Whispering Verse

"The Secret Keeper's Hall? You mean, the strange space left by the ancient god [Secret Keeper Mentor]?"

Shade nodded:

"Yes, of course I want to know. In fact, I have heard that the three major thaumaturgy academies in the material world control the entrance there. In addition..."

He took out his Rhodes deck and found [Creation·Knowledge] from it:

"The night I defeated the Chosen Lykins Priscia and disqualified him, some light entered the card. When I woke up and examined the card again, there was an obvious feeling that there was a lot more to it. A door."

A similar thing happened when Ivan Darkness was killed in the fall. This means that Shade once again has a door that can be placed at will. Generally speaking, in addition to finding the corresponding entrance, entering the special space of the ancient god requires at least three conditions - the corresponding spiritual rune, the artifact that opens the door, and the corresponding incantation.

Doors placed through the [All Things Impermanence Card] no longer require spiritual runes and corresponding artifacts, but still require spells. Therefore, even if the angel did not mention this matter to Shade, Shade would come and ask about it.

"Yes, at this time, the door to the palace is in the cards in your hand."

The angel smiled and said:

"I have an obligation to tell you what the palace of my lord does. There is no need for testing. This is knowledge you should know."

The long white staff touched Shade's forehead. As the vast amount of knowledge poured in, he understood the method and function of entering it. Under normal circumstances, the artifact needed to open the door is [Wise Man's Pyroxene], but it seems that it is not needed this time.

"Do you know about these cards?"

He holds [Impermanence of All Things·Silver Moon] and [Impermanence of All Things·Knowledge] in his hands, and balance, darkness and death are flying in front of his eyes.

"The Lady of the Lake" shook her head slightly:

"This is the answer you have to find yourself. I can only tell you that these cards may be older than me."

This surprised Shade. Although the first wise angel Cherubim was not the first angel created, he was also a creation born in the first era. If the Impermanence Cards were earlier than him, theoretically speaking, Shade should trigger his own thaumaturgy [Voice of the Ancients] when he touches the cards, but these cards did not trigger this effect.

"There are so many secrets."

Thinking in his mind, he put the cards away and asked again:

"Angel, I do not ask for knowledge and wisdom, but can you show me the next step?"

The lady in white robe smiled and nodded:

"Follow your plan and seek answers in your dreams."

This time Shade understood.

"I will always be at the Lake of Cherubim, waiting for the final arrival. If you want to seek help, you can come to visit again, but every time you need help, you need to complete a test."

By the time Shade and Mia returned home, it was already 8:30 pm. At this time, Luvia was waiting for his return in St. Teresa Square. She knew that in the last few days before the New Year's Day, the princess and the writer were very busy and unlikely to appear here. Moreover, she was indeed concerned about the man who had just arrived not long ago. The body of Shade who forcibly used the word of sublimation.

"The scent of your perfume is really complex."

The purple-eyed girl welcomed Shade home with a hug. He looked a little tired.

"Margaret and Miss Sylvia have returned to Willendale City, and Miss Aurora is traveling with them. Miss Carina will return to the manor outside the city of Tobesk tonight, but she cannot She just recovered from her illness and came to the city to find me, so come to my place tomorrow afternoon. After all, there are still a lot of backlogged things that can only be handled by her. "

Shade explained the whereabouts of the witches, and Luvia found the perfume bottle in Shade's pocket:

"Why are you still here?"

She shook the bottle curiously, and then found that it was half full. She looked at Shade with a smile in her eyes:

"Don't tell me that the level 0 relic not only gave you the bottle, but also didn't even take away the essential oil."

Shade helplessly recounted what happened throughout the day. He talked in detail about what happened with [Desire] and [Swamp Witch] in the morning, with the three witches at noon, with Margaret in the afternoon, and with Miss Sylvia in the evening. The matter was a little vague, but the girl with purple eyes still guessed what happened.

"The witches and the princess are both greedy. From this point of view, there is no difference between them and Lykins Prisha."

Luvia said softly, looking at Shade in annoyance:

"Now that you are the fifth ring, I am really..."

His expression became more charming, and he deliberately bit his lower lip:

"I will be here on the New Year's Day, the day after tomorrow. After all, this is the first New Year's Day since we met."

The "Sushou Festival" plays a very important role in the traditions of this era. And spending it with your family is also the best way to celebrate the holidays.

Just as Shade was about to nod, he suddenly thought that Lecia and Dorothy had scheduled the Red Butterfly Day on that day, which would be next Tuesday, the 31st day of the Sleeping Moon. In order to spend the end of the year together, they even postponed the precious Red Butterfly Day for nearly three weeks.

