Whispering Verse

Early Thursday morning, after checking the progress of the decoration, Shade took Mia and set off to Dr. Schneider's clinic. I thought that the doctor wouldn't have much work early in the morning, but I didn't expect that he actually started consulting at eight o'clock in the morning.

Shade waited for two hours before he saw the yawning doctor. He was wearing a clean white shirt, holding a pen and sitting on the chair behind the desk to write medical records. Shade walked in with a greeting voice and blue eyes. The look in his eyes showed that he was very tired.

There was a strange smell of burning spices in the room, and there was a sphere fixed on a wooden frame on the desk.

"Doctor, is your work so hard?"

Compared to him, Shade is simply synonymous with laziness.

"Oh, I'm not sleepy. I just used hypnosis for diagnosis and treatment. Did you smell the smell in the air? This is a spice used to assist sleep. Last time we saw Alan in Anthem Square, didn't he also give it to me? Did you get a bottle?"

The doctor explained briefly, asked Shade to sit down, and then explained in a low voice:

"I really like hypnosis as a therapeutic method."

"Why?"

Shade asked curiously, looking at the psychology books on the table that were obviously frequently turned over. This is not a St. Byrons textbook, but a doctor's own professional book.

"Because my diagnosis and treatment are charged by the hour."

Dr. Schneider smiled and patted the alarm clock at hand. The delicate brass mechanism was making a pleasant clicking sound:

"Ten minutes cost 1 shilling and 3 pence, and an hour was 7 shillings and 6 pence. In two and a half hours in the morning, I made nearly a pound."

Shade immediately showed an expression of even greater admiration. The doctor made more money from one consultation than an ordinary worker in a month. You can live a decent life just by sitting in an office. This is the life that Shade wants.

"Speaking of which, why do you have time to come to my place? Is there something going on?"

The doctor capped his pen and asked.

"Yes, I am learning new thaumaturgy recently, but I am short of casting materials, and I would like to entrust you to help acquire them."

"What is missing?"

"Crystal of the mind."

"Um?"

As expected, the doctor knew this. He frowned and thought about it:

"Alchemical items made from the heart and spirit involve advanced psychological alchemy subjects, which is not easy to handle. Shade, how many do you need?"

"Two dozen orchids (about 3.5 grams) of crystals, one for every dozen orchids. Two small crystals are required to cast the spell."

The density of this strange crystal is not very high. A dozen orchids are about the size of a grain of rice.

The doctor thought for a while and said:

"This is not easy to do. The academy does have this kind of material, but the price is very high, about 500 pounds, which is comparable to the price of ordinary clerical relics. So if you are not in a hurry, I don't recommend you buy it from the academy. But If you want to buy it from the black market, you may not be able to meet the seller by the end of the year. However, I can make some. I have taken advanced psychological alchemy courses."

"Is there any trouble?"

Shade asked. .

"Yes, and the trouble is, you have to find raw materials. That is, objects that can produce spiritual crystals."

“What characteristics are needed?”

Shade took out his notebook and prepared to record it.

The doctor stretched out his fingers to list, and Shade noticed a blue ink stain on his index finger:

"The spirit is strong enough to extract the crystals of the soul. The imagination is rich enough for us to explore his dreams. Only those with unstable minds and spirits can produce crystals... This is all for the time being. If the target can be found, I still need to do further tests."

"In other words, we're looking for a crazy artist with strong mental powers... I'll try my luck at the Delrayon Art Institute?"

Shade concluded.

"It's not that simple."

The doctor waved his hand:

"You go look for it, and you won't be able to recognize it even if you encounter it. Well, I'll visit the mental sanatoriums around Tobesk on the weekend, and I'll let you know if there's any news. If there's no news, I'll spend two weeks investigating. If you haven't found it yet, you can spend money to buy it from the academy. However, this business cannot be free for you."

"No problem, doctor, how much do you need?"

Shade wouldn't take advantage of his friends.

"The material cost for rituals and alchemy is not much, just 30 pounds. But the labor cost... let's do this, Shade, you can pay for the 30 pounds material cost. In addition, I heard Priest August say, you There is a smuggling route in Coldwater Port. It just so happens that I need some ritual materials from the New World recently to assist my sixth ring promotion ceremony. I will make a list for you, and you can help me get these things. I will pay for this batch of materials, and you The labor cost of obtaining them will be used to compensate for the labor cost of making the soul crystals."

