Whispering Verse

This time, the shadow was still in front of a table made of rotten wooden boards. Among the three items on the table, only a black severed hand was not obscured by the black mist. After the boy expressed his desire to buy the items, the remaining two items also appeared.

One was a rolled-up piece of blood-stained parchment, tied up with a piece of rotten flesh that looked like an umbilical cord; the other was a red gel that looked like an embryo in a glass jar.

Shade didn't know what the former was, but he recognized the latter at a glance:

"Relic - Imitation of the Philosopher's Stone."

This thing was the direct trigger for the summer night in Tobesk after he came to this world, and he was deeply impressed by it. The witch obviously knew about this thing. Although she wanted to buy it and study it, she was worried that she had lost a lot of coins, so she did not speak.

The boy also heard Shade say the name of the relic. He knew that it was not what he wanted, so he chose the latter between the severed hand and the roll of parchment.

The small black scale fell on the table, and the parchment was placed on one end of the scale by the shadow. The boy then nervously added coins.

There were only 4 coins in his hand at this time, and with each missing coin, his face would become paler. Fortunately, I bought this item of unknown function with just two coins. This is not a relic, and no one knows what it is.

After the boy stretched out his hand to pinch the scroll, the umbilical cord binding the scroll plunged into his flesh like a worm, and then, together with the parchment, penetrated into the boy's body while the boy covered his mouth and screamed. in the body.

Both Shade and Miss Higgins looked at the boy alertly. He was soaked all over because of the pain. After he finally recovered, he lowered his head and said softly:

"I know you don't trust me now. I'll go back to the camp and wait for you."

After saying that, he turned around and left alone along the way he came. The light of the torch quickly disappeared into the fog.

"What do you think happened to him?"

Miss Higgins asked Shade. Shade glanced at Mrs. Miles's face to confirm that she could continue walking:

"Don't worry about him. Let's talk about it after we return to the camp. I just hope that he doesn't make the wrong decision."

According to Miss Higgins' calculations, the three of them were not far from the businessman Mrs. Miles was looking for. I thought this adventure had come to an end, but less than fifty steps away from the new merchant, another special stall appeared on the roadside.

This time it was no longer a dark shadow of stalls, but a shabby blue tent with a pointed top suddenly appeared between the stalls. Neither Shad nor Miss Higgins, of course, wanted to get close to a place that was obviously different at first sight, but even if Miss Higgins tried to take a detour, the subsequent attempts showed that she wanted to continue moving forward. , except for this road, everything else is a dead end.

This tent obviously wouldn't let them walk right through. At the entrance of the tent, a sign that read "Divination House" in contemporary fifth era characters creaked in the windless black mist. The three people were already familiar with the camp, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk in with torches in the increasingly cold environment.

The tent was very empty. In the innermost part, a dark figure sat behind the table, and the only thing on the table was a crystal ball. The base of the crystal ball is made of brass metal, somewhat like a crown, just enough for the turbid crystal ball to get stuck on it.

But the crystal ball itself is just an ordinary item. What really has the extremely powerful whispering element is the brass base. There is a line of small words on the nameplate of the base. Shade saw it clearly after he got closer:

[Pull through the fog to see the truth]

Shade felt that the young girl next to him was breathing rapidly. He turned his head and gave her a confused look. The latter grabbed his collar and looked like he couldn't breathe:

"It's it. It didn't expect that the things written in the book would actually appear here."

"what?"

Miss Higgins did not answer immediately. Instead, she gave Old Mrs. Miles a pair of earplugs to make sure she could not hear before introducing:

"Sir, I don't know if you understand the witches' classification of the danger levels of relics. But in fact, there is an 'unknown level' above the five levels."

This is consistent with the Sixth Age.

"Look at that base, oh my god, it's actually this. The unknowable relic [Destiny Base], a relic of fate and divination, you can activate the properties of this relic by placing any crystal ball on it." The only characteristic of Destiny Base: divination. It can divination everything. So far, there has never been a situation where [Destiny Base] cannot divination! I was fortunate enough to attend a paid course of a Witch Emperor and listen to His Majesty’s chat. At that time, I knew that it was said that this thing was once a divination tool for Mr. Huan, the ancient god of fate!"

