Whispering Verse

Since the matter at hand was temporarily settled, Shade planned to officially start solving the last two commissions left by Detective Sparrow starting from this afternoon.

But he had just returned to Saint Teresa Square from the Church of the Dawn, and when he wanted to take out the entrustment agreement before going out, the badge on his chest actually started to feel hot.

It was Miss Carina who came to visit.

Of course, the Duchess did not go into town to do business and then stop by to see Shade. Nearly two weeks after Darkness fled the cold water port, the Witch Council finally discovered his traces relying on that boot.

"Now Ivan Darkness is here, in Wellwood City, Charing County. The council's personnel nearby found him last night. Although he escaped again, it at least means that we have found his traces."

Miss Carina pointed out the locations on the map of the Old World that Shard had at home with her red fingernail polish. The large, exaggerated map was now unfolded and spread out in the open space in the living room of Room 2 on the second floor. Tifa squatted down and carefully circled the city of Wildwood with a pencil.

Mia stood proudly on top of the map, not knowing what she wanted to express. Shade stood next to the black-haired maid, bending down to look at the map.

The location of Wildwood City has crossed the midpoint between Coldwater Port City and Tobesk City, southwest of Tobesk City.

His eyes scanned the map, and he accidentally looked at the squatting maid, and then saw a scene that made him blush. The brunette maid has a really nice figure, which is even more obvious when she squats down.

The flesh and blood of desire was still affecting him, and Shade tried very hard to look away.

"But how come you have such a high-precision map of the kingdom at home? This can almost be regarded as a military map. Look, there is no printed publication number on the map. Strictly speaking, this should be considered contraband."

Miss Carina asked, sitting on a chair nearby. There was no furniture in Room 2. When Shade was taking the map just now, the Duchess's servants moved a few chairs from the dining room in Room 1.

Of course, the map was left behind by the former detective. As for what Sparrow Hamilton wanted to do, that was beyond the imagination of loyal MI6 agent Shad Hamilton.

He fiddled with the question and then asked:

"So apart from the council, the church didn't find out about Darkness?"

"The battle in Wellwood City will attract the attention of the church. Because the incident happened in a hurry and there was no time to cover up the traces, the church should be able to quickly connect this matter to Darkness."

Miss Carina also stood up and came to the other side of Tifa. Then, like Shade just now, her eyes were immediately attracted by the figure of the squatting maid:

“The scenery is nice.”

She raised her head and said to Shade with a smile. The maid was unmoved, and Shade was unwilling to discuss this topic.

"Judging from the movement trajectory, Darkness is heading towards the area around Tobesk."

Shade brought the topic back to the chosen one, and the black-haired maid also used a pencil to gently connect Darkness's route.

If he does not plan to turn around next, but continues on his current trajectory, the probability of showing up around Tobesk is high. Even if you don’t enter the city, you may still stop in a rural town.

"Yes, the council also believes that his target may be Tobesk. That's why I came to tell you about this so that you can be prepared."

"What am I guarding against?"

Shade asked in surprise.

"Be prepared for him to come to Tobesk to take revenge on you."

"What? Revenge me?"

Shade was even more surprised.

"Yes, the council's manpower in Wildwood City reported that Darkness's injuries were not healed at that time. And judging from the description of the injuries, it does not appear to be injuries caused by Sivi. It was the sunlight emitted by you using alchemy items. Gun marks.”

Miss Carina said, looking at Shade with emotion:

"Although you used alchemy items, you did something that even Xi Wei couldn't do. Shade, you did a great job."

"But Darkness didn't see me at that time."

Shade was sure of this.

"Maybe? Otherwise, there is no way to explain why he did not escape to the edge of the civilized world, but instead headed towards Tobesk."

The witch also bent down and stretched out her fingers, asking Tifa to circle Tobesk:

"In short, the area around Tobesk may be the place where Darkness appears next. In addition to the Council, other ring magician organizations that are tracking Darkness will also find his traces sooner or later. After all, he is only one person. , even if there is a demon in him, he cannot become a master of concealment."

"Is Tobesk going to be in trouble again?"

Shade asked, and Miss Carina shrugged:

"It's hard to say. Maybe the opponent of the council this time deliberately led us in the wrong direction. After leaving Wildwood City, he immediately went south and smuggled to Kasenlik."

