Chapter 3284

Emilia had a morning class this Thursday, so Xia De needed to go to the academy at ten o'clock. So early in the morning after eating, he planned to go to the doctor's side to talk about the plan to try to find the demon's trail on Friday.

However, after the Cavendishes left, Luweiya stayed behind. There was still half an hour before her work time, and it only took a little over ten minutes to walk from home, so she wasn't in a hurry at all:

"I want to talk to you more about the snake slough."

Xia De, who had returned from downstairs, sat back down on the sofa and incidentally put the cat that had finished eating on his lap:

"Was there anything not made clear last night?"

Luweiya shook her head gently:

"When I was sleeping last night, in my dream... I suddenly understood some things."

When she said this, Xia De understood. It seemed the long-haired girl wanted to pass on some news.

"These days, various tests have been conducted on these two snake sloughs, and coincidentally, there have been some results. From the material, fire and frost cannot damage them, and at the same time, they possess a certain degree of resistance to strange arts. Of course, they can be damaged; they haven't reached the level of sturdiness of a relic.

And from the characteristics, the current functions of the snake slough are two: displaying the destiny and role of a specific Ringed Shushi, and allowing the holder to attack at will when facing an Infinite Snake."

Xia De nodded in affirmation:

"These are all things we have summarized. So, what did you understand in your dream?"

"Really, Xia De, don't be so impatient, listen to me."

Luweiya stacked the two snake sloughs together:

"Last night, Emilia's snake slough automatically ran to Emilia's side, which also confirmed my view—the snake slough is connected to the holder's destiny. Since the change in the holder's destiny will be reflected on the snake slough, is it possible to change the holder's destiny by actively changing the content of the snake slough?

For example, if I actively write Emilia's story, writing that she encountered a demon at nine o'clock this morning, will the demon really run out of the Ice Fortress because of this and then make a long-distance raid on Saint Byron's?"

Xia De blinked. He really hadn't thought of this approach:

"This idea is very bold... Does this count as playing with destiny?"

But this approach was indeed very much in the style of the long-haired Luweiya; it was indeed something she could do.

Luweiya laughed:

"You are only conservative in this regard. I know what you are worried about, but for now, this is just an idea.

I have already tried it; ordinary pens and ink can't leave any traces on the snake slough. If you want to really change the content on it, I'm afraid you need an extremely powerful relic or special material—for example, that pen in the legendary Unknown-level relic 【History of the Era】, I think it could do this."

The long-haired Luweiya had mentioned this relic when talking to Miss Reinhardt of the "past life." This is a relic that rewrites destiny and is above the three Angel-level relics that have appeared so far. 【History of the Era】, 【Pedestal of Destiny】, and 【Eye of the Ouroboros】 are all very strong.

"【Puppeteer's Script】, 【Prophecy Spinning Wheel】, and 【Crossroads Kaleidoscope】 are influencing destiny. Could it be that we can only use dice to passively meet the enemy like you did last night? It is very difficult to find a relic that manipulates destiny of the same level as them, and even stronger relics are even harder to find. So, influencing destiny through the snake slough is also a means that can be considered."

Luweiya summarized:

"Xia De, the story has already begun, and passively meeting the enemy has never been your style. Although manipulating destiny means being prepared to face the other blade of the sword of destiny, this is war, and we can try to withstand a certain degree of destiny backlash.

Relics cannot be found for the time being, but I have some ideas about adding text to the snake slough. Duo Luo Xi has three pen-type relics, for example, the 【Joyful Dream Pen】 that you and she contained together; I will try to use it.

Besides that, you need to go to the Fatuman tribe to confirm whether they have a special ink formula for writing on snake sloughs. They worshipped the Great Snake in an earlier era and even pass down strange arts and spells related to snakes to this day, so they must have also tried to use snake sloughs to pass down their own history."

Xia De nodded to show he understood:

"I'll go ask in a while, and bring the news back tonight. Tonight you..."

"Lei Qianya said that you have an appointment with Helen and Grace tonight, so I won't come over to delay you from playing with butterflies. I'll come find you before work tomorrow morning."

The purple-eyed girl said with a smile, and then asked Xia De if he really wanted to take Emilia if they were to go find the demon tomorrow.

"I will discuss it with Doctor Shi Nai De, but it's highly likely I will take her. Emilia is also a Chosen One now. Although we need to protect her, we can't really treat her as the not-very-strong little elf she originally was."

Xia De said, and Luweiya was finally relieved:

"I was worried that you would lock her in a drawer like a beautiful and fragile gem... Let me do a divination for your action tomorrow to see if any accidents will happen."

