Whispering Verse

Because he went to bed too late, when Shade woke up from bed again, it was already nine o'clock in the morning on Saturday. A complete six hours of sleep made Shade full of energy. In the morning, the cat that only ate the cat food that Shade had prepared before going to bed, but failed to drink the goat's milk, was very dissatisfied with the "lazy" Shade.

So much so that when Shade took it to the photo studio to pick up the last photo taken, and then to the post office to send it to Miss Gold, the cat ignored Shade.

But when Shade entered the restaurant with it, little Mia seemed to have suddenly forgotten her unhappy mood about today's breakfast. When Shade showed up at Dr. Schneider's clinic with it, the cat returned to its usual appearance, standing energetically on Shade's shoulder and looking around.

Even though they both slept very late last night, Priest Augustus was as energetic as Mia. On the contrary, Dr. Schneider seemed to be in poor spirits and kept yawning while waiting for the team members to arrive.

While polishing his pipe, Priest August joked that the doctor had a rich night life, but the doctor was not enjoying himself:

"I'm going to attend an academic conference on psychology in a few weeks, so I have to write a speech. In recent years, people have been in great demand for psychiatrists, and the industry is booming. Someone wants to establish an international psychologists' conference Professional guilds, it is said will be brought up during this meeting.”

Dr. Schneider complained about these things that had no interest in him at all, and then asked why Shade didn't get enough rest.

There was nothing that couldn't be said about last night, so before Luvia and Dorothy came, Shade and the priest told them what happened last night.

Doctors have also heard of the organization "Truth Society" and their bold research. Hearing that members of this organization appeared in Tobesk, he seemed particularly worried:

"The Society of Truth usually does not act alone. They go out in groups of three to five people to collect materials or conduct experiments. Let's tell the academy about the situation later and remind the correspondence magicians in this city to pay attention to safety. question."

He yawned again. It looked like he stayed up very late yesterday to write his speech.

When all five people arrive, this week's study meeting will be held on time. Shade, who spent most of his time in Coldwater Port this week, had nothing new to share, but the priest took the initiative to mention Coldwater Port.

He received a lot of information from the church and was able to describe in some detail what happened there.

Although the events of the summer of 1853 could be talked about for years to the Ringmasters of Coldwater Harbor, to the people of Tobesk it was only news from afar, so the group did not discuss it in too much depth. .

If the "God Caller" and the "Blood Spirit School" had not been related to them, it is estimated that the priest would not tell this matter to others to comment.

Everyone had something to deal with at the college. Among them, Shade submitted a course paper on "Closed Space" and applied to borrow a paper on enhancing time perception. Later, he received a new time key personally selected by Professor Garcia.

The time keys provided to the investigators by the History Institute are not free except for the first one, but the charging standard is very low, which is almost equivalent to giving them away for free. Professor Garcia wrote a long letter to Shade, describing how safe the key corresponding to the fifth era - 2584 is.

In the letter, the professor described in detail the major events that occurred in historical records that year, and speculated on the situation that Shade might encounter. He hoped that Shade could submit the investigation report as soon as possible after conducting the investigation.

Although Shade read the letter carefully, he didn't pay much attention to the professor's investigation. What concerned him was the time corresponding to the key.

In 1784 of the Fifth Age, three children strayed into the "Creator of Innocence" event in Hope Town - 1068. More than seven hundred years have passed. The boy who was pursuing growth has long been turned into withered bones, and the boy who longed for fairy tales has also been left intact. The path of life has been changed, even the witch who hoped for power must have left long ago; and Miss Feliana and Miss Olanode broke into the Forest of Thousand Trees - 3002 incident, and the recent incident It would take three centuries for this to happen, and when Shade saw the two ladies, they would be no more than forty years old.

Therefore, in 1784 of the Fifth Era, Shade had no acquaintances. Thinking about it this way, I feel a little disappointed.

In addition to Shade, other members of the group also applied for book loans, submitted reports, and inquired about academic credits. When Dr. Schneider told the college about the [Truth Society], the college actually gave him an information fee of 5 pounds.

This was an unexpected surprise, so Shade and the priest August split the money equally.

And just when Shade wanted to take a look at the bounty offered by the academy, and wanted to take advantage of the half-month's free time before Darkness came to Tobesk to get some practical credits for himself, new news came from the academy.

The librarian, Miss Daniste, the Red Moon Witch, wants to see Shad.

This time, instead of having Shad travel to St. Byrons in the far north through dangerous space movement, he would use a projection ritual to project him into the college library.

"Did Miss Danister find the owner of the 'Yellow Moon' core spirit rune? Can we find the Silver Moon Library? Can I find information about demons from the library?"

Shade was surprised at first, and then frightened:

"Or maybe Miss Danist found out about me and Miss Feliana and guessed that I can really travel through time?"

"Shad, what's your expression? Why do you want to laugh and cry at the same time? Sit down quickly, Miss Danister is already waiting for you."

