Whispering Verse

Chapter 2891 Locked Tree Hole

The most important task today is to use the new tree hole to determine the true origin and story of the jet-black dragon beast. But before breakfast, Luvia found Shade and told him good news:

"Although Bella won't be able to come to Vista Grove until tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, I relied on myself to conduct a very effective divination on the eggshell we brought back yesterday. I can now confirm that the egg was born time - 227 years.”

"So early?"

Shade was very surprised:

"The tree hole corresponds to the years 1479 and 308. I thought that the egg's birth time could only be traced back to 308. Speaking of which, can it be determined by divination that the creature in the egg was born from a hybrid of a black dragon and something else? ?”

"Shad, divination is not omnipotent. However, Granny Cassandra has done a lot of research on alien creatures. Let's see if she can get any results."

Shade planned to have breakfast before heading over with Flora. At the breakfast table, Luvia shared her divination results. The old witch promised to give her research conclusions as soon as possible, but she noticed another thing:

"No matter where the other bloodline of the dragon beast comes from, the black dragon bloodline can be determined. In other words, at least in 227 years in the early sixth era, a black dragon appeared in the Vesta Woodland area. Don't you feel it? , is this thing familiar?"

As the old witch spoke, she looked at Miss Daniste, who had come to have breakfast with her. The red-haired girl was a distant relative of her. Now that she was eighteen years old, she naturally regarded Granny Cassandra as her own. elders:

“The thirteen-ring sorcerer ‘Sword of the Sky’ who was hired by the candidate of the Natural Church left a local legend because he expelled a pure-blooded black dragon at the beginning of the Sixth Era.

Although the early Sixth Age was different from today, it should not be a coincidence that two black dragons flew into this forest in succession. "

Xiwei then asked:

"Miss Denister, can you contact the Church of Nature through St. Byrons? Ask the paladin about the black dragon back then."

The red-haired girl nodded slightly:

"I'll do this after dinner. In addition, you can send someone to the forest to find the [Hermit Group in the Forest] to get some information. The church seemed to have inquired about various local legends from them. The Hermit Group might There’s also an understanding of that.”

So after breakfast, everyone went their separate ways. Luvia conducted a divination for Flora and made sure that this time adventure would not be too dangerous before letting Shade set off.

"I will protect Shade!"

Miss Owl said and flew onto Shade's shoulder. Before little Mia stretched out her claws at her, Shade turned both the cat and the owl into toys.

He waved goodbye to Luvia and put the key against the "door" symbol on the wooden board.

[Outlander, you have opened a "Twisted Tree Hole". 】

[Tips from the Father of the Infinite Tree:]

[Using the normal time key to open the door will connect the following three times: 1479, the sixth era of the current world; 308 years of the sixth era of the current world. 】

[Note, any life other than you that uses this channel will be cursed by time. 】

[Note that you can enter the past one hundred and twenty minutes through the abnormal channel here. After the time is over, you must return through this channel. 】

[Note that after using the key to open the door here twice, the passage will completely collapse. 】

This information was consistent with the information Shade obtained when he confirmed the corresponding time in the tree hole yesterday, so he immediately recited a prayer and turned the key in his hand.

Click!

"Um?"

There was no white mist or scene change around him. Shade blinked his eyes for the first second, and then he saw the leaf patterns around the wooden board in his hand light up as if they were being charged.

The miraculous element suddenly emerged at this moment, and Shade, who had a bad premonition in his heart, was ejected with a huge explosion before he could react.

A mute ceremony was arranged on the entire third floor, so there was no need to worry about the sound being heard by people downstairs. Sylvia and Miss Bell, who were also on the third floor and did not go out, could still hear the sound.

When the two of them rushed into the door, they saw Luvia reaching out to pull Shadra up from the ground. Other than that, there was nothing unusual in the room.

"I'm fine."

Shade clutched his chest and said to the girls at the door. After taking a few breaths, he felt that the pain caused by the repulsive force just now disappeared.

Before they asked, he explained:

"That key is the key to the Ash River Valley that I am using. There will be no problem, so there is something wrong with the tree hole."

