Chapter 3699

Xia De did not arrive at Fatumunster Island until noon that day. Although he learned from the Lustful One that a second fate impact would occur this afternoon, no one knew the specific time. The Prophecy Society conducted a divination based on the news provided by Xia De, but only determined the time to be between three and five o'clock.

So at present, the many forces on the island are preparing to deal with this impact. With the experience of the last time, the situation this time will definitely be much better. As for the plan of temporarily transferring manpower away from the island to avoid the damage caused by the fate impact, even the witches had not thought of this.

Now Xia De holds the four rings of 【Ice and Snow】, 【Fool】, 【Su Sheng】, and 【Breeding】, plus those arcs, which is enough to create a small area on the ship to avoid the influence of the fate impact.

However, this time they also have the Fatum people, the 【Winter Choir】, and the elves as allies, so the rings and arcs cannot just stay on the ship.

Luweiya and Bella are responsible for arranging the destination of the rings and arcs. Luweiya mentioned to Xia De that the 【Fate Pedestal】 should also have the effect of protecting people from fate impact, but Xia De did not agree to bring that relic over:

"In a very small probability, that relic might also go out of control. We cannot afford the price of an Unknowable-level relic going out of control."

Everyone has things to do, and Xia De unexpectedly found that he seemed to have nothing to do all of a sudden.

He took Little Mia to visit Ali and Little Liana again. The cat jumped onto Ali's head, patted her with its paw, and then lay down. Except for Flora, who was cursed into an owl state, Xia De had never seen Little Mia be so friendly to any creature other than himself. The scene of the cat and the owl snuggling together on the windowsill of the Accordion Hotel waiting for him to return last autumn was still fresh in his memory—

"Wait a minute, does Little Mia only get close to animals that have the ability to transform into humans?"

Later, Xia De, who was bored, went to find Luweiya and told her that he was going to Yodel Palace on Monday night to meet Larus III. The purple-eyed girl didn't care about this at all:

"Why tell me this? If you want to find someone to study the outfit for that time, you should find Matilda... If you really have nothing to do, just find a girl to date. Deepening feelings with everyone is also a very meaningful thing."

"Then can I date you?"

Luweiya was originally walking quickly toward the captain's cabin. Hearing Xia De's words, she stopped and suppressed a smile:

"It's no problem to chat with you for a while. What do you want to tell me?"

"Have you and Grandma Cassandra discussed the matter of casting the 【Breeding】 ring into a shield?"

Luweiya smiled at once. She was quite satisfied with the solution she found:

"I suggested to Grandma that I didn't want a materialized shield, so Grandma Cassandra proposed a plan using ink. Xia De, you should have heard the story of the primitive tribes in the southern woodlands of Kasenrik using body painting to directly brand ritual patterns on human skin, thereby allowing people to master extraordinary power, right?"

The forging of the shield is related to this. The ring is melted into the ink, and the ink itself contains components of the Philosopher's Stone. Using the technology provided by Grandma Cassandra, the ink is made into activated skin brands, and then this is forged. After successful production, what is obtained is a detachable skin tattoo. Such a shield is more convenient to carry than a materialized shield, and it is also convenient to verify the feasibility of this alternative casting technology."

Of course, Luweiya would not say that making "Breeding" into a tattoo was inspired by her own "Moon Seal," let alone what the real purpose of doing so was.

"Sounds great, are those materials ready? I can make this shield tonight."

"Don't be so anxious, Xia De. Grandma Cassandra needs time to prepare the materials for making activated brands, which will take two or three days."

Afterwards, Xia De went to the laboratory at the bottom of the cabin with Luweiya and talked to Grandma Cassandra about the technical details. When talking about the practicality of this technology, Xia De always felt that the old witch looked at Luweiya with deep meaning, while the purple-eyed girl remained calm, thinking that since the brand tattoo could be removed, this was actually for the sake of everyone other than the witches, and definitely not because she had selfish motives.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the second fate impact was about to arrive, and everyone on the ship was notified to gather in the banquet hall. At this time, Luweiya had already left in advance, and the old witch first sent away her apprentice Rita, and then when she was rushing to the upper deck of the cabin with Xia De, she mentioned the proposal that had been rejected by everyone together:

"I still think about letting Rita take my place and sit in the seat of darkness. Even if I give up the status of Great Witch and abandon that power, I can still help the Council as a follower of the witches. My body is no longer enough for me to participate in high-intensity battles with young girls, and in the future, there will likely be more scenes where the Great Witches need to appear at the same time.

