Whispering Verse

"Sorry, ten months ago? You mean, I died at the beginning of this year?"

This time, not only Shade, but also Sister Devlin raised her head slightly to look at the "boy".

"I died at the beginning of this year?"

Shade repeated it again, pointing to himself in disbelief:

"Mr. Barton, you can't talk like this even if you are joking. Please hold my hand and tell me if I am still alive."

Even based on the time the original owner was occupied by a foreigner, the "date of death" should be the Saturday of the third week of June this year, not the more distant beginning of 1853.

Shade said, extending his hand. As expected, Joey Barton also stood up with difficulty, bent down and reached out to hold it.

[One ring. 】

"Yes, you are alive."

After just a touch, he let go, and the "boy" still had an expression of disbelief on his face:

"The divination just now was [death], and now it's like this again. Mr. Watson, I'm sorry, I don't think I can do divination for you."

"What's the meaning?"

"Maybe there is something wrong with my divination, or maybe something has happened to you that you don't even know about."

Joey Barton pointed to the envelope on the table:

"You only need to pay for one person. I think you are the so-called person who escaped the fate of death."

He looked a little frustrated and said softly:

"But sometimes, death is also a very good thing. After all, life always has an end. Normal birth, normal growth, and normal death are natural and very enviable things."

Before Shade asked another question, Joey Barton clapped his hands and let the people outside the door come in, preparing to send the guests away. .

Although Shade was still confused, he also knew it was best not to ask too many questions. After all, he had plenty of opportunities to come here again. So he stood up and pushed Sister Devlin to leave. The nun also had no intention of asking any other questions.

When the two returned to the carriage, Shade immediately expressed his doubts to the nun, and the nun told him not to worry:

"Mr. Hamilton, maybe you have been helped by a great person without knowing it. Did you encounter any accidents at the beginning of this year?"

At the beginning of this year, the outsiders had not yet arrived. Because he didn't inherit any memories, Shade didn't know what happened to the original owner at that time. All he knew was that Detective Sparrow met the homeless man around that time and took him in. When St. Barons Comprehensive College investigated Shad's identity information, it did not point out that the original owner had encountered unusual things at the beginning of this year:

"This is really strange. Maybe I should investigate whether there were any news about the collapse of towers in the Old and New Worlds at the beginning of this year. If what the 'boy' just said is right, I hope the tower he is referring to is not A humble mill tower in the countryside, or an abandoned tower in a remote mountainous area.”

Shade sighed, not expecting that he would be divined to get such a result:

"Let's not talk about that first, let's talk about the purpose of this time. Sister, that Mr. Joy Barton looks really wrong. Do you see anything with your eyes?"

"His body is indeed 13 years old, but his soul seems to be over 40 years old."

The nun from the eleventh ring said.

Xia De was startled and asked softly:

"In other words, that body is not his?"

He thought about his situation.

"No, that body is his, and the soul and body fit perfectly."

"His soul has been separated out alone and experienced a long time?"

Shade gave another guess, but the nun shook her head slightly:

"It's just a guess at the moment. I'll let the cult investigate. He's very weird. Since the accent is a local accent, he must have had a long life record in the local area."

"What about his eyes? When he used his eyes to see through death, did you notice the Rhodes card? Did that card give him the power to see through death, or was that card just a cover?"

Although there was only a coffee table between them at the time, Shade could not identify the source of the power. He only knew that the eyes were at least not magic eyes.

"His eyes are indeed amazing. I think seeing through death should be his own talent."

said the nun, and after a moment's hesitation added:

"But that Rhodes card gave me a very strange feeling. The card is indeed an ordinary item, but it seems to have enhanced the power of his eyes. Maybe this is a strange casting condition that I don't know about."

Shade had some guesses about this, but everything still had to wait for the nun to investigate and figure out what the other party was talking about.

"So, do you think it's possible for Joey Barton to join a spiritual order?"

"I don't think I will absorb him. The Order does not welcome people with too many secrets."

The nun put on the crown-like silver eyepatch again, and tied her long hair with the metal on both sides of the eyepatch:

"The Order will re-investigate Joey Barton. There may be a method hidden in this person that can solve the danger in the narrow space. Mr. Hamilton, this cooperation is very pleasant. You are a friend of the Order, and you are welcome to come to me for help. .As for Joey Barton, I will inform you when there is follow-up information. It can be seen that you are also quite curious about him."

The carriage took Shade to Oak Street and then left with Sister Devlin.

The reason why Shade got off the bus at Oak Street was because he had made an appointment with Priest August to meet at noon today and wanted to ask him something.

Since the last time the priest gave Shad the information on Qijutsu and Hazama, the two people have not seen each other for more than half a month. When we met again at noon that day, the priest still lamented how busy he had been recently.

