OBS Chapter 3575 Ever-Changing Fate
Chapter 3575 Ever-Changing Fate
Chapter 3575 Ever-Changing Fate
"Since you've seen similar rune locks before, do you know how to break them?"
Shad then asked, and Luvia shook her head:
"The complexity of a rune lock is related to the type and number of runes it contains, as well as the mystery of the runes. The rune lock you described is the most complex I have ever seen. I have even deciphered the meaning of 'ever-changing' in it, which means that this rune lock is changing every moment. This is the most complex type of rune lock."
While it's not entirely unbreakable, you could try contacting Danist; the professors at the Academy, working together, should be able to find a solution. But Shad, do you know how long it typically takes the Academy and the Church's archaeological teams to decipher runic locks in ancient ruins?
"I do know this."
Jialina then said:
"With good luck, it takes years to process; with bad luck, it takes several generations. The council once used two generations of great witches, each with their own knowledge and wisdom, to unlock the main door of a laboratory belonging to a witch emperor from the late Fifth Age."
So your Ice Witch Empress's castle must have been deliberately left for you; otherwise, I can't imagine why she would not only leave it unlocked but also leave behind a beautiful maid.
Luvia meant that the lock could be cracked, but it would take a long time, but Shad didn't want this key to waste years, or even weeks.
"Isn't there any other way? For example, I could go find the [Master Key]. With this relic and my magical abilities, I might even be able to open the maze lock."
Luvia shook her head again:
"I don't know if the [Master Key] will work, but I know there is an item that can definitely break this runic lock in one hit, and it's not even a relic."
"What is it?"
Jialina then smiled and said:
"I know that, Snake Fang, right? Since fate is ever-changing, then we should use the power of Snake Fang to stifle all changes and fight against it."
Luvia nodded:
"The serpent fang has already proven its power at the House of the False Man, and I think that's what you need. But the problem is that All Souls' Day is over, so where are you going to find a second serpent fang? Or, would you like me to do another divination?"
Although Luvia and Galina both believed that the rune lock could not be broken in a short time, Shad still went to Saint Byrons after seeing them off.
On Wednesday morning, Daneste had an early class and wasn't at the library, so Shad left the information about the rune lock in his office. Later, when Shad returned home, he happened to run into Sirius, who had come from Randall Valley, in the basement.
"The coins you asked Vanessa to send someone to retrieve have been received."
This is the coin that Marilyn Handel and Joey Barton mentioned in their letter on Monday, which Hillis brought here after it was retrieved.
Shad had wanted to keep Hillis at his house for a few more words, but the blonde simply smiled, kissed Shad on the cheek, and left.
"It's my turn to clean the church this morning. If I get back late, the other girls in the church will laugh at me. See you on Fatummister Island, Shad. Vanessa and I will be leaving as soon as possible."
The special coin sent from a remote town in the southwest of the Old World is a relic that Shad has never seen before—the Guardian-level relic, [Secret].
It was a shiny silver coin, but very small, probably only about the size of Shad's thumbnail. One side featured a sickle, and the other side had the number "1" standing upright in front of a closed mouth.
The patterns on the outer edge of the coin can be interpreted as a sentence: "The value of a secret lies in what is left unsaid."
Sirius not only delivered the coins but also a letter from Lady Handel, explaining the relic's effects. Shad thus learned that this was likely one of the most valuable Guardian-level relics. Lady Handel gave it to Shad, making Shad in a sense indebted to her.
In the darkness, when no one is around, reveal a valuable secret about yourself that only you can know. Then kiss the numbered side of the coin, and it will transform into a silver dagger.
This short sword, which contains its own secrets, can be considered a relic weapon. Depending on the value of the secrets, the short sword will have different effects and powers.
Once this secret is discovered by a second person, not only will the relic be immediately destroyed, but the holder's soul will also be pierced by an invisible blade. The relic's negative effect is that it causes the holder to suffer from a certain degree of "persecution complex," constantly worrying that someone wants to know their secret, but this does not diminish the relic's value as a weapon.
Unfortunately, once the coin transforms into a weapon, it is irreversible; otherwise, Shad would have loved to test the power of this Guardian-class weapon.
