OBS Chapter 4187 The Taste of Spring
Chapter 4187 The Taste of Spring
Chapter 4187 The Taste of Spring
Desire had personally admitted to Shad that the [Leatherwork Guild] had fought against her in ancient times with this artifact, but now these scissors clearly didn't have that much power anymore.
Aside from its use in rituals and for crafting leather goods, according to Shad's rudimentary assessment, this pair of scissors possesses absolute destructive power against any flesh-and-blood life form with "skin." In other words, neither magical arts like "Stone Skin" nor "Metal Skin" offer any defense against these scissors.
Once it touches the surface of life, no defense can withstand the gentle slash of these scissors. Although this effect only breaks through the skin's protection and has little impact on the inner flesh, this kind of rule-based destructive power is still of great significance to Shad.
This doesn't mean that when Shad fights an enemy, he should get close and stab with the scissors. He feels that he can use the scissors to cast spells, treating this artifact as a medium for spellcasting, similar to the ritual sword "The Night Watchman" or the scepter "The Promised King".
Although he had never tried "Moonlight Slash" on scissors, with his current mastery of that magic, even a leaf could be imbued with a slashing effect, let alone scissors.
Although the scissors came from the [Leather Goods Guild], no one disliked them because of this. Instead, they took turns examining them and offering their own conjectures. Although the power of the artifact had faded, its status was still incomparable to that of ordinary objects.
Shad believed it should have other abilities, but that was something Shad would have to discover for himself.
So, that mermaid.
Hillis hesitated, then nodded.
"Yes, it took its own skin and I saw it at the bottom of the lake in the form of a mermaid. It looked a lot like the oil painting in my house, very beautiful, very beautiful."
Sevi recalled the mermaid's malice towards her during the battle in the snowy mountains:
"What will it do after it regains its power?"
"I am not sure as well."
Shad knew the witches were worried; after all, it was an unknowable relic.
"But at least until the story in Arcadia City ends, it won't be doing anything big locally. After Vigo activates the blessing for me, I'll go and meet with it, and I'll make some things clear to it."
The witches were all worried, but Luvia remained calm:
"If that mermaid can cooperate with you like this every time, we can actually treat her as a partner we need to be wary of. Unknowable relics also have intelligence, and with intelligence comes their own goals and ambitions; desire itself is also desire."
If the blessing of chaos can completely immune you to its sinister spiritual influence, then I think we have a basis for continuing to cooperate with it.
Shad did not object to Luvia's opinion. Although the Love Lake incident had heightened his wariness of mermaids, the outsider's first encounter with "desire" revealed a crucial truth in Luvia's words—
When the final moment arrives, the power of sin will also be power.
There was still some time before dinner, but Shad didn't do anything else. He stayed in the study chatting with the girls who had changed their clothes. They talked about the scenery in the park that day, jokingly teasing Shad and the exquisite doll, and then they talked about Vigo and the jar of ointment-like potion.
Since it was left behind by Miss Feliananna, the high witches of the Witch Council naturally trusted it implicitly. When Shad and Viggo discussed this before dinner, Viggo looked at the black, sticky substance in the jar, and a clear expression of reluctance appeared on her face:
"Is it really necessary to eat this?"
"You can think of it as a sesame paste with a unique flavor."
Shade advised, while Sylvie smiled with her lips pursed. Seeing Vig looking at her, the witch with beautiful long, wavy hair pretended to be talking to Miss Elizabeth again.
Claire also advised:
"Vige, this was sent all the way from the Fifth Age by Miss Feliananna. If it weren't for preparing medicine for your treatment, those ancient demigod witches could have sent Shad much more powerful relics or alchemical equipment."
"Vege, you can't let the demigods' good intentions go to waste. Besides, you're not a child anymore; it's just medicine, you don't need to go to such lengths. Aren't there many disgusting things among the magical materials we use? Slug mucus is far more disgusting than this, and this is just a placenta."
“Claire, you don’t need to remind me again what the raw materials are. Also, I can accept touching the slugs’ slime, but that doesn’t mean I’m willing to eat them.”
Despite saying that, Vige still picked up the small ceramic jar, sniffed it, and handed it to Miss Rowling, asking her to divide it into small portions to ensure that she ate the same amount each time.
"I hope I won't have to suck your blood so often in the future."
She said it softly, using that reason to convince herself.
