Whispering Verse

"Is it possible that the pollution here was drained of too much power by the flower girl just now?"

Iluna asked, and Shade was convinced:

"It is indeed possible. I wonder if you heard about what happened on Tuesday. The distortion that is directly connected to the root of the earth also lost its pollution characteristics because the evil god extracted its power."

He took out the soil and flower petals, pinched the earth runestones, and then cast the "Power of the Earth·Healing Aura", which easily purified the place. Because the pollution here is really slight, the final Holy Grail is only the size of an ordinary wine glass, and the inscription on the cup body is "Flowers".

Iluna had seen records of this kind of Holy Grail in the church. Flowers grown with this cup will bloom more brilliantly, and the flowers can also have some unique effects.

So far, Shade still has five Holy Grails: healing, gold and stone, conservation, memory, and flowers.

After purifying the black mud, Iluna also followed in, and then inspected the place with Shade. It is not a very big secret room, but it is a storage room built in an unknown age. There are many rusted swords and armors placed against the wall. Because the degree of rust is so severe, it is impossible to even sell it as an antique.

In addition to those rusty cold weapons, there was also a heavy-looking iron box placed against the wall on the other side. The box was not big, but it was tightly tied with iron chains, and the old-fashioned lock was completely rusted.

Shade used the moonlight sword to split the iron chain, and after laboriously opening the box with Iluna, he saw that the box actually contained a brownish-red metal block.

"Gold bricks."

Iluna took out a piece and weighed it with her hands to test the weight to guess the density. Then she hit the wall with a gold brick to listen for the sound:

"The surface is rusty, after all, it's been there for so long. I'll test the purity."

As he spoke, he summoned a flame and burned it:

"The purity seems pretty good."

"Is it a gold brick? I didn't expect such a harvest."

Shade counted the number of gold bricks in the box. Unexpectedly, after picking it up, he discovered that only the top layer was filled with gold bricks, and there was a square jewelry box underneath. In those jewelry boxes of different sizes and styles, there are all kinds of valuable or not valuable jewelry.

At the same time, they also found a line of small words engraved on the box:

[The nobles of the Free Randall Valley raised funds to fight against the dictatorial Carsonric army in the southern realm - 1124 Universal Calendar. 】

"In 1124, although the United Kingdom of Kasenlik had not yet been officially declared established, I saw when I was reading local history on the airship that the Randall Valley area had already been captured at that time."

Iluna said, Shade nodded:

"It should be the funds raised by the rebels. They are temporarily stored here, but for some reason no one came back to collect them. One quarter was donated to the Sun Church in this diocese, one quarter was donated to Dawn Church in this diocese, and the remaining How about we share it equally? It also means that half of the money will be used for its original purpose."

The resistance is long gone, but after all, it was money raised by the citizens of Randall Valley.

"Of course, I just happened to have my eye on some new dresses."

So Shade turned these gold bricks and jewelry into toys and packed them away. He would transport them to Tobesk City. When the matter in Randall Valley is over, go to Old John and sell it for cash, and then donate it separately.

But when they finally checked these antique items, Shade actually discovered something from the bottom of the box that should never be here:

"Sapphire earrings?"

The earring seemed to have accidentally slipped from a jewelry box and fell to the bottom of the box. After Shade twisted it up, he found a drop of blood sealed in glass in the gem earring.

Inspiration told him that this was the last item Stone Oxenfurt asked him to find. However, Shade never imagined that this thing would be hidden here.

Without Iluna's wonderful destiny to lead the way, Shade couldn't think of any possibility other than asking Luvia for help, and he could find it on his own.

"Is that what the devil asked you to find?"

Iluna also heard Shade talk about demons. She looked at the earrings curiously:

"The ring is at the bottom of the river, the medal is in the stone, and the earrings are in the secret room of the sewer. If according to your idea, these are hidden by the devil, then it really doesn't want Oxenfurt to find these things at all."

"The ring is already in his hand, and he asked me to return the medal to him along with the earring."

"What, do you want to go find him tonight? Maybe you can get [Creation Earth] in a few hours."

Iluna asked with a smile. Although Shade was very moved, he still shook his head:

"Don't be too anxious. I'll write to him next Monday morning and make an appointment to meet on Monday night or Tuesday. Return this thing to Oxenfurt. He might be able to resist the devil with this. Anyway, there are only a few days. No, wait a little longer, I have the patience to be mine sooner or later."

