Whispering Verse

"Yes, it's really good. Although this book is dangerous and may lead to loss of control if read too much, a few chapters can be disassembled and compiled into a brand new book that may allow ring magicians to obtain spiritual runes. Look, Here is the story of ancient mermaids, the ancient war between mermaids and fish-men, and the fusion and hostility of the three major faiths in Coldwater Port."

The old man turned the pages at will, and every page seemed to allow him to find new gains:

"In this way, I can finally complete the last part of my "Third Secret Teaching Test of Coldwater Port"."

A smile appeared on his face, and then he looked up at Shade:

"I said at the beginning that all the material gains belong to you, and we share the knowledge together. You brought this."

He patted the book:

"The value is much greater than the information I provide you. I want the ownership of this book. Please make some additional demands. Will the Guiding Hermitage take advantage of you?"

Shade thought for a while:

"Mr. Edmond, I hope this book will be available to me at any time if I need to look at it."

The old man nodded:

"It's a very reasonable request. You can come anytime."

He said:

"In addition, I also need the knowledge in this book, so I hope to get the valuable notes you compiled from you. Of course, I will also help you translate the content of this book. I learned from my friends Learned the language of some aquatic intelligent species.”

When faced with [Desire], Shade had no choice but to read this book. Under normal circumstances, he would not read a book like this that contained the secrets of the evil god. Moreover, this book did not have a table of contents or summary. If he looked through it carefully, he would not know when to turn it.

"It's very simple, but you have to see for yourself. I won't go to the trouble of sending a letter to Tobesk."

Mr. Edmond nodded again.

"I only have these requirements for the time being. If you feel that you have taken advantage of me, I can make it cheaper when I come to buy things in the future."

Shade hugged the cat and said, the cat raised by Mr. Edmond is now lying at Shade's feet, which makes Mia very dissatisfied.

"Trading with you is much better than trading with John. If it were him, he would definitely not let me go unless he squeezed out the last bit of value from this book."

The old man said with a smile, just as the kettle on the stove started to whine, he got up to get hot water and poured Shade a cup of tea.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Edmund, is this the sixth era?"

Shade asked again.

"Of course, what's the problem?"

The old man asked in surprise, and Shade shook his head;

"Something happened some time ago that messed up my sense of time."

"This is a sign of loss of control."

Mr. Edmond reminded, Shade nodded without explaining:

"In addition, I also want to ask you about something. I remember you said last time that there were local rumors that in modern times, a level 0 relic appeared in Coldwater Port?"

He did not directly name [Desire].

"Yes, I don't know much about the specific situation. I settled in Coldwater Port thirty years ago. At that time, there were such rumors among the local ring warlocks, but no one could provide evidence. Later, the rumors subsided, and now There are probably not many people who still remember this incident.”

Shade nodded. Before he came to the lighthouse, he swam to the darkroom beneath the Aurora Manor. As expected, just like the witch said last night, there is nothing in the darkroom. That level 0 relic has broken free of its seal and could be anywhere now.

He suddenly asked again:

"So are all level 0 relics dangerous?"

Mr. Edmond thought about it:

"It's not necessarily dangerous, but it's definitely weird. Most level 0 relics have the ability to directly make ring warlocks lose control, so there are very few records about them. The church and the three major academies strictly control relevant information."

Shade nodded and said nothing more. That thing called [Desire] helped him a lot, but he definitely didn't want to see the other person again.

He plans to tell the local church about this matter soon, and of course the name will be "God Caller". Even if the parish can never catch that thing, it must at least let the church understand that there is a troublesome level 0 relic in the material world again. Expand activities.

This can be regarded as Xia De's small contribution to world peace and stability.

Shade hoped that one day he would be able to find information on [Desire] in the St. Byrons Library. But no matter how friendly his relationship with Miss Danister was, the librarian would not reveal the information about the level 0 relic to a low-level warlock.

Mr. Edmond invites Shade to stay and have lunch with him, that is, the fish he caught. It was still far from the time when Miss Carina asked him to appear, so Shade agreed to the invitation.

The two of them processed the fish together and set up a fish grill outside the lighthouse. During the meal, Shade also gave Mia a piece of fish with all the fish bones picked out, and the cat also ate it happily.

When Shade was about to say goodbye and leave, and said with a smile that he might come to disturb him from time to time, the old man suddenly asked:

"Would you be interested in joining the Priory of the Guides of Light?"

Judging from his expression, Mr. Edmond was not joking.