With the remaining [Dragon Blood Coin] from last time, Shad now possesses two relic coins. Although there are still many situations where he needs to use the coins, Shad did consider Luvia's suggestion to use them to find the Serpent Fang:
"Forget it, there's still a week left. If there's still no clue about the second snake fang by the weekend, I'll have Luvia do the divination."
The long-haired girl said in her dream that the [Stadium of Fate] could enhance the effect of special divination, so Shad wasn't worried about not finding a second snake fang.
He didn't rush off to other places afterward, but instead took a carriage to the doctor's clinic in the east of the city. Partly, he wanted to inform the doctor about the aftermath of the ancient hunter incident, and partly, he was concerned about the doctor's mental state.
The last time he saw the doctor, he was in a bad mood, so Shad asked Priest Augustus to help calm the doctor down. And his approach was indeed correct, because when he saw the doctor again that morning, the doctor had returned to his usual self.
When Bill Schneider met with Shad in the meeting room, he sighed and admitted that he hadn't been behaving himself recently:
"On the one hand, the appearance of that thing was really unexpected, and on the other hand, I suddenly heard news about the other sealed parts. The power of the thing sealed in my body became somewhat unstable and began to affect my emotions. The difference between me and the demon possessor is that I can control what's inside my body, but this control is not always very stable."
After the servant left, the doctor personally poured Shad a cup of tea, then sighed again:
“After you left that day, Father Augustus invited me to do volunteer work at the orphanage. We talked for a long time, and that's when I recovered. The priest was right; when problems arise, we should try to solve them, not worry about them.”
I never imagined that even after inheriting the Witcher's legacy, I would still be so easily influenced by that power.
He was actively preparing to deal with Blackhand Tifreon. He was currently optimistic, believing the demon's mutation was merely a minor incident in the demon hunt. The greater the enemy's strength, the greater the reward after the hunt, since even if one deliberately sought information about the Demon King, it would be impossible to find him.
As for the news that the Dream Eater Nagul was successfully sealed by Shad in the early Fifth Age, the doctor was not surprised:
"I'd be surprised if you failed. You know its background, and it's hiding in that ancient hunter's dream. Doesn't that mean the hunter sealed it with his dream? Once you know its identity, it has nowhere to escape."
Hunting demons is risky, but we can't afford to have major problems every time. If things go wrong every time, then our final moment is probably not far off.
As for Miss Cohens' recovery, the doctor couldn't do anything about it. It was already very lucky to be able to escape almost unscathed after being possessed by a demon. An unlucky example was Stone Ossenford of Randall Valley, who died without leaving a trace.
The doctor was quite surprised after hearing Shad's description of rescuing the black-haired girl from another evil spirit:
"You're being kind; if that's the case, then the treatment method is already in your hands, isn't it?"
"Have it?"
"Now that you've successfully entered the dream and met her with the help of your companions, your task is to dispel the remaining demonic power and awaken her consciousness. While I don't know why her dream was so strange, I know you are fully capable of accomplishing both of these things—"
The doctor cleared his throat, smiled, and said in a very serious tone:
"Please become the moon, let that bright and flawless moon rise from the gray fog, to illuminate the lost souls."
This sounds like some kind of proverb:
"I can't guarantee that this will completely free her from the demonic power, but at least she should be able to wake up. Of course, like that ancient hunter, she will need a long period of recuperation to recover. After all, they were possessed by a demon, and their situation is already very fortunate."
The doctor's method didn't require any potions or other materials, which was good news. This meant that Shad now had a pretty good idea of how to solve the problems that would arise during the final use of the Whispering Hills Time Key.
Although he still didn't know what was going on on the 40th floor of the hotel, since the gods would be going upstairs with everyone, Shad thought that this last adventure shouldn't encounter too much trouble.
After returning home from the doctor's clinic, Shad still didn't head to the island. After confirming that the cat still didn't want to go out, he went to Coldwater Harbor City alone.
Now that [Ragnarok Jump] has a larger range of movement, and with the addition of [Powerful Spatial Awareness] for positioning, Shad no longer needs to swim back to the surface from the passage in the underwater cave.
At 10:30 a.m., Shad found Mr. Edmund fishing on the sea cliff below the old lighthouse. The old man seemed to be living a leisurely life; Coldwater Harbor never freezes over, so he could fish even in this season.