Whispering Verse

Shade didn't know what the witch was thinking now. He pulled out the silver sword from the air. As Shade's power continues to grow, the appearance of the [Moonlight Great Sword] is gradually changing. Compared with the past, the runes flowing on the sword have become more obvious today.

The light of the big sword itself was enough to illuminate the surroundings. Shade bent slightly, and the lady behind him leaned her head and put her hands on his shoulders.

Suddenly it was unclear which animal took the lead, and then the animals that half surrounded the two people rushed towards them.

"Seal of Heaton!"

As Shade thrust the sword into the soil beneath his feet, light flashed on the surface of the golden hemispherical shield.

The moment the animals touched the shield, the golden stream of light exploded like lightning. Although the strange animals that rushed towards them looked scary, they were only more powerful animals. Under the explosion effect of [Heton's Seal], He fell upside down and flew out, and a large number of them died on the spot.

“Much easier than imagined.”

Shade said to the witch behind him. Miss Benanis was still looking at the animals curiously:

"Although I really want to experiment and purify this place, then let's continue walking inward."

Mud and petals were sprinkled by Shade, and when he cast the spell this time, Shade's right wrist was still tied with the "Earth Amulet" obtained from the "Plague Merchant".

With that precious stone rune, the gushing spiritual energy was more active than before. In addition, this "crazy land" was somehow not serious, so it was easily completely purified. When the aura disappeared, the clay Holy Grail rose from the soil to Shade. The ancient rune engraved on the Holy Grail was "Preservation".

“Is procreation also the power of the earth?”

Shade asked curiously. The witch of the earth nodded, and then added:

"The sage of Silver Moon also has the power related to promoting fertility."

Shade didn't quite understand the power of the Holy Grail this time, so he planned to study it later when he went back.

After the Crazy Land was purified, all the animals that shouldn't exist died, but I think it won't be long before new "residents" move in here.

According to Sister Devlin's map, there should be artificially carved upward stairs inside the cave. Shade and Ms. Bernanise searched for a long time but couldn't find it. In the end, the witch hugged Shade and flew upwards. After landing on an obvious artificial platform, she followed the platform and almost couldn't see it when she saw it. The stone steps reveal their original appearance.

The stone steps still exist, but the edges and corners have long been smoothed away, and the originally smooth surface of the steps has become pitted, almost blending into the cave.

Follow the stone steps, walk up the cave wall, and soon turn into a small cave inside the cave. Then he continued upward, and finally saw the light above his head.

After avoiding annoying spiders and cleaning the animal excrement in the cave with flames, I finally arrived at the high exit of this mountain cave at nearly two o'clock.

Squinting his eyes that were not adapted to the light, he walked towards the light. The view outside the cave was extremely wide. This was a long and narrow platform carved out of the steep cliff. Looking up, you see an almost completely vertical cliff. The top of the mountain is about 100 to 200 meters away. The smooth cliff does not allow any means of passage. Looking down, you see a slope with an angle of about 70 or 80 degrees, leading directly to the cedars below. woodland. If you fall from here unprepared, your body will definitely be wiped out.

The height here is extremely high. Except for taking the path through the cave, it is almost impossible to descend from the top of the mountain or climb down from the foot of the mountain using rock climbing.

"It's really spectacular. I didn't expect there to be a place like this near the Randall River Valley."

Miss Benenice walked up behind Shade and couldn't help but sigh.

This long and narrow mountain platform faces the west. Looking into the distance, you can see the slightly gloomy sky in winter, see large tracts of cedar forest, and even see the winding trees in the distance, embedded like ribbons. The Elrond River in the woods.

On the platform, from the entrance of the cave to the end of the long and narrow platform, there are magnificent stone arches standing every twenty meters, a total of three. All the stone arches have been damaged, and only the pillars of one arch are still intact. Only half of the pillars and the base of the pillars remain.

Traces of oil paint can be vaguely seen on the pillars, but it is impossible to tell what was originally painted on them. The carvings on the surface of the pillar have also disappeared due to wind and sun, making it impossible to identify what was written here in the past.

"Sister Devlin said that at least around the year 800 of the Sixth Era of the Universal Calendar, villagers from nearby mountain villages would come to worship. However, with the expansion of the city of Randall Valley, people in the mountain villages gradually When you go to the city, it’s completely ruined.”

As he spoke, he touched the base of the arch's stone pillars with his hands, feeling the vicissitudes of time. It's hard to imagine who built this place. These arches are not a pile of stones, but were carved out of the existing stones when the platform was excavated.

