Whispering Verse

From the first time he arrived in Huntington on Thursday to the evening on Sunday when he saw the mysterious lake on the edge of the Everglades under the leadership of the resurrected wolf, it only took Shade three days to get close to the legend. the truth.

But he can't spend all his time and energy in Huntington City. There are still many things waiting for him to deal with in Tobesk on Monday.

When Shade woke up on time at 6:30 on Monday morning, he felt as if a stone was pressing on his chest.

"Ghost on the bed?"

This is also said in this era.

When I opened my eyes, I realized that it was not a ghost but a cat. Little Mia, who was waiting for breakfast, was standing on the quilt on Shade's chest, looking at him with bright eyes.

"Guess what this cat is thinking?"

Shade asked in his mind, smiling as he grabbed the cat and sat up from the bed. With a slight movement of his fingers, the curtains opened automatically with a clatter.

The voice in my ear chuckled:

[Probably because I’m dissatisfied that your life is too lazy. 】

"Are you lazy? In order to prevent the [lazy] spiritual rune from affecting my spirit and personality, I didn't even associate any thaumaturgy with this spiritual rune. Moreover, this cat is lazier than any human being I know. All must be strong.”

The cat, being held by the back of the neck, looked at Shade pitifully, its big eyes showing a very human grievance, its white beard trembling slightly, its little nose twitching with its breathing, and it could barely express its desire to eat on its face. .

A new week also means that Shade can take out new gifts from [God's Gift Box]. When he went downstairs to get newspapers and milk, he moved the metal box from the basement to upstairs.

While reading the news in the newspaper welcoming Princess Margaret of Anjou's visit today at the dining table, I was still thinking about what kind of weird items would be taken out this week. But no matter how weird the weekly gifts are, Shade is still willing to try. This kind of "luck draw" activity where the results are completely unpredictable, but there may be valuable items, is one of the few hobbies for outsiders in this world. In fact, if you think about it carefully, he has developed many hobbies in this world, including but not limited to Rhodes and Little Mia.

This time, before finishing breakfast, Shade, who couldn't restrain his curiosity, reached out and pushed open the lid of the gift box.

When you put your hand into the box, you didn't touch the item immediately, which means it's not a big item this time. Continue groping downward until you touch something with a cold metallic feel at the bottom of the box:

"Ordinary items."

Despite this judgment, Xia De's interest remained undiminished. When I took the thing out of the gift box, I discovered that it was a small silver box with diamonds on the surface. The box has a shield-like appearance. Judging from the weight, color and feel, it is most likely a sterling silver jewelry box.

After opening the box, there was indeed a beautiful emerald lying inside the red velvet lining. The gem was in the shape of a goose egg. Although it was only half the size of a fingernail and not very valuable, the surface was polished to give it a very layered look. The sunlight streaming in from the window makes the gems shine, making them absolutely precious jewelry.

"The emerald in the silver jewelry box is actually an item. The box and the gem are considered one piece."

Shade thought curiously, twisting out the gem and observing it carefully. Mia, who originally lowered her head to lick the goat's milk, stretched out her little head and leaned over. She widened her eyes and twitched her pink nose for a few sniffs, and then immediately lost interest.

"The quality of the gemstones is very good. Even if it is a ceremony that has strict requirements on ritual materials, jewelry of this level will not be rejected."

He put the small emerald back into the silver shield-shaped box. After thinking about it, he turned the box to the back, stretched out his fingers, and the light of the silver moon appeared from his fingertips:

"Gift of Rejed's Hamilton."

While he was spelling, he carved this line of text with the silver moon on his fingertips. This was a skill he learned before he truly mastered the [Moonlight Great Sword]:

"I happen to be attending the princess's wedding on Tuesday, so it shouldn't be a shame to take this as a gift."

He admired the letters he had carved, but took a deep breath dissatisfied and used [Breath of Time] to erase the line of text:

“The words are a bit too ugly”

In the end, I just engraved my initials to identify myself, which makes it look much more beautiful.

As for the task corresponding to this piece of jewelry, it is to buy groceries alone twice this week, which is indeed very important for children.

After confirming this week's gifts, Shade read the newspaper while eating breakfast. After finishing breakfast, I went to read today's three letters.

One letter was sent by Priest August. Dawn Church would distribute church gifts to core believers in early winter, so that Shade would remember to pick them up. This year's gift was a small piece of soap engraved with the Holy Symbol, a church painting without a watch and some seasonal vegetables.

Although these gifts are not valuable in the eyes of the nobles, this tradition of giving seasonal gifts to core believers is quite important.

