bookbashuk Chapter 4195 Seed of Life
Chapter 4195 Seed of Life
Chapter 4195 Seed of Life
Long ago, after realizing they couldn't influence the door inside, the pseudo-people have been trying to find a second door in every corner of the material world for hundreds of thousands of years. After all, what they care about isn't the door itself, but the birthing room behind it.
Despite the persistent rumors about "delivery rooms" circulating in the material world, even those who sought them with ulterior motives never found any trace of them, as if fate had decreed that they could never touch any other doors.
But not finding it doesn't mean there's no reward. Daniste once found a ritual to summon the one-time "Silvermoon Library Door," and calling out the door and opening it through a ritual is clearly not a unique way of opening the "Silvermoon Library."
Among the knowledge provided to Shad by these imposters was an ancient ritual called "Contacting the Door of the Delivery Room." Shad had never heard of most of the complex materials required for the ritual, and some of them couldn't even be translated into modern language, but that didn't stop him from recognizing that the ritual was likely genuine.
Have you ever performed this ritual?
While pondering, Shad asked the high-ranking pseudo-human who opened the door, who nodded:
“We have collected materials and tried, but it is clear that we do not meet the basic conditions for using this ritual.”
"Could it be a keepsake?"
“No, only the legitimate descendants of the races created by the ancient gods can use this ritual. We are an accident born from the crack in the door, not creations of the Great One.”
Therefore, outsiders who are not even necessarily human certainly do not meet the requirements for using the ritual; dragons, elves, and humans also do not qualify. However, there are many different races at St. Byron's Comprehensive Academy. If Shad ever manages to gather all the ritual materials, it would be quite simple to ask Daniste to help find a halfling senior or junior to open the door.
Whatever method Shad could think of, the fakes could certainly think of as well. The reason the fakes didn't try to open the door this way was because they couldn't find the core item for the ritual.
Regardless of how the Silver Moon Gate is opened, the three "Moonstone Tablets" are needed as keys, and these three tablets are also the objects required to open the formal gate.
The key required to open the door to the "birthplace" through ritual is the "seed of life," which is given in the final step of the ceremony. This magical item is recorded in many ancient legends and myths; it is not a relic, but its mystery surpasses that of most relics.
No one knew how to obtain these crimson seeds, but Shad had seen their uses in the books of the "Academy of Strange Trees"—
The seed is planted within the body of life, and after life dies, the body containing the seed is buried in the earth. When the next spring arrives, a newborn child will grow, which is the second life of the departed.
This is one of the few ways to resurrect someone in the material world that is completely costless. However, it is not entirely accurate to say that it is costless. Although the life that returns retains its original memories, its life form must start from infancy again, and it will lose most of its own power.
But compared to a second life, this price is far too insignificant.
"Seed of Life."
Compared to things like "mercury blood" or "maternity fluid," "seeds of life" don't seem too difficult to obtain. After all, many such items have clearly appeared in the material world before, and all Shad needs to do is find them again in this era.
In this way, although the false people resolutely prevented Shad from touching their doors again, Shad also gained other means of entering the [Creation Chamber], and seemed to have learned the incantation and artifacts needed to open the chamber.
As for the methods the fake humans used to extract "maternity fluid" to create "fake human mother fluid," Shad had already learned about them through their mental connection. However, what they gave Shad was not alchemy or potion-making skills, but a strange spell to transform blood.
The "Pseudo-Human Mother Fluid" wasn't actually created. The entire [Pseudo-Human House] is a gigantic life form composed of countless pseudo-humans. The mother fluid is transformed through a special organ within this strange life form, which likely involves the true origins of the pseudo-humans. Obviously, the pseudo-humans couldn't possibly tell Shad what that organ actually looks like.
The spells they cast on Shad merely simulated the "mother fluid organs" of the pseudo-humans to process blood. This protected the pseudo-humans' secrets to the greatest extent possible, and also weakened the connection between the spells and the pseudo-humans to the greatest extent possible.
In other words, this spell is safe, and there is no need to worry that it is a conspiracy by false people.
However, this spell was not for Shad to learn. According to the information Shad obtained, the spell called "Mother Fluid Production" was to be learned by the object that needed the mother fluid, and then processed itself after absorbing the raw materials.
