This golden stone was the "Fragment of the Heart of the Earth" that the Guardian gave to Shade in the stable at the reconciliation banquet between the royal family and the Stonemasons Guild, to help Siris awaken the power of the earth.
However, Siris later awakened the power of the earth through his father's memory crystal in the Church of the Forgotten, so this fragment remained in Shad's hands.
At this time, golden pebbles kept hitting the side wall of the glass bottle, and Shade felt that the bottle was squirming in his pocket.
"What is this? It seems like it wants to move this way."
Emilia pointed to the area to the right that was eroded by night. Even the torches on the side walls of the corridor, less than a step in front of that area, could not illuminate the scenery in the night.
"This is a fragment, and this fragment has the property of self-aggregation."
After Xia De frowned slightly, he bent down and placed the bottle on the ground. Sure enough, with the continuous impact of the golden stones, the bottle rolled to the right front.
So Shade asked Amelia not to follow him. He held Mia and walked quickly for two steps and entered the night again. As the light of the sun and moon dispersed the night, what was revealed was not an ancient brick corridor.
wall, but a fork to the right.
The passage was completely filled with the deep night. Even if Shade took Mia and took a step forward, it only illuminated the surroundings instead of completely dispelling the night like before.
"Is there a fork in the road here? I thought this was a straight road."
Emilia said in surprise, but she also knew that it was dangerous there, so she didn't dare to take a step forward. Shade bent down and picked up the bottle. After hesitating for a moment, he said to the elf girl behind him:
"Wait for me here. The night here cannot be completely dispelled. Don't risk following me."
Although he was a little reluctant, the young elf still nodded:
"Then come back quickly, I'm a little scared."
She looked around uneasily:
"There are more secrets here than I thought. I'm afraid there will be other detours and something strange will appear."
"I'll be back soon."
Shade nodded and quickly carried Mia into the fork on the right.
It was said to be a fork in the road, but it was actually a dead end. He had only walked about ten steps and had reached the end. At the end of the fork in the road was a fairly flat brick wall. It was just different from the surrounding walls.
Using oil paint, a complete mural was painted.
In the city at night where it is raining, a young man with a somewhat blurred face is holding the big-tailed girl behind his hand. There is a cat standing on his shoulder, with his right hand raised high, as if he is holding the silver moon.
The center of the entire picture is the man holding the moon in his hand. This is a typical "knight hero oil painting", that is, a specific character is the center, and all the actions and details of the background and other characters are to set off the central character.
"Fiona"
Shade took a deep breath and whispered softly. After a long while, he stretched out his hand and touched Fiona's face on the wall.
But when the hand touches the wall, the point of contact is the center, causing ripples in the entire mural.
Shade felt a little warmth, as if something was touching his hand.
[Outlander, you have obtained "Witch Reverberation: Red Dragon Witch Fiona".]
【You have some insights into "dragon".】
On the constantly fluctuating mural, the Red Dragon Witch holds Shade's hand and winks playfully at him. She points to the door of the shop in the lower right corner in the background of the oil painting.
"Don't keep me waiting too long, my hero."
She bit her lips lightly, lowered her head and kissed the back of Shade's hand, and then turned into a motionless mural again.
Shade let out a long sigh. While accepting the new knowledge in his mind and knowing that he had mastered dragon language, he reached out and touched the shop pointed by Fiona's portrait. Then the door of the shop on the mural slowly opened, and behind it was the mural
There was a hidden compartment in the middle, and a box as big as two palms popped out from the small door.
It was a gray stone box with a rough surface that had not been polished in any way.
When Shade touched the box, the box itself turned into ashes. The ashes slipped from Shade's fingertips and fell into the white ash on the ground. The two items in the box also fell into Shade's hands.
middle.
On his left hand is a copper-colored metal pepper shaker. This is the relic "The Blood Feast Master's Pepper Pot" that Shade had seen on the menu of the [Dragon Maid Cafe]. The item description at that time was "The Blood Feast Master's Pepper Pot."
Delicious fishing bait” (Chapter 1296).
Holding it in his hand, without even using it, Shade heard two stomach growls, which came from himself and the cat who was looking at the pepper pot. It seemed like half a month had passed since the last time he ate.
time.
"Items that are enough to summon gods, a great desire for gluttony"
His right hand was a black stone larger than Shade's single palm. He didn't feel any power at first contact, but then he felt as if he was holding up the entire earth.
This is the "Fragment of the Heart of the Earth" that Shade once saw in the exhibit list of the [Midnight Art Museum]. Its page number is on the front of the "Eggshell Book". It is smaller than the golden piece given by the Guardian.
Stone, this stone that was separated from the heart of the earth in an older era, is not only larger in size, but also contains greater and greater power (Chapter 1391).
"With this, can I directly wake up the guardian?"
