Chapter 733 - 129. Trace of the Witch Research Association (5k)
Chapter 733 of "Demi-human Girls Completion Manual" opens revealing intense scenes: "Philis, Iâm a bit concerned that the Turand Family might take action against you next.... Keep reading!
"Philis, Iâm a bit concerned that the Turand Family might take action against you next. After you go down the mountain, you can tell Heidlin weâve already entered the Wutong Tree area. If someone from the family comes, sheâll have a way to deal with it.""No problem."
After bidding farewell to the cheerful Philis for the last time, Fisher left the temporary camp with his equipment and Valentina, heading deeper into Sema Snow Mountain.
Beyond the outer edges of the Snow Mountain, the rest of the mountain paths became quite difficult to navigate. This truly signaled the beginning of the ascent up Sema Snow Mountain. Ahead lay three more peaks, each higher and more treacherous than the last, and the middle part of the journey completely desolate. The Northern Realmâs terrain was higher to start with, and the vertical drop of several thousand meters only made Sema Snow Mountain an undeniable forbidden zone for life.
Fortunately, Fisherâs Tenth Rank physical condition was indeed a bit exaggerated. Carrying all the equipment and the lightweight Valentina, he didnât feel fatigued at all. In fact, he was able to chat with her along the way,
"Fisher, I have Phoenix blood in me and even I am very susceptible to the cold, yet you donât seem to feel it at all. Do you also have the blood of some other race?" Follow current novels on ????????????????????âś????????????????âś????????????
She leaned against Fisherâs back, exhaling a puff of warm breath while taking in the snow-covered scenery around her, and asked this question.
Right now, they were passing by a cliff. The snow-covered heaven and earth masked the danger of the steep precipice. Otherwise, just one glance down the several hundred meters could have made Valentina too scared to look anymore. But Fisher, carrying her and the equipment, moved with light and steady steps, which made Valentina curious to know more about him.
This question, however, caused Fisher to fall silent for a moment. Up until now, he hadnât understood how the "Demi-human Girls Completion Manual" had augmented his Life Rank. This made the effects of the "Soul Completion Manual" seem rather obvious; the difference between human and non-human was clear at a glance.
"That question is actually easy to answer. I need to look through some texts to see which race loves to reproduce the most. The bloodline of this fellow definitely didnât run..."
Fisher thought for a moment and then shook his head, merely saying,
"My uniqueness isnât innate, but comes from postnatal factors I canât speak of, though Iâm probably not much different from the average human."
"I see..."
Valentina glanced at Fisherâs Kado-signature black hair and suddenly remembered that his eyes were not black but the light green that was common among the Nali people, and she asked,
"Iâve been meaning to ask from the beginning, youâre of mixed Kado and Nali heritage, arenât you?"
"Uh huh, but I donât know who my parents are. I was found abandoned at the Church orphanage during the war. During that time, Nali and Schwali were at war, and the domestic situation was tumultuous. Even Saint Nali had many abandoned orphans; I was one of them. And because Kado was diplomatically leaning towards Schwali at the time, Kado people within Nali territory had a rough time."
Fisherâs words were sufficiently veiled, but Valentina still caught the hidden implications and gently rested her head against his back,
"Being mixed Kado and Nali, and an orphan as well, your childhood must not have been easy, right?"
"Actually, it wasnât too bad. Thanks to the blessing of the Mother Goddess, I was adopted by a very kind Nali nun. She treated me well and taught me a lot. I inherited her surname, so technically, I guess you could say sheâs my adoptive mother. However, sheâs only fourteen years older than me, so when she tried to act like an elder, I always used to rebel against her as a child."
"Itâs rare to hear such a sincere âblessing of the Mother Goddessâ from you, because you didnât seem to be a devout believer before."
Valentina teased him, and Fisher neither confirmed nor denied her assertion, because it was indeed only when he remembered Sister Theresa that he had a genuine response to his usually objectively critical view of the Mother Goddess faith.
Valentina exhaled a warm breath and turned her head to find that Emhardt on his shoulder was intently listening to Fisherâs story. She smiled briefly and then spoke again,
"Iâm the same. Iâve never seen my parents since I can remember, and I was raised by Heidlin. I heard she served my mother, took care of her day and night as she delved into magic, so my mother trusted her a lot... By the way, youâve met Heidlin already, will I have the chance to meet the nun who raised you?"
"Ah, wait, I forgot you canât go back to Nali. Your ex-girlfriend is far too heartless, and based on my observations, she must have known all along that you didnât actually kidnap the Princess. Yet she still wanted to forcefully take you back, which is quite..."
Emhardt restrained himself from correcting her that Elizabeth was actually his "ex-ex-girlfriend" and decided to quietly watch the snow without saying a word. However, Fisher smiled slightly, his pace unconsciously slowing down a bit,
"It doesnât matter; even if I could go back, you wouldnât be able to meet her anyway. She passed away a long time ago, before I attended the Royal College. I personally placed her ashes in the Nali Main Church. You might have heard about the Mother Goddess believersâ strict burial customs, how after death theyâre laid to rest in the church forever. Even in Nali, which has the most relaxed rules among the Great Cathedrals, the screening to enter the church is a hundred times stricter than the Councilâs background checks for its members, with countless documents to review."