In other words, Shade only needs to pay 30 pounds.

"No problem, doctor."

"That's good."

The blue-eyed doctor nodded and asked curiously:

"But what kind of thaumaturgy do you want to learn?"

"Mind blast, I've prepared the learning materials. Now I'm just missing the casting materials."

"Psychic blast is the most primitive psychic attack ability. It's not bad. At least it gives you one more way to fight the enemy."

Only then did Shade realize that this ability was his third purely active attack ability after [Moonlight Slash] and [Moonlight Great Sword].

"In that case, I have a notebook here that you can take back and read. It contains tips on how to use psychic abilities, which may be helpful to you."

The doctor stood up and pulled out a book from the bookshelf and handed it to Shade. There was no need to spend money to borrow notes from each other within the group.

In the next two days, Shade did not engage in any more adventurous activities. The rest of Thursday was spent with Professor Manning. Although Shade was very reluctant to take little Mia to visit the professor, he could not leave Mia in the home that was under construction.

The professor still remembered the archaeological experience in Hekils Town decades ago. After getting the photos of old Mrs. Ilar from Shad, he was very excited and pulled Shad to tell stories until noon. He even invited Shad to his home. Had lunch with Shade.

Although Professor Manning had strange thoughts about cats, his archaeological skills were absolutely top-notch, and his storytelling ability was even better. Shade was attracted by those archaeological stories.

In the afternoon, after hearing that Shad had nothing to do today, Professor Manning took Shad to visit the Archeology Department of King Delrayon College where he worked.

Although it's still summer, it's hard to see people wearing short sleeves in a serious place like the academy. And although women had the right to education decades ago, it is difficult to see female students in colleges.

Walking on the stone road of the college, mottled light and shadow are projected from the gaps in the leaves above the head. Seeing the young people holding books and scholars wearing glasses walking and chatting around him, Shade had a smile on his face. He liked this atmosphere very much.

It's a pity that he doesn't have time to be a serious student in this era. If there is no real mysticism in this world and it is just a world of ordinary people, he would be willing to spend the rest of his life in school like Professor Manning.

Professor Manning has his own separate office and a group of students waiting to graduate. He showed Shade with great interest the cultural relics collected during the archaeological excavations in Hekils Town more than ten years ago. Then he called his students and asked them to move more piled up in the warehouse. of artefacts relating to the remains of the eastern part of the town of Hekils.

Although the professor and his party did not discover the underground temple at that time, they had confirmed that the ruins were built by believers of the old god [Earth-Shaking Worm].

When talking about his professional content, and seeing that Shade was very interested, Professor Manning started talking about it nonstop. He sat behind the desk next to the square window, tilting his chair to talk to Shade, who was sitting next to the short side of the desk. There were some flowerpots on the windowsill behind the professor, and the professor's students could only stand behind Shade and listen to their teacher telling stories.

The professor only spoke for an hour, and Shade admired the students behind him for being able to persevere. You know, even the orange cat lying on his lap turned over at least 23 times because he was bored.

Shade's attention wasn't just on the cat, either. He also observed the flower pots behind Professor Manning, the drafts of papers waiting for correction piled up on the professor's desk, and the literature that was almost overflowing behind the glass in the bookcase on the east wall.

Professor Manning's office is not dirty, but it is very messy. Various documents and cultural relics are placed in every corner that can be seen. The cardboard boxes piled on the bookcase have a feeling that they will all fall down soon. But it's not too chaotic here. Looking carefully, Xia De feels that this simple and chaotic environment with some old-era decoration style is in line with the office atmosphere of busy scholars.

"Maybe I should also decorate the second floor to make it look more professional."

Shade thought to himself.

Professor Manning talked endlessly to Shade about the relationship between the old god [Earth-Shaking Worm] and the old god [Earthly Serpent], and also used the mythological system described by the Zhengshen Church to combine those with the priesthood of [Earth] The righteous god [The Old Man with the Lamp], which is the [God of the Sun and Earth], is also connected.

