Whispering Verse

Chapter 2857 Tea Extraction Method

The boat was quickly driven by Shade at the stern, avoiding the ice floes on the water and heading in the direction it came from.

Miss Bicester shivered and curled up, opened her mouth and breathed into her hands. She also missed the bonfire, and just when she felt her body temperature returning to normal, she noticed that Miss Wilder sitting opposite seemed to be in a trance, so she asked curiously:

"Miss Wilder, are you okay?"

The dragon witch seemed to have realized what had happened, and subconsciously wanted to see Shade again, but her face turned red and she stopped turning her head abruptly:

"It's nothing, I just didn't expect Mr. Hamilton's transformation skills to be so superb. The dragon he just transformed into was really..."

She wanted to say "handsome" but was embarrassed, so she temporarily changed her words to:

"It's really realistic."

Because there were a large number of ice floes on the nearby water, Shade chose the channel very carefully and did not participate in the girls' discussion for the time being.

Iluna, who didn't look cold at all, immediately said:

"Of course, the dragon that Shade transformed into is the most handsome dragon I have ever seen."

She said what the dragon witch was embarrassed to say, and the gray wolf girl immediately nodded:

"Yes, yes, I have seen many dragons, but the dragon that Mr. Hamilton transforms into is the most handsome. Miss Wilder, you must have seen more dragons than us. Are all silver dragons so beautiful?"

"That's not a silver dragon."

Miss Wild corrected her immediately, but she was still thinking about the appearance of the "Moonlight Dragon" she had just seen at a glance. So she carefully changed the topic to the encounter in the tower just now. She didn't want to talk about dragons with them anymore, but in fact, she had been quietly looking at Shade at the stern of the boat.

Unlike Fiona, she is a pure-blooded dragon, so although her aesthetic is mainly human, she has not given up on the dragon's aesthetic. And whether Shade is in human form or dragon form, he is the type that will never be disliked by any dragon girl.

In other words, for pure-blooded dragon girls, he is completely "one person can fulfill two wishes."

"Teacher, I have met someone amazing."

Because they were worried about being targeted by other things, the boat returned very quickly. Fortunately, the group did not encounter the next attack. When everyone jumped from the boat to the gap on the fourth floor of the castle, Miss Metz by the fire immediately stood up and came to greet them. She looked quite worried:

"I saw a bright light in the distance just now. That is the direction you are going. What did you encounter?"

"A very difficult enemy, who was finally defeated by Miss Wilder and Shade."

Iluna said, and everyone who had gone out quickly returned to the bonfire. After feeling the warmth of the bonfire, Miss Wilder finally breathed a sigh of relief:

"It's great to have a safe camp in such a dangerous place. I don't want to encounter that thing again."

The few people who went out sat down after drying the water on their bodies, and Shade also released little Mia again. No one seems to be injured, but the spirit here is difficult to recover, so the spirit consumed in the battle just now made the gray wolf and green dragon, who were already in poor condition, feel a little uncomfortable.

After taking a short rest, Iluna and the Gray Wolf girl described together how the enemy suddenly appeared and then froze the water. Although the four people who went out didn't know what it was, Miss Metz knew it just after hearing a simple description:

"Why does this kind of thing appear here? That is the [Heartless Demon]. Legend has it that in the Arctic Ice Cap of the North Continent, there are countless sources of terrible plagues and parasites that existed in ancient times, called 'Heartless Demons'. 'The evil thing is one of them. This kind of insect is similar to the water element life. It will parasitize in the living body and freeze the host's soul and body until it is transformed into what you just saw."

Although Miss Metz cannot explain the specific origin and parasitic principle of that insect, in short, it is really dangerous:

"It seems that if we need to go out in the future, we must be more careful."

"Parasites, I hate them the most."

The green dragon girl said softly, and when everyone looked at her, she explained:

"I worked as a maid and if someone caught bugs in the area I was cleaning, I would be laughed at for a whole year."

As she spoke, she quietly wanted to see Shade again, and then suddenly noticed the sharp eyes of the cat in Shade's arms.

Although "sharp" is not the right word to describe the cute kitten's eyes, Green Dragon always felt that the cat was looking at her, which made her feel guilty.

But no matter what, at least the purpose of this outing was perfectly achieved. Iluna's "Glory Sun" and Miss Wilder's "Delicious Black Tea and Dessert Making" have both been marked with holy symbols by the gods, and they are all ready to teach.

