Whispering Verse

Probably because they ran out of luck last night, Shade and Dorothy's classes were temporarily canceled on Saturday night. Dorothy was called home by her father, Professor Louisa, to talk about "Hamilton's Detective Stories." This was Professor Louisa's recognition of her daughter.

Lesia couldn't come to see Shad without her father noticing for the time being, so she had a break on Saturday. The princess could take advantage of this time to think about how to help Shad get the [Sleeping] Spirit Rune.

This time, Her Royal Highness the Princess and the female writer vowed to help Sha De.

On Sunday morning, Shade went to the Tobesk train station to see off Captain Rades who was heading to the border.

As an officer, the captain did not have to ride in a second-class carriage with other soldiers rushing to the border. On the platform, the captain in Royal Army uniform, among the bustling crowd, took Shade's hand and thanked him again. Thanks to Shade for saving him from disappointment, thanks to Shade for everything he has done.

For the middle-aged Captain Rades, this train station can be regarded as an important node that changed his life. After being captured, he returned to Tobesk in frustration and assisted Shade in catching the child-trafficking criminal outside the station. Today, he will start again here.

He looked around at his colleagues saying goodbye to their relatives, the porters at the station, and the crowds who came to see him off, and he sighed for a moment.

"However, I still don't know where the windy path is?"

Shade asked.

The train whistle sounded and it was about to depart. Citizens who went to the station to see off their relatives and friends were saying their final goodbyes to the soldiers who were about to leave. The surroundings were very noisy, and Shade also shook hands with the captain for the final time.

"The Windy Trail" is the area where the captain's unit is stationed, and it can be regarded as the real border line. But such a small place would not be marked on the map, so Shade only knew that it was the northern foothills of Sikal Mountain.

The captain picked up his black suitcase and prepared to enter the car. The soldiers who had already boarded the car stuck their heads out of the car window, waved, or kissed passionately with the beautiful girl who was seeing them off.

"The wind is blowing on the path, do you know the mountain city of Fort Midhill?"

the captain asked with a smile, his voice not very clear amid the surrounding noise and whistles.

White steam mist emerged from under the steam locomotive, blurring the sight of Shade and the captain. Shade nodded:

"of course I know."

"The Windy Trail is not far from Fort Midhill. To be precise, we also serve as part of Fort Midhill's city defense force."

He smiled and waved to Shade. With the harsh sound of metal twisting, gear rotation, and pistons pushing and pulling, the metal car door closed, completely blocking Shade from Captain Rades.

The gush of steam made the platform crowded with people seeing off the farewell feel particularly hot and humid. Amidst the shouts of farewell and blessings, the huge roar and the sound of the departure bell, white steam was spewed into the misty sky. The metal wheels moved slowly but firmly, and the linked transmission rods and potential energy drove the carriage to move slowly.

The rumble and rumble became louder and louder, the whistle and the car went away together, and the wind passed by Shade's side, until finally there was nothing on the track. You can vaguely see white doves being released in the distance. They are the War and Peace Church sending off the soldiers. The Peace Church is keen on such activities.

A few pigeons that had not flown far flew back to the platform after the people around to see them off gradually dispersed, pecking at food on the ground. Shade also put his hands in his pockets and was about to go home. He also planned to go to Coldwater Port in the afternoon to see if he had acquired any coins. Then he would visit Mr. Edmond, who was guarding the lighthouse, and talk about various places in the Old World. Legends, preparing for the next drop of divinity.

"However, Captain Rades also went to Fort Midhill."

He was thinking:

"Priest Augustus and Miss Black also went there. Is this a hint?"

There was nothing much gained in Coldwater Port on Sunday afternoon. It was not easy to acquire monetary relics. Although Mr. Edmund came up with all kinds of weird legends, there were so many that Shade couldn't tell which one they were. Possibly related to divinity.

However, this old gentleman from the Guiding Light Monastery was very interested in the rumors of Miss Feliana appearing in the Tobesk area, and pulled Shade to inquire about relevant information:

"When I saw the letter from Old John, I doubted that he had woken up."

The old man said with a smile, and he and Shade looked at the sea view in the distance at the top of the lighthouse. The arrival of autumn did not seem to have much impact on the ocean. After the Coldwater Harbor Shadow incident, although there were more murloc attacks on the beach, the city itself became much peaceful.

"When I went to find Father John to buy ceremony materials, he didn't ask me any relevant questions."

"You Correspondence Ring Magicians from Tobesk will be the first to be suspected by the academy and the church. John just doesn't want to get into trouble. However, Miss Myrna Feliana, the witch of the fifth era will actually appear in contemporary times. Although the information Too much has been lost, preventing us from exploring the mysteries of the extraordinary system of the Fifth Age, but were people in the previous era actually able to travel to future events?”

