Whispering Verse

The black-haired maid Miss Tifa had already expected that Shade would refuse. She shook her head:

"Don't worry, I'm not asking you to test medicine. Wouldn't it be more convenient to use rabbits or mice for experiments?"

She pointed to herself:

"Actually, I just want to find someone to compare the effects of these three potions on different people. I will drink it with you, and then compare the different answers we give."

"You want to drink too?"

"Of course, my own feelings are the most real. Besides, if I don't drink, detective, will you drink the things of unknown origin that I take out by yourself?"

But in fact, even the maid Ms. Tifa Servet wanted to drink, and Shade still had resistance to this behavior.

"I don't mean to harm you intentionally. The lady introduced you to the job, and even made an agreement with you when to reveal the secret to you. You can suspect that I have ulterior motives for you, but you can't doubt my love for the lady. Loyalty. You should understand that, Detective."

What she said was sincere and quite reasonable, but Shade still kept his mouth shut. Even though he agreed with what the other person said, and he didn't think there was any reason for the maid to suddenly turn her back on him and murder him, this incident still seemed strange.

"Detective, do you want extra pay?"

Seeing him like this, the maid asked again. The carriage jolted, causing the two people in the carriage to move a little. They had entered the city, and the familiar light of the gas lamps was very reassuring.

"Of course not. I promised to pay for the white stone crystal, so I won't ask for extra money... Are you sure there is really nothing wrong with your potion?"

"By my loyalty to Duke Carina Cavendish."

Shade looked at her, and she looked at Shade. After a long time, Xia Decai said:

"Okay, but you have to go to my place to test the medicine."

"no problem."

Shade didn't want to find a familiar environment, but planned that if something happened and the maid really wanted to murder him, he would immediately use the last time key to ask for help from the [Innocent Creator] to eradicate the poison of the potion, and then start again Use the newly obtained white stone crystal to teleport to distant places.

[But think about the worst, what if she kidnapped your cat to threaten you? Cats can't get close to the statue of the ancient god. 】

Shade was stumped by this tricky question. He looked at the girl who tilted her head and looked out the window, half of her face illuminated by the quiet moonlight:

"Although I am not familiar with this world yet..."

He said with certainty in his heart:

"But I think that if I can't even judge the basic good and evil of the people I meet around me, then no matter how cautious I am, I will die miserably sooner or later."

[Do you believe she is on the good side? 】

"No, I just make sure that at least Carina and the maid are not the evil party."

The carriage broke into the night, and the sound of horse hooves did not disturb anyone in this silent night. It took Shade and the maid to the door of No. 6 Saint Teresa Square. After Shade opened the door with the key, he invited the maid to try the medicine on the first floor.

Because it is the closest to the basement, and the basement door happens to have a keyhole, which meets the basic requirements for using the [Time Key].

There is no furniture or decorative walls on the first floor of Shade's house, and the whole space is very empty. Because he hadn't gotten around to going to the gas company and having them hook up the gas pipes on the first floor, there wasn't even a gas light here.

Shade excused himself to go upstairs to get the candle, took the cat down and put the time key in his pocket. But instead of trying the medicine immediately after going downstairs, he fed the cat first to delay the time. After all, the time key could only be used in the early morning of Thursday after Wednesday.

Little Mia hadn't seen Shade for a day and was very dissatisfied when she was held by him. The fluffy cat was not hungry today, after all, Shade left enough cat food before leaving.

Now seeing that Shade had prepared a supper for it, he did not forget to look at the strange woman who came to the house warily, and then waggled his tail and went to eat in a reserved manner. Miss Servit was also very interested in this small orange cat, but it was obviously unwise to try to approach the cat while it was eating. Little Mia probably suspected that someone was trying to steal its food.

The candle stood on the floor. After the time was almost up, Shade and the maid Tifa sat face to face on both sides of the small table that had been moved. There were two empty teacups on the table.

"First the first one."

The maid handed the wooden tube to Shade, and Shade poured the liquid inside into two cups, and then he chose the cup on the left. After watching the maid drink it all, Shade also drank the potion.

"Meow?"

The cat stared at the amber eyes and stood on the windowsill nearby, licking its paws and watching them drink the liquid curiously, hoping that she would get some too.

"What does it feel like?"

the maid asked.

"How much sugar did you put in? Why is it so sweet?"

Shade put down the cup and said vaguely.

"Any other feelings?"

The maid asked again, and Shade shook his head in denial.

She shook her head regretfully, then pointed at Shade's cup, and half a cup of water appeared in it:

"Detective, please rinse your mouth."

