Chapter 3285

"I happen to have nothing to do tomorrow."

The administrator, who was elegantly holding a teacup, said this, and Xia De understood:

"Is it okay for you to leave the academy rashly? And Fatumonte Island and the academy are across the entire Old Continent."

"Don't worry about these problems. The academy is not short of space-moving relics. As for leaving the academy, I'll just tell Professor Pigman that I'm going to protect Emilia."

So the elf girl, who ran out of the bookshelf excitedly, immediately became nervous:

"Professor, are you going to the snow mountain with us today?"

The red-haired sorceress laughed:

"Look at your expression now; I'm not going to snatch your cookies. It's tomorrow. Xia De is going to find the demon tomorrow, and I will also appear on that island at that time. But I won't appear with you; I will hide and follow behind you.

If you don't need me, I won't show up. If you really encounter a problem that cannot be solved, I will take action to help you."

As for the information Emilia brought back last night, Doctor Shi Nai De convened a breakfast meeting of professors from relevant departments and colleges of the academy this morning to collectively discuss the matter of the "Infinite Snake."

The diviners of the Astronomy Academy and the time explorers of the History Academy all had relevant information. Combined with the hidden and dangerous collections in the library, it was basically determined that the "Infinite Snake" had appeared many times in history, and each appearance in the past would cause big problems, but it would be inexplicably resolved:

"The professors of the Astronomy Academy believe that it is just destiny self-healing. The appearance of the Infinite Snake represents the chaos of destiny, and its inexplicable disappearance or being just right resolved is destiny completing self-consistency. However, besides items appearing impossible, living things or events are also possible."

She handed the prepared document to Xia De, while Emilia just listened obediently on the side.

"The most famous case occurred around 1046 of the Sixth Era because that incident happened at Saint Byron's. Among the chickens raised by the academy as experimental subjects, a rooster laid an egg. This kind of thing is actually not completely impossible, but after checking the egg and the rooster, it was found that both were completely normal, and it was not because of a lesion that caused the rooster to lay an egg.

And it was after the academy gave such an examination result that the big black snake tore the rooster apart, and the little snake hatched from that egg. The battle at that time destroyed the chicken coop that had been passed down from the Fifth Era to that time, causing the academy to lose an important ancient building.

The two snakes evolved the abilities of 'death by gaze' and 'unsolvable toxin' respectively, and one of them even escaped into the academy's ancient sewer system. If it hadn't accidentally broken into the academy's underground restricted area... cough cough, in short, when that incident was resolved, the number of casualties in the academy reached three digits, which is considered one of the most dangerous incidents that occurred inside the academy in the Sixth Era."

"Then how were their corpses handled?"

Xia De asked with concern, and Doctor Shi Nai De pointed downward:

"After the snake was killed, it turned back into that rooster and that egg. The professors at the time combined past literature and the divinations of prophets and did not kill the chicken, but waited for it to die of old age. After it died, it lost all abnormal characteristics, and a part of the corpse was preserved as a research object. Now that part of the corpse is still in the 'School History Museum' area of the History Academy.

But that egg neither hatched nor 'died' of old age, so it has been sealed in Level 4 of the library until today. If you can find a convenient way to solve this thing this time, the academy doesn't mind you dealing with it."

Besides "rooster laying eggs," there were some similar examples in the academy's documents that happened in other places, just not as detailed as the "rooster laying eggs" incident.

Xia De and Emilia looked at them separately. In a world with supernatural power, it is very difficult to distinguish between "impossible events" and "events caused by supernatural power," so the appearance of the "Infinite Snake" is often unexpected, which means that each time it will cause great destruction.

"Since only by recognizing the 'impossible' will the snake appear, what if the impossible event has already occurred but has not been noticed? For example, that rooster that laid an egg, if no one recognized that its existence originated from the 'impossible,' then would it end after it died of old age?"

Emilia raised her hand and asked, and Doctor Shi Nai De's expression was very serious:

"Of course it wouldn't be that simple. If no one discovers it, the error of destiny will gradually spread from a single individual to more individuals and events, such as more roosters in the flock laying eggs, or the chicken coop itself showing abnormal characteristics. This is a destruction of the basic order of the world, and its influence is even more terrifying than tree holes, abnormal light, and the filth of the earth.

The fact that the snake you encountered last night could spit out strange light is very telling in itself.

So after determining that this is the calamity of destiny, I think the 【Prophecy Association】 should take the initiative to intervene and help the church search for these impossibilities worldwide, and take the initiative to stimulate them to become Infinite Snakes, rather than waiting for destiny to be further destroyed.

