional information.】

【The figure of the Father of the Infinite Tree watches you.】

【The Ancient God of Time gives you a test:】

【Wait with mortals for the person about to leave.】

【The Father of the Infinite Tree will reward you: Miracle Spirit Rune - Tree.】

"50 minutes is too short. After completing the task this time, if I can really see Chloe again, can you let me stay for a while longer? I won't change the past!"

He made a request in the mist, and after a moment of waiting:

【Outlander, you need to complete the task before you can make a request.】

"Yes, I understand."

Xia De then took another step forward, and his shoes had already stepped on the black gravel.

The gloomy sky, the thin mist, and the monotonous sound of the tide completely ruined his good mood this morning. As the oppressive and depressed emotions appeared, he inevitably thought of the dream yesterday again, thought of himself and Flora Winslett in the dream.

He shook his head violently, suppressed the distracting thoughts, and then moved toward the direction of the tide. If possible, Xia De still hoped that the danger of such weird areas in the future could be more concrete monsters or natural disasters, or even the disgusting insect tide of the "Worm Cave," rather than this kind of mental interference that disturbs people's minds.

A faint firelight appeared by the water in the distance, and as Xia De approached, he found that there were still three people by the fire. This meant that no newcomers had come this time, but it also meant that Mr. Nelson's wife still hadn't come.

He quickened his pace slightly, and when he arrived by the campfire, the 13th-tier Great Witch Anya Brock, who had already met the sister who was a fire-holding nun, and the young witch Miss McCona, who was waiting to repair the key, also turned to look at the source of the footsteps.

The three looked in somewhat bad shape. Mr. Nelson looked pale as if he had suffered mental trauma, Miss McCona's left hand was tightly wrapped in withered yellow bandages, and it looked like that hand had swollen by a circle. And the situation of the 13th-tier Ms. Brock was slightly better, but her spirit was equally poor.

"What happened?"

Xia De asked hurriedly, sitting down between Mr. Nelson and Ms. Brock, of course, the former's position was almost opposite the two witches.

While asking, he took out Little Mia again. The appearance of the cat made the campfire seem to become a little brighter.

The witch replied:

"A newcomer came after you left. Still a witch, but her situation was very bad. Not only was she out of control, but her soul seemed to be controlled by something. I can see that she wanted to wash away the thing controlling her by starting over, so I didn't persuade her to stay."

"The boatman did send her far away, but..."

Miss McCona said in a low voice:

"Her flesh dissolved in the water, and her soul was liberated, carried toward a new life. But the thing attached to her soul struggled to the shore from the water. That was... an ancient evil spirit."

Ms. Brock shook the black iron ring she wore on her finger, which had no aesthetic appeal. This was the 【Hunting Demon Seal】 they dug out from the beach together, something abandoned by people who had been here before:

"Fortunately, there is this seal. Although we didn't completely defeat it, at least we let it leave. It went that way, and I don't know if it will return to the normal world or stay in this terrible place."

The witch raised her hand and pointed to the direction of the beach away from the wharf. There was a phantom of a town there, but there seemed to be more weird things.

In short, "Black Sand Wharf" obviously had more secrets and stories, but as passersby, the few people didn't have such strong curiosity to explore. In the battle with the ancient evil spirit, fortunately, there was a 13th-tier witch present, plus the things found from the beach and the supplies brought by Xia De, so the injuries of the three were not very serious.

Therefore, after confirming the status of his companions, Xia De talked about the business:

"This time I will probably return to the real world with you, but we still have to wait, wait for the arrival of the next person." ===== CHAPTER 2688 =====