Dr. Schneider, who put down the college notice, urged that no one else felt anything was wrong this time.

The others exited the room first, and Shade put the cat, who was taking a nap, on the sofa.

Mix the bone meal into a basin of water, stir clockwise for three weeks, drip in blood, and soak the parchment in the blood water. After the water basin burned with ice-blue flames, Shade sat on the chair.

The scene in Dr. Schneider's reception room became blurry like paint dripping with water. Then the oil paints were put together again, and the scenery inside the college library appeared in front of Shade.

There is a tall dome above the head, and it is extremely quiet in the ears. Candlelight and gas lamps illuminate the surroundings. Bookshelves at different heights surround the circular space in the library. Metallic luster and wooden bookshelves coexist in this space.

In front of Shade was Miss Denister sitting on the sofa, and beside her were two students sitting in the east and west for the ceremony.

After Shade appeared, the two politely said goodbye to Miss Danister and left.

"Good afternoon, Miss Denister."

Shade greeted him respectfully. Judging from the expression of the thirteen-ring warlock in robe, she should be in a good mood now.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Hamilton."

The red-haired lady waved to Shade, and the teacup slowly flew towards him in the air. This is a cup of black tea, the temperature of the tea is just right:

"Sorry to bother you again, it's still the same thing as last time."

After the greetings, Miss Denister directly talked to Shade about the business:

"I didn't find the owner of the 'Yellow Moon' core spiritual rune, but I found a correspondence ring warlock at Serkses Advanced Medical College who owned the 'Guiding Moon' spiritual rune."

The yellow moon itself has the meaning of "guidance" in occultism, so the "guiding moon" is in a sense the "yellow moon".

Shade was very surprised:

"The other party is also a correspondence magician? Then he wants to come to St. Byrons to test it?"

"Of course not. The affairs of Silver Moon Library cannot be known to outsiders."

Miss Danister shook her head gracefully, and the quill-shaped earrings on her ears caught Shade's attention.

She said to Shade again:

"So I need your help. I used some small means to get the fourth-level ring warlock to be sent to the Tobesk area by Serkses Higher Medical College. You need to meet him, and then Collect the light of his core spiritual runes, and then send it to me through the poem manuscript pages for testing. This is a new idea I came up with after seeing you last time. Although it is not enough to open the clues in the book, it can also cause some reaction.

To collect the spiritual runes and auras, you must rely on special alchemy items made by me. When needed, I will give them to you individually through your pages, but please note that this is a secret mission, do not let anyone know what you are doing. "

"In other words, even the 'Guiding Moon' doesn't know about this?"

Shade confirmed.

"Yes, it's best that the other party never knows."

Miss Denister nodded:

"I won't let you do it in vain. I will give this to you in other names and in the form of a reward from the college. 10 pounds of profit, 10 points of practical credits, and the right to choose private elective courses for me in the future. Except In addition, if we successfully open the Silver Moon Library, I can make you a promise."

"What promise?"

Shade asked curiously.

"There is an unwritten rule in the library of St. Byrons College. It is best for each generation of administrators to be favored by the 'moon'. This will not only facilitate the successors to use the thaumaturgy knowledge left by the administrators of the past generations, but also facilitate the successors. To learn the thaumaturgy mysteries that only administrators can learn. If we successfully open the Silver Moon Library"

She tapped the back of the sofa with her slender fingers, and paused deliberately to let Shade hear the next message clearly:

"I will put you on the candidate list for the next administrator. Once you officially enter St. Byrons and are promoted to the high ring, you can be inspected."

"So how many people are there on this list now?"

Shade was not too happy, but continued to ask.

Miss Denister showed a meaningful smile to Shade:

"Mr. Hamilton, to be honest, there is none so far, and there won't be one in decades. I haven't met a very suitable student yet, do you understand?"

Shade raised his eyebrows, but his face showed no expression:

"You mean yes, I will definitely complete this commission."

If he failed to become a god before officially entering the academy, inheriting the position of librarian as a high-level sorcerer in St. Byrons would also be helpful in continuing his search for divinity.

"Don't worry, just finish it within two months. The other party hasn't arrived in Tobesk yet. After all, 'Guiding Moon' is a student of Serkeses, so it's not easy to dispatch him calmly. This time I just inform this person. I will give you specific information when the other party arrives in your city. Mr. Hamilton, this commission is very important to you and to me."

She hesitated and then said in a very low voice:

"As long as you don't expose your identity and don't reveal anything about the Silver Moon Library, you can use any method. Yes, any method to collect the light of the spiritual runes. I won't mind if you use informal means."

Shade looked at her in surprise, but Miss Danister held the tea cup again, showing an expression that said she didn't say anything.

He nodded slowly:

"I understand it all, Miss Daniste, it's all for the moon."

"Yes, Mr. Hamilton, everything is for the moon."