Whispering Verse

Complaining in his heart about his laziness, Shade carefully let go of Luvia who was hugged by him, but the motion of getting up still woke up the purple-eyed girl. Luvia, Dorothy and Lesia all knew that Shade had the habit of getting up on time, so they were not surprised that he woke up now.

"Louvia, come and pick out some items."

Shade sat up and took the wooden box from the bedside table. After opening it, he handed it to Luvia. Luvia was sleepy and did not leave the warm quilt. She asked Shade to put the wooden box on the pillow:

"Really, getting up with girls and immediately giving them beautiful jewels and jewelry, detective, where did you get this bad habit?"

Even so, she still lay on her side and took away a purple gem. The color of the gem was very similar to her eyes.

Shade didn't respond to Luvia's teasing. He looked around and didn't see little Mia. He couldn't remember where the cat was last night, only that Luvia's new pajamas were beautiful.

"Mia?"

After getting dressed and walking out of the bedroom, he saw the cat looking at him pitifully in the air. The reason why it is in the air is because Shade did not put away the palm-sized slate with silver horns last night. Now the cat is lying on the slate floating in the air.

It was not the first time that Luvia stayed overnight in Saint Teresa Square, so she stored some of her clothes in the astrology room reserved for her on the third floor. There was no need to rush home to change clothes this morning, so I had breakfast with Shade before going to work on Silver Cross Avenue.

Even because Saint Teresa Square was closer to Silver Cross Avenue, she didn't have to worry.

While eating breakfast, Shade mentioned that the "Lady of the Lake" promised him that for every completion of the first three trials, he could get a gift or bring a friend to see her. The first time, Shade brought Sister Devlin, and now Shade still has two chances left.

Priest August is unwilling to see another angel. The doctor can ask again. Although Dorothy and Lecia are also very special, they cannot use the [Magician's Escape Box] that can only be used by high-level warlocks.

Although Luvia was lower in rank than the two princesses, Shade believed that she could use the relic, so during breakfast that day, he asked Luvia about her wishes. But what was very unexpected was that Luvia refused without thinking:

"I don't have any questions to ask, and I don't have any wishes that others can help me realize. I will not take the initiative to meet anyone who may be related to higher-dimensional existence. Yes, Shade, thank you for your kindness, but I want this Opportunities you can give to others."

She said so categorically that Xade, who originally wanted to ask why, couldn't open his mouth. But if you think about it carefully, this should be related to the time curse on Luvia. She is rejected by time and is not even affected by the unknowable relic [Time of Retrospect]. Although Shade still doesn't know what Luvia did to make her so special, she must have destroyed something important.

Today, Shade is still busy, but he still dare not leave precious Mia at home. She originally planned to send it to Miss Carina's manor for "refuge", but Luvia took the initiative to take over the responsibility of taking care of the cat for a day:

"I took it with me to the Oracle Association. The association does not prohibit bringing cats to work. Besides, doesn't it fit in with people's stereotypes that fortune tellers own a cat?"

The purple-eyed girl said, and Mia was reluctantly taken away by her.

While completing Old John's delivery mission on Saturday night, Shade helped the ring wizards in Apna Library escape from the church's pursuit, and unexpectedly discovered that Sir "Guiding Moon" Shapley was suspected of being an academic spy.

When sending the guy who was injured by the church ring warlock to No. 21 Ikem Street in Tobesk University District, Shade proposed a transaction, and Tuesday morning was the time the two parties agreed to meet.

The reason why we agreed to meet in the morning was because only by appearing in that kind of neighborhood in the morning wearing black robes could we not be noticed. When Shade knocked on the door of No. 21 in the early morning fog, the door was opened almost immediately.

He walked into the room in a flash, and then complained softly to the man who opened the door:

“Oh, damn it, don’t you pay for city heating?”

The temperature inside the house was literally colder than outside.

The person who opened the door for Shade was a ring warlock he had never seen before. When shaking hands, Shade confirmed that his level was the sixth ring, the same as Dr. Schneider. He was taciturn, called himself "Mr. Liebert", and led Shade directly to the study on the first floor.

In the study room, except for the door and window, all four walls are covered with bookcases. There are desks and sofa sets on the floor, and tea sets have already been placed on the wooden coffee table, but of course Shade will not drink the tea here.

The two of them did not waste time chatting, and the conversation went directly to the topic:

"The news on Saturday night was indeed leaked from our side, which led to you being rounded up by the Peace Church team. As compensation, I have negotiated terms with the gentleman from the monastery and try my best to complete the deal you proposed. What do you need, sir?"