"Actually, there are quite a few gods with land-related responsibilities, but each god has a different focus."

The professor held the tea cup and said:

"The Zhengshen Church is very secretive about this, but there is a saying that the power of all gods related to the earth comes from an older god of the earth."

"professor!"

Shade quickly stopped Professor Manning from continuing. Although the Church of the Righteous God seems to be a positive character, the Inquisition is not something in legend. It is a real thing.

Professor Manning smiled and shook his head:

"I often can't control my mouth when it comes to things I'm interested in. Shade, just pretend you didn't hear anything."

"certainly.."

"what about you?"

The professor changed his tone and asked the young people behind Shade in a very serious tone. The latter answered in unison:

"Heard nothing."

It seems this isn't the first time this has happened.

"But why don't you think that it was the Righteous God [Old Man with the Lamp] who distributed his authority to other old gods related to [Earth] and [The Sun]? The Righteous God is stronger than the Old Gods, so this speculation is also possible. "

Miss Aurora on the train mentioned the relationship between the ancient gods and the old gods, so Shade asked curiously and put forward other conjectures. Professor Manning smiled:

"If it was the Righteous Gods who gave power to the Old Gods, then the Righteous God Church would definitely mention it to show the greatness of its belief in the gods. But I can tell you with certainty, Shade, there is no book in the Five Gods Church. It has been mentioned, yes, no book has mentioned that the power of the old gods comes from the righteous gods. Even when the church books mention the old gods, they are placed on the same level as the righteous gods. position."

Shade nodded clearly and did not continue to ask. If he continued to ask questions, he would encounter sensitive topics again.

However, if the power of the old gods does not come from themselves, but really obtained from other places, then it is very likely that all the old gods related to the earth, even the power of the righteous god [Old Man with the Lamp] regarding the earth, comes from The ancient god related to the earth [Mother Earth Goddess].

It has been established that the Old Gods were the original gods.

"When the [Dark Box] lost control, there seemed to be a voice saying that the old gods were thieves..."

Shade thought in his mind.

It seems that talking about religion and history with ordinary people can also be of great help to him. Shade thought that he could communicate more with Professor Manning in the future. Of course, it was best for Mia to stay away from him.

Most of Professor Manning's students were young people about the same age as Shade. When the professor introduced Shade to them, they immediately knew that this was the rumored "Rejed's Hamilton."

Therefore, although Shade could only be regarded as "illiterate" compared to them, he still gained the respect of everyone. Before Shade left the college that evening, he exchanged business cards with the professor's students.

Most of them have business cards. People who can study archeology in colleges and universities in this era generally do not come from ordinary families. Shade recently wants to further expand his detective business, and wants more clients to come to his door on his own instead of running into trouble by going out, so it is still necessary to get to know more people.

But what troubled him the most was that the spread of Ray Jade's Hamilton's reputation was almost at the same time as the spread of Shade's relationship with Miss Carina.

Although none of the professor's students mentioned Miss Carina, when Shade was chatting with the professor and mentioned that he had recently obtained a large sum of money from the Duchess and therefore wanted to receive an honorary degree, there was still a message behind him. A choked cough.

[So what worries you is that you have a bad reputation, or that you have a bad reputation even though you have done nothing? 】

"Is there a difference?"

[Outlander, of course you understand the difference. 】

Shade did not answer this question, and took the cat, who had slept all afternoon and was now looking forward to dinner, along the stone road of King Delrayon College to the street.

The setting sun loomed faintly on the horizon, so it seemed like dusk had just arrived. The carriage came from his left and then his right, and groups of students passed behind him. Passing by was a hurried man with a briefcase under his arm, who looked like he was going to an appointment. Two workers with bare arms were squatting under the gas lamp on the roadside, as if they were repairing a faulty underground gas pipe.

In this rapidly changing scene, only Shade seems to be strolling through the streets, not in any hurry about time.

He put his hands in his pockets and kicked the pebbles at his feet aside out of boredom. Then he touched the cat, thinking about the solution for dinner, and walked slowly towards the sunset.

Before there was any news about Darkness, he had plenty of time to manage his life in this steam wave era.

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