At this time, the tingling sensation in Xia De's chest had completely disappeared, but the side effect of drinking all the essential oils in the perfume bottle in one gulp was revealed.
"There is no need to purify the earth this time. The power of the evil god directly drained the black mud. Is this an alternative way to purify the land? However, the heart of the stone statue disappeared, and I didn't find it..."
Seeing Shade's strange expression and abnormally red face, Ms. Benanis, for reasons she herself did not understand, took the lead in Luvia and wanted to support Shade, but Shade, who was covering his forehead, refused:
"Please... no, don't touch me, I feel so wrong."
He rejected the two ladies' kindness, then staggered back with them to the camp where they had just made a fire.
In Shad's current state, he definitely couldn't leave immediately, so Miss Benannis began to cast spells around the camp to prevent the church members who were gradually waking up from discovering them.
Xia De sat on a big rock beside the campfire, holding his violently beating heart. He felt his whole body was heating up, so much so that he wanted to take off all his clothes and roll in the snow.
"The guardian left first, but I know the truth about the guardians."
"We only saw that his spirit state was very abnormal."
Luvia looked at Shad worriedly, and Shad hummed his nose. His current state of "lust" was surprisingly weak, but his body was obviously not right. He had a fever, was weak all over, had a headache, and even couldn't open his eyes:
"There are no so-called guardians. There is only one guardian from beginning to end. Haven't you noticed? No one has ever seen two different guardians appear at the same time."
"Is it really a gathering of souls?"
The witch walked back to the campfire and asked in surprise.
"Yes, and it's not just as simple as the stitching of souls in necromancy. In my opinion, it's clearly hundreds of souls, perfectly fused together to form a brand new soul."
Xia De reached out and grabbed a handful of snow on the ground, then pressed it against his left cheek. This would make him feel a little more comfortable, at least to finish his story:
"I once questioned that Mr. Lathers was too cold to Miss Lathers when he appeared again. Now this can be explained, because Mr. Lathers is no longer just Mr. Lathers."
Luvia also understood completely:
"So, the chosen ones of the earth are indeed not a group, but can they be said to be a group? Is it possible?"
“That’s completely in line with the rules.”
Miss Benanis sat next to Shade. She had not expected things to be so complicated:
"Based on Xia De's description and the battle just now, the situation can be simply understood as follows: one body has hundreds of brains, and all the brains jointly decide..."
“No, it was not a joint decision.”
Xia De said as he rubbed his face with snow. He didn't know why he felt strangely cold all over again.
"There should be only one dominant soul at a time, which will, this will determine whose image appears. Ha, sorry, I don't know why my breathing is rapid. I can feel that, yes, when Mr. Thomas Granger, Mr. Lathers, and Mr. Fleming appear, there are differences in tone and habits."
"But it's also incredible, how on earth was this done?"
The witch was still confused, and Luvia was still worried about Shade's condition:
"How are you now? Something's wrong. Why is your face so red?"
Biting his lips hesitantly:
"You need me and Miss Benanis to help you... Wait, you don't seem to be in a good condition now..."
Only then did she realize that Xia De's desire was definitely not just growing.
"I have a headache... My body feels heavy... And when I walked over here just now, I felt like my body was out of control."
He covered his forehead and felt his whole body was extremely cold.
"I think I have a fever."
"What?"
Luvia didn't care that Shade didn't let her get close, she immediately bent down and touched his forehead with the back of her hand, and then she felt an astonishing heat:
"Why is it so hot?"
"A fifth-ring warlock can also have a fever?"
Miss Benanis also wanted to confirm, but unexpectedly, Shad's body, who was sitting on the stone, leaned to the side. The two ladies immediately supported him and called Shad again, but found that he had no response and had fainted.
In the light of the campfire, his lips were pale, his body was trembling, his brows were slightly wrinkled, and his breathing was extremely rapid.
"It turned out to be a fever. I just thought... Sorry, why did he suddenly have a fever? Was he cursed on the top of the mountain just now?"
Miss Benanis still didn't understand.
Luvia hugged Shade tightly, trying to provide him with warmth:
"Send him back to the city as soon as possible. Considering his physical condition and ring warlock level, this can't be an ordinary fever."
(Little Mia is running...)
Shade felt as if he had had a very long nightmare, in which burning and severe headaches tortured him. A small part of the long-forgotten melody of the song he had heard the bard sing in the Plenty Land Inn kept echoing in his splitting headache, making the headache feel more intense.
But fortunately, someone was quietly singing the lullaby of this world in his ear. The gentle woman's voice was a little vague, but it made the stranger feel particularly at ease.