At this time, the time key and the wooden board were lying on the floor, showing no signs of damage. Ignoring Luvia's objections, he picked up the wooden board whose leaf pattern had faded, held it in his hands, closed his eyes and felt it, and then said to the worried girls behind him:

"If my feelings are correct, the sixth tree hole we obtained has been locked up."

The so-called "locking up" was considered by Shade to be the way in which the "Twisted Tree Hole" was contained and processed.

Among the two methods of dealing with tree holes that he currently knows, the method provided by the elves that requires the use of [Philosopher's Stone] and [Sands of Time] is expensive, but it can permanently destroy the twisted tree hole with one sword, and it can even provide [Eternal Youth Leaf], therefore is the safest;

The Dawn Church found the divine art sealing ceremony inside the Holy See under Xia De's reminder. Although Xia De had not seen it with his own eyes, according to the information shared by the church, the essence of the ceremony is to solidify the activation time, that is, "blocking the hole".

Although the church's method will not make the "tree hole" disappear physically, the sealed tree hole will permanently leave the mark of the righteous god "Mr. Dawn". Unless the power of the miracle divine art can be removed by powerful blasphemous elements, the church's seal is basically foolproof.

As for the nature of the sixth tree hole this time, it is more like "blockade" than "destruction" and "blockage". The circle of green tree patterns around the wooden board as the carrier of the "tree hole" is the symbol of the "lock", but before it is activated, it does not show any traces of elements at all.

And Xia De only realized after using it once that the "lock" itself relies on the power when the tree hole is activated to charge. The lock has no effect when the tree hole is not opened, and the lock will open immediately once the tree hole is opened.

"This is a simple but very effective containment method. Although it is not as safe as the elves' and the church's methods, I bet that this method requires the least manpower and material resources."

Shad finally came to a conclusion, so Sylvia asked:

"Since it is a lock, your 'door key' should be able to unlock it, right?"

"Of course."

Shad nodded but did not try. Luvia spoke for Shad's thoughts:

"But since this tree hole has been successfully contained, is it necessary to forcibly destroy it for time travel?"

Shad had long thought that there must be more than one way to seal the tree hole in the material world, and this tree hole also confirmed this. Although he did not try, in addition to special targeted magic such as "door key", there should be more than one way to unlock this "lock".

But once the "lock" is unlocked, I am afraid that the "lock" will be completely ineffective. And since this tree hole is sealed, even if it is not a symbol of time instability, there must be a reason for it to be sealed.

Therefore, if it is not necessary, Shade does not want to rashly destroy a tree hole that has been processed without knowing anything.

So the originally planned two-hour "journey to the past" was temporarily cancelled, and the cat and owl that had just been turned into toys were also turned back. Miss Owl saw Luvia and Sylvia around her and even thought that Shade had returned.

"Can you sense which god this sealed power comes from?"

After understanding Shade's analysis, Flora asked again, and Shade nodded very affirmatively:

"Of course I can be sure, this is the power of the tree father!"

But not exploring time does not mean that Shade cannot carry out other activities. Since the tree hole hidden in the basement of the Jindel family is so special, it also indirectly shows that the secret of the Jindel family is probably not just the dragon bloodline.

Although the descendant of the family is now just a noble lady who has an affair with a maid and knows nothing, and even the ancestral home of the Jindel family has become a ruin, at least Shade heard Professor Yuk Wood talk about the orchard that was once invested by the Jindel family yesterday.

Even now that the city is expanding on a large scale, the orchard is still located deep in the forest. It is for this reason that although the Jindel family had built an orchard farm there similar to a small village for workers to live in, no one else was willing to take over after the investment failed.

In other words, it is now in a state of abandonment.

"Why do I feel that I have been exploring such abandoned places in Vista Forest recently?"

After thinking of the plan, Flora was ready to set off. Although she was cursed, she was still a high-level witch in human form when fighting.

In addition to Flora, because there was no shortage of manpower at the moment, Sylvia also proposed to follow along, and brought three high-ring and six middle-ring girls into the forest together.

"Speaking of which, why has Shade been calling you Sylvia since breakfast today? Didn't he always address you with honorifics before?"

When entering the forest from the Yulun Lake Pier, Flora saw Shade shaking the chocobo feathers to summon mounts for everyone, so she didn't run into Ajelina last night and asked her friend curiously.