novelonline Chapter 3738 [The Fool Who Destroyed the World]
Chapter 3738 [The Fool Who Destroyed the World]
Chapter 3738 [The Fool Who Destroyed the World]
Of course, while Ellie's situation surprised the witches the most, the most important news at the breakfast table was Shad's revelation of the fate of the "Eros" and Baron Samir.
While everyone was eating breakfast, Shad not only recounted the events of the final battle the previous night, but also told the complete story he had heard on the mountaintop. The girls at the table were all quite saddened by the ending of Act Five, except for Megan, who said:
"So, if you hadn't chosen to spare that soul back then, you might not have gotten either [The Fool] or [Procreation]? It seems there are benefits to doing good deeds. However, that woman did so many bad things, leading to such serious consequences. Letting her die like this is too lenient on her."
“Death is not the end; there is a long road ahead before the end, and she will pay the price.”
Flora said that the Great Witch of Death had a deep understanding of this:
"Moreover, the real culprit is that snake. In my opinion, it is its wanton manipulation of mortals' destinies that has caused such a great calamity. It is the snake that should be punished. However, the essence of that thing is destiny, and it has no soul at all."
"Shad told the story of Mr. Otto the Corpse and Mrs. Otto the Old Lady, and the story of the Lover and the Baron. These two stories formed a good contrast. The young men and women were in love with each other, but one couple firmly believed that their love would last, while the other couple doubted whether their love could last."
Dorothy stirred the thick soup in front of her with a spoon:
"The ripples of fate often deceive the love of mortals, but as long as one firmly believes in the love for each other, even fate is not invincible."
Her words were pointed, or rather, she wanted to remind the girls at the table never to doubt whether Xia De was sincere.
Shad then described the effects of the Ring of Resurrection in his hands. Although all the effects were supportive, the witches still believed that the ring was more valuable than Iluna's Ring of Hope and Ring of Punishment:
"Especially the last one, the resurrection of the dead whose souls still remain. Doesn't that sound familiar?"
Claire asked this question, and Sylvie knew what she was thinking:
"When Shad used the angel feather to revive Little Beren in the temple, he used this same power. Does that mean that Shad's actions back then already indicated that the fate of [Resurrection] belonged to him? It wasn't that fate chose Shad, but that Shad actively embraced fate."
Shad then thought he could visit little Beren again after the battle of destiny, while Megan asked:
"Can this power be retained after the battle of destiny?"
Luvia gave her answer:
"As long as the rings don't break, they should be fine until the end. But Shad said that the Ring of Fate is not a power that can be used at will, so he plans to seal all the rings after the Battle of Fate, or make them into ink to add spirit runes to everyone."
"Should we leave nothing behind, not even the most useful ones?"
Flora asked as well, and Shad nodded:
"The chosen ones may consider keeping their own rings, but the other people's rings should be disposed of in accordance with the Prophet Association's procedures. We don't need to get involved with the power that even the prophets dare not use casually."
Of course, during breakfast, Shad didn't forget to take out the [Death] and [Reproduction] rings and let everyone take turns touching them to see if anyone could resonate with them.
Not only the Great Witch and her apprentices, but also the followers trusted by the witches lined up after breakfast to touch the ring in the banquet hall. Even Silris, Miss Elizabeth, and Winnie were not left out.
Unfortunately, neither of the two rings found a suitable recipient. After the girls in line dispersed, Luvia said to Shad:
"I know you must have your own ideas."
"Yes, I will go to the sacrificial site tonight. As for [Procreation], although it has changed from an arc to a ring, let's still make it into a shield as originally planned. We have already gained experience from making the [War Ring] some time ago. I will go to Granny Cassandra and Vanessa later to discuss the chosen vessel. I think there should be no one around us who can resonate with [Procreation]."
Luvia raised an eyebrow, clearly having thought of something. Since the curved arc had become a circle, it seemed a waste to "waste" it like that. No one wanted to touch the fate of [war], but the purple-eyed girl believed that [breeding] was not the only one on this ship who was concerned about it; she herself was one of them.
"You don't need to trouble yourself with this matter. I'll go and discuss it with Granny Cassandra."
Luvia took the pink ring from Shad's hand, her mind racing with thoughts of her alternate self. While witches were indeed powerful, not all girls in this era aspired to become witches; after all, the shield still needed to be forged, but Luvia needed to think about how to do so.
After breakfast, the witches took turns resting as planned. Galina said goodbye to Shad and returned to Topsk with Tifa. It was Friday, not yet her time to rest.
Shad, exhausted from a night's work, had no rest; there were other matters to attend to after last night's battle. He estimated that Ellie's condition would require another check-up after Emilia arrived at noon, and he had already decided on the purpose of the two rings.
