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Chapter 265 - 194: The Shadow of the Tree (Part One)_3

Chapter 265: Chapter 194: The Shadow of the Tree (Part One)_3

Although it sounds like the bride is only at level seven, considering that Lin Jing can live for three hundred years with ease even if they aren’t a Transcendent, it’s still a deal for Sir Sayer. Besides, the barrier for Lin Jing sharpshooters is almost non-existent. Given three hundred years, as long as one doesn’t die an untimely death, it’s enough for this young lady to rise to at least level fifteen.

However, given the current situation, whether the two of them will have the destiny to get married is a very realistic question, let alone whether they will have the destiny to enjoy a honeymoon.

With this in mind, Malin sighed for the young and promising Sir Sayer and for the lovely Lin Jing Miss.

At the same time, the sighs of two old men also emerged.

"You’re also reading the fourth edition?" Then the two old men asked in unison, and then exclaimed in unison that it was really frustrating.

"Do you know what kind of person Sayer Kate is?" Malin had not heard of this person, and as for the nobles of the Sydney Union, he only knew a few and had to ask the two mentors for help.

Instructor Emmet Selk shook his head, clearly also unaware. Meanwhile, Instructor Meckel spoke up, "He’s a young man from the Church of the War God. At sixteen, he shone brightly on the Northern frontline, climbing from a simple soldier to a legion commander in seventeen years. Ultimately, he retired due to war injuries, and our King granted him the title of lord of Silent Hill. He and the sharpshooter from his squad fell in love and got married. Their wedding was even blessed by the Lin Jing Queen and the High Elves Emperor, and Lady Anna expressed that if any of his children were born with the talent for shaping, she would take them as her apprentice. This commitment is even more significant than ordinary gifts."

Malin nodded—indeed, no blessing or gift could compare to the prospect of one’s offspring becoming an apprentice to a legendary battle mage, almost symbolizing a legend’s goodwill towards your family. At this point, it was up to the lord and his wife to prove their mettle.

Hearing this news, Malin not only felt relieved that Sir Sayer Kate could clear himself of suspicion in his heart but also once again lamented his fortune.

Flipping through two pages filled with trivial matters, Malin noticed a headline in the sixth edition: Quining Street’s midnight-crowing rooster, Mr. Odum beaten for the third time—is this the loss of humanity or the downfall of conscience?

May this author be in the district worst hit by the epidemic.

The seventh edition, one issue away from the eighth edition’s advertisements, Malin opened it with last hope and the first thing he saw was a bold headline—Renovation on Quining Street uncovers an ancient tomb from the Second Era, archaeologist Professor Odum Shelton claims it to be the greatest archaeological discovery in the entire Western Human World.

The Second Era? That is the era after the First Era. Malin became curious because he knew most Evil Gods and Chaos were not on stage until the late Second Era or the Third Era. Before that, there were no such things in this world. "I saw a piece of news that an ancient tomb was found in this city."

"I also saw this. Very interesting, a tomb from the Second Era. There was no Chaos or Evil Gods in that era, maybe there are some very strange treasures inside, like in one novel I read where the protagonist found an ancient firearm in a tomb which could fire continuously, using it to join the army and rise to the pinnacle," said Instructor Meckel, chuckling as if reminiscing about his bygone youth.

Instructor Emmet Selk sneered, "That author has no idea what science is. Even if an ancient firearm could still be used with proper maintenance, it’s at least several millennia old. Our revolvers could wear out the rifling after three hundred shots, and after ten years of use, I fear even the barrel would be gone."

"Hey, instructor Kvass, can’t you stop looking for reality in the world of fantastical novels? That novel is just for thrills and killing time," Meckel retorted.

"Such a cheap way to kill time, Instructor Meckel, we should do something more interesting, like find a map of Silent Hill, locate where Quining Street is, and then go take a look at that tomb. I have a gut feeling that this bug is very likely to be inside," said Emmet Selk.

"Why would you think that?" asked Instructor Meckel curiously.

After pondering a moment, Malin decided to make a guess: "Instructor Emmet Selk, do you think that the people of the later eras sealed this evil inside a Second Era tomb, and now the workers of Silent Hill unearthed it while paving a road, and archaeologist Professor Odum Shelton damaged the seal during the emergency excavations?"

"You’re a real Detective, my God, why didn’t I think of that?" exclaimed old Meckel, his face lighting up with an epiphany, "That must be it, it’s an insectoid Evil God, and being sealed for so long has weakened it to the point where it can only use larval infection to control the city. This also explains why that young man did not mutate initially; the bug does not instantaneously take over control of a human body—it takes time. If the problem hadn’t been discovered, the bug wouldn’t have forcibly taken control, which means, as long as one is strong-willed or has Transcendent abilities, the bug is actually of little use because it is too weak to possess a Transcendent."

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