OBS Chapter 3712 "Ms. White"
Chapter 3712 "Ms. White"
Chapter 3712 "Ms. White"
The snake then made a request:
“Being special doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily get my help. I agreed to let you come to see me simply because I’m curious about what kind of mortal can receive the love of the spirit of nature. Now, show me the destiny you’ve been given, for only by holding onto destiny can you overcome it.”
Shad really wanted to see Winnie's expression behind him, but the ice maid would probably be expressionless:
"it's here."
He then raised his right hand, and as a purple halo appeared on the back of his hand, the enormous white snake that had emerged from the lake narrowed its crimson eyes:
"So elegant. It's this."
"You know this?"
Shad then asked why the snake was willing to talk to him:
"Only mortals who have truly conquered fate are worthy of being called 'noble,' and among those mortals who have conquered fate, you possess the most unique destiny. This destiny does not belong to you, but I can sense how powerful its true holder is. Yes, incredibly powerful, yet also incredibly dangerous."
You actually managed to persuade such a dangerous and brutal being to willingly share its fate with you. Yes, you certainly deserve it.
"Dangerous and brutal?"
Shad's impression of the long-haired girl was that she was very prone to crying during kissing, and every time Shad tried to comfort her, she would say things like "Don't stop."
The snake continued:
“I am willing to help you, but I need to abide by the stage rules set by Mr. Ring. If you want to obtain the destiny I represent, you need to defeat me in the seventh act. God has chosen the card game as the final act, and I cannot disobey.”
"No, no, I didn't intend to cheat and enter Act VII early. That's not the kind of help I need right now."
Shad withdrew his right hand and continued to look up at the other person:
"Now the story has progressed to the fifth act. Snake, Winnie has already told me that it was Mr. Snake's power that broke the seal, thus awakening you. I now want to deal with the woman who is helping Mr. Snake. Do you know her power, can you provide her location, and can you help me in this matter?"
Of course, more importantly, I want to know the current status of the seal.
The giant white snake's head was lowered slightly:
"The seal is on the verge of collapse. Although the local mortal tribes have been helping me maintain the seal for many years, no seal can exist forever."
The force that startled me awake the day before yesterday has already caused irreversible damage to the snow mountain's water veins. Although the sealed destiny has not yet completely broken free from the power of the ancient god, the area it can influence within the seal is becoming larger.
Even without external help, each of its subsequent activities caused an incident no less severe than the one two days prior. Mortals called it a 'fate shock,' and if this shock continued, the seal would soon collapse completely.
Shad then imagined the snake trapped under the mountain thrashing about, causing the snow-capped mountain to shake until it collapsed.
"Although the seal will inevitably be broken, is there a way to temporarily strengthen it? The longer we can delay it, the more advantageous it will be for us in this era."
Xia De asked again, and the white snake hissed and flicked its tongue:
"There are two ways. The first is to give me a curve or a ring of fate. Although I am a ring beast, Mr. Ring has given me the power to enhance myself by absorbing the fates of others."
"Hmm, will this work?"
Shad took out a black arc; he had deliberately kept one of the Infinite Serpent's black arcs, as he had acquired many of these recently. The serpent's crimson eyes swept over it, and upon seeing the arc, it immediately shook its head:
"No, this will only hasten the breaking of the seal."
"Okay, so what's the second method?"
"Although the water veins are gradually being polluted by the power of that doomsday destiny, there are also ways to purify them. I can show you the map of the underground water veins of this island. You can gather people to perform a purification ritual at the key nodes of the water veins."
The ceremony must be presided over by members of the local tribe, whose fate is intertwined with that of the island. Furthermore, while this method does not require the consumption of fate or other precious materials, it demands an enormous amount of manpower.
Xia De nodded to indicate that he understood:
“No problem. We can’t produce curved or circular shapes right now, but I will discuss the matter of purifying the water veins with other forces. After all, you understand that Mr. Snake will definitely appear, and only fate can fight fate. We don’t have much fate to use right now.”
The snake expressed understanding:
"As for the key figure in the fifth act that you are looking for, Mr. Snake's power has now been amplified in a more powerful way, and even I cannot sense her exact location."