But last night's gains weren't just the four Rings of Destiny. The "Lustful Ones" that appeared in seven different locations on the island all had different curves on their bodies, and the "Pseudo-Ring Beasts" at the battlefield of the snow mountain also had different destinies.
Although not all enemies drop their arcs after being defeated, and the witches don't receive all of their "fate," two brand-new arcs were still delivered to Shad that morning.
"[Poverty]? [Beasts]? What are these?"
Both curved coins are black. The fate of "Poverty" is easy to understand; the holder will definitely be penniless. The fate of "Beast" is that the holder will eventually walk the path of wildness, gradually abandoning wisdom and intellect.
Luvia laughed as she discussed the two curved arcs with Shad, the two of them currently in Shad's room:
“Different destinies manifest in different ways in different people’s hands. When Vanessa gave you the ‘Poverty’ just now, didn’t she say that the ‘Eros’ used this curved arc to forcibly reduce the spiritual limit of everyone who appeared around her last night by one-third?”
Shad covered his forehead:
"I find it hard to imagine who could resonate with these two curved arcs. Let's keep them for now; they're not bad as 'anchors of destiny.' Once the story here is over, I'll melt them into the ink and try to add new spirit runes for everyone."
Luvia didn't say much:
"So, where is your ring?"
[Resurrection] After Shad retrieved it, Luvia was more concerned about the Ring of Destiny that resonated with Shad. She already knew the details of the battle in the snowy mountains last night and the power of this ring at breakfast. Now, she wanted to give Shad some reminders:
"It can't be injured, it can deflect attacks from fate, it can restore others, and it can even resurrect the dead to a certain extent. It is indeed very powerful, but Shad, don't overuse this ring."
Human destiny is multifaceted; you will encounter countless things in your life, and it's impossible to be guided by only one destiny. Frequently using the power to solidify destiny is tantamount to abandoning your own multifaceted nature.
Luvia played with the white ring:
"Also, did you obtain any clues about your own higher-level sublimation words from this ring?"
Shade shook his head:
"No."
Luvia said:
“But I got it.”
"what?"
"It's not yours, it's mine."
She didn't have a snake's shed skin, so she carried the purple ring with her at all times, and in a way that was different from everyone else's:
"look."
She removed the purple ring from her finger, a ring that Shad had never seen before, and then the ring grew larger, reverting to its original shape as the cracked Ring of Fate.
"When you gave me this ring in the unicorn's den, I received a reminder from 'another me' and heard a guiding voice from destiny. I learned this little trick of changing the size of the Ring of Destiny then, and I can teach it to Stella and Iluna. As for the words of sublimation..."
Luvia hesitated for a moment, but facing Shad, she felt there was nothing she couldn't say:
"I only heard the first half of the sentence; I'm afraid the second half requires other conditions to obtain. However, this should be the most suitable words of enlightenment for me, after all, it is the voice of destiny."
"Is the first half of the sentence related to 'the Fool'?"
"Yes—[The Fool Who Destroys the World], that's what I heard. [Destroy], [World], [The Fool], these three spirit runes are all extraordinary, but I already have [Destroyer] as my core spirit rune, and I have [The Fool] after touching the ring, only [World] is missing."
You possess the [World], which is why I understand how difficult it is to obtain such a spirit rune.
But Shad believes that the World shouldn't be too difficult for Luvia.
Luvia, however, didn't see through Shad's thoughts; she pursed her lips:
"But this half-sentence doesn't sound like it has a pleasant meaning."
"But that's only half the story; the second half might bring a turning point."
Shade reassured her, not believing there was anything wrong with Luvia's words of higher transcendence:
"The most important thing now is whether the Fool can be repaired? I peeled off a curved part from it, which is why it broke. So, can we restore the ring to its flawless state by welding the curved part back on?"
Luvia, who had just been looking worried, suddenly burst into laughter:
“Shad, this is destiny, not a metal part. The essence of the broken ring is that destiny has become flawed, and only I, the holder, can restore it to its wholeness.”
The angel restored death, the mermaid restored reproduction, and I don't need to restore the arc to a circle, so the conditions should be easier. I just need to do things in accordance with the fate of the Fool.
Shad thought about Valentine Halonen's story and shook his head worriedly:
"Then I'd rather the ring be incomplete."
PS: To prevent readers from misunderstanding, here's a spoiler—this book does not involve the plot of Xia De having children, and there will be no situation where the next generation participates in the story. Even if there is, it will only be in the side story after the main story ends (of course, it is also possible that there will be no children).
[Propagation] is for the purpose of preparing the cursed tree to bear seeds.
(End of this chapter)