Chapter 305
Restored to Pristine Condition
They originally intended to wait for Mr. Priest to wake up before leaving. However, the old priest remained unconscious until the latter half of the night.
This was quite unusual.
Eivass even doubted the efficacy of his Illuminate Spell. After confirming again, he found that the priest’s body had indeed recovered its health… but he was indeed in a coma.
So, Eivass personally went upstairs and found that even outside the range of the light, he could no longer feel that bone-chilling sensation.
He knew then that the Night Walker Knights had already left.
He wondered about the final outcome of the battle on the King of the Wild Hunt’s side.
Eivass could only clasp his hands together, hoping the Punisher Demon was alright.
The four of them discussed it, and in the end, only the energetic Haina continued to keep watch, waiting to explain the “your house is gone” situation to the priest after he woke up. The others found a place upstairs to sleep.
Although much of the area upstairs had been destroyed by the shockwave and flames from Little Butterfly’s self-detonation, appearing like ruins at first glance… with Sherlock’s earth-attribute wall-repairing spells, finding a place to sleep was not a problem.
Lying on Mr. Priest’s bed, Eivass still felt a bit conflicted about the deduction he had thought of earlier.
…If Haina possessed a Soul Shard of Lancelot, then what was he himself?
After pondering for a long time, Eivass closed his eyes, steeled his resolve, and lay down.
—Forget it, whoever it is, it is.
It was just a guess, unprovable and without evidence—and even if it were true, it wouldn’t mean life was impossible.
It just meant one more truth he had to pursue.
Jacob’s death, the identity of his parents’ killer, whether his foster father James was good or bad, what James was pursuing, and why he eventually became a BOSS… Eivass had now understood about seventy percent of the first two questions, but two new ones had emerged: “Where did my memories come from?” and “What did Jacob want to do?”
Before this, Eivass had instinctively wanted to avoid this question.
Because he didn’t know how he had come to this World either, he could only take this “transmigration” or “rebirth” for granted. Just as he could only take his system for granted as a “built-in cheat.”
It wasn’t that he ignored the problem, but that thinking about it was useless. It was like encountering a problem that he absolutely couldn’t solve; it was better to adjust his mindset directly. Stop struggling with himself.
But now, Eivass found that all of this seemed to be connected…
Then he couldn’t deliberately play deaf and dumb anymore.
After all, he was no longer as helpless as he was at the beginning.
—He had obtained the Shepherd’s Secret Manual, and was now about to become a dual Third Tier Extraordinary. The experience he had accumulated meant he could attempt Ascension to Fourth Tier as soon as his cooldown ended.
When he went to study in the Church, his Priest profession would be Fourth Tier, completing its first advancement. The Demon Scholar could also be transferred to a Sin Scholar. Little Butterfly might also be nurtured to Fifth Tier, and Shadow Demon could also be helped to advance.
And now he was the prospective head of the Moriarty Family, and also a Minister of Affairs personally appointed by the Queen. Once his identity was confirmed, he could ascend the Glass Staircase and enter the Round Table Hall. His relationship with the future Queen Isabel was also very close; under the Queen’s hint, he could even influence Isabel’s policies.
Under his influence, Isabel and Sherlock were much more powerful than in the original worldline.
The Glass Island chain explosion case did not occur, the biggest spy of Star Antinomy was exposed and killed by him, Lily did not die at the hands of her father as in the original plot, the Lloyd Society had been rectified by him, the Noble Red, which had been arrogant for two major versions, was chased and beaten like a dog by him… Even Meg did not die, and the ritual for the Shadow of Avalon should also be halted.
—The future had been clearly changed by him.
The first version’s Avalon annihilation, the second version’s Avalon warlord conflicts, the third version’s defeat of the Shadow Heavenly Envoy and formal restoration of the nation—these events should not happen.
In other words, the main storylines of the first three versions of the game had been completely disrupted by Eivass.
He had been here for only two months, yet he had already led the World to another possibility.
At that time, he was still weak and couldn’t influence anything. Now, he had become very strong.
Although there were many things in the future, Eivass’s “prophecy” might no longer be effective… and he would directly face conspiracies of Disc and Heavenly Envoy levels, and engage in power struggles with other strong nations, but he himself had also grown stronger.
There was nothing to fear. Everything was progressing smoothly.
It was just that he could not stop his pace—if he became lazy, then new, unknown, and unpredictable crises might catch up.
Eivass did not know if it existed, but he always felt uneasy.
In such a situation, there was no room for confusion or melancholy.
He was a man destined for great things.
