Chapter 3529

"Since you have seen a similar rune lock, do you know how to crack it?"

Xia De asked, and Luvia shook her head:

"The complexity of a rune lock is related to the types, quantity, and mystery of the runes it contains. The rune lock you described is the most complex one I have ever seen, and I even interpreted the meaning of 'Infinite Change' in it, which means this rune lock changes every moment. This is the most complex type of rune lock.

Although it is not completely impossible to crack, you can go find Danister. If the Academy professors work together, they should also be able to find a solution. But Xia De, do you know how long it usually takes for the Academy and Church archaeological teams to crack the rune locks in those ancient ruins?"

"I do know this."

Galina said:

"Those with better luck take years, and those with worse luck need several generations to deal with it. The Council once spent two whole generations of Great Witches of Knowledge and Wisdom to unlock the main gate of a laboratory ruin of a Witch Emperor from the late Fifth Era.

So that castle of your Ice Witch Emperor must have been deliberately left for you, otherwise I cannot think of the reason why the other party not only did not lock the door but even left a beautiful maid."

Luvia meant that the lock could be cracked, it just needed a long time, but Xia De did not want to let this key delay for several years, and he was not even willing to delay for several weeks:

"Is there no other way? For example, if I go find the 【Master Key】, this relic, combined with my Thaumaturgy, might even be able to open a Misuo."

Luvia shook her head again:

"I don't know if the 【Master Key】 can take effect, but I know there is one item that can definitely crack this rune lock in one blow, and it is not even a relic."

"What is it?"

Galina said with a smile:

"I know this, Snake Fang, right? Since it is the fate of infinite change, then use the power of Snake Fang to strangle all changes to counter it."

Luvia nodded:

"Snake Fang has already proven its power in the 【House of Pseudo-Humans】. I think this is what you need. But the problem is that the All-Souls Festival has ended. Where are you going to find a second Snake Fang? Or, do you need me to go do another divination?"

Although Luvia and Galina both thought that this rune lock could not be cracked in a short time, Xia De still went to Saint Byrons after sending them away.

Danister had an early class on Wednesday morning and was not in the library, so Xia De left the information about the rune lock in the office. And when Xia De went home later, he happened to meet Xiris, who came from the Randall Valley, in the basement:

"The coins you asked Vanessa to send someone to get have been obtained."

This was the coin that Ms. Marilyn Handel and Joey Barton wrote to inform him about on Monday. After the coin was retrieved, Xiris brought it here.

Xia De originally wanted to keep Xiris at home to say a few words, but the blonde girl just smiled and kissed Xia De's side face and left:

"It's my turn to clean the church this morning. If I go back late, the other girls in the church will laugh at me. Let's meet at Fatumunster Island, Xia De. Vanessa and I will also set off as soon as possible."

The special coin sent from a small town in the southwest of the distant Old Continent was a relic Xia De had never seen before—the Keeper-level relic 【Secret】.

This was a shiny silver coin, but it was very small, about a circle larger than Xia De's thumb nail. The pattern on one side was a sickle, and the pattern on one side was the number "1" standing in front of a closed mouth.

The edge pattern on the outside of the coin was a sentence that could be interpreted—【The value of a secret lies in before it is spoken.】

Xiris not only sent the coin but also sent Ms. Handel's letter. The letter explained the effect of this relic, and Xia De therefore knew that this should be the most valuable type among Keeper-level relics. Ms. Handel gave it to Xia De, and Xia De actually owed a favor—

Speak a valuable secret related to oneself in the dark where no one is around, and this secret is only known to oneself. Then kiss the number side of this coin, and the coin will turn into a silver short knife.

This short knife containing one's own secret can be counted as a relic weapon. According to the value of the secret, the short knife will have different effects and power.

And once this secret is known by a second person, not only will the relic be immediately destroyed, but the holder's soul will also be pierced by an invisible blade. The negative effect of the relic is to make the holder suffer from a certain degree of "persecutory delusion," always worrying that someone wants to know their own secrets, but this does not hinder the value of this relic as a weapon.

It is a pity that once the coin changes into a weapon, it is no longer reversible, otherwise Xia De would really like to try the power of this Keeper-level weapon.

