OBS Chapter 4226 The Way of Change
Chapter 4226 The Way of Change
Chapter 4226 The Way of Change
The rain continued to fall, but the croaking of frogs around us completely disappeared at that moment.
The moment the seal was completed, most of the frogs that appeared because of the relics turned into liquid and merged into the city. As for the few normal frogs, they will likely contribute to the biodiversity of Arcadia City.
"Successfully received, but it's gone."
Xia De sensed the situation inside the coffin:
"The mummified corpse has disappeared."
Mr. Finch, relieved, said:
"While your sealing technique is powerful, the [Rain Man] is essentially a natural phenomenon influenced by a supernatural force. Your actions are like forcibly dispersing the clouds on a rainy day. Although the sun comes out and the rain stops, it doesn't mean that it will never rain again."
While this doesn't mean that these types of relics are completely impossible to contain, it's definitely beyond the capabilities of sealing techniques. All three major academies have published papers researching these relics; unfortunately, each type of containment method has its own unique characteristics, and a way to completely contain the [Rain Man] has yet to be found.
After saying this, the old man gestured for Xia De to open the seal and see what was inside. When the stone coffin was opened, the mummified corpse was indeed gone, leaving only a large piece of frog skin soaking in the rainwater.
"The skin of the Rain Frog, a relic derivative, can be processed into decent armor. It can reduce damage from filth and water-based attacks, and also provides the ability to breathe underwater and avoid rain."
Mr. Finch explained that he didn't seem interested in the hide. This relic derivative did sound useful, but Shad didn't intend to keep it either, instead retrieving the hide and handing it to Ms. Handel.
"You were the first to find it, and you contributed the most; this is your spoils."
Although it appears on the surface that Shad defeated a Sage-level relic head-on, in reality, before Shad and Mr. Finch arrived, Ms. Handel and Joey Barton had already severely injured the other party.
"I don't wear frog skin."
Ms. Handel shook her head in refusal, and she meant it sincerely. As for Joey Barton, he was essentially just a spirit, and such armor was meaningless to him.
“These two are my friends. I invited them to come to my area to help me find an alchemist who is dead but refuses to leave.”
Shad then introduced them to Mr. Finch. Although Mr. Finch was curious about the origins of this strange man and ghost, he saw that they only nodded coldly at him, so the old man did not talk to them.
With the belongings dealt with, everyone quickly left. After saying goodbye to Shad, Mrs. Handel left with her umbrella, the rain slowly evaporating from her clothes; they had other things to do that day.
Shad and Mr. Finch returned to the carriage. The old man planned to take Shad back to Finch's Mansion, so he could go to the Tower of Wonders later.
"Things are going even more smoothly than I expected. Your two friends seem to be quite extraordinary. If I'm not mistaken, the powerful soul that pulled out of [Rain Man]'s body was the remnant of humanity from that corpse, wasn't it? That's remarkable."
Mr. Finch exclaimed that "humanity" is an extremely precious alchemical product, a non-physical existence more valuable than the soul. Shad had only heard of this from ancient books. Ms. Handel and Joey Barton are indeed very special.
The old man sighed again:
"If I had had companions like you when I was young, the accident back then wouldn't have had such serious consequences."
"We were lucky this time; the relic didn't develop into the third stage."
Shad said, taking the frog skin to the platform in the carriage to examine it. By now, both of them had dried off the rainwater, but the foul-smelling rainwater had still thoroughly soiled their clothes. Shad thought that he would indeed need to take a bath later.
"【Rain Man】clearly possesses abilities such as life creation and biological evolution; it was also attracted by the massive life energy of the local area. This relic is very interesting; although its main body is a corpse, it uses the power of life."
“Relics always exhibit characteristics that are difficult to reproduce under normal circumstances.”
Mr. Finch smiled and praised again:
"But you also performed very well. That series of transformations at the end was really skillful. By the way, do you have ten transformation forms?"
Shad shook his head. Cat, wolf, snake, dragon, unicorn—even including the special Red Butterfly avatar, there were only six:
"No, what's wrong?"
"If you have 10 shapeshifting forms, I can help you contact the [Transformation Academy] to take the examination for a Transformation Master. Like the three major academies, they also train ring sorcerers, specializing in Transformation, but their scale is incomparable to that of the three major academies."
However, the Transfiguration Master license they issue is highly valuable; it's recognized by the three major academies' academy cities. But obtaining this license is even more difficult than becoming a 'Registered Diviner' through the Prophet's Association.
