Whispering Verse

The witch said:

"The dragon scale only has these characteristics, but these characteristics are enough for a sage-level rating."

"Then what do the cultists want to do by taking it? To cultivate new hybrid dragon beast monsters? Shade said that they have cultivated quite a lot of monsters."

Dorothy asked in confusion, and Luvia guessed:

"Although the characteristics of this relic are powerful, it is not enough for the [Dragon Cult] to launch such a large-scale operation to rob it. I am worried that they are interested in the 'dragon', not cultivating it but absorbing it. What Shade described Isn’t a sacrificial site capable of absorbing the power of dragons?”

"Yes, the exact information shows that it is the sacrificial site of the ancient gods."

Shade said, and this information came from Luvia herself.

So the witch explained the second stolen relic while eating breakfast:

"If the scales were not a disposable item, the rating would be higher. The second relic is not that powerful - a clerical relic [the incubator at the Shire Farm]."

When the other three heard the name, they all looked up at her:

"This relic is actually in Yuewan?"

"As soon as I look at you, I know that this relic is still explained as an example in the introductory textbooks of relics in the three major colleges. How many years have the textbooks of the three major colleges not been updated?"

The history of the clerical relic [The Egg Incubator at Shire Farm] can be traced back to the dark and chaotic era of the Fourth Age. The relic appears to be a shoebox-sized, complex metal machine with unknown principles connected to an iron funnel.

Although the name is an "egg incubator", its function is to put any living creature into a hopper, and the machine at the bottom will produce an egg the size of a chicken egg. The appearance of the eggshell is related to the characteristics of the creature itself. After a cycle of about 60 days, the egg that continues to be incubated will grow to a size similar to that of the creature, and the creature that breaks out of the shell will be at the same size when it is put into the machine. age.

Although the funnel of the machine is about the same size as the funnel in Shade's kitchen, even a giant dragon can be sucked in without resisting, which shows that the machine has a strange spatial effect.

The egg incubator has an effect on any currently known creature. For example, if Xiao Mia is put into it, Shade will get a cat egg to be hatched. The eggshell pattern is probably the orange and white color of Xiao Mia's fur.

Shade recalled:

"I remember that the relic is mainly used to allow creatures to re-experience their own growth state. But it cannot rely on re-growth to adjust its own physiological defects or other characteristics. Of course, the book says that it can also be used to seal a certain creature , because as long as it is unhatched and the egg has not been broken, the state of the egg will remain constant."

Luvia continued:

"The flaw of this machine is that the re-hatched creature will lose part of its memory. If it is a ring magician, there is a high probability that it will lose the thaumaturgy or even spiritual runes that it has learned. But the most important thing is that using this machine to re-hatches itself will cause very little damage. With probability, it will increase one's own core spiritual rune - Enlightenment [Egg] or Enlightenment [Rebirth]."

Dorothy also nodded:

"This is so far one of the few cost-effective and harmless ways to increase core spiritual runes in the material world."

According to current records, the [Egg Incubator at Shire Farm] was discovered in an abandoned farm in the Fourth Era. At that time, the machine was buried under a pile of straw, and a roll of parchment was placed next to it, writing the general function of the relic.

The contents on the parchment later proved to be accurate, and the relic has been passed down to this day. The textbooks of the three major colleges describe it as a typical "clerical-level" relic, but the book does not indicate where this relic is currently stored.

"Could it be that the Dragon Feast Order stole this relic because of the giant egg holding the [Bone Sacrifice Sword] you mentioned last night?"

Miss Carina asked Shade, and Shade shook his head:

"I guess it's related to this, but I can't be sure. Speaking of which, if you put eggs into the [egg incubator at Shire Farm], it seems to have a special effect, right?"

"Yes, although the egg is also judged as a living thing by the machine, the egg will not form a new egg, because there is no point in adding an extra layer of eggshell. Generally speaking, if you put an egg into the relic, you will get exactly the same thing, and The egg will not acquire the extraordinary properties of other spawned eggs. However, in rare cases"

The Duchess paused:

"It will produce a special result called the 'egg effect'. That is, the question of which comes first, the chicken or the egg, causing the 'egg' to fall into a contradictory chaotic spiral state. The great witch of chaos before the parliament said this I have done very careful research and believe that this special state will prevent the egg from ever hatching, but once it is successfully hatched, what will be born will be a half-dead evil creature that will continue to cycle."

The girls at the table all frowned. Although they didn't know what this meant, the other party would definitely be very powerful:

"Shade, is this our opponent this time?"