The ceremony for an apprentice to advance to a Great Witch should be enough for Rita to reach the ninth ring directly. She can start from a ninth-rank witch like Sylvia did back then and slowly advance upward."

These words were said to Xia De alone. Grandma Cassandra understood that as long as Xia De agreed, the other witches would have no choice even if they didn't agree.

But Xia De didn't want to agree. The reason given by Grandma was sufficient, but after all, it hadn't reached that critical moment yet:

"If it becomes necessary in the future, I will support your idea. But at least for now, Grandma, we still need you to sit in the seat of darkness. Miss Jia Lin Na and the others are relatively too young. After all, an organization like the Witch Council still needs wise people like you who are older to grasp the direction for everyone."

The old witch knew she couldn't persuade Xia De for the time being, so she didn't continue the topic. When the two were walking up the stairs, she mentioned another thing to Xia De:

"After the Fatumunster Island matter started, the Speaker's mood has been very wrong, and it is a periodic wrongness. I had some guesses a while ago, and after observing carefully this time, it is indeed that every time a major event occurs here, the Speaker's mood will fluctuate."

Grandma Cassandra said to Xia De:

"I suspect that the Speaker has actually been here long ago, and even seen some secrets. Her periodic mood changes are because she saw some things."

"Oh?"

Xia De looked at her quite unexpectedly:

"Miss Isabella knows about me?"

"Not sure, but since she has never said anything, it means she knows she shouldn't break anything now. I only mention this to you, no need to tell Miss Jia Lin Na and the others. We already have nine Great Witches here. Although it is a bit sorry for Isabella to say this, we have the upper hand now.

Let's get through the story of fate first before considering this matter. My only worry is that after the story of fate ends, the Speaker will come to confront you alone."

Xia De was not worried:

"It doesn't matter. If she really appears, I will talk to her properly. I also have... some understanding of this lady."

This refers to the information obtained from Adele in the past life, so Grandma Cassandra was relieved:

"That's good. And Isabella is also a good girl, I don't think she will make things difficult for you."

Almost everyone on the ship came to the banquet hall to "take refuge." Although Xia De could be safe without the power of the ring, he chose to stay with everyone. This banquet hall had never had so many people. The long table had been removed, and Miss Ilese found cushions for everyone to sit down. Seeing Xia De looking at this scene, Luweiya smiled and suggested:

"You like the feeling of everyone gathering together, right?"

"Yes."

"Then when you have time, how about letting everyone hold a pajama party here?"

"Um... how did the topic shift here?"

At 4:13 PM, as the light purple sky rapidly turned into dark purple, a silent fate impact erupted again with the snow mountain as the center.

The intensity of this fate impact was higher than the last time. In the center of the banquet hall, 【Su Sheng】 and 【Fool】 in the ritual base array built by Luweiya and Bella actually vibrated violently. The vibration of the rings lasted for a full twenty minutes, but fortunately, everyone in the banquet hall did not feel headaches or even fainting like last time.

Xiwei's mermaid friends also came to the ship to take refuge. Those mermaid girls gathered on the east side of the banquet hall and said with great concern:

"The ocean is wailing."

During the twenty-minute fate impact, heavy snow fell on the island and surrounding waters where the weather was originally sunny, and a small earthquake occurred on the island. But the most serious accident was an avalanche. When the Ring of Fate stopped vibrating and Luweiya and Bella thought the incident was over, Claire, who came from the Snow Mountain Hall, told Xia De the news:

"There has never been an avalanche on Fatumunster Snow Mountain. The Holy Mountain will not make things difficult for the people living here. The ancient prophecy of the Fatum people says that the Holy Mountain will welcome a battle with the ultimate evil at a certain moment. Since arriving here at the end of the Fourth Era, our fate has long been integrated with the fate of the Holy Mountain. The snow mountain nourishes us. If we cannot survive this catastrophe, we can only..."

She showed a sad expression. Xia De originally thought the elders wanted to coexist and perish with Fatumunster Snow Mountain. Just as he was about to hug Claire to comfort her, Stella whispered and added:

"The elders said that we can consider relocating to the Far North. Miss Ai Si Bo Ge said that the local tribes welcome the return of the Fatum people."

Because all major forces were well prepared this time, the order on the island quickly returned to normal after the fate impact ended. As for the other ring sorcerers living on this island... after all, people won't die. The church gave warnings in the black market in advance, so as long as it is not a backlash from spellcasting, the impact is just needing to rest for a period of time.