novelonline Chapter 2378 Death Restlessness
Chapter 2378 Death Restlessness
Chapter 2378 Death Restlessness
Surprisingly, Mr. Chekov looked much younger than Mr. Edmund and Old John. Specifically, he looked to be just over fifty years old, and although he had some white hair, most of his hair was actually black.
When Shad pushed the door and walked into the store that afternoon, he saw at a glance that Carson Rickey's "Hamilton Detective Stories" was placed in the most conspicuous position in the second-hand bookstore, and those books were definitely new books, which meant that Dorothy's novels were really popular.
The store itself was not big, so there were no clerks. The man sitting behind the counter, repairing old books, was Mr. Chekov. Hearing Shade's voice, the old man looked up at Shade, and then saw Shade brought a letter and placed it in front of him.
Mr. Chekov unfolded the letter and read it, then frowned slightly and looked at Shade:
"I'm an acquaintance introduced by Father John. Since you three have signatures, I can certainly discuss business with you, but I didn't intend to sell that relic."
He put the letter into the drawer under the counter, brought the teapot and prepared the cups, and then started talking to Xia De:
"What do you call it?"
"Um John Watson."
"Well, Mr. Watson, the value of [Star Sword Stone] lies not in itself, but in the special alloys produced by it. It took me a lot of effort to get it from the archipelago. If you want to negotiate the price, I can certainly talk to you. But forget about gold pounds or crowns, I only accept barter."
Xia De nodded in understanding. He had discussed with the witches that this relic would not be so easy to obtain, so the [Witch Council] would pay for the purchase. Even if this relic had nothing to do with the Chosen One Ceremony, it was worthy of the Council's collection:
"Although the relics my friends and I have collected are not many, there are still one or two valuable ones. How about this, Mr. Chekov, you tell me what kind of relics or knowledge you need. The Priory and I are friends, so we can just discuss it briefly."
The bookstore owner behind the counter smiled and agreed:
"Old John introduced you here. He wrote that you looked like him when he was young. I thought he meant that you were as stingy as he was. Did he mean that he was as handsome as you when he was young?"
He took out his notebook, wrote a few words hastily, tore off the paper and handed it to Shade:
"Five options. Take any one of the first two, or any two of the last three, and the deal will be successful. Although the [Star Sword Stone] is only a keeper-level relic, you know its value, so don't blame me for asking too much. Of course, if the value is not exactly equal, we can make up the difference."
"of course."
Xia De looked down and saw the words written on it:
【1、空间收纳类遗物（任意等级）；2、可以制造安全性黑暗/吸光区域的守密人级遗物两件；3、关于“拜光者研修会”的全新情报；4、守密人级遗物-万能胶水；5、龙鳞硬币×20枚。】
Shade raised his eyebrows:
"The second option is to resist the abnormal light?"
"Of course, at present, the whispering element of the relic is the most effective means to resist abnormal light. Although the relics of the Secret Keeper level cannot completely protect the user, they can at least weaken the infectiousness of the light. Recently, the prices of such relics have been rising throughout the Yuewan area, even faster than the rate of increase in housing prices in Yuewan City in recent years. Of course, if you feel that you have lost money, I can make up the difference."
Mr. Chekov said, without explaining the purpose of the other options:
"I've been keeping the [Star Sword Stone] for you, so you don't have to worry about me selling it to someone else. In my opinion, the second option is the easiest for you to take out. Of course, I'd be happy if you chose the other option."
"What a coincidence! I do have quite a few dragon scale coins in my hands. Are you referring to the ones that were taken out from the 'Dragon Altar'?"
Shade asked, and Mr. Chekov nodded in surprise:
"Of course, you have this kind of coin? I didn't expect that. You don't have to wonder what I want this for. The weapons strengthened by smelting dragon scale coins have a great damage bonus to dragons. 20 coins can strengthen 20 different weapons respectively, and I can make a lot of money by reselling them."
"So what specific information do you want about the Light Worshipers' Seminar?"
"Of course, be as detailed as possible. At least tell me what they are doing recently."
But Shade and the Witch Council also wanted to know what the other party was doing recently. Since the "Light Chaser" was besieged by the witches and two dragons and retreated last weekend, Shade has not received any news from the other party.
He was about to continue asking for more information about the relic "Universal Glue" when he suddenly felt his vision darken:
"Hmm? The gas in the store is broken?"
Then I realized that there was no gas on in the second-hand bookstore at four in the afternoon.
"Something happened outside."
