Whispering Verse

As soon as Shade finished speaking, not only Miss Theresa, but also the six maids and Miss Violet were frightened. The Witch Emperor stretched out her hand to cover Shade's mouth, and then looked at the tower uneasily, making sure that there were no other abnormalities before lowering her voice and yelling:

"Shade, don't say such nonsense. Even if you don't believe in this great man, you must fear the gods."

Because gods really exist in this world, and there are real miracles, so people in this world have an innate fear of gods that comes from their hearts, rather than being deceived by crooks and swindlers over the years.

Shade also knew that such words should not be said casually, but he believed that his worries were by no means unreasonable:

"It's better to take this sword with you."

He still hasn't laid down his weapon:

"I don't know what the situation will be in the third trial. I think the god who lives in the tower won't mind me taking this with me."

Miss Violet frowned and looked at Shade:

"Sir, you must promise me that this weapon will never be used at any time."

"What do you think I'm going to do?"

Shade knew that she had misunderstood. The lady probably thought he was a madman:

"Let Miss Teresa hold it."

He handed the sword to the tenth-level witch of Serkeses, who looked at the witch emperor with some uneasiness. After seeing the latter nodding, he clenched the sword tightly and said very nervously:

"Mr. Hamilton, I will not give this sword to you again unless necessary."

It seemed that she also misunderstood Shade's thoughts.

In short, there was not much time left, and Xia De did not have time to explain the reason for his sudden speech. He made a gesture of invitation, and then pushed open the door of the Obsidian Tower.

The six maids in black and white maid dresses subconsciously dodged towards the edge of the safe area. Miss Teresa took a nervous breath to adjust her mood. Only Miss Violet looked normal.

She looked at the breeze blowing from the tower, leaving the first traces on Shade's cheeks. Seeing the cracks like embers of golden flames, as Shade entered the tower, they continued to spread throughout his body, until when the hem of his clothes swung, golden light traces like sparks drifted away.

"It's a shame he can't stay."

Miss Violet threw her hat to the maid, pushed Miss Theresa who was obviously still a little scared, and followed her:

"After all, he is not a man from this time. How far in the future does he come from?"

With the experience of the first two times, this time Shade was still at the front, Miss Theresa was holding the [Night Watcher] almost against Shade's back, and Miss Violet was at the end.

The first floor of the tower is a calm lake surrounded by water vapor. The clear lake surface is as smooth as a mirror under the influence of an unknown light source, but this makes it difficult to imagine whether there is a bottomless abyss underfoot.

The first floor leads to the second floor through invisible stairs that only appear when touched. Fortunately, the position of these stairs will not change. With excellent memory, this time going upstairs is much faster than the last time.

The second floor of the tower is half river beach and half stream. The last time Shade threw three papers into the water, the gods "ascended" directly from the lake. After reaching the second floor this time, the stream was gurgling, and the stones on the lakeside beach were even the same as last time, but there was no staircase leading to the upper floor.

"Do we still need to find our own way upstairs?"

Miss Violet asked cautiously. Miss Theresa's face turned a little pale, but this time the gods were still at a higher level, so she did not need additional support at this time.

"Last time we threw something into the stream, the gods appeared. Do we need to do the same this time?"

Shade guessed, rummaging through the toys in his pocket as he spoke. This time he prepared a lot of books in advance before setting off, and finally dug out "The Art of Mathematics", which was an introductory book on mathematics in the Sixth Age of Steam.

I squatted by the stream and carefully put the book into the running water. The cold and clear stream soaked my fingers, but the thick printed mathematics book did not sink into the water.

Shade stood up and stepped back quickly, watching the book float into the distance of the stream with the two ladies. Although the second floor area of ​​the tower is much larger than it looks from the outside, there is still a limit. When the book floated to the end of the stream, some ripples appeared on the surface of the crystal clear stream. The slender water engulfed the book, and then the water flowed upward from the stream as if connected by a paintbrush, accurately outlining the water flow ladder in the air, extending to places invisible to the sky:

"it is as expected."

Shade breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself that the gods and angels related to the ancient god [Secret Keeper] seemed to like such fairy tale-like plots.

Time was running out, and he was about to take the lead in walking into the stream to explore the path, but a hand behind him held his shoulder.

