novelonline Chapter 3913 Serious Illness and Incubation
Chapter 3913 Serious Illness and Incubation
Chapter 3913 Serious Illness and Incubation
During this rainy spring, Shad noticed that the air quality was worse than usual.
It was the 21st of the month of sowing, and Shad heard the sound of fine rain outside his window early Tuesday morning after getting up.
As Xia De yawned and slipped on his slippers to go downstairs to get the newspaper and goat's milk, he opened the door to find the sky a pale gray this morning, with a strange smell in the air. The clouds were so low they seemed to be pressing down on the rooftops of the buildings across the square, and fine rain seeped out from the gaps in the clouds. The rainwater was not transparent, but rather had a faint, rusty yellowish-gray tinge.
Acid rain.
He stood under the eaves of his house, staring blankly at the sky, until the cat inside the door meowed softly. Only then did he grab his umbrella, go outside, and open the milk box on the side of the door.
More than a month has passed since the Battle of Fate ended, and today is a special day. This doesn't mean yesterday was the end of the Red Butterfly Day, or that today is the first day of the new 21-day cycle, but rather that a whole month has passed since Shad and Danest brought back the "Moon Egg."
The one-month restriction on the Time Key officially ends today. Although the Black Key still won't be usable until next month, the key that Shad pulled from the crack in the wall of St. Byron can be used today.
"When I took the key out of the gift box yesterday morning, I thought it was a time key, but it turned out to be just an ordinary wooden key whose purpose I don't know."
As Shad carried the newspaper and goat's milk upstairs, he was thinking to himself. When he returned to the second floor, he saw Winnie already preparing breakfast in the kitchen. He put down what he was carrying and went to the bathroom to wash up. When he came back, he kissed the ice maid on the cheek, then took her hand and sat down to eat together.
No girls stayed at the house last night. Besides Shad and the cat, the only other person at home was Winnie, who came to prepare breakfast.
Shad was enjoying the pleasant morning. He listened to the rain and talked with Winnie about the recent situation of the snow mountain, while also thinking about when to unlock the key today.
She had only eaten half of her breakfast when hurried footsteps sounded from the basement, and shortly after, Sylvia came upstairs:
"Shad, Winnie, good morning~ No, Winnie, don't get up to make me breakfast, I'm leaving right away. Shad, do you still have any healing Star Dewdrops? It's for my colleague's sake, I need it urgently."
Xia De put down his teacup:
"Of course I have. I've been staying home lately, and the only people I've been fighting are those ordinary folks at the counterfeit money factory. I haven't used a single [Star Dewdrop]. It's in the basement; I'll go get it now."
“I’ll go with you, and then I’ll leave directly from the basement. The Speaker is waiting for me.”
Seeing Shad stand up, Mia quickly jumped off the table and followed at his feet. Sylvia then apologized to Winnie:
"I apologize for interrupting your and Shad's breakfast. This matter really cannot wait."
"It's alright, but do you really not need to have Xia De examine him? When ordinary methods fail, Xia De might be able to come up with a good solution."
Winnie suggested, but Sylvia shook her head:
"This is not a decision I can make. Let's use [Star Dewdrop] to save her first. If that doesn't work, we will make a suggestion to His Excellency the Speaker."
Winnie also stood up and went to the basement with the two of them. Shad had not only not used up any dew drops recently, but he would also make some when he went to the "Moon Sanctuary" to soak in the hot springs with the girls, so his reserves were not small.
Like Galina before her, Sylvia took half of the total dewdrops, but before leaving, she hesitated and said to Shad:
"Although it's unlikely, you might really need to help 'Chaos' in the future. Let me tell you about her situation first; it's not against the rules."
Galina has probably already told you that her problem stems from before her birth. Her mother was affected by a powerful force during her pregnancy, which became deeply intertwined with her, thus that terrifying external force has become a part of her. This is how her colleague acquired her unique talent, but it also caused her chronic weakness and constant coughing with a handkerchief in hand.
Because her condition is congenital, no one can cure her; after all, the condition itself is an integral part of her being. His Excellency the Speaker is already somewhat pessimistic. Megan and Granny Cassandra have tried everything, but they've only managed to keep her barely hanging on. Without your dewdrop, His Excellency the Speaker would seek powerful healing relics, or even directly trade with the Church of the True God for the legendary 'Holy Water No. 0'.
Shad nodded:
"But why has that witch's condition suddenly worsened? There must be a reason, right? Could it be that she really can't hold on any longer?"
"It was originally expected that she could last another 20 years, and even occasionally participate in high-intensity combat. Her health actually began to deteriorate a month before the year-end holiday. His Excellency the Speaker believes that this is related to the increasingly chaotic rules of the material world. You can ask Megan or Granny Cassandra for details."
