Chapter 4027

Vi stood at the top of the stairs, looking at Xia De with some hesitation and inner conflict:

"The Blood Weeper, Hermos, is clearly wary of you. Just now, after you stole so many Fire Seeds from him, he didn't even think of revenge; instead, he fled directly. He didn't show such cowardice when fighting the Thirteen Rings of the Church just now.

And the 'Construct Master' we just met—he had some connection with you before, right? Moreover, I felt that when he was speaking to you in the farmhouse just now, he was clearly using honorifics. He wasn't afraid of you, but he obviously placed you in a position higher than his own."

Xia De also stopped his steps on the stairs, looking at Vi, who stood one step higher than him.

Although he was at a lower position, Vi clearly felt that he was taller than herself.

"I thought you would ask such a question just now. So, are you prepared to listen to my explanation of who I am?"

As Xia De spoke, he revealed an expression of relief. Seeing this, Miss Lorena, who was on the steps below them, immediately left the stairs with the young ladies who were maids.

Vi and Xia De locked eyes until she began to cough, at which point she averted her gaze:

"Don't tell me yet, but I already have a guess. The more extraordinary you act, the happier I am; the person I have chosen must be the most outstanding. You are a Tenth Ring, skilled in using the power of the Red Moon and flesh and blood; this alone can help me narrow the scope of suspects very well."

As if throwing a childish tantrum, she stepped down one stair and took hold of Xia De's arm:

"Anyway, you will tell me next week. I can still wait these few days. Perhaps by the time you tell me, I will have already guessed. Besides, I haven't found that target in the Council yet. If you tell me the truth now, wouldn't that mean I have lost? Give me a few more days; I will definitely find him. I will go to the Council in a moment. Today is Sunday; the plenary session should not have ended yet."

Xia De nodded; after all, only these last few days remained:

"Remember to share the information about the 'End Child' provided by the 'Construct Master' with your colleagues in a moment. It seems that recently, those organizations holding the Fire Seed Source or understanding the Life Fire Seed should all be gathering life force. In the future, when we encounter matters related to animated machinery, or occasions where large amounts of life force appear, there is a probability we will encounter them."

"At least they haven't gone mad enough to directly extract the life force of living people yet."

Vi continued up the stairs while holding Xia De's arm. Xia De actually knew the reason:

"Doing so is too inefficient, and it easily makes them a primary target for the Church's crackdown. The corpse chimera created by the holder of this 【Withering Fire Ring】 tonight contained life force exceeding that of a hundred people. Finding such targets is much safer than killing a hundred people at once.

Moreover, compared to normal life energy, the life energy contained in the twisted Life Fire Seed is obviously greater."

"So, what are they all trying to create using the Fire Seed Source? The 【Blood Spirit School】 is attempting to create a new human race; the goal of the 【Holy Son Alliance】 is the 'Abomination', right? The 【Society of Truth】 is unknown in what they are doing, and the Church's traitors should want to create mechanical life forms.

Speaking of which, indeed, every organization has a reason for gathering life force."

Vi concluded, and Xia De shook his head:

"I roughly know the purpose of the 【Society of Truth】. I didn't expect that group, since their first appearance in 1853, to have been planning for this day. Vi, do you know what a 'Difference Engine' is?"

Vi did not know Miss Miss Pawo before. Just now, after Vi tracked the two professors of the 【Society of Truth】, she met that female sorceress holding an Angel-class relic and thus saw the current president of the 【Society of Truth】 for the first time.

The two had a brief conversation, after which Miss Miss Pawo avoided a clash between both sides in exchange for giving Vi partial information about her mother. Although this had effectively exposed that Vi was the heir or descendant of the defector with the codename 'Baroness', Vi herself did not care.

"That Miss Miss Pawo said that Mother was a Ring Sorceress cultivated by the 【Society of Truth】. She was originally an orphan with no father or mother. When she was seven or eight years old, she accidentally came into contact with a professor of the 【Society of Truth】, entered the 【Society of Truth】 as a laborer, and later accidentally awakened her talent, becoming a formal member of the 【Society of Truth】."

Vi planned to enter the Council in a moment, so before Xia De left, she shared this part of the information:

"That Miss Miss Pawo spoke very highly of Mother. She said that based on the research data shared after Mother entered the 【Emerald Alchemy Association】, she might be the most outstanding member of the 【Society of Truth】 in the field of 'Human Transmutation' in nearly a hundred years.

She also told me that the 【Society of Truth】 has remembered Mother again and wants her research results in two aspects. One aspect concerns 'Human Transmutation', and the other is how to drive a body with an external consciousness. She said that if I am willing to trade, she would be happy to purchase that part of the research data from me."

Vi shook her head regretfully:

"That Miss Miss Pawo is quite easy to talk to. If the alchemy notes left by Mother really contain this part of knowledge, I actually wouldn't mind exchanging it for more information from the 【Society of Truth】. Unfortunately, what we have found so far does not involve this content."