Turning her head, Miss Violet's dark golden eyes were looking at him:

"There's no time to chat next, so I want to ask you now: After this test is over, you won't come back again, right?"

Miss Teresa, who was wearing glasses, opened her mouth, but said nothing.

Shade nodded:

"Yes, Miss Violet, Miss Theresa, nice to meet you."

"Although I had expected this to happen a long time ago, this is really disappointing. This is the first time since I was promoted to the thirteenth level that I saw my favorite treasure slipping away from my hands."

The Witch Emperor said with regret, and then reached out her hand to touch Shade's face unceremoniously. After Shade ducked sideways but failed, she removed her hand:

"If I have time, I really want to taste you. This is not just because you are a man that the witch can touch. I am interested in your soul and body at the same time. You have this honor."

Looking at Sha De with his beautiful eyes, Sha De didn't know what to say. The character of the Witch Emperors was indeed as he expected.

Miss Teresa blushed and tugged on Miss Violet's sleeve, but the latter didn't care:

"Schulz, Schulz, you have to say what you want, especially for a thirteenth-level witch like me. There is no need to hide your thoughts. It will only make me ridiculous."

She is still educating her distant niece, and it seems that the relationship between the two parties is also very good:

"He doesn't have much time. After accompanying us to see the gods this time, I'm afraid he won't have time to go back and chat outside the tower. Schulz, do you have anything to say? You can treat this as farewell."

The witch wearing glasses looked at Shade hesitantly, her face slightly red:

"Thank you for your help. I hope you never forget us."

Miss Violet smiled and shook her head:

"Let's go, Shade, and face the final test. Although the next step is to say goodbye forever, I will remember you."

It didn't look like she was joking. When she said goodbye, there was no regret on her face, only melancholy:

"Yes, I will definitely remember you."

The two high-level witches also had the ability to walk on water. Under the leadership of Shade, a group of three people crossed the stream and walked up the stairs constructed by the stream. After walking quickly up the 23 steps, the clouds covering the sky suddenly dispersed, revealing the door at the end of the stream stairs.

"finally"

It was a water curtain door, very similar to the door Shade saw when he took Professor Drake to visit the Lady of the Lake for the last time.

However, this time the silky water curtain was lifted with his hands. After reaching the third floor, the third floor of the tower is not an unimaginable magical environment.

Behind the door is a calm lake, and in the center of the lake is an island in the middle of the lake the size of Shade's bedroom. The sky was covered with gray fog, making the distance between the sky and the water look particularly close. The natural light source is still dim, not like daytime or the alternation of day and night, but like the light from the haze weather that often occurs in Tobesk City. It's low and gloomy, making people feel subconsciously heavy.

"Is it the island in the middle of the lake again?"

The gods, angels and relics related to the [Secret Keeper] all like the scene of the island in the middle of the lake. The familiar scene once again made Shade weigh the possibility of "defeating me" in the third trial.

The island in the center of the lake is very small, and the area of ​​this dark lake is not large either. The island in the center of the lake is not far from the water curtain door, and because the island is very small, Xia De can see its entirety at a glance.

The island is not bare. Green grass covers the ground. In the center of the island stands a small wooden house. A chicken pen and a vegetable garden are enclosed by fences on the side of the wooden house. Behind the wooden house, there is a towering tree of unknown species with a crown. The area covers most of the island. Considering the small area of ​​the island, the wooden house itself only occupies an area the size of Shade's cloakroom, which is about the same size as a temporary residence for a ranger or hunter in the forest.

Shade walked in the front, and Miss Violet supported Miss Theresa in the back. When the three of them landed on the island from the direction facing the door of the wooden house, the wooden door that looked like even little Mia could charge open was pushed open, and the god with a soft light all over his body walked out.

The image that the god appeared was still the lady with blond hair and black eyes. Wearing a scholar's robe that is not gorgeous, and a pointed hat on his head. Only the glasses look a little special. The lens on the left is in the shape of a five-pointed star, and the lens on the right is in the shape of an equilateral triangle.

In this dark and depressing environment, the soft light of the gods is very relaxing, at least Shade thinks so. But the emergence of God means that its existence itself begins to spontaneously affect the environment. Miss Theresa behind her had already put all her weight on Miss Violet. Although the thirteenth-level witch was not feeling well, she could still hold on.

She just felt that her distant niece was so uneasy and young girls were always immature.