Whispering Verse

At 9:30 in the evening, with warm applause, the audience applauded the actors lined up in three rows on the stage and wearing costumes for the curtain call. Luvia's face was flushed and she looked very excited, while Shade woke up from his short sleep and realized that the opera was over.

He tried his best to hold back the impolite behavior of yawning, and slowly closed the curtain. The audience left the table while discussing enthusiastically and said to Luvia:

"It's over? It's really fast."

"You slept almost a third of the time, of course soon."

The two of them followed the flow of people and left through the door on the right. At the entrance of the corridor of the grand foyer of the Opera House, Miss Benenice's maid, who had been waiting here for a long time, was about to lead them to the backstage, but at this time Shade heard the noise outside the Opera House.

"what happened?"

"There are people protesting."

The young maid whispered, leading the two of them away from the crowd and towards the side corridor:

"Local masons' guild protesting against the royal family for being unpaid wages."

"The royal family of Kasenlik is in arrears with salary?"

Shade was a little surprised and looked at Luvia, who didn't understand either:

"Is the financial situation of the Kasenrik royal family so bad?"

"The issue here is very complicated and related to the previous generation of kings and the colossus that collapsed in the storm. About twenty years ago, the local masons' association received a commission from the royal family to build a 10-meter-high colossus in the royal mausoleum in Willondale City. But before the Colossus was completed, heavy rains and lightning strikes destroyed the statue."

The maid said softly. She was a three-ring sorcerer with not obvious witch power. Judging from her age, she should be less than twenty years old.

"Did the Anjou royal family default on the final payment for the project?"

Shade raised his eyebrows, he really didn't know about this kind of thing.

"No, no, the destruction of the statue itself is nothing, but..."

The maid hesitated for a moment and told the rumors from her country:

"It is said that the fallen statue destroyed the mausoleum of the previous king, His Majesty Charles V. Then there were some very complicated things. The lady said that it was related to the determination of responsibility. There were also rumors that the previous king had bad conduct. As a result, his father's mausoleum was damaged. I have no intention of criticizing the royal family's actions, but those things that no one can explain now have led to the arrears of the final payment of the project until now. However, don't worry too much. Every time a member of the royal family comes to the local area, the Stonemasons Association People will be organized to participate in protests, and the local people are used to it. The stonemasons will not do anything violent, they just protest peacefully."

"The city of Randall Valley is also known as the 'City of Masons,' and their craftsmanship should be very good."

Shade nodded, and then thought that in the information given by Miss Lassers, there were also urban rumors about these masons. Next week, he will probably be able to interact with those stonemasons.

Margaret would not come back until she returned with the team. Therefore, when the maid took Shade and Luvia to the dressing room backstage, there were only chatting and laughing troupe members taking off their makeup, and reporters in the corner. Interview with Deputy Head of Mission Miss Lassers.

Miss Benanis had her own separate lounge here. The maid took the two to the door. Shade knocked on the door before entering with Luvia.

The decoration of the lounge is not much inferior to that of the main hall of the Opera House. I am afraid that this room is specially reserved for Miss Bernanise. When Shade and Luvia walked in, the witch was chatting about the contract with a woman wearing a black corset formal suit. This woman was the general accountant of the Golden Dawn Opera Company.

Seeing Shade coming, Miss Benenice closed the document and asked the lady to take it out.

"Let me introduce."

After the door closed, Miss Benenice stood up from behind the desk, and Shade introduced the two ladies to each other. At this time, Luvia was looking at the new witch with great interest, and the witch was also looking at Luvia curiously.

She had already met Miss Carina in the parliament, so she knew more about Shad. Miss Carina's evaluation of Luvia is "a very talented fortune teller", so Miss Benanis is also very interested in Luvia.

"This is the leader of the Golden Dawn Opera Company, Miss Vanessa Benanis."

"Nice to meet you, ma'am."

Luvia nodded in greeting. Her respect for Miss Benanis came more from her artistic attainments than from her strength.

"This is Miss Luvia Anat from the Prophet Association, and she is also my most important friend."

Shade introduced Luvia again, so the witch stretched out her hand and shook it. Luvia had a bright smile on her face.

The three of them sat down on the sofa, and the maid also brought them tea. Although they said they were going to sing a song for Shade, everyone else in the opera house hadn't left yet, and Margaret hadn't arrived yet, so they still had to wait.

