Whispering Verse

After checking the box, Shade hesitated to speak, while Mr. Cameron was quite happy:

"Detective, did you check the interlayer of the box? I also suspected that this was a scam, but I am very sure that it does not have an interlayer. This is indeed a technology that transcends the times."

He looked quite proud:

"I think your client probably bought a fake Victor box. Someone probably heard about this special technology, so they wanted to make it fake and deceive people. Detective, you should start investigating from this aspect, and It’s not about doubting the authenticity of this technology.”

That kind of convincing rhetoric from the heart was in sharp contrast to the box on the table.

Shade pursed his lips and nodded, took out the soul crystal ring from his pocket, put his hand behind his back and put on the ring, and turned to look at the window, which looked at the foggy city:

"Huh? What is that?"

Shade said suddenly, and Mr. Cameron turned his head to look at the window in confusion, but saw nothing. When I turned back to look at Shade, I happened to see his eyes. The detective's eyes seemed to possess a magical power at this moment, making Mr. Cameron mistakenly believe that he had been punched head-on.

He instantly felt his eyes go dark:

"oh!"

He tilted his head back and leaned back on the sofa, but he did not pass out. Instead, when he heard Shade say, "It turns out to be just fog, the pollution has become more and more serious recently," he felt as if he suddenly understood something.

The factory owner sat up straight, looked at the box on the table in surprise, then scrunched his neck and scratched his hair:

"Have I been deceived?"

The function of the thaumaturgy [Psychic Explosion] is to oscillate the spirit and detonate the soul. When used at its lowest efficiency, it will not cause much harm to ordinary people. It will only give him a headache for a few days at most. But such an attack can also break some of the effects of mind control. Shade's attempt was obviously successful.

But Dorothy and Princess Margaret were a little surprised. They didn't see anything wrong with the box.

"Yes, I'm afraid you are really fooled."

Shade reached into his pocket and took out a dagger in a scabbard, which was a gift he took out of a gift box in the fall.

He pulled out the dagger and stabbed the box hard. The sharp dagger penetrated the box directly.

Shade pulled out the dagger again and asked Mr. Cameron to look at the pierced hole in the light:

"You see, there are no printing mechanisms inside, not even gears or pistons. If you still think that this box has technology that spans the ages, I can only attribute it to... mystical technology . Maybe the church would be willing to tell you how it works."

Mr. Cameron opened his mouth and watched the light pass through the pierced hole, but there was indeed nothing inside the box. He scratched his hair again, then lowered his head dejectedly:

"God, how could I believe such a thing?"

"Everyone is deceived sometimes, and those who are deceived always cannot understand their situation until they wake up. Fortunately, your losses are not big."

Shade said regretfully, and then suggested:

"I paid 2 pounds to buy it as a clue for the next investigation. However, you have to tell me who sold you this thing and where he is now."

This time Mr. Jimmy Cameron did not refuse. He looked at the ground in a daze, still not understanding why he fell for such a ridiculous scam:

"Is it really that life is so rotten that it has caused mental problems?"

He grabbed another handful of his hair, revealing a rather dangerous hairline. This gentleman might be confused for a while.

After getting the address of the merchant selling Victor's box, Shade held the box and left the textile factory with the two girls. They did not take the carriage to their destination immediately, but found a hotel nearby. Under the strange eyes of the hotel owner, Shade took the two girls and asked for a room.

"There's something wrong with this thing. It's a very slight element reaction."

After the door was closed, Shade revealed his findings. The room was very small, and although there was no special smell, the floor looked like it was covered with a layer of dust that couldn't be wiped off.

He put the box on the table in the small room, and Dorothy waved her hand to close the curtains. Neither she nor Princess Margaret noticed anything unusual:

"Shade, what did you notice?"

"I don't know what it is specifically, but it's definitely not normal. We can try to check it out."

As he spoke, he rummaged through his pocket and found a small bottle containing white powder:

"Revealing powder can make invisible items visible."

Shade bought this from Priest Augustus. It was a powerful developing powder made by the priest after fusing more angel bones and using his knowledge. However, after the powder was sprinkled, nothing appeared.

So he took the hair accessory handed over by Dorothy. This was an alchemy item Dorothy bought from Old John, which could make some special items that had no effect temporarily shine.

But still nothing happened.

Princess Margaret also dug out a black eye shadow box from her handbag. She asked Shade to carefully shake the powder in the lower right corner of the eye shadow box into the box:

"This is an alchemical powder made by one of my teachers. It is very effective on special items."

But still nothing happened.

Shade thought for a while, and finally took out a bottle of No. 4 holy water and sprinkled the holy water on the box.

"Oh! Back up!"

With a stinging sound, foul-smelling black smoke emerged from the box. Shade suddenly stepped back, and while throwing down the silencing spell, he asked the two princesses to stay away from the table with him, watching the box spontaneously ignite in the black flames.