Added to the 【Dragon Blood Treasure Coin】 left last time, the number of relic coins Xia De currently holds has reached two. Although there are still many places where coins are needed, Xia De still considered the suggestion Luvia made just now about using coins to find Snake Fang:

"Forget it, there is still one week anyway. If there is no clue to a second Snake Fang by the weekend, I will let Luvia do a divination again."

The long-haired girl said in the dream that the 【Fate Pedestal】 could enhance the effect of special divination, so Xia De was not worried about not finding a second Snake Fang.

He did not rush to other places afterwards, but took a carriage to the doctor's clinic in the east of the city. On one hand, he wanted to inform the doctor about the follow-up of the ancient hunter incident, and on the other hand, he was also worried about the doctor's mental state.

Last time he saw the doctor's emotions were not right, Xia De asked Priest Augustus to help the doctor adjust his emotions. And his approach at that time was indeed correct, because when he saw the doctor again this morning, he had returned to his usual appearance.

When meeting Xia De in the reception room, Bill Schneider sighed and admitted his own abnormality some time ago:

"On one hand, it was because the appearance of that thing was really beyond my expectations, and on the other hand, it was because I suddenly heard news of other sealed parts, the power of the thing sealed in my body was a bit unstable, and it began to affect my emotions. The difference between me and a demon-possessed person is that I can control the things in my body, but this control is not always very stable."

After the servant left, the doctor poured a cup of tea for Xia De himself, and then sighed again:

"After you left that day, Priest Augustus invited me to the orphanage to do volunteer work. We talked for a long time again, and I recovered. The priest was right, when encountering things, one should solve them, not worry about them.

I didn't expect that even if I accepted the Witcher's inheritance, I would still be so easily affected by that power."

He is actively preparing means to deal with Black Hand-Tifron. Now his thinking is very positive, thinking that the demon's mutation is just a small episode in the demon hunting process. And the strength of the enemy means that the reward after the hunt will be more generous. After all, even if you deliberately look for the news of the Demon King, you can't find it.

As for the news that the Dream-Eating Demon-Nagul was successfully sealed by Xia De in the early Fifth Era, the doctor was not surprised:

"I would be surprised if you failed. The other party's background was known by you, and it hid in the dream of that ancient hunter. Doesn't it mean that the hunter has already sealed it with his own dream? When its identity was known by you, it actually had nowhere to escape."

Although hunting demons has risks, it cannot have big problems every time. If there are problems every time, it is probably not far from the final moment."

As for Miss Kearns's recovery, the doctor had no way. Being able to almost retreat completely after being possessed by a demon was already very lucky. Unlucky examples like Stone Osenfort in Randall Valley died without even a residue left.

And for Xia De saving the black-haired girl from another evil spirit demon, the doctor was quite surprised after hearing Xia De's description:

"You are kind-hearted. If so... isn't the method of treatment already in your hands?"

"Is there?"

"Since you have successfully entered the dream and met her with the help of your companions, what you need to do is to dispel the residual power of the demon and wake up her consciousness. Although I don't know why her dream is so strange, I know you are fully capable of doing the above two things—"

The doctor cleared his throat and said with a smile in a very solemn tone:

"Please incarnate as the moon, let that bright and flawless moon rise in the gray mist, and illuminate the lost soul."

This sounded like some kind of proverb:

"I dare not guarantee that this can make her completely get rid of the entanglement of the demon's power, but at least waking up should be no problem. Of course, afterwards, she also needs long-term recuperation to recover like that ancient hunter. After all, being possessed by a demon, their situation is already very lucky."

The method given by the doctor does not require the assistance of potions or other materials. This is good news. In this way, Xia De almost knows the solution to the problem to be faced when the time key of the Whispering Hills is used for the last time.

Although he still does not know what the situation is on the 40th floor of the hotel, since the deity will follow everyone upstairs, in Xia De's view, the last adventure should not encounter too much trouble.

After returning home from the doctor's clinic, Xia De still did not set off for the island. After confirming that the cat still did not want to go out, he went to Coldwater Port City alone.

Now that the movement range of 【Lagley's Leap】 has become larger, combined with 【Powerful Spatial Perception】 for positioning, returning to the sea surface from the passage located in the underwater cave, Xia De does not even need to go swimming anymore.

At 10:30 in the morning, Xia De found Mr. Edmund, who was fishing on the cliff under the old lighthouse. The old gentleman's life looked very leisurely. Coldwater Port does not freeze all year round, so he can fish even in the current season.