OBS Chapter 4291 The Heart of Life
Chapter 4291 The Heart of Life
Chapter 4291 The Heart of Life
The class went very smoothly. At 8:30 p.m., during the break, Eve knocked on the door again to bring Shad the new information she had just received from the church.
The intelligence was brief; the thick parchment scroll was decorated with gold thread along its edges. Shad glanced at its contents and smiled.
"The church has found a way to prevent narcolepsy."
He said to Dorothy:
"I'll skip tonight's evening class; I want to try this method."
Dorothy didn't mind:
"No problem, do you need any help?"
The church's approach didn't focus on dreams, but rather on life energy. Since both the deceased and those in a deep sleep exhibited a significant accumulation of life energy, it's possible that if the victim themselves possessed a large amount of life energy, different outcomes might occur.
The church tested this idea and subsequently determined that individuals with extremely strong life energy would not be actively or passively selected by dreams.
Shad considered himself an exception, so he agreed with the church's test results. Maintaining a target with a constant abundance of life energy is not easy, but possessing extremely strong life force only during the sleep phase can be achieved through various magical techniques.
The solution that Shad came up with was the "Heart of Life" technique from Miss Ferriananna's "Secret Techniques of the Source of Fire," a technique developed by Miss Ferriananna to temporarily enhance an individual's life strength.
It doesn't actually make a living being's life strength extremely high; it only makes the individual's life strength assessment stronger when performing certain magical arts, spells, or artifact characteristic assessments.
Although the actual enhancement effect of this magical technique is not obvious, it still requires a life flame from a normal fire source to be cast. Shad's [Life Flame Return] is too inefficient, and the only normal fire source is currently on the dragon egg.
So Shad planned to extract the life-giving flame from that source of fire and store it in the mark on his palm, then bring it here to perform his magic. Of course, afterwards, he could store the normal life-giving flames in a container and have Vige perform the magic on the girls in Fragrance Mansion. Shad would only need to replenish the life-giving flames in the container every day when he came.
Shad did not learn all the powers in the "Secret Technique of the Source of Fire," but the learning requirements for this magic were not high, so with Dorothy's help, he went to the underground palace to perform a ritual and mastered the magic. Afterwards, he threw away the crystal shoe and returned home to extract life energy.
By this time, Daniste had finished her work at the academy and arrived at No. 6 St. Teresa's Square. She was chatting with Winnie about the changes in the scenery of Fatummont Island after summer. When they saw Shad return, they were surprised that he had come back so early.
As Shad explained the Church's discovery and his plan to extract life energy from the spark within the dragon eggs, Daniste had some minor concerns:
Will extracting the life-giving spark affect the teacher?
"I will only draw a small amount of life energy from you. You will watch from the side and interrupt me immediately if anything goes wrong."
"Okay, we need to be careful."
As it turned out, Shad's act of extracting a small amount of life-giving fire did not affect the dragon egg. Daniste, Winnie, and Mia, a total of six eyes, stared at Shad's hand. During the time Shad was extracting the fire, the dragon egg did not show any other reaction except for shaking a few times happily because of Shad's touch.
Danes still felt this was unfair:
"Why does the teacher only react to Xia De's touch?"
Actually, the egg would occasionally react to the cat's approach, but Winnie wisely didn't point that out.
After returning to Fragrant Mansion carrying this life energy, Shad cast the [Heart of Life] spell on all the girls, including Dorothy. It was simple; Shad only needed to tap the area in front of each girl's heart, without even needing to touch it directly.
However, with the amplification of divinity and the "Spark Source Mark" in his palm, Shad discovered that the [Heart of Life] he cast could not only have the original effect, but also make the girls feel a warm sensation flowing from their hearts through their entire bodies.
They did not receive any additional life energy boost, but after testing, it was discovered that this feeling gave them the ability to "resist flesh mutation/flesh decay" before the magical effect wore off.
"Is it okay for Shad to cast spells and buff so many people at once?"
Adelina also inquired about Shad, while Dorothy smiled and explained on behalf of her "sister":
"Don't worry, Shad is even more powerful than you think. With this magic, Lacia and I don't need to worry about your safety anymore. Just do your best lately, Adelina, because once all the great witches gather here, you won't have a chance to show off."
After adding statuses to the girls in line, Shad and Dorothy went back to the study to finish their evening lessons. But just as they sat down, a deafening roar echoed from the distance, shaking even the study windows.
Dorothy looked at Shad, but Shad showed no surprise whatsoever.
"Judging from the sound, it seems to be another instance of mechanical activation in a steam factory, which has been quite common lately. The sound appears to be coming from the outer city in the distance, so it shouldn't be related to Margaret and the others."
