Chapter 2732: Curse—Chaos Residue

"Witcher inheritance? Was that hunter who arrived at Gregory Village a century and a half ago really a Witcher who inherited the ancient techniques of the Third Era? There are still such people now."

Xia De raised an eyebrow and then retracted his destiny ring. He informed the nun and the witch of his gains. Sister Daifulin, on the shallow beach, bowed her head slightly and said nothing, but Jia Lin Na appeared worried:

"Are you sure you want to accept this power? Although I don't understand Witchers, past witches have records of this group.

Their numbers are very small, very small, and like us, they inherit ancient secrets. But none of them could pass away peacefully in their own beds after growing old; they chased demons, and demons also cursed them... Xia De, although they are worthy of admiration, you must not become a Witcher."

"Don't worry, just as I won't become a witch, becoming a Witcher isn't something I can do just because I want to."

Xia De shook his head and paused before saying:

"Actually, I have known about the legends of these hunters since last year, but I didn't expect them to be so close to me."

"That was over a hundred years ago, that's not close. Only Grandma Cassandra was born in that era."

The witch reminded him. Xia De nodded again, actually still regretting the sacrifice of that respectable hunter. But regardless, this had proven that even though the distant and terrifying Third Era had long passed, those past struggles had not yet ended.

As long as evil spirits and demons exist, hunters will exist, and the hand holding the 【Night Watcher】 will exist. The path the doctor has to walk seems lonely, but in fact, he still has many potential allies... provided that the hunters don't also treat the doctor as an enemy.

The departing old man not only brought Xia De new power but also brought new clues, namely the demon that had been hiding locally a hundred years ago, afraid to let the church know it hadn't been sealed, which was related to the herbal merchants at the time.

This was already a very important clue, because according to the investigation by Miss Bell and the others, the local herbal business had always been monopolized.

From the era when Gregory Village was swallowed by fire a hundred years ago to the present, this business had belonged to a company called "Opt". This was a company registered in the capital, Willandale, so people generally believed that it was the nobles of Willandale who were monopolizing the town's herbal trade.

But the actual situation was not so. Jia Lin Na provided a clue:

"Vesta Woodland produces some precious herbs, and Megan and Audrey's 'Paradise Island Pharmaceuticals' also purchases herbs locally.

She told me that the herbal business in Ximu Town is ostensibly related to the nobles of Willandale, but in reality, the local police chief is more like the company's umbrella."

Speaking of this, the witch on the boat blinked at Xia De again:

"I didn't understand the local area at the time, but thinking about it this way, doesn't this matter circle back to Chief Kang De? Those porters we discovered who had been to the ruins of the deserted village a few days ago, couldn't they be people from the local herbal company?"

Opt Herbal Company had a warehouse upstream of the river flowing through Gregory Village, so it was quite convenient for them to come downstream to take something away.

And having obtained such a clue, naturally, they had to take a trip to that warehouse next.

Just before Xia De and Jia Lin Na left, Sister Daifulin, who hadn't spoken much just now, said again:

"Has that time key leading to the past ended?"

Sister Daifulin rarely asked Xia De about the past. Although Xia De didn't understand why, he still answered:

"It ended. I sent everyone on that pier back to the real world, and then went to see a friend."

Thinking of that petite and icy-cold Ice Witch, Xia De couldn't help but show a smile, but what Sister Daifulin was concerned about was clearly not this:

"Did you see that nun from the Fifth Era again when you used that key for the last time?"

Although Jia Lin Na didn't quite know what the situation was, she could realize that this was a cross-examination, and then she understood the matter; she had strong associative ability.

Xia De immediately stated:

"No, I only saw that lady once when I was learning the 【Undying Fire Seal】."

Sister Daifulin continued to maintain her posture of slightly bowing her head with her hands folded in front of her chest. The Underworld Moon illuminated the dense patterns on the mithril blindfold; this scene was quite divine:

"Then, Hero of Fire, what is this about you learning 【Inner Fire】? That pier, a new nun appeared, is that right?"

Jia Lin Na desperately kept a straight face to prevent herself from making expressions; she thought the matter at this moment was extremely interesting. The nun, whom she had originally thought was emotionally stable and even somewhat cold, could actually ask such emotional sentences.

And Xia De, who was being "questioned," blinked. He had originally wanted to find an opportunity to tell Sister Daifulin about 【Inner Fire】, but he didn't expect the nun to see it herself:

"This was taught to me by that nun's sister, the candidate 13th-tier Great Witch I mentioned. This thaumaturgy allows me to pay for the boat ticket... um, that's about it..."

