Chapter 3256: The Harvest of

A smile appeared on the corner of Sister Belen's mouth. Her emotional expression was much richer than Sister Daelin's:

"No problem. But this is not a secret method or strange spell recognized by the world. This is just a way of applying the First Flame. Flames will resonate with each other. This resonance can be amplified through special ways. This is the basic principle of the secret method of sensing the First

She briefly explained the theoretical knowledge involved, and because this was a technique that could only be used by those who possessed the First Flame, it didn't matter if others heard it.

And when Xia De had finished listening to the theoretical knowledge, she reached out her hand toward him:

"Please take my hand; I will guide you in your first sensing."

Her right hand, which bore faint burn marks, reached toward Xia De; Sister Belen's hand was slightly larger than Sister Daifulin's. Xia De hesitated for a moment before taking that hand under the gaze of Miss Violet, who was holding her teacup and tilting her head as she watched the two interact.

Then, firelight appeared from between their palms, and Xia De followed the nun's instructions to close his eyes and relax his mind. The flame in their hands was very stable at first, but then it pulsed; this pulsation was very obvious at the beginning, but the subsequent pulses became increasingly faint.

Until the traces of the flame's pulsation were almost imperceptible, Xia De had already committed this feeling to his heart.

"Hero who carries the flame, when you close your eyes, can you still see me?"

The voice, carrying a sense of fragmentation, asked this. Xia De shook his head, and the nun said nothing more. In the palms they held together, the flame jumped again, but this time it was not just a cluster of flames that jumped; Xia De felt the vibrating flame extend further, to Sister Belen's wrist.

The subsequent pulses were even fainter, but those pulses reached Sister Belen's elbow.

With each pulsation of the flame, Xia De "saw" more and more of Sister Belen. Until the final pulse perfectly coincided with Sister Belen's heartbeat, Xia De then completely "saw" the fire-red nun sitting beside him, and saw the cluster of crimson flames at her chest—

【Outsider, your miracle "Undying Fire Seal" has gained an enhancement. You have gained the ability to sense the direction of the First Flame, and your ability to perceive already-applied "Fire Seals" has been greatly increased.】

At this moment, even without actively casting the miracle, Xia De only had to think of Luweiya to clearly perceive that she was in the distant time and space of the Sixth Era. This cross-temporal perception was clearer than in any other era; he could even vaguely sense Adele, who was in the "past life," curled up sleeping on the sofa on the second floor of No. 6 Saint Deran Square.

He continued to perceive the First Flame. The first thing he naturally sensed was Sister Belen, who was still holding his hand; the flame burned in her soul, and it would not leave until it had completely burned her to ashes.

He continued to amplify his perception, attempting to feel the First Flame in the "Tombstone Wasteland," but unfortunately, even with such powerful perception, Xia De could still only vaguely sense that the First Flame was somewhere nearby, yet he could not pinpoint it.

He opened his eyes, and Sister Belen took the initiative to let go of Xia De's hand. Her lips held a smile; although it was not a sharing of the flame, but merely the passing on of her own secret arts regarding fire to Xia De, for the nuns who carried the flame, this was already a stroke of immense luck:

"Hero who carries the flame, have you sensed the echo of the flame?"

"Yes, the First Flame is indeed in this world, but I cannot pinpoint it precisely."

The nun nodded gently:

"It does not matter, hero who carries the flame. As long as the flame has not been extinguished, we still have more time to search for those lost flames. Whether it is the flame here or the flame on the snowy mountain that you yearn for, there will be a result."

The blonde Witch Empress felt she had heard interesting news, but she did not take the initiative to get involved, because the young ladies who were sorting out the gold funerary items from the small coffin had already filled the table with those glittering things.

Little Mia, who had just been stuffed into Xia De's pocket, poked its head out to look, and Xia De did not stop it. Counting carefully, the gold rings, gold bracelets, gold earrings, gold necklaces, and other funerary items taken from the small coffin totaled as many as 13 pieces. Of course, this also included the "deposit" Xia De had left last time.

"I have five more funerary items here. One was found in the grave pit where I appeared this time, three came from some baron, and one was dropped by the knight who was just repelled."

Xia De took out the other four gold items besides the golden scepter, and Miss Liyade, who had stayed in the cabin and was responsible for keeping the funerary items, hurriedly took out a small bag:

"When you left last time, we had six funerary items and one shovel left. Later, we consumed two funerary items to summon Her Majesty Violet. After Her Majesty arrived, she wanted to go outside to take a look, and after consuming one shovel, she brought back six funerary items. Then, with ten funerary items, we exchanged for two more shovels.

