Whispering Verse

"Xia De, how many credits does the college plan to reward you for this operation?"

After lamenting the danger of the relics, the doctor asked again.

"I haven't submitted the report yet, and the college said they will wait until my report is submitted before giving a reply, but it will probably be around 10 credits."

The poet-level relic [Endless Mercury Bottle] is worth about four or five credits, and this clerical-level relic itself is worth about seven or eight credits.

The reason why Shade can be given 10 credits this time is because he was able to submit a complete relic recovery report and mentioned a brand new relic recovery method in the report, rather than just "selling" the relics. To the Academy. This report, which Shade has not yet written, will enter the college library. It will not only serve as a great reference for this relic, but also for the storage of similar types of relics. This is actually the value of knowledge.

"In this way, 15 credits will be collected!"

Shade couldn't help but smile. He originally regarded the incident provided by the priest as a record, thinking that he would encounter the real relic from Iluna on Friday, but he did not expect to complete the task today.

"Doctor, I will hand in the mercury vial on Saturday. I will try my luck tomorrow and see if I can encounter another thing. If I do, it will be equivalent to saving a relic."

He said to Dr. Schneider, who shook his head:

"There is nothing wrong with this arrangement. I will inform the college. But people can't always believe in luck. Luck is really unpredictable."

Such words coming from Dr. Schneider are really thought-provoking.

"It's not just credits, it's also expected to give me a bonus of about 20 pounds."

Shade, who was in a good mood, added that compared to the actual value of this relic with complex and diverse functions, the bonus of 20 pounds was probably only a fraction.

"If [relics] are turned in for credits, with a complete containment report, the upper limit for poet level is 5 pounds, the upper limit for clerical level is 20 pounds, and the upper limit for keeper level is 80 pounds. This is the old rule over the years. . The one you found is of great value, so I will give you the highest reward."

The doctor said in a rather sophisticated manner, shook his head and put down the wine glass:

"So, the most suitable way to obtain credits is through academy tasks or academy bounties. Of course, time keys are also a good choice for you."

"Xia De is too pressed for time this time. Besides, he will be promoted to second grade in a month, so he doesn't have time to do much."

The old priest said, and he was also happy for Shade:

"I was originally worried that what happened today was just an evil spirit, but I didn't expect that it was really a relic. The containment process was very smooth and a family was successfully saved. Shade, I don't know if this should be considered your luck or mine."

"Of course it's your luck, priest."

Shade smiled and put down the document in his hand, and then picked up little Mia who was lying softly on the sofa. While the men were talking, the obedient cat lay sleeping next to Shad.

"However, I can't relax too much. I still have a lot to do this week."

Shade's main task this week is to explore the God-Calling Ceremony [Contacting the YA Change Door]. Because of the sudden appearance of the second chosen one, Shade couldn't spend the coins casually. He was still waiting for news from Professor Manning.

"Try to deal with one more thing tomorrow. There is a high probability that there will be no results, so you can find time to go to Professor Manning to get some information."

He was thinking about plans for tomorrow, but he was worried about his career. He had had no other business for a whole week since settling Mrs. Flamel's estate.

"Detective Sparrow left four requests. The Valentine's investigation is over, and the cat-finding request has become a new foster care request. Seeing that it's already August, maybe I should solve the remaining two requests."

Xia De thought, but these things can only be solved until next week.

After bidding farewell to the doctor and solemnly thanking Priest August for his help today, Shade left with Mia.

In order to reward the cat for its contribution this afternoon, Shade took the cat to have a feast at a restaurant near Saint Teresa Square as agreed. Although it was a big meal, for the sake of the cat's health, Shade did not give it too much food.

The small orange cat was very angry for a while, but when night fell and they returned home, little Mia forgot that she was still angry with Shad, and meowed in front of Shad and "led" him upstairs.

There was no leisure time after returning home. While there was nothing to do at night, Shade took a pen under the gas lamp and spent a lot of effort to finish writing the report that needed to be submitted. He did not have the ability to "read and write" like Dorothy, and could only handwrite letter by letter. Although the report does not require any format, in order to appear formal, the handwriting must be beautiful.

This is a huge test for outsiders, but the report writing itself is very simple. After all, there is nothing unspeakable about what happened today.

"If things go well, I will be notified that I will be promoted to the second grade on Saturday, and the savings in hand will definitely be enough for the book fees, but after paying the tuition fees, there will not be much savings left, and it will be difficult to meet urgent needs. Money situation.”

Before washing up at night, I was still thinking about income. Then I realized that it was the beginning of the month and I could go to MI6 to get a sum of money and get reimbursed, but the expenses for taxes, gas bills, water bills and steam bills were also not a small amount.

"I still have to take on a few commissions. I remember that the fees for the other two commissions left by Detective Sparrow are not high."

Income has increased, but expenses have also increased. Even if Shade can face the gods directly, he still has to worry about his livelihood.

(Little Mia is running)

The city was shrouded in mist early on Friday morning. This is Tobesk's usual state in weather without rain. August is considered the last month of summer. Although it is still midsummer, thinking about autumn is coming soon makes people anxious about their livelihood in the next half year.

There was no big local news in the morning newspapers. The security situation in Tobesk in the past two weeks has been surprisingly good. It can be regarded as the best time for the local security environment in decades. Shade became interested in the news about the restructuring of Tobesk University mentioned in the "Steambird Daily". The ink-scented newspaper revealed that some local colleges and universities are willing to open educational courses to people who have made outstanding contributions to society. .

"Outstanding contribution" refers to donating money to the school. Basically, you don't have to go to the educational courses, and you only need to take some basic assessments. But correspondingly, the degree obtained in this way is not an ordinary first, second or third class degree, but an honorary degree.

