Chapter 4038: Life Detector

"Teacher..."

Miss MacDonald said worriedly, but Xia De shook his head:

"No one knows until it's opened. This box hasn't had any trouble for more than twenty years, which shows that your mother's containment method back then was quite good. I'll open the box, you all be careful. Magic: Key of the Door."

With the movement of Xia De's wrist, a continuous clicking sound came from inside the safe. Soon, the heavy safe door was opened by Xia De. The internal volume of the box was not large, and it was divided into upper and lower layers.

The upper layer contained a large number of gold bars and currencies of various countries. This wealth was enough for anyone in this era to spend their life in abundance. The lower layer was an incubator commonly used by alchemists. Xia De carefully took it out, opened the incubator, and saw a square piece of solid ice.

And in the center of that piece of solid ice, a silver-gray metal cube was embedded.

"Is this the Seed of Life Source?"

Vigo asked with full expectation, but Xia De shook his head:

"No. But the whisper elements come from this thing, this is a Relic."

This piece of solid ice that hadn't melted for more than twenty years was the containment measure for the Relic. Before breaking the ice, Xia De observed it carefully and asked Miss MacDonald to record the runes on the surface of the ice.

And after the ice was broken, the silver-gray metal cube appeared.

"It is 【Active Metal】."

Xia De said very certainly, and Vigo nodded:

"You said that the reason why 【Active Metal】 is an important raw material for making the Seed of Life Source is because it is a part of the 'First Child.' So, Mother discovered the special nature of this Relic many years ago, right?

However, it seems that this 【Active Metal】 is not quite right. What did Mother mix it with?"

This was indeed not a simple Relic. The Relic was fused into some kind of machine, so it could be contained using this method.

Xia De did not touch it rashly, and after feeling it for a long time, he extended his finger and tapped on the metal surface. As a result, ripples actually rippled on the surface of the cube.

But other than that, the cube did not show any other changes.

"Vigo, you try touching it."

Xia De said, and Vigo nodded. Like Xia De just now, she extended her finger and tapped lightly on the metal surface.

Thus, the originally complete cube immediately split into thousands of fine small squares, and the distance between the squares was very close.

Then the cube completely disintegrated, exposing the deep blue magic eye imprisoned within it. And the silver-gray metal small squares assembled again, finally turning into a metal plate embedded with the magic eye, floating in front of Vigo.

The magic eye faced outward, and the side facing Vigo was a smooth metal surface.

"Keeper-level Relic 【Eye of Compassion】?"

Xia De recognized the magic eye:

"The old gentleman I know once traded with Nicolas Flamel many years ago. The trading item at that time was 【Eye of Compassion】. This magic eye belongs to a healing Relic, which can transfer the wearer's vitality to the object being gazed at.

So, your mother was using 【Active Metal】 to stimulate the power of the magic eye? This is the inheritance of the 【Magic Eye Club】, and this kind of inheritance will never be easily leaked, and one must have the faith of Ancient Gods to use this power."

The halfling girl in the 【Dirty Blood Factory】 once used 【Active Metal】 to maximize the power of the magic eye 【Ghost Face Eye】, allowing Xia De and Gina, who were exhausted at the time, to escape from those spiders.

Vigo didn't sigh this time, but was instead angered into laughter:

"Clearly, during her activities in the Arcadia region, Mother also came into contact with the 【Magic Eye Club】."

She coughed softly and held the metal plate in her hand, but then frowned slightly:

"Alright, it seems our understanding is wrong. 【Active Metal】 is not to stimulate the power of 【Eye of Compassion】. Mother just borrowed the power of that magic eye to make 【Active Metal】 achieve another function. Now, letters are appearing on this metal plate."

Xia De then came to Vigo's side and looked over, only to see that it was written on the metal plate—

【Vigo Astley (High Xu Kequan)】

【Life Strength: Strong】

【Life Activity: Weak】

【Life Form: Defective】

【Reproductive Ability: None】

"Because 【Eye of Compassion】 can transfer vitality, this ability was developed? Mother really has alchemy talent. The combined use of Relics is a quite advanced subject."

Vigo sighed and handed the metal plate to Xia De, but Xia De's information did not appear on it. Xia De handed the metal plate to Miss Eve MacDonald and other young ladies, but their information did not appear on the metal plate either.

"Perhaps, this metal plate can only be used by you and your mother. Only you have permission."

