Whispering Verse

Chapter 3047 Purpose and Doubts

"no problem."

Shade nodded to express his understanding, stretched out his hand in the snow, took the branch from Vanessa, and confirmed that it was genuine.

At this point, all the four branches of "Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire" have been gathered, and the only enemy tonight is "The Clockmaker". Then he can go to the clearing in the forest where five huge thrones stand to meet the Ancient One:

"Miss Elese, please go back to the ship. Carina, who is waiting for the treasure to appear with the [Crescent Moon Secret Order], and Flora, who is supporting the [Forest Hermit Group], need you to bring them back.

Sister, Vanessa, let's go back to town to get ready. Grace, Helen, you two are staying on the ship with the writer princess, and I am relieved that there is one chosen one on the ship. "

Although Miss Olanode was also on board, Shade still hoped that his base camp would be safer.

The girls nodded to express their understanding. Shade reached out to grab the impatient little Mia and put it on his shoulders. Then he finally looked at little Lianna's current dress and joked with a smile:

"You see, little Liana actually suits this armor very well."

The little unicorn noticed the increasingly unkind expression of a certain cat, and began to lower his head again and couldn't help but tremble because of fear.

Because most of the Paradox Worms that came to support were wiped out in the previous battle, now that the hills have collapsed, the cursed trees are burning, the gravel worms have been devoured, and the watchers have died, the defensive pressure in the southwest of the city has dropped sharply. , a group of people entered the city from the ground direction without encountering many obstacles.

However, Mr. Eldron, the "Lord of the Glen" who had fought with the group just now, also caught up with them and after asking about Emilia's situation, he also decided to enter the city with everyone. But behind everyone, only the "cursed tree" still exists today. Sister Devlin admitted that the current initial fire could not completely burn it out, so the big tree could only lie in the forest for the time being, waiting for treatment after the battle.

This is actually very good. At least Shade and Miss Denister can find a similar tree and study it carefully before setting off to Mount Karas next month.

"There should be some living people among the group of people hanging in the tree. They almost forgot about it. Flora's uncle should be there too."

Thinking in his mind, Shade lowered his voice and explained the situation to Vanessa on the side. The little witch nodded to express her understanding:

"The church will deal with the follow-up. I just saw that the Thirteen Rings leader who created the church has already gone to deal with the tree. In order to prevent it from becoming a tool for the ancients to attack the city again, the church should temporarily seal it."

Vanessa was actually thinking about how many surprises the elf lying behind the unicorn could bring to everyone tonight.

The impact of the death of the "Watcher" on the insect swarm seemed to only temporarily cause confusion among the insects. After Shade settled Amelia in the Golden Music Hall in the city center and let her sleep in the same place not long ago, Margaret sent new news:

"The insect swarm that was temporarily out of control has been restored to order, and the teacher and Sister Devlin have gone out to provide support."

Her Royal Highness put on a maid dress that she probably borrowed from Matilda today, and mingled among the maids to play her role as a witch's apprentice.

Since her teacher was in town, of course Margaret was in town too.

"Vanessa went out again?"

Although I really want her to take a rest, after all, the thirteenth-level witch is the main force tonight:

"You worked hard too."

Shade said and hugged Margaret gently. Her Royal Highness the Princess looked back at the door, then pushed Shade away embarrassedly:

"I can't be special when there are others here."

However, she still kissed the side of Shade's face gently, and then turned around and continued to do her work.

Luvia would communicate here again in about five minutes, so Shade stayed with Emilia and did not go out. It was already 9:20 on this Saturday night. Shade took out all the branches of the World Tree that he had brought into the city while thinking about what was to come.

The branches burning with sparks come from the demon of fire, the branches wrapped in the breeze come from the dark dragon beast, the branches hanging with water droplets come from Bennet who signed a contract with "Desire", and the branches wrapped in mud come from just now. "Watcher".

The four branches are different in length, shape, and number of knots, but when they are all placed on the table by Shade, anyone can tell at a glance that these branches come from the same big tree.

When the four branches come closer, the lights symbolizing the four basic elements light up one by one. Those lights merged together on the table, eventually forming a straight green light pointing into the distance.

Shade made a visual inspection and was basically sure that that was the direction where the five huge thrones were located. In other words, as long as you gather these four branches, you can still get a hint even if you don't know the final destination in advance:

"But it's almost as if the ancient one is deliberately guiding others to find him."

