Chapter 3223

During the preparation period for the "Crown of Glory" ceremony, this platinum-haired young woman needed to learn more about the snow mountain from her grandfather. Most people believed that she should be able to pass the "Crown of Glory"; the reason for setting this test was just to have a justifiable reason.

"The Crown of Glory ceremony requires the challenger to proceed alone. You must not go to help her... following behind her along the way is also not allowed."

Elder Harald did not forget to warn Xia De and the other young women. The young women nodded to show they understood, but Xia De found that he had found a loophole:

"As long as I am not a person, then Miss Lei Qianya is still completing the challenge 'alone', right?"

Of course, the witch would likely not agree to Xia De's help.

After the first matter was discussed, Elder Harald brought up the second matter:

"The ceremony in the evening went very smoothly. The existing number of 【Sword-Heir Mother Nests】 has been investigated clearly—nine. Besides the sword currently housed by the Sun Sect, there should be eight other magic swords on this island."

These magic swords cannot be too far apart, otherwise they will directly turn into ordinary metal, which is the only good news for now.

"When five swords appeared at the same time, Miss Lei Qianya, Elder Harald, and I were already struggling a bit when we joined forces. If nine magic swords are present at the same time, I am afraid we really need a Thirteen-Ring Ringed Shushi."

Xia De said in a low voice, and Elder Harald nodded in agreement:

"The Sun Sect has already transferred a Thirteen-Ring Ringed Shushi from an outside diocese to handle the problem here. The diviners of the Prophet Society believe that those magic swords will go to the church between this weekend and next Wednesday to seize the housed sword, so I am afraid a great battle will break out in the city by then."

"Which Thirteen-Ring from the Sun Sect is it?"

Elder Suolin, wearing the deer-horn hat, asked. Elder Harald was biting on an unlit pipe:

"【Sun Emblem】 Camille Eden."

Xia De frowned slightly. The first time he heard this name was in 1853 (Chapter 138). The other party went to the New Continent to explore ruins related to the ancient Sun God and stayed there for nearly two years. During this period, so many things happened in the Old Continent, but the sect did not recall her.

Now that this lady has finally returned to the Old Continent, the outsider is curious about what the Sun Sect actually discovered in the ruins of the New Continent.

"The Sun Sect invited us to participate in the operation as well, but I refused."

Elder Harald continued and nodded to Elder Weierda:

"Things of this level of danger have already exceeded our scope of handling. However, the All Souls Festival is approaching, and the matter of the out-of-control Angel-level relic must be solved, so I discussed it with Weierda and allowed the sect to move the battlefield to the snow mountain. Although we will not join the battlefield, we will borrow the power of the snow mountain to suppress those nine magic swords."

Moving the battlefield to the city is certainly not okay. It is very common for the aftermath of a battle to easily destroy several streets. In order to let the high-ring Ringed Shushi fight freely, moving the battlefield to the snow mountain or the beach is indeed just right.

So the five great elders continued to raise their hands to vote, and this time everyone passed the proposal.

The third matter of this Snow Mountain Hall gathering was to determine the source of the blessing on Xia De and incidentally answer some of Xia De's doubts.

When he was casting spells just now, the elders already knew that the power indeed came from the snow mountain. After the second round of voting ended, Elder Weierda nodded to Elder Wule, so the Nine-Ring old man got up and went to the room behind the banquet hall, and not long after, he brought out a massive ice crystal.

The ice crystal was generally pebble-shaped, and Elder Wule had to use both hands to hold it. When Xia De looked at that ice crystal, he felt a powerful miracle element rushing towards him. Miracle elements must be related to gods; simple faith in the snow mountain cannot form such powerful miracle elements.

"This is the holy object passed down from generation to generation by the Fatu people - Ice Jade. Young man, put your hand on it, and it will determine what your identity is now."

Three priests who could only attend the meeting but not speak brought a small table and let Elder Wule place the "Ice Jade" on it.

Elder Weierda demonstrated to Xia De. He placed his palm on the ice jade, and not long after, the Fatu tribal symbol and the ancient rune symbolizing "11" appeared on the surface of the ice, and both symbols were wrapped in flames and burning fiercely:

"This is the symbol of an elder."

The Seven-Ring priest who brought the table also placed his hand on the ice jade. This time, the tribal symbol and the ancient rune for "7" that emerged only had a few sparks.

"This is the symbol of an ordinary priest. Claire, you come and try."

The witch walked up and pressed her hand on the ice jade. Judging by her expression, she had seen this before. But to Xia De's surprise, the Fatu tribal symbol and the ancient rune "11" wrapped in sparks of flame immediately appeared on the ice. Elder Harald sighed lightly:

"So from the moment she was born, we thought she was a natural priest, unfortunately... that white-haired little girl over there, you are not a Fatu person, you come and try."

