Whispering Verse

"Don't worry, what am I doing in a place like that?"

Shade shrugged:

"The priest can only come out on his own, and all I can do is figure out how to help him come out."

Tomorrow was Saturday, and the four of them agreed that this week's study meeting would be temporarily changed to No. 6, Saint Teresa Square. Then the doctor left first, while Dorothy stayed to help Shade take care of the cat.

Luvia was not in a hurry to leave. She made a request to Shade:

"I participated in the astrology event held by the Astronomy College of St. Barons in the fall. This year's event was relatively large. The college sent me a special set of stargazing equipment, but my apartment faced the wrong direction and the area was not large enough. "

In fact, it’s not that the area is not big enough, but that the open space is not big enough. Stargazing for diviners is not just about setting up telescopes and astrological instruments. They need enough open space to draw the ritual array, and space to place star charts and various professional equipment that Shade doesn't know the specific use of.

"It doesn't matter. You can go pick a room on the third floor. There is not even any furniture on the third floor. I use it as a ritual practice venue."

"Well, I think I'll borrow it for the fall. Your house faces nicely."

Luvia nodded, and Shade found a spare key for her and asked her to move the stargazing equipment over in the past few days so that she can come to stargazing at any time in the future.

He also asked Dorothy to take care of Mia, as he might not come back until very late, and then walked to the first floor with the letter of introduction given by Miss Carina.

On the sofa, Luvia and Dorothy sat opposite each other. Mia squatted on the coffee table and shook her head from side to side, looking at the two girls, and finally jumped to the more familiar Dorothy.

The blonde girl picked up the cat, smiled and asked the female fortune teller who was playing with the key:

"How are you going to pay for the room? The house prices in Saint Teresa Square are very high. You won't have to pay for it yourself, right?"

she asked teasingly.

Luvia shook her head, her short brown hair rubbing against her shoulders:

"Shadow won't charge me rent."

Dorothy smiled and did not continue to joke:

"However, aren't you worried that stargazing in this kind of 'haunted house' will affect your stargazing results?"

"Stargazing is different from divination. Although both are affected by the environment, stargazing is only slightly affected. Besides, Shade believes that there are no problems in his family now."

Luvia looked up at the ceiling.

"If there is really no problem, why haven't I seen any living creatures in this house except Shade and Mia throughout the summer? Rats, spiders, flies, ants, nothing."

Dorothy said as she petted little Mia. The cat didn't look very satisfied with Dorothy's petting skills.

The smile on Luvia's face faded:

"I used to think it was the influence of the underground, but now that I think about it, maybe the problem is not necessarily only in the basement. It seems that Shade doesn't plan to move from here. Maybe only a special person like him can make this house look good." It’s normal to go up.”

As he spoke, he stood up and planned to hire a carriage to transport his stargazing equipment. The stuff can be shipped in two or three trips, but it's very cumbersome to assemble.

"Since you are stargazing on the third floor, the main thing that may affect the results should be the anomalies on the third floor. Speaking of which, what happened on the third floor of Shade's house? I remember he mentioned it once."

Dorothy stood up and prepared to leave together. She wanted to go home and get the documents and materials for her writing.

She originally wanted to hold Mia and go together, but most of the time Mia didn't even want to go out with Shade, so she immediately jumped out of Dorothy's arms. It jumped onto the windowsill of the living room, basking in the autumn afternoon sunshine, ready for a good sleep.

Dorothy also knew that the cat did not want to go out, so she did not catch it again. The two girls disappeared along the stairs, and the voice came from downstairs:

"I remember that someone entered the third floor and never appeared again, right? Oh, this is very similar to what Priest Augustus experienced."

"Meow~"

The cat stretched out on the windowsill on the second floor, and the sun shone on its fur. The orange pattern on the back of the cat, which squinted and held its two front paws, really seemed to be emitting golden light.

That is the glow of the sun.

(Xiao Mia is taking a napzZ)

On the other side, Shade once again passed through the statue of the ancient god in his basement and appeared in the ruined tower in the mountains outside the city of Midhill Castle.

This time he didn't have to worry about being discovered, so he left the basement directly using "Raglai's Jump". Then he did not immediately go to the city along the road he had taken. Instead, he stood behind the ruined tower and looked at the city stretching down the mountain in the distance.

"Fort Midhill"

Square-like blocks divide the city, and ant-like pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages move at a constant speed. The most conspicuous things in the city are not only the natural church in the city center, but also the factories near the foot of the mountain, and the railway that passes through Fort Midhill and then enters the mountain pass. This is the most important railway in the eastern part of the Old World passing through the Rommel Mountains. aisle.

