At 9:30 in the evening, with warm applause, the audience applauded the actors who lined up in three rows on the stage and were in costume for the curtain call. Luvia's face was flushed and she looked very excited, while Shade's brief expression
I woke up from my sleep and realized that the opera was over.
He tried his best to hold back the impolite behavior of yawning, and slowly closed the curtain. The audience left the table while discussing enthusiastically and said to Luvia:
"It's over? It's really fast."
"You slept almost a third of the time, of course it was faster."
The two of them followed the flow of people and left from the door on the right. At the corridor of the grand foyer of the opera house, Miss Benenice's maid, who was already waiting here, was preparing to lead them to the backstage, but at this time Xia Xia
But De heard the noise outside the opera house.
"what happened?"
"Someone is protesting."
The young maid whispered, leading the two of them away from the crowd and towards the side corridor:
"The local masons' union protested against the royal family's unpaid wages."
"The Royal Family of Kasenlik is in arrears with wages?"
Shade was a little surprised and looked at Luvia, who didn't understand either:
"Is the financial situation of the Kasenrik royal family so bad?"
"The problem here is very complicated and related to the previous generation of kings and the colossus that collapsed in the storm. About twenty years ago, the local masons' association received a commission from the royal family to build a 10-meter-high colossus in the royal mausoleum in Willondale.
But before the Colossus was completed, heavy rains and lightning strikes destroyed the statue."
The maid said softly that she was a three-ring sorcerer with not obvious witch power. Judging from her age, she should be less than twenty years old.
"The Anjou royal family has therefore defaulted on the final payment for the project?"
Shade raised his eyebrows, he really didn't know about this kind of thing.
"No, no, the destruction of the statue itself is nothing, but..."
The maid hesitated for a moment and told the rumors from her country:
"It is said that the fallen statue destroyed the mausoleum of the previous king, His Majesty Charles V. Then there were some very complicated things. The lady said that it was related to the identification of responsibility. There were also rumors that the previous king had bad conduct.
As a result, his father's mausoleum was damaged. I have no intention of criticizing the royal family's actions, but those things that no one can explain now have caused the final payment of the project to be in arrears until now. However, don't worry too much. Every time a member of the royal family comes to the local area, the Stonemasons Association
People will be organized to participate in the protest, and the local people are used to it. The stonemasons will not do anything violent, they just protest peacefully."
"The city of Randall Valley is also known as the 'City of Stonemasons'. Their craftsmanship should be very good."
Shade nodded, and then thought that the information given by Miss Lassers also contained urban rumors about these masons. In the next week, he would probably be able to interact with those masons.
Margaret would not come back until she returned with the team. Therefore, when the maid took Shade and Luvia to the dressing room backstage, there were only chatting and laughing troupe members taking off their makeup, and reporters in the corner.
Interview with Deputy Head of Mission Miss Lassers.
Miss Benenice had her own separate lounge here. The maid took the two to the door. Shade knocked on the door before entering with Luvia.
Even if the decoration of the lounge is not much better than that of the main hall of the Opera House, I am afraid that this room is specially reserved for Miss Bernice. When Shade and Luvia entered the door, the witch was having an affair with a man wearing a black corset formal suit.
Madam, we are talking about the contract. This lady is the chief accountant of the Golden Dawn Opera Company.
Seeing Shade coming, Miss Benenice closed the document and asked the lady to take it out.
"Let me introduce."
After the door closed, Miss Bernice stood up from behind the desk, and Shade introduced the two ladies to each other. At this time, Luvia looked at the new witch with interest, and the witch also looked at Luvia curiously.
Via.
She had already met with Miss Carina in the parliament, so she knew more about Shad. Miss Carina rated Luvia as a "very talented diviner", so Bernani
Miss Si is also very interested in Luvia.
"This is the leader of the Golden Dawn Opera Company, Miss Vanessa Benenice."
"Nice to meet you, ma'am."
Luvia nodded in greeting. Her respect for Miss Bernanise came more from her artistic attainments than from her strength.
"This is Miss Luvia Anat from the Prophet Association, and she is also my most important friend."
Shade introduced Luvia again, so the witch stretched out her hand and shook it. Luvia had a bright smile on her face.
The three of them sat down on the sofa, and the maid also brought them tea. Although they said they were going to sing a song for Shade, the other people in the opera house have not left yet, and Margaret has not come yet.
