Whispering Verse

Shade once asked long-haired Luvia in a dream about the tower on Mount Karas, but unfortunately she refused to tell her.

"So the two clues of Randall Valley-Night Temple and Karas Mountain-ancient tower are interrupted."

Shade concluded, but then said:

"Although the Ritual Array of the Sun, Moon and Stars cannot be traced further, and it may even involve Laplace Howard's exploration and manipulation of time, I saw other clues in his notes. Please look at that book The black notebook, yes, that one is the only original, I sent it directly."

Miss Denister then pulled out the notebook that was pressed at the bottom. After opening it, her eyes widened in surprise:

"Is this the teacher's handwriting?"

"Yes, I am used to seeing Laplace Howard's handwriting. When I opened this notebook that records the mysteries of time and space, I was curious about where it came from. Later, I found other information and letters - these In that document bag, I later confirmed that the fortune teller had met your teacher about 30 years ago."

Shade was quite surprised to find this when he was sorting out his notebook last week. Later, when he looked through the letters that were placed with the notebook, he found that although the letters and notebooks did not mention names, they clearly mentioned the person who met him. The lady is a Thirteenth Circle Sorcerer of St. Byrons.

"The teacher disappeared about 20 years ago."

Miss Danister murmured to herself, but did not notice that Shade had already begun to calculate her age:

"Before the teacher visited the ancient tower on Karas Mountain, he actually met the traitor of the Prophet Association?"

"Laplace Howard destroyed a lot of information during his lifetime, so it is no longer possible to verify who took the initiative to contact whom. These notebooks and letters are scattered in a secret cave laboratory on Green Island, probably Laplace S. Howard made an omission when destroying the information. Or he deliberately left it for the Godcaller."

"What did they talk about?"

Miss Denister asked again, reaching for the portfolio. It is filled with photos of notes and letters to prevent important clues from being missed when transcribed.

"Things related to the ancient gods, but the specific details are unclear. I can only be sure that the fortune tellers on the island gained greatly because of that meeting, and completely perfected all the ideas of Edwards Den's magic. On the night of the Battle of Green Island , and there are indeed traces of rituals using the power of the blood moon. Your teacher asked him for some news about the moon. Unfortunately, no more precise content was found. However, although the content of the conversation is not known, the last article that can be found Notes related to the incident stated that Laplace Howard recommended to the St. Byrons professor another person who might be able to help her."

"who is it?"

"No specific name was mentioned, just a piano piece called the Moonlight Sonata."

Shade had already asked Luvia and Miss Carina, so he knew who this was.

Sure enough, Miss Danister also thought of the answer:

"The Old God of Music, or the [Weaver of Harmony], although this old god has left in the fifth era, the order still exists and has been passed down to this day. This is a neutral group of ring warlocks, among which Most people's identity and background are related to music. "Moonlight Sonata" is the famous song of the leaders of this generation of the Order. It seems that I am going to visit them. I haven't heard much about their whereabouts in recent years, but maybe On the east coast of the Old World, within Kasenlik, or in the New World.”

Shade nodded. He originally thought that the other party would be in the Moon Bay area on the west coast where he was about to leave. It seemed that fate did not always like to play tricks on him:

"Then the rest of the investigation will be left to you."

"Okay, as long as there are ideas for further investigation. What is this?"

There was a red jewelry box at the bottom of those notebooks. After Miss Danist opened it curiously, she found a rose-red hairband inside:

"Gift."

Shade said, this is this week's gift that I took out from the [God's Gift Box] after I got home today. It's just an ordinary item. Although it was still difficult for an outsider to distinguish the different shades of red, he could also see that this color of headband did not match any girl he knew.

I wanted to tie it to the cat's tail, but the cat easily dodged it. Then I thought that since I was coming to see Miss Danister today, I sent it as well. As for this week’s task, it is to take good care of your hair. This is very simple for Shade. His short hair only needs to be washed every day and combed before going out.

"A gift for me?"

She smiled and looked at the hair tie in the box:

"This reminds me of the pen I once gave to my teacher. It's very nice. Although I'm not sure how you suddenly thought of giving it to me as a gift, thank you."

She took out the ruby-decorated hairband from the box:

"So what are you going to do next? In the past month, you have reported your study status to me every week, taken my elective courses seriously, and submitted various final papers prepared for the summer upgrade exam. I even I heard the students at the college talk about your big case in Tobesk, but you won’t continue to stay at home so honestly, right?”

