Whispering Verse

With the concern of Priest Augustus also going to Green Lake, Shade hurried back home before Luvia brought breakfast to the table. The purple-eyed girl knew that Shade would use the Time Key soon, so she used the topic of the Time Key to pull Shade out of his frowning thoughts:

"Are you taking your cat with you this time? Although little Mia doesn't like to go out, but for some reason, she just likes to go to the fifth era with you. This cat is really strange."

The adorable little Mia was immersing her head in the goat's milk and was indifferent when her name was called. The cat could tell that it wasn't Shade who called it.

"We can't take Mia with us this time. The Black Mist Camp is very dangerous. There are dangers everywhere. This time it's not as simple as sitting around the campfire and telling stories. What's more, I suspect there are demons there. There are only two of those weird black shadows. There’s a possibility, it’s either the devil, or whatever, there’s definitely a devil out there.”

Seeing that Luvia was a little worried, Shade shook his head again:

"Don't compare the adventures in the Fifth Era with my actions in the Sixth Era. For time exploration, demons are not very dangerous. This time I am worried about my companions who will consume their own existence to obtain Commodity, is it really worth it?”

"But you don't get to make decisions for other people."

Luvia reminded, which reminded Shade of the "mole" who died in the cellar:

"Yes, I respect everyone's choice, I just don't want to watch familiar people leave in front of my eyes."

The item that needs to be brought to the past this time is just the seawater used to activate the relic conch [Immortal Longing]. Because the exit of Coldwater Port was under the Sea Cliff Cave, Shade went to Coldwater Port to get the seawater just before departure.

Luvia was curious about what Shade would encounter this time, so she did not leave. Instead, she helped Shade "clamp" little Mia and wait for him to come back.

Shade came to the bedroom door with the broken key, waved to Luvia and the unhappy cat, and inserted the key into the keyhole:

"Speaking of which, isn't it time to give little Mia a bath again?"

"Shad, what did you say?"

"Nothing, see you later. May the World Tree protect me in infinite 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 (2/3). 】

[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. 】

As expected, the time this time was still a pitiful twenty minutes. Shade confirmed that the "Silver Moon Library" in the reward had not disappeared, then raised the corner of his mouth and stepped forward again in the white mist.

After his feet touched the ground of the dark plain, he jumped forward and appeared twenty meters in front. In an instant, the flying red butterflies illuminated a small area, and the red butterflies turned into red. The torrent of work rushed into the black mist in the darkness ahead.

Before the horror of the dark wilderness could be revealed to Shade, Shade had already entered the fog. The moonlight at the fingertips cannot illuminate the surroundings, but the light that evokes some primordial fire can illuminate the surroundings to a limited extent.

The ground behind him was shaking, but the surging malice could not enter the black mist. So Shade walked uphill in the dark fog along a path that was almost buried in weeds. After a few dozen steps, he saw a light not far away. Continuing forward, a bonfire appeared on the side of the trail. In the small camp built around the bonfire, the witch Miss Higgins, the witch emperor's cousin Mrs. Miles, and the timid boy Andorra Ade were all still there. There awaits him.

It was impossible to tell how much time had passed. Although the three of them were a little depressed, at least they were still alive. As Shade approached, the first person to notice him was the young witch Miss Leah Higgins.

Seeing Shade's figure coming from the black fog, she stood up and breathed a sigh of relief, but still asked a question:

"What did you ask me to keep for you before you left?"

Through the black mist, his voice was muffled, and Shade gave the answer:

"One coin."

So the coin was thrown to Shade by the witch, and Mrs. Miles and the boy also stood up to welcome Shade's return. Even though he did nothing, his appearance itself seemed to make everyone feel spiritual comfort and joy, just like the bright moon appeared under the dark mist-shrouded sky.

"During my absence, nothing happened here, right?"

Shade also sat down by the campfire, stretching out his hands to warm himself against the abnormal chill here. The red-haired witch girl shook her head slightly:

"No, I wanted to explore the camp again, but my wife advised me to wait until you come back."

The old man smiled at Shade and nodded, without explaining anything. Shade attributed it to the wisdom of the elderly.

"Now that you're back, have you brought back any useful news?"