Although in the eyes of some people, an honorary degree is not a degree at all, but a donation certificate obtained through despicable educational donations, honorary degrees can be spoken out in public.

For example, King "Fire-Leaper" Larus III has honorary degrees in philosophy, economics and sociology from many colleges and universities in the kingdom.

Xia De paid attention to this news, but he was actually also interested in this degree status. The basic education of this body is almost non-existent. If Shade had not come, all the Tramp's education would have been accomplished by surprise in just a few months by the foreign spy Mr. Sparrow Hamilton.

In the foreseeable future, Shade will live in the Kingdom of Delarian for many years, so he also wants to get himself a useful educational status to enrich his background.

This of course has no real benefit other than to add a line to the business card and an extra sentence when people read out his title. But this kind of "gold-plating" of academic background is still necessary for detectives who hang out in the metropolises of the steam age. In addition to the convenience of status, it can also satisfy Xia De's pursuit of himself.

He had a very high degree of education in his hometown. In this world, if you can find a way to obtain academic status, of course you have to try your best.

“But this donation is really not small.”

So his main problem now is still lack of money.

So after breakfast, Shade told Luvia and Iluna, who came on time, about his attempt to obtain an academic background from a local school in Tobesk. Friends are very supportive of Shade's idea. Because of career needs, having more backgrounds is not a bad thing.

Today is the second day after Iluna returned from the Holy See of the Church of the Sun. The young girl was not idle yesterday. After being away for over a week, in addition to church work, the apartment where she lived needed a thorough cleaning.

Today, the three people gathered here again at Shade, mainly for the information Iluna obtained after obtaining the identity of the chosen one.

The girl with long brown hair was very happy to come to Shade's house again, and she also maintained her enthusiasm for Mia. But little Mia is not a cat that just lets others hold her. She is lying on the top of the back of the sofa behind Shad's head. From Iluna's position, she can only see the cat's tail behind Shad's neck.

"This knowledge and information gradually appeared in my head in recent times. No, it's not that I received information from some kind of existence, but that this information originally existed, but I didn't know it before."

After briefly introducing the situation, Iluna officially began to explain:

"The most important and complete thing is about the use of 'balanced' power. I did not gain new abilities, but gained more powerful power based on the original ones."

She made both Shade and Luvia reveal their life rings, then pressed her finger down, looked into their eyes and said "balance". Immediately, both of them felt that their power was being suppressed.

Shade's level is too low, so the feeling is not particularly clear, and the female diviner frowned and admitted that in this state, the suppression she received had reduced her strength by at least one-third, which was better than Eluna's awakening. In the past, this suppression was stronger.

In addition to suppression, Iluna can also use the power of "balance" to enhance the power of the ring warlock. It's just that she doesn't have a full grasp of the ability, so the effect of enhancement is far less obvious than that of suppression.

Not only low-level, but currently Iluna can even completely affect high-level warlocks. Although the impact on the high ring is not obvious, in battle, any negligence is enough to cause a fatal disadvantage.

With Iluna present, any ring wizard can defeat enemies across levels. Moreover, Iluna is still only the third ring. As she continues to grow, this power from the ancient gods will become more and more powerful.

According to her own guess, when she grows to the thirteenth level, the power of "balance" is even enough to suppress any high-level sorcerer below the first level.

Of course, this power of suppression and promotion is only part of the power she has gained so far. More power is waiting for Iluna to discover, and her path as a ring warlock will become easier. The identity of the chosen one seems to have a strange effect of directly improving the efficiency of her spiritual rune acquisition.

"We can all predict the growth of power. I think the Church of the Sun has also arranged a detailed promotion plan for you. What I am more curious about is, what information did you obtain? Is there any information related to "The Whispering Psalm" and the final door? "

Luvia asked, and Shade also looked at Iluna curiously. This was what they were most concerned about.

"There is some information, but it's very scattered. I think I need more to sort it out."

The seventeen-year-old girl slapped herself on the head, then realized the gesture was unladylike. She smiled sheepishly at Shade and winked playfully:

"Each chosen one corresponds to an ancient god. We already know this. And the thirteen chosen ones are involved with each other. If anyone else officially becomes the chosen one through the ceremony, I can also vaguely sense his influence. It exists. It’s just me right now, so I can’t explain what that vague feeling is like.”

"So others can detect you?"

Shade asked.

"Yes, but some unique thaumaturgy, spells and even relics can block this perception. However, you must become the chosen one to know this, so the moment the other party becomes the chosen one, I can To feel the other party, the other party must accept the information in order to block this perception."

Iluna concluded, with a smile in Luvia's purple eyes:

"This is a good thing. Even if we can't find the chosen one, at least we can know the current number."

"Have you told the church about this?"

Shade asked again, and Iluna nodded:

"Sooner or later, candidates from other camps will appear. This cannot be concealed."

"You are right. There is no need to hide the affairs of the chosen ones from the church. What I want to do is to unite more chosen people and make the right decision when the door is finally pushed open. We and the church will not Not confrontational.”

Luvia once again stated her point of view. Iluna glanced at the cat's tail behind Shade's head and continued to introduce:

"I haven't sorted out other things yet, but I can be sure that every chosen one must be a ring warlock and cannot be an ordinary person. And most people should be like me. After becoming a ring warlock, they will find My own unusual and unique abilities.”

But it is not uncommon for ring magicians with unusual abilities, such as Shad, Doctor Schneider, Priest August, Luvia and Dorothy. But Shade is definitely not it, so looking for it this way won't work.