Xia De took his hand off the wall, straightened up and raised his head, looking at the entire family tree spreading out from the original point again:
"The first generation had one person, the second had two people, the third had three people, and the sixth had six people. The seemingly ordinary ancient crazy family that multiplied here ultimately left behind these root systems that were still not sure whether to live or die. And each root system had the potential to multiply more offspring. It was really emotional. If the Edwards' lifespan was consistent with that of normal people, then..."
He suddenly asked in his heart:
"What was the core spiritual rune of the two Fulan brothers last time on the roof of the opera house?"
Space, immortality, twins.
"What else did you think of?"
Seeing that Shade was halfway through his words, the pharmacist asked again, and Shade shook his head again, which made the sorceress visibly annoyed:
"I noticed that you are not very interested in the elixir of life that Edwards researched, but are interested in Edwards' descendants. If possible, can you tell me what exactly you want to do?"
"My mentor found a letter from the Edwards family a hundred years ago. There was an important ritual symbol on it, and that symbol was related to my mentor's secret research. My mentor asked me to investigate the Edwards family to find out the meaning of the ritual symbol."
"To have a young sixth-ring warlock like you as a student, your mentor must be either very beautiful or very powerful."
"Or both."
Xia De smiled, looked at the pharmacist again, and asked tentatively:
"Are you interested in that ritual symbol?"
"I'm interested, but I'm not a member of the Edwards family."
The pharmacist said, and then said sarcastically:
"But I'm surprised you said you're not interested in the elixir of life. Everyone who's alive is afraid of death. It's human instinct. Maybe you just haven't reached that stage yet."
"I have the leaves of eternal youth."
Shade said very cautiously:
"And my high-level warlock friend shared with me some of the Fifth Era Witch Emperor's, um... secrets of immortality."
He continued to test the lady, but she remained calm.
"I have witnessed a very real death. For me, the meaning of life is not in living itself, but in the process. I am not a philosopher, so I cannot give too many great truths. I can only say that all mortals will die one day, and I cherish every second of my life and everything I have now."
As a stranger who has lived a second life, I am really moved by what I said:
“Compared to a longer life, a quality life, a life that can feel warmth, is the most precious.”
The sorceress's eyes wandered for a moment, and her voice softened inexplicably:
"A warm life... ...speak as if you were dead."
Xia De smiled and did not refute. Perhaps because she knew the purpose of Xia De's investigation, the pharmacist's tone became gentler:
"Immortality can also be considered a curse. The fact that you can realize this shows that you are smarter than most ring sorcerers. Now write down this picture. Your mentor will surely be very satisfied. I bet that no matter how well-informed he or she is, he or she will definitely not be able to investigate these clues."
"Yes, unless you see it with your own eyes, who would know that the Edwards family has produced so many descendants after leaving Green Lake Town?"
Xia De looked at the bloody root system diagram:
"What I'm more curious about is who continued the story for future generations. Or does this picture itself have the power to continue the story automatically?"
It doesn't take time to copy this picture. Xia De will remember it after looking at it once. After returning home, Xia De can take out books from the Silver Moon Library and copy it again.
After confirming that Xia De had memorized everything, the pharmacist used another bottle of medicine to "wash" away the contents on the wall of the restaurant. While waiting, Xia De said:
“It seems like the Edwards family really values family members.”
"Why do you say that?"
"They put the family tree on the wall of the restaurant so that everyone can see it during meals. But speaking of it, the information of the sixth generation Edwards has reached the bottom of this wall. If they have more descendants, won't this wall be unable to be opened?"
Then he looked at the pharmacist and said another possibility:
"Or, the person who originally created this picture thought that the family would end with the sixth generation, or that the sixth generation would complete a certain mission?"
"Look at me, I don't know anything about this."
The pharmacist glanced at him, and Shade nodded:
"Then thank you very much for coming to the island with me. This trip went smoothly."
"It's not free. That piece of orichalcum is worth it."
The two of them planned to leave the mansion. Shade didn't think there were any clues that he could easily find here. He planned to investigate the Green Lake area again. If he found any clues, he would go to the island again. Anyway, he could walk on the water and run faster than the steamboat.
"In addition, if you have special metals such as mithril and refined gold, you can also contact me. I have been purchasing such scarce goods for a long time."