The old man touched his chin, while Shade held the cat that he had finally brought to the beach to breathe fresh air.

"Did the witch find a way to reverse the relic [Key to Time]?"

Mr. Edmond said suspiciously.

"Do you think this has anything to do with the Time Key?"

Shade smiled.

"Yes, this is also the current mainstream view. What is the relationship between the Whispering Psalm, Feliana, and the Time Key?"

And in some ways, that's not wrong, Mr. Edmond said.

After returning home from Coldwater Port, Shade did not go out again, but concentrated on waiting until midnight and early morning to unlock the new key to the Fifth Era 3014.

Although the waiting time for the keys actually started on Saturday evening, Shade decided to wait until midnight. This is not only to pursue the sense of ritual, but also to complete the task of the key, just in time to get the daily gift in the gift box.

After all, even though most of those gifts are useless, drawing the gifts itself is one of the few pleasures that foreigners have in this era.

【Your Friday night】

"one."

He added with a chuckle in his ear.

On the clock in the corner of the living room, the three hands moved directly upward at the same time. The lights were on in the living room on the second floor of No. 6 St. Teresa Square. Shade, who was sitting on the sofa with a book, put down the Potions textbook in his hand. This disturbed Mia, who was leaning on his legs and sleeping on the sofa. .

By the time the sleepy cat stood up, Shade had already arrived at the bedroom door with the key given to her for free by Miss Carina:

"Will you meet Miss Feliana this time?"

He thought in his mind before reciting the incantation.

【So what do you think? 】

"You shouldn't be so lucky, right?"

Shade held the key and pointed it at the keyhole, silently reciting three numbers in his mind, and the clock in the corner rang the first bell of twelve o'clock at midnight.

"May the World Tree protect me in time."

Because he didn't know where this adventure would be, Shade still didn't plan to bring the useless Mia cat with him. If this time it was a dangerous place like the Dreadfort, he was worried that the cat would be frightened to death as soon as he stepped out of the white mist.

"Meow~"

The small cat was lying on the sofa, but actually had no intention of following Shade out of the house. It watched with wide eyes as Shade inserted the key into the keyhole, and then entered the white mist behind the door.

The cat yawned and squirmed on the couch to find a more comfortable spot. It had seen Shade walk into that strange white mist door many times, so it was not curious. It was just curious about why Shade looked very sad every time he came back from that door.

Cats are never sad.

[Outlander, you have stepped into the "corridor of time". 】

[Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree": ]

[Spring of 3014 in the Fifth Age, Eastern Continent, Night Manor. 】

[Event: The Vampire God’s Reception. 】

[Duration thirty minutes (1/3). 】

"After visiting the Southern Continent - Hope Town, the Western Continent - Forest of a Thousand Trees, the Northern Continent - Terror Castle, we finally arrived at the Eastern Continent."

Shade in the white mist was not surprised by this, but he still frowned because the "Vampire God" seemed to have another very well-known name:

"When I meet an acquaintance this time, do I mean I'm acquainted with God?"

[You have obtained additional information. 】

[The figure of the father of the infinite tree is watching you. 】

[The ancient god of time gives you a test. 】

[Participate in the drinking party of "Vampire Duke Loair" with mortals until the party ends. 】

[The Father of the Infinite Tree will give you rewards: Thaumaturgy - Silent Moonlight, a true message - Elf. 】

"I can still understand that time and space are inseparable, but is it too exaggerated for the ancient god of time to give me the magic of the moon? Also, the goal this time is to participate in the god's cocktail party and let the cocktail party end, on three occasions If the reception fails to end before the end of ten minutes, does it mean that my mission has failed?"

Xia De thought in his mind, but he had no idea about "real information" and only regarded it as expanding his knowledge.

The most critical of the above information is "Vampire Duke Loair". Shade's first spell [Echo of Blood] in the strict sense was obtained by coming into contact with the statue of this old god.

Therefore, after selling the information about the statue to Miss Carina, Shade also searched for information about this god, so he was not as clueless as the previous times.

Vampire Duke Loair is also known as the "Blesser of Alien-Vampires" or the "Vampire God". This is an evil god, and there is clear evidence that this god has never left until the time when the Strangers of the Sixth Age existed. But unlike the [Lord of the Blood Feast] who is also an evil god, this blood-sucking god is not that evil.

This is somewhat similar to the difference between "serial killers" and "ordinary murderers". Although this metaphor is not appropriate, at least even if you really meet "Vampire Duke Loyle" in the material world, you will not necessarily die. .