Xia De then reminded her:

"But you can exchange other intelligence. For example, your mother's corpse is actually fake. In the matter of searching for your mother, we and the 【Society of Truth】 have a consistent purpose."

Since Xia De could just now trade with the Church's traitors, he certainly wouldn't mind Vi cooperating to a certain extent with the 【Society of Truth】. Vi herself had no psychological burden regarding this; she was not a witch who firmly believed in justice and goodness. Although she would not actively do evil, cooperating with illegal organizations was no problem in her view.

"That Miss Miss Pawo left me a contact method. On Monday, I can try to contact them."

Xia De nodded and did not sit down in the study:

"I have one more thing I want to confirm with you. When we ambushed the Blood Weeper just now, did my 【Life】 Spirit Rune resonate with your 【Creation】 Spirit Rune?"

Vi nodded:

"Yes, I felt it too. Then the phantom of the Fire Seed Source appeared behind us. Although I am unclear what that means, both of these Spirit Runes are related to the 【Emerald Tablet】; this must be the cause of the resonance, right?"

She even had a fantasy because of this:

"Later, we can try to cast spells jointly. Creation, Life... hehe~ cough, I mean, the strike we used to ambush the Blood Weeper just now was very remarkable. Now, my colleagues in the Council can no longer say I lack experience."

Xia De laughed:

"Change your clothes and go to the meeting at the Council. The news about the Chosen One is very important. I will return first. I will take the ring and that eyeball container, and bring them back tomorrow."

Vi then embraced Xia De:

"You worked hard today too. Rest well tonight. Since you didn't have dinner, remember to have a late-night snack in a moment. Tonight is the last formal plenary session of the Council before you explain your identity to me. I will definitely find that witch you know."

She was quite confident, so Xia De smiled and did not comment:

"When you know the truth next week, just don't blame me."

"Why are you saying such things again? I won't blame you; I will only blame her."

She kissed Xia De on the side of his face again. Just then, Miss McDonald was about to enter; seeing this, she quickly withdrew from the room.

So Xia De left with the glass slipper to go home, while Vi went to change clothes and then attend the meeting. Although Xia De failed to investigate the demons, obtaining the ring possessing the power of Withering and acquiring more concrete intelligence about the Tenth Chosen One had already made this night valuable enough.

He felt like discussing the intelligence obtained from the 'Construct Master' with Luvia, and indeed, after returning home that night, Luvia was at home. Moreover, not only was Luvia there, but Yi Lu Na was also there...

"Hm? Yi Lu Na?"

An hour ago, Xia De had seen Yi Lu Na in the night sky of Arcadia City. At this moment, she was sitting on the sofa with Luvia, laughing and talking about her experiences during her business trip.

Winnie was preparing a late-night snack in the kitchen, so Yi Lu Na waved at Xia De over the back of the sofa:

"Xia De, you're back too?"

"Yi Lu Na, good evening. When did you return?"

"I was originally supposed to return a bit after seven, but I happened to run into the incident at the sewage treatment plant. After parting with you and that witch, I followed the original plan and returned directly to Tobesks. The Arcadia Diocese wanted me to stay, but I didn't agree. Don't worry; I have also touched the statue underground in the Blue Ink Library, so I can go over to help you anytime in the future."

Yi Lu Na had arrived at No. 6 Saint Dren Square twenty minutes ago, so she had already told Luvia about what happened in the sewage treatment plant tonight and mentioned the clash between the Blood Weeper, Hermos, and Xia De.

However, Yi Lu Na had not experienced the events prior to this. So while Winnie prepared the late-night snack, Xia De started from the point where Vi's follower discovered traces of 'Withering' in the evening and continued all the way to the information the 'Construct Master' gave for the amulet. This story was very long; by the time Xia De finally finished speaking about the message Vi received from Miss Miss Pawo, Xiao Mi Ya was even almost finishing the portion of the late-night snack belonging to it.

"Hermos is not worth noting. Since Xia De, in his normal state, can suppress him, who possesses the Fire Seed Source, to a certain extent by allying with the witch, then his so-called rebirth is not that powerful.

That is to say, the most important condition related to the Chosen One this time is creating the so-called 'End Child'?"

Luvia's purple eyes glowed; she indeed cared more about this matter:

"The world is about to reach its end; thus, the last life to be born will naturally hold meaning. Its cry will be a lament to bury the world, and the world it sees will be the world's final form.

As an Ancient God who created most of the life in the current era during the earliest times, it is quite reasonable for the 【Twilight Creator】 to wish to choose either the one who creates the final race or the final race itself as its successor."

?? PS: On the second day of the Lunar New Year, I wish everyone happiness and good health.

? This New Year passed so quickly.