He understood that Sister Daifulin might have some very small dissatisfaction that he had learned the secret method of the First Flame from other channels, so he was very careful when speaking.

But Sister Daifulin did not express anything about this answer. After nodding lightly, she said in her usual cold voice:

"I have obtained some new powers before this Underworld Moon. Hero of Fire, please come over."

Her hands, which had some burn marks, were held in front of her chest, and then the flames of the First Flame ignited from her joined palms. Xia De came before her and knelt on one knee on the wet shallow beach. Jia Lin Na watched his right hand reach forward until it touched the flames in the nun's palms.

Although she knew this was some kind of ritual, and this scene on the shallow beach under the illumination of the Underworld Moon was also very beautiful, Jia Lin Na still thought this ritual looked very strange, or rather, not very proper, so she would not paint this scene into a painting.

【Yes, so you are jealous.】

The other me in my ear said. Although Jia Lin Na knew this was her own thought, she still refused to admit it.

And "She" whispered in Xia De's ear:

【Outsider, you have touched the power of the First Flame.】

【You have mastered the curse "Chaos Residue", throwing a giant rotating flame. In addition to fire damage, the terrain will be converted into magma after the flame lands. This is a brand-new curse combining some witch power and First Flame power. Note: This curse has extremely strong destructive power.】

This was the first time she had used the term "extremely strong" to describe a curse, so Xia De, kneeling on one knee before the nun, looked up at her suspiciously, very curious about how the nun had comprehended such violent power in such a peaceful and quiet place.

Then he found that Sister Daifulin was also looking down at him. Because it was not eye contact, Xia De did not feel embarrassed, so he carefully looked at the patterns on the blindfold illuminated by the Underworld Moon.

So Sister Daifulin turned her head slightly after a moment and withdrew her hand, and Xia De also stood up:

"Nun, this is the first time you have taught me a fire curse. I will use it well.

Then, when the decisive battle with the demon comes, I will notify you, and you will be responsible for dealing with the demon's split body in Gregory Village."

The taciturn nun nodded lightly. After Xia De and Jia Lin Na both said goodbye to her, she stood on the shore, watching the small boat carry the two away.

Until the figures of the two "melted" into the light of the Underworld Moon, she bent down and reached her hand into the water under her feet, and then took out a black scythe emitting chilling cold from under the pitch-black water surface.

Her right hand gripped the scythe handle, and her index finger reached forward and rested on the handle. The skin on the back of her hand cracked inch by inch, allowing the traces of First Flame embers to gradually spread to her whole body, until even the gray hair tips and clothes hem showed sparks of fire.

Then the nun flicked the pitch-black scythe lightly. While the sparks on her sleeves drifted toward the darkness, a large chill began to spread rustlingly toward the water surface symbolizing death.

The temperature of the First Flame and the coldness of death blended perfectly on her body. Sister Daifulin stood before the Underworld Moon holding the scythe like this, and did not move for a long time:

"A nun from the past?"

It seemed someone was whispering, but that seemed to be just the echo of the crackling sound of the bonfire behind her.

The Underworld Moon illuminated her.

(Little Mia is running...)

"The nun definitely came here to refine her power because she felt a sense of crisis!"

In the fog, Xia De stood at the stern of the boat rowing, and the witch sat on the side of the boat, raising her head excitedly and saying to him:

"She saw you get power from the nun of the past, so she was unhappy, thinking that her exclusive work had been snatched away by others. But she also thought she couldn't give you too many more useful powers for the time being, so she ran here by herself!

Yes, it must be like this! I know this kind of thinking too well!"

Xia De looked at her helplessly:

"Even if it's really like this, Jia Lin Na, why are you so excited?"

Miss Artist raised her head:

"Seeing that kind of nun who was originally thought to have a calm personality suddenly become like... an ordinary person, and even express emotions more clumsily than ordinary people, isn't this very interesting?

In literary creation, this kind of character is also the easiest to stand out; complex personalities can shape multiple character layers."

She smiled and narrowed her eyes:

"Xia De, what do you think Sister Daifulin's attitude toward you is? Is it just the so-called Hero of Fire and the Nun holding fire... This title doesn't sound very proper either."

Xia De refused to answer this question:

"Don't just talk about Sister Daifulin, what about yourself?"

"What about me? Oh, you mean me."

Jia Lin Na blushed all of a sudden, and said stammeringly there:

"I toward you..." ===== CHAPTER 2733 =====