Putting down the holy water bottle, Shade unbuttoned his shirt with some sadness and looked at the faint marks on his chest:
"The words of long-haired Luvia have actually pointed out a lot of things. If I guessed correctly, although he is not a ring magician, the 'demon' Stone Oxenfurt who can already use extraordinary power should be the earth.
The second candidate for the elect.”
[You already understand why Lassus had to be killed in order to become the chosen one? 】
"Yes, because of the extremely high probability, when she was talking to the long-haired Luvia, the first candidate was still there, and there was a big problem, so it's better not to make random guesses, we still need evidence. But fortunately,
I know the location of the Night Temple, it’s really important.”
The time key that was originally planned to be opened on Sunday night was postponed to today due to Shade's injury, but fortunately, the "Sands of Time Soaked by Night" have been obtained.
Before heading to the Randall Valley today, Shade planned to open the key first. Before the official departure, he went to the attic and divided the small flames generated by the "Fire of the Sun" during the past two months into
He took out a small cluster and swallowed it into his body.
When traveling to the past time, except for those mission supplies, you cannot carry extraordinary items. However, because he is carrying the embers of the original fire, Shade can bring the sun's fire into the past time by swallowing the sun's fire himself.
, he had already done this once when he was helping Miss Chloe (Chapter 1061).
He plans to bring this flame to Miss Fiona to help her survive in the Evernight City.
Just like last time, little Mia was very dissatisfied with Shade giving the flame to others again, and eagerly wanted to touch the remaining flames, but was stopped by Shade. So the cat wanted to follow Shade again
Go out for adventure. Considering that although Evernight City is dangerous, the only crisis that needs to be faced is being forced to move from one store to another, and at this time the cat can be turned into a toy, so Shade agreed
Take it with you and set off.
"But you must be good, otherwise I won't take you with me next time. May the World Tree protect me in the infinite time."
Click!
The door popped open, and Shade confirmed that the Sand of Time was in his pocket, and then stepped into the thick white mist in the early morning sunlight shining through the window.
【Outlander, you have stepped into the "corridor of time".】
[Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree":]
[Autumn of the Fifth Age, 3028, Northern Continent, Yongye City.]
[Event: The Whispering of the Curtain of Eternal Night.]
【Duration 40 minutes (2/4).】
【You have obtained additional information.】
[The figure of the father of the infinite tree is watching you.]
[The test given to you by the ancient god of time will continue.]
[Help mortals break through the maze of eternal night and explore the truth behind the curtain.]
[The Father of the Infinite Tree will give you a reward: Miracle Spirit Rune-Dark Night.]
He took another step forward in the white mist. As the curtain of white mist opened, the rainy street scene of the ancient city appeared in front of him.
The windows of the surrounding buildings are all lit up, and the store with the brightest lights not far away is the "Midnight Clock Shop" where I left last time.
At the same time that Shade noticed the clock shop, the lights gradually went out from the distance on both sides of the street, and the night rushed toward Shade on the street.
I don't know if it was because I was exposed to the power of the "Dark Night Temple" yesterday. This time I was threatened by the night, but there was no numbness in my scalp like the last time, but an inexplicable feeling of intimacy.
He shook his head violently to drive away the strange feeling, and then ran forward quickly in the rain. Before the night flooded the entire street, he successfully rushed into the warm and dry watch shop. This place was still the same as last time.
It was the same as when I left, except that the "click-click" sound of clocks coming from everywhere was really annoying.
After confirming that he had reached a safe place, Shade turned the toy cat back into Mia. The cat stood on Shade's shoulder and looked around with interest, as if he was completely unaware of how dangerous it was here.
Going deeper into the store, I saw the tent in the corner. The tent was opened, and lying between the soft quilts and mattresses was none other than the sweetly sleeping red dragon girl Fiona Drago.
Her sleeping posture was quite strange, with her big tail passing between her legs and being held in her arms from the front, as if she was holding a stuffed toy. Shade's coat was sandwiched between her tail and face.
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The sound of the tent being opened disturbed the sleeping girl. She let out a somewhat dissatisfied murmuring sound, which sounded particularly like a girl's coquettishness. She slowly pulled her tail out of her arms and opened her sleepy eyes.
When she opened her eyes, she saw Shade's face and the cat's face poking into the tent. The human face and the cat's face looked very big because they were too close. After a moment of confusion, Fiona suddenly thought.
Then his face turned red:
"oh!"