Many people were relying on him now, and he could not fall, nor could he show weakness or hesitation.
Eivass calmed his mind, forcing himself to fall asleep quickly.
But he had only slept for four hours before being woken up again by a panicked Haina.
“Something big has happened, Eivass! Wake up quickly!”
Haina whispered into Eivass’s ear, then, like playing a drum solo, she rapidly patted Eivass’s chest and abdomen through the blanket, the sound surprisingly rhythmic.
Eivass woke up immediately.
“What is it…”
Eivass sat up with a frown.
He hadn’t even taken off his clothes last night, so his sleep quality wasn’t great, and he still had a slight headache… but at least the mana consumed after the battle had mostly recovered. He would use Fire Worship to heal himself, then pray to restore his mana, and he would be back in optimal condition.
But as soon as he got up and scanned his surroundings, he knew what had happened.
Where the house had been dilapidated last night, it was now like new, as if the explosion and fire had never happened. Even the earthen walls that Sherlock had used as patches on the outer walls had vanished without a trace.
The old priest had also woken up.
As soon as he saw Eivass, he thanked him, “Thank you all so much. Especially you, young Priest, may the Candlemaster bless your candle light. Your kindness will surely be rewarded.”
Eivass got out of bed, covering his forehead as he smiled and chatted with him for a while. He found that the priest had come to thank him the moment he woke up.
The old priest was also grateful—realizing that Eivass might not have slept well, he proactively used Illuminate Spell on Eivass, soothing his spirit.
After Eivass’s headache subsided, he left with satisfaction, telling Eivass to rest more while he prepared breakfast for everyone.
Eivass then grabbed Haina’s arm.
“When did this happen?”
Eivass asked.
He was referring to the room’s sudden restoration and the priest’s recovery.
Haina stammered for a while, then finally sighed and admitted in a low voice, “I don’t know.”
“How could you not know?”
Sherlock’s questioning voice came from the doorway, clearly having been awake for some time. He got up immediately upon hearing movement from Eivass’s side.
It was unclear if he had slept well or not at all, but he was used to it anyway.
The professions of the Path of Wisdom were quite brain-intensive, literally. Therefore, the Path of Wisdom required the use of “Meditation Spell” to quickly recover spirit and brain power… Sherlock’s “Esoteric Manual of Emptiness” was an ancient version of Meditation Spell. While its learning difficulty was greater and its effects more limited, its mental energy replenishment effect was also better.
So, he couldn’t be killed by being tired, no need to worry.
“I just spaced out for a moment…”
Haina said helplessly, “By the time I reacted, it was already morning outside. And everything around had returned to its original state, and even Grandpa Priest had woken up at some point.
“He said he wanted to thank Eivass, and came straight up. I shouted, ‘Let me wake him up,’ and rushed here before him.”
“…You didn’t really have to wake me up.”
Eivass’s expression was strange, “I think old Mr. Priest might have just wanted to use Illuminate Spell on me to help me sleep better.”
Sherlock noticed another point, “You’re saying you haven’t explained what happened here to the priest yet?”
“Yes.”
Haina confirmed, “I rested my head on the table for a bit after I got tired of standing, and when I looked up, I saw sunlight coming in from outside, and Grandpa Priest was walking upstairs. So, I definitely didn’t say anything.”
“That means he still had consciousness even after falling into a coma… which explains why he was comatose for so long.”
Sherlock mused, “People treated by Eivass should wake up quickly. Unless he was already awake, but his body couldn’t wake up.”
Haina still felt a bit guilty, “Ah, aren’t you going to discuss my spacing out?”
“You couldn’t control yourself, what’s the point of talking about it.”
Sherlock glanced at her dismissively.
Eivass pondered for a moment and gave a more precise answer, “Your spacing out might be related to your inability to perceive the passage of time… It’s not that time reversed or flowed after you spaced out, but that the passage of time paused your ability to act.
“I actually thought about it last night too. I was severely injured by the explosion, so why did the priest on the second floor only appear to be knocked unconscious? So, is it possible that he was actually killed then, but only appeared to be in a coma?
Eivass said slowly, “Just like this house cannot be damaged by external forces… perhaps the villagers cannot die for reasons other than the passage of time.
“—Because this is an Engraved village. These nameless forgotten ones repeat their daily lives day after day, day after day. Just like those trees that cannot be damaged, they have all been solidified by amber…”
And upon saying this, Eivass suddenly realized the problem.
So that was it.
That was why Jacob had rebuilt all the houses for the villagers.
Because only a “reconstruction” that the villagers actively participated in was the only way to change the layout of the village houses!
