Whispering Verse

The next day was Thursday. When Shade woke up early in the morning, he received a letter from Miss Carina. The witch told him that he must, absolutely, and cannot refuse to go to her manor to meet her that afternoon.

Shade knew that she wanted to ask about Coldwater Port, so he yawned and put the letter aside, and enjoyed a quiet breakfast at home with his cat.

After eating, Shade changed into clothes and prepared to go out. He took a towel and motioned to the cat who was standing on the window sill watching the pigeons with great interest:

"Mia, do you want to see the sea and the lighthouse?"

"Meow?"

This cat probably doesn't understand the words "sea" and "lighthouse" in the common language of Delarion. But when he saw Shade greeting him, he still ran over happily.

So two hours later, Shade held the cat and stood in front of the lighthouse guarded by Mr. Edmund. Together with the wide-eyed Mia, he looked at the sparkling and undulating sea in the distance of the sea cliff. .

The orange cat’s mouth is open and its eyes are staring, it’s really funny.

Today is a good day. Under the blue sky, although the water is not calm, the sparkling waves are much friendlier than the red ocean. Standing on the sea cliff blowing the sea breeze at the end of summer, basking in the warm sun, and listening to the deafening roar of the waves, this feeling made Shade, who came to Coldwater Port this time, really feel like he was on vacation.

Mia, the pet cat born in Tobesk, probably saw the sea for the first time. When Shade transformed it from a rag doll back into a real cat at the sea cliff behind the lighthouse, the cat was curled up in Shade's arms with its fur all over.

But after confirming that the sound of the waves would not harm it, little Mia huddled in Shade's arms and looked around, and even became interested in the seagulls flying in the sky. The sea breeze makes its soft short hair cling to its body, and the bright sun shines on the orange cat's body, making the orange and white hair shine as if it were glowing.

Of course, Shade sincerely hoped that the seagulls currently hovering over the lighthouse would never have the habit of excreting indiscriminately. Judging from the traces on the nearby ground, these seagulls were more rude than he thought.

On such a fine day today, Mr. Edmond hung a "Go Fishing" sign on the door under the lighthouse and was not at home. Shade was not in a hurry to look for him on the nearby coast, but instead held the cat and admired the sea view.

He had already heard the end of the Cold Water Harbor incident from Miss Aurora. The local fish-man secret cult forces were almost completely destroyed, and the few surviving fish-men were once again like their ancestors, lurking in the city in human form, waiting for the next conspiracy thousands of years later.

The unexpected appearance of the "Godcaller" made yesterday's battle at dawn end faster than planned. In the eyes of the people of Coldwater Port, yesterday morning was just due to the abnormal movement of the monsoon and the discharge of urban pollutants. The increase has caused changes in the sky color and ocean color in a small area in a short period of time.

This did not have much impact on the lives of ordinary people.

As for the victims who were affected by the mermaid's curse and stepped into the sea during the sea return ceremony. Although the official statistics are not yet complete, according to Witch's calculations, the total number will not exceed 600, which includes fishing boats that capsized in the open sea because they did not return to port in time.

Compared with the scale of this incident, this kind of sacrifice is completely within the acceptable range.

"This world is really dangerous for ordinary people."

While holding the cat and looking at the cruise ship passing by in the distance, Shade sighed in his heart.

If mysterious events don't happen around them, ordinary people will probably never understand how dangerous the world is in their lifetime. Once they are associated with relics, ring warlocks, or cults, the survival rate of ordinary people is actually very low.

This can be seen from the girl Sophie Dyce's family to the painter Mr. Freeman of the oil painting, from the summer gods in Tobesk to the shadows in Coldwater Harbor.

The Zhengshen Church is currently working with the Coldwater Port City Hall to carry out related follow-up work. And the ring warlocks who gathered in this seaport city nominally because of the fish people were also leaving in an orderly manner. The witch seems to have released news locally that the second chosen one has left Coldwater Port. Now surrounding Coldwater Port and the surrounding traffic arteries are the places that should be paid attention to and investigated.

The red ocean receded, the fish-man ruins in the abyss disappeared, and the giant mermaid corpse that was split into four pieces melted into the sea. Overall, at the end of the summer of 1853, the cult incident that occurred in Cold Water Harbor ended with a relatively perfect outcome.

At present, what people are most curious about is the whereabouts of the thirteen-ring warlock "God Caller". The church believes that the ringmancer found a way to heal himself in the temple of the murlocs, recovering from the damage he suffered when he called upon the gods in Tobesk.

