Hearing the name "Impermanence", Shade had some special feelings inexplicably. He lowered his head and looked at the woman sitting on a high stool, holding up the moon card.
"Sulun...Silver Moon."
He whispered, and then felt that the miraculous elements were actually increasing.
Miss Anat opposite looked at him in surprise:
"What did you say, Suellen? Isn't that your middle name?"
"Nothing, just sighing about the wonderful fate between myself and Yinyue."
Shade said, and then asked Miss Anat:
"So the Prophet Association doesn't know what these cards are really used for?"
"Yes, but the association at least created Rhodes cards based on these cards. The association has earned more gold pounds in these few hundred years than in the rest of the entire Sixth Era combined."
Miss Anat said, and then became interested in Mia lying next to Shade, but the lazy cat was not interested in her.
"Thirteen Ancient Gods, Thirteen Witch Emperors, Thirteen Chosen Ones, is there any connection between them?"
Miss Anat smiled:
"Good question, detective, you are very perceptive. To be precise, it really shouldn't be a coincidence. Very clear evidence shows that the thirteen witch emperors of the fifth era and the chosen ones of the sixth era have similarities, but
There are differences. The biggest similarity is that they all possess the power of the ancient gods. You can understand that they are all human beings favored by the fallen ancient gods. But why this is the case, I cannot explain.
The Ancient Gods are the oldest and most mysterious gods, and their affairs are probably only known to those organizations that inherit the ancient traditions."
"So, will the Witch Council know these secrets?"
Shade asked again while touching Mia's back. The cat glanced at him, and Miss Anat was stunned:
"Do you still know about the Witches' Council? The ancient god may have heard about it from the professor at the History School, but who told you about the Witches' Council? The Witches' Council is very mysterious, and all its members are sorceresses. You can tell by their names that they are
Inheriting the power of the last thirteen witch emperors of the Fifth Age, the thirteen most powerful witches in the council correspond accordingly."
"Is it really related to those witches of the Fifth Era? But the Witch Emperor was already 1,500 years ago."
Shade was very surprised. He originally thought that the other party just wanted a nice name, or was just lucky enough to have obtained relics related to the Witch Emperors.
"Those great witches in the Witch Council were all promoted to high levels at a very young age. One or two can be considered a coincidence, but all the thirteen great witches in the past have been like this, so it is difficult not to make people doubt that they are
It’s not really that they inherited the power from the previous era. Maybe it’s a special way of taking office, so it can be upgraded quickly. But only the thirteen great witches have such power, and the other sorceresses in the council are pretty normal.”
When Miss Anat talked about this organization, her tone was a little unnatural.
"Are you also a member of the Witch Council?"
Shade asked.
"Detective, what are you talking about? I just dealt with them and the experience was very unpleasant."
asked the female fortune teller, leaning on the sofa and wagging her fingers.
"The Witch Council is also a wanted illegal organization?"
Shade suspected that Duke Carina Cavendish was the Great Witch of the Witch Council. In this way, all the news he heard while wandering around Lakeview Manor found a correspondence.
He was almost certain of this guess.
"This organization... is very complex, and it is difficult to define good and bad. The church is only hostile to a few of them, not the entire organization. But unlike lunatics like the [Blood Spirit School], they are only keen on attacking the first
The relics and books related to the last thirteen great witches of the Fifth Age were released, and the rest of the time was pretty peaceful.
The thirteen most powerful people who make up the Council are all sorceresses of tenth ring or above, and even one of the most powerful witches has the power of thirteen rings. Compared with the Witches Council, an organization like [Mercury Blood]
There is no need to compare at all. But the Witch Council itself is not united. The thirteen great witches all have their own power. Those women, huh, although they won’t kill each other, their ability to fight among themselves is top-notch."
"Speaking of which, they must also understand ""."
This is an affirmative sentence.
"Of course, apart from churches and colleges, they definitely know the best."
Shade nodded, and Miss Carina promised that if he could win the weekend card game, she could reveal her identity to him. By then, she might be able to learn some secrets from the Duchess.
"But when she saw the founding Silver Moon, she didn't seem to have any reaction. The Witch Council doesn't know the secret of the Rhodes card? Or is it an act?"
He thought to himself, while Miss Anat wanted to hug the cat that had been moved to the coffee table, but Mia pried her hand away with her little paws. The coffee table was cooler than the sofa, and the small cat did not want to leave.
Entering July, which is commonly known as the Thunder Moon, the weather seems to be getting hot all of a sudden. Thinking that there is no air conditioning or fans in this world, outsiders feel a little uneasy about the hotter days to come.
"Detective, since Founder Silver Moon has chosen you, there must be a reason. Although you are outside of destiny, it is obvious that you cannot survive alone in the era of chaos."
Miss Anat concluded the conversation and seemed to be planning to end the visit, but Shade's next words made her sit down again:
"Speaking of which, I met Miss Bayas yesterday."
"Oh? Is there such a thing? Please tell me carefully."
