Whispering Verse

Shade was in a good mood when he left the Prophet's Association. The home is still being renovated, and he plans to go to Coldwater Harbor to spend the day today.

He sneaked back home without anyone noticing, and headed to the seaport city on the west coast through the basement. The weather in Coldwater Port is very good today, with blue sky and white clouds above the calm sea, which makes people feel relaxed and happy. Listening to the sound of waves and seagulls, not only Shade was in a happy mood, but also little Mia, who was very afraid of the ocean last time, stared at this beautiful scenery with wide eyes.

I don’t know whether it’s because she’s too young or because of her breed, but the length of orange cat Mia’s hair hasn’t changed at all since she was adopted by Shade. In the sea breeze, the short cat hair shone in the sun, and was blown slightly low by the wind.

Seeing its appearance, Shade couldn't help but reach out and touch the cat's head. Mia immediately gave a gentle cry, which made Shade feel even happier.

Occasionally wandering around the beach doing nothing like this is also good for your mental health.

After arriving at Coldwater Port, Shade went to the Sea Cliff Lighthouse to meet Mr. Edmond with great interest. The old man happened to be going fishing, so he invited Shade to go with him.

Foreigners don't know how to fish, so Shade first followed Mr. Edmond and learned some basic fishing methods under the sea cliff, and then tried to throw the hook and wait. Mr. Edmund laughed at him, thinking he acted stiffly like a teenager.

"Although I can't be called a fishing expert, I caught a big guy a few days ago."

Shade responded while holding the fishing rod nervously.

"So what did you catch?"

The old man asked while pulling the fishing line and shaking it under the water:

"You don't want to say that you caught your cat from the water, do you?"

After saying that, he also laughed.

In fact, Shade was talking about the mermaid corpse.

During the fishing break, Mr. Edmond and Shade exchanged the knowledge he had learned from "Mystery of the Sea" and asked Shade to take away part of the manuscript he had compiled before leaving.

Shade asked whether [Guiding Light Hermitage] knew about the "Mumbling Psalms" and the thirteen chosen ones. The answer was of course yes.

"So what do you think of the chosen ones?"

Shade was very curious.

"This is a large-scale ceremony, and the thirteen chosen ones are the executors of the ceremony. It's hard to say what will happen in the end, but it must be important for the force you belong to to have chosen ones."

The old man replied.

"But the second chosen one was in Coldwater Port a few days ago. Why didn't I see you do anything? Oh, sir, don't tell me that you only heard the news after that person left Coldwater Port."

"Do you know Ivan Darkness well?"

Mr. Edmond asked, carefully tightening the fishing line amidst the sound of the waves. He seemed to have gained something:

"Since two weeks ago, so many ring warlocks have poured into Coldwater Port. Of course I have also received the news. But the guy possessed by the devil is not a fellow traveler of the Priory. There is a high probability that he will not end well."

"Oh? Why is that?"

Shade liked to ask questions from such elderly people.

"This is because...you took the bait. Give me the net bag."

Mr. Edmond directed Shade to hand over the tools and said:

"The Witches Council leaked information about the second chosen one, including his strength and fighting methods. It seems that the witches want him to be killed by others. From the information I obtained, compared to relying on his own dark talent, that Da Knis is better at harnessing the power of demons.”

Luvia also mentioned this

"Is there anything wrong with this? You mean, he went the wrong way?"

Shade asked again.

"Yes, it seems you understand."

Mr. Edmond put the big black fish that he had netted into the bucket. Mia immediately leaned over the bucket to take a look. After being soaked by the water stirred up by the fish's tail, the cat ran away in panic, hiding under Shade's legs and peering into the bucket.

"Do you think normal humans can coexist so perfectly with the remaining evil spirits and demons of the Third Age? His dark talent allowed him to barely control the demons, but he actually gave up on digging deeper into the power of darkness, and instead went deeper Harness the power of the devil.”

The old man cast the line again, and after the fishhook entered the water, he snorted contemptuously:

"This is no longer like picking up copper coins and throwing away gold nuggets. He has ignored his own essence, and that ancient evil spirit demon will never ignore the power of Darkness. Today's young ring magicians really don't know awe at all. , Controlling the Demon... He took the wrong path completely. Even if in the end, the demon swallows the second chosen one in an attempt to occupy the chosen one's position, I wouldn't be surprised at all."

"Can such a thing still happen?"

Shade asked. Seeing his fishing rod shaking slightly, he immediately lifted it up, but there was nothing, not even aquatic plants.

"Why not? The chosen one is not immortal, not to mention he hasn't even held the ceremony yet."

