Whispering Verse

Because the story pointed to by the Mithril Cube shows that the gold mine is likely to be near this ancient temple of night, and the gold ore Shade picked up in the lower reaches of the river shows that the gold mine is very close to the upper reaches of the river. So the two left the cliff and searched the nearby area carefully.

None of them have thaumaturgy specifically used to explore mineral deposits, such as [Ore Sense] - the land with mineral deposits has a small chance of turning red, but if you don't have a deep grasp of thaumaturgy, there is a high probability of making mistakes, [Treasure Detection] - there are treasures White flashes will appear in the boxes, land and cabinets, but be careful that those treasures already have owners. [Money Mouse Smell] - greatly improves the perception of wealth, but the deeper you master it, the more you hate cats.

Fortunately, as a witch in the "Earth" seat, Miss Benanis has a very strong ability to sense the earth.

After she and Shade left the cave together, they used thaumaturgy to sense, but found nothing.

Standing together in the cedar forest, watching Miss Bernice take back the "ruby" as a spell-casting medium from the snow, Shade thought this was normal:

"Since it is qualified to be recorded by the mithril cube left by the guardian, it means that this matter is related to the supernatural. The gold mine may be hidden by some force. We will try to find it using other methods."

So the two first brought the horses over by the river, and then dug in the ground to determine what was under the soil. This method is extremely time-consuming and extremely inefficient. But neither Miss Bernice nor Shade was too attached to the gold mine. Instead, Shade thought that if he really found the so-called gold mine, he would probably find it very troublesome.

Therefore, this afternoon, the two of them walked through the cedar forest together, taking turns using thaumaturgy to melt the ground while talking about topics of interest, or the relationship between Shade and the witches.

The thaumaturgy Shade used to melt the snow was "Feliana's Witch's Light." This was supposed to be a secret technique unique to witches. Even most of the witch followers couldn't learn it, but it happened to appear now. Shade's hands.

Miss Benenice didn't know this before, so she curiously asked Shade how he learned thaumaturgy, and then got an even more surprising answer from Shade:

"I can even enter the Witches' Council."

Shade pressed his hand on the snow, and the golden light gradually melted the snow and soil:

"Sing a song, walk through the corridor, and finally enter the white mist gate at the end. Unfortunately, I don't have witch jewelry, so although I can enter the white mist, I must be led by a big witch before I can enter the parliament area."

Shade described it very clearly, and even hummed a part of the witch's song. After possessing the thaumaturgy [Sound of Music], he can still sing beautifully even if there are no songs recorded by thaumaturgy.

"Are you really a man?"

The blonde witch asked curiously, her eyes looking down unconsciously.

"It seems this is not the first time you have asked me this question, but the answer is still the same: I am indeed a male."

Shade was not surprised by Miss Benanis' question. After making sure that there was still soil under the soil, he stood up and continued walking with her, but Miss Benanis grabbed the hem of Shade's clothes. Although the sky is a bit gloomy, there is still enough sunshine in the cedar forest, and the eyes with traces of green and gold seem to be shining brightly:

"How about I take you into the parliament? I have never seen a man enter the parliament. How about giving it a try?"

"But the gold mine."

"Who cares about a gold mine?"

She looked nonchalant, and then excitedly held Shade's hand:

"I'll sing. You stop at the end of the corridor first. Once I'm sure there's no one in the parliament, I'll take you in. Today is Sunday afternoon, and those women will definitely not want to enter the parliament."

Seeing that Miss Bernanise was really interested, Shade could only agree:

"If there is a witch I don't know in the council, I will definitely not enter."

"Don't worry, I'm not that kind. I mean, I'm not that enthusiastic either. I want to introduce you to other congressmen."

As she spoke, she stood side by side with Shade in the forest, stepping on the snow and looking ahead. Miss Benenice coughed lightly, and then sang softly with her incomparable voice:

"The princess in the castle will not understand that freedom to walk in the world is what we pursue."

"When you meet a witch at a intersection full of lavender, where are you going to pick that handful of herbs?"

Even though I have heard many witches singing this song, this time my feeling is particularly different. Not only because this is the voice of the greatest female opera singer of this era, but also because this is the first time that Shade has entered Parliament outdoors.

The two of them walked in the cedar forest in the winter afternoon. There were no birdsong in the silent forest, allowing the witch's voice to spread in all directions. Although the weather was gloomy, at least it was still daytime, and as the two of them moved forward, the surrounding light gradually dimmed.