Shade did not comment on this, but discussed the situation caused by the second chosen candidate with Miss Carina.

The power Iluna displayed on the night when the gods descended gave people an initial understanding of the power of the chosen ones. The new "Mumbling Psalms" stone tablets discovered in the New World drew people's attention to Coldwater Port, and then the big battle in Coldwater Port During the event, fishmen, evil gods, god-callers and chosen ones took turns to appear. And once Darkness's next destination is confirmed, there will probably be more Ringman organizations trying to get in touch with "The Whispering Psalm" and believing that the chosen one will affect the situation in the material world.

"Speaking of which, are you looking for monetary relics?"

The discussion lasted for a full two hours, and Shade also learned about more trouble caused by Darkness. When Tifa went to find the other maids waiting in Room 1 to help put away the large map, the witch suddenly asked.

"Yes."

Shade and the two witches both mentioned this.

"this is for you."

Miss Carina bounced a coin, and Shade caught it in a hurry.

The finger touches the coin and is immediately prompted by the whisper of contact. The cold coin was about the same size as a one-shilling alloy silver coin. It had a thorn border on the front and the number 1 written on it, and the number 309 on the lower end. These numbers are symbolic numbers, symbols that have been used since ancient times.

The reverse side has the ancient rune "Wish", and the edges are also thorns.

On the side of the coin, a circle of letters is engraved with very fine techniques:

[Unsatisfied wishes are the greatest enemy of intelligent creatures. 】

"A clerical relic [wishing coin], draw a pentagram on a flat ground, place five candles of different lengths at the top of the pentagram, and place the coin in the center of the pentagram, and you can make a wish."

The witch introduced them, and the two returned to the sofa in Room 1 to continue their conversation. The servants helped clear away the chairs and maps.

"I think there must be something wrong with wish fulfillment, right?"

Shade said while looking at the coins.

"Yes, it will indeed fulfill some of your wishes, but it will always come true in a strange way. This is very similar to those scenes in the story that warn us not to be greedy."

The witch said, wagging her fingers, not knowing what she meant:

"However, although there may be problems with the method, the purpose of wishing can be achieved. Therefore, some ring magicians are willing to try to use this relic to make wishes, treating it as a wish-making method with both positive and negative effects. The smaller the wish, The more likely it is that the wish will happen in the way the wisher wishes, and the larger the wish, the more unexpected the way it will be realized.”

"Oh, this is really good stuff."

Shade praised.

"It's true. Similar to most currency-style relics, [Wish Coins] do not exist in a single form. But what is unique is that all 666 [Wish Coins], even if they disappear after the wish is successful, can still disappear within dozens of times. It reappears in years to hundreds of years. For example, if your coin is No. 309, no matter how you plan to use it, people in the future can still see it. After all, these coins are greed, desire and hope. Incarnations, they cannot disappear."

"So what do I have to pay to get this from you?"

Shade looked away from the coin, raised his head and asked:

"Is there anything you need me to do?"

Miss Carina thought for a while, and a smile appeared on her lips:

"Is there anything going on tonight?"

"Of course it's okay."

He thought Miss Carina would arrange some tasks.

"Then come and have dinner with me tonight. Oh, and after dinner, we can go to the opera together."

After saying that, she looked back at her maid, and Miss Servit nodded immediately:

"I'll prepare the tickets for the box."

"Eating and watching the opera...is that all?"

Shade hesitated.

"Of course, nothing happened in Tobesk recently, and there is nothing I need you to do."

She looked at Shade with a smile, expecting his answer.

"Can I take Mia?"

Shade asked again, and the cat whose name was mentioned immediately looked up at him.

"sure."

"That's fine, I guess no problem."

Although this behavior gives him the illusion that he is relying on the talents of women, he is now in need of the special coin. When you don't want to spend the remaining one blood money per person, it is really good to use the extra coins for divination.

"However, this does not count as payment. I took the coins, and I will also participate in the evening activities, but this is considered a debt that I owe you, and I will pay you back in the future."

Shade emphasized.

"For a man's pride?"

The witch asked with a smile, and did not reject Shade's statement:

"It's a pity that little Lesia won't return to Tobesk until tomorrow, otherwise I really want her to see you like this."

Shade ignored this sentence, otherwise the witch would definitely say something even more outrageous... maybe she would change the invitation time to tomorrow night.

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