novelonline Chapter 4160 Mercury Blood
Chapter 4160 Mercury Blood
Chapter 4160 Mercury Blood
Seeing the doubtful look in Xia De's eyes, the doll lady smiled and said:
"Don't worry, I won't lie to you."
“Alright, but let’s try to avoid such a thing from happening. After I left this time, I also learned a very amazing flesh-corrosion technique in the outside world. With this technique, I even defeated a 13th-ring warlock who also possessed the Fire Seed.”
"The Flower of the Corrupted Moon" is a power that Miss Feliana gave Shad to "deal with" the gods. Of course, the witch did not specify this magic, but only said that Shad should learn a power related to the red moon that directly points to the essence of "flesh and blood mutation".
At this point, Shad revealed that he had completed his studies, which also served as a way of letting Miss Felicia know that he had not forgotten about it.
As expected, the doll didn't inquire about further details of the magical technique, only instructing Shad to prepare for a full-scale attack. They both knew that the new life forged in the "Life Forge" was definitely not the final enemy on this journey.
Miss Felian Anna's magical techniques created using the "Source of Fire" were also of great learning value to Shad. The vision of the demigod witch was far beyond that of outsiders. During the final preparations, he flipped through his notebook and did some simple study.
The dolls Miss Ferriananna had prepared for everyone were ready ten minutes later. One each for Shad, Gina, Miss Bradvi, and Mrs. Gustav. The dolls were the same size as the petite Ferriananna and all had a cute design.
Miss Feliana created them using alchemy. The old witch standing nearby clearly sensed that the headmaster of St. Byrons had used the forbidden technique of human transmutation, but she dared not voice her suspicions.
The four dolls are not yet fully activated, so once completed, they will only look like pretty toys. Miss Feliana personally guided a small amount of embers from the spark source and stored them inside the dolls to ensure they could function when necessary.
Mrs. Gustav's doll captured her charm despite her age, Miss Bradvi's doll was even smaller and cuter than herself, Gina's doll's large tail made her doll look bigger than the others, but Shad's doll had a blank face.
"This doll does look like me in terms of clothing and figure, but why are there no facial features?"
Shad held the doll in his left hand and asked curiously, but Mia, who was always curious about everything, only glanced at the doll and looked away, not even interested in sniffing it.
Miss Ferrenanna, who had settled back onto Shad's shoulders, replied:
"Your face cannot be easily depicted, so this faceless image is sufficient. As for why, you can treat this question as a small homework assignment, and tell me your answer when you have figured it out."
Everyone is required to carry their own doll with them and throw it out at the appropriate time. The doll will then be regarded as the "real body" in place of the group to confuse certain beings.
Although she knew it was impossible to fool a god in this way, Shad, like the witches, still tied the doll to her waist with silk threads, ensuring she could reach it whenever needed. Miss Feliananna wasn't considered a normal life form at the moment, so she didn't need to prepare anything for herself. As for Mia, the cat could be turned into a toy at any time, so she didn't need anything either.
The delicious food prepared by the halfling girl was quickly distributed to everyone, and even the doll girl ate a biscuit. No one spoke while eating, because everyone knew that they would be setting off soon, and if they were unlucky, this meal might be their last supper.
"Now it's my turn to listen to the cries."
After finishing her tea, the halfling girl spoke, recounting a dream she had experienced during her brief sleep that was even more bizarre than before. Upon waking, the sound of crying immediately reached her ears, and the voice in Gina's ears would take three rooms to disappear, so now the group had two guides.
Setting up the camp didn't take too long, and there wasn't anything anyone needed on the shelves in the room. Mia was stuffed back into Shad's pocket just as everyone was getting ready to leave.
"Then let's set off."
Mrs. Gustave remarked that the four of them looked at each other and nodded in unison, while the guides pointed in the same direction:
"The door is this way."
After bypassing the rusty shelves, the old witch opened the door, and after confirming it was safe, she and the others went inside.
"This is."
There was no unbearable environment or terrifying monsters waiting behind the door. The new room was about the same size as the tool shed, but there was nothing there except for four one-meter-high stone pillars placed in the center of the room.
The blood mist in the room was not dense, and a strange red beam of light shone down from the ceiling, illuminating the four stone basins placed on the four stone pillars.
"Another safe room?"
Shad and the witches were equally puzzled, but upon approaching the four stone basins, they discovered that each basin contained a different item at its bottom.
