Whispering Verse

After having lunch with Luvia, I originally thought about taking Mia to the Home for the Blind, and maybe bumping into Sister Devlin. But not long after lunch, Tifa actually came to Saint Teresa Square to pick up Shade as a guest at the witch's manor outside the city.

Miss Carina didn't have anything important to ask Shade. She just wanted to talk to him about the recently recovered stone figurines with fragments of "The Whispering Psalms" written on them.

At the same time, she also knew that her student Iluna would leave Tobesk temporarily, so she asked Shade to pay attention to safety during his recent operations at Fort Midhill. The church has dispatched the only chosen one to that city, which means that the situation in Fort Midhill may change significantly in the near future.

In short, Shade did not leave Tobesk this Friday. There was a meeting on Saturday afternoon, so he had no plans to go to Fort Midhill again.

However, after the weekly study meeting on Saturday afternoon, Shade asked Dorothy, who was waiting for him, to go first, while he stayed and had a private conversation with the doctor. The doctor has borrowed [relics] from friends in this city that allow him to carry out short-term space transfer.

"Look at this!"

Perhaps because of the demon thing, the doctor seemed very excited and showed Shade a door in the bedroom on the third floor of the clinic.

It was a relic. The door frame and door panels were made of thick brown wood that looked older. The left and right legs of the door frame were inserted into the metal base. The handle and door lock on the door seemed to be made of the same metal as the base. Material. In addition, there is a black key inserted in the keyhole.

The metal base has complex textures like a steam circuit plan, while the wooden door frame is decorated with vine-like stripes, as if there are tangled insect corpses inside the wood. . The door panel is decorated with flowers, and there is a two-faced man in the center, with two faces facing left and right.

At the top of the door frame is a line of ancient text. The translated meaning is very interesting:

[The journey behind the door is determined by the key. 】

"Clerical level (level 4) relic [Traveller's Travel Gate]."

Without Shade asking, the doctor introduced him.

"You come and get the key."

The doctor pulled out the key from the door and handed it to Shade. The black key was also made of metal and felt unusually cold to the touch.

"Now turn your back to me so that you can't see the door."

Shade turned around as the doctor ordered.

"Imagine what the door looks like in your mind, yes, it must be specific, and then imagine yourself inserting the key in your hand into the imaginary keyhole."

Concentrated visualization, also known as meditation, is part of the Ringman's foundation, so it's a no-brainer for Shade.

He stretched his right hand forward, and the key in his hand stabbed into the air. Because there was a maid cleaning the house now, Shade brought Mia out. The cat looked at Shade's movements curiously.

"Now turn the key without making any mistakes. Three turns clockwise, then one turn counterclockwise. Release the key immediately after turning it."

Shade continued to imagine the door, then turned it as required. During the three clockwise rotations, unless Shade's arm can be twisted into a twist, the key must be released to continue turning. But when he released the key, it actually stopped in the air as if it were really fixed in the keyhole.

At the same time, Shade can also feel the changes in the whispering elements in the space when the properties of the relic are exerted. He himself has the core spirit rune of [Time and Space], so he is very sensitive to abnormal changes in space.

After three positive and negative turns, Shade immediately released the key in his hand. With the key as the center, the door that should have been behind him appeared little by little in three seconds. It was like there was an invisible hand. , the door transformed in the space like a puzzle piece.

"Shade, step back. Oh, don't turn your head. Remember, don't turn your head."

The doctor warned nervously, and then Shade heard the door open behind him.

At the same time, the door in front of him opened automatically, and the doctor walked out of the door. Shade even saw his own figure behind the doctor. The two doors really realized the splicing of space.

"look."

The doctor who walked out of the door in front of him smiled and said:

"You can move through space in this way. Only one person can pass through the door at a time, and they must go back within 3 minutes and 12 seconds."

Only then did Shade notice that the doctor was holding a pocket watch in his hand.

"This door will only disappear when I return again, or when the time is up. During this period, the key cannot be pulled out, and the door cannot be destroyed or moved with non-space forces. At the same time, I cannot leave the ball with the key as a ball. Within about 10 feet of my heart. When I get to the edge, I'll walk out of the door again."

"What happens if it times out? Returns automatically?"

"Of course not. It will remain at the same height and appear randomly in any location in the material world."

With that said, the doctor turned and retreated into the door. And with the sound of closing the door behind him, the door in front of Shade disappeared as if it was erased by an eraser, and the key clattered to the floor.

"Two situations will cause the relic to get out of control. One is that the user uses the key while looking at the door itself, and the other is that the key is inserted into the door body and rotates three times forward and one time reversely."

"What will happen? Since it is a poet level, the harm caused by losing control should not be small, right?"

Shade asked curiously.