As black smoke continued to rise into the air, the wooden box burned and produced green acidic water. The acidic water directly melted the table and even made a depression on the ground. Fortunately, it did not penetrate to the floor below.

In the black mist, a terrifying face seemed to emerge from the twisted smoke. The three people in the room all heard whispers in their ears. The voice seemed to come from the deepest part of their hearts, tempting them to show their desires together.

Shade was not affected at all. Dorothy could barely resist the voice in her heart because of her special connection with Lesia and the mental resistance provided by the red butterfly pendant. Only Princess Margaret suddenly gasped for air, and the black mist also transformed into a black mist humanoid with only the upper body during the moment when the three of them hesitated:

"Mortals, show me your desires."

The black mist produced by the combustion continued to expand, and all kinds of illusions in the black mist appeared before our eyes, as if they were going to cover the entire room. The fog bypassed Shade and swept directly towards Princess Margaret. The latter touched the ring on her right hand and pushed it forward. The black fog slowly stopped under the soft white light,

"Don't come close, I'll take care of it, close your eyes!"

Shade shouted loudly, standing in front of the two girls. The princess didn't know why. Dorothy, who had learned her lesson earlier in the "Happy Dream Pen" incident, immediately stretched out her right hand to block her eyes, and closed her eyes.

Shade stretched out his finger:

"Silver Moon!"

The bright moonlight that burst out in the small room instantly penetrated the black fog. The light only flashed for less than a second, but the entire room seemed to be dyed with a layer of silvery moonlight.

"This light..."

Even though Dorothy reached out in time, Margaret Anjou still felt that her eyes were white. And when I could clearly see everything around me, I felt like I was standing in a church:

"What kind of magic is this?"

"Light spell...don't worry, that one was just an illusion, this thing is very weak."

Shade looked at the box and said softly, still holding out a hand to block the girls.

At this time, the box is still burning, but the black mist produced is just black mist. It was completely burned within half a minute. After a boom, the table collapsed due to the corrosion of green acidic water. The acidic water dripping onto the floor corroded the ground until it turned into a pile of white-green foam.

"Light spell?"

The princess was startled and once again doubted Shade's level. So far, no one has ever told her about Shade's level, and Shade has never released a life ring in front of her.

"Miss Mary, don't worry, Shade is very professional in dealing with similar things."

The writer lady is quite relaxed:

"Shadow, what liquid did you use?"

She asked while covering her mouth and nose with her right hand. She summoned the wind with her left hand to confine the black smoke, compressing it into small black balls and falling on the ground to prevent too much smoke from floating out from the crack in the door and attracting attention.

"Holy Water No. 4."

Shade said softly. He looked at Dorothy. The blonde nodded, took the hand of the somewhat dazed Princess Margaret and turned her around. Before the latter asked questions, he smiled and turned her back.

At this time, everything in the room had actually returned to its original state. There were no traces of corrosion on the floor, the table had returned to normal, and even the blackened walls had returned to their original state.

Only the "Victor Box" that burned because it was contaminated with holy water was missing. Shade's [Breath of Time] was not effective against extraordinary items, and he didn't want that box to appear again.

He put his hand into his pocket and took out the branches prepared for the spell [Elf's Antidote]. He plucked at the pile of foam on the ground a few times to confirm that the box was burning very fully and the foam was also evaporating rapidly. It was very strange to think that Soon there will be no trace left.

"It's not a relic. I don't know what it is. I just know that it can trigger inner desires. It seems that this investigation is not simple. I didn't expect that there has been no commission for a long time, and something like this happened as soon as it appeared."

Shade sighed:

"The other party seems to be afraid of being caught by the church, and the self-destruct function is really cautious. Do you still want to investigate with me?"

"certainly."

Dorothy nodded immediately. She was in a good mood today. Princess Margaret hesitated and nodded:

"Yes, at least I can move around the city until evening. Mr. Hamilton, do you always experience things like this? When I was in Willondale City, I rarely encountered extraordinary events caused by ordinary things."

“That’s the character of the city starting this year.”

Dorothy smiled and introduced:

"But I guess it's going to be a fun day, isn't it?"

The princess with long pale blond hair nodded and looked at Shade's back. She became increasingly confused about this handsome detective.

Since the box rotted and burned under Holy Water No. 4, it showed that the person who made the item used forbidden knowledge that should not be used. The characteristics of the power and elements contained in the holy water itself are only so highly targeted against a few forces such as undead, demons, and relics.

Therefore, if the person behind this is not Dr. Bill Schneider, then he is almost certainly not a good person. Although good people can also use evil power, they definitely don't make such items.

Shade didn't understand how this box was made, but he understood that it was to absorb human desires to realize wishes. Rather than saying this is a "banknote duplicating machine", it is better to say it is a wishing machine. Such alchemical items cannot be made using ordinary means. The first-year alchemy course at St. Byrons has repeatedly emphasized the dangers of such items.

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