Free Web NovelChapter 431: Chapter 431 Reversal of Beast Transformation_1
Afternoon, after finishing the day’s work, Aiden took out the Great Witch’s Credential and contacted Abigail.
"I understand your urgency, but gathering this kind of information takes years, and success isn’t guaranteed," Abigail said calmly to Aiden in the summoning space. "Could you have a bit of patience, Your Excellency? If Qiqimora makes any progress, I will contact you."
"I’ve already found a way to build my own information network there, and I estimate it’ll be more efficient than Qiqimora searching alone," Aiden said. "This time I mainly wanted to talk to you, but it seems you don’t exactly welcome me."
"It’s not that I don’t welcome you; I just don’t like being disturbed while I’m researching."
"Should I come back later?"
"No, it’s fine, but please try to find me at night in the future," Abigail waved her hand dismissively. "What do you need?"
After contacting Abigail more frequently, her formalities seemed to have lessened compared to before—this was, to some extent, a good thing as it indicated they weren’t strangers anymore.
"I’d like to consult with you about beast transformation disease. Is there a way to reverse it?" Aiden asked directly.
"Theoretically, yes," Abigail answered at once. "Beast transformation disease originates from a branch of the Druid teachings—precisely, the Lu Lin people who created Willow Man Puppetry. The Lu Lin people followed and worshipped the Wilderness King, who holds the ’life’ authority. For some reason, the ruler’s power went out of control, leading the Lu Lin people to establish a cult that sacrificed living people. The Druid elders among the Lu Lin people received the blessing of shapeshifting abilities from the Wilderness King, which then evolved into a curse transmitted through their bloodlines; this is the beast transformation disease."
So it was true—Aiden believed his guess was correct.
Dragonkin originated from the "reproduction" authority, vampires from the "death" authority, and the beast transformation disease from the "life" authority. The black magic used by humans originated from divine words, and extraordinary humans were also inevitably related to these authorities.
"However, I’ve seen some fragmented records about beast transformation disease that predate the Lu Lin people, so I suspect these kinds of power outbursts are not uncommon in history," Abigail added. "But undoubtedly, the bloodlines of modern beasts mostly spread after the destruction of the Lu Lin tribe."
"So theoretically speaking, if one could completely control the ’life’ authority, is it possible to reverse the beast transformation disease?" Aiden pinpointed the key point of the problem.
"Correct."
"You are a saint of the ’life’ authority; what can you do?"
"I’ve actually conducted some experiments. I can temporarily lift a beast person’s transformed state and seal their beastly ability, but this can be maintained for only a few days at most," Abigail replied. "My blessing might continuously control a person’s beast transformation disease, but if it’s a Pureblood Werewolf, their descendants will still inherit it."
"Then, could using the ’evolution’ ability of the ’reproduction’ authority eliminate the beast transformation disease in the descendants of Pureblood Werewolves?" Aiden proposed another solution.
"Such precise control can only be done by those above the level of saints, but it wouldn’t be very meaningful. With the power of a saint, there might be a certain probability of making the offspring’s disease recessive, but it will definitely continue to be inherited by the next generation. Following the theory that interference is greater the closer one is to the authority, only a power of the same or higher rank can reverse a ruler-level curse," Abigail provided her answer.
"Then I’m afraid I’ll have to wait until you become the ruler of ’life’ or ’reproduction’ to ask for your help?" Aiden asked.
The one closest to these two authorities he knew of was only Abigail.
"Your Excellency has someone you wish to help?" Abigail countered, "Given our relationship, it would be rather petty not to help with such a small favor, but that is only if I can reach the authority."
"Is your current target the ’Life’ authority? Are you really not considering the ’Reproduction’ authority first?" Aiden asked, "After all, you do have the ’Hatching Egg’." freёweɓnovel.com
"I’m not considering it. The promotion conditions for the ’Reproduction’ authority are not strict but very time-consuming. Otherwise, Queen Reise wouldn’t have had her only authority taken away by the Grim Reaper before her promotion. And if I were to change my route, I would have to transfer divinity once, and I don’t have anyone by my side that I trust enough to do so. And the most important thing is..." Abigail paused, "’Reproduction’ authority doesn’t suit me, you know the influence of the ’Reproduction’ authority... It’s not very friendly to a solitary woman."
"Alright then, I sincerely hope you obtain the ’Life’ authority soon. As always, I am also willing to offer help if needed," Aiden offered.
"I see Your Excellency is already busy with other matters," Abigail replied without taking him up on the offer, "Your Excellency, you’re also getting closer to the authority, aren’t you?"
"I’m just a step away," Aiden said.
"As people both aiming for the pinnacle, let’s encourage each other."
Abigail gave a polite response, and Aiden could tell she didn’t seem very keen on having him interfere with her path to promotion. To her, Aiden was no stranger, but certainly not someone to trust lightly.
"It’s not easy to get closer to you," Aiden said with a bit of a bitter smile, "Honestly, I’m not that ambitious a person. If I hadn’t gotten myself into trouble, I wouldn’t have pursued the power of the authority."
"Why do you think it’s trouble? In our eyes, your destiny is incredibly fortunate. Do you know how many years it took for me and Qiqimora to find the door that leads to this path? There aren’t many lucky ones who get to know the truth of the world at your age, and even fewer who survive it," Abigail obviously couldn’t quite understand Aiden’s thinking.
"I respect your thirst for knowledge, but everyone has different pursuits," Aiden replied calmly.
In Aiden’s knowledge, if this world were as vast as the one from his previous life, then the power of authority was definitely not the world’s source-level existence that the witches imagined. At most, it might be considered some kind of primal force on this planet. The end of knowledge is not a peak but a vast and boundless ocean, and without a certain level of dedication, it would be hard to have the perseverance to research it.
After a moment of silence, Abigail nodded in agreement: "That’s true."
"We’re almost done here, but there’s one last thing I’d like to ask you about... it’s about the Temple of Vengeance," Aiden broached another topic, "Have you heard anything about any remnants of the Temple of Vengeance in the past two years?"
With the Goddess of Vengeance resurrected in Halo, Aiden felt it necessary to learn about any remnants of the Temple of Vengeance in the outside world, just in case.
"Your Excellency, didn’t you say earlier that you had set up an intelligence network? Haven’t you asked them?" Abigail countered.
"Hm?" Aiden paused for a moment, then understood what Abigail meant, "Are you suggesting it’s in Sunset City?"
"The Temple of Vengeance is essentially a mercenary organization, and mercenary groups always appear in areas of conflict. There happens to be one on the southern border of Gistas. Qiqimora mentioned to me that there is a mercenary group using the name ’Temple of Vengeance’ operating there."