Because he was worried that Shade would be seen with him, the priest specially found a restaurant far away from the center of Middleburg to treat Shade to lunch. The two communicated with each other about the current situation of Tobesk and Fort Midhill, and Shade also told the priest the good news that Dorothy had successfully been promoted from the fourth ring to the fifth ring.

The priest told Shade that the Five Gods Church had mobilized so many old priests from all over the Old World to prepare for a large-scale ceremony. The ceremony was now complete and would probably be held later next week.

"So, is that really a ritual to suppress Hazama?"

Shade asked as he cut the steak in front of him with a knife. This was beef steak, which is said to be a famous local variety in Fort Midhill.

"Yes, there was originally a thirteen-ring sorcerer from the Church of Nature, 'Natural Singers'. Recently, two more were brought in. In addition to them, Iluna Bayas from our church has also returned. I remember she is you. friend."

Shade nodded:

"Yes, if you come by steam airship, you should be able to arrive in this city tomorrow, which is Monday."

Priest Augustus looked around and lowered his voice and said:

"Then you definitely don't know. I just heard the news last night that the steam airship encountered trouble during the journey! So it was originally scheduled to arrive tomorrow, but now I'm afraid it will be postponed to Tuesday."

"What happened to them?"

Shade looked at the priest in surprise, and the priest sighed with emotion:

"A green dragon."

Priest Augustus shook his head and said with a sigh:

"It seemed to be flying over from the outer sea, and somehow it encountered the steam airship. But don't worry, the problem has been solved. It is said that it was Miss Bayas who killed her in the air with a single shot of the sunlight gun. Killed the dragon."

Seeing Shade's curious face, Priest Augustus added:

"That is a pure-blooded green dragon. Although it is only a young dragon, it was severely injured by the high-level warlocks who were also on the airship, and was also weakened by the magical ritual on the airship belonging to the Church of the Sun. But it can still As a low-level warlock, killing a dragon in an aerial battle is probably only possible by the legendary heroes of ancient times."

He stirred the broth in front of him with a spoon:

"Today's young people are really amazing. I think Iluna Bayas will definitely become a hero on Rhodes cards in the future. The title of dragon-slaying hero, in this era when most of the dragons have disappeared, even ten Even the three-ring warlocks may not be able to get it.”

As he spoke, he took out his pipe again. Of course, the priest would not smoke in public places like restaurants. He just took it out and wiped it out of habit.

"How did you dispose of the green dragon's body?"

Shade asked again.

"It is said that it was left there waiting for processing. After all, we have to investigate where this dragon came from. But in addition to the green dragon, I heard that after the airship took off again, there was another sage-level humanoid relic. Sneaked into the cabin. I am not a ring magician of the church, so I don't know much about the specific information, but I heard that the main body is a black humanoid, pretending to be a person who does not exist in people's memory, and creates a series of murders. He was successfully expelled only after he was discovered.”

"That boat was really unlucky. I mean, their journey was really rough."

Shade sighed and picked up the glass of fruit wine at hand. Priest Augustus also picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Shade:

"Wish them luck!"

This is the fruit wine that Shade brought himself. This restaurant allows you to bring your own wine.

After the two put down their glasses, Xia De asked what he was most concerned about:

"Priest, do you have any power related to the Eye of Death? Thaumatology, magic eyes or talent."

"That's a really weird question."

Priest August said, but he was not wary of Shade, so he didn't mind telling Shade about such private matters:

"Of course, my eyes can see any spirit, yes, any spirit."

But Shade's eyes can also do this, and Shade cannot think that he may be the chosen one to die just because his perception is strong.

"Also, I can vaguely see some signs of dying people. It's very vague, almost like inspiration."

"Is this the thaumaturgy you gave me?"

"No, no, it's another talent of mine."

Priest August said that the two of them were sitting at the innermost part of "John's Steakhouse", so it was convenient for him to glance around the entire restaurant:

"Just like that gentleman."

The priest pointed to the stranger who had just entered the door. He was wearing a decent formal suit and holding a black briefcase in his hand. He was probably a clerk working nearby:

"He would be dead within three months."

"What was the cause of death?"

"How do I know? Oh, detective, don't think too much of this talent."

The priest said, while Shade believed that Priest August's talent was somewhat similar to that of the "boy" he saw in the morning, but his performance was undoubtedly weaker than the latter's.

"Also, I can vaguely perceive the soul's thoughts by looking at the soul, but it must be at a very close distance and for a long time."

This is very similar to Sister Devlin's talent, but compared to the gray-haired nun's ability to discern the secrets of the soul at a glance, the priest's talent is undoubtedly much less expressive.