Whispering Verse

In addition to the relics, curses and nursery rhymes, Miss Princes also wanted to buy some books from the lighthouse to kill her recent boring time, so after the conversation on the cliff, Shade and the two were finally invited to enter the lighthouse. .

The interior space of the masonry lighthouse is small, but at least it is clean and there is no strange smell. The lowest level is the living area for the tower keepers, and the upper level is the working area. Mr. Edmond entertained them with cheap tea, and in the end Miss Princess spent 78 pounds and bought two books.

One of them is the study notes of a ring warlock who is proficient in the elements of enlightenment, and the other is an old book that can be read to obtain the [Ocean] Spirit Rune.

In the morning, Shade got an old book related to "Wind" "The Windy Abyss" from Flamel's safe house. While Miss Princes was picking out the old book, Shade took it out and asked Edmund to read it. Mr. De's valuation. The old man finally gave a price of 41 pounds and 4 shillings, which was far lower than the price of "Sea Soul Record" bought by Miss Prince.

After all, "The Wind Rises in the Abyss" is the basic book on the elemental spirit runes of earth, wind, water, fire, and the book in my hand is already a handwritten copy of the original version translated twice, so it is normal that the price is lower.

Not choosing to stay, Shade sold the book directly to Mr. Edmond. If he wants to obtain the spiritual rune [Wind] in the future, he can borrow a book from the St. Byrons Library. This is not a rare book. And with the Red Moon Witch, he didn't have to worry about not being able to borrow books.

It's a pity that St. Byrons does not give practical credits for recycling similar occult books, otherwise Shade's 15-credit pressure would be lessened.

The two spent the remaining hour and a half of the afternoon in the old lighthouse. By the time they said goodbye to Mr. Edmund, the sunset had already appeared in the western sky.

He didn't leave immediately, but stood on the edge of the sea cliff and looked at the sea and breathed a sigh of relief. After all, it was too stuffy inside the lighthouse.

The calm sea surface was reflected red at the moment, and the sparkling waves were even a little dazzling. Seagulls circled in the distant space, and the sound of sirens slowly came from further away, overlapping with the sound of the waves.

"That curse..."

Shade hesitated to speak, while Miss Princes reached out and took off the mask on her face. Shade saw her face. She was a very beautiful lady, and her expression occasionally showed a look that was very familiar to Shade.

"Don't worry. Although it is a curse caused by an angel-level relic, hasn't it been contained now?"

She shook the golden ring on the finger of her right hand. The sea breeze blew, and the hanging hair on her temples swayed with the wind. Her green eyes reflected Shade who was close at hand.

Shade looked back at the lighthouse behind him and took off his mask. He hesitated, looked at Miss Princes, and then turned to look at the sea. He had never lived in a coastal city in his past life or his new life. Although I had been to Lengshui Port City before, I had never had the opportunity to quietly watch the sunset over the sea like I did now.

Neither of them spoke. When seagulls flew over their heads, bringing their distant cries in the sky, Xia Decai suddenly spoke:

"If you trust me...can you let me touch your forehead with my finger? I have a strange ability to detect curses."

Shade wanted to rely on close skin contact to detect traces of whispering elements. Although Miss Princes and Shade had nothing to do with each other, since they met occasionally and the other party tried their best to help him, Shade thought of helping others.

However, not only for ordinary people, but also for ring magicians, having someone touch their head with their fingers is also a very dangerous behavior. Many mind control and necromantic spells and thaumaturgy require touching the head.

"Of course I believe you."

Contrary to what Shade thought, Miss Princes did not refuse politely, and she nodded in agreement without even thinking about it. Seeing him in a daze, he asked with a smile:

"What's wrong? Do you need anything extra?"

"No, no need."

As the sun sets, the sea breeze becomes a little stronger. Miss Princes raised her right hand and brushed the broken hair from her forehead, then tilted her body slightly and stretched her head over.

Her skin is very good, with no visible pore marks or acne marks. He came closer to Sha De, with a very relaxed smile on his face, which made Sha De hesitate a little:

"Is her favorable impression of me a little too high?"

But thinking that the other party was dedicated to helping him, and that he was cursed by a sage-level relic and was about to die soon, Shade stretched out his right index finger and placed it on the other party's forehead.

His skin was warm, which made Xia De a little embarrassed:

"Please wait a few minutes."

He said, and then asked in his mind:

"Is this kind of contact okay?"

[Okay, I have sensed the whisper element. It is indeed a very strong curse. 】

Shade waited quietly for a while, keeping his hand on the other person's forehead. Without both parties speaking, this can make the atmosphere a bit awkward. And at close range, Shade could also smell the pleasant scent of perfume on the other party.

