OBS Chapter 3736 An Exceptional Reward
Chapter 3736 An Exceptional Reward
Chapter 3736 An Exceptional Reward
Sitting on the boat, Shad tilted his head slightly, looking at the woman's head ten meters away:
"Whether it's a commissioned target like Bennet, or those apostles of desire who follow you, they all have desires that seem to never be satisfied. Their desires are like flames that burn and devour everything around them."
But Valentine Halonen is different. I admit she also desires love, but it's less of a desire and more of an obsession. Her goals are different from yours, and as for your claim that she defiled your power and you want revenge, I don't believe it."
The face in the water curled into a smile, and purple eyes gazed at Shad from the surface as he looked up.
"So, you broke our agreement and believe that even so, I will still forgive you?"
Shad continued to stare at it, even meeting its gaze directly into those purple eyes:
"I should say I feel I've seen through the truth of this commission. Perhaps what you want isn't Valentine Halonin; her soul and her destiny don't actually align with the power you possess. What you want is something about her, or rather, some knowledge within her mind."
I have a bold guess.
Shad took out the parchment scroll that had been used as a thank-you gift for his back-and-forth correspondence:
"The 'love spell' that Mr. Snake gave her, the most ancient spell of fate—is this what you really want? Although this spell doesn't seem to have anything to do with your power, in my opinion, it's the most valuable thing she has."
The smile on the beautiful face in the water grew even more pronounced; it neither confirmed nor denied anything.
"If I said that this is exactly what I want, would you give it to me?"
Shad placed the parchment in the sea, and the water rippled and carried it to the side of the head, whereupon a hand emerged from the water and grasped it.
The wet woman asked in surprise:
"You just gave it to me like that? You should know how powerful this curse is."
Xia De nodded:
“I know, but I have already accepted the commission, and I will not easily lie to you, even to you; besides, the method to break this curse is not difficult, and even an ordinary person can find the antidote.”
Of course, most importantly, I think you wouldn't use this spell lightly. If the spells of fate could be used at will, why wouldn't the serpent use them itself instead of going out of its way to find a mortal to use them on? Your name is 'Desire,' not 'Love,' so you probably don't want this spell to strengthen yourself.”
The slender woman's hand, clutching the parchment, retreated back into the water, and she smiled contentedly.
"Yes, you know me very well. Then this request can be considered a successful completion of your task. Since you have given me what I wanted, I will give you what you want in return."
The pink "breeding" arc was thrown into the water by Shad. It sank directly below the surface, and then the entire seawater around the small boat turned into a glowing pink.
The woman's head then disappeared into the thick fog, yet within it, it began to sing softly.
It was a nursery rhyme, yet it sang of the hardships a woman faces throughout her life, the pain of childbirth, and the boundless fear of married life. The nursery rhyme combined with these lyrics, along with the thick fog, created a rather eerie scene, but Shad paid no attention to it.
As the song of "Desire" played, all the pink light shimmering in the surrounding sea converged on the small boat.
The rays of light eventually converged in the water beneath the rim of the small boat where Shad sat, forming a perfect pink ring. The ring then flew out of the water and reached Shad, who reached out and grasped it—
[Stranger, you have witnessed the "Ring of Destiny - Reproduction," the destiny that brings new life into the world.]
[Interpretation of Fate: The ultimate goal of love and desire is procreation, the cornerstone of race, civilization, and the world.]
[Effect: Those who possess this destiny have an increased chance of reproduction.]
"This is the fourth one today. So many links have appeared all at once, but each one is completely reasonable."
As Xia De pondered this, he then posed a question to the thick fog:
"I remember the promised reward was to turn the curved shape into a shield, how did it become a ring?"
The singing had stopped, and the woman's voice in the mist answered:
"This is a reward for you seeing through my true intentions. Aren't you happy?"
Shad summoned the "Handbook of Fate" and placed the ring inside as well:
"I'm happy, but I don't recall you having the power of [reproduction]. If it's reasonable for the Angel of Death to pull death out of death, then what's going on with you?"
"This is a very old story, older than the story between me and the clowns."
The voice of desire is fading into the mist:
"I just see you're already very tired today, let's talk about it another time. My appearances in the story of destiny have all come to an end, and now it's the turn of those chosen by fate to perform."
