Whispering Verse

Although Father Nobel looked to be a middle-aged man about the same age as Dr. Schneider, it was only after Shade sat down that he noticed that he had obvious white hair on his temples.

Mr. Bernhardt and Shade sat on the same side. After learning that Shade had not eaten lunch, he asked the waiter to reorder. Father Nobel extended his hand to Shade in a very friendly manner. Shade held the hands and confirmed again that the other person was an eighth-ring warlock.

"This is the friend from out of town that I mentioned."

Mr. Bernhard introduced, and then winked at Shade:

"This Father Nobel and I have known each other for many years. He is a devout, loyal and trustworthy clergyman. I have already explained that you are also from our side and you can trust him."

Shade nodded understandingly, and Father Nobel also accepted Mr. Bernhardt's compliment.

"Good afternoon, friends from out of town. Are you looking for information on the year 1842 of the Universal Calendar?"

He lowered his voice:

"I'm not going to ask you what exactly you want to do, but you have to promise not to cause trouble in this city."

"Yes, I swear on my soul...even if there is trouble, I will solve it. I am a peace-loving man, as Mr. Bernhardt can attest."

"Yes, this gentleman helped me get out of a lot of trouble this fall. He is indeed peace-loving."

Mr. Bernhardt immediately echoed, and Father Nobel picked up the wine glass:

"To peace!"

He said in a solemn tone, and Mr. Shade and Mr. Bernhardt also raised their glasses together:

"To peace!"

Three wine glasses collided on the table, and after drinking the glass of wine, Shade clearly felt that the attitude of the priest opposite him became a little gentler. The middle-aged priest with gray temples took out his glasses case from his pocket, put on his small gold-rimmed glasses, and took out his notebook:

"Bernhardt asked me to look for information on 1842 last week. In fact, after he described it, I almost know what you are looking for. A lot of things happened in 1842 in the Universal Calendar. As you can imagine, sir, here There is no shortage of weird things in a big city. As for the events that match your description, they also correspond to the time point and specific events you mentioned..."

He turned the notebook back a few pages:

"There was an incident of a sage-level (level 2) relic going out of control in the city. At that time, with the help of Serkses Advanced Medical College, it took us several months to calm down the incident."

The Church of the Five Gods and the three major thaumaturgy academies have an agreement to notify each other when sage-level relics appear. Therefore, it is normal for the church to receive help from the academies when storing relics.

"Sage-level relic? I have some impressions, but is it actually that thing?"

Mr. Bernhardt frowned slightly:

"I was only in my twenties at that time, and I was far less mature than I am now. Yes, I remember it seemed to be an arrow. I have encountered several sage-level relics in my life, and this relic left the deepest impression on me. "

"What characteristics?"

Shade asked curiously, but Father Nobel kept it secret. When he spoke, Shade seemed to feel that even the lights in the club were dimming a lot. The fog outside the window spread out as the carriage hurriedly passed by. On a slightly gloomy winter afternoon, the atmosphere became more depressing. The priest's words brought the three of them back to that time more than ten years ago:

"The sage-level relic [Aiken'ora's Arrow of Knowledge], the appearance of the relic is an arrow. To be more precise, it is a golden arrowhead with cipher text composed of bronze patterns. It is made of wood. The arrow body was added by latecomers, and the arrow body is not important.”

Father Nobel's voice was low and hoarse, and that memory was not pleasant for him:

"One of the characteristics of this arrow, a very rare characteristic, is that after stabbing the body of an ordinary person, ordinary people who will become gifted people in the future can directly awaken to become gifted people; for ordinary people with no talent, it will The other person will gradually become insane, be afraid of light, have auditory and visual hallucinations, have enhanced motor abilities, and be infected with a terrible abscess disease, until the internal organs of the body will wither and die."

"The acceleration ring warlock awakens?"

Shade was very surprised:

"Is there such a relic?"

"Yes, to be more precise, it accelerates the awakening of the extraordinary, but this acceleration will cause the inaugurated ring warlock to be very unstable. Rumor has it that this arrow comes from a time older than the Third Age, and it may even be. .....It has a history of being contained countless times over the years, but it will always be used at certain specific moments. Although it is only a sage level, this relic... is very ancient, Powerful and mysterious.”

Mr. Nobel looked at the two people:

"If you understand the ancient Herman language of the Fourth Age, you should understand that the meaning of 'Aiken'ola' is..."

Because he got the pronunciation right, Schad gave the translation:

"The Wisdom of the Crown."

