Whispering Verse

After leaving the church, the group did not return to the manor, but went to Belindell Big Ben in the city center. Just like what Shade heard from the man who sold him the "Eternal Light" when he first came to this place, this place is not open to the public. Only important members of the Belindel family and the city council can come.

As evening approaches, Parliament Square is packed with people. Seeing that it was getting late, Shade originally wanted to say goodbye and leave to go find Mr. Bernhardt to explain the [Dragon Eater Order], but the witch insisted on letting Shade stay:

"You helped me today. I want to show you my favorite thing in this city."

The door of the bell tower was opened, and the tower guard watched respectfully as the group entered the bell tower. The elevator controlled by a high-power underground steam engine is at the innermost side, so it doesn't feel crowded even if seven people stand on it together.

Miss Matilda pulled the gate switch on the side pillar. Amidst the roar coming from the underground, the elevator smoothly took a group of people from the bottom to the top.

On the viewing terrace, Shade and the Witch stood by the railing together and watched the cityscape under the sunset. On the nearby Tatton River, sailors and trackers have finished work, and flocks of seagulls can even be seen flying above the dock area in the distance. The Parliament Square was crowded with people, vendors, speakers standing on high platforms speaking, and tourists from out of town, all watching this novel scene.

“The scenery here is really nice.”

Shade commented, but Miss Belindel was not thinking about this at this time:

"You know, my aunt just rejected me again."

Shade looked at her unexpectedly, and he didn't expect that she would take the initiative to talk to him about her family's private affairs.

"This is not a private matter. Since you are walking around Yuewan City, you must also know some secrets among the nobles."

Looking at the city scenery below, Bella Belindel briefly described the story of the past:

"When Aunt Phyllis Belindel was young, her appearance was only slightly worse than mine. This is a very cliché love story of an aristocratic family. The aunt fell in love with a poor boy, but her grandfather opposed her choice. This is Things went on at home for several years, and finally Aunt Phyllis became a nun and never returned home."

"Where's that man?"

"In the winter of the second year after my aunt became a nun, she was beaten to death by someone for seducing the lover of a wealthy local businessman."

She said lightly:

"The ancient legend involves everyone in the seven glorious Yuewan families. I hope that my aunt can temporarily move back to live with us and help me find some information or contact those distant relatives. But she doesn't seem to want to be with me at all. Belindel is involved.”

After sighing softly, she finally asked Shade why she was looking for her this afternoon. Only then did Shade have the opportunity to talk about the four different targets he learned from the bathhouse and what happened last night, especially about the [Dragon Feast Cult]:

"Miss Benanis told me that the [Dragon Eater Order] has a fragment of a poem related to the chosen one of 'Light'. This time they appeared locally, and they sent out a modified seven-ring warlock. , this is not like a small operation.”

"[Dragon Feast Order], [Light Worshipers Training Society]. Light and dragon, the ancient god of light, 'Dragon of Light'. I understand."

As if her mood was affected by the dusk scenery, she nodded half-heartedly, not even thinking of divination:

"It's going well. Does this matter involve the Black family, the Wood family, and the Hawthorne family?"

She thought for a moment:

"Although I trust your ability, you are a big local noble after all. After dinner, I will give you some blank stationery with my personal seal on it. This should be able to help you."

Being able to give this kind of item to Shade shows that she trusts him very much:

"Is there anything else to do later?"

Shade nodded:

"I'm going to find my friend. He is also helping to investigate this matter. I'm worried that he doesn't know about the [Dragon Feast Order] yet."

So the witch swallowed the invitation "Would you like to have dinner together later?":

"What about tonight?"

"It should be fine."

"Well, bring the relics and spellcasting materials tonight. I have read some interesting information from the family's old books. We may have an adventure outside the city tonight."

"Going to visit ancient ruins or something else?"

Shade asked curiously, and Miss Belindel thought for a moment:

"If my interpretation and divination are correct, it should be an ancient ruin or a hidden cave, but I don't know what the specific situation is. We will go deep into the northern part of the Moon Bay area and search in the Black Forest, Whispering Hills and Toxic Swamp. clue."

Shade laughed:

"These three place names seem to be taken from fairy tales."

Facing the setting sun at the top of the bell tower, the smile on his face seemed so charming to the witch. Miss Belindel tried hard to control her expression, and also showed a faint smile:

"The naming of the forests, mountains and swamps in the Yuewan area all come from an older era. Such names were popular in that era. Do you know the 'St. George Stone Bridge' at the exit on the northeast side of the city? We are there tonight Convergence.”

