Whispering Verse

Even though he has never tried snorkeling, his own swimming level is not very good, but because of the protection of [Underwater Breathing], Shade feels quite good when swimming.

The passage continued forward without widening or bifurcating, giving Shade no chance to swim around underwater. The light of the silver moon became dim in the water, and the turbid vision under the water allowed him to barely distinguish what was in front of him.

The passage became narrower and narrower, and finally turned into an underwater crack in the front that could only be barely passed by one person.

Just when Shade was worried that the crack would become narrower and narrower, and he would have to carry out demolition work, a light appeared not far away.

Some excitedly swam forward quickly, and the light was the exit of the crack. After swimming out of the crack, weak sunlight shone through the water from above.

He swam up as hard as he could, and in less than ten seconds, his head came out from under the water.

He canceled the spell and took a deep breath while feeling the raindrops hitting his face. The rumble of crashing waves shook my eardrums, and the rain and wind blew against my face.

He gasped for air while looking to the left and right. Behind him was the towering cliff. The cold and wet passage was obviously under the water at the bottom of the cliff.

Not far in front of him, there was a black reef protruding from the sea.

"I don't know how to rock climb."

So instead of climbing a nearby mountain, I untied the rope from my waist and swam toward the black rock in the rain. After a while, I was out of the sea and stood in the rain.

Because of his thaumaturgy [Time Perception], Shade knew that it had taken about 15 minutes since he left the hidden wall.

This is because this is the first time to walk this "road". Not only is it unfamiliar, but I also need to pay attention to the surroundings. Once you become proficient in it, it will be no problem to shorten the time to less than 10 minutes.

"But where exactly is this place? It can't be an isolated island in the ocean, right?"

There were heavy clouds overhead, raindrops hitting his cheeks, and strong winds blowing his hair. Behind the cliff, the steep rock walls dropped straight down, and the complete appearance was almost invisible in the rain.

The fishy smell rushed straight into his nose. He squinted at the sky and saw a lonely seagull circling above his head in the rain. After a while, he left and flew to a more distant place.

Further away is the deep and terrifying ocean. Except for a few nearby rocks, the rough sea level in the distance has almost swallowed up everything. At the end of the field of vision, the dark clouds were connected to the ocean, and the twisted and strange shape of the dark clouds on the ocean made Shade instinctively feel terrible.

"Why is it raining in Tobesk and still raining here?"

Shade, who was soaked all over, endured the sticky feeling and continued to look around. In addition to the huge black reef under his feet, a series of rocks exposed out of the water were densely distributed under the cliff, which seemed to have peeled off from the side of the cliff at some time in the past.

The waves rolled under his feet, creating a series of disgusting white foam, which seemed to hit the rocks under his feet unchanged for thousands of years.

The sound of the water was deafening, and everything was desolate. Apart from the vast sea and rocks, there were no trees, not to mention no beaches or islands.

But just by moving a little, his sight was able to pass through the side of the towering cliff and see the scenery blocked by the cliff.

Shade's eyes widened and he held his breath——

He saw the harbor sitting in the rain, the city standing on the seaside, and even the huge factory chimneys that were vaguely visible in the distance. The fires of civilization illuminate the coast, and the smell of steam is carried to the sea by the wind.

"This is a port city on the west coast of the mainland."

Only then did he extinguish the silver light on his fingertips and look at the giant steam cargo ships docked in the harbor in the distance, at the warships flying the naval flag of the Kingdom of Delarian, and at the sea of ​​​​water spread out on the coastal plain. Huge urban building complex.

"I'm still in Delarion. There shouldn't be such a big city in the New World, so this is a port city on the west coast of the Old World."

Feeling lucky for his luck, he opened the suitcase wrapped in canvas in the rain and took out the bag of frog legs.

After reciting a difficult-to-pronounce incantation, he threw the crushed frog legs into the sea. Then he jumped in the rain, jumping from the slippery black reef to another nearby rock.

The view here is wider, and Shade is now completely sure that the cliff standing next to him is located on the side of the harbor city. And if you want to enter the not far away harbor city from your current position, you no longer need to enter the water.

As long as you keep moving on the rocks under these cliffs, you can land on the shoals on the seaside after turning around the side of the cliffs. Walking along the shoal, you can reach the pier where the large warship is docked in twenty minutes by visual inspection.

In other words, the location where Shade emerged from the water was actually on the edge of the city. Once you get used to walking this way, it will probably only take less than half an hour from leaving the hidden wall to entering the city.