Miss Larsen, who was called, only walked over after seeing her teacher nod, and carefully pressed her palm on the ice. This time, only the number "6" appeared, and there were no sparks around the ancient symbol; instead, there were slight traces of frost and snowflakes.

"Yes, this is the reaction when an ordinary person unrelated to the snow mountain touches the holy object... Miss Larsen, right? Are you from the Extreme North tribe? Oh, it doesn't matter if you don't want to answer; we actually have some origins with you. Let's not talk about this. Mr. Watson, you come and try."

Everyone looked at Xia De. Xia De actually wanted to ask if he needed to wash his hands before touching the holy object, but seeing their appearance, they wanted him to try it directly. The outsider rolled up his sleeves and walked to the table.

Even though his hand was much larger than Miss Larsen's, his palm could not directly hold the ice crystal.

The rune "9" symbolizing "Nine-Ring Ringed Shushi" first emerged and was surrounded by raging fire. Although the witch had seen Xia De's Fate Ring in the small auditorium in the afternoon, she still muttered things like "It really is Nine-Ring" in her heart. But then, the symbol symbolizing the Fatu people did not appear on the ice crystal; instead, the ice crystal itself was slowly glowing, and the light was getting brighter and brighter.

Xia De was very worried in his heart that it would turn into a lamp emitting pure silver moonlight, but fortunately it did not. In that light, a complete bird's-eye view of the snow mountain appeared inside the ice crystal. The Fatumunster Snow Mountain appeared in the "holy object" just like this. At the same time as the elders looked at each other, the burning flames suddenly swallowed the snow mountain, and finally only the flames were rolling in the ice.

The witch tugged on Xia De's sleeve lightly, and Xia De immediately let go of his hand. So all the strange phenomena disappeared, the ice crystal on the table was not damaged because of this, and those light and shadow of the flames were just illusions.

The five elders crowded to the table to check the situation of the "holy object", so Xia De stepped back slightly and then asked Miss Lei Qianya in a low voice:

"What is the situation with this?"

The witch looked at him with an inexplicable expression:

"I also really want to know what the situation is... After meeting you, it seems that everything is becoming very special... Have you ever checked your situation with alchemical items, relics, or other means before?"

Xia De first recalled whether he had touched and exploded a crystal ball, and then reached a negative conclusion; then he thought of the group mission before the Year-End Festival and the card matter:

"Checked."

He nodded honestly:

"At that time, except for saying that I might not be a pure-blooded human, other situations were within my expectations."

Claire Lei Qianya was not surprised:

"You are a Dragon-born, of course you are not a pure-blooded human. What is strange about this?"

"No, I would rather believe that I have elven blood, and I am definitely not a Dragon-born."

"But those thaumaturgy you use..."

"You two don't chat over there, come over quickly."

Elder Harald turned his head and greeted them, so the two came to the table again.

Elder Weierda asked Xia De very seriously:

"Mr. Watson, it might be a bit impolite to say so, but may I ask if it is possible that one of your ancestors was a Fatu person?"

"Hmm?"

This questioning voice was made by the witch on the side, but no one cared about her.

Xia De immediately shook his head:

"Sorry, I don't know."

He introduced himself simply:

"I don't have any known blood relatives by my side. Actually, when I knew who I was, I was already an orphan... Although an uncle adopted me at that time, he also passed away not long after."

"Not long after" refers to two or three minutes:

"So I'm really sorry, I don't know where I came from or who my ancestors were. However, I have also investigated this over the years. To be honest, I think the probability that there are Fatu people among the ancestors of this body is very low."

The five elders looked at each other, and finally the eldest Elder Weierda nodded:

"Although some strange situations have occurred, the snow mountain and the holy object have both recognized you... You are not an ordinary Fatu person or priest; the holy object has recognized your elder qualification. Although it is a bit strange to say so, you can basically be considered the sixth elder now."

Miss Lei Qianya, who was still sad because of the outsider's "pitiful" life experience, immediately looked at Xia De in surprise again. Xia De also didn't know how his status had improved so quickly:

"So..."

He hesitated for a moment:

"Do you need my help for the All Souls Festival? I want to emphasize that I rarely help for free; I am really expensive."

The old men then laughed, and Elder Weierda shook his head:

"You don't need to participate in the All Souls Festival for the time being, but I am afraid there really are many things before the festival that need you to handle. It is as if fate is responding to our call. In 1855, when things are becoming more and more complicated, you and Claire appeared just like this. If it weren't for you, I really can't imagine what this year's All Souls Festival would be like—praise the snow mountain."

(End of chapter)