Shade was wearing a robe and a mask, and his voice behind the mask was very hoarse:

"I need a stone slab. After the collapse of the cult of the old god [Grey Robe Sage], some people joined you. At that time, they not only brought you an astonishing number of books, but also some special items. Among them should There is a stone slab, roughly square in shape, with four corners surrounded by collision angles. After touching it, there is a probability of obtaining spiritual runes or thaumaturgy knowledge."

Shade described based on the stone slabs he had already acquired. There was no reason for the [Grey-robed Sage] to make the three stone slabs look very different. After it was confirmed that one was rectangular, the other two would not be round or triangular.

The man who entertained Shade was silent for a moment:

"I'm going to confirm whether the items you described are still in our hands."

He stood up and left. Shade sat alone in the empty room and opened today's newspaper on the coffee table. Mr. Lebert came back about half an hour later, presumably after contacting the headquarters of the [Apna Library]:

"Yes, the slate is indeed in our hands. We believe it is a book, but no one has been able to discover its secrets so far. Its size is consistent with your description. There are no letters on the front and back, four The bumping corners are made of a material similar to ruby.”

The corner of the stone slab in Shade's hand is made of metallic silver. Since the one in the hands of Apna Library is ruby, it is likely that the corner of the last stone slab in St. Byrons is yellow, but it is not certain. Brass or gold, but also topaz:

"Oh, it's fine if it's in your hands. Please give me a price."

Mr. Lebert nodded:

"We never use money to judge the value of a book. We prefer to barter. Although I don't know what this stone is, it must be an item from the previous era. Its value... .”

"There is no need to emphasize its value. I believe I know more than you. Please tell me directly what I have to pay."

Shade interrupted.

"Books, valuable books."

"The gentleman from the Priory must have secured some convenience for me, so please tell me what book it is."

Mr. Lebert was silent for a moment:

"I have to admit that the old gentleman from the monastery is really good at bargaining, but the value of that stone slab will not be the same as the cabbage in the market. You only need to pay a few books, which record the handwriting that can obtain the knowledge of spiritual runes. Copied books will suffice, which can later be repaid with large sums of gold pounds.”

Shade felt that this was probably Old John's personal bargaining. After all, although everyone likes gold pounds, sometimes the items pursued by ring wizards are really priceless treasures. Under normal circumstances, the Apuna Library does not accept cash transactions:

"If you need a book, is this okay?"

Shade reached into his pocket and took out the book "The Creeper in the Dark" that he found in the river cave yesterday. He could get the [Snake] Spirit Rune.

The spiritual runes related to animals are completely incompatible with Shade's Ring Warlock system. He himself has no intention of controlling snakes, turning into snakes, or turning into a bald man with no nostrils and eyebrows. Others around him are not suitable for this kind of spiritual runes. Shade originally planned to sell it to Mr. Edmund in Coldwater Port over the weekend, so he took it out to try his luck. Unexpectedly, the man talking to Shade immediately recognized the origin of the book:

“Books on the Pantanal.”

Mr. Lebert muttered and flipped through the pages quickly:

"It should be the translated version in 1795. The word errors on pages nine and eleven are the most important features of this version. Your book should be one of those translated manuscripts."

He said and sniffed again:

"The smell of the ink is okay, and the ink is mixed with she orchid flowers that are unique to the Pantanal area. As of now in 1853, there are no more than 27 manuscripts of this edition of the book. We got it more than ten years ago. A copy of "The Creeper in the Dark" is in very poor condition, with a quarter of the page missing. I didn't expect to see such a well-preserved copy today."

Shade noticed that while he was quickly flipping through the book in his hand, his eyes were slightly glowing with light blue. This is not the magic eye, because Shade did not feel the whispering element. This should be a unique thaumaturgy mastered by [Apna Library], used to inspect books.

"This is considered stolen goods."

Shade emphasized, and the man nodded:

"It doesn't matter whether it's stolen goods or not. We have very professional distressing and disguise skills."

Mr. Liebert put the book on the coffee table between the two of them:

"This is a good collection, but you have to know that this book is far inferior to the antiquities from the previous era that you want to get."

He twirled his fingers at Shade, and Shade snorted:

"Of course, as long as the antiquities do not belong to the Sixth Age, the price will increase exponentially. Tell me, how much price should I add? Several thousand pounds? Tens of thousands of pounds? Or, you want me to do something else for you. ?”

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ps: There is a recommendation on the 26th. When the time comes, more updates will be added, at least 10,000 more updates.

There has been a little less talk in this chapter in the past few days, but the reading data has not changed much. It seems that there are fewer places to complain.

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