Compared to the hidden wall at home, this place is obviously safer, and it’s overly safe:

"Why can't the exit be in a basement or sewer in the city?"

This was the complaint of Shade, who was jumping up and down on the rocks in the rain.

The boots stepped into the shallow water, leaving footprints on the beach, and at the same time, they stepped into the sand from the small shells among the gravel. But as the boots were lifted, the incoming seawater smoothed the sand surface again, and no traces of human walking could be seen.

Shade landed quietly at the shallows, and then sneakily bent over and walked toward the shore. Fortunately, no one would come to the beach in this rainy weather, so no one would notice this caution.

This is a beach near the pier where the wind and tide have left some trash on the soft sand. When Shade was walking in the rain, he noticed a wet newspaper lying not far away.

He quickly approached and picked up the newspaper to check. Most of the contents of the newspaper were blurred. The only thing that can be seen is the name of the newspaper, the date, and part of the left page.

The time was yesterday, and the content was "Princess Lesia returned from Carsonlik's visit and spent a week recuperating in Coldwater Port City" (note), and the title of the newspaper was "Coldwater Port Evening News."

"The most important seaport city on the west coast of the Kingdom of Delarion, the main trade hub with the New World, Coldwater Port City?"

He looked up at the city buildings under the clouds not far away, but still couldn't figure out why he was here.

"Princess Lesia?"

He looked back at the large and abnormal warship on the sea. It was a steam-powered ship. In addition to extraordinary power, a warship of this size could almost be regarded as the most powerful weapon that a mortal could possess in this era.

The Royal Navy and Royal Army are indeed stationed in Coldwater Port City, but warships should not be at civilian docks, so this ship should be used to transport important people.

"Is the princess on the ship, or in the residence arranged by Coldwater Port City? Also, what's the use of me looking for Princess Lesia? She doesn't know me, and I don't want to involve her in "The Whispering Psalms" In the matter."

Shade hesitated in the rain and decided to take a walk around the seaport city first. Now that we have finally come to such a far away place, foreigners naturally want to experience the customs and customs of different cities.

Because of the heavy rain outside, when the soaked Shade broke into the Golden Rose Hotel on "Hoglunz Avenue" in the dock area of ​​Coldwater Port, no one suspected that the young man emerged from the sea.

The hotels in the dock area receive guests who come to the city by boat from all over the world all year round. Relatively speaking, Shade is not an eccentric guy.

The fake name "John Watson" was given on the registration form, and he spent 3 shillings (including lunch and dinner) to rent the cheapest room in the hotel. After taking a shower and changing into clean and dry clothes, I did not leave the hotel in a hurry. Instead, I went back to the counter and borrowed some newspapers from the past few days with the fat woman wearing knitting, and then returned to the room.

In the small room that was damp and slightly musty, after lighting the gas lamp that seemed to have not been cleaned for decades, the first thing to do was to check where Princess Lesia stayed.

The good news is that Miss Louisa's princess friend does not live on an inaccessible warship. The bad news is that the Prince's mansion where she lives temporarily is not accessible to ordinary people.

It was a large mansion in the most prosperous South District of Coldwater Port City. It was part of the royal family's huge property. Most of the royal family members would choose to live there when they visited Coldwater Port.

The Coldwater Port Evening News devoted a large space to describing the outstanding efforts of the local police and city hall to protect the safety of the princess.

In other words, Shade had no chance to meet Princess Lesia Cavendish.

Then he looked through other parts of the newspaper to see if there were any suspicious incidents happening in the local area. But just like the newspapers in Tobesk City, all kinds of false and true information are displayed in newspapers of different categories. Fishermen brought back strange-shaped stone statues when fishing, private meetings on the beach at night Men and women saw ghost ships appearing on the sea, golden islands full of treasures appearing in the outer sea... and so on.

Each city has different urban legends. In Tobesk, they are mostly related to the nightlife of the big city, while in Coldwater Harbor, they are mostly related to the ocean. If he wanted to find valuable clues from this information, Shade might as well hope that the silver-eyed man fell to his death when he went out to buy groceries.

"But a person with Silver Eyes' status probably wouldn't go out to buy groceries by himself."

With this in mind, he spent the remaining hour of the morning reading the newspaper. I had lunch in the hotel at noon, and even took out the [pirate's blood money], but nothing happened.

So he borrowed an umbrella from the hotel in the afternoon and went out. Since he had nothing to do for the time being, he planned to deal with the affairs of his client, Mrs. Le Maire. The friend who helped Mr. Le Maire save his will was here.