Whispering Verse

On the surface, the relationship between Priest August and Dorothy was that of ordinary friends, so the old priest greeted him with a normal expression:

"Good afternoon, Miss Louisa. Do you want to see the detective? What a coincidence, he has just come home."

As he spoke, he pointed behind him, then told the coachman not to leave, and helped him move the stone box to the carriage. After getting into the carriage, the priest waved goodbye to Shade and Dorothy.

The blonde girl stood in the rays of the setting sun, the rays of the setting sun embellishing her makeup. After confirming that the carriage carrying Priest Augustus had left, he greeted Shade:

"Shad, do you have anything else to do tonight? Do you want to go have dinner together?"

She shook the notebook in her hand, and then said hello to the cat peeking behind Shade's feet:

"Good evening, Mia."

"Meow~"

The cat, who was familiar with Dorothy, meowed, but still did not dare to run past Shade and run out of the house.

Completing the third trial of the Lady of the Lake is considered a major task for Shade. As a celebration, he accepted Dorothy's invitation, changed his clothes, and took the cat and Miss Writer to the "Golden October Restaurant" on Silver Cross Avenue.

This is one of the more expensive restaurants on Silver Cross Avenue, but fortunately Shade has made a lot of money in Huntington in recent days.

During the meal, Shade and Dorothy chatted about their experiences this afternoon:

"I defeated an angel. Although the opponent deliberately suppressed his own power, and I even relied on the power of a sage-level [relic], this is worthy of celebration."

Upper-class people who dine in fancy restaurants like to bring their own drinks, and Shard does the same. He rarely brought a bottle of wine, raised his glass and invited Dorothy to clink it. Dorothy, who had put on a blue dress, raised her cup. She didn't look very surprised:

"I wouldn't be surprised if you suddenly tell me one day that you have been promoted to the Thirteenth Ring."

"That may take a long time."

Shade put down the goblet and used his hands to scare away the cat that was trying to sniff the wine glass.

The atmosphere of the restaurant is very good. The gas lamps here are extremely dim, but the candles on the table are lit at different heights. The right light does not affect the vision and can enhance the atmosphere. There is some reason why the restaurant is expensive.

Shade did not mention the specific process of his battle with the angel, and for the sake of Dorothy's mental health, he could not talk about the specific origin of the ancient angel. But he mentioned the [Arrow of Knowledge of Aken'ola], and that arrow and water bag are now placed in the basement:

"A gifted person can become a gifted person if he is scratched, but the awakening is not very stable. I think it is better for me to keep this weapon. If it really falls into the hands of the [Pantanal Voodoo Society], it will still be It won’t necessarily cause any trouble.”

"Become a gifted person directly?"

The blonde girl blinked, and Shade knew that she was thinking of the little princess Agelina.

"No, no, Lecia will not let Ajelina become a ring sorcerer now, and you also said that the arrow used for awakening will make it easier for the ring sorcerer to lose control."

Dorothy refuted herself, so Shade didn't say anything more. Lesia had her own arrangements for Agelina. However, he very regretfully explained his sense of loss for not being able to shoot the arrow:

"Obviously I only had to shoot that arrow and I could touch the fourth spiritual rune of the fourth ring, but the lady in the white robe gave up."

The waiter pushed the dining cart and brought the "Duck in Tobesco Oil". After the waiter left, Shade continued to complain:

"It feels as uncomfortable as if thousands of little Mias are crawling on me."

[Didn’t you say a few hundred this afternoon? 】

Shade exaggerated a little. Dorothy completely understood what he meant, covered her mouth with a handkerchief and chuckled:

"The arrow is in your hand, and you have obtained the special water. There will always be a chance to use that arrow again."

"Yes, there will be opportunities in the future, but this afternoon... although I have more than 10,000 pounds in cash, I still don't have the confidence to buy a satisfactory bow."

He changed the topic himself to prevent the feeling of "a thousand cats scratching his heart" from getting stronger.

"There are many famous relic bows in St. Byrons. The moon witch you mentioned, Miss Brienne Olanode, is a half-elf, so she should be good at using bows and arrows, right?"

Dorothy asked as she lowered her head to handle the food, and Shade nodded.

But elves are good at using bows and arrows, just like elves never eat meat, it is a stereotype of people. Shade has never seen Miss Olan Nord, who is good at the power of "Yellow Moon", using bow and arrow weapons.

"Since you feel so uncomfortable..."

The lady across the table blinked at Shade, and then Shade felt something rubbing against his leg under the table covered by the white tablecloth. The texture should be women's stockings. The tablecloths were long and the light in the restaurant was dim, otherwise Dorothy would never have done this.

With her right hand, she brushed the broken hair around her ear, and with her left hand, she held a fork and inserted the food on the plate. She looked at Shade in the candlelight:

"I'm feeling a little unwell today. I'll go back to Quill Street later and record Professor Drake's story. Even if it can't be published, it's still very good material. Maybe you can go find Luvia."

Lowering his blushing cheeks to eat the duck meat on the dinner plate, Shade blinked and used [Echo of Blood] to confirm something. In order to prevent himself from seeing it wrong, he said in his heart:

"Help me do the math."