Shade was directly pushed out of the tent by Fiona with a red face and eyes closed. A moment later, the red dragon girl who had tidied her clothes also walked out of the tent and changed out of the black and white maid dress.
At this time, Fiona's upper body was wearing a women's white shirt with two lace vertical stripes on the chest, and a blue jacket with golden edges on the collar, cuffs, placket and hem. The jacket was smaller than the shirt, so that the collar
, the color of the shirt can be seen at the cuffs and hem.
Her lower body was wearing a somewhat thin red short skirt. It was said to be a short skirt, but it actually reached her knees, revealing her legs wrapped in black fabric and small brown leather shoes. For outsiders in this world, they still
It was the first time he saw someone wearing such a short skirt. When his peripheral vision glanced at Fiona's legs several times, the latter actually blushed a little.
Shade was curious about where the clothes came from, but then he remembered that she had a small package with her.
In order to prevent her from being embarrassed, Shade took the initiative to raise a new topic:
"Fiona, do you remember this cat?"
He hugged little Mia and said that during the adventure in the Dead Valley-Gadis Library, this cat was used as a symbol of the sun, so Fiona had indeed seen it.
"Yes, a cat as warm as the sun."
The red-haired girl pursed her lips and nodded, but she did not forget what happened just now because of Shade's topic:
"Sleeping with my tail in my arms is a strange habit I have developed since I was a child, isn't it?"
"No, no, it's interesting. I mean, it's a beautiful sleeping position."
Fiona's face looked even redder, while Mia looked intently at the thick dragon tail, and then looked at her own tail, falling into confusion for a moment.
It was not until Shad opened the tent that Fiona woke up. It was not because she was not alert, but because she used a very strange magic. When Shad asked, Fiona explained
:
"Thumbology-Dream of the Moon. My teacher, Miss Olan Nord, developed a thaumaturgy alone based on the information found in the ancient temple of night. Mastering this thaumaturgy completely can even delay the decay of the soul, but I
I am not very talented in the power of the moon. Using this magic to fall into a moon dream to preserve my physical strength and spirit will make my awareness of the surrounding environment very poor. Fortunately, I am also a ring warlock, and the other me can act as
A complement to perception.”
From this point of view, the thaumaturgy that Miss Librarian taught Shade during the Sixth Age turned out to be the original creation of St. Byrons.
"It's good that you are not in danger. Before I leave this time, I can provide you with a protection. Coincidentally, my protection can last until midnight next time. Oh! I brought you a gift
!”
He asked Mia to stay on his shoulders obediently and not to move, and then held his hands up. After a moment, slender flames appeared in his palms, and the golden luster represented purity.
The power of the sun.
"This is."
Fiona looked at the fire with some surprise:
"sun?"
"Yes, I didn't have this kind of flame when I was in the library of Gaddis, otherwise I wouldn't have to go to great lengths to get the sun symbol."
Shade said, and then asked:
"This flame should be helpful to you. Do you have the ability or alchemy tools to absorb this flame? If not, the clock shop should sell similar items."
"No, no, I can do it myself. This gift is a bit too expensive."
The red dragon girl said embarrassedly, and Shade shook his head:
"Don't be so polite to me. You should know what my relationship is with Miss Feliana and Miss Olanode."
Fiona nodded and said softly:
"You also saved me once when you were in the Cadiz Library. Shade, you seem to be very curious about my tail?"
She mustered up the courage to ask.
"No no."
Shade immediately shook his head.
"If you are really curious, you can touch my tail."
"Okay, ahem, I mean, yes, I am indeed curious."
The red-haired girl showed a reserved smile.
As for her method of absorbing flames, it is much more strange than Shade thought.
"Sun Fire" is a type of extremely mysterious and strange flame. If it comes into direct contact without preparation, it will be burned to the ground in an instant without even leaving ashes. As for the red dragon race, as a giant dragon that is good at manipulating flames, even if
He is a mixed race and has a unique way of controlling flames.
Fiona raised her big tail, and then poked the flame in Shade's palm with the tip of her tail. There were no signs of burning when the tip of her tail came into contact with the flame. Instead, Shade felt that her tail was adapting to the temperature of the flame.
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After a moment, Fiona's tail moved away from Shade's hand, and the flame also stayed on the tip of the tail, as if the tail continued to burn:
"This flame is too strong. I can't absorb it immediately, so I have to take my time. When I completely absorb the flame, there will be no open flames visible on my tail."
Fiona said sheepishly. From this aspect, we can also see how strong Miss Chloe was when she met in Snow Mountain. She directly absorbed all the flames.