Whispering Verse

Taking advantage of the free time today, after Shade and Lesia went out together, their first stop was Old John's pawn shop. He not only spent more than 100 pounds to order a strong enough alchemical crossbow from the old man, but also purchased the materials needed for "Moonlight Water" and "Sun Fire".

Gemshade himself has it, and Huntington has a lot to gain. As for those special materials, although it might be cheaper to buy them at Coldwater Port, Shade was in no mood to wait at this time.

He decided to arrange the ceremony in his attic, whose windows would allow the midday sun and midnight moonlight to shine directly onto the ritual array. Because the positions where moonlight and sunlight enter are different in different seasons, in order to prevent himself from mistaking the position, Shade and Lesia went to find Luvia together.

The purple-eyed girl was proficient in astrology. After learning that Shade needed help, she asked for leave and followed him back to No. 6 Saint Teresa Square.

Shade and Lesia built the main body of the ceremony, and Luvia relied on the astrological equipment on the third floor to calculate the best location in the attic.

Finally, Shade moved a wooden round table. Luvia used a file to outline a star map on the dark brown tabletop, then filled the depressions with silver powder, and finally poured mercury. After being treated with special techniques, the entire tabletop presents a strange silver beauty, and circular areas outlined by mercury are left in two symmetrical positions of the round table, where rituals related to the sun and moon are to be arranged.

This makes the entire desktop look more like the back of the Rhodes card, but in fact the "sun, moon and stars" pattern on the back of the Rhodes card itself is some kind of brilliant astrology ritual.

The ceremony was arranged and it was half past eleven in the morning. Luvia adjusted the position of the table again to ensure that both sunlight and moonlight could illuminate the table from the window during this season. Next, Shade only needs to customize a special rotating wooden table, and then connect the tabletop for the ceremony to the surface of the rotating wooden table.

In this way, in different seasons, he only needs to rotate the desktop angle to adapt to the positions of the sun and the moon at noon and midnight.

It was approaching noon on Sunday, and the three of them were waiting in the attic for the effect of the ceremony.

As Shade's "time perception" accurately captured the moment when noon came, a faint spark actually appeared in the transparent crystal bead in the center of the ritual array representing the "Fire of the Sun" ceremony.

"Moonlight Water" is stored in crystal containers, and "Sun Fire" is stored in crystal beads. Both can store up to a week's worth, and Shade just needs to remember to collect it once a week.

"Moonlight Water" is a liquid, and a larger-capacity crystal container can be used for long-term storage. The "Fire of the Sun" itself is a flame and cannot be used in ordinary containers, so Shade stored it in an old-style lantern that Sister Devlin had given him that could preserve fire (Chapter 831).

The nun not only needs the fuel of the first fire, but also needs the "extraordinary fire" for the first fire to devour.

The sky is covered with gray fog, and clouds also reduce the sunlight. The "solar fire" produced at noon is only a very weak spark. This weak spark caused the "primordial fire" in Sha De's body to react. Obviously, like the "Fire of the Fire Demon", this is also a flame that can be swallowed by the first fire. However, because there are only a few sparks at present, Sha De It was not given to Sister Devlin.

"Swallowing flames, as long as you are not burned to death, you can sublimate your flame-related abilities; lighting a bonfire can drive away undead and evil ghosts within a certain range; attaching to a weapon can make the weapon possess the power for a certain period of time." Holy Fire, Evil Nemesis" and other characteristics."

Shade held up the old-style lantern and explained the function of the spark to the two girls with a smile. Of course, the prerequisite for these effects is that there must be enough flames.

Therefore, although these two brand-new rituals are very important to Shade, they will not play a big role for the time being.

Fortunately, outsiders understand the meaning of "accumulate a little and make a lot" and are happy to wait for the harvest. Although this gave him the illusion that he was "growing vegetables" in the attic and had to "harvest vegetables" every now and then, this kind of waiting was very satisfying.

In order to thank the two girls for their help, the three of them had lunch together on Silver Cross Avenue. Although the relationship between the three of them was actually quite delicate due to the foreigners' sin, both Lecia and Luvia behaved normally during lunch.

After lunch, Luvia continued to go to work, and the blonde girl accompanied Shade to do errands in the city, leisurely enjoying the winter time in the "Pearl of the North, the Steam City" without having to worry about livelihood or work.

In the evening, the two of them and the cat had dinner outside again, and then went for a walk in the university area with better scenery. At about seven o'clock, Shade sent Lesia back to Quill Avenue.

This beautiful day made Her Royal Highness quite satisfied:

"It's nice to take some time to relax like this once in a while."

She hugged Shade downstairs in the apartment where Dorothy rented, and Shade noticed that the landlady was watching the two of them dissatisfiedly from the second-floor window.