Unknowingly, the walls of the ancient corridor appeared on both sides of the broad space. When looking forward, the White Mist Gate had already appeared at the end.

After the witch finished singing, Shade also recorded the song. Miss Bernanis motioned to Shade to wait a moment, and she happily ran into the white mist door with her skirt in hand.

In the past, when Shade entered this place, he would go directly through the fog door. He really didn't have time to look at the corridor carefully. When I observed it again at this time, I felt an indescribable strange feeling in my heart. Looking behind me, I saw that the path I came from was a straight passage with stone brick walls on both sides. The walls were hung with lit torches and some old but indistinguishable oil paintings.

This looks like the interior of a castle, but it also looks like a corner of a pre-era ruin. Other spaces left behind by ancient gods can be entered by just passing through the White Mist Gate, but here alone you need to enter the corridor first, so there must be a secret in it.

While Shade was thinking, a hand stretched out from the white mist door, and Miss Benanis grabbed him:

"Only Sylvia is here, come with me."

The two walked into the white mist together. Next, they needed to hold the witch jewelry and recite prayers softly. Among the thirteen pieces of witch jewelry that are rated as sage-level relics, Miss Vanessa Benenice, who is in the ninth seat, holds the [Witch's Gold Ring, first from the left]. She asked Shade not to let go of her hand, and after praying to the ancient god [Chaos Witch], the two entered the Witch's Council that Shade was familiar with.

The skylight fell from a high place and shone on the round stone table surrounded by thirteen armchairs. Surrounded by dilapidated steps that go up step by step, they are even more dilapidated than the sacrificial site of the [Spiritual Cult], and these stone steps extend all the way into the white mist high in the sky.

Just like what Miss Benanis said, only Miss Sylvia, the 13th seat of the Parliament and the great witch of [Space], is present at this time.

For Shade, this was the first time he had seen Miss Sylvia since he said goodbye to her in Huntingdon before the New Year's Eve. The young black-haired witch was also very happy to see Shade. She stood up and gave him a warm hug, and said to Miss Bernice beside her:

"Look, Bernice, I said Shade could come in here."

"So, what's going on with him?"

"That's what we're curious about now."

Miss Sylvia said, letting go of Shade, and then lifted up her beautiful black and white checkered skirt and turned it around - the upper body was a square-necked white shirt with a black tie.

She smiled and asked:

"Shade, can you see anything different about me?"

Shade's eyes looked down, first noticing the pair of brown leather short boots, and then continuing upward, he saw tight black clothes:

"Although I've already seen it once at Miss Carina's place, I still have to praise it. It's so beautiful."

Miss Sylvia, whose face was slightly red because Shade was staring at her legs, nodded with satisfaction, and then glanced at Miss Benanis aside. Only three witches now have this kind of fabric. Miss Carina has already shown it to Shade once, and the oldest blond witch has not yet mustered up the courage because she is really embarrassed.

"Want to feel it? Evaluate the softness and elasticity of these fabrics now, and you will definitely be able to come up with better ideas."

Miss Sylvia boldly suggested, but Miss Benenice finally couldn't listen anymore:

"Emma, ​​young girls should be more reserved."

She said with a straight face. Sylvia tried not to say, "If you are too reserved, you will become a celibate like you." However, she did not insist on letting Shade touch it. After all, she was also a little shy:

"You may have misunderstood. I really want Shade to give me some advice. He is the only person in the fifth era who has admired and even touched the clothes of the Witch Emperors up close. The ideas he can provide must be valuable. After all, We are business partners."

As he spoke, he winked at Shade, his eyes full of smiles.

Therefore, originally Miss Benenice just wanted to go into the parliament alone with Shade for a walk. As a result, the rest of the afternoon turned into Shade constantly taking out transparent books from the bookshelf that shimmered with the color of dreamy stars. , discussing his past memories with Miss Sylvia.

But even the witches have to admit that some of the ideas and ideas proposed by Shade are still very novel. For example, making pure fabric into pants, for example, retaining the more obvious stitching lines on the back of the fabric, such as the decorative effect of leg rings and suspenders on the fabric.

It was not until before dinner, after Shade reminded her, that Miss Sylvia and Miss Bernanice impatiently briefly chatted a few words about Margaret's apprenticeship trial. After confirming that Margaret was fine, I no longer care.

Later, Shad returned to the Randall Valley with Miss Benanith. The inside of the Witch Council is always warm like spring, while the material world is still winter. Suddenly returning to the dark cedar forest, Shade still felt a little uncomfortable.