Xia De guessed:

"Since its function is used for detection, perhaps you need to activate the effect of the magic eye to make it show the life information of the object you want to view. However, this should require the technology of the 【Magic Eye Club】."

But Vigo shook her head again:

"I think it shouldn't be. I have permission. When Mother designed this, she probably thought that I or my descendants would find it knowing nothing."

She tried several times and successfully activated the effect of the magic eye. The effect of 【Eye of Compassion】 transferring vitality to heal the gazed object was still there, but Vigo did not fully activate it, just aimed the magic eye at her student.

Thus, new information appeared on the metal plate, but this item was only a combination of two Relics after all, and did not have the magical power of "Snake Skin" or "Fate Manual," so it did not directly show the name of the tall young lady:

【Unknown Human Female】

【Life Strength: Stronger】

【Life Activity: Stronger】

【Life Form: Normal】

【Reproductive Ability: None】

"Witch followers, like Witches, have none... However, if they voluntarily give up that power, they can regain it..."

Vigo muttered to herself, glanced at Xia De, and then used the metal plate to detect her other maids.

The life strength of the low-ring and middle-ring young ladies was "Stronger," and the high-ring young ladies were "Strong." Life activity had nothing to do with rank, and seemed to be related to physical health. Except for Vigo herself, who was "Weak," the life activity of other young ladies was "Normal," "Stronger," and "Strong."

As for "Life Form," only Vigo herself was "Defective," and other young ladies were "Normal." And because the young ladies here were all Witch followers, the "Reproductive Ability" column was of course "None."

After obtaining Xia De's consent, Vigo finally aimed the metal plate in her hand at Xia De. The magic eye embedded in the metal blinked at Xia De, and new content appeared. Xia De also walked over to check—

【Unknown?????】

【Life Strength:??】

【Life Activity:??】

【Life Form: Perfect】

【Reproductive Ability: Extremely Strong】

【Note: Perfect life of an unknown race, suitable as a father for the permission holder to conceive the next generation】

Vigo's face flushed red immediately. She didn't care whether Xia De had finished reading all the content, and held the metal plate to her chest:

"Mother is really... It seems Mother is not omnipotent either. The device she made cannot detect all your information."

Xia De pretended not to see the last sentence:

"But your mother is still very powerful. Using Relics as materials to perform alchemy is something only the highest-level alchemy masters can do. She is worthy of being from the 【Truth Society】. This is a combination of two Relics, keep it well. Later, when we face those monsters with life distortion, we might be able to use it."

"I know."

She said with a red face, and restored the metal plate to the shape of a metal cube, letting 【Active Metal】 wrap the magic eye in it, but she was still thinking about the last sentence in Xia De's data.

"The only valuable thing in the safe is this. It seems Mother didn't put a part of my sister here. However, I will continue to investigate the object that has been remitting money to the account all these years. This is also a very good clue."

Xia De looked at the gold and coins in the safe again:

"Vigo, do you guess whether your mother is dead or not?"

The black-haired Witch pursed her lips and hesitated for a moment:

"Probably... not dead."

Vigo had other actions arranged today. Through her own means, she contacted the 【Jade Alchemy Association】 again, wanting to use the partial information about the "Emerald Tablet" she currently mastered to exchange for more information about her mother's past.

The alchemists had agreed to meet this afternoon, and Xia De would accompany Vigo to go there, and the evening would of course be the opera arranged by Vigo.

Although she had many opinions about her mother, Vigo was very interested in the "Relic" of her mother discovered today. She called this device combined by two Relics a "Life Detector," and spent the morning testing many life forms with it.

The life strength of ordinary animals was basically "Weak," and life activity was mostly "Normal." And for the ordinary human young ladies working in Fragrant Residence, these two indicators were mostly "Normal." Ordinary normal people were probably like this.

Of course, the reproductive ability of ordinary animals and ordinary humans was all "Normal."

Except for Vigo herself, they did not find any individual whose life form was "Defective," nor did they find a second individual whose life strength and life activity were question marks, and even less did they find a second individual who had a "Perfect" life form and "Extremely Strong" reproductive ability.

"Then, are you really a pure-blooded human?"

Vigo asked this for this reason, and Xia De answered like this:

"I probably will tell you everything tomorrow, so I can answer this question honestly now: I think I am a pure-blooded human, but it seems that except for me, no one thinks so." ===== CHAPTER 4039 =====