"Do I have any responsibility for this?"

"A lot of responsibilities, the responsibility of passing on civilization."

The old man's expression was serious, while Xia De shook his head:

"If you need me to do anything, you can entrust me with it, but it is too heavy to shoulder the responsibility of civilization. I know that what you do is to collect, store, preserve and pass on the information of civilization. I admire you very much, but now I There is no such time. Ten years, ten years from now, Mr. Edmond, if I am not dead, even if I go to St. Byrons to be a teacher, you can invite me again. Then I will most likely agree. "

Instead of being disappointed, the old man smiled:

"In addition to the responsibilities you mentioned, we actually have more things to do, such as exploring and maintaining those ancient seals, and collecting and managing relics like churches and colleges. Even since 1306 of the Sixth Era, we have been Looking for the thirteen shelters left by the ancient gods. The Priory believes that these are the last blessings prepared by the ancient gods for the lives of the people who will end the world. Then we have made an agreement, and I will give it to you ten years later. The one who wrote the letter.”

Shade was stunned. This was the first time he heard about the thirteen shelters. When he thought about the contents of the parchment he saw behind the hidden wall in his basement, it was not difficult to think of the Light Guiding Hermitage. The space behind the White Mist Gate left by the Thirteen Ancient Gods was used as a shelter.

"Shelter?"

"I can't tell you this. Even if you agree to join the Hermitage immediately, it will take at least ten years for you to gradually come into contact with these secrets."

The old man said, and Shade shook his head regretfully:

"Then it's settled. I'll look forward to hearing from you in ten years."

He hugged the cat who was getting sleepy after eating a full meal, waved to the old man who was guarding the lighthouse alone, and prepared to go home. Mr. Edmund stood under the lighthouse, watching his back go away, and couldn't help but sigh:

"When the fire of civilization is about to extinguish, and more and more rumors about the end of the world surface, will we, who inherit the last ray of fire, gain a new companion?"

(Little Mia is running)

First, he went to the door of the Nature Church and asked someone to help him deliver the letter with the level 0 relic [Desire] to the priest of the church. Then Shade went to the Seven Broomsticks Tavern and inquired about the acquisition of coin-like relics. Unfortunately, After knowing that there was no result, he did not stay in Coldwater Port for a long time. Instead, he returned home and prepared to take a bath and meet the witch.

Lesia is expected to return to Tobesk in about a week, so Shad won't need to stay in Cold Water Harbor for a long time, and Dorothy won't have to come often to help Shad take care of the cats. However, the blonde girl is still very interested in the detective records in the study, and will occasionally disturb her in the future. So although I can't see Dorothy today, I will have plenty of time to see her in Saint Teresa Square in the future.

Miss Carina's carriage stopped downstairs at exactly two o'clock in the afternoon, and the person who came to pick up Shad was of course the maid, Miss Tifa Servit.

She saw Xia De holding this morning's newspaper. After the carriage slowly started, she tilted her head slightly and looked at the contents of the newspaper:

"Is this the Daily Steambird?"

"Yes, I'm reading my friend's serialized novel."

After Shade turned over the newspaper in his hand, he showed her the page of Dorothy's "Hamilton Detective Stories":

"You probably haven't heard of it, this is"

"I've heard that this is the most popular detective novel recently."

Shade was surprised by what the maid said. Dorothy's novel had only been serialized for a week, and he didn't expect it would attract attention so quickly.

"The sales volume of "Steam Bird Daily" is already very large, and the newspaper has specially given up a lot of space for this detective novel. In addition, the story itself is very good. Is it based on you?"

The maid was a little curious.

"Yes, but it's a big adaptation."

Shade reopened the newspaper and wanted to see how Dorothy could describe the love and hatred that spanned half a century without describing the occult and ghosts:

"I thought that people today are still keen on ancient knight novels or modern court novels. They would not be so quick to accept detective novels that describe contemporary life."

"It's not that people don't accept it, it's that there are no good stories to attract people. Most people's lives are boring, and it's natural to want to find some fun in stories."

The black-haired maid said with a smile, and Shade nodded. But to him, his life was much more interesting than the detective stories in the newspapers.

"Speaking of which, is Miss Carina angry?"

Hiding his face behind the newspaper, Shade finally asked the question he had always wanted to ask.

"Angry? Sir, have you done anything to make the lady angry?"

Shade took a peek and saw that the maid lady had a smiling expression. It’s not that she didn’t know, she asked knowingly.