"Three is a very important number in moon worship."

The witch looked at the scenery at this time and said to Shade:

"Passing through the three arches also has the meaning of passing the test of three moons. If I guess correctly, the most important location of this ruins should be on the other side of the three arches. It is dark when you pass the moon."

The ground of the platform is quite flat and does not look like a relic from the previous era. Shade and Miss Bernanise passed through the ancient arch together, but could not see anything at the end, it was just a flat open space.

The sun caused the shadow of the remaining pillars of the arch to fall slantedly on the ground, silent and extremely impactful.

"I originally thought that I could at least see a sacrificial altar or a statue of a god."

Shade said, turning his face towards the afternoon sun:

"I didn't feel anything."

"Wait a mininute."

The witch looked at her feet. After lightly stepping on the ground with her right boot, the wind from nowhere swept away the dust on the ground, but there was no pattern on the ground either:

"I thought there would be a holy emblem painted on the ground."

They searched carefully on this long and narrow platform, but had to admit that except for the remaining pillars, there was really nothing here.

Fortunately, Shade also has experience in this situation:

"It seems we have to wait until night. Since it is the Night Temple, there may be clues at night."

Miss Benenice also thought that we should wait until night, but before that, Shade actually had other ideas:

"Look at this."

He said, taking out the mithril cube from his pocket. So far, the Cube has given Shad three stories, namely "The Church of the Forgotten," "St. Perry's Cemetery," and "The Masonic Chamber." Although this night temple in the mountains is not within the urban area of ​​Randall Valley, it still belongs to Randall Valley, so Shade wanted to try his luck.

I didn't have high hopes at first, but I didn't expect that when the mithril cube was held by Shade in the afternoon sunshine, the detailed characters actually appeared on one of its surfaces.

However, the contents displayed by the cube are quite different from Shade's conjecture——

[Randall Valley Gold Mine——

Legend has it that there are easily mineable gold mines buried in the Randall Valley, and even the founding of this city is related to this. However, no one has been able to find the source of that wealth so far. There is an ancient nursery rhyme circulated among the villagers, which truly points out the location of the gold mine: where the moon sets, beneath the deep night. But those who are greedy will be swallowed up by desire. Gold mines may not be able to redeem our souls. 】

"ha?"

Shade rubbed the surface of the silver cube with his fingertips, read out the words on the silver cube with "her" help, and then looked around in surprise:

"What I'm contacting now is obviously the Black Night Temple. How come there are rumors of a gold mine? The gold mine is where the moon sets, under the deep night."

The witch was also greatly surprised, and almost immediately looked at the feet of the two people:

"Although I am not a local, I have heard of the legend of the gold mine that has been circulating in Randall Valley City for a long time. Didn't the man who founded this city in the legend also make his fortune from the gold mine? Moreover, there are rumors in the city recently that Stone Oxenfurt has found a gold mine in the mountains."

"But we all know that it is fake. It is actually to cover up the unknown silver mine offshore and prevent others from preempting it before mining. I even asked Margaret to entrust the Sussex Higher School of Medicine to investigate the truth. Is there really a gold mine locally?”

As Shade said, he thought of another thing:

"When I found Oxenfurt's ring at the bottom of the river, I also picked up a piece of gold ore. Now that I think about it, since the gold mines of Oxenfurt and Prince William are fake, where did the gold ore come from? "

Miss Benanis also had a look of surprise on her face:

"Speaking of which, the river where you picked up the gold ore is..."

"The Elrond River flows through the section east of the city."

The two of them looked up at the "ribbon" embedded in the cedar forest not far away, where was the Elrond River. After a moment of silence, the witch blinked:

"There are rumors about a gold mine in the city, but it's actually a story made up by Oxenfurt. As it turns out, the gold mine actually exists, but the silver mine is most likely false. This is true."

"dark humor."

Shade said a very appropriate word:

"Especially for Prince William. I even suspect that, evil, I mean Oxenfurt, he knows that there are real gold mines locally, and he is playing tricks on Prince William."

The witch shook her head slightly:

"If Oxenfurt really knew about the gold mine, his cooperation with the prince would definitely be smoother, so I tend to believe that he doesn't know."

Shade also thought he didn't know, but even if the Stone Mirror Demon didn't know the location, he was convinced that the gold mine really existed.

Miss Benenice then suggested:

"Since it's still a long time before dark, let's look for it and hope to gain something. If we can really find a gold mine, I will buy the Royal Opera House in Willondale too!"