The smell was very light and not pungent at all. He had never smelled a similar smell on anyone else, and even the three-pound bottle of perfume that Iluna said didn't seem to smell as good as this.

【That’s it. 】

"What's the result?"

[The whisper element is very strong and is entangled with her soul. The ring she bought and the rubies she wore in her ears could curb this curse, but they could not completely cure it. 】

"Is there anything I can do to help her?"

[Pull her soul completely out of her body, and then rely on your "soul echo" to tear the soul apart inch by inch and illuminate it with moonlight. 】

"OK."

Shade nodded and took his hand back:

"Sorry, I don't think I can help you."

"It doesn't matter. If the curse spread by the Sage-level relic can be lifted so easily, then we have to question whether this relic is qualified to be rated as Sage-level."

The blonde girl said with a regretful expression on her face, but it was not because Shade couldn't help her:

"It's already evening... Today goes by really fast."

The sunset at the seaside was particularly dazzling, and Miss Prince's long hair seemed to shine in the sun. Sighing at the sea under the setting sun, she then turned to look at Shade:

"Well, Mr. Watson, we have one last trip today. After the trip is over, our employment relationship will end."

"Um...ok. Where to go next?"

"There is a small local Ring Warlock auction, and I happen to have an invitation. But to attend the auction, you need to dress more formally."

She took a look at Shade's outfit:

"How about we each go back and change some clothes, and meet at the intersection of Conch Street in the dock area in an hour?"

"One hour...I don't have any formal clothes in my luggage."

Shade said with some embarrassment that an hour to and from home was not enough. He was far away from the beach where he landed.

"But you'll be late if you're late."

Miss Princess stared at him.

"Oh, actually I can find a clothing store and buy a formal suit."

Shade was just reluctant to spend the extra money. The price of formal attire for formal occasions was not calculated based on the price of fabrics and handicrafts. One set of clothes can earn an average person several weeks' salary.

"Actually, you can also rent one."

he said, nodding.

"No need to go to such trouble, I do have a set of men's formal clothes there, which I prepared when I went out in disguise last time."

Miss Princes said.

"But...does it fit?"

Shade was quite embarrassed. He was much taller than Miss Princess, and the young sorceress was thinner.

"It probably fits."

She said in a relaxed tone but didn't look worried at all.

So the two first walked from the remote old lighthouse sea cliff back to the dock area, and then took a carriage back to the Robin Hood Street Apartments in the South District of Coldwater Port City.

Because the journey was a bit long, when they opened the door again and entered the apartment, the street lights outside were already on.

Miss Princes opened her closet and actually took out a men's formal suit from the closet. Tops, shirts, pants, leather shoes, ties, belts, and even tie clips are included.

Because only the narrow bathroom in the apartment was completely isolated from other spaces, Miss Princes asked Shade to go to the bathroom to change clothes, and she wanted to change outside.

Of course Shade agreed, but when he changed his clothes, he realized that the clothes not only fit him, but also fit him snugly.

He looked in the mirror in the bathroom to see how he looked after changing his clothes. He straightened his tie and became increasingly puzzled by the lady who was changing clothes outside:

"This can't be explained by coincidence... Could it be that Miss Carina, whom I haven't seen for a week, is joking with me..."

But the lady outside is obviously not a witch, and there is no connection with the duchess. But Shade thought of the contents of the diary he read in the afternoon, the inexplicable familiarity of Miss Princes, and all her abnormal behavior today:

"Could it be..."

Shade frowned.

Miss Princes put on a very nice blue dress, but her jewelry remained the same. After the two packed up, they left the apartment and got on the carriage to the dock area.

The carriage took them all the way to the trestle in the dock area. The two got out of the car after putting on masks, and then walked side by side on the trestle.

The sun had completely disappeared below the horizon dozens of minutes ago, and night had fallen in Coldwater Harbor City. When I came to the beach, even though it was still summer, I still felt a little cold in the sea breeze.

Even if it is a small-scale auction, it will not be held boldly in the urban area of ​​Coldwater Port, under the eyes of the Five Gods Church. The specific location was at sea, and a masked banquet was held for local ladies and gentlemen on the deck of a cruise ship. Since they were masked, it was not difficult to figure out what the people who came to such a banquet wanted to do.

In the name of participants of the deck banquet, the Ring Warlocks boarded the cruise ship with masks on. After the cruise ship left the coastline, they participated in a small auction and returned to the port at midnight. Ladies and gentlemen would run out of their cabins at night, kiss strangers goodbye, and leave, allowing ring magicians to conceal their identities.

In the free-spirited and chaotic seaport city, outsiders can encounter more unimaginable things.