Mr. Bernhard showed a disgusted expression:

"Back then, a lunatic from the [Pantanal Voodoo Society] mastered that arrow and tried to rely on the arrows to mass-produce ring warlocks in the city. But you also know that there are not many talented people among normal people. Even if they become talented Those who do not may be able to successfully become a ring magician. If you check the newspapers of that year, you will find in the corner that a small-scale epidemic broke out in Huntington City in 1842 of the Universal Calendar, as well as news about a madman killing people. That is actually that The terrible consequences of an arrow.”

Shade took a deep breath. Despite all its shortcomings, [Aiken'ora's Arrow of Knowledge] did have quite remarkable properties.

"But this is not the main feature. You already know the effects of ordinary people being accidentally scratched. If a ring warlock is accidentally scratched, he can directly gain some... strange knowledge."

Mr. Nobel was unwilling to dwell on this topic:

"This is just a scratch, but if this arrow is used as an 'arrow' and is fired by a bow or crossbow after the charging process..."

He drank the wine in his hand and his voice became hoarse. The tulle curtains allow weak sunlight to penetrate into the room, and the color of the tulle gives it a strange rose color:

"According to the user's knowledge reserve, the arrow can play different roles. Theoretically speaking, the more knowledgeable the person, the more powerful the arrow can be. This does not limit ordinary people or ring warlocks. But if ordinary people use this arrow, their heads will explode."

Mr. Bernhardt nodded cautiously:

"I was still young that year and was not directly involved in that incident, but a lot of ring warlocks from the Zhengshen Church died at that time."

"More importantly..."

Father Nobel narrowed his eyes slightly:

“In 1842, we defeated and killed the Voodoo members with arrows, but the relic was not found. That incident was over ten years ago and the church believed it was from the [Voodoo Order of the Pantanal] Other members took the arrow and hid it."

"Then there are other possibilities?"

Shade asked, and the priest of the Peace Church nodded:

"Some people believe that the arrow is still in the city, and that the Ring Warlock had other followers who were not discovered by us. What is very interesting is that during the subsequent investigation, we found that [Aiken'o Ra’s Arrow of Knowledge is most likely a weapon forged by the lost cult of the old gods in a very ancient era.”

Shade remained silent and just nodded slightly. At this time, the waiter came with a dining cart, brought desserts to Mr. Bernhardt and Father Nobel, and prepared lunch appetizers for Shad.

"Sir, do you have any clues about this relic?"

After the waiter left, the priest holding the red wine glass asked.

"No, at least not yet. In fact, I'm not even sure if what I want to investigate is an accident caused by this sage-level relic."

Shade shook his head slightly, Father Nobel's expression remained unchanged, and Mr. Bernhardt took a deep breath.

Judging from Shade's recent performance, the middle-aged vampire knows that he must be planning something big in this city. Sage-level relics have already been involved at this time, and it is difficult for Mr. Bernhardt to imagine what will happen to Huntington next.

At noon, Shade chatted with the vampire and the priest at the White King Club. Mr. Nobel is a very interesting person. He knows very well that Shade's identity is definitely not a simple foreign ring warlock, but he still reveals some local secrets to him. Speaking of the [Pantanal Voodoo Society], I am also happy to share with Shade the recent arrests of them by the church. After all, this group of people did make big news before Princess Margaret left the country.

When Schade left the White King Club in the afternoon, Mr. Bernhardt and the priest were still spending time in the club. Shade was very curious about the reason why the other party trusted him, and later he realized that the priest was trusting Mr. Bernhardt.

The local vampire seed lord and the eight-ring warlock of the Zhengshen Church have been able to establish a friendship for more than ten years. There must be many stories in this. If you look into it, it will definitely be no less exciting than what Mr. Bernhardt experienced at Fort Midhill in the fall.

Sometimes Shade also thinks that although he is pursuing the poetry of destiny, in fact, the lives of everyone he encounters are wonderful and wonderful stories. Although no one will write a book about the people who passed by, those stories did happen.

If possible, he was willing to witness those stories with his own eyes, and what he had to do on this increasingly cold Monday was to explore Professor Drake's past stories.

Shade now has reason to believe that [Aiken'ora's Arrow of Knowledge] is most likely what led Professor Drake to find the "Lady of the Lake". Professor Drake boasted about himself in a letter to Professor Manning. The description of "physical condition" is roughly consistent with the consequences of being injured by the [Arrow of Knowledge].

But to be on the safe side, Shade still believed that he needed to find more clues to confirm this conclusion. And the questions that need to be answered in his second test are not only what happened to Professor Drake, but also the price the professor paid and the wishes he made.