"I asked you to go to the antique shop a few days ago, just to tell you about me, but I didn't expect Tarquin to die suddenly."
The old man sighed, supported the bed with one hand, and sat on the edge of the bed by himself. His right hand was always in his pocket, and judging from his posture, his fist was clenched, and he should be holding a small object.
"I've lived for too long, and I'm used to seeing the people around me leave. It's just that I didn't expect that I could have such a strange apprentice as you. This may be the mercy of fate. Because of the curse, some things can only be done by myself. I know. But now I can't suppress it anymore, before I completely lose control, I should find someone who can know about this matter and deal with it."
He didn't give Jenkins a chance to rebut:
"Everyone dies, and you should know better than I do. Death is a process in life, and without this process, no one is complete. I have lived for a long time, and you should be able to understand my thoughts, If death is imminent, I'll face it. But I can't leave trouble for you who are alive, absolutely not."
He asked Jenkins to bring him a pen and paper from the desk, and drew a small, flat key. This is indistinguishable from a regular key, except that the teeth are flat.
"Fate has mercy on me, so let me have you as an apprentice. Jenkins, I need you to do one thing, and only you can do it. If there is a day, this period will start from now until a hundred years later, if there is I died unexpectedly one day, and you need to retrieve this key from my dead body as soon as possible."
Father pointed to the abstract painting he drew and said:
"Don't tell anyone about this, not even the church. You must ensure that you are the first to get this key, and you must not let your skin touch it, otherwise you will be killed by it." selected."
The old man emphasized, seeing that Jenkins was silent, he explained:
"While that key has powerful curses, it also has very strong power. If I use the key without caring about the consequences, Jenkins, Nolan, no one is my opponent, even you and the other Holy Sons. You don't understand [ Evolution] What exactly does it mean? This indestructible power must be controlled by someone with control. I have controlled it for hundreds of years, but I don't want my apprentices to be entangled by the curse of the key.
So, if something happens to me one day, you have to recycle it without touching it, hide it in a location that only you know, and protect it with your whole life. Don't be fooled by it, people use it, it's also one of the features...”
Dad was bleeding from his left nostril, but he didn't realize it until the blood touched Dad's chapped lips:
"I can't say much, but your most important task is to prevent anyone who is attracted to the key from touching it. You also have your own mission, until you face the test you are destined to, then put this Responsibility is passed on to others, don't bury it, or someone will be attracted to dig it up.
I noticed that you have a very good relationship with the girl in the church choir, Fenny Feisifu, and I have also investigated her. You can consider her as a candidate. People who are favored by God have strong resistance to such temptations. "
This topic is a bit too heavy, and Jenkins doesn't know how to answer it.
The old man knew that he gave Jenkins a very heavy responsibility, so he gave Jenkins enough time to think.
"Key's..."
Jenkins had just begun to speak when he was interrupted.
"Don't ask for any information about the keys."
Dad shook his head.
"I just want to know how it's really used."
"It's literally."
The old man replied vaguely again, seeing that Jenkins was still puzzled but he didn't mean to explain clearly:
"Remember what we talked about today, and keep it secret from anyone. Whether we want to admit it or not, there will come a day when what we said today will happen, and then, Jenkins, I hope you To be able to do what I say."
"Then dad, how long can you suppress this key?"
The old man heard what Jenkins meant, nodded and replied:
"Don't worry about me. I will die tomorrow. The arrival of the doomsday has also strengthened the power of the snake-man baby fossil. This time, let it be suppressed. I can last at least half a year."
This is better than Jenkins thought, because he thinks the real end will come, definitely before the end of this winter.
He also wanted to ask more about the evolution key, but Dad refused to answer. He also tentatively asked whether [Cycle (White Foundation)] had anything to do with that key, but the old man pretended that when he explained this ability last time, he didn’t make any exclamations at all, insisting that he knew nothing about it .
Knowing that it was impossible to find a breakthrough from his father, Jenkins, who was disappointed, could only do other things. Miss Stillwell had already left the church, so Jenkins went to old Jack to talk about the past, and by the way, he asked Miss Bevanna to report on the mining area so that he could deal with the hammer.
