Chapter 615

"In charge of by Ms. Cassandra? If Midhillburg is really that dangerous, isn't it too dangerous to let Ms. Cassandra stay there alone? After all, she is only 10th ring."

Xia De couldn't help but ask, and Miss Galina shook her head:

"But she has a good teacher."

Sister Derval had also said this, and the sister also said that Grandma Cassandra's teacher was not a witch.

"What ring is Ms. Cassandra's teacher?"

"I don't know, but the other party is not a witch. You probably also know that the inheritance of the Council's power follows the ancient apprenticeship system. Each of us has our own objects of cultivation, that is, apprentices."

Teachers cultivate apprentices and provide free accommodation, but correspondingly, apprentices also have to assume corresponding obligations during their studies and after graduation. This is a very ancient tradition.

"Grandma Cassandra's corresponding seat is 'Darkness', but the previous generation of 'Darkness' witch and her apprentice both died in a terrible accident. At that time, Grandma Cassandra was just an ordinary student beside the previous generation of witch, somewhat similar to my other followers. It was the friend of the previous generation of Dark Witch, Grandma Cassandra's teacher, who recommended her to the Speaker of the previous generation's Council and personally taught her the knowledge of sorcerers. That respectable lady also knows some witch powers."

"Then is Grandma Cassandra's teacher older than Grandma Cassandra? Oh, is the other party still alive? What ring is she?"

"Indeed still alive, and very strong. The Speaker said personally, very strong."

Miss Galina evaluated cautiously:

"I once had the honor of meeting that lady in Midhillburg. She looks very young, probably... looks younger than Tifa. And the other party looks very strange. Her mental state is not at all like an old person like Grandma, but rather like a young person of the same age as her appearance... But in short, with Grandma Cassandra's teacher in Midhillburg, Grandma can handle most troubles. If she really can't handle it, the Council will consider sending other great witches to help her."

"That's good."

Xia De said, and then looked at the morning clouds outside the window. At present, the situation in Midhillburg is still unclear. Regarding the third Chosen One, he still needs Luweiya to perform divination and investigation before he can carry out targeted actions.

Therefore, after rescuing the priest, he temporarily had no urgent matters in his hands, and life seemed to have returned to peace for the time being.

"However, Priest Augustus and Sister Derval could both be the Chosen One... Who could it be? Or are they just secondary candidates, and the real Chosen One has not yet appeared."

【You should still have some things to do.】

"She" reminded softly, while Miss Galina greeted Xia De to change into formal wear and then go to breakfast with her. The Duchess had reserved a seat at a high-end restaurant in a private club in the east of the city. A new Carsonrick chef with very good skills had arrived there, and Xia De seemed to have not tasted Carsonrick's special breakfast yet.

"Yes, I want to play a few games with the Luo De card players in Midhillburg. Maybe I can get some interesting special cards."

Choosing clothes in front of the wardrobe, Xia De joked in his heart.

Tifa also walked into the bedroom, letting Xia De move away from the wardrobe, obviously wanting to help Xia De choose clothes. There were several very good formal suits in Xia De's wardrobe, among which only the one missing sleeves was left by the previous detective, and the rest were gifts from others.

"Besides playing cards, there are indeed things to do, that Witcher's sword, and returning the corporal's pistol to the army at the Wind-Rising Path."

Miss Galina's voice came from the living room at this time. She asked Tifa to help Xia De choose a better-looking tie by the way.

"However, these two things are not important. They can be completed at any time."

【Is that so?】

"She" chuckled.

Xia De looked at the bedroom window:

"According to the games in my hometown, these two things are side quests in the river. It's better to complete them, and it doesn't matter if you don't. So, my most important thing in Midhillburg is actually to let Priest Augustus invite me to eat at the best restaurant in the city."

He still hadn't forgotten this.

After breakfast, the witch did not leave Xia De's home, but prepared to give Iluna a lesson at his home. The seventeen-year-old girl had officially begun to learn the power of balance from the witch. Although she was reluctant in her heart, she at least respected Miss Galina in her attitude. Both of them missed a class last weekend due to other things, but why they had to have class at Xia De's place this Monday, the young outsider couldn't figure out.

However, he didn't go to audit the course that was of little significance to him, but sorted out his gains.

This half-week "Priest Augustus Rescue Operation" did not bring Xia De any benefits. Although Xia De was forced to obtain the negative effects of "easily attacked by evil spirits" and "don't know when he will be unlucky" because of using the relic that manipulates luck, he also obtained the first spirit rune of the 3rd ring, the whisper 【True Death】.

