Whispering Verse

"I have not met any residents of this city. The information given to me by the teacher and Miss Feiliana shows that only those buildings with signboards can be considered relatively safe. The teacher and Miss Feiliana prepared many weapons and weapons for me. The materials allowed me to enter these shops to lift the curtain step by step and meet the God of Night. But now my backpack has been lost, and only a small part of my luggage is still in this cafe."

Her head was lowered, and the tip of her drooping tail swept back and forth in small movements, so that Shade could tell her mood without looking at her expression. However, Shade now knew what the small package at her feet in the cafe menu illustration meant.

"Can all these shops be used for transactions?"

Shade asked, pointing to the menu on the table, but Fiona shook her head cautiously:

"There are really too many secrets here. I can only say that most stores can do transactions."

She put her hand into the big pocket of the maid's skirt and took out a brass-colored round cake-shaped object, which looked like the base of some kind of instrument:

"This is the compass base prepared by Miss Feliana. The teacher and Miss Feliana have checked many things in this city. I originally needed to find and enter three designated stores, trade and obtain all the parts of the compass, and then I would be able to find the general We were on our way to the center of the city, but when we arrived at Yongye City, we discovered that there were more dangers here than we imagined."

The red dragon girl looked particularly depressed at this time, holding her hands together and placing them on her legs under the table:

"This is the first store. Before I entered here, I lost most of my luggage due to some accidents, and I was also eroded by the power of the night. In order to maintain myself and not be assimilated by the night, I was forced to make a deal with the cafe. And then somehow, I was controlled here.”

Shade understood this, and felt that the tasks given to the girl in front of him by Miss Feliana and Miss Olanode were a bit too dangerous.

"Are you alone on this mission?"

"Yes, it is too dangerous here, and Miss Olanode and Miss Feliana have become very urgent in recent years. Each of us has taken on many tasks. I know that I am not working hard enough, but they trust me. This is something no one else can give me.”

She looked down at her reflection in the black tea:

"If you hadn't come here, I'm afraid I would have to stay here for a long time before the teacher or Miss Feliana came to save me."

She never thought that she would stay here forever. Like Shade, the red dragon girl had great trust in the two great witches.

"That feeling is really scary. I still have a clear consciousness, but I just can't control my body. Shade, when I saw you rushing in, I really felt like I was dreaming."

As she spoke, her eyes were actually a little moist. Fiona was relatively young, and she was far less strong than the other witches Shade had encountered.

"Now that I'm here, it's okay. Find trading materials in three shops to exchange for the way to the throne, right? This doesn't sound any harder than collecting First Age texts for the old gods in the library of Gaddis. "

Shade said, then pushed the menu to her:

"What are we going to get at this cafe first?"

Fiona quickly turned the pages on the menu. The menu seemed to be only ten pages long, but in fact, the last page Shade turned just now was marked with page number 108.

"I only saw this after I arrived. Unfortunately, we definitely can't buy it."

She turned to the corresponding page. Because the two of them were sitting next to each other, Shade could see the content clearly at a glance:

[The map of Yongye City marks important locations and hidden roads in the city. 】

[The map the monarch left behind when he was a guest for snacks last time. 】

The picture on the left is a roll of parchment, with a emblem printed in blue ink on the back of the paper. If Shade guessed correctly, this should be the holy emblem of the God of Night.

[You need to pay a special fate. 】

When it comes to fate, one cannot be too cautious, so this is indeed not a product they can afford.

Fiona continued to turn back, but before she reached the corresponding page number, Shade suddenly asked her to stop, because Shade saw a very familiar name:

[The Great One - The Lord of Blood Feast's pepper shaker, a relic, can be sprinkled on any food to make it delicious. Frequent use of large doses will cause intense bulimia until the blood feast master watches or comes. 】

[The delicious fish bait from the owner of the Blood Feast. 】

The picture on the left is a metal can with dense holes on the top.

[A unique delicacy is required for a fee. 】

"Shadow, do you want this?"

The red dragon girl asked curiously, and Shade immediately shook his head:

"No, no, I just saw a very familiar name, and the 'unique food' that God considers is not something we can make. Besides, even if I get this, I can't take it away. Speaking of which, this God and I are It’s quite a fate.”

