Whispering Verse

It was as if the whole person was soaked in warm water. Holding the Holy Grail in his arms, his body subconsciously curled up. His consciousness gradually fell into drowsiness. In a trance, he saw people on the ground offering three sacrifices to the altar, and "her" laughter and murmurs followed closely. It was as if a woman was holding him in her arms and whispering in his ear:

[The new moon is a symbol of rebirth and the starting point of the moon phase. In the ancient First Age, before the days of old came, mortals worshiped the crescent moon, thirsting for raw power. The ancient moon god blesses those under the new moon, during which the spells of starting new things, forging relationships, and calling out energy will be strengthened. 】

[Outlander, you have come into contact with a miracle. 】

[Thumbology - Moon Dream, learning failed, you failed to enter a deep state of meditation. 】

[Outlander, your silver moon, red moon and yellow moon spirit runes resonate with this ancient ruins. 】

After a moment's pause:

【You have been blessed by the new moon. 】

Shade, who felt that he was half asleep, finally clearly saw the three offerings floating from the ground, which were the green crown of thorns, the ancient parchment roll, and the crescent-shaped luminous yellow jade.

[Please choose one to bless. 】

Shade, who was curled up, followed his most instinctive thoughts and reached out to touch the crown of thorns. "She" seemed to be really behind Shade, and the laughter was so clear and charming.

The life ring unconsciously appeared in the sky above Sha De. The ring was parallel to Shade, who was lying flat on his back, and Shade could see the three moons from the center of the huge ring in the sky. The moon appears in the center of the rotating metal ring. This picture has a strange beauty and mystery.

The moonlight shines on the life ring, and as the life ring accelerates its rotation, dots of miraculous auras gather from the surrounding earth. The blessing from the ancient moon god appears here in the sixth era now because of Shade's March Spirit Rune.

Although Shade has not yet truly mastered the yellow moon and the red moon as the vampire god said, at least he truly possesses March. Therefore, the moon god is willing to lift a corner of her skirt to him.

The enrichment of miraculous elements brought new power. Bathed in the moonlight, the light from the entire ruins gathered together. Finally, the second spiritual rune of the five rings was engraved on Shade's life ring.

[Outlander, you have obtained the Miracle Spirit Rune - Thorns of the Moon. 】

[You have learned the thaumaturgy - Thorns of the Moon. Release thorn bushes in narrow terrain such as doors, windows, passages, etc. to create a closed terrain. This terrain is easier to destroy on one side of the releaser and more difficult to destroy on the opposite side. If the casting effect is not canceled or destroyed, the effect will automatically disappear the next time darkness falls. 】

[Use the power of the silver moon to release the thorns of the moon. Demons and undead cannot destroy them in any way. The thorn bushes have a holy light effect. After being destroyed, the "moonlight explosion" effect will be generated based on the casting strength. 】

[Use the power of the red moon to release the thorns of the moon. Those who attack the thorns will have their blood and soul sucked by the thorns. This effect cannot be saved by any means. 】

[Use the power of Huang Yue to release the thorns of the moon. There will be a powerful halo of chaos around the thorn bushes. After the thorns are destroyed, the destroyer will lose all spatial perception abilities in a short period of time. 】

"Can only be destroyed by the releaser's side" means that if Shade releases thaumaturgy on all windows, doors, and vents in a room, no one can enter the room from the outside. Even walls, in this case, have the characteristics of being extremely difficult to be destroyed.

This thaumaturgy is associated with the [Moon Thorns] spiritual rune, and the basis for learning is to possess any one of the three spiritual runes. Its essence is somewhat similar to space blockade. And spiritual runes with very specific meanings such as "Thorns of the Moon" are usually difficult to associate with other thaumaturgy.

"It's really a complicated thaumaturgy, five rings, the second spiritual rune. So, if you only rely on touching the ruins to obtain the spiritual runes, then the ring magician's ability will be very weak."

The drumbeats and prayers subsided, and Shade realized again that he was lying on the snow in the forest, looking at the vast starry sky.

The life ring did appear above him, and he did observe the three moons through the center of the life ring.

"The moon is beautiful."

he said, and received a response:

[You peeked into the past memories of this land, ancient power emerged, and the moon resonated with the earth——]

[The silver moon shines on the earth: Within three days, the effect of moonlight energy shaping thaumaturgy will be enhanced, and the probability of obtaining a new moonlight thaumaturgy will increase. 】

[The red moon shines on the earth: within a month, your self-healing ability will be greatly enhanced by stepping on the ground. 】

[The yellow moon shines on the earth: you have obtained the guidance "the truth is in the mountains". 】

The Holy Grail in his hand collapsed again. Although Shade failed to know why this ruined land was able to absorb the words of sublimation "The shadow of the silver moon guides the final direction", he at least gained new power.

He didn't get up immediately in a hurry, but looked at the night, the starry sky, and the moon through his life ring with fascination:

"If I don't have the March Spirit Rune, will I miss it this time?"