After bidding farewell to the witch, Shade went to the autopsy room in Spider Alley and informed Mr. Ptolemy Albert of the information about the [Dragon Eater Order] and asked him to pass it on to Mr. Bernhardt.

Then he threw the glass slipper back home, took the cat to have dinner, then changed into another piece of clothing and started getting ready for the evening.

The exit of the Dragon's Nest is not far from the St. George Stone Bridge, so Shade is not in a hurry. After dinner, I took the "Dragon Scale Coins" I had obtained from the "Dragon Altar" in the Dragon Nest in the past few days to the basement, and then took one and practiced with Sister Devlin in the mountaintop altar. The straight sword obtained during the swordsmanship was put into the [Earth Core Furnace] in the basement, and the experience of "traversing the earth" was used to smelt the already strong straight sword with those "dragon scale coins".

Just as Miss Carina said, the straight sword that was re-smelted from the "Dragon Scale Coin" had a layer of light traces of dragon scales on the metal surface. And because it was smelted by the [Earth Core Furnace] and contaminated with the power of the earth, it was originally just a strong and sharp straight sword, but now it can be regarded as a very good alchemical weapon.

After dancing a few times in the basement, the weight of the straight sword did not change, but it became inexplicably more comfortable. Although it is not as exaggerated as the roar of a dragon when it is swung, if you don't compare it with the relic-type long swords, this should be regarded as the best long sword that Shade can find.

Because he didn't want to reveal his identity, [Night Watcher] definitely couldn't bring it with him, so Shade planned to bring this weapon to participate in tonight's operation. Although Miss Belindel said it wouldn't take long and she would return to the city in the middle of the night if she couldn't find the specific location, Shade decided to be more cautious.

He planned to set off from home at seven o'clock, but when night fell and the street lights around the square came on, a private carriage without a sign stopped at the door of Shade's house. Then Lesia took Agelina and the maids, Entered No. 6 Saint Teresa Square.

Seeing Shade looking like he was about to go out, Lesia, who put on light makeup, asked curiously:

"What are you going to do? To meet that young elf girl?"

Agelina's little ears on the side moved and she listened calmly.

"Of course not, go to Moon Bay."

Shade put the cat on the back of the sofa, stepped forward and hugged Lesia, looking at his beautiful princess:

"Good evening, do you want to stay here for the night? I'll leave in a moment and be back before ten o'clock. Oh, I almost forgot to mention that the goods you had in Yuewan are all ready."

Lesia nodded and finally managed to leave Yodel Palace for the night. Even if Shade came back in the middle of the night, she would never leave because of this:

"I'll give you a reward tonight... What's going on over at Yuewan that requires you to work so late at night?"

"The witch over there wants my help. The great witch of fate, she is investigating something."

Agelina's little ears moved again, and Lesia shook her head;

"I heard Carina say that you met the witch in the Moon Bay area, but is she going too far and asking you to help so late? Really, please be safe. I'll wait for you at home."

Although she complained, she did not stop Shade. Shade talked to the two princesses for a while before heading to the basement.

Agelina asked her sister curiously:

"Did you just talk about elves?"

Lesia glanced at her sister and knew what she was thinking:

"Yes, this race should be mentioned in the book you are reading. There are a large number of students of different races in the three major colleges, but most of them are current students. Isn't it time for summer off-campus practice? The young man Sha De knew before The elf has come to the local area. She has golden hair and looks pretty good. After all, she is an elf, so she is different from humans. She is definitely older than Aunt Carina, but she looks as young as you."

"Then what is her relationship with Shade?"

Agelina asked again, and Lesia smiled and asked:

"Why, do you feel a sense of crisis? Oh, my Agelina, my dear sister, human beings have limits, and time will make girls grow old mercilessly, but the elf's appearance will not change for probably decades. . However, if the level of the Ring Warlock is high enough, you can learn many thaumaturgy and secret techniques that can stop the appearance. For example, Shade has a "Secret Technique of Immortality", which is a secret book passed down by the demigod witches of the Fifth Age. But if you want to learn, just one link is not enough.”

She wanted to inspire her sister, and Agelina was indeed inspired, nodding quickly:

"Yes, yes, humans have limits."

I encouraged myself in my heart, and then became more and more curious about the rumored elf.

"Meow~"

Mia hoped that the women who broke into the house would be quiet for a while and not disturb it while it waited for Shade to come home.