Whispering Verse

"Ms. Cassandra is in charge? If Fort Midhill is really that dangerous, isn't it a little too dangerous to leave Ms. Cassandra there alone? After all, she only has ten rings."

Shade couldn't help but ask. Miss Carina shook her head:

"But she had a good teacher."

Sister Devlin also said this, and the nun also said that Granny Cassandra’s teacher was not a witch.

"What level is Ms. Cassandra's teacher?"

"I don't know, but the other party is not a witch. You probably also know that the power of the Council is inherited and follows the ancient apprenticeship system. Each of us has his own training target, that is, an apprentice."

Teachers train apprentices and provide free accommodation, but accordingly, apprentices must also assume corresponding obligations during their studies and after they graduate. This is a very ancient tradition.

"The seat corresponding to Granny Cassandra is 'Dark', but the 'Dark' witch and apprentice of the previous generation died in a terrible accident at the same time. Granny Cassandra at that time was just an ordinary student beside the witch of the previous generation. , somewhat similar to my other followers. She was a good friend of the Dark Witch of the previous generation and the teacher of Grandma Cassandra. She recommended her to the Speaker of the Parliament of the previous generation and personally taught her the knowledge of ring magicians. That respectable lady, I also know something about the power of witches.”

"So Grandma Cassandra's teacher is older than Grandma Cassandra? Oh, is the other person still alive? How many rings is it?"

"It is indeed alive and very strong. The Speaker said it himself, very strong."

Miss Carina cautiously commented:

"I was in Fort Midhill and had the honor to meet that lady. She looked very young, probably younger than Tifa. And she looked very weird, and her mental state was nothing like that. An elderly person like my mother-in-law looks like a young person of the same age as her appearance. But in short, with the teacher of Mother-in-law Cassandra at Fort Midhill, her mother-in-law can deal with most troubles. If she really can't deal with it, , the council will consider sending other great witches to help her."

"That's good."

Shade said, then looked out the window at the morning glow. The current situation in Fort Midhill City is still unclear. Regarding the third chosen candidate, Luvia still needs to conduct divination and investigation before he can take targeted actions.

Therefore, after rescuing the priest, he no longer had urgent matters in his hands, and his life seemed to have returned to peace for the time being.

"However, Priest August and Sister Devlin are both likely to be the chosen ones. Who will it be? Or are they just secondary candidates, and the real chosen one has not yet appeared."

[You should still have some things to do. 】

"She" reminded softly, and Miss Carina asked Shade to change into formal clothes, and then went to have breakfast with her. The Duchess made a reservation at a high-end restaurant in a private club in the east of the city. There was a new chef named Kasenlik with excellent skills, and Shade seemed to have not tasted Kasenlik's special breakfast.

"Yes, I want to play a few games with the Rhodes players at Fort Midhill. Maybe I can get some interesting special cards."

While selecting clothes in front of the wardrobe, Shade joked in his mind.

Tifa also walked into the bedroom and asked Shade to move away from the closet, obviously wanting to help Shade choose clothes. There were several very good formal suits in Shade's wardrobe. Among them, only the one with missing sleeves was left by the former detective, and the rest were given by others.

"In addition to playing cards, there are indeed things to do. The witcher's sword and the army that went to the Windy Path to return the corporal's pistol."

Miss Carina's voice came from the living room. She asked Tifa to help Shade choose a better-looking tie.

"However, these two things are not important. It can be completed anytime."

【is that so? 】

"She" chuckled.

Shade looked towards the bedroom window:

"According to the game in my hometown, these two things are branch lines in the river. It's better if they are completed, and it doesn't matter if they are not completed. So, the most important thing for me at Fort Midhill is actually to let Ogu The priest invited me to a meal at the best restaurant in the city."

He still hasn't forgotten it.

After breakfast, the witch did not leave Shade's home, but was preparing to teach Iluna at his home. The seventeen-year-old girl has officially begun to learn the power of balance from the witch. Although she is reluctant in her heart, she at least respects Miss Carina. The two of them missed a class last weekend due to something else, but why the young foreigner would have to attend classes at Shade this Monday was something he couldn't figure out.

However, he did not sit in on courses that were of little significance to him, but instead sorted out his gains.

This half-week "Priest Augustus Rescue Operation" did not bring any benefits to Shade. Although Shade was forced to obtain "easily attacked by evil spirits" and unknown when due to the use of relics that manipulate luck. There would be a negative effect of being unlucky, but at the same time, he also obtained the first spiritual rune of the third ring, whispering [real death].