She took a breath, and she was so excited that she even seemed to be lacking oxygen after speaking:

"If there is such a thing, we can find the soul of Mrs. Miles's lover without even entering this camp!"

"Don't be so excited yet. Even if the three of us sell this thing, we will definitely not be able to afford it. We can probably only pay to experience divination."

Even so, Shade couldn't help but look at the relic. Even though he has experienced so many things, the number of unknowable relics he has directly come into contact with is not that many. And the ones he has personally come into contact with and used, except for the special existence of [Desire], are only those borrowed for the purpose of exploring the truth of time. The hourglass [Back to Time] that Luvia and Priest August kept.

Luvia said that every unknowable relic is directly related to the gods. And the characteristics of unknowable relics can even slightly affect the state of saints. These are enough to show how powerful the relic in front of you is.

Even Shade, who had always been cautious and not greedy, could not help but imagine what would happen if Luvia got this relic.

He quickly shook his head to stop himself from imagining this:

"What are the negative properties and limitations of use of relics?"

Shade asked softly. Miss Higgins was still trembling when she spoke. Shade also realized later that she was affected by the highest level of dangerous relics:

"Only individuals from before the Third Era or beings with extremely powerful souls can activate its divination properties. Therefore, even if those of us living in the contemporary era get it, there is a high probability that we will not be able to use it. We need to use some magic potions to temporarily strengthen the soul. Moreover. , the conclusion drawn from this relic’s divination is absolutely correct, so never use it to predict the future, absolutely not! Everyone’s future is uncertain, but once you observe it, you will really fall into the trap of fate.”

"Only things from the past can be divined? Where did the lost keys go, or did my neighbor cheat on me?"

"That's pretty much what it means. But there's no need for such trivial matters as divination. Oh, don't let Grandma Miles try it. Now that you know the location of the merchant, don't let her come into contact with the unknowable relics."

She had obviously been wary of the dark shadows in the camp, but now she took the initiative to walk towards the table. The black metal scale was lowered again, and Miss Higgins took a deep breath:

"I want to divine something!"

The balance was immediately thrown out of balance, and was not restored until Miss Higgins placed two coins, apparently the fee for the divination:

"Where in the material world can I find a currently undiscovered vein of mithril that I can buy?"

After speaking, she widened her eyes and acted like she was listening, and then her face turned red:

"I understand, I understand!"

She bit her lip to hold back her laughter and retreated to Shade. Under the firelight, this lady seemed to be freed from the dual influence of the "Black Mist Camp" and the unknown relic. Her excitement was fully displayed through her eyes that seemed to be glowing.

"you"

"Two coins, in exchange for a lifetime of money. The consumption level of witches is very high, and I also have to raise the cost of materials for my own advanced ceremony. I have never made such a worthwhile transaction in my life! As long as I can get out alive , What else do I need to worry about in the rest of my life?”

Granny Miles still had her ears plugged. Although she didn't know what Miss Higgins was talking about, seeing how excited she was, she still smiled and nodded to her.

Shade admired this idea of ​​using relics, but he still had questions:

"Is it true that everything can be divined?"

In fact, the shaking "Divination House" sign at the entrance of the tent no longer creaked, indicating that as long as one person divined once, they could leave, but Shade also became interested in this relic.

"At least I can divine everything I know. However, it is best not to divine things that have little to do with you. It is not good for us to know more things. Of course, we should not divine knowledge related to God. Although this relic can give You answer, but that doesn’t mean you can accept that knowledge.”

The excited witch reminded, Shade nodded:

"Don't worry, I know the rules of divination."

Shade then came to the table with the crystal ball and also took out two coins, but did not put them on the scale immediately:

"If this relic cannot give you the result of divination, then you have to pay me double the compensation."

He said to the shadow, and the shadow behind the table nodded. Shade was shocked and immediately got more information:

"These silent shadows are not mechanically repeating something. They can make independent judgments."

He placed the coin on one side of the scale:

"I want to know, well... why did I come to this world?"

the stranger asked softly, not because he wanted to make more coins, but because he was really confused about it. Although he no longer wanted to give up everything here and go home, he still wanted to understand the cause of all this.

The voice appeared in Shade's ears.

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