But as long as she still wants to help Mr. Snake break free of the seal, she will inevitably approach the water veins again, and in that case, I will definitely sense her. So if she appears, I will notify you through Winnie, who is with you. Also, here is the general requirement for the water vein diagram and purification ritual.
The snake spat out a spherical block of ice, its center faintly glowing crimson. Such a thing was recorded in the Fatu people's archives; it was a precious material similar to the Fatu people's sacred object, the "Snake Jade," used to store information, from which the elders possessed secret techniques to extract it.
"As for the power she possesses, I cannot describe it in detail."
Shad then explained all he knew about Ms. Halonen so far and asked the most crucial question:
"If she wants to continue influencing the water veins, must she appear in her true form? Or can she accomplish this by controlling other people's bodies?"
The snake gave its answer:
“I don’t know, but the probability of the original body appearing is the highest. Since the fate of the Fool that she possesses has already been partially broken by you, without the complete and flawless ring of fate, she may not dare to face the power of the seal directly.”
This gives Shad a third way to find Valentine Halonen, in addition to Luvia and the witches, and the Prophet's Guild.
And the snake was willing to help Xia De in this matter:
“If she appears by the water vein, I will summon a clone to help you defeat her. You are not a candidate, or even strictly speaking, an actor on the stage, so this does not count as me breaking the rules.”
Shad thanked him again, and then asked another question:
"How should I address you? We'll probably be dealing with each other again."
The snake clearly hadn't considered this question either. After hesitating for a moment, it was Winnie, who was standing next to Shad, who offered advice:
"Let's use 'Ms. White' for now."
This is the same surname that Grace claims to have.
"I do not have a gender."
The snake warned her, but Winnie replied:
"The sealed destiny of the apocalypse also has no gender, but that does not prevent you from temporarily having the names that mortals use."
So Ms. White temporarily accepted this title:
"Is there anything else? If you want to ask more about the Ring of Fate, you can come find me after we've resolved Act 5. I can't remain in my current form for much longer. The next time we meet will probably be when that woman appears."
The conversation was drawing to a close, and Shad thought for a moment:
"Was you born in the First Era?"
Ms. White was somewhat wary:
"Yes, but I can't tell you anything about the original era. That's a bygone age, and nothing from that era should ever reappear in this twilight era."
"I don't want to ask about the First Era. I want to ask, since you know so many secrets of the time before the Old Gods left, you must be very knowledgeable. In that case, can you tell my race?"
Upon hearing Shad ask such a question, Winnie's expression changed slightly, and the cat that had been hiding in Shad's arms poked its head out again.
Ms. White's crimson eyes looked at Shad more intently:
"That's an interesting question, but I can take a look at it for you."
"Meow?"
The cat then squeezed out from between the buttons of Shad's coat and climbed onto Shad's shoulder, where it crouched down.
The large white snake observed carefully for a moment before speaking:
"This"
Although it was a snake, Shad could read an unusually complex meaning on its face at that moment.
"You are human, yes, human."
It said this, but Shad sensed something was off about its tone. He wanted to ask more, but then he remembered the words of the ancient giant king during his journey through the Tombstone Wasteland—
[Some people probably think this way, some people really think this way, and some people only dare to think this way.] (3307)
Xia De didn't know what kind of snake it was, but since the other party had already given an answer, he didn't question its authenticity.
"Then have you also seen that ancient god of the moon—the Silver Moon Sage?"
He asked again, and the snake hesitated for a moment, seemingly about to look up at the sky, but in the end it just shook its head:
"Yes. Back then, the original moon had not yet shattered, and gazing at that silver moon was equivalent to gazing at the moon goddess."
Shad opened his right hand, revealing a slender, pure silver flame in his palm:
"So, do you recognize this?"
"Moonfire, or Secret Fire, is the signature ability of the chosen ones of the Moon Sage."
"But in this era, the ancient gods have departed, so why can I still obtain Moonfire?"
Ms. White's expression grew increasingly uncomfortable; she seemed somewhat uneasy, but it's also possible that Shad misinterpreted the snake's expression.
"Although the gods have departed, their power remains in this era. Obtaining the Secret Fire is not entirely impossible; this only proves the Moon Goddess's favor towards you."