Whispering Verse

As he spoke, a starry and dreamy bookshelf appeared around Shade. He took out a book from the bookshelf and opened it to reveal the appearance of two relics and the coin.

Granny Natalie took out her glasses from behind the counter, looked at them carefully for a while, and rummaged through a few books before shaking her head at Shade:

"It's really not easy to figure out what these are if you only have the appearance. I can only distinguish this, you can ask others for the rest."

She pointed to the broken sword:

"The secret keeper-level relic [Sword of the King of Dead Souls], the sword itself is broken. Its effect is to summon the souls of the dead, absorb the souls of the dead who voluntarily follow the sword holder into the sword, and release them at the appropriate time to assist the sword holder. .The number of souls that this sword can absorb is only related to the level of the sword holder. Note that there are many weapons that can absorb souls, but one must be sincerely willing to follow the soul of the sword holder in order to be absorbed by this relic. This is almost A contract of the soul.”

"The effect is very good, but why is the danger level the secret keeper level?"

Shade asked curiously, and Granny Natalie shook her head:

"No matter how powerful the soul is, it cannot compare to the Ring Warlock, whose soul and body coexist harmoniously. Even among the special undead that have appeared in the Fort Midhill area, only a few can be said to be strong enough, but in the material world How many undead souls are there? What's more, it is very difficult for a powerful and special soul to sign a contract with itself."

"That's right, unless the undead knew him before he was alive."

"It is said that this sword was originally in the Holy See of the Peace Church and was moved to Fort Midhill after last autumn. If you want to get more information, you can only go to the people of the Peace Church. It is said that the War and Peace Church has researched The idea of ​​using this sword to form an army of the undead was shelved for a long time because it was too dangerous."

Of course, there is a fee for information about the relics, but because Shad was introduced by Mr. Edmond, Grandma Natalie’s fee is also very low.

Before Shade said goodbye and left, the high-level warlock of the Light Guiding Monastery mentioned another topic:

"You and Megan have caused such a big problem on the Central Island of Green Lake. Neither the church nor Megan's ancestors will let you go. In recent times, it has been low-key, and the investigation on the Central Island of Green Lake , after the thirteen-ring soothsayer appeared last night, it is estimated that it will enter the next stage. Next, the ring sorcerers on the north and south sides of Green Lake should only act secretly to collect information and make the negotiations between the two countries become a topic again. Center. If you need my help during this period, you can come to me at any time."

It seems that Granny Natalie really knows a lot of things.

"Okay...will the hermitage send anyone else here this time?"

"No, it's enough for me to be here."

An eleventh-level warlock is qualified to say this.

With the arrival of the most important negotiating delegations from the two countries, crossing the border has become more troublesome than usual. Even though Shade had a special pass given by Captain Rades, he still waited for five or six minutes when crossing the border at the camp. He was not allowed to leave until the captain showed up and re-signed and stamped Shade's pass.

"I'm really sorry. All the previous passes are invalid. I need a guarantee from the camp officer before I can continue to use them."

In order to express his apology, Captain Rades personally sent Shade to the border line, which was the gate at the southern end of the military camp.

"No need to say sorry, I can understand. However, who came up with the idea of ​​earning a reasonable amount of money twice?"

Shade asked with a smile. The captain pointed to the camp behind him, made a helpless expression, and then waved goodbye to Shade.

What happened on Green Lake on the night of yesterday's lunar eclipse could be detected by the ring warlocks in this area. Shade didn't know whether the believers of Eros knew the information about the emergence of desire during this period, but when he arrived at the Victory Carell Hotel, Mr. Richard, Ms. Hope, and even the one who was a little crazy because of the oil painting Mr. Upton is already waiting for him in Room 402, where Mr. Richard lives.

Ms. Hope welcomed Shade into the door. At this time, Mr. Richard was looking at Mr. Upton with concern. The latter looked slovenly last time, but now he had put on decent clothes and his hair was obviously combed. .

However, his face looked extremely haggard, and the bags under his eyes were swollen, as if he hadn't slept for many days.

Seeing Shade coming over, Mr. Richard said hello and then explained to him:

"Last night in the middle of the night, I was watching the situation on the other side of Green Lake from the window. Upton suddenly ran upstairs and knocked on my door, then hugged me and cried bitterly all night."

With a relaxed smile on his face, he motioned for Shade to sit next to him, while Ms. Hope and Mr. Upton sat opposite.

"why cry?"

Shade asked curiously. Ms. Hope first drew the Holy Emblem on her chest, and then explained:

"On the one hand, it's a confession. Even though I believed in my Lord, I was attracted by that painting and almost fell. On the other hand, it's because I lost my love..."

She also had a smile on her face. Mr. Upton nodded tiredly and covered his chest:

"For a moment, it was as if there was a missing piece in my heart, and then I realized what I had set my sights on. I knew I had been liberated, but the love and affection of more than a year...love is so blind and... Crazy."

