Whispering Verse

Because there was a precedent for the [Innocent Creator] to store divinity in special items and pass it on, Shade knew that the way to obtain divinity was not just to face the gods directly.

After learning part of the information about the sea return ceremony, he doubted that the "power of the evil god" in the deep sea refers to divinity. Although the probability is low, it is nothing compared to facing the evil god to snatch the power, facing the tsunami that floods the city, and exploring the secrets of the evil god's family.

I went to Miss Carina to find out the secret of Hai Shuanghuan just for this part of the information. In addition to the witch, Shade believed that the Guiding Light Hermitage also had information.

"you"

Mr. Edmond looked at Shade in surprise, not expecting him to ask such a question:

"I thought you came to me to protect your friends. What exactly do you want to do?"

"Protect this city."

Shade replied without thinking. Of course the two people in the lighthouse knew this was a lie.

"Oh, I really shouldn't have let you in. Young man, mortals shouldn't be greedy."

The old man felt a little regretful.

"So you don't want to answer?"

Shade asked.

"Of course I do."

Mr. Edmond, who was wearing pajamas, changed the topic and his face became serious. He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Shade, and his frown made the wrinkles on his face more obvious:

"Whether you are a lunatic or not has nothing to do with me. What consequences you will face because of your greed is not something I should care about. I won't accept your gold pounds, but I want you to promise another thing. "

"You also want to see what it is?"

"Of course not, I'm not a lunatic like you."

Mr. Edmond shook his head and said extremely cautiously:

"I have been doing research on the three beliefs that have been spread in this land since ancient times: the guardian of fishmen, the god of thunder and storms, and the god of the drowned people in the deep sea. Over the years, I have come up with many interesting ideas. I even tried to find traces of those secret cults. But these ideas are difficult to realize, and now that you are here, I have a chance."

Even though there were only two of them in the lighthouse at the moment, Mr. Edmond still lowered his voice, which made his voice extremely hoarse:

"If, I mean if, you are lucky enough to get the power left by the so-called [Lord of the Scarlet Spiral] in the material world, I want you."

Suddenly there was a thunderous explosion outside, and the waves crashed violently on the cliffs near the sea. Shade even felt his chair shaking.

"On that item, draw this symbol."

He picked up a book from the corner of the desk and opened the page with the metal copper bookmark. What Shade saw was a symbol that symbolized thunder and lightning in occultism. It's just that unlike common symbols, the lines of this symbol are not straight, and the edges of the circular frame are filled with a large number of fine runes.

Shade tried to interpret it, and immediately felt dizzy, and the hairs on his body stood up because of his bold move.

"What's this?"

"The native belief of Coldwater Port, the holy symbol of the evil god-[Furious Storm]."

The old man explained in a low voice.

"You want me to draw the holy symbol of an evil god on the power left by another god in the material world?"

Shade asked in surprise:

"Oh, sir, who is the madman among us? No, although I am bold, I am not stupid. Besides, even a fool would not do such a blatant and blasphemous thing. If you want to study the hostility and blasphemy of gods, It’s a conflict of faith, why not do it yourself?”

"Because I'm afraid."

The old tower guard said naturally.

"I'm scared too."

Shade said immediately, and Mr. Edmond frowned and thought for a moment:

"Indeed, if you do this, the possibility of you coming back will be even smaller. Then I will change the information you ask me to give you. It can be regarded as my investment in you. If you can gain something, the gains in items belong to you, but You have to share your knowledge gains with me. The book I wrote myself, "The Three Secrets of Cold Water Port" needs more content."

Only then did Shade realize again that this old man who lived alone in an old lighthouse outside the city called himself a folklorist.

He nodded:

"Of course that's no problem."

"Okay, but you have to mortgage some things with me. If you die, your things belong to me. If you don't die, these things can ensure that you will not leave Cold Water Port directly."

Shade thought for a while, and all the relics on his body were directly related to his identity. The only irrelevant thing was the "Eternal Youth Leaf", but it was a life-saving thing. If he wanted to do such a dangerous thing, he couldn't leave the "Eternal Youth Leaf" behind.

So he put his hand into his pocket, took out a pile of money, and finally took out a thousand pound note. He was not afraid of Mr. Edmund absconding with the money. The last time he came with Lesia, Shade had seen his collection of ancient books and relics. There was no need for the other party to throw away his long-standing residence for 1,000 pounds.

"Are you so rich? It's not like you can hold so much money in your clothes."

The old man asked suspiciously.

Shade turned the money into toys and put them in the inner pocket of his coat. He just restored them.

"This is all my belongings. I will leave this money with you and I will come back to get it. Now please tell me, what did the sea return ceremony associated with the nursery rhyme awaken in the deep sea?"

Shade lied seriously. His current deposit is 2,300 pounds.

Mr. Edmond put the banknotes away and nodded:

"In the development of history, myths and legends often deviate from their original meanings. For example, people say that eating mermaid meat can lead to immortality. This is the most typical example. And we must draw from the legends dialectically and critically."

"Can you get to the point directly? I don't have much time. I have to go to the city in a while, and my friends need me."

Shade coughed and interrupted somewhat rudely.

Mr. Edmond smiled awkwardly:

"Okay, the point is, what am I going to say, oh, yes. When the red ocean descends, in the legendary ancient fish-man underwater city, where the evil god - [Lord of the Scarlet Spiral] descends, that person The giant mermaid carcass once used by the Great One will be awakened and brought to the shore. It will carry tsunamis and storms and sink Coldwater Harbor forever."

"The huge fish-man corpse in the underwater city" is exactly what appears in the cursed person's sleep in the curse of the sage-level relic [Mermaid's Song].

"The power left behind by the gods refers to that corpse?"

Shade guessed, but the old man shook his head in denial:

"No, the power left by the gods is a pearl in the ancient fish-men's underwater city. According to legend, it was transformed by the bubbles spit out by the evil god [Lord of the Scarlet Spiral] when he came to the material world. The return ceremony of the sea is Sacrifice to that pearl and let the power in it activate the giant underwater corpse."