When Her Majesty and the others left just now, they took a shovel, and I noticed you didn't bring it back, so I have six funerary items and one shovel left here."

She poured the gold items from the small bag onto the table with a clatter, bringing the total number of funerary items to 24.

Last time, they had said that finding the tomb where the First Flame was located required 7 funerary items, while wanting to know the tomb for leaving required 13. Xia De had been worried that the number of funerary items would be hard to gather, but he hadn't expected that just after arriving this time, there were already four extra.

Of course, everyone did not forget to check the other things in the small coffin besides the funerary items.

Six small white stones were the precious material "Soul Teardrops" that Xia De had seen before (Chapter 773). This was an extremely rare special substance that could only be produced by lingering spirits after their wishes were fulfilled; its effect of repairing the soul could even work on the long-haired Luweiya.

"I can consume these stones to cast spells that exceed my current eleventh-tier level to a certain extent. I will keep four of these stones, and let the other two maintain the soul strength of these two hounds."

The Witch Empress picked up two stones and threw them toward the two hounds guarding the door. They jumped up happily, each biting the things the witch had thrown and swallowing them. Of course, these things actually belonged to them in the first place.

Then there was a black cast-iron key; this was the poet-level relic 【Master Key】. Xia De had obtained this from a gift box before. This kind of key could open almost any lock, and its effect was very similar to Xia De's "Key of Doors."

Next was a small red stone, which looked like congealed fresh blood under the firelight of the fireplace. Xia De saw at a glance what it was:

"Philosopher's Stone! Where did you get this?"

Xia De asked the hound again, and the latter turned its head to look:

"It was left behind after a corpse that wanted to cut down the tree was defeated and absorbed after this tree entered this world. This was probably the funerary item of some deceased person. After being picked up by that corpse that wanted to cut down the tree, it was always carried on its body. I had seen this before when I followed my master, so I knew what it was."

And the last item in the box that was not a funerary item was also a genuine "relic." Whispering elements overflowed from that golden bullet. This was not the 【Fist of the Blazing Sun】 that could change the weather that Xia De had gotten from a gift box last week; this was another type of relic bullet.

The surface of the bullet had the rune string 【What You See Is What You Get】, and in addition to that, there was a series of symbols symbolizing "mirrors," "doors," and the like. Xia De did not recognize what this was, and Miss Violet, who was learned and knowledgeable, checked it and threw it to her apprentice:

"Teresa, tell me what this is."

The young lady wearing glasses hurriedly checked it carefully:

"Yes, teacher... This is the relic bullet 【Vision Bullet】. After the bullet hits, it can teleport the hit individual to the position seen by the shooter's line of sight. This is not spatial teleportation, but conceptual displacement, so for barriers or shields that cannot be penetrated by general spatial jumping abilities, as long as it is transparent, the effect of this bullet can carry people through.

The negative characteristic, besides the probability of making the hit target disappear permanently, is that the bullet cannot hit the shooter, otherwise it will cause a Type II conceptual disaster called 'Vision Destruction.' However, using relic-class firearms can reduce the probability of the hit target disappearing."

Xia De remembered hearing about this kind of relic. According to the classification of the Sixth Era, this should belong to the document level. And now Teresa happened to have that angel-level 【One-Shot Kill Pistol】 in her hand, so this bullet was temporarily stored in her possession.

After checking the harvest in the small coffin, Xia De stored the corpse of the hound he had just picked up inside, and then turned the entire coffin into a toy and put it away.

"Although this world is dangerous, it seems there are quite a few treasures. A Philosopher's Stone... will this lead us out of here?"

Miss Violet picked up the "pebble" and toyed with it in her hand. For her, although the Philosopher's Stone was precious, it was not extremely rare. The Philosopher's Stone alone certainly could not lead the group out, but there was someone here who held important clues.

After sensing Xia De's gaze again, the hound guarding the door changed from lying on the ground to standing up. The little hound, which had originally been leaning against its mother's belly, rolled on the ground:

"According to our agreement, I will tell you everything I can tell you, and you need to take us out of this world. So, what do you want to know?"

Xia De looked at Miss Violet, and the latter nodded at him, letting Xia De ask the questions.

"How much do you know about this cabin? You mentioned 'Gravekeeper' last time when you saw me holding a shovel. What is that?"

This matter concerned everyone's safety, so Xia De asked about this first.

(End of chapter)