Chapter 3721: Hatred and Introduction

"No problem, Lei Qianya and I promise you."

Although Dorothy found it a bit strange, she still nodded:

"But didn't we already promise you that originally? Why bring it up again?"

She placed the heated goat milk beside Little Mia. Although the cat was not close to anyone other than Xia De, it was still quite friendly to Dorothy, who had often prepared breakfast for it recently. It let out a "Meow~", and Dorothy continued to joke:

"Unless Lei Qianya misses your 【Soul Whipping】, we certainly won't do that again."

After breakfast, the three people and one cat in the house set off for the Schluch Lake snowy mountains. The thick fog covering the entire island had still not dissipated, but fortunately, after yesterday's ritual, the elemental environment felt at the peak of the snowy mountains was much better than before.

When they arrived on the ship, Xia De listened as usual to the witches' summary of the number of new cases of snake-transformation plague yesterday, the appearances of the Infinite Snake on the island and surrounding waters, and other accidents across the island.

Only compared to before, he was extra concerned today about the situation of the two national delegations that had been in contact for several rounds in the City of Time Wheel but had yet to achieve any substantial results. But perhaps because the assassination incident within the borders of Delarion last night had not yet spread here, at least this morning, the two delegations had not taken any action.

"I'm curious, what kind of grudge did that fat attendant you mentioned last night have against Larus III? He mentioned something about a younger sister; what was the specific reason?"

Felian was quite curious about this matter; the artist seemed to have drawn some artistic inspiration from the thrilling situation Xia De described last night.

Dorothy, who came with Xia De, got the answer from Lei Qianya:

"Preliminary investigations by MI6 show that the younger sister of the eunuch attendant named Luke Weaver passed away two years ago. The other party had always been in poor health and was bedridden for years. In the spring two years ago, her physical condition improved slightly, and she was frightened by a horse galloping past on a country road while out for a spring outing with friends, and she passed away shortly after."

Felian was even more curious:

"Larus III is already in his forties; would he still be galloping on a horse?"

"It wasn't Larus III. The one riding the horse at the time was Lei Qianya's brother, Prince Sax Cavendish."

Felian blinked:

"That name sounds very familiar... Is that the prince who broke into Yodel Palace with a gun in 1853 and was then sentenced to death for treason by Larus III?"

This incident happened just as the Outlander had first awakened, and he also had an impression of it.

Felian asked again:

"But in that case, Larus III could be considered to have avenged the eunuch attendant's sister. Why does he still resent the King?"

"MI6 found the diary left by the other party. It seems that Luke Weaver believed that since the prince was dead, his target for revenge should have shifted to the King who failed to discipline his son. Yes, I know this sounds very strange, but for people who have lost loved ones and are filled with hatred, sometimes their behavior is just that unreasonable."

"After all, wanting to erase that extreme sorrow always requires finding something to do. Revenge is sometimes not just to let the dead rest in peace, but also to temporarily cover the void in one's heart with blood."

Dorothy said this, and the literary color of the last sentence was quite heavy.

And Xia De thought of another thing:

"Since MI6 was mentioned, will Director Anluosi be exiled—I mean, transferred to guard the royal mausoleum because of this?"

The Royal Guard colluding with assassins, a eunuch attendant harboring murderous intent against the royal family—but MI6 failed to discover it until the case occurred. This was definitely a major dereliction of duty by Director Anluosi.

"Not yet. Now we still need your superior to lead the team to investigate the cause and effect of last night's incident. However, he has already been suspended from pay. If the investigation into this assassination incident does not satisfy the King, I fear you really will have to change superiors."

But Xia De still liked Director Anluosi very much.

After chatting about the "small matter" in Tobesk last night, Xia De threw himself back into the "big matter" of the southern island.

The attempt to create a counterfeit Ring of Destiny using the 【Sun-Shadow Twin Wheels】 above Moon Bay yesterday during the day had also succeeded, and the auxiliary material used this time was not Moon Water, but Sun Fire. Ms. Eden, who had angelic blood, imitated Xia De's creation of the "Moonlight Arc" to cast spells, shaping the Sun Fire into the shape of an arc, thereby completing one-third of the ring.

And the number of counterfeit Rings of Destiny that can be safely produced by the 【Sun-Shadow Twin Wheels】 in one day is more than that of 【Moon in Water】. The 【Moon in Water】 at night can only produce 3 rings a night, while the number of rings produced during the day is a staggering 5.

No one can explain the reason for this, but the total number of 8 a day is actually not much. 3 were produced on Sunday night, and 8 were produced yesterday, Monday. The deadline given by the snake is the night of this Sunday. In this way, even if it drags to the end, the number of counterfeit Rings of Destiny will only be 59.

This looks like a lot, but considering the stability of the relics, the problem of the number of arcs, and the fact that the seventh act can absolutely not be dragged to the last day, the number of rings that can finally be produced will likely not exceed 40.

