Whispering Verse

"The lock corresponding to this key is here? In other words, the heart of the earth is here?"

Shade guessed, but there was no keyhole in the door, so the key was useless. However, there are four hexagonal depressions on the door, which appear to be used to place stones or gems.

"Four stone keys? Why is it always this kind of mechanism?"

Shade muttered.

【Do you like five keys? 】

"No, no, let's have four."

He placed Mia temporarily on the ground, then rolled up his sleeves and stretched out his hand to press on the door:

"Fossils to mud!"

As expected, the stone under his palm turned into mud, and Shade quickly stretched his hand toward the inside of the stone door. But at the next moment, a huge force came from the door, and the unprepared Shade was ejected. It flew five or six meters away before falling to the ground, and rolled on the ground several times before stopping.

"Oh, it's so exciting~"

"Meow!"

The cat came to Shade's side at a trot. When Shade used his muddy right hand to support his body and get up, it took a step back and did not come closer:

"I knew it wasn't that simple."

He picked up the cat with his left hand that was not stained with mud and put it on his shoulder:

"I'm afraid we have to look for the Granger family to find the key to Butterfly and the Earth."

【What do you think this is?】

"Mr. Lyman's tomb is most likely here."

Instead of looking at the stone door, Shade summoned his own life ring and let the spiritual light of the [Time and Space] spirit rune shine on the wall. Sure enough, the smooth wall on the left side of the stone gate gradually disappeared under the aura, revealing a hidden path. Xia De breathed a sigh of relief, which meant that today's journey was still somewhat fruitful:

"At least we found the statue of the ancient god."

"Meow~"

Mia barked, and Shade, who knew the cat well, said:

"I know it's time to have dinner. We'll have dinner after we finish exploring here."

The silver moonlight lit up the fingertips, holding the cat in one hand, and cautiously walked into this very familiar hidden road. The passage is not long, and soon we reach the circular space at the end. When Shade's eyes stared at the statue in the center of the circular space, the statue began to glow independently, illuminating the space.

"No. 6 Saint Teresa Square, below the sea cliff of Coldwater Port, the old tower in the mountains of Monte Sikal, the Vineyards of the White Valley, the Pantanal Lighthouse, the Church of the Forgotten, and now here, the seventh one."

Shade was very satisfied with the result, and apart from the statue, this circular space was not empty.

Opposite the exit, on the stone pulpit where the priest used to place books, there was a heavy book with a red cover. The book itself actually showed no trace of damage by time. When Shade got closer, he saw the gilded title on the cover:

[Butterfly Family: My Life. 】

"Sure enough, this is Mr. Lyman's grave."

Shade sighed slightly, then opened the title page of the book. The dark blue ink seemed to be mixed with gold powder, making the floral letters shine——

[Memoirs of Fred House Lyman. 】

Continuing to turn back, the page behind is still a few lines of text on white paper, but the letters are smaller:

[Thank you to Ms. Bretchett and the church for their help in building the cemetery; thank you to Sister Perry for your continued care; thank you to my wife, Lillian, Mira and Rafani, for accompanying me throughout my life; and finally, thank you to the The gentleman, the god, and everything. May the earth be with you and me. 】

"Took away three. Sister Perry said that Mr. Lyman died of heart failure when he was 63 years old."

Shade smiled, closed the book, and planned to take it back and read it slowly. This book was left behind by Mr. Lyman of the previous era. Because of the use of special ink and paper, it can survive thousands of years without being damaged. What is described above is Mr. Lyman's memoirs and stories related to butterflies. If Shade guessed correctly, there should be a chance to obtain spiritual runes or thaumaturgy by reading this book.

After picking up this heavy book, I discovered that there was a groove on the stone platform under the book, and in that groove, there was a hexagonal red gemstone. Shade picked up the gem and measured it with his fingers, then turned to look in the direction of the exit:

"I got one out of the four. The answer is right next to the puzzle. It's really interesting."

Regarding this cemetery, relevant content should be recorded in the memoirs. There happened to be nothing going on recently, so Shade planned to take it home and study it carefully.

Of course, before leaving here, Shade did not forget to temporarily turn Mia into a toy, and then touched the statue of the ancient god to officially establish the seventh space landmark. After doing this, I left the passage behind the crack with the book in my hands.

