Whispering Verse

Although the rules for using this [Northern City Coldwater Port City] are not as strict as the two seen in Lakeview Manor, the effect of this card is actually more entertainment than practical. Although there are cards with special rules in Rhodes, the rules are generally fair, but they also allow special cards to have a chance to play a role. This is an important reason for the enduring popularity of this game.

Last time, Shade saw Baron Lavender holding a special card from the Northern City series under the grape trellis of Lakeview Manor, but it was Artek City, the capital of art. It seemed that the two cards were the same. set.

"The market value of this card is at least 50 pounds. How about using this as hush money?"

Judging from the professor's expression, if Xia De didn't agree, he would definitely not give up, so Xia De could only reluctantly put it away. But despite this, Professor Manning still strongly urged the three of them to swear that no one could tell anything about what happened today.

The professor was more worried about his own face than the ring wizards were worried about their identity being exposed.

In fact, Professor Manning is quite lucky. If an ordinary person encounters a relic out of control, the best result is death. It was very rare for him to encounter a relic that was out of control and receive immediate treatment, and the relic itself did not have a strong intention to harm him.

Of course, although Professor Manning tried to write about cats with a dream pen, what he saw in his dream was not actually a cat. That was so disgusting. After Miss Louisa worried that he had concealed the secret and kept asking, the professor reluctantly admitted that it was a girl with cat characteristics.

This makes outsiders who have seen more things marvel and despise Professor Manning's imagination and hobbies that are beyond the times. As for young Miss Louisa, her expression when she heard the truth was undoubtedly one of contempt.

Of course, Shade didn't actually care much about what the professor thought about cats. But when the maid supported the professor and said goodbye to the two of them, Shade quietly hid little Mia behind her to prevent Professor Manning from having a chance to touch it.

"what do you mean?"

Because the maid was present, the professor who was being supported did not speak too clearly. Shade didn't explain, but shook his head and grabbed the cat with one hand and put it behind him. This move made the blonde girl on the side feel funny, but she also understood Shade's vigilance towards the professor:

"Professor, you should stay in bed all the time recently. I will come to see you every three days to prevent you from other problems. It is normal to have symptoms such as drowsiness recently. After all, you have lost too much... ..If you encounter strange dreams again, remember to find me immediately, I live on nearby Quill Street."

Although there were some accidents along the way, the relic [Happy Dream Pen] was eventually recovered by Miss Louisa. She got the Dream Pen, and Shade got the valuable Rhodes card. Both of them were very satisfied with the harvest.

Because she was in a good mood, and to thank Shade for his help this afternoon, Miss Louisa invited Shade and Mia to dinner when they saw that the sunset had already appeared in the distant horizon. Of course, the single girl living alone did not take Shade back to her rental apartment, but treated him to a restaurant.

The two talked about a lot of things during the meal. Xia De had a lot of questions in his mind, but he didn't ask directly. Therefore, he first talked about what happened this afternoon, summed up his experience when encountering relics that were out of control, and then talked about his lighting technique with Miss Louisa.

This was not a topic that Shade wanted to discuss, but Miss Louisa had a lot to say about it:

"Silver Moon itself has the meaning of 'holy', so it has a very significant effect against whispers and blasphemy elements, but your effect is too significant, although the nightmare is indeed very weak because it was just born... .But it’s also a good thing. At least in the future, if you encounter an unexpected situation where the relic is out of control, you can try this light first, and then run away if it doesn’t work.”

"Could this effect be caused by something special about me?"

Shade asked, and Miss Louisa looked at him in surprise:

"Speciality? Shade, you should ask yourself this."

"No, I mean, is it possible for an ordinary first-level warlock to have such powerful magic?"

"Of course it is possible. The power of thaumaturgy has a lot to do with the understanding of spiritual runes. After experiencing what happened at Lakeview Manor, you have a great understanding of Silver Moon. This certainly makes sense."

[There is also the ‘divine afterglow’ state. 】

A murmuring voice reminded.

Shade nodded and finally asked what he really wanted to know:

"Speaking of which, Miss Louisa, the thaumaturgy you used this afternoon is... it seems to be related to fairy tales."

Speaking of her thaumaturgy, the writer was slightly proud of herself. She looked around to make sure there was no one at the next table, and then said while skillfully manipulating the knife and fork:

"I specialize in the elements of enlightenment and draw the power of civilization from words and stories. What I am best at is fairy tales. What you see this afternoon is the power I got from the fairy tale 'Match Girl'. The casting materials were copied by myself. The story of the Match Girl. Use the core rune [Writer] to awaken the power in the story, or use the core rune [Act] to briefly gain the power of words. This is the Ring Warlock system I built."

This sounds great, and Miss Louisa's core runes really go together.

But what Shade cares about is not this, but the Match Girl.

He tried not to make strange expressions and used a knife and fork to cut the steak unskillfully. Little Mia was placed in the small basket provided by the restaurant, and the basket was placed on a chair nearby. Now the cat was standing on its hind legs, its front paws scratching the edge of the basket, and its big eyes stared at Shade's food.

In fact, Shade had already had doubts when he first saw the card of [Ancient Fairy Tale·Match Girl]. This afternoon, when he saw the thaumaturgy summoning the Match Girl, he truly confirmed that he was not just thinking wildly. Different worlds may have similar systems and even cultures, but it would be unreasonable for the fairy tales to be exactly the same.

"Can you tell me the story of Stick Girl in detail?"

Shade asked, not forgetting to explain:

"I don't have any of this in my previous memory, but it seems to be a very well-known story."

"Of course, only such a story that is well-known to every household and has become a part of civilization can have the power of enlightenment. As for the story of the Match Girl, because it is a long time ago, there are many versions. To tell it in detail, I can't finish it in one night. But roughly The stories are all about a poor girl selling matches, lighting four matches and then dying in the snowy night."

"Um......"

Shade's hand holding the knife suddenly tightened. Fortunately, the tableware in the restaurant was of good quality.

"The match girl, the little match girl... almost the same story, this can no longer be explained by coincidence."

He thought with some surprise in his heart.

Miss Louisa lowered her head to stir the vegetable salad and did not notice Shade's strange expression, but little Mia noticed it. It meowed at Shade, as if trying to comfort him.

The amber eyes observed Sha De, but unfortunately, at least this time, Sha De did not observe him.

After all, even if someone wants to hit him from behind, he probably won't notice:

"Have there ever been other time travelers in this world?"