OBS Chapter 3017 Broken Stars
Chapter 3017 Broken Stars
Chapter 3017 Broken Stars
"This is easy. Take this. When you need me, just find a corpse and bury this in the corpse's chest. I will be able to remotely control the corpse."
What priest Augustus gave to Shad was a small piece of pale bone, but it was probably not the angel remains that Shad had found. As for the priest's method, although it didn't sound like something a positive character would use, when Shad had just joined the team, Dr. Schneider had said that Rat Augustus was good at undead magic.
If Shade remembered correctly, the priest himself said that he had a very sophisticated "corpse explosion technique".
After agreeing on the plan with Father Augustus, Shad purchased a batch of potions from him as important supplies for the upcoming Battle of Vestal Woods. He then took Mia to Dr. Schneider's psychological clinic in the east of the city.
He got off the carriage and looked up to see that lights were on in every window of the psychological clinic. He was worried that the doctor was seeing patients, but fortunately, after notifying the maid at the front desk, the doctor soon appeared:
"Let's go to the reception room on the second floor."
"Are there no patients now?"
"Of course, I'm a very busy man. But the patient just fell asleep under my hypnosis, so there is an hour now. I don't need to look back to know what you are thinking now."
The doctor led Shade up the stairs:
"He is a patient with insomnia. Although I do charge by the hour, I don't use hypnosis on all my patients."
Xia De, who was holding the cat, asked curiously:
“But is insomnia also within the scope of treatment in a psychological clinic?”
"Detective, in theory, I can treat any disease as long as people are willing to pay."
After sitting down in the familiar reception room, Shade repeated what he had just told Father Augustus. The doctor listened carefully, but the first thing he felt was not the upcoming war:
"So everyone should be able to come back next week, right? You know, I'm really not used to you not coming to my place for meetings every Saturday. The old priest did come last Saturday, but he brought a bottle of wine, and we drank and chatted for the whole afternoon. I hope everyone still remembers the exam week around the end of the year. There is still a month and a half left. Even if you are busy saving the world, you must not forget the annual exam."
He laughed and joked, and Shade laughed too:
"If everything goes well, the group meeting will be held as normal next Saturday, and you can supervise everyone's review progress then."
When Xia De said this, he also felt that normal life was about to return:
"So, doctor, how are you recovering now? Can I help you?"
The doctor nodded:
"It's okay. The power of demons and hunters has reached a basic balance, and I have adapted to the current state of the Ten Rings. However, yesterday I heard from Old John about the big event in Vista Forest two days ago. You were able to smash the moon into pieces with one blow. Do you still need my help now?"
"Are you talking about the incident in the Crazy Moon? I also saw the news that Old John wrote to my house, asking me to visit him when I have time. I'll go there in a moment."
Xia De sighed and stroked the cat, and the cat was very happy:
"That was not my normal state. It was the moon that gave me abnormal power. Besides me, there were three thirteenth-ring warlocks present at the time."
If possible, Shade wanted to recreate the situation that night. The power of that attack even exceeded that of a normal demigod. But unfortunately, after the Crazy Moon faded, neither Shade nor the three ladies who cast spells on his palms could regain their state.
Although if the "Moon of Madness" appears again, they might be able to do it again. But it would be a bit too much to cause another disaster in order to stop the Ancient One. Shade planned to discuss it with Miss Orlanod after returning. Even if he couldn't completely restore that blow, it would be a good thing to restore it to 50% or 60%.
He still has one chance to summon the projection of Lady Helena Carter, and then the three thirteen-ring sorceresses will be able to gather again.
Anyway, the doctor can go to Vista Forest to help now, but Shade does not intend to let the doctor participate in the affairs of the city, nor does he intend to let him help defend the city:
"It's not certain what will happen tomorrow night, doctor. You will wait for us in the forest. No matter what happens ahead, the final battle will definitely take place in the forest."
Of course, Shad did not expect the doctor to be able to defeat the ancient being. He just hoped that when he and Emilia went to the woods, the doctor could solve other troubles that blocked the way.
"This is better. If I were allowed to move around in the city, I would have to worry about how to use this power. After such a big improvement, I am actually curious about how powerful I am now. This time it gives me a chance to show my abilities."
The doctor once again handed the mirror used to summon him to Shade:
"Now I can be summoned not only at midnight but any time between seven in the evening and three in the morning."
"Well, then please keep your time clear tomorrow night. I may call you at any time. Doctor, although I have asked you for help many times before, this time may be more dangerous than any other time."
The doctor smiled and said:
"I don't believe it's more dangerous than Moon Bay this summer. But you're not sure yourself, right? Or, you're worried about something, right?"