, so they still need to wait a while.
"Miss Benenice, hasn't the earth curse been removed from you yet?"
Shade asked curiously. He thought the council would soon come up with a solution.
"The problem is more problematic than we thought."
The blonde witch looked very troubled. Although she was already in her thirties, her expression looked like that of a little girl like Iluna:
"The Speaker personally checked me. Even she had to confirm repeatedly before she was sure that there was really something wrong with my soul. Although this generation has a witch who is very good at healing, she can't do anything about my problem. This is soul contamination.
If we want to solve the pollution of the earth, the best way is to solve the problem of the earth, so that my problem will no longer exist."
"But it's clear that the problem of the land is not so easy to solve."
Shade said, and the witch nodded helplessly:
"Yes, yes, we looked through the documents collected in the parliament and finally confirmed that there are other methods. However, this method requires the power of the ancient god of the earth [Mother Goddess]. This is enough to show what the current situation in the Randall Valley is.
What a troublesome problem we are facing. Hamilton, you are probably right, the ground under our feet is changing, but no one can detect this change."
"Miss Benanis, what kind of power is needed to heal you?"
Luvia asked, and the blonde witch then said:
"The ancient Church of the Earth possesses the Holy Grail cast with the power of the earth. It is a cup dedicated to the gods, symbolizing the power of soil to nurture all things. Using those clay Holy Grails, combined with the power of the earth, you can prepare a healing potion. This requires
Consume a Holy Grail, but it is enough to relieve any pain caused by the madness of the earth, the magic potion - [Universal Earth Elixir]."
Luvia raised her eyebrows and glanced at Shad, obviously thinking of the same thing as Shad:
"So, the method of preparing this potion is difficult?"
"No, it's very simple. You just need to pray to the ancient god. The witch in the past has tried it. Even if the ancient god leaves, you can still use this method to make potions. The trouble is that the clay Holy Grail, which contains the power of the earth, is far away.
Tens of thousands of years have passed since the Second Age when the gods left, and this item, which is almost equivalent to a divine weapon, has long since disappeared. Although there are other ways to make it, it is obvious that it is not a secret held by the council."
She said rather troubledly and looked at Shade again:
"However, there is no need to worry that this will affect my performance. Since I promised you that I will show you my best singing voice, I will definitely satisfy you. This is Vanessa Benenice's promise.
"
Luvia looked at Shade, who said knowingly:
"The Clay Holy Grail, Miss Benanis, take a look and see if this is what you are talking about."
He used Shade's handkerchief to take out the toy cup from his pocket, and then restored it to its original appearance.
Miss Benenice reached out and took it, first puzzled, then a little surprised:
"Is this really the Clay Holy Grail that you used when Sirius and you went to solve the manor's problem? Although Sirius described it to me, the spell can actually make such an artifact?"
Not only was she surprised, but Shade was also a little surprised:
"I wish I could help you. I don't know why my spell can create such an item."
"Can you please tell me what kind of spell it is?"
The blonde witch asked again.
"The power of the earth·healing aura."
It's not a secret, and Shade doesn't mind saying it:
"Do you know what the complete [Power of the Earth] is? The acquisition of this spell is somewhat inexplicable. It was given to me by the soul in the dream."
He then talked about his experience in the Emerald Dream:
"I learned that the land in the Randall Valley was going crazy, and it was that man who gave me the information."
I thought that the witch of the earth would have some clues about the [Power of the Earth], but unexpectedly she also shook her head in confusion:
"It seems to be a very ancient magic. I think I have to go to the council to look for information again."
"Then, have you seen that man?"
I was about to describe the other party's appearance, but then I thought of my newly acquired power:
"Library of the Moon."
Stretching his hand to one side, a translucent bookshelf with dreamlike colors like a sea of stars appeared on one side. Shade reached out and took out the books on the bookshelf. After opening it, he saw the face of the man in his dream.
First he showed it to Luvia, and then handed it to Miss Bernice. But the witch had never seen this man before. She took another look at the book and called the maid outside the door.
Called over:
"Hirlis, look, is this your missing father?"
The witch handed the book to Miss Lacers, who hurried over. The latter took one look and shook her head slightly:
"No, I have never seen this person."
"Miss Lassers' father is missing?"
Shade thought suspiciously, and then realized that Miss Lassus had become the leader of the Old God Order at such a young age, so the disappearance of the previous leader of the Order should be the reason.