It's Vige who needs treatment, so she should learn this spell. "Desire" says that by absorbing Shad's blood or other bodily fluids after this treatment, Vige's lifespan can be extended to the maximum extent, but the "mother fluid" created by this spell doesn't seem to be able to be preserved for long.
"In that case, wouldn't Vige have to drink my blood every day? No, not every day, but definitely regularly."
As Shad pondered, wanting to speak with that high-ranking pseudo-human again, he discovered the house in front of him had vanished in the blink of an eye. The [Pseudo-Human House] had left, or rather, left the Arcadia region, just as silently as it had arrived.
"Are they afraid that I'll deal with them immediately after I achieve my goal?"
Shade shook his head, left the riverbank, and walked along the path toward the direction where the girl had parked her carriage.
Wasn't that your plan?
She asked with a smile.
"Of course not. At least not now. I haven't even taken the Night's Watch yet, so even if the false men let me in, I won't agree."
Shad glanced back again, then continued walking along the rugged mountain path toward the main road.
"However, I won't let these cockroach-like creatures get away with it if I get the chance in the future. I have a subtle mental connection with the fake people. Although neither of us can influence the other through this connection, I can definitely sense the fake people whenever they appear around me."
Are you unwilling to cooperate with them?
"Oh, just how terrifying are these relics? Everyone in this world shows me every day. I don't even trust [Desire], with whom I've collaborated many times, so how could I possibly like something so strange?"
What about Grace and Helen?
She asked again with a smile, and Shad replied:
"They are different!"
After answering in his mind, Xia De laughed to himself. He strode forward, where the girl driving the car was already waiting for him not far away.
On his way back to Fragrance Mansion, Shad stopped by Finch's Gear Workshop to share the details of the [Leather Goods Guild] incident with old Mr. Finch. Now that he was there, Shad asked the question he had considered before entering the [Leather Goods Guild]:
"Mr. Finch, I've heard that the [Light-Guiding Hermitage] has explored many secret locations related to the ancient gods. Do you know anything about the [Creation Birthroom]?"
In the exploration log left by a member of the Light-Guiding Hermitage, which Xia De found in his basement, it was clearly mentioned that the Hermitage had already made contact with the birthing room (Chapter 145). This information was obtained when Xia De first entered the hidden space in his basement.
Mr. Finch, still smelling of the factory after finishing his welding work, frowned slightly.
"【The Creation Room】? I think I've heard of that name before. You should ask Old John. I mainly work in mechanical manufacturing research and collecting related civilization achievements in the Hermitage, so I don't know much about these ancient secrets."
Xia De nodded, which meant he could visit the pawnshop before going to see the doctor tonight.
When Xia De returned to Fragrance Mansion, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.
Viggo and Miss Rowling were out and hadn't returned yet, but Agelina and Miss McDonald were both here. Although Agelina had only been here for a week, it seemed that she and Miss McDonald had already become very close.
The two planned to go to the Candleburg Library together. Miss MacDonald happened to be returning some books and could show Adelina the ancient library along the way. The round trip would only take them half an hour at most, so Miss MacDonald invited Shad to join them.
"The teacher probably won't be back for another hour. You must be quite bored by yourself in Fragrance Mansion, right?"
The girl with long, rose-gold hair smiled and asked. Adelina glanced at her new friend, then took Shad's hand:
“Let’s go together. My sister said I can’t just wander around Arcadia, but she’ll feel much more at ease with you by my side.”
Shad then went out with the girls again. Although Adelina's appearance wasn't widely known, she still disguised her appearance with the witches' eyeshadow to prevent any accidents. Of course, her height and figure remained the same.
Instead of taking a carriage, the three of them walked from Fragrant House to Candlecastle Library, chatting and laughing. After getting Agelina a library membership, Miss MacDonald quietly told Agelina about the history and stories that had happened there.
Although Adelina had read about the Candleburg Library in books, she was still quite amazed when she actually set foot there.
Because of Shad's company, Miss McDonald later took Adelina to see the local black market beneath the Candlecastle Library. Adelina obediently followed closely behind Shad, and, citing her sister's orders, held his hand tightly the entire time.