When Shade took a few steps out of the cave and looked back, the crack disappeared. The surprised Shade approached the crack again, and after getting closer, it appeared again:

"It seems like it's not a one-time thing. I don't have to climb to the top of the mountain first every time."

When Shade happily took Mia and the big book, climbed from the inside of the cave to the top, and once again came to the narrow cliff where the Night Temple was located, the last ray of the setting sun had already disappeared in the horizon.

The three ladies were standing together on the open space with patterns of sun, moon and stars at the end of the three arches, talking. The camp has been moved here, the bonfire is burning, and ritual symbols have been placed on the ground. It seems that everything is ready.

They soon noticed Shade walking excitedly, but the ladies did not immediately ask about the book Shade was holding. The purple-eyed girl said sadly:

"Shad, we asked you to play by yourself in the afternoon. What did you do?"

They all looked at Shade. He was covered in mud and snow, his clothes had several obvious tears, his right hand was covered in mud, his boots had almost changed color, and his hair seemed to be covered with dirt. Layers of dust.

Although the question was a bit strange, Shade said happily:

"I did a lot of things this afternoon! I had a fight with a tiger, and I won, and then played a round of Rhodes with a soul under the tree. Well, two rounds. Then I climbed up I cleared the snow at the top of the mountain, watched the sunset with Mia in my arms, and found the fragments of a poem left by the Witch Emperor. Finally, I went to the bottom of the mountain and found the statue of the ancient god and the hidden passage, and I also found this!"

He showed the book in his hand to the three ladies in front of him:

“The harvest from this trip is really huge.”

"Really, he's still like a child."

Luvia said and walked towards Shade:

"Change out of your clothes. When you return to the city, you must take a good bath while I ride on Miss Benenice's horse."

Shade was really dirty, but Luvia still pulled Shade's sleeves and pulled him toward the camp.

The blonde witch smiled and said:

"Just now we were discussing what you might do this afternoon. Luvia said for sure that you will find someone to play Rhodes. Even if you can't find someone, you will play cards with weird things. "

"It seems Luvia was right."

Miss Lassers on the side also said with a smile. They returned to the camp fire together. After Shade took out a new top, pants and boots, they helped him change clothes together - winter clothes are very thick, Shade There are other items of clothing inside the pants.

"Actually, I can also change my clothes."

He muttered under his breath, but no one seemed to want to pay attention to him. After changing clothes, Luvia combed Shade's hair with a comb, and Miss Benanis called out a large ball of water to wash Shade's hands, and then the four of them started to eat dinner.

They sat around the campfire, eating the sumptuous dinner bought by the ruby, and listening to Shade's story about his experience this afternoon. [Ancient Fairy Tale: Cinderella], the stone toy, the now non-luminous key, the memoirs, and the crimson gemstone were all taken out by Shade. By the time he finished telling the story beside the crackling campfire, dinner was almost over. It's about to end.

"I'm still curious, what did you know to make you believe that there must be secrets around here, and you really found so many things."

Luvia whispered, but she didn't mean to ask. She played with the crimson gem:

"So, do you think there are other secrets in the grave of Mr. Lyman, who married three butterfly girls in the fifth era?"

"Yes, Sister Perry said that Mr. Lyman left me something in the cemetery that might help me. And the secret here is not only the cemetery of butterflies."

According to the long-haired Luvia, there is a power directly representing the ancient god [Earth Mother Goddess] near the Night Temple.

Shade suspected that the antique key he got from Count Granger was going to be used here. The evidence lies in the fact that the words used on the stone tablet on the top of the mountain are obviously earlier than the time when Mr. Lyman lived. Shade suspected that the crack already existed here, but Mr. Lyman transformed the part behind the crack into a place where he slept. place.

"I still need three gems to open that door, but I think there should be clues in the memoirs. I even think that the lock corresponding to the key is deep in the cemetery. It just so happens that I have to wait a week or two before I can see it. And solve the demon, and only after solving the demon can the guardians be willing to truly show up, as for the chosen ones of the earth."

Shade did not continue, Miss Benanis said:

"Are you and Luvia really sure that the guardian is the chosen one of the earth?"

She was holding the toy stone tablet. Since it was related to the Witch Emperors, the council would of course keep the stone tablet in its collection.

Before this, Shade had not disclosed the relationship between the chosen ones and the guardians, but the witch could vaguely guess it. After all, all Shade's actions revolved around those guardians.

PS: There is a recommendation on the 30th, and I will update it then.