Chapter 4012: Death Amulet

The feeling of using a spell after it has been sublimated into a miracle is roughly equivalent to the difference between pushing a door with rusty hinges and pushing a door coated with metal lubricant.

While Dannister felt a slight peeling sensation, a very, very weak cluster of flames was extracted from her body by Xia De. Xia De immediately brought the flame close to the dragon egg and sent it into the dragon egg.

This dragon egg naturally had its own life force; it was just dormant, not dead. And after external life force was injected, a clear heartbeat sound immediately came from the eggshell. Xia De and Dannister both opened their eyes wide with anticipation.

But that heartbeat sound only appeared for a moment and then disappeared again. The red-haired female sorceress immediately looked at Xia De, and Xia De nodded:

"This time I'll do it myself."

He placed his right hand on his chest:

"Miracle·Life Fire Seed."

The external fire seed was injected into the dragon egg again, so the clear heartbeat sound rang out again, but it still only appeared for a moment.

"Effective! Giving the life fire seed is really effective!"

Dannister was exceptionally excited; this was the most successful experiment the two had done so far since returning from Mount Caras:

"There are plenty of animals in the academy that can be used for experiments. You wait, I'll go find animals that can continue to provide life force!"

"Wait a moment."

Xia De hurriedly stopped her. Xia De's subtle perception of life force through miracles was even stronger than Dannister's:

"If I didn't misunderstand, although this dragon egg reacts to life force, what it needs is not just massive life force, but also for this life force to be stable and continuous. Simply put, just injecting external life force time and time again, although it will make Ms. Carter in the moon egg produce some reactions, this reaction will also consume the power of the soul itself."

"Stable and continuous life energy? Isn't this the normal 'Fire Seed Source' you mentioned?"

Dannister said, and Xia De nodded cautiously:

"So in my opinion, the best hatching method for this moon egg currently is still to send it to the St. Byrons of the Fifth Era. There is enough long time from now, there is a 'Fire Seed Source,' and there is even the "Book of Dragons" and a dragon maid who is very good at taking care of dragon eggs."

Dannister did not express her opinion, but looked left and right, focusing on the door and windows:

"But the teacher hasn't suddenly pushed open the door or climbed in through the window now. Does this mean that either we failed to send her to the past, or she failed to return smoothly?"

She clearly didn't want the egg to leave her sight; this was a bit like an old hen protecting an egg:

"Maybe in this era, we can also create a normal Fire Seed Source soon. Sending the teacher to the Fifth Era is still a bit too risky."

Xia De didn't know what the dragon maid contract was, so he didn't insist on his view:

"Then for now, we can only continue to keep the moon egg in the flower pot. I will try to create a second Fire Seed Source. If I succeed, I will come to find you immediately."

Dannister nodded gently and put her gaze back on the egg, and it took a long time before she said again:

"Of course, if you can produce enough evidence to prove that your proposed idea is effective, I can of course also let you send the teacher to... such a distant place."

Then she immediately changed her words:

"But you have to find evidence that the teacher has returned first. It was not easy to find the teacher back; I cannot take risks again."

Although she had a mature appearance at this time, Xia De clearly felt that she was still eighteen years old in personality:

"Got it, got it, I will protect you and this moon egg."

"I know, of course... How about having lunch before leaving?"

Xia De shook his head:

"You know, today is Saturday, I have to attend a group meeting in the afternoon, I plan to leave after eating at home with Luvia... How about accompanying me home for a meal?"

Dannister agreed immediately:

"Of course, no problem."

Of course, before leaving the academy, Xia De did not forget to purchase the eyeball tissue fluid of the alien creature "Beholder" from the academy to learn the spell 【Sharp Eye】. Although this spell is a secret art passed down from generation to generation by the followers of the Ancient Gods, it is actually quite basic, so it is not difficult to learn.

Dannister helped Xia De learn this spell that enhances the effect of the magic eye and the ability of the eyes in the academy, and then accompanied him back home.

The time was 11:00 in the morning. Winnie was still at home but had not started making lunch. Plus Luvia, the three ladies talked about the recent relationship between Xia De and the new witch in Arcadia, and finally, Dannister said to Xia De with a smile:

"If you are worried that Miss Astley will be scared if she suddenly sees Galina and the others, then how about you take me to see her first?"

Luvia and Winnie were both laughing on the side. Xia De thought about it carefully and felt this was a good idea:

"Then on Sunday, are you coming to Arcadia with me?"

The red-haired female sorceress shook her head with a smile:

"Just joking, I don't have the bad taste of witches. Later, when everything is told to her, let me meet her again. I'm actually very curious about what is going on with her special constitution."