Shade still shook his head. The maid looked him over and said;

"It's hard to hold a mouthful of liquid in your mouth. I won't give you a chance to keep a sample of the liquid."

Shade then picked up the cup.

Then came the second potion, this time with a distinct mint flavor. After drinking it, both Shade and Tifa Servitt's left eyes became blurry to a certain extent. The former lasted ten seconds, the latter seven seconds.

But after the duration ended, the field of vision completely returned to normal.

The last tube of potion tasted the same as drinking water. This time, a different situation occurred between the two of them. The maid did not produce any effect, while Shade's whole body twitched uncontrollably, as if he was shivering in the extremely cold weather. This process continued for the entire time. It was over in half a minute.

But fortunately, apart from the convulsions, Shade's body was not affected in any other way.

After testing the three potions, the black-haired maid insisted that Shade rinse her mouth to ensure that no liquid remained before ending her visit to No. 6 Saint Teresa Square.

He stood on the stone steps in front of his house, watching the light of the kerosene lamp hanging on the rear of the carriage go away, and then closed the door neatly. In the curious eyes of the cat squatting on the table and sniffing the cup, He walked quickly into the basement and came back after a while holding a paper bag.

Holding the paper bag in one hand, he closed the basement door with the other hand, and then took out the almost completely broken wooden key:

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

Turning the key, there was a click, and there was endless white mist behind the opened basement door. This will be the third time to enter the Fifth Epoch 1068, and it will also be the last time. In fact, Shade's preparation for the last two wishes is not completely complete, but so far he has done his best and has his own ideas.

Time travel cannot carry extraordinary items, and all he can rely on is his own knowledge and knowledge. And now, it's time to set off.

"Mia, wait for me for three seconds. If everything goes well, I will take you to eat delicious food tomorrow."

"Meow?"

The cat watched Shade walk into the white mist behind the door, and all the things he was holding fell to the floor.

Mia immediately became excited, jumped to the floor lightly, and curiously ran towards the paper bag in front of the door. The cat wanted to know what kind of good things Shade had got.

On the other side, Shade had already stepped into the white mist. He was a little disappointed to see that the paper bag containing the potion and materials was no longer in his hand, and her voice came to his ears:

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

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

[Autumn of the Fifth Age, 1068, in the Southern Continent, Hope Town. 】

[Event: The old god "Innocent Creator" fell. 】

【Duration 10 minutes (3/3). 】

[You have obtained additional information. 】

[The figure of the father of the infinite tree continues to look at you. 】

[The test given to you by the ancient god of time will continue. 】

[Witness the last wish of the old god, the "Innocent Creator", before his death. 】

[The ancient god of time will give you rewards: Thaumaturgy - Blade of Time Chaos, Miracle Spirit Rune - Echo. 】

Time was running out, and after confirming that there was no additional information, he immediately took a step forward in the white mist.

The white mist dissipated and he returned to the old town where the toy store was located.

When I came there for the first time, it was daytime in Hope Town, and when I came there the second time, it was nighttime in Hope Town. The third and perhaps final visit, here is dusk.

The tragic sunset spreads from the very far sky to the farther sky, and the dim light seems to mean the end of all things. This strange scene stunned Shade, who thought he was well prepared.

There were only a few townspeople on the dilapidated streets at dusk, walking among low and dilapidated buildings. Some people noticed Shade again, but Shade had already opened the door and entered the magnificent toy store in front of them before they approached.

The smell of candy in the air shocked him. The bright light and the dazzling toy shelves made Shade walk out of the sunset scene just now.

The saint wearing a ridiculous clown hat was still standing behind the counter. When Shade opened the door and walked in, he was looking down at a book.

When he heard the door open, he raised his head and looked at him with a smile. This was the last time the two of them met in this era.

"Oh, look who's here?"

The saint smiled and wanted to clap his hands to call the three children, but Shade stopped him:

"Sorry, before I make my last two wishes, I would like to ask for your help."

"So what do you want?"

The young man said with a smile. He looked young, but inexplicably made Shade feel like an old man was speaking:

"Can you tell what I just drank?"

He pointed to himself, and the maid thought of him keeping the liquid in his mouth, but never imagined that he could seek answers directly from God.

Probably, no one would ask such ridiculous questions when the gods are willing to fulfill their wishes.

"It's very simple. You first drink a glass of water with sugar. Oh, that high-end white sugar is really good."

That's why it was so sweet that Shade almost vomited it out, but it was just water and sugar, so this kind of thing wouldn't be a magic potion no matter how you look at it.