It was as if the whole person was soaked in warm water. Holding the Holy Grail in his arms, his body subconsciously made a curling up movement. His consciousness was gradually falling into a coma. In a trance, he saw people on the ground offering three sacrifices to the altar.
, and "her" laughter and murmurs followed. It was as if a woman was hugging him and whispering in his ear:
[The new moon is a symbol of rebirth and the starting point of the moon phase. In the ancient first era, when the old time had not yet arrived, mortals worshiped the new moon and longed for primitive power. The ancient moon god served the people under the new moon.
Blessing, opening new things, forging relationships, and summoning energy spells during this period will all be enhanced.】
【Outlander, you have come into contact with a miracle.】
[Thumbology - Moon Dream, learning failed, you failed to enter a deep state of meditation. 】
[Outlander, your silver moon, red moon and yellow moon spirit runes resonate with this ancient ruins. 】
After a moment's pause:
【You have been blessed by the new moon.】
Shade, who felt that he was half asleep, finally clearly saw the three offerings floating from the ground, which were a green crown of thorns, an ancient parchment roll, and a crescent-shaped luminous yellow jade.
【Please choose one for blessing.】
Shade, who was curled up, followed his most instinctive thoughts and reached out to touch the crown of thorns. "She" seemed to be really behind Shade, and her laughter was so clear and charming.
The life ring appeared in the sky above Shade unknowingly. The ring was parallel to Shade who was lying flat on his back, and Shade could also see the three rotating moons from the center of the huge ring in the sky.
The moon appears in the center of the metallic ring. This picture has a strange beauty and mystery.
The moonlight shines on the life ring, and as the life ring accelerates to rotate, dots of miraculous spiritual lights are enriched from the surrounding earth. It comes from the blessing of the ancient moon god. In the sixth era, because of Sha De's March Spirit Talisman
Wen Er appears here.
Although Shade has not yet truly mastered the yellow moon and the red moon as the vampire god said, at least he truly possesses March. Therefore, the moon god is willing to lift a corner of her skirt to him.
The enrichment of miraculous elements brought new power. Bathed in the moonlight, the light from the entire ruins gathered together, and finally the second spiritual rune of the five rings was engraved on Shade's life ring.
[Outlander, you have obtained the Miracle Spirit Rune-Thorn of the Moon.]
[You have learned the thaumaturgy - Thorns of the Moon. Release thorn bushes in narrow terrain such as doors, windows, passages, etc. to create a closed terrain. This terrain is easier to destroy on one side of the releaser and more difficult to destroy on the other side. If the spell casting effect is not
If canceled or destroyed, the effect will disappear automatically the next time darkness falls.】
[Use the power of the silver moon to release the thorns of the moon. Demons and undead cannot destroy them in any way, and the thorn bushes have a holy light effect. After being destroyed, the "moonlight explosion" effect will be generated depending on the casting strength. 】
[Use the power of the red moon to release the thorns of the moon. Those who attack the thorns will have their blood and soul sucked by the thorns. This effect cannot be saved by any means.]
[Use the power of Huang Yue to release the thorns of the moon. There will be a powerful halo of chaos around the thorn bushes. After the thorns are destroyed, the destroyer will lose all spatial perception abilities in a short period of time. 】
"Can only be destroyed by the releaser's side" means that if Shade releases thaumaturgy on all the windows, doors and vents of a room, then no one can enter the room from the outside. Even the walls, here
In all cases, they all have the characteristics of being extremely difficult to be destroyed.
This thaumaturgy is associated with the [Thorns of the Moon] spiritual rune, and the basis for learning is to possess any one of the three spiritual runes. Its essence is somewhat similar to space blockade. And "Thorns of the Moon" has a very specific meaning.
Spiritual runes are usually difficult to associate with other thaumaturgy.
"It's really a complicated thaumaturgy. The fifth ring is the second spiritual rune. So, if you only rely on touching the ruins to obtain the spiritual runes, then the ring magician's ability will be very weak."
The drumbeats and prayers subsided, and Shade realized again that he was lying on the snow in the forest, looking at the vast starry sky.
The life ring did appear above him, and he did observe the three moons through the center of the life ring.
"The moon is beautiful."
he said, and received a response:
[You peeked into the past memories of this land, ancient power emerged, and the moon resonated with the earth——]
[The silver moon shines on the earth: Within three days, the effects of moonlight energy shaping thaumaturgy will be enhanced, and the probability of obtaining a new moonlight thaumaturgy will increase. 】
[The red moon shines on the earth: within a month, your self-healing ability will be greatly enhanced by stepping on the ground. 】
[The yellow moon shines on the earth: you have obtained the guidance "the truth is in the mountains".]
The Holy Grail in his hand collapsed again. Although Shade failed to know why this ruined land was able to absorb the words of sublimation "The shadow of the silver moon guides the final direction", he at least gained new power.
He didn't get up immediately in a hurry, but looked at the night, the starry sky, and the moon through the life ring with fascination:
"If I don't have the March Spirit Rune, will I miss it this time?"
