Whispering Verse

Shade tried to pick up the black metal scale for inspection, but the boy who had not dared to speak now supported Mrs. Miles and said carefully:

"Perhaps you can determine the direction by looking at the heights to the left and right...like a compass."

The boy was right. The balance is not in a balanced state. When you hold it and rotate it in place, the left end of the balance is always pressed down, and when the left end points in different directions, the amount of pressure is also different.

So Shade turned around and found the direction with the lowest pressure on the scale. It pointed to the left front, so everyone held torches and walked dozens of steps along the path between the stalls, allowing the group to completely enter the black mist camp. During this period, the witch let the scale float from Shade's hand and let it spin slowly and evenly to help everyone adjust the direction better.

Therefore, after only walking a few dozen steps, they confirmed that the position pointed by the scale was deeper into the camp and not to the left hand side of the road ahead.

"Mrs. Miles, can you still hold on?"

Once deep inside the camp, it takes longer to get out, and the depression and cold deep in the camp make it even more confusing. So Miss Higgins asked her employer in advance. Although the latter was tired, he still nodded:

"no problem."

The boy, Andor Ade, was a little bolder. He continued to help the old woman consciously. Although no one asked him, he nodded tremblingly.

But at a glance, just as far as the field of vision can be seen, the path to the entrance of the camp is narrowing. The stalls will become denser deep in the camp, and based on the experience just now, once it is determined that you want to buy goods, you may not be able to leave without paying a price.

So Shade and the Witch discussed it, and finally decided that the four of them would move forward in a vertical row, with each person putting their hand without a torch on the shoulder of the person in front of them. The witches Leah Higgins and Scales walked in the front, followed by the old Sarah Miles, then Shade, and finally the boy Andor Ade.

"You are not placed at the end because as long as we do not violate the rules, the possibility of being attacked is very low, so there is no need to specifically let you be at the end to guard the end of the team. On the contrary, if you walk in the middle, you can take care of the things in front and behind at the same time. ."

The witch explained this to Shade, but everyone could see that she was deliberately trying to protect the safety of Granny Miles.

Shade was fine with this arrangement and would protect everyone if possible. And probably because she was not at ease with Shade, the young witch also made a promise to Shade:

"If we still have coins left after Granny Miles' transaction is completed, all of those coins will be yours."

Shade was still okay with it, but he didn't think he had a chance to use the coins. Judging from previous experience, neither the boy nor Mrs. Miles would be able to complete their deal if he could not find the god.

The best thing to do now is to find a way to get all the coins, and then use the coins to find possible gods. After finding the gods, help everyone fulfill their wishes through transactions with the gods.

But obviously the witch couldn't hand over all the coins easily, and Shade never thought that his first conflict with the witch of the fifth era would happen here. Anyway, this is only the first time to use this key. He is willing to wait and try his best to familiarize himself with the rules of this camp before making plans later.

So the four of them put their hands on the shoulders of the first person in turn, and then silently moved forward in the camp shrouded in black mist. Shade could feel the old woman in front of him and the boy behind him trembling, but no one wanted to give up because of this. It was hard to tell whether the behavior of the four of them was more bizarre at this time, or whether the completely motionless black shadows in the camp were more terrifying.

After entering the camp, the path between the stalls became increasingly narrow and rugged, until only one person could move forward without touching the surroundings. Most of the stalls here have three items on display, one is revealed and the other two are covered by the black mist. But there are also some stalls where the quantity of goods is far above average.

Moreover, the name here is "Black Mist Camp" rather than "Black Mist Market", so in addition to vendors selling goods, there are also some black figures doing other things.

When the torch in the hand of Miss Higgins, the leader, illuminated the dark figure standing on the rotten wooden bench, maintaining the action of "raising her head and swallowing the sword into her mouth", the originally motionless black figure actually became He pulled the sword out of his mouth, then swallowed it into his mouth again, and then took it out again, repeating the process.

Miss Higgins paused visibly, then continued walking forward as if she had not seen this strange scene. Shade originally thought something would happen, but she didn't expect that she passed in front of it smoothly, and then Granny Miles did not touch this strange black shadow. But when it was Shade's turn, the black figure's continuous movement of swallowing the sword suddenly stopped.

