Chapter 938

Although Father Nobel looked like a middle-aged man about the same age as Doctor Shi Nai De, Xia De only discovered after sitting down that he had very obvious white hair at his temples.

Mr. Bernhardt and Xia De sat on the same side, and after learning that Xia De hadn't had lunch yet, he called the waiter to re-order. Father Nobel reached out to Xia De very friendly, and after Xia De held those hands, he confirmed again that the other party was an eight-ring sorcerer.

"This is the friend from out of town I mentioned."

Mr. Bernhardt introduced, and then winked at Xia De:

"This Father Nobel and I have known each other for many years; he is a devout, loyal, and trustworthy member of the clergy. I have already explained that you are also one of us; you can trust him."

Xia De nodded knowingly, and Father Nobel also accepted Mr. Bernhardt's praise.

"Good afternoon, friend from out of town. You are looking for information from the year 1842 of the General Calendar, right?"

He lowered his voice:

"I won't ask what exactly you want to do, but you must promise not to cause trouble for this city."

"Yes, I can swear on my soul... even if I cause trouble, I will solve it. I am a peace-loving person, and Mr. Bernhardt can testify to this."

"Yes, this autumn, this gentleman helped me settle quite a few big troubles; he is indeed peace-loving."

Mr. Bernhardt immediately agreed, and Father Nobel then raised his wine glass:

"To peace!"

He said in a solemn tone, and Xia De and Mr. Bernhardt also raised their glasses together:

"To peace!"

Three wine glasses collided above the table, and after drinking this glass of wine, Xia De clearly felt that the priest's attitude opposite him had become a bit gentler. The middle-aged priest with graying temples took out a glasses case from his pocket, put on small gold-rimmed glasses, and took out his notebook:

"Bernhardt asked me to find information from 1842 last week. Actually, after he described it, I almost knew what you wanted to find. Many things happened in 1842 of the General Calendar, sir; you can also imagine that in such a big city, there is never a shortage of strange things. As for the events that fit your description and correspond to the time point you mentioned, specific events..." M.

He flipped the notebook back a few pages:

"A Sage-level (Level 2) relic out-of-control incident occurred in the city. That time, with the help of the Schluch Higher Medical Academy, it took us several months to calm the situation."

The Five Gods Sect and the three major strange art academies have an agreement to notify each other when a Sage-level relic appears, so it is very normal for the Sect to receive help from the academy to contain relics.

"Sage-level relic? I have some impression, but it was actually that incident?"

Mr. Bernhardt frowned slightly:

"I was only in my twenties at that time, far less mature than I am now. Yes, I remember it seemed to be an arrow. I haven't encountered Sage-level relics many times in my life, and this relic left the deepest impression on me."

"What characteristics?"

Xia De asked curiously, and Father Nobel was tight-lipped. When he opened his mouth, Xia De felt as if even the lights in the club room dimmed a lot. The fog outside the window swirled and spread as carriages passed by in a hurry. On the slightly gloomy winter noon, the atmosphere became even more oppressive, and the priest's words brought the three of them back to that period more than a decade ago:

"One of the characteristics of this arrow, a very rare characteristic, is that after piercing the body of an ordinary person, it can make an ordinary person who will become a gifted person in the future directly awaken and become a gifted person; for ordinary people without any talent, it will make the other party gradually mentally deranged, photophobic, have auditory and visual hallucinations, have enhanced athletic ability, and be infected with a quite terrifying pustular plague, until the internal organs of the body fail and die."

Father Nobel's voice was low and hoarse; that memory was not pleasant for him:

"This arrow's characteristics, a very rare characteristic, can make an ordinary person who will become a gifted person in the future directly awaken and become a gifted person after piercing their body; for ordinary people without any talent, it will make the other party gradually mentally deranged, photophobic, have auditory and visual hallucinations, have enhanced athletic ability, and be infected with a quite terrifying pustular plague, until the internal organs of the body fail and die."

"Accelerate the awakening of Ringed Shushi?"

Xia De was very surprised:

"There is such a relic?"

"Yes, more accurately, it is to accelerate the awakening of supernatural beings, but this acceleration will lead to the Ringed Shushi who takes the job being very unstable. Rumor has it that this arrow comes from a time older than the Third Era, and it might even be... It has a history of being contained countless times in the long river of time, but it is always used at certain specific moments. Although it is only Sage-level, this relic... is very ancient, powerful, and mysterious."

Mr. Nobel looked at the two:

"If you understand the ancient Heman language of the Fourth Era, you should understand that the meaning of 'Aikenola' is..."

Because he read the pronunciation correctly, Xia De gave the translation:

"Wisdom of the Crown."