"It will summon some terrible things living in the narrow space. It is similar to the frequent use of your thaumaturgy [Raglai's Jump], but it is much more terrifying than that. In addition, every time you open this When you step through the door and step through it, according to the research of St. Byrons, who has taken it in, there is a probability of about 0.2% that it will be directly torn apart by the space storm. But considering the probability of being hit by a carriage while walking on the street. Pretty much, so don’t worry about that.”

The doctor shook his head and asked Shade to pick up the key:

"This relic cannot be used in abnormal space areas, otherwise it will cause space tearing. For example, in the dark realm, this relic cannot be used. Also, this door cannot be used frequently. The frequency of once an hour is the limit. .Other than that, the containment conditions are very simple. Just put the key in the lock when not in use. The key cannot leave the door lock for more than 8 hours under any circumstances, and the key itself cannot pass through the door."

The final restriction determines that this door is not very useful. You must have the power of space and be able to return the key within eight hours in order to take the key to a distant place. But since you have the power of space jump, it is not particularly meaningful to open a single door for three minutes by a single person.

"Can this be used for smuggling?"

Shade asked curiously again.

"Yes, but this door cannot carry special items through it, nor can it transport items that exceed the user's own weight."

So it makes sense that this door, which sounds very useful, is only rated "Clerical Grade (Level 4)."

"Shad, when do you plan to go to Fort Midhill to deal with that demon? Tell me the specific time. I will prepare here. It is only 3 minutes and 12 seconds. Although it is enough in my opinion, you must prepare in advance. one time."

"I think Dorothy will give me a lesson tonight and open a time key tomorrow morning. In the morning I will go to Fort Midhill to visit a fortune teller who can predict death, so I will have time to come back in the afternoon to get it. How about Key at 7pm?”

"Are you so busy?"

The doctor asked curiously, and when Xia De didn't answer, he didn't think much about it:

"The key cannot be left out of the door lock for more than 8 hours, otherwise something will come out from behind the door, including the time you have to return the key. For safety reasons, you will come back to pick up the key after three o'clock tomorrow afternoon."

"no problem."

Shade nodded, hesitated and asked:

"Doctor, is that correspondence group at Zalas Literary College willing to sell this door?"

"You want this?"

The doctor asked, and Shade nodded again:

"This door has the power of space. It may help me use the [Time and Space] spirit runes better."

More importantly, whether at Cold Water Harbor or Fort Midhill, he acted alone. He could find some helpers locally, but after all, they were not as close partners as Iluna or Luvia.

Although this door can only be opened for 3 minutes and 12 seconds, sometimes half a minute can play a big role.

"They are indeed willing to sell it. After all, the key cannot leave the door lock for 8 hours, which is a ridiculous restriction in itself. Moreover, the short use time and the distance limit after opening the door have greatly weakened the value of this relic. But I listen to them I have said that they are only willing to barter and exchange relics for relics, and will not accept other transactions.”

"That's it."

Shade actually has quite a few relics now, including the sage-level [God’s Gift Box], the keeper-level [Twenty-sided Dice of Destiny], the clerical-level [Spear of Kindness], and the clerical-level [Soul Fishing Rod]. ], poet-level poetry manuscript pages are all useful, and the three rings [Demon Hunting Seal], [Metamorphosis Ring], and [Fish Training Ring] must be kept, and blood money and standing coins are even less likely to be sold.

The only ones that can be considered for sale, and that the other party is likely to accept, are the poet-level [Eternal Youth Leaf] and the clerical-level [Corpse Mirror]. The former Shade has two pieces, and it is foreseeable that there will be more in the future; the latter's ability to hide in the mirror is very useful, but it is not necessary for Shade, and it will not affect the combat effectiveness.

"It turns out I have so many [relics]."

Thinking of this, Shade himself was a little surprised. After all, except for the fishing rod and the upright coin, all the other relics were obtained free of charge, so he didn't realize that he had so many good things.

"Okay, doctor, help me contact the other party."

In front of the doctor's desk, he wrote down the specific information about [Eternal Youth Leaves] and [Corpse Mirror]:

"Ask the other party which of the two relics they accept. If it is the [Eternal Youth Leaf], they need to pay more."

[Youthful Leaves] Although it is only poet grade, its price is very high because of its unique characteristics.

"If it's a corpse mirror, I prefer to exchange it directly. If the other party has other conditions, we can meet and discuss."

Gray Eagle's secret mission made Shade a fortune. The 200 crowns and the 1,000 pounds that he had not yet collected gave Shade confidence in the transaction. But the price difference between that door and his mirror shouldn't be much, and he could totally accept it within 100 pounds.

Dr. Schneider nodded:

"Then just wait for my good news. The other party is also an acquaintance of mine. I'm here to organize this business, and I won't let you suffer. It's already afternoon, and I guess you can't find anyone. I'll ask for you tomorrow morning In a moment, when you come to my place to get the keys in the afternoon, maybe the deal has been concluded."