Whispering Verse

After sending Luvia and Yin Luna away, Shade came to the bedroom door with the key he just obtained yesterday. He didn't know which year the key corresponded to, he only knew it was the fifth era. But in fact, there is no need to investigate. After all, no matter what year it is, it is impossible for him to know in advance what he will encounter.

"Meow~"

"This is the first time I've used this key. I can't take it with you. Wait for me at home. I'll be back soon."

He said to the cat spinning around at his feet. Seeing that Mia really couldn't convince Shade, she had no choice but to lower her head and stand there with an aggrieved look on her face as she watched him take out the key. Shade, who was already familiar with the cat's habits, wouldn't feel any heartache at all. He would be back in three seconds anyway.

"May the World Tree protect me in infinite time."

Click~ The door opened with a click, and Shade stepped into the thick fog:

"The travel story of the Lost Forest is still a bit sad after all. I hope everyone can have a happy ending this time."

[Outlander, you have stepped into the "corridor of time". 】

[Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree": ]

[The summer of 1576 in the Fifth Age, the Western Continent, the Black Mist Camp. 】

[Event: Transaction with the Old God-"Golden Lord". 】

[Duration is twenty minutes (1/3). 】

"20 minutes, so short?"

500 years before the time of 1576 in the Fifth Era, that is, in 1068, Shade met the old god "Innocent Creator" and three children who influenced his life path in the Hope Town toy store; after 1576, In the year 200, that is, 1784, Shade met Mr. Riddle, the "luckiest mortal" in the Dreadfort, and played a game of cards with the gods with that ordinary man's life.

In other words, theoretically, at the time of "Fifth Era 1576", Shade should not meet any acquaintances. But he was not disappointed at all. After all, the Fifth Era was so long. If he encountered a familiar witch every time, that was something he should be wary of.

"Old God - Lord of Gold...Isn't this the famous God of Commerce and Wealth?"

The "Golden Lord" is one of the most famous old gods of the Fifth Era. Even though he has left, many believers can still be found in the Sixth Era. It can even be said that this god is one of the most powerful old gods in the Fifth Era. Even the Orthodox Church admits this in their classics.

Shade remembered that he had seen in the textbook that the old god, the Golden Lord, left around the year 5300 of the Fifth Era. It was already the late Fifth Era, and the influence of this old god radiated throughout the entire era.

What this "God of Commerce and Wealth" is best known for is actually the magical magic that belongs to his followers - the Midas Touch.

The thaumaturgic effect is to convert any substance that is touched with a unit price lower than gold into gold. Although this conversion consumes a lot of spiritual energy, it is not effective for extraordinary materials, and the converted gold has strong elemental reactions. It requires complicated processing to circulate, but this does not prevent this thaumaturgy from becoming an ability that ring magicians talk about.

"I remember that this old god has a very good reputation, and he fully respects the principles of fair trade and equal exchange. This is good news... Oh, go on."

[You have obtained additional information. 】

[The figure of the father of the infinite tree is watching you. 】

[The ancient god of time gives you a test. 】

[Assist mortals to complete their respective transactions. 】

[The Father of the Infinite Tree will give you a reward: Spell - Oath Binding, a piece of true information - Silver Moon Library. 】

"What? Silver Moon Library?"

In the white mist, Shadben was ready to move forward, and was startled when he heard the last message.

Although the tree father had given him information about the "Dark Dungeon" before, this time he was about to enter the library again and try to touch the moon. Unexpectedly, the tree father really gave him the information about the library right away.

Although the information given by the tree father may not be able to help him immediately enter the library with sufficient authority, at least the information is definitely useful. He didn't know what to say, so he could only prepare himself and then took a step forward in the fog.

The white mist dissipated to both sides like a curtain, showing the "stage" in front of Sha De. After the shiny white fog recedes, there is a dark world.

Even though Shade had dark vision, it took him at least two seconds to adapt to it before he could fully see his surroundings.

The sky was shrouded in black mist, surrounded by endless plains. It was completely dark here, without even a trace of light. Everything in the lightless world seemed to be still. Fortunately, the surrounding land was still growing with twisted and low weeds and unknown black wildflowers, giving this area a strange vitality.

Although the places I went to after opening the time key were dark in the past, this was the first time it was completely dark like this.

Looking more closely, he saw a path submerged in wild plants beneath his feet, and he was facing one direction of the path. Therefore, Shade, who already had sufficient experience in time exploration, took a step forward and appeared twenty meters away while the surrounding plants began to squirm and grow, and then ran quickly towards the far side of the path.

This at least proves that space abilities are not prohibited in this time exploration location.

The original weeds and small black flowers were weird enough. The twisted and intertwined weeds were like circling and intertwined tentacles, while the disks of the unknown black flowers looked like human faces. When they are activated, their distorted and malicious forms become even more undisguised.

Shade has been chased by different things in different scenes. The one that impressed him most so far was being chased by a swarm of insects in the Worm Cave, so this time it was nothing. He didn't think about anything, didn't listen to anything, and just kept running forward along the path in the dark.

There was originally no light here, so there was no gradual decrease in light, but while running, he gradually felt the "darkness" behind him getting heavier and heavier, and even felt the ground begin to shake slightly.

Fortunately, the tree father did not throw him too far away. Soon he noticed that the path under his feet turned into an upward slope, and at the same time, there was some black mist in the originally empty air - he wanted to It's not easy to tell them apart in complete darkness.

The plants behind him that had been activated into something close to a "sea tide" didn't seem to like the black mist. When Shade entered the black mist area, the plants' pursuit slowed down significantly. And as Shade followed the upward path deeper into the thicker black mist, the entire plain's malice against him completely disappeared.

