Whispering Verse

Hearing the name "Impermanence", Xia De had some special feelings inexplicably. He looked down at the woman sitting on a high stool, holding up a moon card.

"Suellen...Silver Moon."

He said softly, and then felt that the miraculous elements were actually increasing.

Miss Anat opposite looked at him in surprise:

"What did you say, Suellen? Isn't that your middle name?"

"Nothing, just sighing about the wonderful fate between myself and Yinyue."

Shade said, and then asked Miss Anat:

"So the Prophet Association doesn't know what these cards are really used for?"

"Yes, but the Association at least created Rhodes cards based on these cards. The Association has earned more gold pounds in these few hundred years than in the rest of the entire Sixth Era combined."

Miss Anat said, then became interested in Mia, who was lying next to Shade, but the lazy cat had no interest in her.

"Thirteen Ancient Gods, Thirteen Witch Emperors, Thirteen Chosen Ones, is there any connection among them?"

Miss Anat smiled:

"Good question, detective, you are very perceptive. To be precise, it really shouldn't be a coincidence. Very clear evidence shows that the thirteen witch emperors of the fifth era and the chosen ones of the sixth era have similarities, but There are differences. The biggest similarity is that they all possess the power of the ancient gods. You can understand that they are all humans favored by the fallen ancient gods. But why this is the case, I cannot explain.

The Ancient Gods are the oldest and most mysterious gods. Their affairs are probably only known to those organizations that inherit ancient traditions. "

"So, will the Witch Council know these secrets?"

Shade asked again while touching Mia's back. The cat glanced at him, and Miss Anat was stunned:

"Do you still know about the Witch Council? The ancient god may have heard about it from the professor of the History School, but who told you about the Witch Council? The Witch Council is very mysterious, and all its members are sorceresses. You know it by their names. Inheriting the power of the last thirteen witch emperors of the Fifth Age, the thirteen most powerful witches in the council correspond accordingly."

"Is it really related to the witches of the Fifth Era? But the Witch Emperor was already 1,500 years ago."

Shade was very surprised. He originally thought that the other party just wanted a nice name, or was just lucky enough to have obtained relics related to the Witch Emperors.

"Those great witches in the Witch Council were all promoted to high levels at a very young age. One or two can be considered a coincidence, but all the thirteen great witches in the past have been like this, so it is difficult not to make people doubt that they are It’s not really that they inherited the power from the previous era. Maybe it’s the special way of taking office, so it can be upgraded quickly. But only the thirteen great witches have such power, and the other sorceresses in the council are normal.”

When Miss Anat talked about this organization, her tone was a little unnatural.

"Are you also a member of the Witch Council?"

Shade asked.

"Detective, what are you talking about? I just dealt with them and it was an unpleasant experience."

the female soothsayer asked, leaning on the sofa and wagging her fingers.

"The Witch Council is also a wanted illegal organization?"

Shade suspected that Duke Carina Cavendish was the Great Witch of the Witch Council. In this way, all the news he heard while wandering around Lakeview Manor found a correspondence.

He was almost certain of this guess.

"This organization... is very complex, and it is difficult to define good and bad. The church is only hostile to a few of them, not the entire organization. But unlike lunatics like the [Blood Spirit School], they are only keen on attacking the first The relics and books related to the last thirteen great witches of the Fifth Epoch were released, but the rest of the time was pretty peaceful.

The thirteen most powerful witches who make up the council are all sorceresses above the tenth ring, and even one of the most powerful witches has the power of the thirteenth ring. Compared with the Witch Council, there is no need to compare organizations like [Mercury Blood]. But the Witch Council itself is not united. The thirteen great witches each have their own power. Those women, well, although they won't kill each other, they are very capable of fighting among themselves. "

"Speaking of which, they must also know the Whispering Psalms."

This is an affirmative sentence.

"Of course, apart from churches and colleges, they definitely know the best."

Shade nodded, and Miss Carina promised that if he could win the weekend card game, she would reveal her identity to him. By then, maybe we can learn some secrets from the duchess.

"But when she saw the founding Silver Moon, she didn't seem to have any reaction. Does the Witch Council not know the secret of the Rhodes card? Or is it an act?"

He was thinking to himself, while Miss Anat wanted to hug the cat that was lying on the coffee table, but Mia used her little paws to pry her hand away. The coffee table is cooler than the sofa, and the petite cat doesn't want to leave.

Entering July, commonly known as the Thunder Moon, the weather seems to be getting hotter all of a sudden. Thinking of the world without air conditioning or fans, outsiders feel a little uneasy about the hotter days to come.

"Detective, since Founder Silver Moon has chosen you, there must be a reason. Although you are outside of destiny, it is obvious that you cannot survive alone in the era of chaos."

Miss Anat concluded the conversation and seemed to be planning to end the visit, but Shade's next words made her sit down again:

"Speaking of which, I met Miss Bayas yesterday."

"Oh? Is there such a thing? Please tell me carefully."