Luvia then showed a strange smile:

"Speaking of strange constitutions, since except for Xia De and absolutely powerful witches like your Speaker, no one can have direct contact with her for a long time. Then does it mean that in the future, Xia De won't be able to let her stack on..."

"Luvia!"

Xia De said while covering the small ears of the cat lying on his leg, but the girls just laughed. As for the cat, Little Mia has seen "the world" beside Xia De for the past two years; it was just a few dirty jokes, and the cat had no reaction at all.

After lunch, Dannister returned to the academy, and Winnie also returned to Fatumunst Island. Xia De and Luvia took a carriage from the door of the house to the doctor's clinic in the east of the city.

They arrived at their destination at 1:20, and this time the two were actually the latest. When they entered the reception room, Priest Augustus was introducing the amulet he made to Dorothy and Dr. Schneider. Seeing Xia De and Luvia coming, the old priest gave them one each:

"This is the amulet I told the detective about, which can effectively protect against the 'Twisted Life Fire Seed.' Just carry it on your body, and it will take effect even if it is placed in your clothes pocket. But it can only prevent the invasion of external fire seeds; if you actively accept those dangerous powers yourself, this amulet will not work."

Xia De now has the "Fire Seed Source Mark," and the "Abnormal Life Fire Seed" will not choose him as a target, but this kind of amulet still has great value.

The amulet is a metal octagon, with a hexagram pattern inside the octagon, the hexagram is surrounded by a gold thread circle, each of its six vertices has an ancient rune representing a different name, and the six corners of the hexagram are filled with prayers praising death, with an obsidian embedded in the center.

When the amulet is aimed at the sun, a tombstone can be vaguely seen in the obsidian.

"The six runes on the hexagram symbolize the six death angels of the ancient God of Death."

The priest introduced it like this:

"I have already built the mold for making this kind of amulet, and the shell is easy to make; the difficult part is still importing power into it. So I only made 6 in the first batch, one for each of us five, and let the detective take the remaining 1 to Arcadia."

"After that, I can provide the detective with about 9 amulets every week, hoping to help the current Arcadia."

"Priest, what is the cost of this amulet?"

Xia De asked while checking the amulet, and the priest shook his head:

"The most expensive is the circle of gold thread; the obsidian is all scraps and not worth much. If you don't count my manual labor fee, the cost of an amulet is not enough to eat a meal at a restaurant on Silver Cross Avenue."

"Priest, Silver Cross Avenue has the most expensive restaurant in the entire kingdom."

Xia De said, and asked clearly about the real cost of the amulet, plus the priest's manual labor fee, he ordered a month's worth of goods from the priest first.

This is not to say that Xia De has confidence in ending all the troubles in Arcadia within a month; he just feels that perhaps a month later, he will be embarrassed to ask the priest to increase production.

Except for Xia De, the lives of others this week can be considered normal. Even the doctor did not encounter any major events. This is partly because the local church strengthened its guard after the Royal Academy of Sciences explosion last Saturday, and partly because the business of the doctor's psychological clinic is really too good, and he has no time to stroll around the city recently.

So this afternoon, it was mainly Xia De sharing his experiences. The monsters created by the combination of machinery, corpses, living people, and "Twisted Life Fire Seed" are amazing, and the appearance of a thirteen-ring traitor in the 【Creation Church】 is shocking. The news of the traitor is currently strictly blocked, and in order to prevent unnecessary trouble, the local diocese only knows that the 【Creation Church】 is investigating heretics recently, and does not know about that major event of the Holy See.

The doctor said very definitely:

"There must be other traitors within the Holy See. According to your statement, detective, that Fire Seed Source was split long ago. I think there is reason to believe that they were prepared to escape long ago."

Of course, Xia De did not forget to seek help from everyone. Others could not help with the fire seed and Fire Seed Source, but when Xia De mentioned the power of "Wither," both the priest and the doctor showed thoughtful expressions.

Priest Augustus provided some additional information:

"Life and death seem to be contradictory, but in fact, the two also have overlapping parts. Resurrecting the dead is the highest-difficulty power in the death system, but this actually also involves life; while Wither is an attribute in the life system that involves death.

Wither is definitely not the same as pure death; the former is the process of leaves gradually turning yellow and falling, while the latter is the fallen leaves completely rotting in the mud.

Theoretically speaking, Wither restrains any form of life force, and in specific situations, it is even more restraining to life than death itself, because Wither is a part of life. But from the Mythological Era to the present, the number of creatures with the power of 'Wither' that have appeared in the material world is very rare. It is too difficult to control the intermediate state between vibrant life and cold death. I recommend that you still look for relevant relics."

The doctor's words were very simple:

"Detective, don't be in a hurry to leave after the meeting is over; I have something I want to talk to you about alone." ===== CHAPTER 4013 =====