"This is the [Blood Essence of All Things]. Wow, it's such a big piece!"
"The water in this stone basin seems to be a highly concentrated life-giving water that only ancient elves could make."
"This is the relic, the Eye of the Distant Era? I've only ever read about this magic eye in my sister's book. It can fix the holder's life form at a certain moment, and there's almost no way to break this life-fixation effect."
Shad then looked at the silver liquid in the last stone basin; the whispering element was all too obvious.
"Is this [active metal]?"
Miss Felicia, perched on his shoulder, also looked at the liquid. She was about to nod, but then suddenly wrapped her arms around Shad's neck, leaning forward to examine the liquid in the basin more closely. Finally, she shook her head seriously.
"No, it's not [active metal]. This is probably the thing in the rumors. Its properties are very similar to [active metal], but it's more powerful. Ancient researchers believed that this thing is a purer [active metal], a [active metal] after a qualitative change."
But I have received information from you about the mythical era, and I fear that the relics we see now truly originate from the 'First Child.'"
She revealed the name of the relic that Shad would never have guessed:
"【Mercury Blood】!"
The outsider's thoughts were immediately transported back to two years earlier, to the summer of 1853. It was the organization that was pursuing the "Blood of Mercury" that ultimately facilitated the meeting of Shad, Luvia, and Iluna in order to obtain the "Gift Box of God," and ultimately allowed Iluna to complete the Chosen One ritual.
The angelic relic, [Blood of Mercury], has long been lost, and it's even uncertain whether it ever truly existed in the Sixth Era. The ring sorcerers, led by the "Silver-Eyed One," hoped to synthesize this relic using the [Gift Box of God], but ultimately failed.
Now, long before that story, Shad has encountered the [Blood of Mercury].
He was somewhat lost in thought, yet filled with emotion, but unsure how to express his feelings. In the end, he simply said:
"Could the 'Blood of Mercury' be the blood of the 'First Children'? And is the 'Active Metal' a corrupted form of 'Blood of Mercury'?"
"No one can answer this question. This is the first time I've seen such an artifact in person, and I can't even judge whether my identification is accurate."
Miss Felicia said softly, and Gina then asked:
"So, can we take these things? What if we take them and then encounter the Withered Shadow again?"
The witches had never encountered a room like this before, nor was it mentioned in the documents they had found. However, the four items in the four stone basins were all very useful to everyone, and they definitely wanted to obtain them.
"There seem to be letters on the side of the stone basin."
The shortest halfling girl gave a heads-up, and so everyone examined the four stone basins more closely. The runes on the basins were all different; this ancient language could only be translated by Shad and Miss Ferrenanna, and the four runes corresponded to four different terms—
"Blood, breast milk, stems and leaves (a variant character), amniotic fluid."
Mrs. Gustave then made a guess:
"Do we need to offer the corresponding materials to the stone basin in order to obtain the items inside?"
Shad risked trying to touch the items in the basin with his bare hands, but as expected, he couldn't reach them no matter what he did. Miss Feliananna agreed with the old witch's assessment:
"This is similar to a sacrifice, and all four ingredients for the sacrifice are related to the origin of life. This room is quite interesting. However, we are not yet sure of the amount of liquid that needs to be offered, so are you going to do it?"
Blood is the simplest option; I doubt anyone here could get amniotic fluid. As for the remaining two…
The witches all looked at Shad. The old witch's expression remained normal, but the innocent halfling girl's face flushed red, and the dragon girl's large tail began to sweep behind her again.
"Shad, there's a material that only you can find a way to obtain."
Gina whispered, and Shad exchanged a glance with her, sensing that the pink dragon girl was saying it on purpose, so he nodded:
"Yes, only I can do it. I can find a way to get milk."
"what?"
“I have read a more original version of the Pink Book, which records some spells that can make girls produce this liquid unconditionally. Although I have never used it, the ritual materials required to use that power are very basic, and I have them all. If you are willing, I can attempt to cast the spell.”
"I'm too old, so I'm afraid only young girls can come."
Mrs. Gustav said that neither Gina nor Miss Bradvi had expected Shad to say that, and their faces turned even redder than before. The halfling girl glanced at Gina's figure, then looked down at her own unremarkable appearance, and spoke before Gina could:
“Let Gina do it. Halfling women can’t produce as much milk as dragons. Our race doesn’t have that advantage.”