Everyone wisely did not choose to leave quickly, but also stopped. Shade and the Witch stood in front of Mrs. Miles and the boy Andor Ade.

The black shadow's hand holding the black mist sword dropped, and then jumped down from the rickety bench. It pointed at Shade with its other hand, and then pointed at the boy behind Shade.

While everyone was confused and nervous, it pulled out a tattered blood-brown cloth bag from behind the bench. After a few shakes, the sound of the contents of the bag colliding with each other resounded in the silent camp in the dark fog.

The black shadow pointed at Shade and the boy again, then pulled open the bag's drawstring, opening a small opening and pointing it at Shade.

Of course it wasn't trying to suck Shade into its pocket, but it just stayed motionless.

Although the group of four people had some guesses about the intention of its actions, they still couldn't believe it:

"Is it going to give you a gift?"

The witch's body was trembling slightly, and the light from the torch illuminated her pale face. She endured her panic and asked the strange man beside her in a low voice:

"But that's not right. Even if the magician in the camp wants to give gifts to others, why would he only give them to men? I would understand if it was only given to children."

When she said this, Shade understood. He was probably judged to be a "child" again.

The boy hid behind Shade and did not dare to reach out. Shade stared at the pocket and suddenly moved a step away from the crowd.

Immediately, everyone heard the sound of chains clattering in the black mist. As expected, those dark, blood-stained chains emerged from the fog again, but this time the chains were no longer [Greed]. The chains that made up the chains were the language runes [Suicide] from different eras.

Shade hurriedly returned to his original position, and after confirming that the chain had retreated into the black mist, he put his hand into the pocket. This was completely different from touching [God's Gift Box]. The extremely cold chill traveled down his right hand to Shade's whole body, making him shiver. If it weren't for the initial fire still burning in his body, he doubted that he would even be able to hold on for five seconds.

There was far more than one thing in the pocket, and the tentacles were amazing whispering elements and chaotic spirits. Shade originally wanted "her" to help see what was the most valuable, but before asking, an instinct came from The attraction had already allowed him to get in touch with what he wanted. It's not Shade who chooses the gift, it's the gift that chooses him:

"What's this?"

Without hesitation, he took out the cold metal piece he touched.

It was a small black metal cube, its deep color was very similar to the black scale. The six sides of the cube were all engraved with the "Greed" rune, and as Shade watched, the metal actually melted into his hands, and he couldn't even shake it off.

[Outlander, your sin of "greed" has increased. 】

[Your Thaumaturgy - Chains of Sin has been affected, please wait... Thaumaturgy has been improved, and you can manifest two chains at the same time. 】

Amidst the clattering sound, the [Sin Chains] were protruded from the left and right sleeves at the same time. They originally looked like metal that could absorb light, but now under the light of the torch, the metal texture became deeper and colder. When Shade had just fought against those numerous "greedy" chains, he realized that he might also be able to increase the number of [Sin Chains]. Unexpectedly, before he could take the initiative to do anything, this key thaumaturgy was actually improved. .

For the non-aggressive "Sin Chain", the most important thing in exerting the imprisonment effect is actually how to catch the opponent, and the increase in number will bring immeasurable improvement.

"But isn't there something wrong with the God of Wealth...greed?"

No one else said anything to Shade, not even the witch expressed an opinion.

"Next you, don't keep your hands in the bag for too long, not more than a second."

Shade said to the boy behind him that the boy was just an ordinary person and he was worried that he would be too affected.

So the boy tremblingly put his hand into the pocket. He almost took out his frost-covered hand in the next second, and there was a small dagger with a scabbard in his hand. The scabbard and handle were decorated with black gems. Because of the cold, the metal had even stuck to his skin. It took Shade to cast a spell to revive him.

This item is also a relic, or a derivative of a relic. Of course it would be dangerous to put it on the boy, but when Shade suggested that he or the witch should keep the dagger temporarily, there was another clattering sound around him.

"I don't want it anymore, just put your chains away."

After giving gifts to the two "children", Black Shadow got on the bench again and continued his magic show. The group of people learned more about the rules of this camp. In addition to vendors, there are other shadows here, but whether they encounter them is a blessing or a curse, it depends on them.