Involving Xia De and the demon, the result of the divination might not be accurate, and Luweiya just let Xia De draw three cards at will.

The first card was a clock, the second was ice, and the third was "unexpected reunion." Luweiya didn't interpret them but let Xia De experience them himself. Xia De then guessed whether this meant that the castle really belonged to Chloe and that there was a second "Witch Echo" there.

After sending Luweiya to the Prophecy Association, Xia De went to the doctor's with Little Mia. The doctor was very busy on Thursday morning, and when Xia De arrived, he was seeing a patient, so Xia De waited a little while.

And when Xia De saw the doctor, he appeared quite distressed:

"I usually don't disclose patient privacy, but when encountering a patient who has pica due to psychological barriers, even I have to rely on sharing to weaken the psychological burden this causes me—do you believe someone likes to eat..."

"Wait, Doctor, will this topic be disgusting? I just finished breakfast."

Xia De hurriedly stopped him, incidentally covering Little Mia's ears. The doctor shook his head and sat down:

"Not disgusting at all. This patient likes to eat fingernails, and the amount is very large; he can't even eat without this. So his own fingernails are definitely not enough, so he asks his servants to cut their nails regularly and save them. His servants have already gone on strike because of this. If this reputation spreads, it will be very bad, which is why he came to me."

Xia De pointed out:

"Doctor, I think this is also disgusting... Does he eat fingernails or toenails? No, no, don't tell me, I'm not interested in this, let's talk about business."

Business was that Xia De planned to try to find the demon tomorrow, but whether the unicorn Ellie could successfully lead the way to find it was not very clear at the moment. Once found, turning back as if nothing had happened was impossible, so besides Xia De himself, Miss Reinhardt, and Emilia, the church's demon-hunting squad also had to be called, and even that 【Sun Emblem】 participating in the action personally would be very welcome to Xia De.

But because it was uncertain whether it could be found, Xia De came to ask for the doctor's opinion to see if he wanted to go together.

"I am still the same as before; without a guarantee that the demon will definitely appear, it's best I don't show up immediately."

The doctor had already considered this matter:

"However, perhaps the opportunity is only in a fleeting moment. If you let it run away again this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to have a next time. Take this; I won't explain its effect."

A small silver pistol was handed to Xia De in a box. The surface of the pistol had the rune 【Focus Faith, Hit with One Shot】. This was the Ringed Shushi-level relic 【One-Shot Pistol】 that Xia De had seen last summer.

"Did you borrow it from Old John again?"

"No, I bought it."

The doctor corrected:

"Last time you mentioned whether this gun could hit this demon, I thought about it carefully later, went to the academy to apply for the containment record of this relic, and finally discussed it with Old John. If you only rely on this pistol, it's difficult, but on the basis of this pistol, if you use some more demon hunter power, I think it should be able to give you a one-time chance to hit the enemy.

Wear the 【Demon Hunter Seal】, and then use the three bullets I gave you last time. Then before firing, roll this into a paper tube, stuff it into the muzzle for at least three seconds, and you can fire after taking out the paper roll."

He handed Xia De another piece of paper painted with a rune array, which looked like it had been cut from parchment:

"As long as this bullet hits, it counts as marking it. Within thirty days, even if it runs to the edge of the world, I can sense its location."

Xia De put these things away:

"But the problem is, have you found a way to defeat it?"

The doctor laughed:

"Of course, I can't beat it in a head-on battle, so I have to use a strategy. I won't tell you now; you'll know when the time comes. In this way, it's better that I don't go with you. After all, once it sees me, I guess my strategy will be difficult to realize."

Because he talked with the doctor about the topic of "Human Pus" and the destruction of the ancient Giant Kingdom afterward, it was already ten-ten when Xia De appeared at Saint Byron's Comprehensive Academy.

However, the good news was that Emilia hadn't come over yet, probably still queuing to use the teleportation array or climbing the stairs in front of the library. Doctor Shi Nai De was naturally waiting for Xia De here. Originally, she wanted to talk to Xia De about the topic of the "Infinite Snake," but she didn't expect Xia De to take the initiative to mention the matter of finding the demon tomorrow.

The administrator didn't oppose Emilia joining the action; letting the elf girl exercise was naturally very good:

"But can you really deal with this enemy just by relying on you? Although you and the 【Sun Emblem】 repelled it last time, I think it will learn its lesson. I'm afraid it will be difficult to replicate the last action this time."

Xia De's confidence lay in the harvest he obtained through the Time Key, which gave him the confidence to suppress the opponent without relying on weapons:

"Then what do you mean..."

(End of chapter)