novelonline Chapter 3756 Before the Ritual
Chapter 3756 Before the Ritual
Chapter 3756 Before the Ritual
"Actually, the current efficiency is already very good. Even if the efficiency were higher, we wouldn't have that many curved arcs to make rings."
Xia De said, stretching, he didn't care about his image in front of the girls:
"The situation with the association is still unclear. We only have five curved arcs left. We've already obtained the rings of [Fool] and [Ice and Snow], so let's use those two curved arcs to make another ring. We'll keep the remaining three curved arcs for now."
We need to keep at least three Arcs. We can forge the rest, as the monsters appearing on the island might drop them. We'll decide which Arcs to keep based on the situation. Has Speaker Isabella given us any information from the council? Does granting the Ancient God's Blessing require a council vote, or are there other methods?
Tonight is also the time for the parliament to meet. While Vanessa and Bella went to Moon Bay with Shad, everyone else went to the meeting.
Luvia nodded:
"They returned half an hour ago. I was just about to tell you about it. There are other ways. The functional areas of the council, which are controlled by the Chaos Witch, can grant the Witches the blessing of ancient god power."
The power of the blessing is fixed, but the number of people it can bestow at once depends on the number of votes in favor. The current 17 votes can bless two Great Witches, and Speaker Isabella seemed quite certain that this power would be enough for the Great Witches to defy fate.
Vanessa then said:
“Now that the artificial Ring of Fate has been successfully created, there’s no need for Shad to take any risks. Let Sylvie and I receive the blessing of Chaos. I didn’t expect the council to have this function. Don’t move Shad’s votes yet. Distribute the artificial rings to the others according to their strength. After Sylvie and me, it’s Megan’s turn. Give her the ring tonight.”
After all, Vanessa is a thirteenth-level witch, and Sylvie is a veteran twelfth-level great witch. Megan and Audrey's magical bloodline and dual souls make them stronger than witches of the same level.
Shad had no objection to this:
"With the artificial ring, the church and the academy can also muster a group of people to participate in the final battle. In that case, the only remaining problem is dealing with Mr. Snake. I have something to do tomorrow night, so I plan to use [Breeding] to create a shield on Tuesday or Wednesday night. Granny Cassandra's idea of tattooing and branding is very good. After that, I can consider which fate to use to strengthen [Night Watch].
"Iluna and I are still missing a third destiny. After Sister Daphne advances to the thirteenth rank and wields the [Death] destiny, she should be no less powerful than Iluna with two deities. Add to that the other chosen ones and the weapons and shields of destiny, and this preliminary preparation is barely sufficient for the final battle."
Shad let out a long sigh of relief, and Luvia smiled gently:
"The problems will be solved step by step, and after all, it's not the final battle yet, we still have time."
(Mia is running.)
Early Monday morning, Shad was awakened by noises outside his window. This was unusual; no one in the Place Sainte-Delan neighborhood dared to make noise so early in the morning, otherwise the residents would let them know that a house was worth hundreds of thousands of gold pounds, not just the land and the house itself.
"What's going on outside?"
Vanessa, clinging to Shad's arm, asked sleepily, but wouldn't let Shad get up. Last night, Vanessa and Luvia were supposed to return together, but Luvia wanted to test the artificial ring Shad brought back overnight, so she planned to come back tomorrow night. Vanessa was happy to have the night to herself.
However, from the sounds outside, Xia De could roughly make out the following:
"It's the sound of carriages, and they're carrying heavy loads. The fact that carriages carrying heavy loads are traveling through the St. Teresa Square area so early in the morning suggests that they are adjusting the military supplies in the core city and the Jodel Palace."
"Several steam cannons are hidden in the Yodel Palace, Galina told me before. It seems that even before the war has begun, Larousse III is already considering his own security."
The carriage stopped after a short while, but the people who had been awakened couldn't fall back asleep. However, today was the day of the "Grand Symphony of Destiny" ceremony, and Shad had planned to get up early anyway, so he got out of bed.
After waking Dorothy and Mia, who was sleeping next to Dorothy's pillow, the three of them and the cat decided to go to the island for breakfast.
However, before setting off, Shad didn't forget to collect the newspapers and letters, and also brought up the [Gift Box of God]. He planned to take this relic to the ship later; in a crisis, this artifact should be able to contain one or two Infinite Serpents without any problem.
"Today is the second day of the month, and Miss Gao De still hasn't written."
He said this as he checked the letters in the living room, and Dorothy, who was combing her hair in front of the mirror in the bathroom, laughed.