"It doesn't look like a volcano here."

Shade muttered, then turned and walked down the mountain.

It was already afternoon, and just like yesterday, there was a layer of mist in the mountains and forests. Although this mist does not particularly obstruct the view, it is still very obstructive for Shade who is moving in the primeval forest with no roads.

It was a road he had already walked once before, but it still took him about the same time to get down the mountain as when he walked for the first time yesterday.

First, they passed the small village at the foot of the mountain, then passed through the smelting and mining factories in the early days of the city's development. Finally, after approaching the city, they found the carriage, which took Shade to No. 15 Rufu Lane.

Miss Carina gave Shade how to contact the [Spiritual Cult], but Shade felt that instead of rashly contacting a ring warlock he didn't know, it would be better to let an acquaintance introduce him.

As a mutual aid association for the blind, the "Home for the Blind" is always open during the day. When Shade visited again, Ms. Michelle was having psychological counseling with a woman who came to seek help, so Shade waited for nearly half a day. I only saw Ms. Michelle coming in a hurry when I was little.

Normally, she would cover her eyes with linen strips, but this did not affect her actions at all. Shade guessed that maybe that layer of linen was actually translucent, or that she had some kind of "mind's eye" ability.

But when Shade took out the letter written by Miss Carina and Miss Michelle took off the strip of cloth in front of her eyes and read it, he realized that the nuns of the Spiritual Order were not really able to "recognize things blindly".

"Witch? Mr. Watson, do you know the witch?"

Ms. Michelle frowned slightly and looked at Shade. Shade nodded. Of course, he did not forget to tell Miss Carina that his pseudonym was John Watson:

"Yes, when I was in Tobesk, I did some things for an unidentified lady. Later I found out that 'that lady' was a witch. I heard that I was coming to Fort Midhill to find friends, 'that lady' 'So I asked my servant to give me a letter. I originally thought I wouldn't need it, but I didn't expect that something like this would happen to Priest Augustus just after I came to this city. Is this letter enough for the Order to provide some help?"

"Of course it's enough. The lady gave you a very high evaluation in the letter."

Shade did not open the letter, so he did not know how Miss Carina praised him.

Because she knew the attitude of the [Witch Council] towards men, Ms. Michelle was very hesitant about this letter. But now that Shade had taken out the letter, she had to pass it on.

Therefore, Ms. Mitchell asked Shade to take a break at the House of the Blind while she went to personally deliver the letter to Sister Devlin, the leader of the order.

[Spiritual Order] is a very interesting organization. Everyone in this organization is called nun so-and-so or monk so-and-so. Therefore, it is difficult to judge who is the real leader based on the title alone.

If Shade went to find the local great witch first, and then the [Spiritual Cult], then he might be able to go directly to the real headquarters of the sect, and he would definitely be treated politely. But now with such an indirect introduction, he could only wait patiently, and he was not sure whether Sister Devlin of the Eleventh Ring would be willing to see him.

This depends on whether Miss Carina's face is big enough.

From two o'clock in the afternoon until three o'clock, Ms. Michelle hurriedly returned to the home for the blind. She first expressed her apology to Shade for making him wait for so long, and then asked him to get in the carriage and go with her to meet the leader of the spiritual order, Sister Devlin of the eleventh ring.

[Spiritual Order] is a group of ring magicians outside the church. Its scale is larger than [Mercury Blood] that Shade has encountered, but it is far less than the Prophet Association. They also did not fully cooperate with the Zhengshen Church like the Prophet Association, and even somewhat rejected the Zhengshen Church. Therefore, Shade, who had only gained preliminary trust, was not able to go directly to the headquarters of the order to meet Sister Devlin.

The final meeting place was not the House of the Blind, but a club two blocks west of the House of the Blind, on the same street as the local Creation Church.

The club, with its impressive decoration and appearance, was called the "Disciple Club". Judging from the name, it was difficult to judge the nature of the club. Sister Devlin met with Shade alone in the reception room on the third floor. When Shade opened the door, the first thing he saw was the nun's side face.

She looked to be in her twenties, and her hair was a faded grayish white. Like the nuns Shade had seen in the [Dark Realm], she wore a silver crown-shaped eyepatch to cover her eyes. Moreover, the pattern on the silver crown was more complicated than anything Shade had ever seen on the faces of other nuns.

