novelonline Chapter 3388 The Theme of the Drama
Chapter 3388 The Theme of the Drama
Chapter 3388 The Theme of the Drama
After Elder Harald finished speaking, he picked up the ring with emotion and looked at the last sunset outside the window. The cat looked at him expressionlessly, but the elder quickly put the ring back down:
"I'll tell Vilda and the others to go to the dark lake in the cave soon to see if there are other relics. Maybe this time we can solve the historical mystery of three hundred years ago. Did the man not want to take the tribe's relics with him before he left, so he left them behind? Or did he secretly come back before he died many years later, and the finger bone you found, Shade, is his?"
The elder also directly said Xia De's name here, but Xia De pretended that he didn't hear it. He was also a little sad about this story. As for who was right or wrong, he didn't want to comment. Anyway, it had nothing to do with him.
He could see that his cat wanted the ring, but even though he had found it, it didn't belong to them now:
"Elder, can you sell me this ring? I could use some."
Xia De thought about what else he had on him:
"I'll exchange it for the Philosopher's Stone."
"Ahem, what?"
Elder Harald immediately started coughing, and Claire and Miss Larson were also startled.
"[Philosopher's Stone]? Don't be ridiculous, that's the blood of the philosopher (Fatumongster language)."
"Blood of the wise?"
That's a strange name.
"Shade, this is what the locals call the Philosopher's Stone. You can think of it as a synonym for the Philosopher's Stone in the local dialect."
Claire explained, while Elder Harald waved his hand quickly at Shade:
"You don't need the Philosopher's Stone. Keep it for yourself. You helped us get rid of the two big troubles, the demon and the magic sword. However, the magic of the Iron Serpent and those spells and potions are not enough as a reward.
And this time you also provided such important information about the origin of this ring. If you don't tell us and hide the ring, no one will find it. So you can just take this ring and treat it as our second reward to you. Although the Secret Keeper-level relics are precious, we don't want to store too many relics. We are relieved to give you this ring. I can make the decision on behalf of the Elders.
But what do you want this ring for? Can it satisfy my curiosity?
Shade glanced at his cat and found that the cat was also looking at him. He even saw a sense of anticipation in it, just like the cat standing on the dining table and watching Shade cook goat milk. After drinking the water from the "middle spring", the cat did not become smarter. Shade suspected that this was because it was smart enough to begin with, or that the effect of improving wisdom was delayed.
"Ms. Larson may be able to use it to suppress the power in her body."
He said this, picked up the ring and handed it to the white-haired girl. He just said "borrowed", the ring must still belong to the cat. This is to thank Miss Larson for helping him remember the "tear gland fern", and the latter didn't expect to be mentioned, and she blushed when she saw the ring handed over by Shade.
Claire looked at her apprentice and then at Shad, feeling as if something extraordinary had happened that she was unaware of.
The cat then rushed directly towards Shade's hand.
So with just one sentence, Shad succeeded in making two girls and a cat feel strange towards him.
In the end, Miss Larson did not want the ring, but she promised to ask Shad for it if she really needed it.
The ring is thus successfully placed on the cat's tail, and Mia looks very proud of it, while Claire reminds Shad not to let the delicate cat come into contact with the relic ring for long periods of time - and then she learns that the cat has eight other rings.
"Is this some weird hobby of yours?"
"No, this is Mia's hobby."
Of course, although the [Ring of the Ice Walker] can suppress the side effect of the [Tail Ring] that causes the cat's tail to turn into another cat to chase the cat, unfortunately Xiaomia is not a user of ice and snow power, so if it uses this ring without authorization, it will become a frozen cat.
[But even if it is frozen, it is possible to successfully activate the function of the ring, thus realizing the relic characteristic inhibition cycle of the Transformation Ring → Fish Training Ring → Vampire Ring → Plague Doctor Ring → Longevity Magic Ring → Mind Ring → Crow Eye → Tail Ring → Ice Heart Walker Ring, and then having another body in the ice. ]
"She" said with a smile, so Shad imagined it, but still shook his head. He would not take the risk of hurting Mia, and he did not want to turn his female cat into a male cat.
Tomorrow is Tuesday, and Shad has to use the last key of [Tombstone Wasteland] early in the morning, so he has to go back to prepare on Monday night, so he did not stay on the island for dinner. He briefly talked with Claire and Elder Harald about topics such as "The Miracle of the Ancient God", "The Temple of the Ancient God", "Strange Keys", and "Demons Looking for Weapons", and then he returned home with his cat.