The black mist did not affect Shade's body - at least he didn't feel it, but the black mist completely hindered his vision and perception. This obstruction is more serious than the fog on the central island of Green Lake, and even "enhanced spatial perception" is completely unable to take effect.

"Silver Moon."

While continuing to walk forward in the fog, he whispered softly and stretched out his fingers, but the moonlight on his fingertips could only spread a relatively short distance, which was not enough to help Shade gain a wider field of vision. It is as if the act of "perceiving" itself is prohibited in this exploration.

"Echo of blood, sight demon."

Sure enough, the two types of sensory thaumaturgy were completely ineffective, and Shade's judgment was correct.

But he didn't panic. After walking no more than twenty steps into the black mist, he saw a fire the size of a grain of rice in the distance. Then he continued to move forward, and the fire became brighter with every step he took. Within five steps, Shade saw that it was actually a bonfire on the side of the road. The light of the bonfire could actually disperse even Shade's moonlight. The black fog that cannot be dispelled.

There was an extremely simple camp around the bonfire, and three figures holding torches seemed to be waiting for something. Although the torches in their hands are slightly less bright, they can still dispel the black fog.

There is a big stone beside the path. An old woman with gray hair is sitting on the stone. She is an ordinary person. She is looking at the young girls around with a bored look on her face, holding a torch and standing next to the old woman. This is A witch, but she must have just broken through to a high level; the last person stood on the other side of the bonfire a little away from the stone, but did not leave the roadside. He looked like a boy in his teens.

Compared to the old woman who looked calm and the young witch who didn't seem worried about the situation around her, the boy looked worried as he held his own torch.

Because of this, when he looked around, he was the first to see Shade coming from the black mist. While the boy subconsciously took a small step back, the old woman and the young witch also looked at him.

After noticing that there was no torch in Shad's hand, both women showed puzzled expressions. Then the witch left the bonfire and stepped forward to stop Shad:

"Wait a minute ma'am, who are you?"

She showed no hostility, just confusion, and raised the torch in her hand forward while speaking. The light of the fire swayed and dispersed the black fog around Shade. Seeing that Shade did not show any abnormality in the face of the fire, the young red-haired witch breathed a sigh of relief.

She must be young, and she praised in a frivolous tone:

"Your transformation skills are quite powerful, but it may be because the black mist has severely degraded my senses. I have to admit that you really look like a man. But I think there should be nothing underneath you. A witch can't change That thing came out.”

"Well...I don't use any transformation skills, I am just a man."

Shade corrected, taking two more steps forward before pointing to his face:

"Although this fog will affect perception, we are so close, you should be able to detect that this is a real face, right?"

The young red-haired witch hesitated for a moment, then her eyes widened:

"Wait, are you really...how is this possible?"

This was not the first time that Shade had encountered this kind of thing, but he was more concerned about another thing:

"We can actually understand each other's language?"

As she spoke, she took the initiative to stretch out her right hand. The young witch subconsciously grabbed his wrist. After letting go, she looked at her palm. Then she realized what Shade had done:

"Why are you so skilled... It seems you must have met other witches."

Compared with other witches Shade saw in the fifth era, the young girl in front of him showed the most uncertain attitude towards "men":

"You don't have to think too much about the language issue. Since we are going to a market dedicated to trading, of course we must make sure that everyone who comes here can understand other people's languages."

She said lightly, without continuing to ask Shade about his identity, but motioned for Shade to come to the bonfire with her. The fire became brighter and brighter, and the flame of the torch in the witch's hand obviously came from this bonfire. Shade's body was completely exposed to the firelight. Seeing that he was still normal, the faces of the old woman and boy were no longer so nervous.

The witch motioned to Shade to pick up a wooden stick:

"Whether you are a man or a woman, it seems that you are the last trader to participate in the market this time. Apparently everyone has arrived, let's go."

Shade randomly picked up a burning stick in the campfire and noticed that although there was a flame burning above the wood, the flames did not engulf the wood.

His hand was very close to the flame, and "she" whispered:

[This flame only dispels the black mist in a targeted manner and has no other characteristics. 】

Shade didn't even feel any sign of the "primordial fire" in his body that was about to stir, indicating that the flame was not worth devouring by the primary fire.

"I'm not actually a trader at the market."

Shade signaled the young witch who was about to leave the campfire to wait a moment, and then said in a coquettish tone:

"I just came here by accident and saw you. Can you tell me what's going on now?"

As he spoke, he raised his right hand, and bright silver moonlight appeared in his palm:

"I still have some skills. If you are willing to let me go with you, I can also be of some help."

The witch looked at his palms, then at his face, then turned to look at the old woman beside the stone, and then said after the old woman nodded:

"Yes, in such a dangerous place, it is safer to have one more companion. As for you saying that you entered by mistake... I will believe it for now. Let me introduce myself. I am Leah Higgin. Si, hired by this lady..."

She pointed to the old woman:

"Accompany her here. Help her complete a transaction, and I can get a big commission. The amount is really big."

She didn't know what she thought of, but the corners of her mouth curled up into a smile.

The old lady also spoke:

"Hello, I'm Sarah Miles. I'm here to do some business at the market. Nice to meet you."

She speaks slowly but in a friendly manner, which is the characteristic of an elderly noble with status.

"By the way, this Ms. Miles is the cousin of Her Majesty Falys Miles, the Witch Emperor of the Desert. It was her Majesty who paid my commission."

The young witch winked at Shade:

"you understand me."

"Yes, I understand, and I will help you take good care of this lady. However, since you are entrusted by His Majesty, why didn't she hire a stronger witch... I don't think you are weak. ,but......"

Miss Leah Higgins didn't care what Shade said, but said proudly:

"His Majesty did the divination himself and asked me to accompany Mrs. Miles. The probability of success is very high. Sir, you don't have to trust me, but you can't distrust the Witch Emperor's divination."