It’s just that Shade doesn’t have much time left this time, and he will have plenty of time to learn from Iluna. The other girls can also learn from Iluna while Shade is away, so Shade asked the Green Dragon Witch if You can try teaching now.

"sure."

The dragon girl who was warming herself by the fire stood up and said:

"You brought enough tea, that's enough."

Noticing that everyone was looking at her, the witch holding the book "Delicious Black Tea and Dessert Making" stood by the fire and coughed lightly:

"You have all seen me make black tea, but I am also good at making snacks. It's just that the conditions here are limited, and it is not convenient to make snacks from flour. But in fact, for a qualified dragon maid, the mysteries contained in black tea and snacks are not inferior to potions and decoctions."

She pinched out a handful of black tea leaves from the small bag that Shade brought:

"I am not the best dragon maid, so what I can teach you is just what I just learned from this book. Using tea leaves as a spellcasting material, you can make some special tea leaves that are similar to potions in a short time. You have seen this when you went into the water."

This refers to the tea leaves that she provided to several people for underwater sensing and communication:

"This time I want to teach you a similar ability."

She took that A handful of tea leaves were put back, and then all the tea bags that Shade brought were piled together:

"Giving special effects to tea leaves also involves some theories of transfiguration. We are just trying to teach this time, so we won't go into too much. As we all know, good black tea and delicious snacks can make people happy, and mental relaxation can affect the soul, which in turn affects the recovery of ether.

Since the logic of the theory is smooth, we can try to restore ether through the secret method of "chewing tea leaves". The book calls this secret method "tea extraction method". Although this method of restoring ether does not restore much, it may be useful in key battles."

Since it is a rare spell that can actively restore the spirit, it is completely worth learning for Shade even if it restores little.

So everyone watched Miss Wilder skillfully use the "pinching" method to take different types of tea leaves out of the tea bags and put them into the teapot. While taking the tea leaves, she also looked at the required tea dosage on the book flying beside her, just like a maid reading a recipe while cooking.

After taking the tea leaves, she did not add water to the teapot, but engraved extremely complex ritual patterns on the surface of the teapot. Finally, she let the teapot fly up and spit out a flame to wrap the teapot. After the flame activated the ritual markings, she chanted a spell.

After the process was over, she took out the mixed warm tea leaves and put a small handful in everyone's palm. Mia thought it was food, and sniffed it curiously, then moved her head away with disgust.

Miss Wilde smiled at it, feeling that her guilty conscience just now was really inexplicable:

"Now put them in your mouth and chew slowly, be careful not to swallow them."

Although black tea is delicious, the taste of dry chewed tea leaves is definitely not very good, but everyone still did it. The cat even scratched Shade's hand twice, as if to stop him from doing this.

However, Shade noticed that Iluna looked very cute when chewing tea leaves, with her cheeks puffed up like a hamster.

As for Xia De himself, he felt a distinct bitterness at the beginning. The strange dry and slightly herbal taste made him think he was chewing plant fiber.

When chewing tea leaves, the taste is hard and the rawness is very strong. After chewing for a while, he actually felt a faint sweetness, but the bitter taste was too strong, so he didn't know if it was an illusion.

"Okay, now that you've gotten used to the taste of tea, let's all meditate together. Yes, just like the last time Miss Bister taught us."

The green dragon girl also sat down chewing tea leaves, sitting on Shade's right hand side:

"But our meditation doesn't require imagining a specific scene. You should chew tea leaves while experiencing the feeling of happiness. Everyone's happiness is different, so I won't paint a picture for you. You should have your own unique ideas."

The beautiful green eyes swept across the people by the fire:

"Try to find the moment of happiness from the sweetness of the tea leaves. If you succeed, then the 'tea extraction method' will also be successful."

Because there were not enough spellcasting materials before, she actually hadn't mastered this special secret method yet - last time the werewolf girl only taught everyone to meditate, but she didn't expect Shade to learn transfiguration. Therefore, she was not only teaching everyone, but she was also learning.

So everyone stopped talking and chewed tea leaves together, but at slightly different frequencies. The girls chewed very elegantly and didn't make strange noises, so the crackling sound of the campfire around which everyone sat became more obvious.

PS: A few chapters ago, a reader asked why Miss Wilder didn't smell Fiona's scent on Shade when she was in "Eternal Night City".

Because the scent was not permanent. When she followed Miss Felina to Shade's house last time, she didn't dare to leave the scent again.

And after the Battle of Moon Bay, Shade had contact with "Unknown Eldest Son" and "Fourth Son", and Fiona's scent was also covered.