"Miss Benenice, hasn't the earth curse been removed from you yet?"

Shade asked curiously. He thought the council would soon come up with a solution.

"The problem is more problematic than we thought."

The blonde witch looked troubled. Although she was already in her thirties, her expression looked like that of a little girl like Iluna:

"The Speaker personally checked me. Even she had to confirm repeatedly before she was sure that there was really something wrong with my soul. Although there is a witch in this generation who is very good at healing, she can't do anything about my problem. This is soul contamination. If we want to solve the pollution of the earth, the best way is to solve the problem of the earth, so that my problem will no longer exist.”

"But it's clear that the problem of the land is not so easy to solve."

Shade said, and the witch nodded helplessly:

"Yes, yes, we went through the documents collected in the parliament and finally confirmed that there are other methods. However, this method requires the power of the ancient god of the earth [Mother Goddess of the Earth]. This is enough to show that what is the current situation in the Randall River Valley? What a troublesome problem we are facing. Hamilton, you are probably right, the ground beneath our feet is changing, but no one can detect this change."

"Miss Benanis, what kind of power is needed to heal you?"

Luvia asked, and the blonde witch then said:

"The ancient Church of the Earth possesses the Holy Grail cast with the power of the earth. It is a cup dedicated to the gods, symbolizing the power of soil to nurture all things. Using those clay Holy Grails, combined with the power of the earth, you can prepare a healing potion. This requires It consumes a Holy Grail, but it is enough to relieve any pain caused by the madness of the earth. The magic potion - [Universal Earth Elixir]."

Luvia raised her eyebrows and glanced at Shad, obviously thinking of the same thing as Shad:

"So, the method of preparing this potion is difficult?"

"No, it's very simple. You just need to pray to the ancient god. The witch in the past has tried it. Even if the ancient god leaves, you can still use this method to make potions. The trouble is that the clay Holy Grail, which contains the power of the earth, is far away. Tens of thousands of years have passed since the Second Age when the gods left, and this item, which is almost equivalent to a divine weapon, has long since disappeared. Although there are other ways to make it, it is obvious that it is not a secret held by the council."

She said rather troubledly and looked at Shade again:

"However, there is no need to worry that this will affect my performance. Since I have promised you to show you my best singing voice, I will definitely satisfy you. This is Vanessa Benanis's promise. "

Luvia looked at Shade, who said knowingly:

"The Clay Holy Grail, Miss Benanis, take a look and see if this is what you are talking about."

He used Shade's handkerchief to take out the toy cup from his pocket, and then restored it to its original appearance.

Miss Benenice reached out and took it, confused at first, then a little surprised:

"Is it true that when Sirius and you went to solve the manor's problem, you really used the Holy Grail of clay? Although Sirius described it to me, the spell can actually create such an artifact?"

Not only was she surprised, but Shade was also a little surprised:

"I wish I could help you. I don't know why my spell can create such an item."

"Can you tell me what kind of spell it is?"

The blonde witch asked again.

"The power of the earth·healing aura."

This is not a secret, and Shade doesn't mind saying it:

"Do you know what the complete [Power of the Earth] is? The acquisition of this spell is somewhat inexplicable. It was given to me by the soul in the dream."

He then talked about his experience in the Emerald Dream:

"I learned that the land of Randall Valley was going crazy, and it was that man who gave me the information."

I thought that the witch of the earth would have some clues about the [Power of the Earth], but unexpectedly she also shook her head in confusion:

"It seems to be a very ancient magic. I think I have to go to the parliament again to look for information."

"So, have you seen that man?"

I was about to describe the other party's appearance, but then I thought of my newly acquired power:

"Library of the Moon."

Stretching his hand to one side, a translucent bookshelf with dreamy colors like a sea of ​​stars appeared on one side. Shade reached out and took out the books on the shelf. After opening it, it was exactly what the man in the dream looked like.

Show it to Luvia first, and then hand it to Miss Benanis. But the witch had never seen this man either. She took a second look at the book, called the maid outside the door, and called Miss Lassers over:

"Hirlis, look, is this your missing father?"

The witch handed the book to Miss Lacers, who hurried over. The latter took one look and shook her head slightly:

"No, I have never seen this person."

"Miss Lassers' father is missing?"

Shade thought suspiciously, and then realized that Miss Lassus had served as the leader of the Old God Order at such a young age, so the disappearance of the previous leader of the order should be the reason.