Miss Anat gave up teasing the lazy orange cat and listened intently to Shade's account of yesterday's events. She also raised her eyebrows when she heard "Sunshine Gun":
"Iluna Beas did this not because she wanted any credit. According to my preliminary investigation, she had a conflict with [Blood of Mercury] before she was transferred to Tobesk from the Holy See of the Church of the Sun.
Things. Some time ago, she asked me to predict whether the things she had done recently would go well. It turned out to be this.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with what you did yesterday. Don't reveal your identity as a ring warlock, and don't get involved in anything with Iluna Bayas. On my side, I will speed up the contact with her and strive to make her a real person as soon as possible.
The chosen ones.”
"Sorry, what does this mean? She is not the chosen one yet?"
Shade looked at her and asked in surprise. He liked the color of Miss Anat's eyes very much.
"The power of the chosen one is not just what she is showing now. There are manifestations of truly becoming the chosen one. The biggest manifestation is that she can turn her life ring into a weapon. According to my divination, [Balance
】The corresponding chosen one should eventually be able to turn the life ring into a golden scale."
Shade tilted his head and imagined the scene:
"Since a metal ring can appear behind the Ring Warlock, it doesn't seem very strange that a metal scale should appear."
"Now she has just touched the edge of the chosen one's power. She can suppress the fourth-ring warlock to a certain extent, and even use the [Sunshine Gun] beyond her own level. This is a miracle, but this is not the true power of the chosen one."
Miss Anat shook her head:
"The method of becoming the chosen one is very complicated. I don't think even the Church of the Sun may know about it. The possibility that they happened to find that part of "" is very low."
"What's the method?"
Shade asked curiously, and Miss Anat didn't hide it. She raised a finger:
"Three needs.
First of all, you need to obtain a relic that corresponds to the power of the ancient god. The range of relics here is very wide. It can be a [relic], a statue or a damaged holy emblem, or even an ancient temple in the wilderness. But
It must have the power of the ancient gods. The ancient gods, who represent the power of balance, are called [The Hanging Judge] by mortals."
The card face of [Origin·Balance] is the image of a man hanging upside down under a tree.
"Such relics should be hard to find."
Shade commented, but if it were a relic of the Ancient God of Time, it would be too easy to find.
"But I already have clues here, and the Sun Church can probably think of similar things, so this is not difficult."
She raised a second finger:
"Secondly, the selected person must have a deep understanding of the meaning of the qualifications corresponding to the selected person."
"This can only be understood by Miss Bayas herself, we can't help."
Shade said again.
Finally, raise the third finger:
"The last and most difficult thing is that the chosen one needs to complete a ritual. The ritual does not require any materials, it only needs to do something. This ritual should be on a certain part of the poem. I am trying my best to divine, but because of the amount of effort required
The cost is too high and there has been little progress so far.”
"Can I ask what the price you paid was?"
Shade asked, Miss Anat shook her head, her short brown hair swinging behind her head:
"It's not convenient to reveal it yet. Let's wait until you advance to the second ring. I will tell you then. In short, I will handle these things. You still have to gain power as soon as possible. The epic composed of the thirteen selected people is only now
It’s just getting started, and I think we still have a lot of time.”
She sighed, her expression a little sad for a moment. Shade didn't know what to say, so he refilled Miss Anat's black tea.
Before the fortune teller left, he thought of the sealed first floor and offered to help Shade divine the house. Of course, it was just ordinary fortune telling.
She carried a pendulum crystal for divination, and borrowed a water basin from Shade. After working for a while, she sat in front of the water basin and let the purple crystal float above the water.
Miss Anat could probably see some pictures from the water, and then use the different perspectives of "other me" to perform divination, but Shade couldn't see anything.
"No results, or in other words, everything is normal here."
Miss Anat took a long time to say, and explained the reason why she said this:
"I saw your house in the fog. It was covered by a curtain, but the house itself did not show any strange colors. This shows that even if there is a problem here, it will not be related to mysterious factors. Of course, it may also be
There is something wrong with my divination. After all, I am only a three-ring warlock. However, when you declare to the Dawn Church to use other locations in the house, they will check again. The church's inspection should be more reliable than my divination."
She said this and put away her purple crystal pendant. Shade breathed a sigh of relief. He could finally use the bedroom where Detective Sparrow died.
"Detective, I'll leave you my address. If you have anything, you can contact me at any time. Be careful lately."
The fortune teller said, Shade opened the door and sent her downstairs, hesitated for a moment, and then warned:
"Miss Anat, please be careful. If there are really major dangers that cannot be solved, such as evil gods, unknowable relics, etc., you can come to me and use me as a last resort... Lake
The power of Jing Manor can be used again."
He really regards Miss Anat as a friend, and he also admires people like Miss Bayas. Although he is reluctant to part with divinity, he will not be stingy if necessary. After all, he is still far from being promoted from the first ring to the second ring.
"Shade, don't underestimate the power of ladies. You are not the only one who has secrets."
Miss Anat said, with a smile in her purple eyes. This was the first time she called Shade by his name.