Chapter 2851

"Detective Hamilton, in this era, we lack kind and pious people like you."

Bishop Owen smiled and patted Xia De on the shoulder, and the people passing by also greeted Xia De with a smile, and then the old bishop signaled Xia De to follow him:

"The church plans to build another public welfare home in the city this winter to take in homeless children. How about naming this welfare home after you? Do you prefer to use 'Hamilton' or 'Lei Jiede'?"

"This doesn't have to be, no, Bishop Owen, I'm not being polite, please don't name it after me."

By the time Xia De finally said goodbye to the enthusiastic Bishop Owen and met Priest Augustus, it was almost lunch time.

Priest Augustus didn't seem to be free either. Even if the number of believers coming to worship in the afternoon became less, he was still leading the choir children to rehearse the hymns to be sung in the afternoon.

Xia De waited on the side for a while, and only walked towards the priest after the children went to eat lunch. Priest Augustus then made a gesture to Xia De, and the two met in the potion workshop in the basement not far from the church twenty minutes later.

Priest Augustus had changed out of his usual robe at this time, rarely changed into ordinary clothes, the pants were black, the brown jacket had exquisite silver buttons, and he even held a cane in his hand, this dress looked like an old-school gentleman:

"This afternoon, I am going to attend the funeral of an old friend. He doesn't believe in 【Mr. Dawn】, so it's not very appropriate for me to wear that robe."

"Is it a very close friend?"

Xia De asked curiously. Although this involved the priest's privacy, their relationship was very good, and Priest Augustus was happy to share his life with him:

"Can't talk about very good, but at least we give gifts to each other every year at the end of the year. You know, at my age, friends I knew when I was young have either passed away or are waiting for the call of death."

He put the pipe he wiped clean with a handkerchief back into his pocket. Smoking is absolutely forbidden in the potion workshop:

"Death is a process that will surely come. Although I regret the passing of an old friend, I calmly accept such a fact... Speaking of which, coming to me this time shouldn't be a big trouble, right?"

Xia De weighed it:

"It's not very big, just encountered an ancient evil thing that can be reborn through the same race, so I want to ask you for advice on how to cut off immortality."

Priest Augustus took a deep breath to adjust his mood, and then nodded slowly:

"Is it a bug?"

"How did you know?"

"This ability to be reborn through a group often appears on some special bugs. Tell me about the situation specifically, I need to arrive at the public cemetery outside the city before 2:30 in the afternoon, so you still have two hours."

It is not troublesome to simply explain the origin and ability of the "Paradox Worm," but Xia De couldn't explain how the "Guardian" appeared, and Priest Augustus could only understand it through his description:

"Usually, apart from conceptual abilities, other methods of cutting off immortality are targeted. One method can deal with immortality caused by strong vitality, but it may not be able to deal with immortality caused by the whispering elements of relics. You should understand this point."

"So, either we figure out the principle of that bug's rebirth and find a targeted method, or use conceptual 'cutting off immortality' methods? Priest, I know you must have a way."

Xia De had confidence in the old priest, and the latter really had a way:

"After the Battle of Moon Bay, that 【Angel's Right Arm】 is still in my hands. I have taken advantage of the time in the past few months to carry out a certain degree of... can't say it's a transformation, after all, it's already strong enough, it should be considered a strengthening."

That long sword was hanging on the wall like a decoration here, and Xia De did not find any changes in the appearance of the long sword when he looked over.

"The origin of this sword is the Order Angel, which makes it have a certain degree of resistance to non-order phenomena. Now after the blessing I applied, it can be targeted at any 'immortality', but I haven't seen that bug with my own eyes, so I can't be sure that the power of this sword alone is enough to prevent its rebirth."

The priest said and waved his hand, letting 【Angel's Right Arm】 float in front of Xia De:

"But according to your description, although the Paradox Worm is terrible, it is not a death-type ancient evil thing, so immortality should not be particularly strong, and the principle of rebirth seems to be just a manifestation of the population effect.

This sword should be enough. If you think it's not enough, I can go to Vista Woodland to help."

Xia De also considered letting the priest go to the forest directly, but later felt that there was no need for the time being:

"Although thanks to Miss Danister's protection, the academy didn't find that Dr. Schneider and a few of us left Tobesk for a long time, but it's still necessary to leave someone here.