The earrings were carefully put back into the pocket:

"Iluna, you were really helpful today."

"So to thank me, do you want to have dinner together? Just the two of us. After dinner, you can go to Huntington."

So Iluna reservedly sent out the invitation and added:

"If you want to call Luvia, that's fine."

"Then Miss Iluna Bayas, would you like to have dinner with me in a foreign land?"

Shade then said, and the seventeen-year-old girl nodded and turned around to hide her smile. Compared with the wealth she just found, Shade's invitation was what made her happiest today.

After having dinner with Iluna, Iluna returned to the church and made an appointment to meet Shade and Luvia at the Fertile Land Hotel tomorrow morning.

Shade went to the Wilde Opera House to say hello and then returned home. After feeding Mia dinner, he took the cat, who seemed to want to move after it was full, to Huntington City.

Starting from the White River Valley vineyard that now belongs to Margaret, Shade first went to the manor of his friend, the vampire Mr. Bernhardt, but found that Mr. Bernhardt was still in Willendale City and had not returned. .

So he rode directly to the west of the city. Since I had no definite destination, I casually rode horseback under the moonlight. When I felt more comfortable, I stopped at the edge of a large lake. Then he led the horse, took Mia out of his pocket, and placed it on the head of the maroon horse.

"Meow~"

Mia's cry sounded quite reluctant, and upon hearing the cat's meow, the horse automatically walked towards the lake.

The city of Huntington has now reached the season when the snow is gradually melting, but there is still ice on this unknown lake. One person, one cat and one horse walked on the ice. When they arrived at the center of the lake, they discovered that there was a big hole in the middle of the lake. The light and shadow of three moons were reflected on the water below the hole:

"Every time there's something new."

Shade muttered, then led the horse and jumped directly into the ice hole.

He didn't feel like he was getting wet all over. Instead, he felt like he was landing as gently as a feather. When his feet touched the ground, he looked around again. At this time, he had arrived at the island in the center of the Lake of Cherubim.

I have always come here during the day, but when I saw the Lake of Cherubim at midnight for the first time, I felt like I had seen a different and beautiful scenery.

Letting go of the horse's reins and letting it graze freely on the island, Shade led Mia towards the center of the island.

There is also a little snow on the island in the center of the lake, but the central lake on the island in the center of the lake is not frozen. It was originally impossible to use "water walking" here, but this time when Shade wanted to call his boat, "she" told Shade to just walk on it.

So, Shade walked directly on the water without using any extraordinary power.

Under the moonlight, the angels Cherubim, dressed in white robes, knelt on one knee under the sharp-edged rock carved with runes in the middle of the small lake to pray. After she finished praying and stood up, Shade said hello:

"Good evening, I'm sorry for disturbing you."

"It doesn't matter, I already know what kind of enlightenment you want to seek."

The angel stood with a staff, emitting a soft white light in the dark night. She still looked the same after two months of absence:

"But you should know the rules. To gain enlightenment, you must complete the test."

"No problem, please test me, and then tell me how the three god-summoning rituals need to be put together in [Feast of the Earth Mother Goddess]."

The angel shook his head:

"It's actually not as complicated as you think, wise man. You have learned the whole truth, but you have not seen the unnecessary things clearly. Now that the turmoil of the earth has begun, what you, standing on the earth, lack is the last perception.”

"Well, actually, just tell me the content of the test. I really don't understand."

Shade said hesitantly and patted the cat on his shoulder. Although this cat has followed Shade here before, it still seems curious about this place.

"The answer is here."

A page of parchment flew from the sleeve of the robe to Shade:

"Complete my trial: use wisdom instead of force to break the test that the stone mirror demon Goethe will give you in the near future."

Shade looked at the parchment in surprise, which read simple content:

[Presenting sacrifices of the flowers of the four seasons, and inviting five controllers of the power of the earth to participate in the banquet. 】

"You told me the answer directly before I completed the test?"

The lady in white robe holding the staff smiled:

"Didn't you already guess the answer? The content of the chosen one's ceremony has never been important. It is impossible to require twelve different sacrifices. Therefore, overlapping sacrifices are the key. You came to me this time just to Verify your guess."

"I see."

Shade nodded:

"But are you sure that the content of the trial is to play a game with the devil?"

"It'll get you more."

The angel said calmly.