Chapter 3662

"The keeper is trying its best to maintain the seal, but it refuses to meet with any candidate. It said that the power of the seal was artificially damaged; this involves both the mischief of Mr. Snake's power and other forces.

The keeper suspects that among the candidates, someone is cooperating with Mr. Snake, or has been used by Mr. Snake without knowing it, so it doesn't want to see anyone. Moreover, it shoulders the responsibility of opening the final act; for the sake of fairness, it cannot easily appear."

Winnie said, her standing posture being a very standard maid posture.

Xia De then said:

"But I am not a candidate, is it also unwilling to see me? Or do I need to complete some test and obtain some kind of token before it is willing to meet me?"

Collecting strange things everywhere or doing strange things, Xia De was very familiar with such matters.

Winnie shook her head:

"Although it doesn't trust humans, it still trusts me. I shared some memories related to you with it, and it agreed to meet you. The requirement it put forward is to see only you, at most allowing me to follow along. And you must possess a Ring of Fate that can use power to prove that you are indeed qualified."

Although Xia De did not have a ring, he was indeed qualified. "Noble Fate" was only half a ring, but Xia De believed this should also count.

"I will handle the problem of the ring myself. When can I go to see it?"

Xia De asked. Winnie did not ask about his method but replied:

"Tomorrow morning, at the ice lake where Miss Emilia Synode and Miss Ajelina Cavendish encountered the Infinite Snake, which is located at the northern foot of the island."

"Okay, then you accompany me to the appointment tomorrow morning, Winnie."

Luvia only spoke at this time:

"Xia De, don't directly identify the keeper as our companion. Although that snake and Mr. Snake must be in opposing camps, being hostile to Mr. Snake does not necessarily mean they are our friends. Be careful when the time comes, or should we prepare some means to restrain the other party in advance?

The other party is the incarnation of the water vein and also possesses the power of fate; we can target this."

Xia De just wanted to persuade Luvia that although caution was fine, one couldn't do such things, but Winnie actually said on the side:

"Under the blessing of last night's 【Corruption】 curved arc, your 【Corrupt Blood Mist】 can directly restrain it. However, Fatumunster Snow Mountain is considered the other party's home field. This can only ensure your own safety; it should not be enough to completely defeat the other party."

"That's enough."

Luvia nodded with satisfaction:

"Then tonight, Xia De, remember to go to the Dark Night Temple to..."

Xia De shook his head:

"The other party's attitude is unclear, but we can't do such things. Besides, the other party likely has a similar ability to see through fate as I do. If the keeper sees that I have the fate of 【Corruption】, guess what the other party will think? I will be careful, but forget about the curved arc."

Luvia rarely refuted Xia De's opinion, especially when his ideas were fine:

"Then you and Winnie should also be on guard. In addition, through Winnie's description, Bella and I now suspect that that snake is also a Ringed Beast, or at least it also holds a Ring of Fate."

This was a very reasonable guess. A snake left behind by the God of Fate to guard the fate seal would of course also hold fate:

"It feels like there are more and more rings appearing recently... what will it be this time? 【Protection】?"

"There is such a possibility, but this doesn't sound very suitable for you or Stella either. When you see it tomorrow, you can directly ask it this question. Maybe it has clues to other Rings of Fate."

Luvia reminded, and Xia De nodded, then thought that if the fate of 【Protection】 really existed, maybe it was suitable for another person who was not on this island now.

Yesterday's "fate disturbance" was officially named "First Fate Impact" by the church, and it would be called this in official files in the future.

The affected Ringed Shushi had all recovered, and besides the increasingly strange elemental environment and the dangers hidden everywhere, yesterday afternoon the church actually discovered 47 cases of "Snake Plague" in the city.

This number greatly exceeded the average value, and diviners suspected that this was the fate disturbance forcing people who were originally just "lurkers" to change.

Of course, just like the predictions of the diviner ladies yesterday, the fate disturbance also caused the appearance of some things that ordinary people could feel and were rarely seen in normal times.

For example, Xia De heard Matilda say that at breakfast this morning, everyone actually ate 13 double-yolk eggs at the dining table at once.

"In Midhill Fort, people believe that if a pregnant girl discovers a double-yolk egg, it is very likely that she will be pregnant with twins, but Miss Black and Miss White said that was superstition."

Rita said such things at the dining table at the time, and Matilda quietly told Xia De that besides Grandma Cassandra, the witches seemed to be a bit uncomfortable because of this.

There was another big event this morning, which was that the elves preparing to crown the new generation of queen also arrived on this island. If it weren't for the church repeatedly persuading them not to have too many people come, the elves distributed all over the world would almost all want to witness this racial event in person.

But even after repeatedly reducing the quota, there were still five large ships sailing toward Fatumunster Island in the end, and the size of each ship could be directly compared to the main body of the "Radiant Messenger."