Mr. Chekov was also slightly startled and then immediately said, he lifted the board and walked out of the counter, and walked quickly to the street with Shad.
Standing at the door of the store and looking up, the sun did not show any "solar eclipse" phenomenon near dusk, and no large rain clouds suddenly appeared to cover the sky. From the perspective of ordinary people, what they saw was a strange black fog that quickly gathered above the city and covered the bright sky, while a thin white fog slowly dispersed in the air in the streets and alleys.
What the two ring magicians saw was a thick white fog that clearly symbolized death, rushing out from all directions of the street like a tsunami.
"Undead?"
Mr. Chekov asked in shock. He was an eleventh-ring sorcerer with a very strong sense:
"What's going on? What's going on with this aura of death that seems like a tide of undead?"
Xia De stood solemnly on the street looking in all directions, while passers-by and shop owners along the street, who were also attracted by the strange sight of sudden darkness, were talking about it on the street.
"The door of death is opened."
"what?"
Mr. Chekov heard Shad's mumbling. Shad pulled his sleeve and temporarily returned to the second-hand bookstore with him. Shad spoke very quickly. This time something serious had happened:
"That's a metaphor. I went through the Fort Midhill incident last fall, and it felt like a larger-scale 'life and death situation' somewhere in the city got out of control."
"What? On the brink of life and death? No, you don't have to explain, I know this, but in Moon Bay?"
Mr. Chekov was more and more shocked. Shade continued to add:
"Don't worry, it's definitely not as large as the unknown-level relic 'The Narrow Space of Life and Death' in Midhill Castle last year, but it doesn't look small either. Mr. Chekov, are there any legends about the undead and death in the local legends of Yuewan City?"
"some!"
The old man in his fifties nodded immediately, and with his eyes slightly narrowed, he recalled the relevant content:
"It was probably in the middle and late fifth era that Yuewan City experienced a major earthquake. That earthquake and the subsequent tsunami destroyed almost half of Yuewan, so that the Yuewan area never developed again in the late fifth era.
Some documents record that after the earthquake, there were frequent incidents of resurrected dead spirits and ghosts killing people in the area for a long time, and later there was a horrific plague of dead spirits. In the end, it was a witch emperor who personally took action to suppress the incident. Could it be that the witch emperor sealed the edge of life and death that was out of control at that time?"
"It is very likely that the tide of spirits and elements caused by the great earthquake tore the boundary between life and death, resulting in this rift. Otherwise, there is no reason why Moon Bay has never recorded anything beyond this in the more distant history."
Xia De judged, looking at the thick white fog outside the window:
"But isn't the disaster that will happen in Moon Bay the light? Mr. Chekov, I'm leaving now. The next time I come, I will bring what you want. Please also prepare the relic."
"Okay, I'll give it to you."
As they spoke, the two of them walked out of the door and onto the street. The cold feeling in the white mist made people shiver. This was the power that belonged to death. Xia De turned around and wanted to say goodbye to Mr. Chekov, but suddenly he felt his eyes light up.
It wasn't that the thick fog had dispersed or someone was walking over with a kerosene lamp, but that the entire white fog seemed to be glowing. Both Shade and Mr. Chekov were puzzled for a few seconds, and then they said almost at the same time:
"Special light!"
No one will forget the bright moonlight that kept people awake a few nights ago, and on this strange Sunday, the sunset sun also brought a disaster due to distorted light.
The death fog was not dispelled by the distorted sunlight, but the two merged together in a strange state. Although the "special light" was severely weakened by the white fog and had little impact on normal people for the time being, everyone could see that this luminous "death fog" that combined the two powers was definitely not safe.
The thick fog that spread throughout the city did not cover the entire Yuewan City. At least in the southern dock area and on the sea, only a very thin fog of death could be seen.
But because of the thin fog, the sunset in the evening was so bright that people couldn't even open their eyes at the South City Pier and the sea surface of the harbor. The sunset sunlight did not have any temperature, but just a dim feeling that seemed to make people melt in this light and then die. Maybe this was not an illusion.
A strange thing happened on the way to the "Glorious Messenger" at the dock. The carriage could not be found because of the thick fog. Shad, who turned into a cat jumping on the roof, just crossed Herring Street when he suddenly noticed that a pedestrian walking in the fog suddenly twitched.
His dim figure in the fog gradually lit up with a strong light, but he did not immediately explode into a ball of light and disappear. Instead, he turned into a human figure of white light with a scream, and then suddenly pounced towards the house on the side of the road.
(End of this chapter)