Shade thought in surprise, while "she" reminded him gently in Shade's ear:
[Not only can you try to wake up, but holding this fragment, your 'power of the earth·healing aura' can be greatly increased. You can try to sink into the location of the "Heart of the Earth". If you are willing to swallow this fragment
With the power in the block, you may even be able to completely master the power of the earth. At the same time, consuming the power of this heart of the earth (fragment) can also heal people who have been petrified due to being contaminated by the power of the distorted earth.】
After chuckling, he continued:
[It seems that Fiona Drago still remembers the items you noticed in Evernight City. So she left them to you as a gift. 】
When Shade saw the "Fragments of the Heart of the Earth", although Fiona was still in the dream of the moon, after awakening her with the haphazardly pieced together ritual, Shade told her what he had seen, so Fiona
Na knew that Shade actually wanted this thing.
"She really is."
Shade stuffed the pepper shaker and the huge stone into his clothes, pursed his lips and stared at Fiona in the oil painting:
"I won't keep you waiting too long."
Click~
As soon as Shade finished speaking, cracks appeared on Fiona's face on the mural, and then the cracks penetrated the entire mural. Shade almost immediately sensed that the space where the entire corridor was located began to become unstable. He knew
The purpose of the existence of this corridor is gone and this will be the last time this road will be used.
After joining the elf girl and the unicorn, who were frightened by the swaying and swaying firelight around them, the two hurriedly continued to run forward. As expected, the end of the corridor was not the white mist door leading to the "Witch Council", but another block with a
Curtain in the colors of night.
Although the swaying corridor did not collapse, the sense of crisis made it almost impossible for the two of them to breathe. The faster unicorn jumped out first, and then Shade hugged Emilia and jumped forward suddenly, crossing the curtain.
Leave the corridor.
The two of them rolled on the snow, and the chaotic power of the earth beneath their bodies was almost immediately noticed by Shade, making the unicorn following him restless.
In the forest with falling gray snow, Miss Danister and Miss Sylvia walked out from the shadow of the dead trees. They had just had a pleasant conversation about the moon and the power of space. At this time, they saw Shade and Amelia.
Finally he appeared and walked over.
Miss Sylvia helped Shade up and when she saw the unicorn, she immediately cast an interested look. No girl could refuse such a beautiful creature.
Miss Danister asked Shade, who was patting gray snowflakes on his body:
"In this way, your work should be finished, right?"
"Yes. Please allow me to express my gratitude to you again."
The thirteen-ring sorceress waved her hand, indicating that Emilia slowly got up and looked around with great interest. It was obvious that Emilia didn't want to return to the academy. After the elf left, she still wanted to ask Shade.
Tell me a few words.
The elf girl looked at Shade with pleading eyes, and Shade moved his hands into the air behind him a few times, and then said regretfully:
"If you are looking for that passage, I think it has disappeared."
"What?"
Miss Denister asked suspiciously:
"How did you disappear?"
Miss Sylvia on the side explained:
"Nothing can last forever, and everything will disappear. It's just a coincidence this time, but fortunately they were not injured."
"But Shade disappeared after passing by once. Isn't it a bit too coincidental?"
Miss Denister asked, but shook her head, knowing now was not a good time to say this:
"Shad, after the incident in Randall Valley is over, I will talk to you in person, and you should be mentally prepared. But now, let Miss Amelia Siam Nord follow me. After this incident is over,
, I will take her back. However, you have to promise not to run around."
Miss Daniste looked at the elf girl, who nodded desperately as if she had won a big prize.
Then she said to Shade:
"I know you have other things to do, but I want to know, is it possible for me to see you again tonight?"
The sorceress stared at Shade's eyes, actually asking whether Shade would still be deeply involved in the affairs of the chosen one.
"Absolutely not."
Shade promised with a chuckle in his ear.
"Your current integrity is not up to standard in my eyes. Last time you said you wouldn't jump out of the bushes."
The sorceress said jokingly, and then asked Miss Sylvia:
"You take him away, I think you should be able to guarantee his safety. Besides, your relationship with him"
After hesitating for a moment, he still did not express any more opinions on his students’ private lives:
"Be safe."
Miss Sylvia nodded, and turned around and walked towards the grass with Shade. The sound of footsteps continued for a while, and then Miss Danister and Amelia heard the sound of broken glass, and then their voices disappeared.
sound.
"Can you tell me what happened just now?"
The librarian lady asked the elf whose face was flushed with excitement. Just as the latter was about to speak, he heard a roar in the distance, and then a mountain in the night completely collapsed under the gaze of the elf.
Two figures chased each other in the night sky and flew overhead. The fireballs that fell due to the battle ignited the nearby forest. From an unknown source in the east, a dark beam of light swept directly over the forest and then flattened.
On top of another towering hill.
Emilia hurriedly hugged the neck of the pure white beast. The latter was not afraid of landslides, but was worried about the ground beneath its feet. It hated such a dirty place.
"Forget it, let's wait until the matter is over to talk about what happened just now. Follow me and don't stray a step away. Now let's go back to the camp and I will protect you."
The sorceress said with a headache, and the two figures quickly disappeared into the forest.