"That's not love."

Mr. Richard smiled and made a sarcastic comment, then motioned Shade to look at the coffee table between everyone.

On the glass coffee table, there is a rolled-up oil painting in a slender paper box, and the oil painting is also wrapped with a red silk thread that has a strong miraculous element.

"Is this the painting?"

"Yes, it's yours."

The original owner of the painting, Mr. Upton, nodded heavily:

"Although I don't know what you did, and I don't know if the movement over Green Lake last night was related to you, but I think you must have seen it and made a deal with it, otherwise I wouldn't be liberated suddenly."

He reached out and pushed the box in the direction of Shade. This action made the other three people finally feel completely relieved, which meant that he was really no longer attracted by the charm of this painting. Shade picked up the box, resisted the urge to open it and check it, and put it next to him.

"So...you actually saw it yesterday?"

Seeing Shade accept the painting, Mr. Richard asked carefully after hesitating. Shade nodded, and while the three of them showed complicated expressions, he apologized to Mr. Richard:

"I'm sorry, the Holy Emblem you lent me and the black sheet containing the information were destroyed."

The sheet showed the information that "Desire" wanted Shade to see and then dissolved in the water. The Holy Emblem of the God of Love transformed the whispering elements into the miraculous elements at the critical moment. Otherwise, the new spiritual rune that Shade obtained would be Whisper - [Charm].

"No need to apologize. It seems that my Lord still thinks highly of you."

Mr. Richard smiled and patted Shade on the shoulder:

"I lent you the Holy Emblem to resist its power. The Holy Emblem has been passed down for thousands of years and is not easily damaged. Since it is damaged, it must be related to it."

"Yes."

Shade wanted to briefly introduce some of the situation at that time. When he was floating in the lake, the scene where he looked at the black-haired woman sinking to the bottom of the water still left a deep impression on him to this moment. He even suspected that his dream last night was also Something to do with this. But he didn't know how to speak, so he had to show a corner of his life ring:

"Originally, she gave me a kiss, no, no, not a direct kiss, but a blowing kiss, and then I got an additional whisper element spirit rune. But the holy symbol suddenly glowed at that time, replacing the whisper element with the miracle element, so That’s why we have this—miracle [charm].”

The believers of the God of Love, who specialize in the love of soul and body, looked at each other and lowered their heads together to draw the Holy Emblem on their chests. Ms. Hope even praised:

"Sure enough, my Lord has just left, but her power is still protecting the world and those who believe in love and marriage. Our persistence and belief are not wrong. Even if we wait for hundreds of years, our Lord will come back sooner or later. Those who have returned, this is the proof.”

Even Mr. Upton, who originally had a bad look on his face, now looked happy. Mr. Richard stood up and took out an expensive-looking bottle of champagne and a wine glass from the wine cabinet, and clinked glasses with the other three.

Although Shade could not feel their joy, he was still happy to have a drink with these people who had helped him. After drinking and sitting down again, he brought up a new topic, which was the third thing he did here today besides recycling the oil painting and apologizing for the damage to the holy emblem:

"Last time I bought the divine art - Heart Linking from you, and this time I want to get another divine art."

This is also the secret method that "Desire" told Shade, which connects souls to souls, and this secret method can only be obtained through believers of the old god-Eros.

"No problem, you are a person protected by my Lord. Even if you don't believe in my Lord, we will help you."

Mr. Upton, the keeper of the Order’s knowledge, agreed happily:

"Excuse me, what kind of magic is it?"

"It can be associated with the [Charm] spiritual rune. Yes, thaumaturgy - the thorn of love."

Thaumaturgy - Cupid's Thorn, an active thaumaturgy that does not require casting materials. After casting the spell, a short thorn made of something similar to a red crystal will be summoned, but this is not a spiritual weapon, and it will basically break when touched. This is a ritual item. The caster pierces the "thorn of love" into the chest of another individual, which can make the other person have a favorable impression of him or her in a short period of time.

Of course, this doesn't cause a wound, it's not a weapon.

This feature is not "consciousness rewriting" or hypnosis, it just produces a little good feeling. Of course, the main characteristic of the thaumaturgy [Spur of Love] is actually not this. It is that the caster inserts the "Spur of Love" into a place where he or she has strong feelings for him or herself - not limited to family affection. , love, etc. - in the individual's body, at the expense of temporarily sacrificing the upper limit of the caster's spirit, the target of the stabbing can temporarily master the power of condensing and utilizing red crystals to form armor, weapons and energy attacks.

The state of being hit by the "Spur of Love" can be maintained for a long time, but until the caster actively cancels the thaumaturgy, the upper limit of his reduced spirit can be recovered.

In other words, this magic can connect two souls, and through strong emotions, the power of the caster's soul becomes the power of the stabbed person. Its essence is "borrowing power", but according to "desire", this "borrowing power" is an extremely superficial and elementary manifestation of soul fusion.