The sorceress mentioned it again, and Shade joked:
"If I had the Philosopher's Stone, would you accept it?"
The pharmacist obviously hadn't considered this statement to be true. She rarely smiled, which was also evidence that her opinion of Shade had changed:
"Of course I will. I will buy it even if I have to sell all my property. You know, before the Edwards family was destroyed, they really released news that they wanted to buy the Philosopher's Stone. But they are just ordinary people, how can they..."
She suddenly frowned, and stood at the door of the building with Xia De, looking at the thick fog. Xia De also closed his mouth. Although he couldn't see anything, he had sensed that two people were moving towards here.
The other party's level was obviously not as good as the lady who was traveling with Xia De, and her perception ability was far inferior to Xia De's, so they had not yet discovered Xia De and the other person.
"I remember you said that it might take several months for someone to visit the island."
Xia De said softly, and the pharmacist frowned slightly:
"Now is not the time to talk about this. I didn't expect to meet other people. But who would come here? There is obviously nothing left on this island."
She took out a glass tube half the size of her index finger from her small bag. Inside the container was a mercury-like silver liquid:
"Go and kill those two people, leaving at least one alive."
"Wait a minute, why do I have to go by myself? Even if you can't exert the power of Gaohuan, you can still work with me. Isn't this more convenient? And what is this you gave me?"
Shade asked in surprise.
"Men always have so many problems."
The sorceress complained and threw the vial to Shade:
"Just go ahead. My current situation is very complicated. If you can avoid it, try not to do anything. This liquid allows you to directly use a low-level sublimation word. Although the effect is a little worse than the prepared sublimation word, at least there are no side effects."
"ah?"
Xia De hurriedly caught the glass container that was thrown to him, and the "she" beside his ear said gently:
Without a specific area as a condition, you cannot use the low-level sublimation words to summon the demigod witch from the past anyway.
"Ma'am, how can we use the words of sublimation to deal with these two people?"
He then stuffed the glass tube into his pocket and patted it to prevent it from slipping out:
"When you ask questions later, I'll be there to listen."
The sorceress glanced at him and nodded:
"As long as you're not afraid of getting into trouble, you can. Let me remind you, those two are about the same level as you, so don't be too careless."
"I know, that's why I told you not to worry. Don't underestimate me because I'm young. I actually have a lot of combat experience."
As he spoke, he pulled out a black key from his chest and whispered something that the sorceress didn't understand. As the light flickered under Shade's feet, the key in his hand extended to both sides until it formed a dark wooden staff.
The pharmacist raised her eyebrows:
"A relic? Or a staff? It's really rare. No wonder you are so confident."
"Yes, I rely on this weapon."
Shad walked towards the thick fog.
He did not rely on discovering the opponent in advance to launch a sneak attack. If the opponent was from the church, it would be bad. He kept walking forward until the two ring warlocks with obviously dull senses also stopped and looked at him, and then Shade stopped.
At this time, both sides could clearly sense each other's presence, but in the fog they could only see each other's vague figures.
"Who are you?"
Xia De asked directly, but the answer he got was that one of the two suddenly waved at him.
Fragments of light flashed in the mist. Shad raised his hand and used the Staff of Yggdrasil to block forward. With a light "bang" sound, the glowing but almost transparent "boomerang"-like weapon was knocked away by the staff.
But that’s not the end. The boomerang flew into the thick fog, spun around, and then turned around again and hit Shad.
"Is this... a spiritual weapon?"
Xia De raised his eyebrows. Apart from Sister Defulin's ice sickle, he rarely encountered opponents who were as good at using spiritual weapons as he was.
"Spiritual weapons are not omnipotent!"
This time he did not raise the staff, but instead used his empty right hand to slash upwards. The "Moonlight Slash" attached to his palm flashed in the fog. Even the pharmacist lady behind Shade could not catch any details other than the flash of light. The boomerang shattered into spots of light in the fog.
The destruction of the spiritual weapon did not distract the enemy. The two men, whose faces could not be seen clearly in the fog, quickly separated, and then approached Shade from the left and right while casting spells. Shade then shook the long staff in his hand, and several moonlight rings on the top of the staff flew towards the two men one after another.