Mr. Finch explained in a good mood, and Shad nodded:
"Polymorphism is indeed very useful against enemies with the ability to evolve and degenerate. I've been researching flesh creation and flesh decay before, and now I think flesh transformation is also an important topic in this field."
Mr. Finch couldn't help Shad with this; the old man was an expert in alchemy and mechanical engineering, and didn't know much about the realm of life and flesh.
Shad then continued examining the somewhat disgusting frog skin. He didn't need it himself, and he didn't know which of the girls around him would be interested in such a material, but the skin...
His fingers touched the frog's skin directly, and for a moment, Xia De seemed to witness the complete process of a tadpole evolving into a frog. This didn't move the outsider much; he had learned about it in his junior high school biology class back home.
He thought about how he had used different forms to deal with different situations, and then he thought about how, during the Time War in Vistalin, when Brienne was performing the "Moon Hunting Ritual" to ascend to demigod, she had also used different forms to fight against his different forms (Chapter 3068).
The spirit rune corresponding to his shapeshifting magic is also [Flesh and Blood], which already indicates that flesh and blood transformation is also an important topic in the realm of flesh and blood. It's just that the outsider is quite satisfied with his human appearance, so he had never thought of delving into the study of physical shapeshifting before.
Doesn't the moon also change constantly?
Her voice rang out at that moment, and Xia De was startled. The red moon seemed to appear before his eyes. He looked at the changing phases of the red moon and thought of the "hundred phases of the star and moon" that he had gleaned from the eyes of the moon beast in the Whispering Hills Inn.
"Yes, the moon is constantly changing, with different phases of the moon corresponding to different meanings and powers. This is the way the moon changes."
[Outsider, what insights do you have about "change"?]
"She" whispered a reminder, and Xia De became somewhat curious:
"Change? Isn't it transformation?"
Because the moon represents change, not deformation.
Shad nodded slightly. His high-level ascended phrase, "The Fallen Traveler, Rewriting the World's Poem," already had the "World" and "Fallen" runes, but was still missing the "Traveler," "Change," and "Poem."
Although the sentence contains the word "rewrite," the emphasis of this elevated statement is clearly on "change," that is, transformation.
If Shad can obtain this spirit rune, then he will no longer need to deliberately learn the tenth ring Ascension rune. He will only need to wait to complete the tenth ring Blasphemy and Enlightenment runes before he can consider advancing to the eleventh ring.
"change."
He pondered his future plans while listening to the sound of rain.
Mr. Finch escorted Shad back to Fragrant Residence and then left. It was raining heavily, and Viggo, of course, didn't leave home. However, just as she was about to hug Shad as usual, Shad kindly reminded her:
"My hand just touched the frog's skin directly."
"So what? It's not like it's made of skin. I've come into contact with all sorts of animal skins a lot when I'm doing potion experiments."
She hugged Shad and said with a smile:
"Is the matter resolved? I haven't heard the sound of frogs in the rain for quite a while."
"I was lucky; my friend found the artifact beforehand, and together we banished it. Is the hot water ready? I want to take a bath."
Although he had somehow become almost spotless, Shad still felt the stench of frog slime clinging to him.
Wei Ge gave him a reproachful look:
"Are you in such a hurry?"
"I"
He ultimately decided not to bother explaining, and it was clear that Wei Ge wasn't really complaining:
"I've already prepared everything for you. I knew you'd need to take a shower when you came back from going out in this weather. I heard from them that your bathroom is small, and the bathtub can only fit two people. You can come here anytime from now on. Now that you have the means, you should learn to enjoy life, shouldn't you?"
Shad really wanted to explain that his bathtub could actually comfortably hold three people, but he quickly noticed that Violet hadn't asked Miss Rowling and the others for help. Instead, she personally carried the change of clothes she had prepared for Shad and led him towards the bathroom.
"Go take a quick shower first, then go to the hot tub. I'll have Laura and the others wash your old clothes for you. Remember to take everything out of your pockets."
"understood."
When Shade finished his quick shower and came to the bathtub in his bathrobe, Vigo was already inside.
She smiled and stood up, giving Shad a few more seconds to admire the scenery before reaching out and pulling him into the bathtub as well.
"You've worked hard all morning, I can't let you take a bath alone. Thank you for saving the city once again."
Vige wrapped her arms around Xia De's neck and asked with a smile:
Do you want to kiss me?
"of course."
“I can allow you to do that, but in return, I don’t want to drink your blood for treatment today.”
She winked at Shad:
"Guess how long I can stay underwater?"