The "she" in my ear then chuckled and said:

[Isn’t it that the guidance he has given you all this time is constantly leading you to see him? 】

"She" is right, whether it was the first time she was guided to buy "World Tree and Brookwood Town", or the professor who would show up at the right time to point out the way whenever Shade encountered an investigation problem, especially What Ke Wood has been doing is indeed quite puzzling.

And when Shade went to 1821 for the last time, he asked the professor so nakedly in the office on a rainy day, which confirmed that Professor Uke Wood was deliberately helping him finally meet the ancient one in the forest.

Shade also has some speculations about this. For example, there are actually two consciousnesses born in the "remnants of the World Tree", one symbolizing good and one symbolizing evil; and for example, the ancient one has actually gone crazy after being trapped in the Vesta Grove for so many years. So he would show up to help Shade from time to time, hoping that Shade would help him get relief.

But despite these speculations, Shade felt that things should be more complicated than he thought. The fate of Thomas Bennet, the appearance of desire tonight, the "gravel worm" that appeared without warning, and the help given by those tree roots when dealing with the "Doomsday Crack" all show that everything is in the ancient one. within the plan.

When Shade looked at the beam of light guiding the final direction, he vaguely felt that maybe the ancient one had predicted that he would be sitting here the night before he officially entered the Vista Woodland. Listening to the sounds outside the window and looking at the four branches.

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[If this is really the case, then what do you think the remains of the World Tree want to do? 】

"She" asked softly in Shade's ear. Shade, who was sitting on the chair at this moment, felt as if he was being hugged gently from behind. He could even feel the wet feeling in his ears when "she" spoke.

However, the stranger was no longer the same person he was last year, so he did not turn around and look back, but was just immersed in this gentle "illusion":

"Yeah, what exactly does he want to do? Become the chosen one of time? If that's the case, he would have taken action on Emilia long ago. After all, among all the candidates, only Emilia is right He is a threat. If not the identity of the Chosen One, then what is it?"

Shade thought about the story of the past life that had disappeared. In theory, no matter whether the stranger appeared or not, the purpose of the ancient one should remain unchanged, because all this had obviously been planned before the stranger arrived in this world.

Maybe the long-haired Luvia knows all this, but maybe the purpose of the ancient one is just a book that can be opened or not opened during the adventure to enrich the world view for the diviner who has neatly handled all local events. books.

Even, maybe the purpose of the ancient one is really related to the final decision that Shade needs to make, then——

"Does he want to be a real tree?"

The snow is falling heavier and heavier, and the fighting situation above the city, in the suburbs and in the forest is getting more and more intense. The time anomaly in the Vista Grove area tonight has manifested itself in other ways. The collision of spirits and elements seems to be revealing the reflection of the real material world. The night sky gradually takes on a magnificent deep purple color, and the ring warlocks who are fighting with all their strength can also feel that it seems that casting spells is becoming easier and easier. .

"The communication between the woodland and the outside world has been completely interrupted. Dorothy and the others tried it, but even the chosen ones of Butterfly Wings cannot use space to move out of the woodland area. This should indicate that the time in our area is completely different from the outside world. The world's instinct to protect itself temporarily separated this woodland from the rest of the physical world.

But the good news is that although you can't get out of the forest now, you can come in at any time from the outside. "

Shade sat on a chair in front of the fireplace, about five meters away from the fireplace, and the flames formed the huge figures of Luvia and Bella:

"The space-time anomaly in this area has turned the forest into a huge maze. As for casting spells becoming more convenient, my initial thought is that the rules of the world are collapsing.

You should know that since the end of the First Era, the extraordinary power allowed by the material world has become increasingly weakened. This is a sign that the world has become fragile, so spellcasters are also restricted. Now this restriction is disappearing. Although this is very beneficial to us, the implications it represents are unbearable to anyone. "

The fortune tellers gave Shade a deadline:

"The problem here must be completely solved within three days, which means that the normal time and space order in the Vista Woodland must be restored before the full moon of March ends."

Luvia even reminded:

"This is not just as simple as defeating the ancient tree. Just because Emilia has truly become the chosen one does not mean that the current bad situation will disappear immediately. She must be able to solve the problem, but the trouble now is that we I don’t know if Emilia is really capable of achieving this level of miracles after becoming the Chosen One.”