Xia De sat opposite him without saying anything, so the middle-aged psychiatrist stood up and poured him a cup of tea:
"When I was young like you, I also had a long period of time, although I was still moving forward, but I was worried and panicked about the future. You are much luckier than me. I was alone at that time, but you have a lover, friends, oh, and a lovely pet."
"Meow~"
The cat on his lap meowed because Shad put the teacup on it.
"Doctor, actually, just an hour and a half ago, someone told me that an uncertain future allows people to move forward with hope. But now I can't wait to know what will happen in the future. I'm really worried."
He expressed his troubles to Dr. Schneider, and Bill Schneider still smiled. He had gone through a lot to get to where he is today, and he had more stories than a stranger who had just been in this world for more than a year. He understood the feelings of the young man across the coffee table:
"So in order to avoid regrets in the future, make more preparations for the future now. Besides, once you are busy, you can forget your worries for a while.
Xia De, don't let worries and troubles become stumbling blocks for you to move forward. Most of the time, the stumbling blocks in people's lives are just ourselves. Maybe I really have the potential to become a writer. "
After saying goodbye to the doctor, Shade went directly to Old John's pawn shop. The pawn shop's business seemed to have never been very good. On this Friday without daylight, the entire shopping street had no business. Probably to save gas costs, the gas lamp in the pawn shop was only turned on the lowest setting.
However, when Xia De came in with the cat, the old man who was checking the account book behind the counter turned up the brightness of the old-fashioned lotus leaf-shaped gas lamp on the table, which could be called an antique.
"Good morning, Father John. Do you have something to talk to me about? Vista Forest is preparing for the final battle. I'm very busy today."
Xia De waved the letter in his hand at him, and the old man took off his reading glasses and did not beat around the bush with Xia De:
"I know you are very busy, so I have prepared some useful things for you. I will not let your trip be in vain. I just want to talk to you about what happened on the night of the 'Moon of Madness'. I want to confirm on behalf of the [Guiding Light Hermitage], are there any ancient gods still alive in our time?"
"Why are you asking me this question? I don't know."
Shade shook his head and reached out to pull the two suitcases that Old John had moved to the counter. The suitcases contained alchemical tools and potions, and each item had a label. They looked like they were internal supplies of the Light Guiding Priory, and there were many potions that Shade had only heard of in books.
If you estimate the price, if you buy it directly, the price of these materials must exceed four figures of gold pounds, and it is not certain that you can buy them. So this is definitely not prepared by Old John for Shade personally, it should be a favor from the hermitage to the "God Caller".
"I won't hide it from you. In fact, we have always suspected that the old gods that the God Summoner calls upon every time are not the old gods whose names have disappeared in the long river of history. He, sorry, she is actually calling upon the Moon Sage."
"Why do you think so?"
Xia De asked suspiciously, so the old man behind the counter lowered his voice and answered:
"Although it is now the Sixth Era, and it has been a long time since the ancient gods left, this does not mean that all the information about the ancient gods has disappeared. There are actually many descriptions of the ancient moon god, and the performance of the summoners of the gods has already explained the problem. Therefore, in our era..."
"I really don't know. It's not that I don't want to tell you, I really don't know, but I think it's very likely that the ancient gods have left. I also hoped that those gods who are older than the world itself are still watching over the material world, but I have prayed many times and never received a direct response."
Hearing him say this, Old John sighed with some regret:
"Well, that's to be expected. So, the Godcaller is actually calling upon the power of the gods of the past, just as the church estimated? No, no, you don't have to answer me. It's enough to know that the ancient gods are really gone."
As he spoke he pulled out another small bag from under the counter;
"Our Hermitage is not a large-scale ring wizard organization, nor do we have two thirteenth rings like the Witch Council. In this battle of Vestal Glade, we only sent members to wait for the results, and we did not directly help the people there. In addition to the two boxes of supplies, this is for you, I hope it will be helpful."
"What is this? Oh, it's a relic."
Xia De took the drawstring bag and opened it. A beautiful piece of silver-blue glass fell into his palm. The "glass" itself was irregular in shape, but its appearance was similar to a diamond with an inward arc. There was a constellation pattern composed of five stars painted on its surface. In fact, it was just five bright spots and silver lines connected to each other, but Xia De didn't recognize what constellation it was.
"A Secret Keeper-level relic [Broken Stardust]. Legend has it that when the original moon was shattered, a part of the starry sky was also torn apart. Some star fragments fell into the material world, forming this rare relic.
Point it at the moon and tell it your worries and doubts, and maybe you will get the answer. This is not a consumable relic. In theory, as long as you don't lose it, you can always make a wish to the stars and the moon. But compared to its value, it is more like a romantic legend, because few people can really get the answer. "
"The stars that shattered along with the moon?"
Xia De held up the "glass" and aimed it at the light of the gas lamp on the counter. Through the star-like light inside the glass, he seemed to really see a corner of the most primitive and ancient starry sky.