Miss Anat gave up teasing the lazy orange cat and listened intently to Shade's account of yesterday's events. She also raised her eyebrows when she heard "Sunshine Gun":

"Iluna Bayas did this not because she wanted any credit. According to my preliminary investigation, she had a conflict with [Mercury Blood] before she was transferred to Tobesk from the Holy See of the Church of the Sun. Things. Some time ago, she asked me to predict whether the things she did recently would go well, and it turned out to be this.

What you did yesterday is completely fine. Don’t reveal your identity as a ring warlock, and don’t get involved in anything by Iluna Beas. On my side, I will speed up the contact with her and strive to make her the real chosen one as soon as possible. "

"Sorry, what does this mean? She's not the chosen one yet?"

Shade looked at her and asked in surprise. He liked the color of Miss Anat's eyes very much.

"The power of the chosen one is not just what she is showing now. There are manifestations of truly becoming the chosen one. The biggest manifestation is that she can turn her life ring into a weapon. According to my divination, [Balance 】The corresponding chosen one should eventually be able to turn the life ring into a golden scale."

Shade tilted his head and imagined the scene:

"Since a metal ring can appear behind the Ring Warlock, it doesn't seem very strange that a metal scale should appear."

"Now she has just touched the edge of the chosen one's power. She can suppress the fourth-ring warlock to a certain extent, and even use the [Sunshine Gun] beyond her own level. However, this is not the true power of the chosen one."

Miss Anat shook her head:

"The method of becoming the chosen one is very complicated. I don't think even the Church of the Sun may know about it. The possibility that they happened to find that part of the "Muttered Psalms" is very low."

"What's the method?"

Shade asked curiously, and Miss Anat didn't hide it either. She held up a finger:

“Three needs.

First of all, you need to obtain a relic that corresponds to the power of the ancient god. The range of relics here is very wide. It can be a [relic], a statue or a damaged holy emblem, or even an ancient temple in the wilderness. But It must have the power of an ancient god. The ancient god who represents the power of balance is called the "Hanging Judge" by mortals. "

The card face of [Origin·Balance] is the image of a man hanging upside down under a tree.

"Such relics should be difficult to find."

Shade commented, but if it were a relic of the Ancient God of Time, it would be too easy to find.

"But I already have clues here, and the Sun Church can probably think of similar things, so this is not difficult."

She raised a second finger:

"Secondly, the selected person must have a deep understanding of the meaning of the qualifications corresponding to the selected person."

"This can only be understood by Miss Bayas herself, we can't help."

Shade said again.

Finally, he raised his third finger:

"The last and most difficult thing is that the chosen one needs to complete a ritual. The ritual does not require any materials, it only needs to do something. This ritual should be on a certain part of the poem. I am trying my best to divination, but because of the amount of effort required The cost is too high and there has been little progress so far.”

"Can I ask, what price did you pay?"

Shade asked, Miss Anat shook her head, her short brown hair swinging behind her head:

"It's not convenient to reveal it yet. Wait until you are promoted to the second ring. I will tell you then. In short, I will handle these things. You still have to gain power as soon as possible. The epic composed of the thirteen selected people is only now It’s just getting started and I think we still have a lot of time.”

She sighed, her expression a little sad for a moment. Shade didn't know what to say, so he served Miss Anat more black tea.

Before the fortune teller left, he thought of the sealed first floor and offered to help Shade divine the house. Of course, just ordinary divination.

She carried a pendulum crystal for divination, and borrowed a water basin from Shade. After working for a while, she sat in front of the water basin and let the purple crystal float above the water.

Miss Anat could probably see some pictures from the water, and then use the different perspectives of "other me" to perform divination, but Shade couldn't see anything.

"No results, or in other words, everything is normal here."

Miss Anat took a long time to say, and explained the reason why she said this:

"I saw your house in the mist. It was covered by a curtain, but the house itself did not reveal any strange colors. This shows that even if there is a problem here, it will not be related to mysterious factors. Of course, it may also be There is something wrong with my divination. After all, I am only a three-ring warlock. However, when you declare to the Dawn Church to use other locations in the house, they will check again. The church's inspection should be more reliable than my divination."

She said this and put away her purple crystal pendant. Shade breathed a sigh of relief. He could finally use the bedroom where Detective Sparrow died.

"Detective, I'll leave you my address. If you have anything, you can contact me at any time. Be careful lately."

The fortune teller said, Shade opened the door and sent her downstairs, hesitated for a moment, and then warned:

"Miss Anat, you should be careful. If there are really major dangers that cannot be solved, such as evil gods, unknowable relics, etc., you can come to me and use me as a last resort... Lake The power of Jing Manor can be used again.”

He really considered Miss Anat a friend and admired the kind of person Miss Bayas was. Although he is reluctant to give up his divinity, he will not be stingy if necessary. After all, there is still a long way to go before being promoted from the first ring to the second ring.

"Shade, don't underestimate the power of ladies. You are not the only one with secrets."

Miss Anat said, with a smile in her purple eyes. This was the first time she called Shade by his name.