Mr. Bernhardt showed a look of disgust:

"Back then, a madman from the 【Pantanal Voodoo Society】 mastered that arrow and tried to rely on the arrow to mass-produce Ringed Shushi in the city. But you also know that there are not many gifted people among normal people, and even if they become gifted people, they may not be able to successfully take the job of a Ringed Shushi. If you check the newspapers of that year, you will find in the corner that a small-scale plague broke out in Huntington City in 1842 of the General Calendar, and there was news of a madman killing people; that was actually the terrifying consequence caused by that arrow."

Xia De took a deep breath; although there were various drawbacks, 【Aikenola's Arrow of Knowledge】 indeed had quite extraordinary characteristics.

"But this is not the main characteristic. You already know the effect of ordinary people being accidentally scratched; Ringed Shushi being accidentally scratched can directly acquire some... strange knowledge."

Mr. Nobel was unwilling to talk much about this topic:

"This is only the case of being scratched, but if this arrow is used as an 'arrow' and fired by a bow or crossbow after a charging process..."

He drank the wine in his hand, and his voice became even hoarser. The thin tulle curtains allowed weak sunlight to penetrate into the room, presenting a strange rose color because of the color of the tulle:

"According to the user's knowledge storage, that arrow can exert different effects. Theoretically, the more learned a person is, the more powerful the arrow fired can be. This is not limited to ordinary people or Ringed Shushi, but after ordinary people use this arrow, their own heads will explode."

Mr. Bernhardt nodded cautiously:

"I was still young that year and didn't participate directly in that incident, but quite a few Ringed Shushi sacrificed by the Zhengshen Sect that year."

"More importantly..."

Father Nobel narrowed his eyes slightly:

"In 1842, we defeated and killed the Voodoo Society member who held the arrow, but we didn't find that relic. That matter has ended for more than ten years, and the Sect believes that other members of the 【Pantanal Voodoo Society】 took the arrow and contained and hid it."

"Then there are other possibilities?"

Xia De asked, and the priest of the Peace Sect nodded:

"Some people also think that the arrow is still in this city, and the Ringed Shushi from back then had other followers that we didn't discover. And very interestingly, in the subsequent investigation, we discovered that 【Aikenola's Arrow of Knowledge】 is very likely a weapon forged by the cult of an Old God that has been lost in a very ancient era."

Xia De remained silent, just nodding gently. At this time, the waiter pushed the dining cart over, brought desserts for Mr. Bernhardt and Father Nobel, and prepared appetizers for Xia De's lunch.

"Sir, do you have clues about this relic?"

After the waiter left, the priest holding the red wine glass asked.

"No, at least not yet. Actually, I'm not even sure if what I want to investigate is the accident caused by this Sage-level relic."

Xia De shook his head slightly, Father Nobel's expression remained unchanged, and Mr. Bernhardt took a deep breath.

Judging from Xia De's recent performance, the middle-aged vampire knew that he must be planning some major event in this city. At this moment, it already involved a Sage-level relic; Mr. Bernhardt found it hard to imagine what would happen in Huntington next.

At noon, Xia De chatted with the vampire and the priest at the Bai Wang Club. Mr. Nobel was a quite interesting person; he was very clear that Xia De's identity was definitely not a simple out-of-town Ringed Shushi, but he still revealed some local secrets to him. Talking about the 【Pantanal Voodoo Society】, he was also willing to share with Xia De the Sect's recent arrests of them. After all, before Princess Margaret left the local area, this group of people indeed made big news.

When Xia De left the Bai Wang Club in the afternoon, Mr. Bernhardt and the priest were still killing time in the club. Xia De was very curious about the reason for the other party's trust in him, and only later did he realize belatedly that the priest was trusting Mr. Bernhardt.

The local vampire viscount and the eight-ring sorcerer of the Zhengshen Sect could establish a friendship of more than ten years; there must be many stories in this. If one were to explore it, the level of excitement would definitely not be inferior to Mr. Bernhardt's encounter in Mid-Hill Fort in the autumn.

Sometimes Xia De would also think that although what he was pursuing was the poem of fate, in reality, the life of every person he encountered was a wonderful and exciting story. Although no one would write books for those people who brushed past him, those stories did indeed happen.

If possible, he was willing to witness those stories with his own eyes, and what he had to do on this increasingly cold Monday was to explore the stories of Professor Deleike from the past.

Xia De currently had reason to believe that 【Aikenola's Arrow of Knowledge】 was likely the reason that led Professor Deleike to look for the "Goddess of the Lake," and the description of his "physical condition" that Professor Deleike boasted about in his letter to Professor Manning roughly matched the consequences after being injured by the 【Arrow of Knowledge】.

But to be safe, Xia De still thought it was necessary for him to find more clues to verify this conclusion. And the questions he needed to answer for his second trial were not just Professor Deleike's encounter, but also the price the professor paid and the wish he made.