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Chapter 574 Paradox

Before dawn, they returned to the remains of the insect king.

It's clear that Ferdinand is furious.

He didn't say a word the whole way, and after returning here, he kept burying himself in packing his things.

He was carrying various pieces of equipment, seemingly preparing for battle.

This is a formidable and legendary figure who once hunted down the Breathing Insect King single-handedly.

If someone has indeed been targeted by him, Kathy can only offer her silent prayers and hope that her friend will have good luck.

After waiting for a long time, Cathy finally couldn't help but ask, "Sir, I don't mean anything by it, but you seem very anxious. But is it to find your daughter, or do you want to kill that thief?"

The dragon crystal's purple light was pure and dazzling, even turning the white skull purple.

Are these two things in conflict?

"But the question is, how do you plan to find him?" Casey asked.

"This is Featherfall Island, the kingdom of exotic parrots."

The Crimson Prince calmly explained, slinging the last of his equipment over his shoulder, "Everyone's actions are inevitably seen by countless eyes. The movements of that despicable gang of thieves have already been observed by certain parrots."

Kathy narrowed her eyes: "Could it be that you can read the thoughts of a rare bird like a parrot?"

"Of course I can't."

The Crimson Prince stepped forward, pulled out an awl, knocked off a small piece of dragon crystal, and placed it on the leech-shaped ornament on his chest. "But I've already told you that all the exotic parrots were created by the Stone-skinned Parrots to feed the Breathing Worms, so do you think the Stone-skinned Parrots can't understand the thoughts of those other parrots?"

Upon hearing this, Cathy suddenly realized: "You're going to see the Stone-skinned Parrot?!"

"Everything that happens on this island is being monitored by the Stone-skinned Parrot through countless other birds, and it never refuses to answer questions. So, what about you, young man from the Lyons family? What do you intend to do?"

Cathy replied almost without hesitation, "I'm going too!"

If he were to go looking for the Stone-skinned Parrot, Cathy absolutely could not miss it.

If the Stone-skinned Parrot truly knows everything, then perhaps Kathy could obtain enough power from this parrot to reclaim the entire plateau!

"Then follow along yourselves, I'm not waiting for you."

The Scarlet Prince left those words behind and then walked straight outside.

Cathy immediately followed with Harriet.

It can only be said that, as someone who has lived on this island for thousands of years, the Crimson Prince knows everything about this place.

Although there were no visible paths in the forest, Ferdinand was able to find his way precisely, taking each step with unwavering determination.

Kathy tried to stay close to the other person.

In any case, Ferdinand seems to know a lot of information.

There was something Casey had wanted to ask for a long time: "You still haven't answered me why you saved me, a member of the Lines family?"

"A family burdened with a mission should always have someone bring the intelligence back."

The Scarlet Prince readily replied.

Kathy frowned immediately: "What mission?"

"The mission of inheriting the Iron," said the Crimson Prince. "The blueprint left behind by that great plan requires Iron, Obsidian, Dragon Crystal, Jade, and Aether to resist the Sleeping Evil who attempts to destroy the Original Will."

"What blueprint?" Casey quickly asked.

The Philosopher's Stone.

The Philosopher's Stone — Kathy had never heard of this name before.

But Kathy understood: "Did the stone-skinned parrot tell you this?"

“That’s right,” said the Scarlet Prince. “The Stone-skinned Parrot’s knowledge of everything in the world is not accurate. It is not a bearer of knowledge, but an orderly guardian. All its knowledge is only to avoid the existence of paradoxes.”

"paradox?"

"It took me many years to barely understand that time is not unidirectional; the past, present, and future exist simultaneously, or rather, time is also a kind of matter. And because of the fundamental nature of time, if there are contradictions in time in the three dimensions, it will cause a paradox, making material time almost unstable, and order will return to chaos. Or, it will lead to the emergence of a singularity."

These words left Kathy completely bewildered: "What is a singularity?"

"A state in which a rule fails will trigger collapse and disintegration, causing conservation to cease to be conserved."

Kathy tried her best to understand what she was saying, but ultimately failed: "I don't understand—"

“No one can easily understand,” said the Scarlet Prince, “and history only cycles through death and rebirth. The great designer and that soul are necessarily the beginning and end of the cycle, and become a new beginning. At least, that is the vision of the Stone-skinned Parrot.”

"And what about you?" Casey asked. "You seem to have taken on some responsibility as well."

"I have never been a cold-hearted person."

The Crimson Prince turned his head, presenting his skeletal face to Casey. "Of course, I don't have such lofty ideals. I've always been an ordinary individualist—"

"Ordinary people—" Casey couldn't help but repeat.

If even the Scarlet Prince Ferdinand Justinian was just an ordinary person, then what about the countless others who were inferior to him?

They must be utterly ashamed.

"I love my daughter," Ferdinand said. "I would give anything to wake her up."

"Will she wake up?" Cathy asked.

"The Stone-skinned Parrot says she can," the Scarlet Prince's voice was much softer.

Perhaps, after thousands of years of life, he has begun to question this promise.

So, was the Scarlet Prince forced to stay on this island?

Did the stone-skinned parrot tell you the exact time?

"After that sacred meeting began."

Meeting? What kind of meeting?

Kathy was puzzled, but then he looked at the Crimson Prince: "So, the reason you're still alive is also due to the influence of the Stone-Skinned Parrot?"

"It told me where this treasure is," the Crimson Prince tapped the leech-shaped gem on his chest, "one of the three immortal laws."

Kathy was somewhat surprised: "The Undying Law?"

"What I possess is immortality in death, which is why I can only exist in the form of death. I also possess immortality in oblivion, which is said to be possessed by some kind of creature in the deep sea. As for the last one, even the Stone-skinned Parrot cannot acquire knowledge about it."

At this point, the Crimson Prince suddenly raised his hand, signaling everyone to stop.

Kai wanted to ask the other person, "What's wrong?"

"We've arrived," said the Scarlet Prince. "The Stone-skinned Parrot is in this forest."

Kathy nodded repeatedly: "Then let's go quickly—"

"No—" the Scarlet Prince said, facing a certain direction, "Someone has found the Stone-skinned Parrot—"

With that, the Crimson Prince picked up his bow and arrow and charged off in a certain direction.

Harriet asked, "Where is he going to do it?"

"We've spotted the enemy; we'll probably have to launch a preemptive strike," Casey said.

Should we go help him?

Kathy was silent for a moment: "No, we have no obligation to help him, and besides—"

At this point, Cathy narrowed her eyes, gazing at the neatly arranged woodland: "Now is the perfect opportunity to meet the Stoneskin Parrot!"