This spirit rune has now been associated with the arcane 【Gate of Death】, but this arcane is completely useless to Xia De. He can't think of any reason why he would enter the Land of Death again.

Therefore, he planned to learn another arcane related to it. But as for what to learn specifically, Xia De decided to decide when he went to Midhillburg to see the priest on Tuesday.

And what he was really worried about was the spell 【Blood Wine Brewing】 obtained from the second banquet because he listened to the ten-part story of the Outer God brewing blood wine.

The effect of this spell is not complicated. Using a bottle with a cork that has contained any kind of wine as a casting material, any creature that has completely lost consciousness can be turned into blood wine and sucked into the bottle. This process is not completed in an instant, but requires a long wait.

The spell is useless against objects far stronger than the caster. When the spell can take effect, the stronger the other party is, the longer the brewing time of the blood wine will be, and its cycle may reach several years. During the process, the object must always fall into the deepest coma, and the opening of the wine bottle must be buried in the other party's body. However, once the unconscious person wakes up, the brewed blood wine will fail, and the object cannot be selected again.

When the spell effect ends, the clothes will remain in place, and the flesh and soul will be brewed into blood wine.

Drinking this kind of blood wine can treat one's own injuries, strengthen one's own physical and soul quality, and will obtain part of the memories and powers of the drunk object, and even spirit runes.

The spell is also useful for corpses. Because they have lost their souls and only have flesh and blood, although the casting speed is greatly increased, the effect is only to treat and strengthen one's own physical quality.

And besides animals with souls, the spell also has effects on plants without souls. But using this ability on plants like apples and grapes is basically equivalent to brewing wine. Wine made from ordinary plants without souls can hardly be called "blood wine", and can only be considered as plant wine or fruit wine of quite good quality.

Simply put, the essence of this spell is a relatively elegant way of "cannibalism", and it is a rare ability in the Sixth Era that can imprison souls.

If you don't make moral judgments, the effect of this spell is simply omnipotent, stronger than any spell or even most of the arcanes Xia De has mastered. But the problem is that no intelligent creature can "eat" their own kind without psychological barriers under normal mental conditions.

The outsider doesn't know very well why that Outer God gave Xia De this ability, but he understands very well that the other party must be looking forward to him using this power and then getting lost in it.

Perhaps, the Outer God will appear when Xia De's ending of falling into madness appears, and then use the same means to brew Xia De, this special individual, into blood wine.

Of course, the above is just a guess. It may also be that the other party just wants to find some fun and watch Xia De struggle repeatedly between morality and power.

But when the outsider first came to this world and first came into contact with the mysterious, he had a conversation with Doctor Schneider on related topics. Although he craved power, he also had his own principles. Therefore, even though he now possesses the spell 【Blood Wine Brewing】, he has made up his mind that he can use this spell in his lifetime, but he will never drink any blood wine made from an intelligent life with a soul.

He has no interest in "cannibalism".

Even if the other party is a villain like Ivan Darkness, Xia De will not brew the other party into blood wine and drink it. And in order to help himself remember the oath at this time, Xia De even asked "She" in his heart to help remember this point, and then remind him at any time when Xia De might "eat people" for power.

【I will not interfere with your choice.】

This was the response "She" gave when having dinner with Miss Galina. And Iluna had already returned. Because her companion was injured while containing the relic, she had to take on the work of the Blackwater Security Company recently.

Exotic dishes were served one by one, and Xia De and the Duchess sat opposite each other. Now the pre-meal dessert was being served, a dessert called "Roasted Wind Mushroom", which Xia De and Mia liked very much. This is a food roasted from a specialty of Carsonrick, a mushroom that looks like a windmill, spread with sweet noodle sauce, and served with mushrooms and fruits on a plate.

A mushroom is about as big as Mia the cat's head, and it doesn't taste like ordinary mushrooms, but rather like melon with the texture of a mushroom.

"I didn't ask you to interfere with me, just remind me."

Xia De thought absent-mindedly:

"Just pretend you are guarding me, how about that? Always behind me, but unable to be seen by me, but at the same time guarding my heart, ensuring that I will not go on the wrong path, although what is wrong and what is right is also hard to say... It sounds like a very good novel material, which can be referred to Dorothy, such as the criminal motive of a dual-personality psychopath."