Chapter 3690: The Exceptional Reward

Xia De sat on the boat, tilting his head slightly to look at the woman's head ten meters away:

"Whether it is a commission target like Bennett, or those apostles of desire who follow you, there is a desire in their hearts that seems to never be filled. The desires of those people are simply like flames burning and devouring everything around them.

But Valentin Halonin is different. I admit that she also has a desire for love, but rather than saying it is desire, it is more like obsession. She is not the same as your previous targets. As for your saying that she defiled your power, so you want to take revenge on her... I don't believe that."

That face in the water curled its lips, and the purple eyes looked at Xia De from the water surface following the action of raising its head:

"So, you tore up the agreement between us, and believe that even so, I will still forgive you?"

Xia De continued to look at it, even looking directly into those purple eyes:

"I should say, I feel that I have seen through the truth of this commission. Perhaps what you want is not Valentin Halonin. Her soul and her fate do not actually match the power you hold. What you want should be something on her, or some knowledge in her head."

"I have a bold guess."

Xia De took out the parchment that was used as a thank-you gift for his back-and-forth communication:

"The 'love curse' given to her by Mr. Snake, this most ancient fate curse—what you really want is actually this, right? Although this curse looks like it has nothing to do with your power, in my opinion, this is the most valuable thing on her."

The smile on the beautiful face in the water became more obvious. It did not confirm or deny:

"If I say that what I want is indeed this, will you give it to me?"

Xia De put the parchment roll into the seawater, so the seawater rippled and sent it to the side of that head. The hand that stretched out from the side of the head from under the water surface grasped it.

The wet woman asked in surprise:

"You just gave it to me like this? You should know how powerful this curse is."

Xia De nodded:

"I know, but I have already accepted the commission. Even to you, I will not easily tell a lie. Moreover, the most critical thing is, I think you probably won't easily use this curse. If the curse of fate could be used at will, why didn't that snake use it itself, but specifically went to find mortals to use it? Your name is 'Desire', not 'Love'. You want this curse, probably not to strengthen your own power."

The slender woman's hand holding the parchment roll shrank back into the water. It smiled very satisfied:

"Yes, you understand me very well. Then this commission can be considered as you having completed it perfectly. Since you gave what I wanted, I will also give what you want."

The pink 【Breeding】 curved arc was thrown into the water by Xia De. It sank directly below the water surface, and then the entire sea area with the small boat as the center turned into a glowing pink color.

That woman's head then hid into the thick fog, but sang softly in the thick fog.

That was a nursery rhyme-like tune, but it sang about the hardships of a woman's life, the pain brought by breeding, and the infinite fear of married life. The nursery rhyme tune matched such lyrics, plus the thick fog at this moment, the scene was quite strange, but Xia De did not care.

In the singing of "Desire," all the pink light rippling in the surrounding sea area gathered toward the small boat.

Those lights finally gathered in the seawater under the edge of the small boat where Xia De was sitting, forming a perfect pink ring. The ring finally flew out from the seawater and arrived in front of Xia De. Xia De reached out and grasped it—

【Outlander, you witnessed the "Fate Ring · Breeding." This is the fate of giving birth to new life.】

【Fate Interpretation: The end of love and desire is breeding. This is the cornerstone of race, civilization, and the world.】

【Effect: The holder of this fate increases the possibility of reproduction.】

"Today is the fourth one. Clearly so many rings appeared at once, but each one is completely reasonable."

Xia De thought in his heart, but asked toward that piece of thick fog:

"I remember the reward promised at the beginning was to turn the curved arc into a shield, how did it become a ring?"

The singing had stopped, and the woman's voice in the fog replied:

"This is a reward for you seeing through my real purpose. Could it be that you are not happy?"

Xia De summoned the *Fate Manual* and put this ring into it:

"Happy is happy, but I don't remember you having the power of 【Breeding】. If it is said that the Death Angel fishing death out of death is reasonable, then what is your situation?"

"This is a very ancient story, even older than the story between me and the clowns."

Desire's voice was moving away in the fog:

"It's just that you are already very tired today, let's talk about it when there is a chance in the future. All my appearances in the fate story have ended. Next, it is the performance of those people chosen by fate."

Xia De looked at the direction where the voice was moving away:

"I originally also wanted to talk to you about Mr. Snake. You must know something about it."

"But regarding that snake, what is there for us to talk about? It and I are nothing more than chess pieces played by the Ancient Gods, struggling to jump out of the chessboard, only to find that it is just a part of the play performed for the gods."