Mr. Edmond said, and then sighed again:

"If Darkness had someone around him who could guide him, such as the Thirteenth Ring Warlock of the [Blood Spirit School], the 'Bloodweeper' Hermons, he might be able to be saved. But after a fight with the Great Witch, If he feels the power of the devil more deeply, he may go down the wrong path and never look back.”

"Is Darkness bound to have a bad end?"

"How many of those guys who dare to be contaminated by demons will have a good ending?"

Mr. Edmond answered the question with a question.

I don’t know whether it was because Mia always made trouble, or she was unlucky today, or it was just Shade’s poor skills. It wasn’t until 11:30 in the morning that the two of them carried buckets and returned to the lighthouse along the small mountain path under the sea cliff. Shade His bucket was still empty, but Mr. Edmond's was almost full.

Now is the last fishing season in the cold water port area in summer. As long as there are no special ocean currents or special marine life, fishing will be easier than in other seasons.

The two had grilled fish for lunch under the lighthouse, and the pets raised by Little Mia and Mr. Edmond also received part of the fish.

After lunch, Shade said goodbye and then headed to the city, but it was difficult to find a carriage entering the city.

After the defeat of the Scarlet Secret Cult, a few fishmen were forced to hide in the sea, but because they could not leave the place where their ancestors lived, they could only swim in the offshore area. Occasionally they would go ashore to attack pedestrians to obtain food and daily necessities, so carriages leaving the city became rare in order to avoid danger.

The church has nothing to do with these scattered fishmen. After all, apart from the fishmen, this city does not have other things to deal with.

Therefore, we can only issue bounty orders to ring warlocks in the local black market. The heads of the murlocs can be exchanged for gold pounds or crowns in the black market, and the corpses of the murloc sacrifices can be exchanged for No. 3 holy water.

Although the amount of this bounty is not low, judging from the number of murloc tribes entangled with urban development and their reproduction speed that is similar to humans, the bounty on murlocs may last for many years.

For Shade, this is equivalent to the Coldwater Port city on the west coast of the Old World that can be accessed from his basement after the Coldwater Port incident. In addition to being an additional place for transactions and information acquisition, there are more monsters on the coast that can be killed. Function in exchange for money and church reputation.

This kind of thinking is a joke that foreigners make on themselves when they miss their hometown and amuse themselves.

After entering the city, Shade and Mia sat in the Seven Broomsticks Tavern for a while to listen to the local news and check the news about the reward for his purchase of monetary relics. After that, he stayed for another ten minutes to watch the strange ring wizards playing Rhodes, and stood aside and listened to people talking about the drowned corpses that the church had picked up in the offshore waters and returned them to the sea.

Most of those corpses showed characteristics of fishmen and needed to be processed intensively to prevent other accidents.

After leaving the Seven Broomsticks Tavern, Shade went to the Green Algae Tavern on the Conch Avenue with the Aurora Manor. He wanted to buy some local medicinal wine from here and bring it back to Tobesk to give to Priest August and Schneider. Doctors make gifts.

Shade didn't know if Priest August liked drinking, but Dr. Schneider definitely liked wine tasting. A single, wealthy, middle-aged man who didn't like smoking, playing Rhodes, and had no other inappropriate hobbies would definitely like drinking. of.

The old bartender of Green Algae Tavern seemed to have forgotten Shade who came here on the rainy night last Wednesday, and once again recommended him the special wine of the tavern. Shade bought some of each kind, but because he bought too much and it was inconvenient to carry, and he couldn't turn the wine into toys in front of ordinary people, he had to go to the Aurora Manor to find servants to help carry it.

It happened that Miss Aurora was also in the manor. When she heard that Shade was coming, she invited him to meet in the study.

"Do you like drinking?"

In front of Miss Aurora, Shade turned the drinks into toys and stuffed them into the suitcase he carried with him. The witch with beautiful curly brown hair looked at his movements curiously and wanted to call the servant to get her treasured wine.

"No, I hardly drink, I gave this to a friend... there was a murloc pissing in your wine cellar."

Only then did he think of it.

"I know, so except for Darkness who ran away, I turned all the remaining fishmen into fish food."

The witch said nonchalantly, motioning for Shade to sit down and talk.

Miss Sylvie Avora will not stay in Coldwater Port for long. After finishing the matters at the shipyard, she will leave to return to the United Kingdom of Carsonlik. Even if it weren't for the sudden agreement with Lesia, she should have left immediately after the Cold Water Port incident.

Shade probably won't be able to see her often in this manor in the future, and the witch seems to be quite sorry about this:

"Speaking of which, I said last time that I would help you get the spiritual runes related to [Shock], and now there is news."

"So fast?"

"It's just good luck, and [Shock] is not a rare spiritual rune. This spiritual rune has many meanings. However, since I won't stay here for a long time, I chose the fastest way."