In short, you've really been a great help this time. The payment Chaos made last time was some expensive alchemical materials; those materials, along with this payment, are stored with Megan. Galina will bring them to you when she has time.
After speaking, Sylvia hurriedly left with the [Star Dewdrops]. She didn't reveal much useful information about the Chaotic Great Witch, and judging from Sylvia's description of the illness, Shad didn't actually have a good cure.
He picked up the cat to prevent it from having trouble climbing the stairs, then left the basement with Winnie. The ice maid then spoke of the witch's illness:
“During the Fifth Era, it was rare for high-ranking witches to be chronically ill. I’ve heard of some witches who were constantly ill due to the influence of relics or divine power, but I’ve never encountered a witch who was sick from birth.”
After all, there were many witches in the Fifth Age, and even if a girl with congenital physical deficiencies successfully awakened, it would be difficult for her to find a path to advancement.
"Was there a treatment available back then for this condition that started when the mother was pregnant?"
Shad asked, and Winnie thought for a moment:
"That depends on what specifically affected it. In the case of this generation's Chaos Great Witch, it's most likely directly related to the soul. If it's just a simple physical deficiency, the thirteenth-order Time Great Witch has plenty of ways to provide treatment."
However, since the Witch Council hadn't explicitly asked him for help, Shad naturally wouldn't offer it, especially since he didn't even know where they were. But he was still thinking about the "Blessing of Chaos," so if the opportunity arose, Shad would be happy to meet the ailing witch.
After breakfast, Shad pondered whether to use the key in his hand immediately. He had determined the timeframe this time key was anchored to: around the time of the founding of St. Byron's Comprehensive Academy. Although he couldn't pinpoint the exact year, it was certainly within that period.
Having obtained the key to this era within the academy, Shad couldn't help but have even greater expectations for the task that the key pointed to.
But before Shad could make a decision, Emilia, dressed in her school uniform, emerged from the basement:
"Shad, Professor Daniste wants you to go there; it's about the Moon Egg."
So at 9:30 that morning, Shad arrived at the academy library. Emilia had classes and didn't stay, while Shad and Daniste met in the "office" in the center of the library, where the sofa sets were placed.
The red-haired sorceress has been in good spirits lately, thanks to the comfort of her young and handsome student, so the fact that the egg hasn't hatched yet hasn't bothered her much.
“Shad, do you remember the book you once mentioned to me, ‘The Book of Dragons: Breeding and Growth’?”
Shad winked:
"Of course I remember. It was something Fiona and I traded for in the City of Eternal Night during our adventure in the Fifth Era. The book was written on the eggshell of an ancient dragon from the First Era, and I used the knowledge on it to help Fiona complete the dragon's sleep growth period (Chapter 1391)."
Later, Fiona must have taken that book to the academy in the Fifth Age. I remember you looked for it in the library, but the library of this era doesn't have this knowledge.
Daniste nodded:
“These days I’ve been searching for ways to create life, to make a seed sprout. I’ve tried many things, but all have failed. The seed actually looks like a dragon egg, although it originated from a fossilized dragon egg, but perhaps the methods used to hatch dragon eggs would also work on this one.”
So a few days ago I contacted Dragon Island, and that 13th-ring 'Scroll Wing' personally came over and provided the secret method for hatching dragon eggs.”
Needless to say, Shad knew it would be ineffective, because the egg had clearly remained unchanged when he stayed overnight at Danest's Tower the day before yesterday, Sunday night. Of course, Shad's most vivid memory of that night was the sorceress asking him to try using "Local Light Spell." Shad succeeded on his first try; he was truly talented.
"What am I thinking?"
He hurriedly banished the memory from his mind and asked again:
"Although the secret method for hatching eggs didn't work, that learned silver dragon must have offered other suggestions, right?"
"Yes, that gentleman mentioned that in this era, the dragon bloodline has deteriorated considerably compared to ancient times, so the methods for hatching dragon eggs are much simpler now than in ancient times. He said he would look for more ancient knowledge about hatching dragon eggs in the Dragon Island Library. Perhaps the ancient dragons' egg-hatching techniques can help me, which is why I thought of the book you mentioned."
Since *The Book of Dragons: Breeding and Growth* was written in the First Age, it is probably older than any knowledge that Dragon Island could offer.
Shad thought for a moment:
"How about I activate the time transfer station and ask Britney to help me look up that book? I've completed 17 + 8 = 25 missions so far, and I've only met Britney once using 3 mission qualifications in the past. I still have 22 missions left."