Desire smiled in the depths of the thick fog, but still gave a reminder:

"It will not be reconciled to perish like this. No matter what means you have prepared, you must guard against the possibility that it has more brilliant means. But for you who can call the gods, I am afraid you won't care about those means, right?"

"Mermaid" disappeared into the thick fog of the morning. Xia De sat on the boat alone for a while longer before driving the small boat toward the direction of the Kyle-Todd Town pier.

【Going back?】

"Let's go get the key to the Willendale vault first."

Xia De said he had many things to do when saying goodbye to the doctor and Priest Augustus, which was not an exaggeration. Even though he had not slept all night, there were still many things on the boat, in the town, and in the snowy mountain that needed him to handle personally.

The 【Breeding】 curved arc was asked for by Xia De from Dorothy after he returned to the "Radiant Messenger" just now. At that time, not everyone had returned, but judging from the news, because the preparation this time was very sufficient, the fighting that night, although there were quite a few wounded, the fate of death did not descend on the girls.

After taking the vault key from the Samir old house in the city and returning to the boat, breakfast was still being prepared. That mysterious blonde Ms. Sabel had already left from the small town, not even leaving a word, and Little Mia, who was left on the boat, pounced from Tifa's arms toward Xia De. Xia De looked at Ms. Elessa again, and the boat girl smiled and nodded:

"No problem, please don't worry, everyone is safe and sound."

On this morning, it was not just Xia De who had to handle various problems. The witches had not all returned. The seven huge snake teeth in the seven locations had not been completely handled, and there were still quite a few monsters running around on the island that ran out from the main battlefield.

And outside the seven main battlefields last night, the city and the town were also attacked again. However, because there was the help of the elves this time, the loss was far less than before. It was just that Claire returned from the snowy mountain and was now still assisting the elders in determining the situation of the surrounding villages and stockades.

When the maids were still preparing breakfast, Xia De first handled what was currently relatively speaking the most complex, but also the least dangerous thing.

When he came to the "Unicorn Nest" in the snowy mountain hall, Grace and Helen were sitting on small stools, curiously looking at Ellie who was shrinking together with Little Liana because of fear. Helen in the black dress stretched out her finger and poked Ellie. The little unicorn shivered immediately.

Grace pulled her sister's sleeve somewhat dissatisfied, and Helen defended:

"This child is too timid, how can she help Mr. in the future? Sister, we are not the most terrifying existence. In the future, she will definitely encounter more dangerous existences while accompanying Xia De."

Xia De noticed that the Red Butterfly sisters were using "she" rather than "it" to refer to Ellie.

Luveia was standing on the side, confirming the situation when Ellie transformed into a human with Stella. There were also Iluna and Emilia present at that time, but neither of them was here.

The transformation master Flora was also here. Artist lady arrived at the snowy mountain main battlefield when the battle was nearing the end last night, so she heard about all the things that happened in the snowy mountain:

"So unicorns can really transform into humans. It seems that the influence caused by 【House of Fakes】 on her is permanent. This is really a very rare thing. It's a pity I didn't see it at the time."

When Xia De entered the door, Flora was still sighing, and the witch also used the personal pronoun for humans. And seeing Xia De's arrival, Ellie immediately stared at him with her sky-blue eyes and "asked for help."

Xia De said to Grace and Helen:

"Grace, Helen, don't go and scare Ellie anymore."

"Mr., we didn't scare her. We were just very surprised. She is not afraid of Little Mia, but is afraid of us... I don't know if her inspiration is strong or weak."

Of course, Grace did not say the second half of the sentence, just thinking about it in her heart.

Since last night, the time they left Midhillburg was long enough, so seeing Xia De return, they kissed Xia De on the side of the face respectively, and then left here holding hands. However, according to the current situation, Xia De would see them again soon.

"What is Ellie's situation now?"

Xia De asked Luveia and Stella, and then sat on the small stool Grace had just sat on and touched Ellie. Ellie and Little Liana both leaned over, which made the cat on his shoulder very dissatisfied.

It meowed, so Little Liana shivered just like Ellie just now, while Ellie instead "neighed" in response. Just as Grace said, Ellie was afraid of the butterflies but not afraid of Little Mia. ===== CHAPTER 3691 =====

It meowed "Meow~", and little Liana began to shiver just like Aili had a moment ago, while Aili, conversely, chimed in with an "Ang~". Just as Grace said, Aili is afraid of butterflies but not afraid of Little Mia.