Rose-red eyes looked at Shade jokingly, and Shade nodded sheepishly:

"I do have to do some things out of town recently, but I won't forget the summer exam week."

"So where are you going?"

Shade hesitated for a moment, feeling that there was no need to hide:

"In the Moon Bay area, I'm looking for a very important relic."

Miss Denister did not continue to ask him what he was looking for:

"No matter how busy you are, you can't become a better ring warlock by always staying at your desk. If you encounter trouble in the Moon Bay area, you can come to me for help. After that, I will arrange for someone to find the God of Music first. Believers should not leave the school in a short time."

Shade nodded, thinking about what kind of story he would encounter in the Moon Bay area this time.

After talking about dinner time with Miss Danister, Shade ended the projection and took the cat outside to have dinner.

Luvia took a whole day off on Monday, so she had to work overtime tonight to handle some things in the association, and wouldn't arrive at Saint Teresa Square until about eight o'clock.

So when he had time after dinner, Shade tidied his desk and took out the black time key hanging around his neck. He sighed softly and decided not to delay any further:

"After a month's rest, I also need to exercise. I don't know who I will meet in the past this time, and what kind of similar and different people I will meet."

Let Xiao Mia wait on the desk, he also put his belongings on the desk, and then took the key to the door of the study:

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

After a click, the study door opened inwards. What was behind the door was not the living room at home, but endless white mist.

He reached out and touched the white mist——

[Outlander, please take note. A message from the "Father of the Infinite Tree": This time you are allowed to carry two additional relics. 】

"Two pieces this time?"

He then turned around and took the [Perfume Vial of Desire], and then hesitated for a moment. Instead of taking the [Night Watch], he picked up the silver crescent-shaped "jade" [Star Trace]. Since he got this sage-level relic, he has only tried it a few times on Green Island. Although I don’t know what situation I’m going to face this time, [Yectrasil’s Staff] can be replaced by [Night Watch], so I brought this long-range offensive weapon this time.

"and this."

He also picked up the small silver pocket watch on the table. The gift given by the Great Witch of Time in the "past life" might have special effects in the "past life".

When the cat saw Shade waving his hand to it, it said "meow~" and then watched Shade walk into the white mist door.

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

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

[The past life, the sixth era, the old continent, the city of the end, Tobesk. 】

[Event: Tobesk, the Last Era. 】

[The duration is arbitrary (3/∞). 】

[You have obtained additional information. 】

[You have stepped into a history that does not exist. 】

[The figure of the father of the infinite tree is watching you. 】

[Note that during this exploration, you cannot leave the area of ​​Saint Teresa Square. 】

[Note that you are allowed to bring any casting materials into this period of time. 】

[Note that you can return to the "now" time by defeating any powerful enemy with the Time Key. 】

Shade stepped out of the fog, and then saw that he had indeed entered the living room from the study. However, this is a home that looks extremely dilapidated with the windows sealed and the walls and floors covered with mold and moss.

He staggered forward a few steps, and then sat on the only sofa that was not covered by a white cloth. Covering his head, he endured the incompatibility with the chaotic elements and spirits after entering the apocalyptic world from the normal world.

It took a long time before he raised his head and looked at the dark fireplace in front of him. He didn't get up immediately and go outside. Instead, he found some wooden toys from his pocket, turned them into firewood, threw them into the fireplace, and then lit them with flames.

"Ahem, cough, damn, this place has not been decorated, and the chimney is blocked now."

The smoke that flowed into the room in the opposite direction forced Shade to extinguish the flame, and his mood affected by the doomsday environment suddenly became even worse:

"This kind of ending must never happen again."

He got up and walked up the stairs to the higher floor, but when he passed through the dark corridor on the third floor, he knocked on the wall five times in rhythm with his fingers. Unfortunately, the third door on the third floor did not appear.

Originally, I wanted to follow the method of the previous two times and jump directly from the roof into Saint Teresa Square, but after knocking on the wall, I wanted to try the feeling of walking out of the door.

So I turned around and went downstairs. I didn't see the copper engraving I bought from Old John at the corner of the stairs. I didn't see the shoe rack or the cookie box for keys and change in the hall. Only the floor near the door was filled with yellow sand.