OBS Chapter 2989 Professor Wood's Method
Chapter 2989 Professor Wood's Method
Chapter 2989 Professor Wood's Method
"As long as the soul still exists, there is hope as long as there is no more going on."
Amid the sound of rain outside the window, Xia De was very excited. This way, there was still a possibility of meeting:
"Can I change the tree back to its original state? I mean, the tree doesn't look the way I want it to. I want it to return to its original state. Is that possible?"
The old professor immediately shook his head:
"The trees that were planted turned back? Young man, we are talking about folklore, not wild imagination."
"But I've heard of a cutting technique that can turn a big tree into a seedling again."
Xia De pointed out unwillingly:
"Although it's very expensive and currently only lasts for a year, isn't that possible?"
"That's definitely not possible."
Professor Wood said regretfully:
"While I'm glad you've accepted that the tree's growth can no longer be stopped, it's still a bit too much to expect it to grow back into a relatively healthy sapling.
Young man, the town of Ximu has long discussed and studied the transformation of trees back into saplings, but in the end people found that it is better not to defy the laws of nature. We live in this forest, and before the fire turns it into a white land, it is best to respect the rules here honestly. "
"Can it only be done after it's burned to the ground?"
Xia De continued to ask without giving up. This time the old professor didn't say anything, but just sighed helplessly. It was obvious that Xia De didn't want to answer the question anymore:
"Why do you have to be obsessed with that tree? I see there are many, many more trees in the forest. It is inevitable that that tree will grow and deform. It is better to let it go in time. In fact, there are several saplings in the forest near Ximu Town that may suit your aesthetic taste. Would you like me to introduce them to you?"
Shade shook his head:
"Is it really irreversible?"
"Yes, there is really no way to save it. The best you can do is burn it down. What's the Carsonic proverb? Out of sight, out of mind. It's a relief for the tree, too."
He spoke in a soothing tone. Xia De pursed his lips and remained silent for a while, but still did not give up:
"Is there really nothing we can do?"
Professor Wood continued to shake his head, but glanced at Shade's "female assistant" again:
"You really want to restore that tree to health?"
"Yes."
"What price are you willing to pay?"
"You make the conditions."
"No, no, what conditions can I offer? I can only give you some advice. Young man, being too obsessed is not a good thing. I have seen too many people like you. When they were young, they always thought they could solve all the problems by themselves. Even if they walked into a dead end, they refused to turn back. In the end, not only did they get themselves bruised and bloody, but they might also implicate others."
He stood up and took a book from the bookshelf by the window and handed it to Shade. It was not a book on mysticism, nor even a book on folklore - "Agricultural Planting".
"This is."
"This is a basic textbook for this school, the Carsonrick Forestry College. I am a professor of folklore, a rare subject, and this book was left by the previous owner of this office. I just want to remind you that the laws of nature cannot be violated. The tree cannot be saved, but if you want to get a sapling again, why not let the tree produce seeds and then replant it?"
Xia De straightened up:
"Tree seeds? Replanting?"
"Yes, the continuation of trees is from one generation to the next. Even if the trees of this generation are no longer useful, we can still look forward to the trees of the next generation. As for whether the new trees are still the same as the old ones, it depends on your own thinking."
"So how do you get the seeds?"
Xia De asked again with hope, but this time Professor Wood really didn't answer:
"Young man, that is something that happened outside of Creekwood Town. It has nothing to do with an old man like me who only cares about the folk customs of Vista Forest. If you want to know the answer, go and try it yourself. Of course, the prerequisite is that you first solve the problem at hand - I mean the man you are looking for."
The black-haired lady held a pen in her hand and looked at Shade's back. She was not stupid. If she didn't understand what they were talking about at first, now she was sure that they were talking about her own affairs.
"Who is Yuk Wood?"
She wondered in her heart, and Xia De, who had finished the previous topic, asked according to the old professor's wishes:
“I would also like to ask you some questions about the World Tree. I read in “Riverwood Town and the World Tree” that the meaning of the World Tree corresponds to the four elements that symbolize earth, wind, water, and fire.
I did some exploration in the woods myself and found that the townspeople of Riverwood had indeed found symbols for the four elements. Now that I have determined the symbols for the three elements of earth, wind and fire, I can't figure out what water corresponds to."