When I passed by the chapel and saw the holy emblem of the sage, I suddenly realized that I still had one thing to do:
"I still seem to be in a mouse state now."
"Meow~"
The chocolate on his shoulder really hoped that Jenkins would forget about it, not because he still wanted to "play" with the little mouse, but because he thought that Jenkins would definitely settle accounts with it tonight.
Because he had dealt with a similar matter once, after explaining to Miss Bevanna, he followed the smiling lady into the underground ceremony venue, and after calling for the gaze of the sage, he saw the grand gentle gaze that seemed to be able to wash away the filth of the body and mind. , the effects of Light of Evolution and Degeneration disappear.
When calling for the sage's gaze, Jenkins didn't take off the [immemorial amber stone], but performed the ceremony himself in human form, because he didn't want to turn back into a mouse at all. Therefore, when the special influence receded, he did not change from the outside, he still maintained the appearance of Jenkins Williams, but the inner essence of life changed.
After the sage's eyes slowly disappeared, Miss Bevanna and her father walked towards the center of the ceremony venue, wanting to ask Jenkins how he was feeling, but saw Jenkins holding a handful of small yellow crystals in his hand:
"The amber stone is broken."
He said that the crystal in his hand lost any power at all, and the centipede-like thing that was originally sealed in the amber stone also disappeared.
"It was given to me by a friend of mine. She wore it for many years, but I broke it immediately."
Jenkins said regretfully that although Anastasia made it clear that it was a gift for him, the amber stone has been with the silver dragon for thousands of years. The next time he sees the dragon and the princess, he doesn't know how to explain it.
Dad knew that this stone most likely came from the silver dragon that appeared above the evergreen forest and then disappeared quickly. Hearing Jenkins call the other party "friend", I couldn't help but glanced at him curiously, and then reminded:
"I think I probably know the reason why the amber stone was destroyed. The two transformations you experienced were all complete transformations except for the soul. This probably made your body remember this state, and then the sage's gaze gave Some subtle changes have been made to you, but what you need is not only to transform, but also to return to your original appearance... "
Jenkins almost knew what his father meant. He called out his ability blip, and found that there was a new ability:
[Malicious Transformation (Red Combat)]
This is based on physical changes and does not require spells, so it is a typical red fighting ability. It occupies one of the remaining two bubbles, and now only one remains.
[Malicious Transformation] It's not a rare ability, it's based on the talent of the ancient "Druid" before the Blesser's ability system was formed. The effect of the ability is the literal meaning. "Transformation" means that Jenkins can master the method of transforming into other creatures through some rituals and means from now on. Now he can only transform into a mouse.
"Maliciousness" represents the price of this ability. After all, the eighteenth century is no longer the ancient era when adventurers ran rampant in the world, and the extraordinary power of the material world has undergone fundamental changes.
This does not refer to the weakening of the energy and ability system, but that some abilities have become more difficult, and some abilities have become easier than in ancient times. Among them, transfiguration belongs to the type that is difficult to use from generation to generation, so transfiguration requires a price, and the cost varies from person to person.
Because Jenkins can only become a mouse now, so he only knows the cost of becoming a mouse.
After dropping the chocolate far away, Jenkins turned into a mouse again in front of Papa and Miss Bevanna. During the transformation process, scorching steam enveloped him again, and after the transformation ended, the feeling of being burned all over his body did not disappear.
In the mouse state, he could clearly feel that every blood vessel and every nerve in his body was burning and stinging, but fortunately, this feeling was not too strong, so he could bear it. But before the chocolates in the distance rushed over happily, the little gray mouse in the pile of clothes jumped into the air, turning into a ball of purple light and spinning continuously, and then the naked Jenkins stood in front of the two of them, followed by The old man covered his face and sighed, as the end of this matter.
"Malicious transformation requires a change of clothes, malicious transformation requires a change of clothes, malicious transformation requires a change of clothes."
When following Miss Bevanna to the office, Jenkins was still repeating this sentence in his heart. When he used the amber stone to transform back into his own form, he also had no clothes, but the strange thing was that Anastasia, the silver dragon, had clothes. He planned to ask her how she did it next time he planned to see the dragon.