"I know the princess and Dorothy are coming, and I will discuss it with them. You don't have to worry about this. Everyone has their own time."

Luvia said.

It was approaching the end of the year, and the matter of the fourth candidate had been resolved. That night, Shade did not rest too late. He just studied with Luvia for the upcoming exam until ten o'clock in the evening.

The girl with purple eyes also checked the body of the young knight who was affected by desire again, and bit her sweat-soaked hair in the early hours of the morning, completely believing that Shade had returned to health.

Even some are too healthy.

(Little Mia is running.)

Luvia's shawl short hair has not been trimmed since Shade met her. When having breakfast on the brand new Monday morning, Shade asked about it curiously.

The energetic female soothsayer sat next to him with a spoon:

"I want to grow my hair long again. I haven't met you before. I originally planned to stay single for the rest of my life because of the chosen one, but now I have you, right?"

she said with a smile.

Today is the thirtieth day of the Sleeping Moon, and it is also the last working day before the Lunar New Year Festival. The Prophet Association will be very busy today, so Luvia left after breakfast and made an agreement with Shade to meet again tomorrow.

This made Shade very worried about how she was going to negotiate time with Lesia and Dorothy.

"We can't beat them all unconscious early tomorrow morning, right?"

The new Monday also means that Shade can take out the last gift of the year.

After saying goodbye to Luvia, he took the gift box upstairs and put it on the coffee table. The cat that jumped up and down in the early morning followed him. Shade thought as he reached into the box:

"Give Dorothy the pen of Etlaine, give Luvia the Book of Fools, give Iluna the fire of the sun, what should I give to Lesia? Praise the [Innocent Creator]!"

Muttering a small prayer in his mind, he reached into the bottom of the box and touched a pile of parchment.

After taking it out, I found that the parchment was blank, but the ancient paper roll was very special:

"Dragon Skin Book!"

After a little inspection, it was determined that this was an extremely rare 20-foot-long (approximately 6m) dragon-skin book after most dragons left the civilized world in the Sixth Age. The basic material of this kind of parchment is still sheep, but it is a sheep with up to 50% dragon blood. In addition to special sheepskin, these parchments also need to be made using lost craftsmanship, combined with the dragon scales and dragon blood of a pure-blooded dragon, after a rather complicated process.

This kind of parchment is extremely compatible with enlightenment elements, and writing stories related to the "dragon" on the "Dragon Skin Book" as a spellcasting material can greatly enhance the speed and power of spellcasting. Of course, its greater role is to serve as a copying and learning material for those who are proficient in the Enlightenment Elements. The "Dragon Skin Book" can never be bought on the black market. It is a treasured material that is truly valuable but has no market.

"Praise the [Creator of Innocence]! Praise the guardian of children!"

Shade began to pray directly this time. He knew that although the gods left, it did not mean the disappearance of power. The gift he needed appeared by chance. This must be the help given to him by the sleeping god.

The task for this week is to "enjoy the upcoming festival". There is no goal, no specific approach, Xia De just enjoys the arrival of the end of the year.

He really hoped that all the gods he met would be as friendly as this god.

On the last day before the New Year's Day, everyone was busy, even Shade. Except for the nuns at Fort Midhill and Mother-in-law Cassandra, Helen, and Grace who will visit tomorrow, he will give end-of-the-year gifts to all his friends today.

Of course, we can’t forget the “Year-End Rhodes Competition” held at the Prophet’s Association at noon today. This is a small-scale event across the city, and as the overall champion of "Big City Players 1853", Shard can directly participate in the finals.

This morning, I first went to Coldwater Port through the basement door. Old Mr. Edmond was found at the lighthouse outside the snowy harbor.

Shade gave a bottle of special ink and a bottle of red wine bought in Fort Midhill as a year-end gift. Mr. Edmond was very happy to receive this extra year-end gift, so he returned the gift. He gave Sha De a key to time.

"You don't have to be polite to me. Although the time key is also a relic, it has a single purpose and a fixed price. Don't look at the shabby life I live in. I am richer than you. This is the key to the middle of the fifth era. I hope it will be useful to you."

The old man said with a smile, and also told Shade the good news. All the expensive ritual materials he ordered had been purchased after a week of collection. Although the total price was as high as 2,400 pounds, for the sake of the secret of time, Shade still happily paid the balance.

As a result, his total deposits have fallen below 3,000 pounds.

ps: The last sentence of the previous chapter has been deleted.

It's just that if nothing unexpected happens, it will be that kind of arrangement, but it may not necessarily be the case. After all, there is still a long story behind it.

I also said in the last book that it would be finished next week as expected.

ps2: There will be additional updates tomorrow during the Mid-Autumn Festival.