【It’s today. 】

He turned to look at the cat lying on the high stool waiting to be fed. The cat stared at him with wide eyes. When she picked up little Mia just now, Luvia said that she was going to the black market in the city tonight to pick up goods and prepare the potions that needed to be submitted for the course to complete the coursework. Therefore, it was probably just him and little Mia who spent tonight at home.

Shade also had a lot to do when he was alone at home at night. Now that he has obtained the [Power] Spirit Rune, he plans to learn new thaumaturgy.

He currently possesses the spell [Power of the Red Dragon], which he obtained when he used [Sleeping Princess] to revive the big-tailed red dragon witch during his adventure in the Gaddis Library. This kind of spell is closely related to [Power], but it's a pity that Shade doesn't know how to turn it into thaumaturgy. But during the Battle of Fort Midhill, when he opened the Door of Death with his sword, Mr. Lacon Mathis, the twelve-ring warlock of the Church of the Sun in the Diocese of Midhill, paid him for his help in guarding the church. [Hiton's Seal] can be learned.

[Hiton's Seal] is a very famous defensive thaumaturgy of the Church of the Sun, and Shade has already collected all the ritual materials for learning thaumaturgy. Among them, Iluna also helped him get the more difficult-to-obtain materials "golden wheat ears" and "underground magma turtle shell fragments", so tonight he plans to hold a ceremony to learn thaumaturgy.

After dinner, Shade and Dorothy made an agreement that when he went to Lesia's reading salon tomorrow night, Dorothy would come to Saint Teresa Square to help him temporarily take care of little Mia. After sending the blonde girl to Quill Street, Shad went to No. 21 Ikem Street, also in the University District, to bring back the ancient documents of the "Cannibal Akan Language" agreed with the Apuna Library. Home.

Because the learning ceremony of [Heton's Seal] required to be held underground, after returning home, Shade tidied up the basement and chose the open space in the basement for the ceremony venue.

He let little Mia run and play around the house while he drew the ritual array on the basement floor and timed the placement of ritual symbols. The magic potion that needs to be drank in advance for the ceremony is relatively simple to prepare, but the process of waiting for it to settle is a bit time-consuming.

And at seven o'clock that evening, while Shade was still busy making final preparations, there was a knock on his door. Before the door was knocked, the badge hanging on Shade's chest was already emitting amazing heat. It seemed that the witch was coming to visit.

Not Miss Carina, but Miss Sylvia. The young witch seemed to be in a good mood. She came alone again. After Shade opened the door, the young lady with short black shawl hair stood on the steps holding her handbag, with the mist behind her. The beautiful night square:

"Good evening, Shade, is there anyone at home? Is it convenient for me to visit? I still have some details about the last paper that I want to discuss with you."

She asked with a smile, and Shade made a gesture of invitation:

"Please come in, but I am preparing to learn the ritual of thaumaturgy. If you want to discuss the paper, please wait for half an hour. The boiling of the golden sun potion is really time-consuming. I have been staring in the basement for an hour, but the potion still failed. Boil, maybe I should use a different pot next time.”

"Do you need help?"

Miss Sylvia walked into the door and took a deep breath:

"It seems that the amount of feverfew essence you added is too small. If it is a golden sun potion used to assist the ceremony, I recommend replacing the feverfew essence in the standard preparation process with the juice of the locust tree root."

Although Miss Sylvia is younger than the stranger's body, the Great Witch is indeed a great witch. With her enthusiastic help, Shade successfully completed the preparation of the potion and swallowed it. After taking the magic potion, he performed a ritual and successfully learned the thaumaturgy that according to church records, only warlocks with levels above the sixth level can learn.

The casting of [Heton's Seal] does not require casting materials, but it requires a sword as a casting medium, whether it is a physical sword or a spiritual weapon.

After learning thaumaturgy, Shade naturally wanted to try the effect of his first defensive thaumaturgy. After cleaning up the clutter in the basement, Shade invited Miss Sylvia as a sparring partner.

Miss Sylvia and the watching cat stood at the edge of the basement, and Shade stood in the center of the basement empty space.

Call out the [Moonlight Great Sword] and stab it to the ground with one hand. At the same time, with your left hand, make a seal gesture of touching the thumb and middle finger, bending the little finger, and crossing the ring finger and index finger:

"Seal of Heaton!"

As the spirit flows through the body, the whispering elements influence reality. At a certain moment, a dazzling round golden shield appeared around Shade's body.

This is not a standard ball, but one that lacks the bottom third of its volume. The golden shield had the luster of the sun, completely suppressing the light of the gas lamp in the basement, reflecting both the witch and the cat into gold.

There are no runes on the surface of the golden shield, but the luster on the surface flows in patches, making it look quite magical. This sphere completely illuminated the entire basement, and even made Shade inside the shield feel that the temperature was rising in the basement without steam pipe heating.

It seems that you have to be very careful when using this thaumaturgy at night, as it is much brighter than a gas street light. However, among the commonly used talismans, there are also talismans that block the light in a certain area. Although the talisman is not enough to work on Shade's "Light Technique", it should be no problem to block the light of other thaumaturgy.

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