Those large ships appeared from the sea area south of Fatumunster Island in the snow at ten o'clock in the morning, the tall ships soaked in a soft shimmer throughout.

The elves' large ships were not steamships, but sailing ships with tall masts. And in the wood grain of the silver sandalwood, which seemed to be condensed from moonlight, flowed a pale blue luster, as if the colors of the sky at dawn and dusk were sealed in the wood texture.

The ship shape was a smooth willow leaf shape, a typical elf style. The bow was slightly upturned, carved with unfolded silver leaf patterns; the stern curled into the arc of a swan's neck, with a translucent aquamarine embedded at the tail end. When the ship body swayed, the stone surface reflected flowing water patterns.

The sails were extremely thin silver-gray fabric, with different elf clan symbols on different sails. And as the flagship, the sails of the large ship were of course the symbol of the "Moon Creek Clan," the future elf royal family.

These huge sailing ships traversed the blizzard covering Fatumunster Island, as if sailing from ancient mythology.

Xia De and the witches, along with the church, the Diviner Society, the three major academies, and other Ringed Shushi invited to assist, also arrived at the pier of the City of Time to welcome the arrival of the elves.

Xia De heard Sylvia mutter "really rich" in a low voice, and Miss Ilese, who was standing beside him, also said in a low voice:

"The history of these ships' existence is older than me. They might not even be creations of the Fifth Era, but can be traced back to even more distant eras."

Megan, wrapped in a velvet-collared cloak, stood on Xia De's left:

"I have seen elf ships of similar shapes in the picture books preserved in the council, but that was a description of the Third Era... How many good things do the elves still have?"

The professors of Saint Byron arrived an hour earlier than the elves. At this time, led by Danister, they were standing not far from Xia De and the witches, also watching the elf fleet.

As the head of the Aurora family, Xiwei also had her own views on the ship issue, but at this time the Ringed Shushi on the pier had already walked toward the pier, so she did not speak, but followed Xia De and the others and walked over.

The Thirteen-Ring Shushi from all sides walked at the front of the team with Xia De, while Xia De walked faintly at the very front of everyone. When the sound of footsteps sounded densely on the wooden floor, "She" asked softly in Xia De's ear:

【At this moment, do you have the feeling of leading an era yourself?】

"This question is really strange."

The outsider walking at the very front of the crowd answered in his heart, but listening to the footsteps behind him, he hesitated for a few seconds and then said:

"However, from the panic of seeing the strange environment at the door when I first left No. 6 St. Deran Square in the summer of 1853 to now, I have indeed walked a very, very long way."

【Looking back now, what kind of feeling do you have?】

Xia De did not know whether "She" was asking about his emotion toward the past or his emotion when he really looked back and saw everyone following him at this moment:

"Better not look back, even if it's snowing, we must continue to move forward."

When the group reached the end of the pier, the elf flagship also docked at the side of the pier at this time. Only by standing under the ship could one feel the height of this ship more clearly, and could one see more meticulously the spiritual light rippling on every wooden board that made up the ship body.

The ship board was lowered, and what appeared afterward was a team of pointed-eared elf guards wearing silver light armor arranged neatly. Because the one to be crowned was a queen, these guards were all female. Xia De suspected that what they were wearing was mithril armor.

After the elf guards, Emilia, wearing a emerald green cloak and having already put on the 【Elf Kingship】 although not yet crowned, finally appeared. Behind Emilia were several old elves wearing elf priest costumes; they would become members of the Elf Kingdom's Elder Council in the future.

It is worth mentioning that today's Emilia was not in the little elf form, but in the Great Elf state.

She had probably rehearsed this scene many times. At this time, she had no lively and cute appearance as usual. With a serious face, after arriving on the pier in the snow, she greeted the human Ringed Shushi who came to welcome the elves generously and promised on behalf of the elves to help in the following matters.

And the first person Great Elf Emilia talked to was of course Xia De. A slender arm stretched out from under the cloak, and a hand wearing lace gloves and a branch-style ring shook hands with Xia De. Emilia nodded slightly:

"Good day, Your Excellency the God-Caller. It's been a long time since we parted in Vesta Land early last winter."

The witches held back their laughter, and the Thirteen-Ring Shushi beside Xia De actually mostly knew that this elf queen had already appeared on the island with the God-Caller.

Snow was still falling. The group did not stay on the pier for too long, and after a slight greeting, they moved toward the city.

The pine forest on one side of the road between Kyle-Todd Town and the City of Time had already been designated for the elves as a temporary camp. The high-ring elves went one step ahead, casting spells to temporarily move the trees away. While Emilia was attending the welcome banquet in the banquet hall of the manor in the eastern part of the City of Time, which had been arranged long ago, with elf representatives of various clans, the elves' camp had already sprung up.

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