"Hard to say."

Shade continued to eat his breakfast. Compared with the evil god that might come, the evil thing that hatched the egg did not seem to him to be a very scary opponent:

"Don't worry about this. After what happened last night, what should be worrying you now are the cathedrals in Yuewan Diocese, especially the Dawn Church. Today happens to be the Feast of Holy Prayer, and it's hard for me to imagine what the state of the local churches is. What exactly is it? Is it more important to self-respect, search for traitors and learn lessons, or is it more important to live this festival well first?”

Seeing that Shade was unwilling to talk about the stolen relics at the dinner table, Luvia did not continue the topic. She stirred the soup with a spoon and asked with concern:

"So what are your plans today? I remember you promised Bishop Owen that you would attend church activities, right?"

"Yes, but I only need to go in the afternoon. During the morning prayer and performance in the square outside the Dawn Church, Priest Augustus said that if I have something to do, I don't have to go, and he will leave a souvenir for me. I plan to go there later. Take a look at Yuewan, maybe they still need me there."

Dorothy then asked Luvia:

"Luvia, when do you plan to leave for Moon Bay?"

Miss Carina also looked at her. They knew that Shade needed Luvia's help in Moon Bay.

The girl with purple eyes thought about it:

"The association still has some work to deal with, and then I will take an annual leave and set off in the next two days. Forget about traveling by train. I know that Old John has recently obtained a relic that can move across space. I will use it directly when the time comes. That passes.”

If that [one-hit killer gun] is to be used as a means of spatial movement, the user's body needs to be very strong. It’s impossible that the doctor didn’t mention this to Luvia. In other words, she felt that she didn’t have to worry about damage to her body when moving through space.

Before breakfast ended, the girls mentioned another thing to Shade:

"That's it. I plan to move here for a while and then move out after Tifa comes back."

The duchess said, looking at Luvia:

"Tifa isn't with me, and the manor outside the city is too far away. It's better for me to live here in St. Teresa Square for the time being. I can keep track of things in Moon Bay at any time, and I can help you anytime you need help. Besides, you go home every day. There is also a hot meal at home, I think this should be good."

Shade also looked up at Luvia across the table. The purple-eyed girl looked at them suspiciously:

"What do you want me to do? This is a good idea. I don't think it's better for Dorothy to move here temporarily. She can use the statue of the ancient god in the basement, and she needs to be by your side at all times. The same goes for me, but I won't be able to live here much longer. God, I’m going to Moon Bay soon.”

"Of course it's no problem, Lesia is also very happy."

Miss Writer said.

"Of course I welcome you. When I go home at night, someone can greet me. This is life."

Today is Monday again. Because he was preparing for the exam last week, Xia De always felt that time passed very quickly last week. In short, since it is Monday, not only will the adventure of "Golden Sand Sea" continue, but it is also time to use the [God's Gift Box].

In recent months, Shade has been unable to find anything useful from this box, so he is still looking forward to it this time.

The three ladies looked at him with smiles, but Xia Degang stretched out his hand and hesitated for a moment, then grabbed the cat watching the excitement:

"Mia, come here."

He put the cat into the box. The cat looked very happy, so Shade added:

"If I am satisfied with what I bring out, I will take you to the [Golden Sand Sea] with me this time, but you have to be obedient."

So Dorothy on the side smiled and said to Carina and Luvia:

"Shad said this, which means that he has decided to take little Mia on his journey."

The cat entered the box completely, but before it could adjust its position, Shade lifted it out again.

"Meow?"

The aggrieved cat had just been lifted halfway by Shade when a dazzling golden light came from the bottom of the box.

The brilliant light even forced Shade to squint his eyes, and "she" in his ear reminded him with a chuckle;

[Outlander, you have experienced a "miracle". 】

"What a powerful miracle factor! Did you really encounter something good? What is it this time?"

The three ladies came over curiously, so Shade continued to hold the cat's body under its front paws with both hands and lift it up. I don't know if it's an illusion, but Shade always feels that little Mia seems to be getting longer when he lifts the cat like this.

As expected, the cat's tail was curled up with something, and the luminous object was exactly that object. Looking carefully, it was a roll of ancient parchment with burn marks on the edge. The parchment was rolled into a slender tube. Shade finally took it out from the tail of the cat with an unhappy face.

Five faces, including the cat, came together to look at it. On the opened parchment roll was a rather crude map drawn in red ink.