If you two encounter the same situation again, after killing the snake, remember to effectively contain the restored object. It is said that the 【Prophecy Association】 masters the means to completely resolve this kind of impossibility, and the academy is already contacting them, but I think, as before, even if there is a way, I am afraid the price will be very high."

They didn't notice Xia De frowning and thinking. If "he" also counts as some kind of impossible, then he has appeared for two years without causing negative effects on his surroundings. Although destiny has indeed changed because of his appearance, these changes are self-consistent.

"So, I should not worry about turning into a snake. I am essentially different from them."

【I really don't know what you are worried about.】

"She" smiled gently.

Today is the last day before setting off to find the "Ice Fortress," so Emilia brought a lot of special magic potions prepared by the academy's secret recipe for the unicorn Ellie to ensure that at least tomorrow it has the ability to escape on its own.

When the two arrived at Kyle-Todd town, it was already eleven o'clock in the morning. After entering the Snow Mountain Hall, they didn't see Miss Reinhardt and Miss Larsen, but instead saw the injured "Magic Potion Merchant" Mr. Sargent, who was talking to Elder Harald and Elder Vilda in the foyer.

After nearly two weeks of treatment, Mr. Sargent's condition is much better now. Although traces of the alchemy rune array still remain on his skin, at least he can move and cast spells freely.

But his injuries are far more serious than Elder Harald's, so he doesn't intend to leave the town immediately, but wants to take advantage of his good mental state today to find a way to move his magic potion workshop to the town, so that he can find something to do while recuperating in the town, and incidentally not cut off his income.

Because he often goes into the mountains to collect herbs, Mr. Sargent originally had a very good relationship with the Fatuman people. Elder Harald and Elder Vilda are discussing sending people to help him move his equipment and finding a suitable location in the town for him to open a shop.

It is naturally a good thing to have an excellent magic potion master in the town. Even if he doesn't settle here permanently, he can be of great help before the All Souls Festival.

Seeing strangers, Emilia hid behind Xia De. And when Mr. Sargent saw Xia De coming, he greeted him very enthusiastically; he knew who the greatest contributor to his rescue was.

"Mr. Sargent, it's just right that you are going to the city. Is it convenient to help me make an appointment with Mr. Mortis? I want to talk to him about something, and the time and place are decided by him."

The "Magic Potion Merchant" immediately agreed. He and Mr. Mortis have been good friends for many years, and this request is just a small matter.

Soon Mr. Sargent sat on a cargo wagon and left with the young people in the town. The intensity of the whisper elements on his body has basically stabilized with other elements, and the vampire-type treatment method provided by the coroner seems quite effective.

As for the witch and the apprentice, because they are going to conduct the "Crown of Glory" trial on the weekend, Miss Reinhardt was asked to go to the high altitude of the snow mountain for adaptive training in advance. This trial is not just an excuse; it really has danger.

They will probably be back before lunch, which means there is still half an hour.

Elder Harald and Elder Vilda first greeted Emilia. After Emilia went to visit the unicorn, the two old men signaled to talk to Xia De alone.

The three went to the courtyard of the Snow Mountain Hall together. After walking out of the glass door, they tacitly looked up at the glittering snow mountain under the warm winter sun:

"Claire has already told us about what happened last night. In the morning, the church in the city also sent people to ask about some things, but they haven't linked those two... three people at that time with you for the time being."

Elder Vilda, wearing a ram's horn hat, said, turning his head to look at the direction of the unicorn's nest:

"The church actually came to ask us about the local snake worship. The content they asked was about the same as what you asked, and then they asked us if we had things like ancient snake sloughs, and we also said no."

Then Elder Harald took out the snake slough that Xia De was very familiar with from his sleeve and handed it to Xia De:

"After you asked those questions last week, we searched in the villages at the foot of the snow mountain, and this is the harvest of this search. It was worshipped in a remote altar outside a small village at the eastern foot of the snow mountain. If it weren't for a deliberate search, I'm afraid no one would know that there is still this in that altar.

Its origin can no longer be verified, and the local village has never recorded this piece of snake slough."

The blank snake slough in his hand is indeed that kind of strange snake slough. Luweiya temporarily calls them by the very cliché name "Destiny Snake Slough." And the elders handing this to Xia De instead of the church means that the Fatuman people trust Xia De, who has already been recognized by the snow mountain, more.

(End of chapter)