Although there was no need to worry, Shad still grabbed Dorothy's hand, and then the two of them appeared together on the roof of the Fragrant House.
Looking down from the high point, amidst a sea of fiery red light, it seemed as if a gigantic object was standing in the flames. However, before Shad and Dorothy could get a clear look, the fire in the outer city area vanished as the light shifted.
"Were church members present? Did they act so quickly this time?"
Dorothy asked Shad:
"Should we go over and check on the situation?"
Shade shook his head:
"Since the church people are already here, let's not go and join the fun. Let's wait for news. Besides, Vige and the others will be back soon."
In fact, Vigo and Flora returned earlier than expected, which clearly meant the banquet ended ahead of schedule.
"After the explosion, the dinner was ended early for safety reasons, so we came back."
Viggo hugged Shad in the foyer and handed him a note:
"This is a message from my followers in the outer city. The Church of Creation has found the 'Construct Master' and his group, and the two sides have started fighting in the outer city. The Church sent a 13th Ring leader to lead the team. Although neither side used their full strength in the city, it is still a battle between 13th Rings, and my followers did not dare to observe the battle too closely."
"The battle had already ended when the news arrived, and the outcome is currently unknown."
Flora, still wearing her black evening gown, hugged Shad just like Viggo had:
"However, if the church has indeed captured the 'Construct Master,' news will soon arrive. The [Church of Creation] needs such news to stabilize morale. If there is no news, then it means they haven't captured him."
Dorothy nodded:
"The Church's traitors have already made progress in their research on creating mechanical life forms. The [Creation Church] certainly doesn't want them to continue their research. We haven't been able to find them for so long. I even suspected before that those traitors might be the Church's black gloves."
Shad felt that the "Construct Master" wouldn't be captured so easily, but the final outcome would have to wait for the news.
He then asked Vigo and Flora:
"Did everything go smoothly at tonight's banquet?"
"No, everything is normal. Margaret's dress is beautiful; it was supposedly designed by a tailor under Sylvia's tutelage. Sylvia's taste is getting better and better."
Wei Ge praised, but then added somewhat displeasedly:
“However, I ran into Madame Butterfly at the banquet. I only saw her from afar; she didn’t notice me. This person is definitely more than just the host of the event for the club. I will have Adelina investigate further.”
Shad nodded, as long as no assassination attempt had occurred. Since there was nothing else to do in Arcadia City, Shad informed the witches about the [Heart of Life] and then returned home with Dorothy.
It was already 10:30 p.m., but only Winnie and Mia were still at home. Denise had originally planned to stay overnight, but around 9 p.m., Emilia ran up from the basement and told her that something had happened at Denise Academy—students from the Library Management Department had accidentally caused the Guardian-level relic to go out of control during a relic containment experiment.
Daniste rushed back to the academy to deal with the incident and will most likely not be coming back tonight.
When Shad and Dorothy returned home, Mia had curled up into a ball, fast asleep next to the dragon egg. Winnie smiled and gestured for Shad and Dorothy to be quiet. Seeing the cat sleeping with the egg, everyone smiled.
"Mia has been working hard lately."
Dorothy whispered, and Shad nodded, reaching out to gently stroke the docile cat:
"I will make it up to Xiaomia properly after the dragon egg hatches."
"Your way of compensating me isn't by washing the cat, is it?"
Dorothy asked with a smile, and the cat, who was pretending to be asleep, immediately squinted and secretly observed Shad's expression, but Shad did not notice.
"I definitely need to bathe the cat. Xiaomia hasn't had a bath all spring, and that won't do. Tomorrow I plan to embark on the second adventure to the 'Swamp of Oblivion.' If Xiaomia still wants to come with me, I can take her along."
The cat then closed its eyes with relief, looking forward to tomorrow's great adventure, and fell into a deep sleep.
It was getting late, and since they were going to cause trouble for the [Holy Son Alliance] tomorrow, Shad didn't plan to try the "Dream Set" the doctor had given him tonight. He and Dorothy washed up and prepared to rest.
To avoid showering in the bathroom until the wee hours of the morning, Dorothy washed up in the bathroom of room number one, while Shad went to room number two. When Shad returned to the living room, drying his hair with a towel, he was surprised to find Margaret in the house.
The blonde princess was still wearing the same dress she wore to the banquet, as if she hadn't even had time to change before rushing to Shad's place.
She sat on the sofa, tilting her head and giving Xia De a quiet smile:
"Good evening, Shad. It was Ms. Sylvia who brought me here."