And these rings have to be distributed among forces such as the Five Gods Church, the three major academies, the Prophecy Association, the Witch Council, elves, and dragons.

But regardless, the Witch Council, which provided the method for casting the rings, still has priority in casting them. So Xia De let Megan take people to Moon Bay today to take away the 【Beast】 obtained on the night of the Battle of the Lovers, the 【Lost】 obtained during the ritual yesterday, and two other arcs obtained from clearing out monsters on the island last night to cast them into counterfeit rings.

The frequency of arc appearances has been getting higher and higher recently.

The daytime when fog shrouded the entire island made time seem a bit blurry. This morning, two more "Before the Apocalypse" dusk areas appeared on the island, and one even appeared directly in the Fatuman village, leading to the direct death of more than ten people.

Those mortals who accidentally entered the area eroded by the dream of the apocalypse transformed into monsters before that falling sun. But they were not monsters infected by the snake-transformation plague, nor were they any evil creatures that had appeared in the past; they became walking corpses similar to living dead, yet different from traditional undead creatures.

They were like shadows whose bodies and souls had all decayed, leaving only traces of existence:

"This is the fate of most people who were lucky enough not to die on the spot after the apocalypse descends."

When the Church found Xia De to enter that area and eliminate the monsters wandering within, Xia De gave this conclusion.

"God-Caller, have you seen the apocalypse?"

Ms. Eden asked curiously, and Xia De's answer remained the same:

"I have seen it in a dream."

Although ordinary people would take some time to hear the news of the assassination at Yodel Palace last night, the Church and the Prophecy Association had obtained first-hand clues almost immediately.

"Larus III escaped the assassination with the protection of the gods"—although this sounded unbelievable, in this world where gods truly exist, no one dared to question such a result.

Before leaving the village, Ms. Eden chatted with Xia De about this matter. After confirming that the "God-Caller" also understood the whole process of the incident, this lady with angelic blood said:

"It's fortunate that Larus III did not die from the assassination; otherwise, even if we didn't ignore the subsequent chaos in the order of the material world, we would have to consider the destructive destiny that Mr. Snake would seize from this."

As she spoke, she opened her palm to Xia De. A very familiar black bullet lay in her palm; this was the bullet used by the few assassins last night.

This bullet seemed to have no traces of elements, but what it contained was genuine destructive destiny.

"This is the bullet used by the assassins last night. What this bullet is, God-Caller, you should be able to see clearly. The Church wants to know, can the witches imitate such technology?"

Xia De picked up the bullet and examined it in a pretentious manner:

"The Church wants to imbue bullets with destiny?"

"Yes, the weapons to fight Mr. Snake can be swords, but they can also be bullets."

Xia De understood what she meant:

"The technology used by the snake is completely different from the technology used by the witches, but the effects they can achieve are the same. We should be thankful that the snake doesn't have much destiny to squander either. The destiny contained in this bullet is not a ring, not even an arc; it only contains fragments of destiny."

"If that snake had been more generous, Larus III would have died last night."

"If the Church wants to make 'destiny bullets', I can agree on behalf of the witches. But the reward must still be collected; it is still one antique plus one arc for one forging. Of course, even if you want to use a complete ring for forging, the price is still an arc and an antique."

This was not an arbitrary fee; using the Earth Core Furnace requires consuming the "breath stained by traversing the earth." The blonde female sorceress nodded gently, and she did not take back the bullet but gave it directly to Xia De.

"Afterwards, the Church will send a specialist to contact you in Kyle-Todd Town. We need a batch of destiny weapons. However, besides that, I have some private matters I want to talk to you about."

The blonde female sorceress was a bit embarrassed, and Claire beside Xia De raised her eyebrows, nodded to Xia De, and left first.

Only then did Ms. Eden say:

"Actually, it's not a big deal. That angel who appeared during the Battle of the Lovers... could you introduce me to her?"

After the Battle of the Lovers, Xia De had clearly stated that the angel in death could not reappear to help people again, and it would not be so easy to force Mr. Snake back next time.

And this female sorceress from the 【Sun Church】 made such a request this time, and Xia De immediately guessed her purpose:

"The appearance of an angel is an accident under extremely special circumstances, which involves some hidden matters related to the Mythological Era. However, Ms. Eden, there should be more than one angel who can manifest in the material world. If you have any thoughts about your own bloodline, you can go find other angels to ask."

"But I have traveled all over the Old Continent and the New Continent, and I haven't been able to find any traces of angels."

"If I..."

"I swear by my soul and faith, no matter what information you give, I will not reveal it to any existence in any way."

The "Sun Church" is Xia De's ally, and he doesn't mind helping them:

"If you really want to obtain guidance, go to Huntington City, the 'City of Red Wine' in Karsinrik. There are rumors of the 'Lady of the Lake' there." ===== CHAPTER 3722 =====