As expected, Carina and Luvia were both here tonight. The maids were preparing dinner for the masters, and the witch and fortune teller came here to know about the castle. But before that, Shade had a surprise for them:
"Look, red wine! This is red wine brewed in the Fifth Age. Chloe might have drunk it. I specially asked for two bottles. I gave one to Claire to give to the Council, and I took the other bottle home. We'll drink it after we open it. Don't worry about Leicia and Dorothy. There's still wine in the castle cellar. Although I didn't get the castle, the maid doesn't mind me getting the wine."
Carina kissed Shade's cheek gently, and then told Tifa to prepare the decanter and wine utensils. Although Luvia was also interested in ancient red wine, she wanted to know more about the current situation of the castle. At the dinner table, in the light of the candles and the collision of the glass, Shade told the story of the day in detail. The red-haired Duchess, who tilted her head and held the goblet, was still very regretful about this:
"You're still missing a key? What a pity! I've already prepared to take the maids to choose a room after you take full control of the castle. Now we have to wait for Shade, so hurry up and find the key."
Xia De asked in surprise while holding the fork:
"Do you really want to live in such a cold place? That's a castle, not Miss Elizabeth's ship. I don't think we can move to other places. Even if we move to Tobesk, it would be difficult to hide such a strange building without being discovered."
"Anyway, that's the castle of the Demigod Witch. I'm definitely going to stay there for a night."
The Duchess was quite obsessed with this, while Luvia was more concerned about the story the maid told and what happened in the evening:
"Beggar and dice, swordsman and broken sword, girl and harp, merchant and treasure, lover and ice flower, living and dead, fate and card game. We have always wanted to know what this grand drama with Fatumonster Island as the stage is about. So is it possible that these seven images are the theme?
This is not a random guess. It is known that defeating the devil and cutting off the magic sword is an important story node. Doesn't this just correspond to "The Swordsman and the Broken Sword"? Although it is different from The Maid's Tale, "The living sword is cut off by itself" is also a very interesting theme. "
She even thought of another thing:
"Shad, do you remember when we were carrying out the group mission before the end of the year, we encountered the 'Doom Cult' trying to complete the task of [Crazy Puppet Theater], but failed in the end? At that time, the church said that the 'Doom Cult' wanted to get the key item from the puppet, and this time point happened to be the eve of the 'Doom Cult' starting the story of Fatumonster Island. Is it possible that what they want to find is related to these seven images?"
Carina asked:
"But no one completed the puppet show, and no one knew. The puppet gave Xia De a relic, a poet-level relic [Eternal Flower], also known as the rose that never fades. It is a golden-red ice flower that grows on the graves of couples who were buried together after living a happy life. Only tears of pain can make it lose its color (Chapter 3171).
He wanted to give us this flower as a year-end gift, but no one wanted it. "
Luvia nodded and swirled the red wine in the glass:
"Yes, among the seven images, 'Lovers and Ice Flowers' fits the bill. The puppet had a reason to throw the flower to Shade. In this case, the story of God told by the maid named Winnie is most likely the seven themes of this grand drama. After all these themes are finished, the first and most dazzling actor on the stage is the chosen one."
Shade agreed with her. After all, when he "eavesdropped" on the conversations of the girls from the past, Luvia mentioned that one of the important stories was "The Stone Harp", which also matched the seven themes. So, Shade would need to pay attention to whether there were any events on the island that matched the theme, and then try to bring Miss Larson to participate.
As for the "cultist" with poor artistic taste in the evening, Luvia also had an opinion:
"The Oneness Society? Their appearance is not surprising, but I am curious about what kind of battle will break out between them if only the members of the Cult of Doom and the Oneness Society are left. Well, the Puppet Master's Script is indeed troublesome, but that angel-level relic is definitely not without weaknesses.
Our disadvantage this time is that we lack this kind of destiny-related weapon. You said the location of the fourth destiny disturbance is near the Prophet Association?"
"Yes, what has the association prepared?"
"It's hard to say. The association has a long history, and I wouldn't be surprised if there are any relics. But the association actually fell? Could it be that the association has also found a candidate this time?"
The purple-eyed girl said hesitantly, and Carina smiled and suggested:
"Luvia, if you use the Snake Shed, you might immediately become a [Protagonist Candidate]. Don't you have a blank Snake Shed in your hand? Do you want to try using it?"