"Tomorrow night at the Opera House, don't forget it."

The princess emphasized in Shade's ear in a low voice, then smiled and pushed him, causing him to stumble back down the steps:

"See you tomorrow, knight."

She seemed to want to end this perfect day with a kiss. But Lesia also noticed the landlady who was watching them on the second floor. For the sake of Dorothy's reputation, she finally just pressed her gloved right index finger on her red lips, and then blew a kiss to Shade.

The apartment Dorothy rented was only rented to single women, and Shade was questioned by the landlady every time he entered. Dorothy once said that the landlady was gentle but rigid and cared about the personal ethics of the girls who rented her house, so even Lecia was a little "afraid" of that enthusiastic lady.

After returning home in a good mood, after washing, the diligent foreigner did not go to bed early to welcome Monday, but read in front of the fireplace until midnight.

He slept late not because he wanted to review better, but because Xia De was also thinking about what "Moonlight Water" was.

At midnight, Shade, who was wearing pajamas, climbed up to the attic with his cat, who was very energetic at night. There was no light on in the attic, and the bright moonlight illuminated the round table top from the window, and the starlight made the astrological ceremony arranged by Luvia herself glow slightly. Also emitting light is the faint firelight in the old lantern and the silvery white spiritual light produced by the moon's ritual operation.

That scene was so quiet and so impactful that Shade was stunned for a moment before walking towards the table.

At the bottom of the transparent crystal bottle in the center of the ceremony, a shallow layer of silver liquid appeared in a very small amount. The "moonlight" glows slightly in the dark night. Its texture is very similar to mercury, but it is undeniable that it is also very beautiful.

"Almost half a dozen orchids (0.5dr≈1.8ml). In today's moon phase, March is full, so the amount is a bit more."

Shade calculated in his mind, but he only considered the amount and did not directly calculate the gold pounds. He did not intend to sell the "Moonlight Water" and "Sun Fire" to anyone. Even if he did not use these two precious substances, he would be quite happy to store them.

"Meow~"

Little Mia jumped lightly onto the table with luminous star patterns, shrank her head timidly, looking at the sparks in the old lantern for a while, and the liquid at the bottom of the bottle in Shade's hand, her eyes full of desire. The desire to try it out.

"How to use this precious liquid?"

Shade was thinking in his mind, glanced at the liquid at the moon outside the window, and thought of his sealed spiritual rune. So, he carefully pulled out the crystal plug and poured the liquid directly into his mouth.

"Oh~"

Even though the amount is very small, the refreshing feeling still sweeps over the whole body immediately. The comfort of this moment made him moan, which made the cat squatting on the table widen its eyes and bark a few times anxiously but very well-behavedly.

The taste of the liquid is difficult to describe. If you really had to give an adjective, Shade could only use the two non-taste words "soft" and "cool" to describe it. The moment I drank it, I felt great, as if I was really bathing in the moonlight and absorbing the power of the moon.

He raised his left hand, letting it emit the silver moonlight, and vaguely felt that his understanding of the power of [Silver Moon] seemed to be deeper.

"Long-term drinking can definitely greatly enhance all my moon-related powers."

Xia De sighed in his heart, and "she" in his ear also gave a hint:

[The power of Red Moon is still sealed, but if you can drink about 90 to 120 times the amount at one time, the spiritual rune has a probability of releasing the seal. 】

"About three to four months?"

Although it took a little longer, at least there was hope, which made Shade feel better. The amount that was more than 100 times larger than before was only close to 200 ml. Xia De felt that if he really did that, he might experience the feeling of truly "melting" into the moon.

"I don't have much now. I'll let you have a taste when I accumulate some. As for fire, Sister Devlin and Yin Luna probably need it, but I can't give it to you. Besides, a good cat can't play with fire. "

Putting the expensive crystal bottle back into the center of the ritual array, Shade picked up little Mia and said with a smile. Since this cat has absorbed a bit of divine power, it should be okay to drink this special liquid.

The cat probably understood what Shade said, so it meowed again obediently, and then rested its furry little head on Shade's pajama chest.

Compared with the rewards given by previous Time Key tasks, although there is no thaumaturgy this time, the two rituals are quite useful. Looking at the moon outside the window, Shade couldn't help but begin to imagine what kind of rewards [Father of the Infinite Tree] would give him in the future.

The various strange powers given by this ancient god are not limited to "tree" and "time", but the power given to Sha De is always what Sha De needs most.

"What kind of story will you encounter with the next key?"

He hugged the cat and prepared to rest. The first day of the last month of the universal calendar year 1853 officially ended. This Sunday was also a perfect day for Shade.