The Church was therefore convinced that he would not leave the Old World for the New. Although it is not known which force the "God Caller" belongs to, judging from his movement trajectory, this thirteen-ring warlock is also interested in the thirteen chosen ones prophesied in "The Whispering Psalm".

From this perspective, the church’s inference should be correct. However, they may have to wait a while to find Sha De. It is not an easy matter to connect the detective in St. Teresa's Square in Tobesk with the thirteen-ring warlock fishing in the cold water port.

Shade was holding the cat and thinking about something. After not looking at the sea view for a long time, Mr. Edmond took a fishing rod on his back, a bucket in one hand, and a metal toolbox that could be used as a stool in the other hand, and walked around the path under the sea cliff. Come up.

His harvest today was quite good. Without the influence of abnormal tides, this old man who lives by the sea showed quite amazing fishing skills.

As I approached the lighthouse, I realized that there were actually guests coming to visit. When Shade turned around with the cat in his arms, the old man had a surprised expression on his face:

"Do I need to remind you that you are not wearing a mask on your face?"

"Do you need a mask? I'm afraid there aren't many acquaintances that Father John knows in Tobesk who can introduce business, and it's even less likely that there are many who know the Priory of the Guide of Light. Combined with my height and body shape, you can only It only takes a few letters to easily figure out who I am.”

Shade shrugged, he had thought of this as he ran to the lighthouse in the rainy night, but it was worth it for that drop of divinity.

"No, actually I have no intention of asking John at all. Whether you are Rejed's Hamilton is not important to me."

The old man continued to climb upwards with difficulty carrying the bucket and metal box. Shade came over to meet him, put the cat on his shoulder, and helped Mr. Edmond carry the bucket. Inside the iron bucket, there were now four bearded fish swimming. The clear water reflected the sunlight, allowing Shade to see all the physical details of these aquatic creatures.

Mia is very interested in these fish.

"The Priory is not interested in the secrets of the transaction partners, as long as you don't hinder us. Don't worry, young man, I will not mention your affairs to anyone, and I don't want to know what is going on between you and the God Caller. relation."

After struggling to reach the lighthouse, the old man rummaged for his keys in the brown vest full of pockets he wore when fishing. As soon as he opened the door under the lighthouse, the cat that was locked in the lighthouse immediately jumped out.

"Meow~"

Mia, who was still obediently staying on Shade's shoulder, immediately "roared", and the cat, which was much larger than Mia, actually took a step back because of the "roaring" sound, seemingly frightened by Mia. arrive.

Shade touched Mia and asked her to be quiet for a while.

Entering the lighthouse with Mr. Edmond, the old man packed up his fishing equipment before sitting down with Shade and talking:

"The Priory is an organization formed to cope with the end of the world. As long as you don't hinder us from collecting and preserving information about civilization, and you have no idea about destroying the world, then we can be friends. As for secrets, oh, young man , and which ring magician has no secrets? Even if you say now that you are the God Summoner, I will not be surprised at all."

Shade called out the life ring behind him:

"Sadly, I'm not."

"It's a pity indeed."

Mr. Edmond sighed regretfully:

"Originally, I was expecting you to be. In this way, I can have another trading partner with the Thirteen Rings."

He pulled the gas valve on the wall and simmered hot water on the small stove.

"However, I do know the thirteen-ring warlock. If there is a chance, I can introduce him to come here to buy things."

Shade said. Seeing that the old man was noncommittal, he put his hand into his pocket and took out the big leather book "Mystery of the Ocean" that was absolutely impossible to put into his pocket without any trace:

"This is what I promised you, the secret book of the Scarlet Secret Cult. After I entered the city that night, I found a node of the Sea Return Ceremony. With the help of my friends, I attacked them and got this."

He handed the book to Mr. Edmond. After the latter took it, he first stood up and took out the paper bag containing banknotes from the desk and returned it to Shade. Then he sat down and rubbed the book cover with his hands.

"Isn't this human skin?"

Shade asked worriedly.

"Of course not, this is the skin of a male gilt seahorse. There is a very small amount of gold in the feces of this magical creature. Although the amount is very small, raising gilt seahorses is one of the few in the material world, and it can be done at almost no cost. A way of converting other substances into gold."

The old man explained that transforming gold reminded Shade of the famous relic, the Philosopher's Stone.

Mr. Edmond put the big book on his lap, opened it carefully, and checked the chapters at will, while Shade looked at the interior decoration of the lighthouse and enjoyed himself.

This book is written in the murloc script, and uses murloc script from more than one era. Shade could understand everything, Mr. Edmund could only understand part of it.