Galina, Iluna, Sylvia, and Megan arrived at the manor one after another before dinner began, and the Fragrant Residence could even be described as somewhat crowded as the sun was setting—that would be an exaggeration.
Before dinner, Shad returned to his room to change his clothes. Winnie wanted to help him, but Shad told her to contact Denise to see if she and Ellie could come that night.
While Xia De was changing his clothes, a figure opened the door and quickly slipped inside:
"Shad!"
After Adelina closed the door again, she lowered her voice, waved to Shad, and handed him a cloth bag:
"This is the book I promised you. We made a deal, and you can't tell your sister."
Shad lifted the cloth bag and glanced inside; sure enough, there were the two forbidden books about the Argonian maid that Adelina had mentioned that morning. Since the little princess had already risked bringing them here, Shad didn't say he didn't want them.
He put the book under his pillow, glanced at the door, and asked:
"Agelina, how have you been doing at Vigo's place lately?"
As he spoke, he continued adjusting his shirt and coat in front of the full-length mirror, while Adelina gracefully sat down in the chair next to the desk and looked at Shad:
“It feels great. Ms. Astley, Miss Rowling, and Miss McDonald have all taken good care of me, and the scenery in Arcadia is also beautiful. Miss McDonald even said she could take me to visit the Candleburg Library tomorrow.”
She said with a smile:
“I thought I would be lonely here, but look, it’s even more lively here than at the Yodl Palace, and I can’t see you every day at home.”
"Meow~"
The cat lying on the desk meowed, signaling Adelina not to put her hand on its back.
The little princess looked out the window at Shade against the backdrop of the setting sun:
"Although I will miss my mother and father, I know that no one can always be with their family, so it is necessary to go out to study."
“Your sister told me that she was worried you wouldn’t adapt to the food and climate in the south. Remember to tell her you like it here.”
Shad reminded her, and Adelina immediately nodded:
“I know, and I’ve learned some really useful things! The pharmacopoeias and ancient texts that Professor Astley recommended to me were really interesting. They were books from her own collection. I would never have learned this kind of knowledge if I had just stayed in Tobeske City.”
I'll grow quickly too, and I can help you. Even if I can't reach Emilia's or Iluna's level, I'll at least be like...
She had initially considered mentioning Sirius, but the current Archbishop of the Forsaken Order was far superior to the little princess. Then she thought of Tifa and Matilda, but the help these experienced witch apprentices could provide to Shad in life and battle was something the little princess could never match.
"At least be like Miss McDonald!"
"Why did you think of her?"
Shad asked curiously, and Adelina laughed, lowering her voice to say:
"Although she didn't say it herself, I could tell that Miss McDonald also secretly has a soft spot for you."
"Shad!"
A polite knock sounded, and the pointy-eared sprite burst in, followed by Iluna and Ellie. Although Emilia wasn't allowed to participate in the operation today, she had still come to the dinner party with Ellie.
Emilia had intended to surprise Shad, but upon entering, she saw that Shad seemed to have just changed his clothes, while the red-haired princess appeared to have arrived much earlier. Emilia was taken aback, and then Iluna peeked out from behind her.
"Adelina, good evening. What are you doing here?"
Of course, the little princess couldn't say that she had come to deliver books:
“I’d like to talk to Shad about my life here lately.”
"Isn't your sister here too? You should talk to her."
Iluna and Emilia then pulled Adelina out of the room. Shad noticed that Ellie was standing still and didn't move, which made him curious:
"Ellie, is there anything else? Why didn't you go downstairs to wait for dinner?"
"for you!"
The white-haired unicorn girl pulled an apple out of nowhere, held it in both hands, and handed it to Shad. After Shad took it, the unicorn girl shyly ran away from the room.
"What does it mean?"
The apple, which Ellie had probably kept hidden on her person, was still slightly warm. Shad thought suspiciously, took a bite of the apple, and then confirmed that it was just an ordinary fruit, but its sweet and sour taste did indeed have a fresh, youthful feel to it.
That, too, is the bittersweet feeling of a girl's emotions. Spring has arrived.
"She" said with a smile in Shad's ear.
Just before dinner began, Daniste finally returned, bringing Shad firsthand intelligence:
"Of the seven people who entered the guild hall with you, the ring sorcerers from the [Truth Society] and the [Eye of the Demon Club] have also left the guild hall. But the church and we have not been able to find the whereabouts of the seventh person, who is the only one whose true identity you do not know."