Moreover, the priest is the only person who has never been to Vista Woodland. That forest has been proven to be the eyes and ears of something, so unless it is the last moment, you should not go to the forest easily. If I need you to go, it should be the final battle."

Priest Augustus also understood Xia De's idea, so he didn't insist on helping.

Then he asked Xia De about the effect of that batch of "Angel Elixir." Those potions were used by the followers of the witch on the night when 【Dream Tree】 invaded Vista City. Xia De also asked about their specific feelings:

"It's not the same as holy water. The effect of holy water is immediate, and it can pull people back from the edge of serious illness. But the effect of the elixir in supplementing spirit is not immediate. Compared to 'supplementing spirit', it is more like accelerating the regeneration speed of spirit within a certain period of time.

Those who used those potions were mid-ring girls. They said that in the case of almost complete exhaustion of spirit, one tube of elixir takes about three minutes to fully restore spirit, and if you cast spells during this period, it will lead to slower recovery.

But if the spirit is only consumed a part, the recovery speed will become much faster. It is almost equivalent to, the less spirit needs to be supplemented, the faster the recovery speed."

The priest carefully recorded these things in his notebook:

"If possible, it would be better to find some men as a control group. Currently, the drug effect is not much different from what I estimated. Subsequent adjustments should only start from the taste and whether it can be concentrated."

"And the interval of medication, now Angel Elixir, can only be taken once in a short time, right?"

Xia De reminded again, but the priest thought this situation was difficult to overcome, at least with his current potion level, he couldn't solve this kind of problem.

Since he returned to Tobesk, Xia De didn't rush to leave. He first sent 【Angel's Right Arm】 home, and then took Little Mia to Old John's pawnshop. He hadn't had time to visit for the past two weeks, and this time he wanted to thank Old John for the matter of 【Hermit Group in the Woods】.

"I don't believe you ran from the city center to me just to thank me."

The old man behind the counter didn't look up and said, he was wearing a folding telescopic glasses.

That pair of glasses was metal-framed, with small lenses, and had a structure that could be stretched back and forth. When in use, the magnification could be adjusted by pulling out or folding. The old man wore glasses, holding tweezers in both hands, carefully fiddling with a brass-colored pocket watch on the counter:

"You are a busy man now, I have already heard, Vista Woodland is now in a mess, and the old god cults from all corners of the material world are moving there, and even many cults that everyone thought had disappeared have appeared."

"This is the church and the academy summoning them, it has nothing to do with me. But speaking of which, coming here this time is indeed to do other things."

He smiled and put the cat on his shoulder on the counter, and the cat didn't run around but lay by Xia De's hand:

"Do you have any relics related to 'Witcher' here?"

Although the doctor said 【Witcher's Notes】 was enough, considering that he possessed the power of thirteen demons in his body, and even one of them was quite remarkable, Xia De still wanted to be cautious and get more relics that could suppress demons:

"For example, 【Witcher's Seal】 would be fine, how many you have, I will buy as many."

"【Witcher's Seal】?"

Old John looked up, his left eye without glasses looked at him in surprise. Because the telescopic glasses on his right eye were in a fully pulled-out state at this moment, he looked extra like the "mechanical monster" mentioned in the story:

"How many you want? Detective, why would you think I have this kind of relic? In your stories, that kind of evil thing has appeared many times, you know better than me what that ring represents.

No, not a single piece, I wouldn't accept this kind of thing even if it was given to me for free. If someone consigns this kind of relic here, I will definitely beat him out... Your sword, isn't it more useful than the seal?"

"This time I encountered other things. If there is none, there is none. I didn't hold hope at the beginning."

In fact, in St. Byrons Comprehensive Academy, there should be relics related to hunters other than 【Edgeless Blade】. But now the demons in Vista Woodland have been eliminated. If Xia De goes to apply for this kind of relic again, even if he can pass through Miss Danister's channel, the Library Management Academy will definitely have doubts.

Dr. Schneider was already suspected by the academy, he didn't need to cause extra trouble, he needed to keep this secret all the time now:

"Speaking of which, does 【Light-Guiding Hidden Cult】 not plan to send people to Vista Woodland to join in the fun? I know that forest is very dangerous, but you should also want to confirm what will happen next, right?" **Chapter 2852: Nest and Rabbit**