Professor Wood nodded and stroked his beard:
"That's a good question. It finally brings us back on track. I don't know what the first three symbols you found were, but you said yourself that they were symbols found by the residents of Riverwood. What about in the more distant past?"
"You mean"
"The symbols of earth, wind, water and fire are not eternal. They are also changing. After all, nothing is truly immortal. Maybe you can't find the corresponding symbol for 'water'. It's not that you missed the clue, but the ancestors of Ximu Town didn't find the corresponding symbol for it, or the handover of the corresponding symbol is in progress. Now the old one has disappeared, but the new one has not yet appeared."
This made Xia De understand everything. He even thought of one of the reasons why he came to this place, and he had more associations:
"Professor Wood, thank you so much this time. You have given me so much help, I really don't know how to thank you."
"Thank you, needless to say."
The old professor smiled and said in the rain outside the window. He turned sideways with his back to the window. Even though the old-fashioned gas lamps in the room were bright, there were still large areas of shadow on his face:
"Helping young people is my hobby. Otherwise, my long life would be too boring. And this is not just to help you."
He tapped his chest with his right hand:
“It’s helping me too.”
There was no lightning flashing outside the window, only the boring and monotonous sound of rain. In the warm room, for some reason, Helena Carter felt the scene in front of her made her feel terrified for the first time in a long time. This unexplained fear even made her feel cold all over.
As if Xia De didn't care at all, he stood up and smiled and stretched out his hand to the old professor:
"Sorry for disturbing you for too long today. My assistant and I have to move on. But we should meet again soon, right, Professor Wood?"
Although the old professor did not stand up, he reached out and shook hands with Xia De:
"Of course, of course. Riverwood Town isn't that big, so we're sure to run into each other again. And I bet that the next time we meet will be sooner than you think. After all, your investigation is progressing very quickly."
As he spoke, he pushed the map to Xia De, who put it away and turned to say goodbye.
When she turned around, she saw the black-haired sorceress sitting in the chair without moving, so she gave her a puzzled look. Then the thirteenth-ring librarian hurriedly got up and left with Shade.
Professor Wood's office is located on the third floor of the building. The building is quite old, with rooms on one side of the corridor and windows on the other side.
The rain outside the window was getting heavier. The two people walked in the corridor one after the other without saying a word. It was not until they stepped out of the building that the sound of Xia De opening his umbrella broke the silence.
"Who is that professor?"
"Who he was has nothing to do with the present in 1821. He is a participant in the story of our time."
Shade handed the open umbrella to the sorceress, and reached out to take the black umbrella she had just pulled out of the umbrella tube, but the latter dodged it.
She grabbed Xia De's right hand holding the umbrella again, and almost pushed him to go outside with him.
The fragrance of moist soil wafted into my face, a unique smell of midsummer. The black-haired lady looked at Shade with her rose-red eyes, and she seemed a little angry:
"Shad, don't think I didn't hear anything. The tree you and the folklore professor were talking about just now should be me, right?"
"We don't talk about it."
"Shad, don't think I can't hear it. This is the answer I gave you when I rejected your proposal to 'go see Danister'."
She was really angry, but she felt that she shouldn't be angry with Xia De:
"Who is that person? What do you mean by what you are talking about me? Didn't you promise me last time that you would not consider preventing my death again?"
"I absolutely abide by the agreement. I just told you the story of Anthony Winslet that I was looking for. Doesn't this prove that it is impossible to deceive time and create history?"
Shade asked with a smile, and the two walked side by side under the same umbrella. Helena Carter admitted that it was really hard to be angry in the face of such a face:
"But you must have plans for me, right?"
"That's a matter for the future. I won't change the past and choose history, but it's always right for me to create history with my own hands, right?"
He asked again, and then asked seriously before the sorceress asked more questions:
"I must make one thing clear: please forget who we visited today. That old professor has nothing to do with what is happening now, and you should not have any contact with him again. Promise me, okay? When I'm not around, absolutely, no matter what happens, don't come to see him."
"Okay, I promise you."
The black-haired lady, who was still thinking about the conversation in the office just now, answered absentmindedly, and then noticed that Shade had stopped.
A voice rang out amid the rain:
"Please swear to the moon, so that I can rest assured."
PS: This refers to the fact that "Breath of Time" can currently rewind items by one year.