"Why are you in such a hurry? You finally saw her before the end of the year, didn't you?"
"I used the knowledge she gave me yesterday, which is why I immediately thought of her."
"Your letter will probably be a day or two late. Right now, troop movements in the country are taking up a lot of important railway lines, and mail and packages from the East Coast have to be given way to marching trains—that's what Lacia just told me."
Dorothy said this, and Shad looked again at the gift box beside him. The story of fate would end before the weekend, so this was the last time Shad would take a gift from it before the story ended.
"What could it be?"
As was customary, he touched Xiaomia with his right hand to bring himself good luck, then reached into the box. He pulled out a one-gold-pound coin, blinked at it, and then asked Vanessa, who was coming out of the bathroom:
"Do you think the coins taken out of the gift box are real or counterfeit?"
"Since, according to you, these gifts are perfect replicas of existing items, even the two banknote printing plates you once obtained are flawless, then the coins should also be considered real money. It's only one gold pound, so it won't cause any trouble. Actually, I'm more curious about what the mission is?"
"Complete a grocery shopping trip by myself."
Vanessa laughed:
"That deity really sees you as a child."
As one of the few girls who knew the truth about Shad's "real age," Dorothy tried her best not to show any other expression on her face.
This morning, Fatummst Island was shrouded in fog, much like the morning after the War of the Eros. From the Silvia Tower atop the mountain, one could see the undulating fog rippling in the sunlight.
After arriving at the town at the foot of the mountain via the teleportation array of the Ice and Snow Castle, the fog was so thick that nothing could be seen beyond five meters. Since no one was home, Mia, who had been brought along by Shad, seemed quite interested in the fog. When Shad stood at the entrance of the Snow Mountain Hall looking outside, she even meowed and stretched out her paw towards the outside.
"We've never seen such thick fog in winter on Fatoumunst Island before."
Claire, a local, said this to Shad at breakfast, while Winnie, who was quite sensitive to changes in nature—and would always be there if Shad ate on the boat—informed everyone:
"The composition of the fog is normal, but it didn't form naturally; it drifted out from underground. Liquid in the underground water veins was being forced out of the ground by some force, which caused Ms. White serious harm."
It said, "Let us complete the grand symphony of destiny as soon as possible; this will help it far better than the ritual of purifying the water veins."
The "Great Symphony of Destiny" consists of seven important ritual moments, each performed by one of the seven core musicians.
Among them, one person from the Music Order, which gave Shad the song "The Fallen Moon Rebirth," one person from the Lyre Alliance, a modern organization left over from the ancient bards' guild, one person from Miss Esberg of the Winter Choir, Elder Ursa from the Fatu people, one person from the Association's high-ringed diviner, Mr. Zaratu, and Stella, for a total of seven people.
The seven people, with the assistance of others, must perform on special instruments at different locations on the island. It's obvious that Mr. Snake will try to sabotage the ritual, so each of the seven most important locations needs someone to guard it.
Miss Esberger is the thirteenth ring, so she is the most reliable. However, Shad still asked Emilia to lead the elves to help her. Emilia also has a snake molt, so she will also join the performance.
Stella is in charge of the Peak of Destiny, the highest point of the snow mountain, which is also the most crucial position. Claire will lead her witch followers to assist her.
Elder Ursa is stationed on the steep sea cliffs on the western side of the island. The Radiant Messenger will be docked below the cliffs, and the other four elders will go to assist them. Most of the great witches will also be there at that time.
Of the remaining four locations, the most important is the City of Time, where Zarathustra resides—the Association of Prophets. However, being within the Association, its security is theoretically the highest. As for the other three locations, the Church and the Academy will send 13th-circle sorcerers to assist with the rituals and provide protection. Yesterday afternoon, everyone gathered at the city's church for a meeting and discussed measures to deal with any eventuality.
Although this time, like the night of the battle against the erotic beings, the forces were scattered, the current situation is no better than last week. After all, the appearance of "before the apocalypse" is more terrifying than the erotic beings themselves.
As for Shad, he, along with Claire, Sylvia, and Megan, followed Stella to the Peak of Destiny. Sylvia's tower was located not far from the Peak of Destiny, making it convenient to provide support should anything happen.
Of course, besides the great witches, quite a few girls from the High Rings also came. Add to that the other "musicians" who were already scheduled to perform together, and in Elder Harald's words:
"The number of people standing on the peak of destiny today is greater than the total number of people in the past five hundred years."