[And the truth you want, isn’t it in the mountains? 】
"She" was still talking, but Shade didn't answer. Instead, he lay on the snow, fascinated by the starry sky above his head.
After returning home that night, Shade unexpectedly had a good sleep. Of course, this does not mean that he has always slept poorly before, but that he slept particularly well this night.
When he woke up early on Thursday morning, Shade didn't even remember what he had dreamed about. He only felt refreshed and in excellent physical condition. He even woke up earlier than Mia that morning, so he took advantage of the cat
Before waking up, that is, one minute before the milkman arrived at St. Teresa Square at 6:30, Shade poked little Mia's head with his finger to wake up the cat. He also let the cat try it and was woken up by others every morning.
a feeling of.
It can be seen that little Mia's mood this morning was definitely not as good as Shade's.
After breakfast, we first went to Old John's. The old man at the pawn shop was reading the newspaper early in the morning. When Shade opened the door and went in, he also talked to him about the weather that had become warmer recently. It was quite warm in the shop.
Old John put on a brown woolen vest over his shirt. The flames in the fireplace were jumping happily. In fact, there is no need for a fireplace here like Shade's house, but Old John thinks that with the fireplace decoration, this place will look like an old-school place.
pawn shop.
"Good morning, detective, I have found what you want."
"So fast?"
"[The Sands of Time] is not a relic that is difficult to find. In places where time anomalies occur, you can often see yellow sand all over the ground. From the dust, it is easy to find these sands."
As he spoke, he took out a delicate-looking glass pepper shaker from under the counter. Inside the jar was yellow sand with a slight silvery sheen. This reminded Shade of the unknowable relics he had come into contact with [Time of Looking Back]
], the sand in that hourglass is pure silver.
"4 ounces. If you are using it for research, pour them out of the mouth of the pepper shaker. If you are using it for fighting, just smash the can. The can will not charge you any money, but you will be deducted from Monday's payment.
For my deposit, just make up the balance of 120 pounds."
Because it involves time, [Sands of Time] is considered relatively expensive among the Keeper-level relics. Even if Shade doesn't want much, it's still very expensive.
"no problem."
Shade said that he was about to pay, and Old John carefully took out a brown lacquered wood long box that was quite expensive at first glance:
"Also, the unicorn hair you brought has been made into a headband. You can weigh it with a scale. I did not withhold any material during the production process."
"No, no, I trust you very much, just weigh it."
Shade opened the wooden box and saw the white hairband lying inside the velvet lining. Even though the surrounding light was not weak, he could still faintly notice that it was also glowing:
"It's so beautiful."
"Any jewelry made from unicorn hair would look beautiful."
Old John said and picked up his newspaper again:
"Which girl are you giving this to? No girl can refuse such a gift."
He smiled teasingly, turned to the next page of the newspaper, and continued to read the news about the city air tax tax reform bill:
"But detective, I have to warn you, trading unicorn products is against the laws of the Five Gods Church. Even if you have the means, don't take out such things easily."
"Yes, I know. Oh, have you found out the information about the 'Sands of Time Soaked by Night'?"
Shade asked again, and Old John shook his head regretfully:
"Ordinary items soaked in the night can be obtained in many ways, but it has never happened that the sands of time can also be soaked in the night. The information provided by the Light Guiding Priory does not contain what you want.
Are you sure that this kind of material can really be made? Maybe the old god [Curtain of Eternal Night], the rumored god of the night, can do it, but we can't."
This is the first time that information has appeared, and even the Guiding Light Monastery cannot find it.
"So, do you know which organization can find this kind of information?"
"I can't give you the answer, but at least I know that the kind of thing you are talking about has never appeared in the Sixth Age. If you really want to find it, go and seek help from those organizations that inherit ancient traditions."
So Shade went to Fort Midhill again that morning. Similarly, Granny Cassandra also helped Shade acquire the [Sands of Time]. Shade did not stay at Cassandra Auction House for a long time, but
I went to Snake Heart Hospital, entered the ancient sacrificial site on the top of the mountain through the oil painting in the basement of Snake Heart Hospital, and found Sister Devlin, whom I hadn't seen for more than half a month.
The tops of the mountains are covered with silvery white, and the vast snow-capped mountains make people have infinite reverie. Sister Devlin seemed to know that Shade was coming, and greeted him at the entrance of the sacrificial site in advance.
When Shade stepped on the snow on the rough stone steps and waved hello to the blind nun, the nun also clasped her hands together and hung them on her chest, nodding slightly to greet him.
The snow reflects the sun's rays and appears silver, and the eye mask reflects the luster of the snow. Coupled with the nun's gray-black robe, she stands at the ancient stone sacrificial site, with a small exit hidden by gravel.
Shade could only say that the scene in front of him really looked like an oil painting.
PS: It has almost been made clear that Shade will soon have a new moonlight attack thaumaturgy. You can guess what it will be.