He felt as if he was being hugged in his dream. The feeling was quite familiar. When he lost the last drop of divinity and fell into a coma at the top of Mount Xikar, it seemed that he was also hugged by the same embrace.
By the time he regained consciousness and realized that he was lying on a soft bed with the dazzling morning light shining on his face, it was already Wednesday morning. His fever symptoms had lasted all night.
He wanted to sit up, but he still felt weak all over. So he tried hard to get rid of the warm but extremely heavy quilt on his body, but a surprised voice beside the bed immediately stopped him:
"Oh, Xia De, you're awake? Don't move, I'll go get someone to check you again!"
With his eyes still a little swollen, Xia De squinted his eyes and saw that the black-haired girl with a graceful figure was actually Miss Sylvia.
The young witch hurriedly ran out of the bedroom of Miss Benanis's manor, and soon there were chaotic footsteps in the corridor. The door was pushed open, and a group of people rushed in. When Shade looked around, the bed was already surrounded by people.
Luvia, Miss Benanis, Miss Lathers, Miss Sylvia. Even Miss Aurora, who hadn't been seen for a long time and had long brown wavy hair, appeared by the bed and looked at Shade with concern.
A young maid, who was brought by someone unknown, helped Xia De to sit up. Xia De opened his mouth to greet him, but felt a sore throat. All this was like the feeling of recovering from a serious illness after catching a cold:
"Long time no see, Miss Aurora, Miss Sylvia."
He reluctantly greeted her, and Luvia had already sat down beside the bed and took the plate from the maid. The purple-eyed girl temporarily placed the plate on the small cabinet beside the bed, then took the bowl of rice porridge, scooped up a small spoonful with a spoon, blew it gently, and handed it to Xia De, saying very gently:
"Eat this first. We added a potion to it. After you eat it, we will check your physical condition."
"I can do it myself... Okay, you can do it."
Shade could only open his mouth, while Miss Aurora held a roll of parchment and said to Shade with great concern:
"Sylvia and I arrived by train at around 11 o'clock last night, and we heard your news right after we arrived. We did a comprehensive examination on you and confirmed that your symptoms were a common cold with a fever."
The parchment probably records the results of the inspection.
"That's why I said, I'm fine."
Shade said, but Miss Sylvia asked rather worriedly:
"Shad, do you really think that after you drank a whole bottle of something whose exact ingredients none of us knew, you developed a fever that caused a fifth-ring warlock to faint, and after examination it turned out to be a common fever. Do you really not need to worry?"
The three witches beside the bed, Miss Lathers, and Luvia all looked at him worriedly. Miss Lathers added:
"No matter how we checked, it really was just a common fever. That's the most unbelievable thing."
"Now, I feel that although I haven't fully recovered, I am fine now."
Shade insisted, he was sure of his feelings. Luvia put the spoon to his mouth again, and he had no choice but to open his mouth.
"Yes, I checked you an hour before you woke up. The symptoms of your severe cold have eased and your body is recovering from this 'common illness'."
Miss Benaness was worried:
"I used to think that the side effect of the essence in your bottle was to amplify desire, but I didn't expect this consequence. After we checked the liquid in the bottle, we found that there was still some residue, so we put it in a test tube and brought it to the parliament. We asked the witch who is good at potions to identify it in the parliament. The identification result was given four hours ago, at about four in the morning."
She looked at Miss Aurora, who looked at the parchment:
"Pink luminous liquid substance, rose-like scent, specific ingredients unknown, suspected to be a healing potion.
The sample provided has been identified as having a restorative effect, but due to the high concentration of the liquid, the toxicity is increased. It is estimated that about 1 fluid ounce (about 28.4mL) can kill an adult dragon or adult unicorn immediately after taking the substance. Because the effect of the sample decays as it leaves the original container, it is recommended that the sample be taken in small sips to avoid toxicity. "
Miss Aurora looked at Shade:
"Your bottle holds about 3 fluid ounces. That means you drank enough poison last night to kill an entire population of pure-blooded dragons, or an entire tribe of unicorns."
"But your symptoms are not poisoning but a common fever. We have never heard of such a thing happening to a normal human being."
Luvia said with pursed lips.
"It's possible that the witch who identified the fragrance miscalculated the toxicity."
Shade explained while Luvia continued to sit by the bed and feed Shade so that he could not speak:
"I know the fever has subsided and there are no other problems with your body, but promise me that you will not use this relic unless it is absolutely necessary, even if you encounter the Crazy Land and you lack the spirit to purify it, okay?"
The pair of purple eyes looked at Xia De, and the worry in them did not give Xia De any chance to refuse.