She was wearing a more traditional gray and black skirt that looked like a nun's uniform. She wore a black shawl that looked like silk material outside her black top. The shawl looked very thin, and when Shade sat down, it felt like it was made of gauze.

Anyone who saw this woman for the first time would assume that she was a religious nun.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Watson."

His lips moved slightly and he spoke in a calm and slow voice. Sister Devlin placed Miss Carina's letter on the table between them, just to the side of the teacup in front of her, as if she could see everything in front of her.

"Good evening, Sister Devlin, I take the liberty of disturbing you like this."

Shade said politely, looking at the room from the corner of his eye. This is a reception room on the top floor of a high-end club in the city center, but the decoration style is unexpectedly simple. At a glance, there are no valuable antique furniture or precious oil paintings. The interior style is mainly cool gray, which is in line with the temperament of the young-looking nun in front of her.

"This should also be one of the local strongholds of the [Spiritual Cult]."

Xia De judged in his heart.

"I have read the letter from the seventh witch. Mr. Watson, we have a good relationship with the parliament. Since the witch said that you are a very capable person, we are naturally willing to help you. Regarding your friends , Sister Michelle has already told me, so, what help do you hope we can provide you? "

The nun asked softly. Even though her rank was far higher than that of Shade, there was a natural humility in her tone when she spoke. Of course, this is not because she has glimpsed the secret of Shade's divinity. This nun should always talk like this.

Not only that, although she also spoke Drarian, the grammar was a bit strange. After thinking about it, Shade realized from the "Dralion Language Gift Pack" that the grammar she used was relatively ancient and not the grammar commonly used in contemporary times. This is a way of speaking that can only be heard in that kind of ancient noble family. Shade is very curious about the other person's origin before becoming a ring warlock.

"I want to know more about [The Chasm of Life and Death]. Maybe you can provide some information."

Shade said without touching the tea on the table.

"Of course, if this helps you save your friends, that would be great."

"Also, in the past, was there any precedent for rescuing people who fell into the boundary between life and death?"

The nun nodded:

"There should not be any overlap between the world of the dead and the world of the living. Those who should leave should leave permanently. People who fall into the boundary of life and death are those who should not die but die unexpectedly. Therefore, there have indeed been targeted "Sexual Rescue"

Shade looked at the other person, believing that Sister Devlin could detect his gaze.

“But we also respect death and maintain respect for it and will not disturb those who are sleeping peacefully. Therefore, even within the order, few people know information about how to help those living people who unfortunately enter the other world. "

"What kind of reward do I need to pay to have the Order help me rescue my friend?"

Shade asked, even if he asked Miss Carina to help, he would pay for it, so he naturally understood that no one would help him for no reason.

"No."

Sister Devlin shook her head slightly.

"You don't want to help?"

"I mean, there is no need for payment. I am willing to help you on behalf of the Order."

Shade was stunned:

"Sorry, you are saying that you are willing to help me rescue Priest August from that suspected unknown relic?"

"Yes."

The nun nodded.

This actually made Shade a little embarrassed. He had just thought that the nun wanted to make him pay the price, so he repeatedly emphasized that the order respects the law of life and death.

"Sorry, may I ask why you are willing to help me? I thought you would at least let me do something for you, complete difficult tasks, and even investigate dangerous relics, before you would help me."

A quiet smile appeared under the silver eye mask with fine patterns. Sister Devlin's sitting posture was very elegant, with two white hands placed together on her legs. Even the princesses Shade knew probably couldn't show such a smile. Elegant temperament.

"Priest Lat Augustus has a long history with the predecessors of the order, and helping a kind person save another kind person is what he should do."

She had kept her head slightly lowered just now, but now she raised her head, and her eyes behind the silver eyepatch were facing Shade:

"Mr. John Watson, please answer a question: If it were you, would you help someone you don't know but who is in desperate need of help?"

There is no need to think about this issue at all. If Shade was not such a person, he would not have turned around when the girl's family was about to be taken away by the evil god, and he would not have resolutely rolled the dice when the woman who lost her child asked for help. , he would not appear here now. The last example is not appropriate, because he and the August priest are very familiar people.

"I will, as long as it doesn't cost me a lot, I'm willing to help those kind people."

Shade said seriously, and Sister Devlin showed a smile on her face:

"So, the Order is also willing to help you. I don't want to say a very profound truth, but this is a bond. The Order believes that this kind of bond can make the world a better place."

At this moment, Shade's respect for the [Spiritual Cult] reached its peak.