The second letter was from Dorothy. On Tuesday afternoon, tomorrow afternoon, the wedding of Mona Cavendish and Randolph Ellsberg will be held at the Peace Church in this city. Shade followed Lecia's request and invited Dorothy as his female companion. Dorothy wrote a letter telling Shade the time to meet her tomorrow.

As for the third letter, it had the lowest value stamp on it, and the mailing address was a street in the north of the city, without a more specific house number. Shade just saw the color of the ink on it and knew it was a letter from Gray Gloves.

"Is it finally here?"

The expired manifesting potion I got from Priest August had not been used up yet. After pouring the potion on the letter paper that said "Same as before", densely packed numbers immediately appeared.

From the study, I found "The Queen and Her Lovers", "The Silver Knight" and "Collections from the Western Front" and cracked the code to get a complete letter.

There is not much content, and it is indeed about Princess Margaret of Anjou. The letter asked the "Grey Eagle" to secretly protect the safety of the princess during her visit, but under no circumstances should his identity be revealed.

Since the news of the "Difference Engine" data was delivered to the players in Dacheng, the "Grey-Headed Eagle" should have fallen into silence and "sinked to the bottom" again waiting to be awakened. Within three months, the order was received again, presumably as a result of the Gray Gloves' internal struggle and the royal family's consideration.

Although the order told "Grey Eagle" not to reveal his identity, he was given a special set of passwords that could reveal his identity to Princess Margaret alone at a critical moment.

This task did not have too specific requirements. Instead, it was emphasized many times to prevent the gray-headed eagle from showing up easily. It seems that no matter what, the big shots in Carsonlik all agree that the value of the "Grey-headed Eagle" is extremely high, and the Gray-headed Eagle must not be sacrificed unless absolutely necessary.

"The political struggle in Kasenlik is not simple either."

Although Shad has lived in Delarion for a long time and can only be considered a "Grey Eagle II", he can still hear thunder from this letter.

In fact, even without this letter, he would have protected Princess Margaret. On the one hand, MI6 must not let anything happen to the princess in Delarian, and on the other hand, this can be regarded as repaying the death of Detective Sparrow.

Although he wanted to try his luck in Huntington today, due to the mission of MI6 and Gray Gloves, Shade had to join in the fun to welcome the arrival of Princess Margaret and her party. For this reason, he has already agreed with Miss Carina to go with her, so that he can save time in queuing for admission.

Although it departs from Huntington by steam airship, the airship will not land directly in the city. Instead, it will land in the east of Tobesk City, eight miles (approximately 12.9km) away from the city in the town of Walshi. , and then the delegation took a special train to arrive at Tobesk Railway Station.

The train journey actually takes less than half an hour, so the exact arrival time depends on when the airship can land safely. Fortunately, there has been no severe rain or snow in Tobesk and the surrounding areas in recent days, so there is no need to worry about the airship's arrival being delayed due to weather conditions.

Tobesk Railway Station is located in the north of the city, and Miss Carina's manor is located in the southern suburbs of the city. Therefore, around eight o'clock, the Great Witch took her maids to No. 6 Saint Teresa Square, intending to wait for the train here. Arrival specific time message.

The reason why we did not go to the Yodel Palace to wait was because the place was very busy now for the upcoming meeting between Larus III and the Princess of the South, as well as the special lunch and dinner prepared for the visiting delegation.

According to diplomatic specifications and general rules, members of the Anjou royal family need to be personally greeted by members of the Cavendish royal family. If it is a visit of a duke, queen or even a king with real power and fiefdom, Larousse III needs to greet it in person. However, this time it is only the princess, so according to convention, Queen Diana will lead the prince who is not her biological child. The prince and several princesses went to the train station to welcome him.

The group of people preparing to leave from Yodel Palace at this time should also be waiting for news. After the people from Yodel Palace set off first, Miss Carina's motorcade will join them:

"Although I am also a member of the Cavendish family, my nephew has actually considered it many times whether I should appear on this occasion. After all, a powerful duke like me wants to welcome the princess of the Anjou family. It seems a little high.”

The red-haired witch sitting on the sofa said that she was in good spirits early in the morning:

"Later, it was decided that I should participate. MI6 got some information. This time the princess came not just for a visit. She brought a letter from the current king of the United Kingdom of Kasenlik, 'Lion Laien' . The other party seems to be interested in negotiating on the balance of the number of troops. So in order to show goodwill, my nephew wrote a letter asking me to go to the Tobesk train station today."

"If he hadn't written, would you have gone?"

Shade asked curiously. Tifa was instructing the maid to prepare hot tea. They didn't know how long they would have to wait.

"Of course I will go. As a member of the Council, if I don't welcome Sylvia when she arrives in Tobesk, what will the other witches in the Council think of me?"