He actually thought that if the cultists in Tobesk had this last summer, they would not have to waste time preparing for the complicated divine descending ceremony. As for why there are pepper shakers in cafes, Shade understands this very well. The world is not rich in pepper no matter what era it is. As a very precious spice, some people do think that sprinkling pepper on desserts or even coffee is very classy. way of dining.

The menu page continued to turn back until Fiona's target was found. On the left side of the page is a golden teaspoon with dense textures on the surface, while on the right side is written information about this product:

[Precious teaspoon, created by Yongye City, has the atmosphere of Yongye City. 】

【Expensive and meaningless, but beautiful. 】

[Payment of light is required. 】

"Paying light again?"

Shade was a little surprised, while Fiona explained sheepishly:

"In this cafe, the items that are not valuable or not distinctive enough are all paid for with light. I'm not talking about me."

"I understand that the criteria for judging are different. Maybe in the eyes of God we are all ordinary mortals without distinction, but in the eyes of Miss Feliana, Miss Olanold and me, you are unique."

The young girl showed a faint smile, and Shade said:

"Then let's buy this."

As he spoke, he glanced behind him and saw that the black vat that had been placed under the counter by the dragon maid Fiona actually appeared on the counter again.

"I come."

The red dragon girl stood up first, but Shade grabbed her sleeve:

"No, no, no, it's me. I've recovered a bit after eating this food. It's me."

"You spent too much just to save me. This time I just bought a teaspoon. I think I can do it."

"Please listen to me."

Shade also stood up. He was slightly taller than Fiona, who was wearing high-soled black buttoned leather shoes:

"First of all, I am very lacking in spirit right now, aren't you?"

The red dragon girl slightly turned her eyes away from him, the tip of her tail touching the ground.

"Secondly, you know, I will be able to leave soon, and there will be ways to recover my spirit by then. But you are different. You have to stay here, facing this weird city and the long night alone. No matter what the reason is, I won’t let you come this time.”

As he spoke, he pointed to himself:

"Besides, I am quite confident about the light technique."

Fiona couldn't defeat him, she could only watch as he conjured up a bunch of holy water, drank it, and then moved the black vat back.

None of them could predict how much light the teaspoon would cost, so before Shade was ready to take action, Fiona asked Shade to promise:

"If you can't hold on anymore and can't hold on, take back your arm and let me come. Shade, I am also an apprentice officially recognized by the teacher, and I am much stronger than you."

When I said the last sentence, I felt quite lacking in confidence.

The lid of the black tank was opened again. While the light intensity in the cafe continued to decrease, the night outside seemed to seep in through the cracks in the door. Shade did not immediately put his arm into the black vat, but honestly let the light of the silver moon appear in his palm again.

If it is not necessary, he will not take the initiative to use the power of the divine afterglow. Fortunately, there is really no need this time. The value of that "precious teaspoon" seems to be much lower than that of Miss Fiona Drago. Shade's spirit was only consumed once more, and the black tank took the initiative to stop absorbing it.

The darkness in the tank dissipated on its own initiative, revealing a slender silver teaspoon lying at the bottom of the container. Shade picked it up, and Fiona once again helped Shade, who was sweating, to sit down, and then handed the sugar cake to his mouth:

"Actually, you don't need to feed me."

Looking at her expression, Shade also knew that he had better not refuse, so he finished the candy cake honestly, and then watched the red dragon girl pour the remaining holy water into Shade's cup, and drank it with her. The coffee was mixed and stirred before being handed to Shade.

His current situation is much better than before, so he still has time to ask curiously:

"The way you stirred the coffee just now was really professional. Did becoming a maid in this shop give you knowledge and experience?"

"No. When we are with the teacher, we apprentices do these chores. This is the obligation of apprentices."

She looked at the desserts on the table and added softly:

"Actually, I'm also good at cooking this kind of dessert."

The spoon cannot work yet. It must find two other items and combine it with the base of the compass to work. The next target location is the silver shop in Yongye City, which means that they have to leave this warm and comfortable cafe.

It was dark outside at the moment, and there was no light at all. It was obviously impossible to leave the store by "walking". If we had to wait for the night to clear and the lights to turn on, we didn't know how long it would take, and by then Shade would have already left.