This spiritual rune is currently associated with the thaumaturgy [Death's Door], but this thaumaturgy is completely useless to Shade. He can't imagine why he will enter the land of death again.

Therefore, I planned to learn another thaumaturgy related to it. But what exactly to study, Shade decided to decide on Tuesday when he went to Fort Midhill to meet the priest.

But what really bothered him was the spell [Blood Wine Brewing] he obtained from listening to ten stories about the evil god brewing blood wine during the second drinking party.

The effect of this spell is not complicated. It uses a bottle with a cork that once contained any alcoholic beverage as the casting material. Any completely unconscious creature can be turned into blood wine and sucked into the bottle. This process is not completed in an instant, but requires a long wait.

The spell is useless against objects that are far stronger than the caster. When the spell can take effect, the more powerful the opponent is, the longer the blood brewing time will be, and its cycle may reach several years. During the process, the subject must remain in the deepest coma and bury the opening of the wine bottle into the other party's body. However, once the unconscious person regains consciousness, the blood brew that has been brewed will become invalid, and the object cannot be selected again.

When the spell ends, the clothes will fall to the ground, and the flesh and soul will be brewed into blood wine.

Drinking this kind of blood wine can heal one's own injuries, strengthen one's physical and soul qualities, and gain part of the memory and power of the person being drank, as well as spiritual runes.

Spells are also useful on corpses, because after losing their souls, they only have flesh and blood. Therefore, although the casting speed is greatly increased, the effect is only to heal and strengthen one's physical quality.

In addition to animals with souls, the spell also works on soulless plants. But using this ability on plants like apples and grapes is basically equivalent to making wine. Wine made from ordinary plants without souls can hardly be called "blood wine". It can only be regarded as plant wine or fruit wine of quite good quality.

To put it simply, the essence of this spell is a more elegant method of "cannibalism", and it is an extremely rare ability to imprison the soul in the Sixth Age.

If there is no moral judgment, the effect of this spell is simply almighty, more powerful than any spell that Shade has mastered and even most of the thaumaturgy. But the problem is that it is impossible for any intelligent creature in a normal state of mind to "eat" its own kind without any psychological barriers.

Why the evil god gave Shade this ability was not very clear to outsiders, but he knew very well that the other party must be expecting him to use this power and then get lost in it.

Perhaps, the evil god will appear when Shade completely falls into madness, and then use the same method to brew Shade, a special individual, into blood brew.

Of course, the above is purely speculation, and it is possible that the other party just wanted to have some fun and watch Shade repeatedly struggle between morality and power.

But when the stranger came to this world and was first exposed to the mysteries, he had conversations with Dr. Schneider on related topics. Although he is thirsty for power, he also has his own principles. Therefore, even though he now possesses the spell of [Blood Wine Brewing], he is determined to use this spell in his lifetime, but he will never drink any of it. Blood brew made by the intelligent life of the soul.

He has no interest in "cannibalism".

Even if the opponent is a villain like Ivan Darkness, Shade will not turn the opponent into blood wine and drink it. In order to help him always remember the oath at this time, Shade even asked the "she" in his heart to help remember this, and then reminded him at any time when Shade might "eat people" for power.

[I will not interfere with your choice. 】

This was the response "she" gave when having dinner with Miss Carina. Iluna has already returned. Her companion was injured while collecting the relics, so she has to take on the recent work of the Blackwater Security Company.

Exotic dishes were served one after another, and Shade and the Duchess sat across from each other. The dessert before the meal is being served now, the dessert called "Grilled Wind Mushroom", which Shade and Mia like very much. This is a food grilled with Kasenlik's specialty, a kind of mushroom that looks like a windmill. It is spread with sweet sauce and served on a plate with the mushrooms and fruits.

A mushroom is almost as big as Mia the cat's head. It doesn't taste like ordinary mushrooms, but rather like a mushroom-like melon.

"I didn't ask you to interfere with me, you just reminded me."

Shade thought absently:

"How about just treating me as if you are watching over me? You are always behind me, but you can't be seen by me, but at the same time, you are watching over my heart to ensure that I will not go on the wrong path. Although what is wrong and what is right are also very different. It’s hard to say, but it sounds like very good novel material that can be used as a reference for Dorothy, such as the criminal motives of dual-personality psychopaths.”