[And the truth you want is not in the mountains? 】

"She" was still talking, but Shade didn't answer. Instead, he lay on the snow, fascinated by the starry sky above his head.

After returning home that night, Shade unexpectedly had a good sleep. Of course, this does not mean that I have always slept poorly in the past, but that I slept particularly well this night.

When he woke up early on Thursday morning, Shade didn't even remember what he had dreamed about. He only felt refreshed and in excellent physical condition. He even woke up earlier than Mia that morning, so before the cat woke up, that is, one minute before the milkman arrived at St. Teresa Square at 6:30, Shade poked little Mia's cheek with his finger. The head woke the cat up, and also gave the cat a taste of what it felt like to be woken up by someone else every morning.

It can be seen that little Mia's mood this morning was definitely not as good as Shade's.

After breakfast, we first went to Old John's place. The old man at the pawn shop was reading the newspaper early in the morning. When Shade opened the door and walked in, he talked to him about the weather that had become warmer recently. It was quite warm in the store, and Old John wore a brown wool vest over his shirt. The flames of the fireplace danced happily. In fact, this place did not need a fireplace like Shade's house, but Old John thought that with the fireplace decoration, this place would look like an old-school pawn shop.

"Good morning, detective, I have found what you are looking for."

"So fast?"

"The [Sands of Time] are not hard-to-find relics. In places where time anomalies occur, you can often see yellow sand all over the ground. From the dust, it is easy to find these sands."

As he spoke, he took out a delicate-looking glass pepper shaker from under the counter. Inside the jar was yellow sand with a slight silvery sheen. This reminded Shade of the unknowable relic [Time of Retrospect] that he had come into contact with. The sand in that hourglass was pure silver.

"4 ounces. If you're using it for research, just pour them out of the mouth of the pepper shaker. If you're using it for fighting, just smash the can. The can won't charge you any money, and you'll be deducted from Monday's payment. My deposit is just the balance of 120 pounds."

Because it involves time, [Sands of Time] is considered to be relatively expensive among the Keeper-level relics. Even if the quantity Xia De wanted was small, it was still very expensive.

"no problem."

Shade said as he was about to pay, and Old John carefully took out a brown lacquered wood box that was quite expensive at first glance:

"Also, the unicorn hair you brought has been made into a headband. You can weigh it with a scale. I did not withhold any material during the production process."

"No, no, I trust you, just weigh it."

Shade opened the wooden box and saw the white hairband lying inside the velvet lining. Even though the surrounding light is not weak, you can still faintly notice that it itself is glowing:

"It's so beautiful."

"Unicorn hair would look great in any jewelry."

Old John said and picked up his newspaper again:

"Which girl are you giving this to? No girl can refuse such a gift."

He smiled teasingly, turned to the next page of the newspaper, and continued to read the news about the city air tax tax reform bill:

"But detective, I have to warn you, trading unicorn products is against the laws of the Five Gods Church. Even if you have the means, don't take out such things easily."

"Yes, I know. Oh, have you found out the information about the 'Sands of Time Soaked by Night'?"

Shade asked again, and Old John shook his head regretfully:

"Ordinary items soaked in the night can be obtained in many ways, but it has never happened that the sands of time can also be soaked in the night. The information on the Light Guiding Priory does not contain what you want. Are you sure that this kind of material can really be made? Maybe the old god [Curtain of Eternal Night], the rumored god of the night, can do it, but we can't."

This is the first time that information has appeared, and the Guiding Light Monastery cannot find it.

"So, do you know which organization can find this kind of information?"

"I can't give you the answer, but at least I know that the kind of thing you are talking about has never appeared in the Sixth Age. If you really want to find it, go and seek help from those organizations that inherit ancient traditions."

So Shade went to Fort Midhill again that morning. Similarly, Grandma Cassandra also helped Shade acquire the [Sands of Time]. Shade did not stay at Cassandra Auction House for long, but went to Snake Heart Hospital. Through the oil painting in the basement of Snake Heart Hospital, he entered the ancient sacrificial site on the top of the mountain and found Dave, whom he had not seen for more than half a month. Sister Lin.

The tops of the mountains are covered with silvery white, and the vast snow-capped mountains give people endless reverie. Sister Devlin seemed to know that Shade was coming and greeted him at the entrance of the sacrificial site in advance.

When Shade stepped on the snow on the rough stone steps and waved hello to the blind nun, the nun also clasped her hands together and hung them on her chest, nodding slightly to greet him.

The snow surface reflects the sun's rays and appears silver, and the eye mask reflects the luster of the snow surface. Coupled with the nun's gray-black robe, she stood at the ancient stone sacrificial site, with a small exit hidden by gravel.

Shade could only say that the scene in front of him really looked like an oil painting.

PS: It’s almost been made clear that Shade will soon have a new moonlight attack-type thaumaturgy. You can guess what it will be.