Shad gazed in the direction the sound had faded into the distance:
“I was originally going to talk to you about Mr. Snake; you must know something about him.”
"But what can we say about that snake? We are both just pawns played by the ancient gods, struggling to escape the chessboard, only to find that it is just part of a play performed for the gods."
Desire laughs deep in the fog, yet still offers a warning:
"It won't accept defeat so easily. No matter what methods you've prepared, you must be wary of the possibility that it has even more sophisticated methods. But for someone like you who can summon gods, those methods probably don't matter, do they?"
The "mermaid" disappeared into the morning fog. Shad sat alone on the boat for a while before steering the small boat toward the Kyle-Todd dock.
Should we go back?
"Let's go get the key to the Willendal vault first."
When Dr. Shad and Priest Augustus said they had much to do, it wasn't an exaggeration. Even after a sleepless night, there were still many things for him to handle personally on the ship, in the town, and in the snow-capped mountains.
The curved line for "breeding" was obtained by Shad from Dorothy after returning to the "Radiant Messenger". At that time, not everyone had returned yet, but according to the news, due to thorough preparations, although there were many wounded in the battle that night, the fate of death did not befall the girls.
After retrieving the vault key from Samir's old house in town and returning to the ship, breakfast was still being prepared. The mysterious blonde Miss Sabel had already left the town without a word, while Mia, left on the ship, suddenly jumped from Tifa's arms into Shad's arms. Shad then looked at Miss Elisher, and the ship's maid smiled and nodded.
"No problem, please don't worry, everyone is safe and sound."
On this early morning, not only did Shad have to deal with various problems, but the witches had not all returned, the seven giant snake fangs in seven locations had not been completely dealt with, and there were still many monsters roaming the island that had escaped from the main battlefield.
In addition to the seven main battlefields last night, cities and towns were attacked again. However, thanks to the help of the elves, the losses were not as great as before. Claire, after returning from the snow mountain, is still assisting the elders in ascertaining the situation of the surrounding villages.
While the maids were preparing breakfast, Shad went to deal with the most complicated, but also the least dangerous, task at hand.
When he arrived at the "Unicorn's Den" in the Snow Mountain Hall, Grace and Helen were sitting on small stools, watching curiously as Ellie huddled with little Leona out of fear. Helen, in her black dress, poked Ellie with her finger, and the little unicorn immediately trembled.
Grace tugged at her younger sister's sleeve, somewhat annoyed, while Helen retorted:
“This child is too timid. How will she help Master in the future? Sister, we are not the most terrifying beings. She will definitely encounter more dangerous beings while accompanying Xia De in the future.”
Shad noticed that the Red Butterfly sisters were referring to Ellie as "she" instead of "it".
Luvia was standing to the side, confirming with Stella the condition of Ellie when she transformed into a human. Iluna and Emilia were also present at the time, but neither of them were here.
Flora, the master of transformations, is also here. When the artist arrived at the main battlefield in the snow mountain last night, the battle was already nearing its end, so she only knew about everything that happened in the snow mountain from hearsay.
"So unicorns really can transform into humans. It seems the effects of the [House of Pseudo-Humans] on her are permanent. That's quite a strange thing. It's a pity I didn't see it back then."
Flora was still marveling when Shad entered; even the witch used a pronoun to address a human. Upon seeing Shad, Ellie immediately widened her bright blue eyes and pleaded for his help.
Shad then said to the two sisters:
"Grace, Helen, stop scaring Ellie."
“Sir, we didn’t scare her. We were just surprised that she wasn’t afraid of Mia, but was afraid of us. We don’t know if her inspiration is strong or weak.”
Of course, Grace didn't say the second half of her sentence aloud; she only thought it to herself.
They had been away from Midhill Castle long enough since last night, so when they saw Shad return, they each kissed Shad on the cheek, then left hand in hand. However, given the current situation, Shad will soon see them again.
What's Ellie's situation now?
Shad asked Luvia and Stella, then sat on the small stool Grace had just been sitting on and petted Ellie. Ellie and little Leona then came over, which made the cat on his shoulder very unhappy.
It meowed, and little Leanna trembled just like Ellie had before, while Ellie responded with a "whoosh." Just as Grace had said, Ellie was afraid of butterflies but not of Mia.