Whispering Verse

"Did you agree to her request?"

Afternoon tea includes black tea in a silver teapot, sandwich biscuits patiently baked on a porcelain plate, and shrimp pancakes sprinkled with white icing sugar. Noble ladies are very concerned about the content of afternoon tea. Of course, top nobles like Lesia also have this habit.

Small pancakes sprinkled with icing sugar are a local specialty of Coldwater Port. When Shade tasted it, he thought little Mia would like this.

"Agree? Of course I can't agree immediately. I also have to consider what the Aurora family wants to do and whether it will be detrimental to the kingdom."

The princess holding the tea cup said, glanced at Shade who was studying snacks, and added in a low voice:

"Besides, the price she offered was not high enough. I wanted her 30% stake in the Coldwater Port Shipyard. She actually laughed and said I was a greedy woman."

"Ahem"

Shade choked while eating. Lesia complained about why he was so careless and asked the maid to help pat his back. Shade waved his hand to tell the maid not to come over, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, causing the princess to cover her mouth and chuckle.

He thought that the witch was being polite if she could say this with a smile.

"Look at this."

Lesia handed the thing at hand to Shade again, which were two invitations. The surface was shiny, as if they were sprinkled with gold powder.

"Lady Sivi Avrona specially gave me this. This is an invitation to tonight's banquet. Shade, are you really not going with me? I know you don't want people to know that you are here. In fact, It’s okay to wear a mask.”

"No, that's not the problem. I really don't want to go."

Shade shook his head firmly. He completely refused to meet the witch. The princess felt a little regretful, but she did not insist anymore and asked instead:

"I just wanted to ask, what is that wrapped in canvas you are carrying? Is it a new rifle?"

Lifting her red hair, she changed the topic, so Shade talked about the sea return ceremony and the curse.

The red ocean will appear today or tomorrow. Although the church is said to be fully prepared, Shade cannot take it lightly.

He told Lesia the information he had collected, then took out the fishing rod and tied the fishing line to her wrist:

"That's it. To trigger the characteristics of this fishing rod, the requirement is to catch the prey by fishing, so this will not have an impact on you. Lecia, let this fishing rod stay with you first, and you ask the servant to I’ll help you carry it with you, and if something goes wrong, immediately tie your wrist with a fishing line.”

He thought for a while:

"Oh, also, someone must be holding the fishing rod, so that it can suppress the curse."

"Can't you stay at Sophia's mansion tonight? Shade, you are more reliable than a servant."

Lesia asked, staring at her wrist.

This is indeed a good idea. Shade thought about it. Someone might visit him at Tobesk at any time. Except for the three commissions that Iluna brought from Blackstone Security Company, he had no business for more than a week. But in order for Lesia not to be in danger, it is worth missing out on a few possible clients:

"I didn't want Mia to come to Coldwater Harbor at such a dangerous time and possibly have Dorothy take care of her all night."

Hearing what Shade meant, the princess knew that he agreed, so she chuckled and said:

"It doesn't matter, I will convince her. For my safety, I think although she will be a little angry, she will definitely nod in the end."

The way the princess narrows her eyes is very beautiful.

With this arrangement in place, Shade returned to Tobesk in the afternoon. Dorothy already knew about this, and she looked unhappy, but she still agreed to take care of Mia tonight and tomorrow, and seriously told Shade to be careful.

In addition, Shade also went to the Prophet's Association and told Luvia that he would stay in Coldwater Port for a day.

The female diviner was a little surprised that Shade insisted on getting involved in the big incident in Coldwater Port, but he insisted that it would be of great help in finding Darkness.

The reason why it cannot be disclosed is that Shade is still not sure what the power of the so-called "evil god" is.

The purple-eyed fortune teller did not give any further instructions, but just wished Shade good luck and told him to be careful. Instead of being careful about the sea return ceremony, be careful about the people of the [Blood Spirit School]. The other party used [Puppet Operator's Notes] to curse Shade but failed. Even if he is now being hunted by the church in Coldwater Port, he will definitely not give up on Shade.

In addition to these preparations, Shade also asked Dorothy for a clerical relic [the scales of the drowned fishman]. Shade and Dorothy recovered this together. They originally planned to wait until the incident of the evil god watching Tobesk subsided before selling it, so the scales have always been kept by Dorothy.

After getting ready, Shade said goodbye to Mia Cat with some reluctance. The very smart cat probably sensed that Shade would not come back tonight, so it grabbed his arm with its little paws and refused to let go.

After finally getting the cat to let go of its claws, Dorothy held Mia and stood in the basement watching Shade enter the hidden wall. The cat kept meowing, and Shade also took a step and looked back.

"Are you leaving or not?"

In the end, the blonde girl couldn't stand it any longer, so she finally drove Shade away.

The rain didn't stop all day long. Lesia had to attend a banquet, so she didn't have dinner with Shade. After having dinner at Sofia Mansion, Shade passed the ceremony and continued to St. Byrons to listen to Professor Garcia's "Closed Space" course.

Yesterday was mainly a theoretical course, while today is a practical course. Professor Garcia showed his magical magic key - [Desolate Wilderness] to the ring magicians who signed up for the course.

This thaumaturgy is rare and can only be learned by three spiritual runes. The corresponding runes are [Field], [Lock] and [Free Mind].

When the professor unfolded the mystery in the classroom, Shade's projection ritual was almost interrupted even if he deliberately controlled it. The interior of the Mysterious Lock looks like a large brown barren wilderness.

"Students, pay attention here!"

The professor waved his hand toward the distance and made a whistling sound. After a while, he could see a large number of animals running towards this side on the horizon of the desolate wilderness.

The functionality of the Mystery Lock - [Desolate Wilderness] is that it allows Professor Garcia to call out the low-intelligent wild animals he has seen before.

As long as he has seen it, he can call it out in the mystery lock as his fighting partner. And the better you understand those animals, the smaller the cost of calling them out, and the more powerful the animals become.

You must know that this world is not just filled with ordinary beasts. In places that are out of reach of the civilized world, the combat effectiveness of various low-intelligent magical creatures is no worse than the steam-mechanized human army.