The boy cowered aside and did not dare to speak, while Miss Higgins regained her somewhat excited look.

Shade nodded, but did not take out the sea water immediately:

"I found the information about that conch, but before that I want to ask you a question. Where did you get those black coins?"

He looked at the three of them. The boy was a little confused. The old woman and the witch were also confused about the reason for this question:

"His Majesty gave it to us. The boy over there said last time that the witch who sold him the map gave it to him."

"Where did the coin come from?"

Shade asked again. Although Miss Higgins was confused, she answered with the same answer again, thinking that Shade didn't hear clearly.

So Shade asked for the third time. This time, the young witch hesitated before giving a similar answer again. After the fourth inquiry, her tone became more doubtful. When Shade asked for the sixth time, she was in a daze and did not speak. Instead, she stared at the flames in front of her and was stunned.

"is that so?"

This sentence made Old Mrs. Miles and the boy stunned. The three of them looked at the flames in front of them. The swaying fire caused light and darkness to alternate on their faces. Then, the three of them revealed their faces at the same time. A look of horror.

Even the oldest Mrs. Miles instinctively got up and moved away from the bonfire at this moment, but she was afraid of the darkness in the black mist and did not dare to completely step out of the edge of the light.

The three of them stood there in horror, watching Shade continue to sit by the fire with his back to them, but there was no shadow behind Shade at all. At this time, those tampered memories resurfaced, and they all remembered them.

"so."

Shade, who was standing by the fire, hunched over and looked at the dancing firelight, asked with an inquiring look:

"What is inside this flame?"

The silent explosion of the bonfire shot up into the sky, and in the flames that stirred up Shade, countless coins emerged from the bottom of the firewood, where the four of them could not see it. Each of these coins is different, but they are undoubtedly currencies that were and still are in circulation.

Each of them was just an ordinary item, but after a huge amount of currency poured out from the bottom of the firewood pile and they were put together above the flames, forming a giant human-shaped face with the floating firelight, the coins had an elemental reaction. Even though he couldn't use any detective thaumaturgy in the fog, when the giant face that could make patients with trypophobia go crazy stopped on top of the subdued bonfire, Shade still recognized what the thing in front of him was. :

"A devil again?"

"Why do you say 'again'?" (Devil's language)

The two sunken holes are the eyes, the cracked gap is the weird big mouth, and inside the mouth are more coins and sparks that are constantly flowing and squirming.

"Because I keep running into you guys lately."

Shade stood up and said, brushing away the embers of flames that were about to hit his face, turning around and saying to his companions behind him:

"Come here, everything must behave here, it won't hurt you."

But even so, the three people, including the young high-level witch, only dared to stand behind Shade, and did not dare to sit down like just now.

"I don't have much time, so I won't play games with words. Let me guess what happened to them: they came here, were attracted by the light of this bonfire to keep warm, you appeared, and then turned their existence into those [The power of existence].”

Shade looked at the big face that was still rattling and changing:

"is that so?"

"How boring is it to say it?"

That giant face looked quite dissatisfied:

"I didn't lie to them. I told them that if they wanted to trade in the camp, they needed currency. I just made them forget about it afterwards."

The face suddenly moved closer to Shade, and the eyes formed by the sunken circles narrowed. The width of the entire face was half of Shade's height:

"Why don't we make a deal? If I make them lose their memory again, you won't say anything. I can give you some compensation, which is harmless to you. You are a guest invited to the camp, and I can't erase you. memory."

Shade shook his head:

"Do you think I'm a fool?"

"Don't refuse in a hurry. What if I say that I can teach you how to turn existence into coins?"

The eyes that were narrowed due to the coins squeezing each other opened again. With the head-swelling sound of the coins colliding with each other, it looked at Shade with a smile:

"This is not only a way to create wealth, it is also a good means of attack. Think about it, if you use this power to fight the enemy, you can not only defeat the enemy easily, but you can even make a good profit. I am not the one with this ability. He is willing to teach others easily.”

"If I learn it, it means that Luvia will have an infinite number of coins that can be used for special divination."

Shade told himself in his heart, and then shook his head again:

"You can't make a deal with the devil, cherish your soul and stay away from the devil. This is the original principle taught to me by my teacher. I said, I don't have much time, tell me the rules."